Chapter 96 The Hunt Begins! Borsalino's Change!
Chapter 96 The Hunt Begins! Borsalino's Change!
When everyone's eyes were focused on him, Rayleigh smiled almost imperceptibly, and under the furious gaze of Marshal Sengoku, he said what Whitebeard had not finished.
"Roger's great secret treasure is real! Do you want the treasure of Roger's pirate group? If you want it, go find it. We put all the treasures there! In the New World..."
Rayleigh laughed loudly and spoke. At this moment, he seemed to have returned to the time when he fought and adventured side by side with Roger.
Countless people who were watching the live broadcast couldn't help but open their eyes wide. After nearly twenty years, someone once again confirmed the authenticity of the great secret treasure.
Considering what Whitebeard had not finished saying before, even those who had never believed in the Pirate King's treasure began to waver.
Especially those who have recognized Rayleigh's identity were extremely excited, because this was the Pirate King Roger's vice-captain who came out to personally confirm it.
Whitebeard was once the rival of Pirate King Roger, and the most powerful pirate on the sea after Roger's death. As Roger's right-hand man, Rayleigh's words are almost equivalent to Roger himself.
"It's actually real... Pirate King Roger's great secret treasure!"
"Hahaha! I decided to go out to sea to look for the Pirate King's treasure!"
"Hehe, this is really exciting. That's the treasure of Pirate King Roger. Maybe it can buy an entire kingdom!"
……
For a time, countless ambitious guys were attracted by Roger's treasure and determined to go out to sea to find Roger's great treasure.
It seems as if time has gone back to twenty years ago, and the great pirate era that made countless navy officers sigh with regret is about to start again.
"A troubled autumn..."
A country in the North Sea.
The middle-aged man with his eyes closed sat in a corner of the Palace Square, quietly listening to the sound coming from the live broadcast screen.
Surrounding him were several skinny children who were eating bread and explaining the contents of the live broadcast to the kind blind uncle.
It would not be surprising for orphans like them who have no one to rely on to disappear from this world one day. If it weren't for this kind-hearted blind uncle who often helped them, they would have starved to death in some unknown corner long ago.
"Uncle Blind, where are you going?"
The live broadcast has not ended yet.
But the blind uncle who was very interested in the live broadcast content just now suddenly stood up, turned around and walked towards the port.
"Go where I should go... I have already made an agreement with the boss of the bakery. You can go to work in the bakery from now on. Food and accommodation will be provided, and you can also receive a small amount of pocket money."
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he left without looking back.
There are still many people who need his help. If nothing unexpected happens, the sea in the future will be very turbulent.
Whether it was for the sake of the agreement he made with Borsalino or to abolish the evil Shichibukai system, he had no reason to continue to sit idly by.
Recalling the scene when he first met Borsalino, the middle-aged man couldn't help but force a somewhat ugly smile on his weathered face.
Fujitora Issho, let’s use this name from now on.
In a noisy bar in Nanhai, a bar owner with a conspicuous big hooked nose was staring at the live broadcast screen.
Even in the technologically advanced South China Sea, it is quite unbelievable to relay the live broadcast of the world government without permission.
However, the customers in the bar did not make a fuss at all. In their minds, the owner of this bar seemed to be omnipotent, and no Vegapunk was as powerful as owner Isaac.
"After all these years, the deputy captain finally can't sit still anymore, huhahaha, it just so happens that I can't hold it in any longer either!"
Little Moon Isaac opened the drawer and looked at the photo of all the members of Roger's Pirates placed inside.
The smile on his face gradually became more and more unbridled.
The deputy captain set a good example. Even if Captain Roger comes back to life, it cannot be blamed on him!
"Boss Isaac, what are you so happy about?" A drunk man came over. Only half of his right hand was left, replaced by a prosthesis made of wood and steel.
But even when he was drunk, the prosthesis in his right hand still held the wine glass steadily. It is not difficult to see how high the technical content is.
"I feel good thinking of my old friends! All drinks are free today! No one is allowed to leave until my wine cellar is empty!"
Little Moon Isaac laughed and said that even after nearly twenty years, he still didn't understand what Captain Roger was thinking.
