"There's no information about me? It seems Morgans isn't omniscient after all."
He casually placed the newspaper on the nearby table, and Lan walked out of the cabin to Yang Tao's side.
"Captain, a pirate ship has been spotted on the side."
"A pirate ship?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Tao immediately stood up and looked towards the side of the battleship, only to see a huge sailboat approaching his position.
"Heh heh, more doorstep service!"
"Lan, notify everyone to gather on the deck, prepare for battle!"
"Yes…"
An alarm sounded from inside the cabin, and within three minutes, everyone had gathered on the deck.
Alvida gazed at the pirate ship struggling to catch up in the distance, and looking at the flag hoisted on its mast, she said, "Captain, it's the Arlong Pirates…"
"The Arlong Pirates? The Arlong Pirates whose leader is Arlong?"
Yang Tao was a little surprised, not expecting to encounter a plot character on the high seas. Was this the charm of him being an outsider?
"That's right, Captain. Do you know them?"
"I do. Lan, full speed ahead, prepare for boarding!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
The sound of unique machinery whirred, and a huge wake rose behind the 9527 battleship. The entire battleship turned sharply like a speedboat, rushing towards the Arlong Pirates' shark ship.
The bow of the shark had a jagged nose, just like Arlong's, resembling a double-edged saw.
"Boss, the…the other side is charging at us."
The fierce-looking Arlong reached out and slapped the subordinate who reported the information, knocking him to the ground. He pointed at the charging 9527 and said, "I'm not blind yet. Tell the brothers to get ready and eliminate these low-level creatures!"
Arlong's fish-men subordinates all responded.
Bang bang bang…
A series of cannon shots rang out, but the 9527 was like a water ballet dancer, easily dodging all incoming cannonballs.
Waves rose one after another from the sea surface.
Yang Tao, standing on the bow, narrowed his eyes slightly. To be honest, he was a little reluctant to destroy this shark ship. Selling it to pay his subordinates would be better than directly blowing it up.
Fortunately, the 9527 was integrated with its operator, so these medieval-like cannonballs posed no threat to Lan.
"Alvida, the Arlong Pirates' cadres are yours. Leave their captain, Arlong, to me. You can distribute the other small fries among yourselves. Also, all of you be careful; don't die at the hands of these small fries."
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
At this moment, the Arlong Pirates' bombardment gradually ceased. They also saw that Yang Tao and his crew were preparing for boarding.
Bang, the decks of the two battleships connected.
The Arlong Pirates, being at a higher position, were just about to leap down from their ship's deck when the mast of the 9527 directly fell and smashed onto the shark ship, becoming a bridge connecting the two battleships.
Yang Tao raised his hand and pulled the M500's trigger, directly severely wounding a pirate who was about to open fire and ambush them.
"Charge!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Yang Tao's subordinates, one hand holding a knife and the other a shield, roared as they charged towards the Arlong Pirates members.
Seeing this, Yang Tao didn't stand idly by. He lightly leaped onto the deck of the shark ship.
He scanned his surroundings and quickly spotted a furious Arlong.
"Who are you?"
Yang Tao completely ignored Arlong's question and pulled out a stack of bounty lists he had just found from his backpack.
"Shioyaki…"
He looked up among the 'fish' crowd and quickly found this fish-man with pink skin and a black wave tattoo on his forehead.
He wore a dark green top with a red flower pattern, a blue loincloth around his waist, and noticeable hair on his hands.
"A bounty of 2 million Berries, truly pitiful…"
Bang.
The M500 was not something a flintlock's power could compare to. A shot directly hit the fish-man Shioyaki's thigh. Even with a fish-man's physical prowess, this shot severely wounded it.
"You…damned low-level human."
Arlong immediately leaped up, holding his huge jagged blade, 'Kiribachi,' and swung it towards Yang Tao's neck.
[HP 2000/2000]
Arlong's strength was a mystery. If you say he's weak, he survived an encounter with Kizaru. If you say he's strong, he was defeated by Luffy, who had just started his journey.
"Don't rush, one by one…"
Yang Tao raised his gun, aimed at Arlong's chest, and quickly pulled the trigger.
Bang bang bang…
A series of bullets penetrated Arlong's body, but they only entered his body and did not cause penetrating damage.
"Your physical prowess is quite good!"
Yang Tao exclaimed sincerely.
Arlong himself was a weapon: a jagged nose, steel-like bones, arm strength to lift houses, constantly regenerating teeth, and a powerful jaw capable of biting off a cannonball. It was truly difficult for the M500 to cause damage to Arlong in this non-human world without using digitized power.
"No wonder his bounty is 20 million Berries."
Although Arlong didn't suffer too much damage, his charging motion was interrupted.
However, he was also a ruthless fish.
He used all his strength to throw the 'Kiribachi' sawtooth sword in his hand. The sound of it cutting through the air followed, clearly intending to cut Yang Tao in half.
And he himself took the opportunity to charge forward as well.
"Die!"
Yang Tao smiled calmly, extended his hand, grabbed 'Kiribachi,' and directly put it into his backpack.
Arlong: "Σ(ŎдŎ|||)ﾉ"
"Stand still!"
Bang…
The Supernova ejected a large number of pellets. Seeing this, Arlong immediately tensed his muscles and raised his hands to cover his face to avoid disfigurement.
Those pellets landed on him without any sensation, seemingly passing through his body like phantoms. But suddenly, a mysterious force made his body fly out uncontrollably.
Before flying off the deck, he only heard this unfamiliar human say:
"I forgot to turn off the knockback…"
Plop, Arlong's body fell into the sea. When he resurfaced, he glared fiercely at the nearby 9527.
"Low-level human, I'll let you know the consequences of offending a fish-man on the high seas."
He then dove underwater and swam towards the bottom of the 9527, swinging his fist and heavily smashing the dark gray hull of the 9527.
Bang…
'Me…metal? No, Sea stone? Damn it, how can there be a Sea stone battleship in the East Blue??'
But before he could react, the perfectly sealed cabin suddenly opened, and surging seawater, along with him, rushed into the inner cabin.
A strange metallic humanoid appeared before him: "Excuse me, do you have any opinions about me?"
… …
About ten minutes later.
Yang Tao stood on the deck of the shark ship, looking at the fish-men lying all over the ground, and lamented, "Fish-men are truly blessed in this world."
Some fish-men, seeing the unfavorable situation, directly jumped into the sea and fled. Yang Tao's subordinates could only stand on the deck and stare.
"Move our treasures back to the ship."
[World Exploration Value 21.21%]