From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 8 White Hunter Smoker!
Donghai, Rogge Town.

This place is called the 'place where the end and the beginning'. It is the hometown of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger and also the place where he finally died.

The great era of pirates began here.

Roger's throne still stands in the square of Rogue Town, which is the famous execution platform.

It took Bane seven days to reach Rogue Town by merchant ship, and now he finally arrived at the port.

"So how exaggerated is the speed of the Straw Hat Pirates?" Bane couldn't help but sigh as he felt the fatigue of this week's journey.

But in less than half a year, the Straw Hat Pirates experienced various adventures all the way from the East China Sea and reached the end of the first half of the Grand Line, the Sabaody Archipelago.

If this were the speed of a merchant ship, it would be hard to tell whether it could travel half the distance in a year.

Standing in the harbor, feeling the comfortable sea breeze, Bane looked back at the dock. Rogue Town is indeed a well-known and prosperous island town in the East China Sea. The dock is full of ships of all sizes from all over the world.

And unexpectedly, Bane even saw a pirate ship!

As far as he knew, the commander of the Rogue Town Naval Base at this time was none other than Colonel Smoker of the Navy Headquarters, who was known as the White Hunter.

In the original story, Smoker confidently told his subordinates that he had never let a pirate escape during his tenure in Rogue Town.

In other words, any pirate who could go from the East China Sea to the Grand Line, such as the East China Sea Overlord Creek, should have bypassed Rogue Town and never been here.

So it is obvious that the owner of this pirate ship will be in trouble here soon.

To be honest, the security situation in the East China Sea is really good. Bane has been sailing on the sea for a week and didn't encounter any pirates.

After taking two careful glances at the pirate flag and confirming that it was a minion he had no impression of, Bane stopped paying attention to it and walked out of the port towards the town. He planned to go to the naval base to collect his reward first, then visit Roger's Execution Throne, experience the customs and culture of Rogue Town, rest for two days, and then take a new merchant ship to Frost Moon Village.

I don't know if it can be considered lucky, but as soon as Bane stepped into the town's commercial street, he heard a very urgent whistle. As the whistle came, the vendors around were all stunned, and then quickly packed up their things and ran to each other, shouting: "It's the navy's emergency whistle, run, they are probably catching pirates again!"

In less than three minutes, all the people in the commercial street had run away, leaving behind various stalls and small shops that had not yet been cleaned up, and Bane, who was still standing in the street in a daze.

"Ah? So skilled?" Bane looked at the empty streets around him, not knowing what to comment for a moment.

The next second, there were crackling sounds of gunfire from the end of the street, and then a group of pirates rushed out from there, followed by a large number of navy soldiers.

The leading pirate was tall and strong, bald and one-eyed. He held a pistol in his left hand and a machete in his right hand, and looked very ferocious.

"Damn it, didn't they say that the White Hunter went back to the Marine Headquarters to report? Why did he suddenly appear here?" The pirate boss cursed while yelling at his minions to run away.

At this moment, a large amount of white smoke emerged from behind them, and this thick white smoke rushed towards them at a very fast speed. In just three or five breaths, it enveloped the last few pirates. There was no sound, and the white smoke did not stop at all. It accelerated again and chased the pirates in front.

The pirate boss didn't care about the lives of his subordinates at all, and only wanted to escape. After running more than a hundred meters, he saw Bane standing in the middle of the road, who seemed to be scared silly.

"Get out of here!" the pirate boss cursed and raised his hand to slash at Bane.

However, before he could drop his knife, his vision suddenly went dark. He felt as if at that moment, he was surrounded by endless darkness!

"What's going on?" The pirate boss exclaimed. Before he could react, a big hand emerged from the darkness and grabbed his neck accurately. A strong force came from the hand, directly pulling him off the ground. Then the pirate boss felt himself lose weight for a moment.

The next moment, with a bang, he was thrown to the ground by Bane. The solid stone floor tiles were instantly smashed. Blood flowed from the back of the pirate boss's head. After twitching a few times, he stopped moving.

At the same time, the thick white smoke swallowed up all the remaining pirates.

The surging white smoke and the thick dark elements confronted each other on the street for a moment. Soon, Smoker slowly walked out of the white smoke, and then the darkness gradually dissipated, revealing Bane's figure. He looked at Smoker opposite with a bright smile on his face.

"You are not a person with space-related abilities." Smoker looked at Bane and spoke after a moment.

Obviously, as a colonel of the Marine Headquarters, he was very concerned about the situation on the sea, and recognized Bane's identity as the murderer of Thatch, the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Fourth Division, at a glance!

Of course, this is described from the perspective of the Whitebeard Pirates. For Smoker, Bane is completely eliminating harm for the people, and he did a great job!

"I never said that I have any space-related abilities." Bane responded with a smile.

Smoker had no hostility towards Bane, but he was still wary. He stood there and asked, "Come to think of it, no one knows your name yet. Would you mind introducing it to me?"

"Bane." Without hiding anything, Bane gave the answer directly. After a slight pause, he smiled and said, "As for occupation, I'm a pirate hunter. As for age, I just turned 20 this year. Do you have any other questions?"

Smoker didn't expect this guy to be so proactive. He said everything in one breath. After thinking for a while, he added, "Yes, what are you going to do in Rogue Town?"

"Come and collect the bounty. I've already said that I'm a pirate hunter. In order to avoid the revenge of the Whitebeard Pirates, I traveled all the way and didn't have the chance to collect Thatch's bounty. Now that I've arrived in the East China Sea, it's safer. So I come to your navy to collect the bounty. Three hundred and sixty million berries, don't deduct it," Bane said with a smile.

Smoker looked at the half-dead pirate at Bane's feet, then said, "Looking at it now, it should be 362.2 million Baileys."

Ben naturally understood what this meant, and did not refuse. He nodded and responded, "You pay the money, and you have the final say."

While the two were talking, a large navy force arrived. Without Smoker's instructions, the navy soldiers began to 'pack up' the pirates with ease.

Seeing this, Smoker said, "This is not the place to talk. Do you mind coming with me to the naval base to sit down? Our navy is also very interested in you."

Originally, Bane was planning to go to the naval base. If Smoker wanted to give money, he could only give it there. Moreover, Bane still believed in Smoker's character. He had never had any conflicts with the navy, so he didn't mind. After responding to Smoker generously, the two went to the naval base in Rogue Town together.

As soon as I walked into the gate of the naval base, I saw a cute girl wearing glasses coming towards me from the base in a somewhat nervous manner.

Bane recognized her immediately; this female marine was none other than Tashigi.

"Colonel Smoker, are you okay?" Tashigi stepped forward and asked with concern.

But Smoker waved his hand coldly and said, "What can I do?"

Then, before Tashigi could speak, Smoker ordered, "Go report the situation to headquarters and tell them that the man who killed Thatch has come to our Rogue Town Naval Base to claim the reward. He is a pirate hunter named Bane."

"Oh," Tashigi responded instinctively at first, then reacted and looked at Bane in surprise.

But Smoker didn't tolerate her. Seeing that she was a little dazed, he shouted fiercely, "Why are you dazed? Go!"

(End of this chapter)