But it doesn’t matter whether you understand it or not, as long as you follow the second captain, you will never go wrong.
"Wow!"
"Hahahaha! That's what you said!"
"Cheers! For Boss Isaac!"
……
The guests cheered one after another. Life was hard for everyone these days, and having free drinks was the best thing that could happen.
In an unknown town in Xihai, a hunchbacked old man wearing sunglasses, with tattoos all over his face, was sitting on a stone pillar, smoking a pipe and quietly watching his old friends on the live broadcast screen.
Even when Rayleigh himself revealed Roger's great secret treasure, the hunchbacked old man's expression did not change at all.
"Ah, twenty years have passed without me noticing. Rayleigh looks like he has only a little gray hair. It's really unfair..."
The old man muttered softly, but he had no intention of seeing his old friend again.
Not everyone is as unable to stand loneliness as little Moon Isaac, or as forced by the situation as Rayleigh and has to choose to stand up.
Twenty years of seclusion were enough to wear away all the ambitions one once had.
Even if he appeared on the battlefield of Marinford now, I think no one would be able to recognize Sparky Jabba who once stood shoulder to shoulder with Rayleigh.
East China Sea, an island floating in the sky.
"Hahahaha! This drama is really great! I'm starting to regret not going with that guy Newgate to make a big scene! If I had known that guy could create such a big scene, I would have been totally acceptable even if he joined forces with Whitebeard!"
Shiki the Golden Lion laughed loudly. Compared to the iron-headed guy in another world line who was obsessed with training violent animals to take revenge on the World Government, but was ultimately defeated shamefully by Straw Hat Luffy.
In this world line with Borsalino, Shiki, who has been defeated repeatedly by Borsalino, has realized that... it is almost impossible to take revenge on the World Government and the Navy with his own strength.
In order to find a way to deal with Borsalino, he contacts Vinsmoke Judge, who is determined to restore the glory of the Germa Kingdom.
Using Germa 66's cloning and bloodline factor technology, he continuously produces and transforms his own clones.
Looking at the clone soldiers in the culture tanks who looked exactly like him when he was young, Shiqi's eyes became more and more fiery.
"It's almost time. When the Golden Lion Legion appears, I will let the whole world know that the era after Roger is called the Golden Lion! Hahahaha!"
Shiqi couldn't help but burst out laughing!
Who would have thought that he, who had disappeared for more than ten years, was actually brewing a power that could make the world tremble.
The only thing that makes Shiki feel regretful is that his clones cannot truly inherit his power. Even with the bloodline factor transformation technology, the strongest clone soldier is only at the level of a naval general.
Moreover, he is not much younger than the guy from Newgate. Seeing Whitebeard fall to Borsalino's hands, Ski felt a little sad while watching the show.
In his opinion, if Whitebeard wasn't so old, there was no way he would have lost to Borsalino.
"Pure gold that keeps you young forever? I want this good stuff too!"
Shiqi has already thought about how his Golden Lion Legion should appear before the world.
There is no more spectacular way to make an appearance than taking away the pure gold from the World Government in front of the Navy!
At the same time, Marshal Sengoku, who was unable to stop that bastard Rayleigh from speaking, was extremely angry. The efforts and sacrifices of countless navy personnel over the past 20 years had been completely in vain because of Rayleigh's words.
There will be more and more scumbags in this sea whose minds are filled with thoughts of the great treasure. It would be fine if they were just going for the treasure, but the key is that most of the pirates will never be able to find Roger's treasure in their entire lives, and they won't even have the chance to set foot in the New World.
But so many pirates will not disappear out of thin air. They will only make a living by attacking and looting civilians, bringing endless trauma and destruction to this ocean.
"That's about it, right? You don't want to stop me any more, do you?"
Seeing that Rayleigh had said everything he should and shouldn't say, Borsalino became a little impatient.
Because of his friendship with the bear, Borsalino chose to let Dorager finish all his tricks.
But if Dorag doesn't know when to quit, the next time we meet it won't be as simple as a beating.
