The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

Unexpectedly, Captain John was such a man who dared to do great things quietly.

"Roger, remember this name, and never underestimate him."

"Captain John is likely to be a formidable enemy of ours!"

Chapter 173 Each Displays Their Unique Abilities

The wanted poster for "Captain John" was quickly printed and sent to every corner of the world by seagulls.

Since the World Government and Navy did not mention the reason for the bounty, people only assumed that "Captain John" had faked his death and was discovered. The highest bounty in history, 10 billion Berries, was because he possessed a huge amount of treasure.

In an instant, the entire sea was boiling!

Previously, the 10 billion Berry bounty came from the underworld and was known to only a very few people. But this time, the bounty was issued by the World Government, which not only made it known to the whole world, but also gave it absolute credibility in people's hearts.

Pirates, bounty hunters, slave traders, cooks, fishermen, and people from all walks of life set sail, sparking a frenzied search for "Captain John."

The name "Captain John" truly resounded throughout the world, and even Heaven and the Underworld could hear it.

……

On the deck of the Golden Jackson

Seeing Rayleigh's serious warning, Roger also became unusually serious; as the first mate, he had never made a mistake in his judgment.

"So what do we do next? Should we fight Shiki and the others?"

At that moment, the future "Supreme Cave Explorer," the real man Skpajaba, approached carrying an axe, his eyes, hidden behind round-framed sunglasses, gleaming with excitement.

Upon hearing this, Roger rolled up his sleeves and grinned broadly.

"Hahaha, it's rare to be able to fight alongside that guy Garp, of course we have to give it a try!"

"But we have children on our ship."

Jabba, being more perceptive, glanced sideways to his right at the red-haired brat perched on the gunwale, eager to pounce.

They found this in a treasure chest they stole from God Valley. It is about four years old now, 105 centimeters tall, and they named it Shanks.

"If a fight breaks out, who will take care of that brat Shanks?"

“Mr. Jabba, I’m not a brat!”

Upon hearing his name mentioned, Shanks released his supporting arms, jumped off the 1.5-meter-high ship's side, turned around, put his hands on his hips, and arrogantly raised his chin at the crowd.

His appearance caused the rough men on the pirate ship to burst into laughter and mock him mercilessly.

"Shanks, you're still a baby! If you're not a brat, who is?"

"Hahaha! Kid, you'd better be able to sleep alone at night first, instead of squeezing in with us all the time."

"Hey! Don't even mention Shanks, he's about to cry, hahaha!"

"..."

Amidst all sorts of teasing, Shanks' face instantly turned red, and he angrily turned his back, ignoring these bastards.

He just likes to drink milk. What does it mean that he hasn't been weaned yet?

unacceptable!

However, the more Shanks acted this way, the more the rough men on board enjoyed teasing him; it was one of the few pleasures they had during their voyages.

"What an adorable little rascal!"

The Roger Pirates were one of the few pirate crews that consisted entirely of men. It took them a lot of effort to raise Shanks, and they treated him like a precious member of the crew.

Jabba walked over and ruffled Shanks' hair, gently comforting him:

"Shanks, you'll stay with me from now on, but don't get lost."

"Hmph! I'm capable of standing on my own now, and I'm going to join the battle!"

Shanks turned around, feigning a serious expression, which only made him look even more adorable.

"Haha, good! Then the little man must remember to protect himself and not cause trouble for everyone."

"..."

Unlike the joyful atmosphere of Roger's pirate crew, other pirate crews were extremely tense and serious in the face of the upcoming melee, and some even quietly withdrew and left.

Rather than searching for the elusive ancient weapon "Pluton," which they had never seen, these departing pirate crews preferred to seek out "Captain John," who owned the golden ship.

After all, many people have seen Captain John's golden ship with their own eyes; it really exists!

"Everyone!"

On the Queen of Hymns, Lingling's voice rang out, drawing everyone's attention.

"We have received intelligence that the Five Elders, the 'world's highest authority,' have personally arrived, along with Fleet Admiral Kong leading a fleet. They are expected to arrive in Wano Country in about half a day."

"I suggest we stop fighting here, go into Wano Country first to find what we want, and then rely on our own abilities."

"Otherwise, the World Government and the Navy will take advantage of us and wipe us out in one fell swoop."

Upon hearing this, the pirate captains present fell into deep thought, and then nodded in agreement.

Even Roger and Garp were no exception.

Roger's purpose in coming here was to prevent the terrifying ancient weapons from reappearing in the world, so he preferred to find and destroy "Pluto".

Before this, fighting with other pirates would be pointless.

