The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

"What?! The golden ship and the treasure didn't fly away?!"

"Hahaha, Captain Pete, I love you!"

The pirates instantly came to life, leaping over the ship's railings and plunging into the sea, ignoring the potential danger of sea kings in their desperate pursuit of their ill-gotten riches.

Meanwhile, inside the cave.

The collapse did not completely bury the cave; a large space remained deep inside where John's body lay.

"The legendary pirate Captain John, who was notorious for stirring up trouble and causing chaos, thus ended his illustrious life."

A hoarse voice rang out, and the corpse suddenly stood up, grabbing its hands to its cheeks, pulling its mouth, squeezing its eyes, and making a face.

"You're kidding, you're kidding!"

"Thief, hahaha!"

John lowered his hands, spread his arms, and looked up at the cave ceiling, laughing wildly.

"You bunch of idiots, do you even have the intelligence to fight me? You mean that?!"

He not only conserved his Conqueror's Haki, but also kept his Armament Haki constantly in a state of release to resist the Devil Fruit power that could attack at any time.

He wasn't affected by the "Reaction Fruit" at all!

The attacks that were covered by Armament Haki were all neutralized by his Armament Haki and turned into normal attacks.

As we all know, normal attacks are ineffective against Logia-type attacks!

As for the splattered blood...

The blood of the sea monster was purchased in Ohara, put into a sealed bag, and stuck to the body to create the illusion of being injured and bleeding profusely.

There's also the Life Card; when he snatched it from Pete and pretended to caress it, he embedded the gold powder stuck to his fingertip into it.

Simply by heating the gold powder with an electrical discharge, the life card can spontaneously combust, thus creating the illusion of the owner's death.

It's important to know that the Life Card only has heat resistance, not that it's immune to fire!

"Next, you will bear the name of 'public enemy of the world' for me and be hunted down by the three factions of law enforcement, terrorism, and extremism."

John's face suddenly turned serious, his pupils shifted, and he turned his gaze to the video denial mushi in the dark corner.

When he first flew ashore, he conveniently placed the video denial mushi (a type of electric scooter) wrapped in a metal box there.

The entire process of Captain John's murder was clearly captured by the video Den Den Mushi.

"To escape unscathed with such a huge fortune, that feels great!"

John raised his hand and summoned the video denial-shield mushi, replaying the scene where the golden ship and its treasure were sent into the sky, and all the subsequent footage...

Cut, delete!

"In this way, people will assume that Captain John was riddled with bullets and died, and that Pete and his gang of traitors stole the treasure."

"I'm such a genius, so awesome!"

John couldn't help but revel in his own self-admiration and started dancing around.

"Spinning, leaping, I close my eyes~ Fate cannot see, are you captivated...?"

"You goddess of fate, you slut, you want me to give you one? No way!"

He could clearly sense that the "death star" hanging overhead had disappeared.

He successfully deceived fate and escaped his inevitable death!

After cheering for a long time, John sat cross-legged and put on a faceless mask made of gold.

Then, he picked up the Den Den Mushi and dialed Morgans, the president of the World Economic News Agency.

At this time, Morgans was still a fairly capable but unknown figure. As soon as the call was connected, he was greeted with a warm welcome.

"Hello, this is World Economic News Agency. Do you have any major news to report?"

"I have some information about 'Captain John' here, do you want it?"

"Is that Captain John, the one who pilots the enormous golden ship and possesses countless treasures?!"

On the other end of the phone, Morgans instantly perked up and sat bolt upright.

John nodded slightly.

"Ah, it's that poor 'Captain John'."

"Pitiful? Sir, please don't joke. If he's pitiful, then we poor wretches are guilty of a crime for living!"

"Captain John is dead!"

John's words were concise and his voice was harsh, like the scraping of metal.

Upon hearing this, Morgans' eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

"Dead! How did he die?"

It's important to know that "Captain John" was a former member of the "Rocks Pirates," famous for his vast wealth.

Throughout his many years of fame, countless people have coveted Captain John's treasure, yet none have succeeded.

why?

Because of strength!

Now, this "Captain John" has made a dashing escape from God Valley, carrying a massive golden ship while being pursued by a group of great pirates.

How could such a person suddenly die!

"He was betrayed and killed by First Mate Pete and a group of crew members."

"What about the treasure? What about the golden ships?"

"Naturally, it also fell into the hands of the first mate and his men."

What evidence do you have?

"Is the on-site video recording sufficient?"

Enough! Enough!

Morgans nodded excitedly, then realized a very important question.

"Who are you? How did you take this picture?"

"You talk too much."

"Sorry, I was too talkative."

Morgans quickly apologized, admitting that he had indeed violated journalistic rules.

Unless the whistleblower takes the initiative, you cannot ask for their identity!

"Let's set up a place then. Give me the video, and I'll give you a generous reward!"

"The video is free."

John shook his head, a sinister smile appearing beneath his golden mask.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a transparently sealed bag with a label, inside which were nails of various shapes, withered and charred.

This is what he secretly collected on the ship over the past few days.

“I have the fingernails of First Mate Pete and a few crew members here. You know, these can be made into life cards.”

"My price isn't high, one billion Berries!"

Chapter 24 If Being Handsome Is a Sin

"Compared to Captain John's treasure, a billion Berries is definitely worth it."

Morgans' breathing became heavy.

For nearly half a month, CP intelligence agents, the navy, pirates, bounty hunters... and even ordinary civilians have been frantically searching for "Captain John".

However, to date, there has been no trace or news of it.

Captain John seems to have vanished from the face of the earth!

Therefore, knowing about Captain John's death does not mean you can obtain his treasure.

But with Pete and the others' nails, things are different. They can be used to create Vivre Cards, and then follow the Vivre Cards to find them.

Find them, and you'll find Captain John's treasure!

Thinking of this, Morgans could roughly guess the identity of the person on the other end of the phone.

The other party was probably a member of the "John Pirates" crew. Since they didn't get a share of the treasure, or got too little, they planned to sell Pete and his crew for money.

"Unfortunately, I can't raise that much money."

Morgans shook his head regretfully, then quickly added.

"But don't worry, I have a way to raise the money quickly. You don't mind selling the nails to someone other than me, do you?"

"I only care about money."

"Deal! Let's set a time and place."

"..."

After discussing with Morgans, John then made phone calls to the Underworld Liaison, the World Government, the Bounty Hunters Guild, and other organizations.

The underlying message is the same: selling Pitt's and his ilk's nail polish!

A unified market price, one billion peggs!

This is not about selling the same item to multiple people; rather, fingernails can be chopped into many pieces, and even a tiny bit is enough to make a life card.

All these organizations readily agreed to the "billion berries" offer, until the slave traders...

"A billion Berries? Why don't you just rob someone else!" The Den Den Mushi mimicked an ugly, ferocious face and roared angrily.

John frowned and said in an unfriendly tone:

"You're an idiot, but don't treat everyone else like idiots."

"Everyone knows that finding Pete and his crew is like finding Captain John's treasure, which is worth hundreds of billions."