When the Revolutionary Army arrived at the Port City, they only saw various incomplete corpses on the shore.
The bloody scene made them instantly gasp in cold air.
"Terrifying..." Oster's face turned somewhat pale.
"It's horrifying, no wonder he's known as West Sea's Ultimate Evil, Red Hawk... we absolutely cannot provoke him!" Kuma said in a deep voice, looking at the corpses scattered across the shore, his expression shocked.
Everyone present had no objection to his words.
"System, use all bounty points to enhance Armament Haki!" Andy, who had already returned to his residence, immediately began to strengthen himself.
"Ding~"
"Enhancing... 3... 2... 1... Enhancement successful!"
Armament Haki Proficiency (Normal): 80/100 (Can add points, a qualitative change will occur after reaching max level!)
"Whew~"
"Awesome!"
"One more pirate crew like this should be enough!" Andy was very excited to see his Armament Haki at 80 proficiency.
As dusk fell, the city was sparsely populated and very quiet, and the Revolutionary Army had already reported today's events.
Regarding Red Hawk Andy, the Revolutionary Army's West Army Headquarters' opinion was that they could provide him with information and let him clear out those pirates!
Andy didn't want to bother with any of that right now; he was currently eating dinner, planning to sleep after he was full and wait for the next pirate crew to pass by.
Night.
On an island near Silvia Kingdom, CP Agents newly dispatched by the World Government had arrived and already formed a partnership with a pirate crew.
The Sea Wolf Pirates.
This pirate crew was an old-established one in West Blue, led by Captain 'Sea Wolf' Wolf, a Zoan-type Wolf-Wolf Fruit user, with a bounty as high as 130 million Berries!
There were rumors that they were deeply involved with the Four Seas Treasure Auction, the largest mafia-controlled auction house in West Blue.
That's why the Sea Wolf Pirates had been able to roam West Blue for so long.
But no one could find evidence.
In fact, it was true; the Sea Wolf Pirates were entirely subordinate to the Four Seas Treasure Auction.
All rare treasures plundered by the Sea Wolf Pirates would be transported to the Four Seas Treasure Auction for sale.
The Four Seas Treasure Auction was also connected to the World Government.
The World Government's CP Agents found them and formed a partnership; their demand was to eliminate Red Hawk and control that city.
The Sea Wolf Pirates agreed, and they would head to Silvia Kingdom tomorrow.
After the CP Agents in black suits left, Wolf looked at the Berries and treasures in the boxes before him, his greed undisguised.
Wolf didn't take Red Hawk Andy seriously at all; he had been active in West Blue for many years, and his bounty was as high as 130 million Berries!
A mere Red Hawk was nothing to worry about!
Silvia Kingdom, Marine Tolson's warship had already landed on a certain coast.
They didn't choose to land in the Port City but opted for a coast near a forest.
"Everyone, ashore, then infiltrate from here!" Tolson ordered with a ferocious expression.
"Yes, sir!"
"Colonel Tolson!" All the Marines immediately responded with excitement.
The next moment, hundreds of soldiers in blue and white Marine uniforms, led by Tolson, plunged into the forest.
Their objective was clear: to stealthily approach and quickly control the city before the people in the Port City could react.
In the nighttime forest, the roars of wild beasts occasionally echoed, but the numerous Marines were fearless, and the beasts dared not approach.
"Colonel Tolson, we found something ahead!" Suddenly, a Marine on reconnaissance ran back, reporting with some excitement.
Immediately after, the entire Marine squad stopped, and everyone looked at the still-panting Marine.
"Luca, tell me, what did you find!" Tolson immediately said.
"Yes, sir! Colonel Tolson, we found a cave ahead, with people living inside; I suspect there might be treasure hidden there!" Luca replied very excitedly.
Hearing this, Tolson's lips curled into a grin, and the greedy look on his face could no longer be suppressed.
"Lead the way!"
"Surround that place!" Colonel Tolson immediately ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
"Colonel Tolson!" Luca replied excitedly.