Just as Borsalino had expected, as soon as he finished speaking, the Tyrant Bear took the initiative to make way, and the subtle aura of the bear on its body completely disappeared, returning to the form of the Pacifist prototype.
Seeing this scene, Borsalino's mouth twitched.
He felt sorry for a long time because the bear lost his self after being transformed, but it turned out that this guy was just pretending.
No, that kind of emotionless state of losing oneself is definitely not something that can be faked. No matter how good the disguise is, it cannot fool Vegapunk.
If we rule out the shocking possibility that Vegapunk betrayed the Navy and the World Government, the only explanation is that the Revolutionary Army under Dragon has mastered some technology that even Vegapunk has never seen before.
This may sound incredible, after all, Vegapunk is a genius scientist who is 500 years ahead of current technology.
But if we consider that this guy Dorag has been scheming for so many years, and even Borsalino was tricked by him, it seems that nothing is impossible.
The black technology in the world of pirates is endless. Even Vegapunk cannot be perfect in all areas. What's more, the transformation of pacifists is just a project that Vegapunk is in charge of. The time and energy he can leave for Bear is destined not to be too much.
It is not impossible to use some technology to deceive Vegapunk unintentionally.
Even Borsalino had someone he suspected.
When they first landed on Sky Island to grab the gold, Borsalino did not hide it from Dragon, and even mentioned the deeds of the ancient moon people to him inadvertently.
Maybe Doragh wasn’t capable of reaching the moon.
However, the robotic technology left behind by the ancient moon people can not only be found on the moon.
The similarities between the technology that could give humanity to robots and the technology that could preserve the humanity of the human body when transforming it into a robot were obvious to even Borsalino.
"Nuclear bombs, pure gold, and bears... You've brought a lot of surprises to me, your senior, Drago..."
Borsalino grinned, and he suddenly felt that he had been idle for too long.
Although his strength had not declined, he was a little unhappy with the feeling of always being a step behind.
He has always used various means to trick Dorag, so when will it be Dorag's turn to plot against him?
But since Dorag wants to have a fight with him, Borsalino doesn't mind being a little serious and letting Dorag know that he is always your big brother!
Taking advantage of the opportunity when Pluto Rayleigh attracted the attention of the navy, members of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Revolutionary Army accelerated their evacuation from Marinford.
As long as they can successfully escape to the sea, even if the navy has more warships, it will be difficult to catch up with the pirates who only want to escape.
The navy is well aware of the pirates' thoughts, but the Red Hair Pirates are determined to cover the White Beard Pirates' escape.
If it were a head-on conflict, the Red Hair Pirates, which are at the bottom of the Four Emperors' pirate groups in terms of numbers, would not be able to compete with the elite forces of the Marine Headquarters.
But the goal of the Red Hair Pirates is just to hold back the Navy and make it difficult for the Navy to chase the Whitebeard Pirates.
Therefore, the Navy is now faced with only two choices: if they continue to target the Whitebeard Pirates and the Revolutionary Army, they will be held back by the Red Hair Pirates.
If they wanted to deal with the Red Hair Pirates first, they would have no energy left to stop the Whitebeard Pirates and the Revolutionary Army from escaping.
Of course, the premise of all this is that Borsalino does not interfere. If it was before he was plotted against by Dragon, with Borsalino's character, it is possible that he would have let the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates go.
But now that Dorag wants to play, Borsalino will naturally not be polite to him.
"The twenty-eighth!"
Laki Lu slowly selected suitable prey, and the one he targeted was at least a naval officer.
In front of this top sniper, except for the vice admiral of the headquarters who can withstand it with the help of the armed color domineering, ordinary naval officers will have no way out once they are targeted by him.
'boom! '
As gunshots rang out, another colonel from the headquarters who tried to lead the Marines in a charge fell on the battlefield.
Laki Lu would not deliberately aim at the target's vital points, but the bullet wrapped in armed color domineering itself has extraordinary destructive power. Unless he is lucky enough to be treated in time, the colonel of the headquarters would most likely die.
'boom! '
Another gunshot was heard. Without even looking, one could guess that the naval officer who was shot was most likely dead.
"Thirty! You're still a little behind me..."
