"Boom!!"
At that moment, a loud roar suddenly sounded.
Kronos couldn't wait for the other's answer. Instead, a pitch-black cannonball flew toward them!
"Whoosh!!"
Gun smoke billowed from the muzzle, and the cannonball shot straight at Kronos and the others.
Behind them, Ji Guoyuan flicked his thumb while holding the scabbard.
"Clang!"
The Sun Blade was drawn slightly from its scabbard.
Immediately, Ji Guoyuan, holding the hilt in his right hand, disappeared from his spot.
"Whoosh!"
"Clang hum!!"
The sound of the long blade echoed, followed by a flash of red light!
"Shhh!!"
In the blink of an eye, Ji Guoyuan had appeared in front of Kronos. With one slash, he split the blazing shell in two.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The shells that fell into the sea exploded on both sides, creating waves several meters high!
"Crash!!!"
The waves fell back into the sea like torrential rain.
Bunir's angry voice echoed through the air.
"Go to war, you bastard!"
"It's just a reward of over 100 million. Do you really think we're afraid of you?!"
"A person's strength is not measured by bounties!!"
Hearing what Bunir said, Kronos was silent.
A moment later, he let out a low laugh.
"Haha, this is really... I am very surprised!"
Kronos thought that with his high bounty and the prestige of 330 million Berry, he wouldn't run into trouble.
You must know that in the first half of the Grand Line, pirates with a reward of over 100 million Berry aren't all that common.
It's even rarer for one ship to have four members with rewards over 100 million!
At first, Kronos thought the other party wouldn't be aware of the power balance.
But now, he realized he was wrong.
Just having a high reward and reputation wasn't enough to avoid trouble!
One needs a bad reputation to back it up!
This is a pirate world — only the more ruthless pirate can make the others fear them!
Thinking about it, Kronos turned to Bunir again.
"You... you're really brave!"
"It's my fault!"
"Everyone's a pirate, and I even tried to reason with you?"
"Though I've always thought fighting and killing was troublesome, now you've changed my mind."
"Then, as a thank-you gift, let us give you a ride!"
As Kronos finished speaking, his smile disappeared completely.
He then said calmly and indifferently, "Kill everyone but the navigator!"
At Kronos' order, Ji Guoyuan immediately coated his Japanese sword with Armament Haki.
He then jumped and disappeared from the ship's deck.
When he reappeared, he was already on Bunir's ship, standing right in front of Bunir!
Seeing this sudden movement, Bunir was stunned.
"Damn it! You bastard, you're—"
But Bunir couldn't finish his sentence.
With one swift slash, Ji Guoyuan severed his head!
"Swish!"
"Pfft!!"
Warm, red blood sprayed like a fountain.
Bunir, captain of the Bunir Pirates, with a bounty of 70 million Berry, was killed in the blink of an eye!
Not even putting up a fight!
Seeing their captain beheaded in an instant, the pirates stood frozen, unable to react.
At this moment, Tiandao Payne, Beast Dao Payne, and Konan landed on the deck of the ship.
Following them, the four handymen—Assac, Vians, Populun, and Kent—boarded the ship.
Despite facing hundreds of enemies, the handymen showed no fear.
Their faces were twisted in excitement, ready for the carnage!
"The chance to show off is here!"
"Kill them all!!"
"Kill!!"
The four handymen yelled as they rushed forward with knives in hand.
A massacre began!
Along with Ji Guoyuan, Tiandao Payne, Beast Dao Payne, and Konan, it was like a harvesting machine, relentlessly claiming the lives of the pirates on board.
"Shu! Swish! Swish! Swish..."
"Puff! Puff!!"
"Plop! Plop! Plop..."
Pirates fell one by one as the strong smell of blood filled the air.
The pirates standing behind watched in horror as their comrades were effortlessly beheaded, their heads rolling off their bodies.
At this moment, they felt as though they'd fallen into an ice cave. Their bodies shivered with terror!
"Hey hey!! Are these guys monsters?!"
"They're all dead! The captain's dead too!!"
"Damn it!! How can we fight such a power gap?!"
"Their strength is on a completely different level than ours!"
"What kind of monsters did we provoke?!"
The pirates roared in despair.
Some of the pirates collapsed, slumping to the ground in defeat.
On the side, Illya, who had avoided the fate of death because she was a navigator, witnessed people falling one by one, blood staining the ground.
She couldn't help but cover her mouth and nose, tears streaming down her face.
"Stop... stop... don't kill!"
Illya cried out in a trembling voice.
However, she couldn't get the attention of the first-class Ji Guoyuan.
Realizing this, Illya turned sharply, looking at Kronos with desperation in her eyes and cried out,
"Let them stop! Don't you want me to join you?!
"I'll join you!
"You make them stop, don't kill!"
Upon hearing Illya's cry, Kronos turned to look at her.
However, he did not respond. Instead, he stared at her coldly and indifferently.
Seeing that Kronos remained unmoved, Illya gritted her teeth and spoke again.
"Let them stop! Haven't I promised to join you?"
As soon as Illya's words fell, Kronos moved.
His fruit ability activated, and an invisible boundary wall of stepped space was condensed.
Then, Kronos took a slow step forward, stepping on the void.
As he boarded the big ship where Illya was, he spoke coldly.
"I think you've misunderstood something."
"What I need is a navigator, not 'you'!"
"In my eyes, you are dispensable."
"If you want me to stop, you don't have that qualification!"
"You are still alive now because you're a navigator!"
"That's all!"
"If I don't stop and you're going to die, then you can die anyway!"
"I will never stop you."
"There are many navigators in this sea!"
"I... am not lacking in that area!"
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