Pirates: From Vice Captain to Lord of the Dead

Even though he was blindfolded, Xiliu felt as if he was being stared at by a ferocious beast, which was really chilling.

The three blades in Zoro's hands were wrapped in domineering aura, as if wrapped in a layer of purple-black flames and burning fiercely.

"When the three vehicles are connected, nothing can escape destruction!"

He pushed his hands forward, closed the hilts of the swords, and the two swords rotated in his palms. Zoro's face darkened and he kicked his legs hard!

boom!

Cracks appeared on the ground and spread like a spider web. His figure turned into a beam of light and instantly flew in front of the invisible Xilu!

Xi left his consciousness to block with his sword, but felt the terrifying momentum on the opponent's blade. He was shocked to find that he could not resist and quickly withdrew.

Just at this moment!

"Three Swords Style Secret Technique - One - Three Thousand!!"

"The vast world!!"

With a loud shout, Zoro swung the blade with all his strength and domineering power.

Stupid! !

An extremely terrifying sword light flashed, as if the heaven and earth were eclipsed by it!

Click-click-click.

Cracks spread across the famous sword Thunderstorm, and then it shattered with a clang, and the blade splattered with blood!

“Ugh!”

Xiliu's pupils dilated, blood spurted out of his head, his eyes rolled back and he completely lost consciousness!

Squeak—squeak!

Zoro spread his legs and slammed down to the ground, his feet digging into the earth and plowing dozens of meters before he came to a stop. After retracting his blade, he stood up.

"Well, it seems like I went a bit too far."

Zoro raised his hand and pulled off the headscarf covering his eyes. He slowly turned around, tied the headscarf around his left arm and said calmly.

He saw the entire space in front of him, houses, trees, everything, all cut in half by his sword! !

"Tsk tsk tsk, you actually have this hidden trick up your sleeve?"

At this time, a voice came out.

Zoro looked back and saw Reiner holding the tied-up Pizarro in his hands and landing from the roof with a few jumps.

"Your Conqueror Haki has awakened, why don't you come and ask me for advice? Are you afraid of embarrassment?"

boom.

Reiner said with a half-smile, throwing the 'hostage' to the ground.

Pizarro was gagged, but he was still conscious. However, he did not struggle. The seastone handcuffs on his hands meant that any resistance would be futile.

"This thing can't grow through practice, right? There's no point in asking."

Zoro looked down at his palm, shook it, and said casually.

This power was awakened during the previous battle with Kaido, but he himself did not realize it at that time. It was only when he recalled it after the battle that he vaguely realized it.

He could feel that this was the same power contained in Luffy and Reiner's attacks. It was undoubtedly the Conqueror's Haki. Unfortunately, he couldn't even release it at will.

If you are unable to skillfully control the Conqueror's Haki, practicing Conqueror's Entanglement is no different from relying solely on luck. Instead, you can grow further by stimulating this power in combat.

To be honest, there was a certain amount of luck involved this time, although he always had good luck when gambling with his life.

"How do you feel now? If you can use it once or twice, you should be able to master the technique."

Reiner asked as he looked at Zoro.

He started practicing Conqueror's Haki entanglement only after he had mastered the control of Conqueror's Haki during his two years of training.

Although it took a little longer to master, it was not a particularly difficult skill, and Luffy's situation was similar.

Zoro is different. He tries it when he can't even release his Conqueror's Haki freely, relying on the pressure of danger and crisis to stimulate his Conqueror's Haki.

If you succeed, it means you live towards death. If you fail, you are just a pure gambler and deserve to die.

Fortunately, Zoro has a strong life, and it is hard to say whether Reiner is good or bad.

He could feel that Zoro's control over the domineering color in that sword strike just now was still too poor. The domineering aura was not condensed enough, and although the power seemed great, it was actually a complete waste.

With the same power, Reiner can achieve it with less Haki, and the effect is only stronger than Zoro's sword.

"That's about right. At least I don't have to worry about failing to release the Conqueror's Haki. I'll try again later."

Zoro replied calmly after taking a long breath.

He is completely confused about the range of the Conqueror's Haki and how to accurately target individuals. To put it bluntly, he is not proficient in controlling it.

However, releasing the domineering color wrapped around the sword, although it is still very crude, the success rate can be much higher.

The important thing is, as long as you can control the expansion and contraction, you will have the foundation to master the Conqueror's Haki through practice.

It is only a matter of time before you can completely control this power, as for the growth of domineering power.

He had heard Reiner say a long time ago that it was impossible to improve the Conqueror's Haki through training, and that he could only hone his aura through various experiences.

