Pirates: It's not a mythical beast, it's a phantom god

"Hey~ Shiki, how long have we known each other?"

"It's been decades. We fought each other when we first went to sea."

"Really? Since we've known each other for so long, you should know that no one can touch my things, no one!"

John's eyes suddenly opened wide and he roared loudly, his voice filled with undisguised madness.

"My treasure will always belong to me and me alone! Forever! You guys can't even dream of getting your hands on a single gold coin!"

"Then go to die!"

Shiqi bit off the cigar in his mouth and raised his sword to chop off the opponent's head.

But at this moment, there was no trace of fear in John's eyes. Instead, there was a barely perceptible smile.

boom! boom! boom!

Thunder strikes the ground in a flash!

Suddenly, violent explosions occurred in various places on Honeycomb Island. The scale and intensity of the explosions even exceeded the island-tearing momentum caused by the previous fight between the two men.

The town below, which had originally turned into a pile of rubble, turned directly into a sea of ​​fire. The generated air waves pushed in all directions. Even Ski had to temporarily give up picking up John and instead deal with the scorching impact.

"Hehehe~ It's not over yet, Shiqi, the main event is coming next."

John, who was unable to move, was hit hard by the hot air wave, and a large area of ​​his hair and eyebrows were instantly burnt, making him look very embarrassed.

But he still smiled regardless, as if he had expected all this.

"Hey, Bob, start that!" John suddenly shouted down.

"Haha! No problem, Captain John!" A cadre with an exaggerated afro crushed a liquid container in his hand.

The moment he saw the object in the container, even Shi Ji's pupils couldn't help but shrink.

[Explosive Rock] is an extremely unstable substance that will explode immediately if it is separated from a specific preservation solution.

Just one tiny one is enough to destroy an entire island, and its power is almost comparable to that of legendary ancient weapons.

As soon as this substance came out, it was strictly controlled by the world government. Except for the core figures in the government, other people may not have come into contact with it, let alone even heard of it.

"You lunatic, how did you get this thing!"

There was no time to say anything else. The explosive rock in Bob's hand emitted a dazzling light the moment it was separated from the preservative liquid.

"asshole!"

Seeing this, Shi Ji's arms immediately became bulging with veins, and he used all his strength to control a large mass of sea water to directly wrap around the explosive rock that was about to explode.

At the same time, he decisively gathered the surrounding rocks in front of him, and then activated the armed color domineering throughout his body to defend against the impending explosion.

At the same time, although Kaido and the other two on the other side of the island didn't know what was happening, a strong sense of crisis made them subconsciously use domineering aura to protect their bodies.

……

The floating seawater was quiet for a moment, and then a terrifying explosion far greater than the previous one erupted from its center.

Everything around was wiped out in an instant, even the clouds thousands of meters above were torn into cotton-like debris.

The pirates on the island only had time to see a flash of white light before they were knocked unconscious by the huge shock wave.

The pirates who were close to them were even shattered to death on the spot.

boom! ! !

The roar that was a thousand times more violent than thunder finally arrived, but no one paid attention to the sound that was enough to shatter everyone's eardrums.

Because the first round of impact was followed by an even more deadly heat wave.

A huge amount of sea water was directly evaporated into scorching steam that enveloped the entire island. Wherever it passed, the fainted pirates were instantly burned all over their bodies.

But compared to the air that is heated to hundreds or thousands of degrees, the water vapor now becomes a barrier to protect them.

Even so, many pirates were burned through their trachea and suffocated to death, while many more were still lying on the ground struggling.

Shouts, screams, calls for help, cries... suddenly countless chaotic sounds began to echo all over the island.

But compared to the deathly silence that lasted for a few seconds after the explosion, these sounds made by living creatures seemed somewhat reassuring at this moment.

Being able to scream at least means you're still alive.

However, the impact of this explosion, which will surely go down in history, is far from over.

The already unstable celestial phenomena in the new world were violently torn open at this moment, and countless amounts of heat were released into the sky, completely disrupting the already fragile and changeable weather system.

It's like a newborn baby who finally managed to get some quiet light sleep, only to be woken up by a firecracker...

Soon, everyone in the new world will witness the wrath of the Storm Goddess!

Chapter 59: Mantises

"What the hell is going on?! What the hell are those two guys, Shiqi and John, doing?!"

Lingling, who had an unusual physique, was the first to recover from the effects of the explosion. Looking at the mushroom cloud rising into the sky, she couldn't help but curse loudly.

"Uh-huh...what was that explosion just now?"

Kaido shook his head and came to his senses. The sudden explosion really caught him off guard.

"Would you like to go over and take a look, Mr. Kaido?"

The one who spoke was Jhin, and he didn't seem to be in any serious trouble at the moment.

The Lunalia clan's super high adaptability to the environment made him appear more calm in the aftermath of the explosion compared to Katakuri who was not far away.

"Go! Of course you want to go!"

The one who spoke was not Kaido, but Wang Zhi who was gritting his teeth.

He now regarded the island as his own territory.

Thinking about how the street shops on the island that brought in a lot of money every month were now in such a mess, I wonder how much time and energy it would take to rebuild them, and how much money I would lose in the meantime...

This usually serious pirate was now grimacing in pain.

