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Anyone who has been on Roger’s ship is definitely not a simple person. Even the last clown Buggy, not to mention his strength, this guy is really attractive.
The problem is that those who cannot see his true abilities just follow him around.
Those who could see his strength gradually agreed with him to be the boss. In the end, although Buggy was beaten, he managed to gather them all in his team.
So, none of them saves fuel.
After leaving the Shambadi Islands, Xia Zheteng headed straight for the West Sea.
This time when he went to Xihai, Xia Zheteng did not contact Tian Yueshi and the others.
I just asked about the situation on some small islands when I passed by them along the way.
I have to say that Tianyueshi is really stable in the back.
In addition to Yerigan Island, the current English Union State already has seven islands under its jurisdiction, which can be regarded as a major power in the West Sea.
The seven islands are closely connected, with merchant ships constantly coming and going. Of course, there are occasional invading pirate ships, but these pirates rarely leave the seven-island area.
Because it is said that the guardian of the Seven Islands is one of the five major gangs today, Becky of the Flame Tank, who is a ruthless person.
After hearing some rumors, Xia Zheteng just smiled slightly. Now Tian Yueshi is getting better and better at making use of momentum, and that's enough.
As for the navy of the West Sea, it can only be said that it still controls the entire West Sea on the surface and has not collapsed. This is already the limit.
After bypassing the Xihai branch and then Yeligan Island, Xia Zheteng finally arrived at a place called Sekasi Island.
This is another gang gathering place.
It can be seen that the boss, who has no organizational skills, has turned this place into a poor place.
If this gang boss wasn't a devil fruit user and had some ability to control the situation, he would have been swallowed by his own subordinates long ago.
When Xia Zheteng arrived here, he was warmly welcomed.
More than a hundred gang members surrounded him.
A guy wearing a black hat came forward, glanced at Xia Zheteng, and said, "What a rare guest. Where are you from? You know, you have to pay to come to our island."
Xia Zheteng raised his eyebrows. He was wearing casual clothes now, so the other party couldn't recognize that he was a navy.
Of course, given the current situation in the West Sea, they probably wouldn’t recognize us even if the navy came.
"You don't look like a rich man. Oh, not bad, this knife is good. How about this, you keep this knife as the fee for entering the island."
Not to mention, even though this guy is a gangster, he still has a good vision.
Xia Jiesheng, who is at the level of a sharp knife, must be worth a lot of money.
"Are you sure you want to use my knife?" Xia Zheteng said coldly.
I understand a little bit now. The first layer of protection of this countercurrent reef is these gangsters.
They are not guarding here on purpose. They just form a circle like this so that ordinary people cannot get through.
The gang leader glanced at Xia Zheteng a few times and thought in his mind that the other party was obviously a master, so should he rob him or not?
"Sign up." The little leader was unsure, so he wanted to hear who the other party was and then make a decision.
There are not many people in Xihai who can control them now, so as long as the guy is not famous, he will be captured.
"Xia Zheteng."
"Oh, I haven't heard of you. I thought you were one of the Four Emperors and Seven Warlords of the Sea, but it turns out you're just... uh, Xia Zheteng? The Governor of the West Sea from earlier?"
Xia Zheteng laughed. The little leader in front of him had some skills. At least this kid could remember things from the time when he was governor.
Otherwise, I wouldn't be so surprised.
"Please, please, haha, I am so blind."
Xia Zheteng then headed towards the town on the island. He had to replenish some things so that he could continue sailing. The area of the Countercurrent Reef was ahead.
After Xia Zheteng walked away, several younger brothers surrounded the leader and said, "Who is this? Boss, you are too polite."
"Too polite?" The little leader rolled his eyes at these people and said, "Believe it or not, if I really had a conflict with him, the boss would kill me first."
Several younger brothers opened their mouths wide. Is this true?
"But I still have to tell you, Boss, what exactly does it mean that the former Governor Xia Zheteng came here?"
Soon, the situation here was reported up the chain of command and finally reached the ears of the gang boss.
"Xia Zheteng, is he heading for the countercurrent reef? If so, he really overestimates his own abilities. Even the navy is not qualified to enter that place."
A counselor nearby said, "Moreover, no one who has entered the Reverse Reef Sea has ever come out alive."
The boss nodded, then squinted his eyes and said, "Record his whereabouts. When he enters the Niliu Reef Sea and does not come out for three months, release the news and say that we attacked and killed Xia Zheteng. He should be a lieutenant general now, right?"
"Boss, that's brilliant. If you put it that way, won't the entire West Sea be dominated by us from now on? Even a lieutenant general won't be our match."
The boss and the counselor smiled at each other and felt that they were fine again.
Of course, Xia Zheteng didn’t know about this. He had just packed up his supplies and was ready to leave.
After leaving the island and boarding a small boat, Xia Zheteng headed towards the reverse reef sea.
The countercurrent reef is easy to see when you get close.
On the one hand, it is because of the high and densely packed reefs, and on the other hand, the waves here are obviously different from those in other places.
This sea area seems like there is a seawater propeller in the middle.
The seawater flows outward from the center.
Therefore, if you want to enter the countercurrent reef sea, you can't just rely on the sea breeze and sails, you must row in.
Moreover, going against the current, the countless reefs became a nightmare for the ship.
This is Xia Zheteng’s small boat. If it were an ordinary large ship, it would be impossible to move forward here.
"Let's get started." Xia Zheteng twisted his neck, then used a special paddle to row the boat towards the upstream reef sea.