Immediately after, hundreds of Marines, as if injected with a stimulant, rushed forward and quickly reached the outside of the cave Luca had mentioned!
Inside the cave, over a dozen civilians huddled together, their faces filled with undisguised terror.
They were Niu Niu and her group!
"Search!"
"Bring out the treasures inside!" Colonel Tolson immediately ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
Immediately, Marines cleared the weeds used for concealment at the cave entrance and rushed into the cave with their flintlock pistols drawn.
Soon, desperate cries and wails came from inside.
The Marines outside were completely unmoved by this; they were eagerly awaiting the scene of their comrades bringing out the treasures.
A few minutes passed.
The Marines who went in came out, but they didn't see any treasure; they brought out the dozen or so civilians who were inside.
"Colonel Tolson, we didn't find any treasure; they must have hidden it!" Luca's expression was sinister, staring fiercely at these dozen or so civilians like an enraged mad dog.
"This isn't a World Government affiliated country; the World Government won't protect you!"
"Tell me!"
"Where is the treasure hidden!"
"Hand over all the treasure, or you will all die today!" Tolson stepped forward, his face filled with murderous intent, his eyes like a cold abyss, staring at these civilians.
"Wuwuwu..."
"Mama~"
"N-no, there isn't any!"
"Is it that if we can't offer tribute to the World Government, we don't deserve to be human!"
"Wuwuwu..." The dozen or so civilians huddled together, weeping, their voices sounding so helpless in the cold wind.
Facing this group of Marines who claimed to represent justice, the despair in their hearts was like an unfathomable abyss.
"Stubborn fools!" Colonel Tolson said coldly, then gave Luca a look.
Luca immediately stepped forward and dragged a thin woman out like a chicken.
"No!"
"Don't kill my Mama!"
"Wuwuwu..." Niu Niu was terrified and cried out, wanting to rush forward and pull her Mama back, but she was tightly held back by the other civilians, fearing that the Marines would kill Niu Niu as well.
"Bang!"
A gunshot, signifying death, suddenly rang out, its sound particularly piercing in the silent night.
Niu Niu's Mama, filled with terror and reluctance, looked blankly in Niu Niu's direction and slowly fell to the ground, blood spreading beneath her, staining the earth red.
The gunshot immediately woke Andy, who was sleeping in the city; his Observation Haki instantly spread out like an invisible net, and he immediately knew what was happening in the forest.
"Ah!"
"Mama!"
"Why! Why did you kill my Mama!" Seeing her Mama killed, Niu Niu completely lost her mind at that moment; her eyes were bloodshot, and she instantly broke free from her restraints, pouncing forward like a crazed little beast.
"Bang!"
Another gunshot pierced the night sky, and Niu Niu was also mercilessly killed by the Marines; her small body fell into her Mama's embrace, their blood mingling together, blossoming into a desperate blood flower on the cold ground.
"Animals!"
"Is this what Marines, who represent justice, are like!"
"We're already living like this, why do you still come to oppress us!"
"Go to hell!"
"Damned Marines!" The killing of Niu Niu's Mama and Niu Niu instantly ignited the fury of the remaining civilians; their eyes burned with hatred, and they rushed forward regardless of the consequences.
But what answered them were the Marines' cold yet deadly hot bullets.
Bullets whistled out, piercing through the civilians' bodies; they fell one after another, blood splattering the ground in front of the cave.
The dozen or so civilians who had been desperately struggling to survive yesterday tragically died under the guns of the Marines who claimed to represent justice.
"Tsk!"
"A bunch of lowlifes!" Tolson spat, looking at everything with indifferent eyes, as if those before him were just a group of insignificant ants.
...
"You... truly deserve to die..." Just then, an extremely cold voice, filled with murderous intent, echoed from the darkness, a voice that seemed to come from the depths of hell, sending chills down one's spine.
"Who!"
"Red... Red Hawk!"
"It's Red Hawk!" The Marines shouted in panic.
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