Garp wanted to have a big battle with the pirates here first, but when he thought about the Five Elders coming, he couldn't let those five guys get "Pluton".

Destroying "Pluto" is more important!

Now that he's a pirate, Garp realizes he has many things to consider and can no longer act as recklessly as he did when he was a Marine.

"Since no one has any objections, let's enter the Wano Country Sea."

Seeing that no one objected, Lingling immediately stomped her foot on the deck.

Below the Queen of Anthem, a pair of eyes suddenly opened in the calm, waveless sea, wriggling and undulating, carrying the entire giant sailing ship toward the waterfall of Wano Country.

This is the Wave Homie, which Lingling usually uses to speed up the ship, but now it has a great use.

Wano Country is much higher than the sea level, like a giant cauldron standing on the sea, with seawater constantly gushing out from inside, forming waterfalls to block out visitors.

The biggest challenge in entering Wano Country is getting the ship upstream along the raging waterfall to reach the inland sea above the cauldron.

Propelled by the Homies of the waves, the Anthem Queen took the lead among all the pirate ships present, rushing into the waterfall as if unimpeded by any adverse current, and rising rapidly.

"Hehehe!"

Next came the Lion of Madness, which took off amidst Shiki's maniacal laughter, overtaking the Queen of Anthem and disappearing above the towering waterfall.

The remaining pirates could only watch helplessly. Among them were many Devil Fruit users, but they were of no help in climbing the waterfall.

As they looked at each other, wondering if anyone else had a solution...

The unassuming, dilapidated sailboat suddenly lowered its sails, turned its bow toward the waterfall, and then a figure leaped high into the air on the deck and fell heavily back down, causing the entire boat to sink rapidly until the hull was almost level with the sea surface.

Immediately, the entire ship was lifted high by buoyancy, and Garp clenched his fist, drawing up power like a fully drawn bow, the tip of his fist flashing with a cross-shaped red light.

"Fist-Bone Spaceship!"

The fist slammed heavily into the air in front of it, and the surging air currents caused by the swing made the sails billow, causing the entire ship to glide diagonally upwards through the air, flying over the waterfall and into the Wano Country Sea.

Chapter 174 We will create our own future!

"Damn Garp, wait for me!"

Roger panicked when he saw that Garp had reached the Wano Country Sea before him.

Although his strength is comparable to Garp's, he simply doesn't know the amazing technique of throwing a ship out.

Looking at the ship, all you see are knives, guns, and axes; there's no one like Garp who's unarmed.

The entire crew's attack method is "wind-breaking," using streamlined movements to reduce atmospheric resistance and increase speed, a completely different style from Garp's powerful and heavy attacks.

"Hey, Roger, look over there."

Just as Roger was getting extremely anxious, Rayleigh raised his chin and pointed to the port side of the ship.

Roger looked in the direction he was given and saw that the Wald Pirates had somehow caught a giant carp, tied it with a thick hemp rope, and were using it to pull their boat upstream like a horse pulling a carriage.

As the pirate ship was being dragged up the waterfall by the carp, struggling to climb, it was clearly about to reach the Wano Country Sea.

"Sangbel, thank you for your help!"

Roger immediately followed suit, turning his gaze to Sambel, the blackfin seabream fishman companion on the ship.

Meeting his gaze, Sambell's thick lips twitched involuntarily, and he quickly explained:

"I am a fish-man, not a mermaid, so I cannot communicate with fish or ask them for help."

"The only way is to do what Wald and his men did: go out to sea and catch a big fish to pull the boat."

"No, no, no, that would take too much time."

Roger waved his hand repeatedly, then stepped forward and put his hand on Sambel's shoulder, which was half a head taller than him.

"Sambel, I want to ask you to go down and pull the boat, so those guys can see how powerful we are."

"I see, that's easy!"

Sambell readily agreed, walked to the ship's side, and jumped into the sea.

Soon, the Golden Jackson, pulled by Sambelle, surged upwards against the gale-force winds whipped up by the cascading waterfall, leaving the other pirates far behind.

"Hahaha! Shiki brought so many troops, but didn't use the Float-Float Fruit's power to help them enter the Wano Country Sea. Now we can relax."

At the bow, Roger, his short hair flying wildly in the wind, looked down at the densely packed pirate ships and spoke with emotion.

Indeed, you don't need too many companions, otherwise taking care of them would be too much trouble!

Beside him, Rayleigh shook his head and explained in a deep voice:

"This was Shiki's intention. He left these pirates off the coast of Wano, so that he could hold them off and delay their arrival for a while."

"I see..."

Roger's smile vanished instantly; he frowned, his impression of Shiki growing increasingly worse.