It's a bit of an overreaction to worry about this issue now.

"What do we say now? Should we ask them to contact Blackbeard?"

Turning his head, Zoro looked deep into the island, where the fierce clanging and buzzing of blades and the roar of artillery fire could be heard continuously.

There are a huge number of pirates on Beehive Island. Even though they have an overwhelming advantage almost all the way, it is not possible to make so many pirates lose their will to fight in a short period of time.

Unless Reiner goes on a killing spree regardless of the cost, but that would deviate from the plan, as these are all hostages to be exchanged.

If they left a dead city to Blackbeard, he would probably kill Hancock at all costs to retaliate against them.

"Besides him and Shiryu, there are two other high-ranking officials on the island. Luffy and Sanji should be able to deal with them soon. We just need to take down these four."

Reiner had already interrogated them, and he didn't know the remaining two cadres.

During the Battle of Marineford, several of Blackbeard's men were either killed or captured and taken back to Impel Down. However, there was no shortage of pirates on Beehive Island, so two strong men were chosen through fighting to fill the vacancies.

Another piece of good news was that several of Blackbeard's cadres were petrified by Hancock during this sea operation.

If he loses his men like Xiliu and Pizarro, Teach will be back to the pre-liberation era overnight and become a completely lone commander.

Ever since he betrayed Whitebeard, Teach has worked so hard to assemble this team, but the other party probably cannot accept the price.

The hostage exchange is basically a done deal, but I don't know what the other party's expression will be when they come back and see the scene at the base camp.

Chapter 375 Blackbeard: My house was stolen!

On the endless blue sea, a warship made of logs like a raft pushed away the waves and sailed slowly under the clear blue sky.

Brubru~

Bru——click.

"Thief hahaha! What's up Pizarro? We're almost back to Beehive Island."

In the dimly lit room of the cabin, the Den Den Mushi was picked up as requested. Teach leaned back on the sofa, stretched out one arm and placed it on the back of the sofa, laughing and speaking.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the Den Den Mushi's expression change, as if it had changed its face and turned to glare at him.

Teach frowned. Pizarro certainly wouldn't look at him like that.

What happened? Did you recognize the wrong person?

It was at this moment that an angry voice came from the phone.

"Hey Tikki! Hancock is with you, let her go!"

"Who are you? No, this voice!"

Tiqi was stunned and sat up immediately, a figure wearing a straw hat flashed through his mind.

Suddenly I recalled the chance encounter in a bar on Gaya Island two years ago. After listening carefully, the voice on the other end of the Den Den Mushi matched the memory in my mind.

Teach slowly grinned, revealing a row of large, gap-toothed white teeth.

"Hahahaha, it's you, Straw Hat Boy."

"I see. Do you know this woman?"

Teach's tone was teasing, and he turned his head to look at the ice sculpture in the corner.

It has been several days since he was frozen by Aokiji. If he were an ordinary person, he would have died in this state long ago.

However, Hancock is worthy of being a rare empress. Relying on her strong vitality and domineering power, she can still resist. From time to time, Aokiji needs to use his ability to maintain the ice.

"Come to think of it, that woman hasn't made any movement for quite a while now. She's probably freezing to death, isn't she? Hahahaha."

Teach's eyes turned fierce, and with a hint of cruelty in his smile, he deliberately shouted to the Den Den Mushi:

"That won't do. So many of my men were petrified before I caught this damn woman. If she's tortured to death, I won't even get her abilities back! Hahahaha!"

"Hey! What are you talking about, you bastard? What did you do to Hancock?!"

Den Den Mushi glared at him, its tone becoming even angrier.

"You're really pissed off, let me take over, Luffy. I'll show you that there's an art to speaking."

Before Teach could feel proud for more than two seconds, another human voice suddenly came from the Den Den Mushi.

"Hey, long time no see Blackbeard."

"Black! Snake! Reiner--!"

Teach's face darkened instantly, and he squeezed out a few words from between his teeth. Before the conversation even started, just hearing Reiner's voice was enough to make him very angry.

"Beehive Island is pretty nice. It has a nice sunny day and there are so many entertainment venues on the island. You really picked a good place to be your base camp."

Hearing this, Teach frowned, with a vague sense of foreboding in his heart, and then he heard Den Den Mushi continue speaking:

"Oh, by the way, do you want to guess where I am now?"

“Mmmmm! Mmmmm!!”

On the war-torn Beehive Island, in an empty square, Reiner moved the Den Den Mushi to the mouth of Pizarro, who was gagged and struggling, and tore off the tape.