One Piece: Trying 200 times harder, but being too overbearing.

Chapter 38 Efficiency! Efficiency! And more efficiency!

"A treasure worth 1 million Berries!"

Within a short time, information about Captain Crook's treasure spread throughout Orange Town and reached the outside world at an astonishing speed.

With the former vice-captain of the Black Cat Pirates and the Navy making a joint appearance, no one doubted the authenticity of the treasure.

Pirates, bounty hunters, and various underground forces have all launched their operations.

Even neighboring kingdoms, upon receiving the intelligence, dispatched soldiers to the island where the treasure was located, fearing they would be a step behind.

An uninhabited island.

"What?! A treasure worth 100 million Berries!"

Bucky was so shocked that he was speechless, and even snot was running down his face.

His biggest dream in life was to collect all the treasures. After hearing his subordinates' report, he had only one thought in his mind.

The treasure is his!

"Men, set sail immediately!"

Bucky did not doubt the authenticity of the news.

Kuro was a famous pirate who roamed the East Blue for many years, plundering countless treasures. It was only natural that he would have a treasure trove.

Now that Kuro has just been defeated by the Navy, it is the perfect time to search for Kuro's treasure, especially since even the Navy is looking for Kuro's treasure.

Information guaranteed to be accurate!

Moon Island.

The island is shaped like a crescent moon, hence its name, and it was once one of the bases of the Black Cat Pirates.

On the inner side of the island, the warships sailed into the island along the river and, under Zango's guidance, anchored in a hidden stronghold. With dense trees as cover, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

After disembarking from the warship, Zango immediately started clamoring to find the treasure. If it weren't for Fenbdi forcibly holding him back, he might have even run away.

Upon hearing Fenbdi's explanation, Zango finally understood that Kro's treasure was just a lie, and he was shocked.

"Huh? The treasure is fake?"

What's so surprising?!

The marines all started complaining.

Loya was speechless.

This guy's hypnotic abilities are very useful, but no matter how good or bad the hypnosis is, I'll definitely be the first one to fall for it.

To deceive others, first deceive yourself.

That's about it.

That is precisely why his acting was flawless, even though he himself was unaware that he was acting.

In addition, Loya discovered that Zango's hypnosis only worked on those who were unprepared or had simple minds.

Even if he were on guard, he wouldn't fall for the trap while staring at the ring, as for the other marines on the warship.

Hey.

In short, hypnosis works quite well.

Inside the rudimentary outpost.

Loya and his officers discussed the upcoming battle plan, especially the placement of traps and ambush locations.

The best way to fight pirates is through naval warfare, where you can overwhelm your enemy with the superior performance of your warships.

But this time their target isn't just one pirate crew, and if they expose themselves too early, it could scare away other pirates.

Furthermore, since the warships were not the large warships of the headquarters, their advantages over pirate ships were not significant. Therefore, the main battlefield for this luring operation was on land.

After half an hour.

A sentry on the west coast relayed a message via Den Den Mushi: "Lieutenant Loya, a pirate ship has been spotted approaching from the west side of the island!"

"Roger that!"

Loya raised his longsword, his gaze sharp.

"Ready to fight!"

"Once the pirates enter the ambush, we'll annihilate them in one fell swoop!"

"understand!"

The marines moved swiftly, infiltrating their designated areas. The camouflage of vines and green leaves tied to their bodies allowed them to blend perfectly into their surroundings, making them difficult to detect even when the enemy was right in front of them.

Moon Island juts out of the water, with cliffs forming its edges, leaving very few suitable landing spots.

The river channel, located in the middle, is the most suitable way to enter the island, and the riverbanks on both sides are also relatively convenient for landing.

Time passed slowly, and the pirate ship soon discovered the river channel and sailed into it without hesitation.

"Men, find Kro's treasure!"

"Oh oh oh!"

Generally speaking, treasures are most likely hidden in the central area of ​​an island, especially in places suitable for concealment such as caves.

This is a consensus among almost all pirates.

There was only one high mountain in the center of Moon Island. After landing, a dozen or so pirates headed towards the mountain without a second thought.

"coming!"

From within the dense bushes on both sides of the road, dark gun barrels silently protrude, aiming at the approaching pirates.

As the pirate crew entered the encirclement, Loya, standing atop a tree trunk several meters high, acted decisively, slashing his sword to cut the ropes beside him.

"Snapped!"

The sound of the rope snapping alerted the pirates, and when they discovered the huge rock falling from the sky, they scattered in terror.

"Quickly open!"

"boom!!!"

The ground shook violently, and the three pirates who failed to escape in time were smashed into pieces, their blood flowing out from under the rocks!

"Fire!"

At Loya's shout, the marines lurking in the surrounding bushes perked up and immediately pulled the trigger.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

"Ahhhh!!!"

Dozens of bullets were fired, killing another six or seven pirates.

In the blink of an eye, half of the pirates were dead or wounded.

"attack!!!"

Loya roared as he descended from the sky, slashing a pirate in half with his sword.

Almost simultaneously, Iska led his marines out of the bushes from all directions and charged at the panicked pirates.

"For justice!"

"Don't come any closer, ahhh!"

The battle ended in less than a minute.

More than a dozen pirates were all killed.

Incredibly fast.

"it's over?"

The marines looked bewildered, unable to believe that the battle was over so quickly. In the past, every time they faced pirates, they had to go through a fierce battle.

That was so easy!

Iska was also somewhat dazed, looking at Loya as if she were seeing some strange creature.

Lure the pirates in, use traps to disrupt their formation, reduce their numbers with firepower, and then launch a final all-out assault to finish them off.

Before the pirates could react, the battle was already over, which was completely different from the way the Navy fought in her memory.

Safe and efficient.

And cunning!

But as a righteous navy, shouldn't we defeat the enemy honorably?

Iska's gaze was complicated. She felt that such a battle was not in line with the image of the Navy, but if she could easily defeat the pirates, being a little "cunning" seemed like a good thing.

Not long after, Fenbdi and Zango, who were responsible for flanking the enemy's rear, returned to the battlefield.

"Lieutenant Loya, the enemy ship has been sunk!"

"it is good!"

Loya nodded slightly, took out a camera Den Den Mushi and took pictures of the pirate's corpse, especially the one who looked like the captain, giving him a close-up of his face.