Far away, people on a large ship watched this scene.
"Go report to the boss, Xia Zheteng has entered the Niliu Reef area, he is dead."
Chapter 149: Giants of the West Sea
It is indeed very tiring to swim upstream, but with Xia Zheteng's current physical strength, even if he swims across, it should not be a problem, and rowing will be even less of a problem.
Plus, his boat was small, so he had no problem avoiding the reefs.
Xia Zheteng looked around carefully. These reefs gave him a very strange feeling, as if they were arranged in a regular pattern.
"It doesn't look natural, but rather like someone placed it here. This is very interesting."
The problem is that there is more than one reef group. One of the reasons why the countercurrent reef sea is dangerous is that the entire sea area is filled with such reefs.
Going deep into the reef group, Xia Zheteng deliberately approached a reef and checked it out. This reef, which was similar to a stone pillar, was covered with algae.
After scraping off a part and seeing the stone inside, Xia Zheteng took a breath.
There are indeed traces of human processing on it, and more importantly, this kind of stone looks very solid.
This doesn't look like stone from the West Sea, and I don't know where it was transported from or who transported it.
After thinking for a while, I continued to move forward. The reef area was very large, and it took about half an hour of rowing to reach the outer edge of the reef area.
There was no one trapped here. Xia Zheteng looked back in surprise, but this time he saw that the reefs had disappeared and melted into the fog.
There was heavy fog in the reef area, protecting the top of the West Sky.
No wonder most people don’t find the Top of the West. Who would come here for no reason?
Hmm, there seems to be some sound? Xia Zheteng listened carefully, but found that he couldn't hear it clearly.
My ability to listen to the voices of all things is too weak.
This doesn’t matter, but Xia Zheteng guessed that the reason why Roger found this place was probably by listening to the sounds of all things, so he knew what was in the Countercurrent Reef area.
After finding a reef, Xia Zheteng secured the boat on it, stopped and took a rest.
It is very important to maintain your physical strength at all times.
After eating something and taking a nap, Xia Zheteng continued his journey.
Shortly after entering the fog, something seemed to fly through the fog.
The speed was too fast, even with Xia Zheteng's eyesight, he couldn't tell what it was.
"Be careful." With his Observation Haki activated, Xia Zheteng was also paying attention to the movements around him.
In this fog, the domineering power of observation Haki can't even detect things that far away.
Xia Zheteng was also helpless. His observation Haki was top-notch and he could foresee the future a few seconds later. But even so, he seemed to be suppressed by something in this sea area.
When I heard the "whoosh" sound, I turned my head and saw two black shadows passing by, followed by the sound of falling into the sea.
Xia Zheteng's mouth corners curled slightly. Although he didn't grasp the other party very clearly, he was sure that it was a fish.
This is much easier, just keep rowing the boat.
Whoosh, whoosh, this time the fish were coming for Xia Zheteng.
Two black shadows attacked Xia Zheteng from the left and right sides, with quite a methodical move.
After Xia Zheteng secured the oar, he quickly spread his left and right hands and slapped the two black shadows.
Bang! The huge impact force caused Xia Zheteng's boat to slide backwards for a distance.
The two fish finally revealed their true appearance. Their bodies alone were three or four meters long, and they had a long sword-like thorn in front.
"Fighting swordfish? What a big problem!" Xia Zheteng also grinned.
Fighting swordfish are not uncommon. There is a long saw sword at the front of the fish's mouth.
And it is quite sharp. It can kill a ship by leaving a big hole in it and kill a person by cutting him in half.
It is a very ferocious fish, and most importantly, it moves in groups.
Wherever there is a swordfish, there will definitely be a group of them, and they are particularly vindictive. If you knock down a swordfish, then they will let you see what a sword formation is.
Xia Zheteng saw it now, and there were more dark shadows in the fog.
The whooshing sounds continued, and Xia Zheteng even felt that there were swordfish under his boat, ready to cut his boat in half.
There was no way, his boat was indeed too small.
"Damn it, it's actually something like this."
Although Xia Zheteng was not afraid of the swordfish, in this situation, it was obviously difficult for one person to fight a group of swordfish.
I may not be able to keep up with the physical strength, but it’s hard to say about the physical strength, so it’s better to leave first.
The boat under Xia Zheteng's feet was moving rapidly.
The laser beam in hand began to be used.
Several of the approaching swordfish were pierced through by the lasers and could no longer move.
But the remaining swordfish were becoming more and more fierce, and they would not stop until they caught up.
"Damn it, I didn't intend to use this trick, you forced me to do it."
The swordfish were chasing closely behind, which made Xia Zheteng very angry. In this way, in order to deal with them, he didn't know where he was sailing to.
So, we must open this place first.
Thinking of this, Xia Zheteng turned around, his hands flashing with light.
"Eight-foot beautiful magatama."
Countless light bullets shot towards the rear.
Whether in the air or in the water, countless pools of blood appeared wherever the light passed.
The school of swordfish was injured, perhaps because it hurt the opponent's leader fish, or perhaps because the power of this move was indeed very great and it intimidated the opponent.
Xia Zheteng finally breathed a sigh of relief when the swordfish behind him stopped chasing him. This was the best.
Oh, I’m so tired. Xia Zheteng wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead. With his physical strength, it wasn’t that serious. He was mainly mentally exhausted.
I haven’t seen anything yet. I just experienced the reefs and the school of swordfish.
No wonder it is said that only a few out of a hundred people can enter the Sky Island from here. Without some strength, you really can't survive here.