After retiring from the Navy, I became a doting husband.

"Sir, this sea area belongs to the Iron Paddle Pirates. These four giants are quadruplets, and it is said that they possess some kind of special telepathy."

"If one of them is killed, the other three giants will definitely arrive immediately. Those three giants are all big pirates with bounties of over 100 million. If they join forces, none of them can defeat them. We need to leave here immediately."

Shimotsuki Koshiro reminded him, "I don't care, but the children and the passengers on the ship are innocent."

"Oh? They've arrived."

Martin activated his Observation Haki and immediately sensed the anomaly: "They're less than five kilometers away from us!"

As he spoke, he looked in another direction, and everyone followed suit. In the distance, three giant ships were sailing toward them at a very fast speed due to the tailwind.

"We are going against the wind; there's no escaping it, so prepare for battle!"

Martin said in a deep voice.

Unexpectedly, before even officially entering the Grand Line after leaving the East Blue, they encountered a pirate crew, and one with a net worth of over 100 million.

After all, it was the Great Pirate Era, and pirates were as common as dogs.

Three enormous ships quickly approached, and standing at the bows of the three ships were three giants.

These three giants looked almost identical, were strong and robust, and were at least ten meters tall, taller than the previous Tirute.

"Fourth brother!"

"My fourth brother was actually murdered?"

"Who killed my fourth brother?!"

From a great distance, you could see three giants roaring to the sky, causing the entire sea to tremble and churn.

Before long, the three large ships arrived.

These are oars held by three giants, each in a different color: gold, silver, or bronze.

"These three giants are named Bronze Ruth, and their bounty is 150 million Berries."

"Silver Lot, bounty 180 million Berries."

"Kinrut, bounty 220 million Berries."

Shimotsuki Koshiro said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect them to arrive so quickly. I should have known better than to take this job."

"The most troublesome thing is not just these few giants."

Martin's Observation Haki swept over another ship.

The ship came from behind, moving at great speed. It was a naval speedboat and flying a naval flag.

Standing at the bow of the ship was a man, none other than Shah Crocodile.

Old Sha actually chased after us from afar; the hatred must be immense, especially now, and he even came in a warship.

For ease of navigation, Tashigi had informed the Navy of her route via Den Den Mushi. It seems that Crocodile and the Navy had colluded, obtaining their route information, which is why they were able to catch up.

"Damn humans, killing my giant warriors is tantamount to making an enemy of my giant race!"

"Our brother has been killed! I'm going to kill you all and eat you all!"

Several giants were jumping up and down from a distance, their killing intent rising.

These giants were nothing to Martin, so he kept his back to them and focused all his attention on Crocodile.

All the passengers on the merchant ship were terrified. They had just killed one giant, but now three more had appeared. They were doomed.

Just as the enraged giants were about to make their move, they realized something was amiss, for they spotted Crocodile in the distance.

Before long, the Titans met Crocodile.

"Hey, big brother, that guy is Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

Copper Lute immediately became agitated: "How could such a powerful pirate be here?"

Jin Lute nodded: "Let's see how things go first."

Although they were impulsive, they decided to hold back and see how things went before seeking revenge, given the presence of Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

After all, he's one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!

A true great pirate.

Crocodile's warship and Martin's warship were less than twenty meters apart.

The two men stood at the bow of the boat, facing each other.

"You've arrived."

"I am coming."

You shouldn't have come.

"But I'm already here, Martin the Bladesmith, and now I'm going to take your dog's life."

"You can give it a try."

Martin and Crocodile looked at each other.

The surroundings were completely silent; everyone shut their mouths, unsure of what to say.

No one expected that Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, would appear here, and even aboard a naval warship.

This is a huge deal!

"One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"

Shimotsuki Koushirou was speechless with astonishment.

Unexpectedly, Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, appeared in this unfamiliar sea area. His murderous aura clashed with Martin's.

The air began to freeze, and everyone could feel Crocodile's murderous aura emanating from him.

Even the three giants felt goosebumps rise all over their bodies, and were so oppressed by the murderous aura that they could hardly breathe.

Crocodile did not make a move immediately, but observed Martin with extremely deep eyes, still showing a trace of apprehension.

The knifemaker Martin is the most surprising.

He wasn't afraid, but rather he didn't understand how Martin launched the attack, so he wanted to find a weakness.

But Martin had no openings and could only stare coldly at himself.

Crocodile remained unmoved, as did his subordinates, but they were all ready for battle. Mr. 3 had already donned the Candle Champion outfit, and Mr. 5 had already picked his nose.

"Heavy Sandstorm!"

Finally, Crocodile made his move.

A swirling sandstorm appeared in his hand.

"Sharpshooter, shoot him!"

Martin used the Zanpakuto Shinso directly, and also coated the blade with a domineering aura.

A jet-black sword light pierced through Crocodile's body.

Blood suddenly appeared on his previously sandy chest, and his body was extremely stiff.

Now everyone's eyes are wide open...

(キ｀?Д?')!!

What exactly just happened?

Chapter 109 Hawkeye Homick

"This……"

Crocodile's body was stiff as he looked down at the bloody gash on his chest, his eyes filled with shock.

No one expected that his Logia-type Devil Fruit defenses would be breached.

Black blade!

Did the opponent just use a powerful attack?

Damn it!

I encountered a powerful character before even entering the Grand Line?

Nico Robin's man was truly unexpected.

If I hadn't moved my heart earlier, I probably would have been killed instantly.

Cough cough cough...

Crocodile immediately coughed up a mouthful of blood, but then another beam of dark light shot out from the other side and struck him hard on the head.

However, his head had already turned into a pile of yellow sand, thus successfully avoiding the knife.

Immediately afterwards, his body turned into a cloud of yellow sand, surging towards the front of the ship, trying to deliver a fatal blow to Martin.

He is Shakurokuda, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea; he is not so easily defeated.

His own sand body has a certain resistance to Haki, and even though he is injured now, he still wants to teach his opponent a lesson.

Moreover, he finally saw through the opponent's attack method. It was a special sword technique. The opponent seemed to be able to extend the sword, and with the addition of Armament Haki, it could easily kill the enemy.

"Sure enough, Old Sha's heart can be moved."

Martin is not surprised.

He didn't intend to kill his opponent with one blow, so he didn't aim for the head.

Otherwise, if he killed Crocodile, he would immediately become a Shichibukai-level figure, chased by powerful figures all over the world. At that time, even picking up girls would attract worldwide attention, which is not in line with his low-key style.

However, Old Sha is quite fierce. He hates me so much that even after being severely injured, he still flies over to beat me up.

Are you looking for death?

"As for the main body, let me find it!"

Martin used his Observation Haki to lock onto the opponent's location and fired his divine gun again.

The shot hit Old Sha's sensitive area.

"what!"