Wang Zhi looked up and saw that there was no house on the Beehive Island except for the standard skeleton building in the center. Even the traces of the original foundation could not be found.

If Shi Ji hadn't covered the explosive rock with sea water at the last moment, the island would probably have sunk underwater by now.

Wang Zhi took the lead, carrying a huge sword and walking towards the location of the explosion.

Kaido also called on Jin to follow him, as he was also very curious about the situation over there.

The explosion just now reminded him of something he had heard the researchers mention in the laboratory.

As for BIG MON, she was at the end of the list. She seemed to be listening to what her son Katakuri was saying.

……

"Ahem, ahem...that lunatic John!"

Shi Ji, in a disheveled state, sat on a cracked rock with two famous swords stuck at his sides.

There were burn marks all over his body, and his gorgeous outer robe had disappeared. As for his originally flamboyant golden hair, it was now curled up like dead grass.

While coughing, he lit another cigar. The steam and heat wave just now made Shiqi's throat feel as if it was burning.

"Whoo~~~~"

After taking a deep breath, feeling the smoke flow through his trachea into his lungs and then out of his body, Shi Ji felt a little better.

"Ok?"

After taking a break, Shiki was about to stand up when he saw a cadre from the Flying Pirates limping towards him.

"Ahem, ahem, Boss Shiki, are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Heinar, how are our casualties?"

This is what Shiki is most concerned about. The reason why he used water to reduce the power of the explosion in the first place was not only to protect himself, but also to prevent too many casualties among his people on the island.

These people are important forces for his future domination of the world, and they cannot all be killed here at once.

“Thanks to your help, Boss, our pirate group only lost less than one-fifth of its members, and the rest were only slightly injured.

As for the casualties suffered by the pirate groups affiliated with us, it is still unclear."

As one of the cadres personally selected by Shiqi, Heilner's ability is quite reliable. On the way here, he learned the approximate number of casualties from the captains of each combat team.

Fortunately, the aftermath of the battle between Ski and John was so terrifying that everyone around them stayed away, otherwise the number of casualties would have doubled.

"Less than 20%? That's good. As for those dead guys, it's just that they were too weak. Don't worry about it."

After hearing Heilner's report, Shiqi finally felt relieved. The 20% loss was far less than he expected.

As for those members of the affiliated pirate groups, they are dead if they die.

Every year, a large number of pirate groups from the New World come to Paradise. As long as Shi Ben is still around, he will have as many cannon fodders as he wants.

"So, what's next is..."

Just as Ski was about to stand up and look for John, an angry and arrogant voice suddenly came from a distance.

"Hey! Shiki, what are you doing? Where's John?"

Turning around and seeing the three Big Moms rushing towards him aggressively, Shiki narrowed his eyes and gripped the hilt of the sword again with both hands.

"John detonated the explosive rock, and it's probably been blown to pieces now. But when did you three get together?"

"John is dead?! Are you kidding me, old man?"

Big Mom didn't quite believe what Shiqi said.

In her expectation, even if John was no match for Shiqi, he would not be defeated so quickly. Moreover, the method of self-destruction was totally inconsistent with John's usual style of being greedy for money and afraid of death.

"If you don't believe me, then go find him yourself! I'm going to get the treasure now, everyone get out of my way!"

Shi Ji held the sword in both hands, and violent momentum burst out for no reason.

But the three people on the opposite side were not intimidated, and even took a step forward at the same time. Big Mom, who was in the lead, still refused to give in.

"John told you the location of the treasure?"

"How is that possible! Is this the first day you met that guy?! John didn't tell me a word about the treasure!"

"Really? Shiki."

Big Mom's voice was a little cold. Although she also felt that what Shiqi said made sense, the greed and luck in her heart still made her unwilling to give up.

"I'll say it again, I don't need to explain anything to you, and you have no right to question me."

After saying that, Shiqi raised his sword and pointed it at the three people, like a lion about to become angry.

The surrounding members of the Flying Pirates and the affiliated pirate groups under the Golden Lion also came over at this time and drew their weapons.

Seeing this situation, the people on BIG MOM's side were not willing to be outdone. They raised their swords and muskets, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

At times like these, silence is always unbearable.

……

"Mama~Mama~"

After a stalemate, BIG MOM was the first to break the standoff.

"Now that John is dead, and we don't know where the treasure is...

How about we search the island together? Whoever finds it first gets to pick one, and then we all split it up."

It was a very strange suggestion, and everyone present felt that this was not the style of Charlotte Lingling, but wasting time here was not a solution.

To be honest, John's move disrupted the plans of almost everyone, including BIG MOM.

Originally, BIG MOM had expected John to fight with Ski to the death and then the three of them would reap the benefits.

But now John's life or death is unknown, and Shiki himself and his forces have not suffered much damage. If Kaido and Wang Zhi are forced to fight, they may not be willing...

Don't let a fifth pirate alliance emerge.

[Hmm? Weird…]

Shi Ji was also a little surprised at this time. Knowing the character of the woman in front of him very well, he had already prepared for a fight.

Unexpectedly, BIG MOM was the first to give in. It seemed that there were conflicts between the three people in front of him that he didn't know about.

But since the other party had already given him a way out, Shi Ji naturally agreed to it.