Before Jesus Bu could finish his words, his face suddenly changed drastically, and he suddenly raised the "Old Friend" in his hand to block in front of him.
'boom! ’
There was only a flash of light, and the musket wrapped with Armament Haki in Jesus Bu's hand was kicked off, and he himself was kicked hundreds of meters away. The minimum requirement for every top sniper is to be proficient in Observation Haki.
Otherwise, there is no way to pose a threat to those truly strong ones.
However, the person who targeted Jesus Bu this time was Borsalino, who could easily crush Jesus Bu in terms of strength and observation Haki. If Borsalino did not want to reveal too much of his strength, Jesus Bu would probably not even have the chance to use "Old Buddy" to block it.
"Jesus cloth!"
Seeing his companion being attacked, Lachi Lu, who had been doing everything slowly, became anxious and pulled out his gun and shot Borsalino.
No matter how top-notch a sniper is, he cannot avoid his biggest weakness, close combat.
What's more, the opponent is the "naval monster" Borsalino, and no one knows what the current situation of Jesus Bu is.
"Eight-foot beautiful magatama!"
Borsalino would not allow Lachie Lu to attack him. The former 'Monster of the Navy' was best at non-stop attacks to suppress the enemy to death. These big pirates of the Red Hair Pirates were not worthy of such high-level treatment, but they could barely allow Borsalino to vent his unhappy emotions.
Countless dazzling lights lit up, and Lachi Lu suddenly turned around and gave his last smile to his companions in the Red Hair Pirates.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..."
Countless light bullets pierced through Lachie Lu's body in the blink of an eye. Even though he was a top cadre who was ranked among the top five in the Red Hair Pirates, he was still vulnerable when facing the serious Borsalino.
Laki Lu, who was beaten into a hornet's nest, fell on the battlefield with blood all over his body, and he couldn't even leave a word for his companions.
When the pirates of the Red Hair Pirates saw this scene, their eyes immediately turned red. Each of them was invited on board by Shanks, and they were all partners who had fought side by side for several years.
Especially Lachie Lu!
He is also a veteran who has been on the ship since the founding of the Red Hair Pirates. In addition, he has an extremely easy-going personality and can get along with everyone. Sometimes, Lachie Lu's popularity in the Red Hair Pirates is even better than that of the vice-captain Ben Beckman.
Seeing Lachi Lu die at the hands of Borsalino, the pirates of the Red Hair Pirates didn't care about stopping the navy for a moment, and rushed towards Borsalino with roars.
The fastest one was Lyme Jones, who had long yellow hair and a skull-patterned hat.
He took steps similar to the Navy's Six-style Moon Step, swung the staff knife wrapped in lightning from mid-air, and smashed it down hard at Borsalino.
"Thunder Whip!"
Lime Jones attacked in anger!
The power of this attack is enough to break monuments and split rocks. Even a lieutenant general of the headquarters who is proficient in Armament Haki does not dare to withstand it.
"too slow……"
Borsalino's right hand turned dark, and he reached out recklessly to grab Lime Jones's cane knife.
He treated the lightning wrapped around the staff knife as nothing, and with a sudden swing he pulled Lime Jones down from mid-air, smashing him heavily to the ground, with his head bleeding and completely losing consciousness.
The second person who rushed over was the navigator Bendik Snake, who had a red dragon tattoo on the right side of his neck and was wearing sunglasses!
He first kicked Borsalino in the head with an extremely fast kick.
After being avoided by Borsalino by slightly turning his head, he twisted his body 180 degrees in mid-air like an acrobat, drew out his two swords and slashed at Borsalino's chest.
"Swallowtail Slash!"
Originally, the target of this attack should have been the enemy's neck, but Borsalino was three meters tall, so Bendik Snake had to change the target.
‘Clang! ’
However, the result of this attack shocked Bendik Snake greatly. His determined blow landed on Borsalino, but it made a sound of metal clashing... and the palm that was tightly gripping the handle of the knife was numb from the shock.
Although Snake still has a long way to go before he can become a great swordsman, he is still a top swordsman in the Red Hair Pirates and has mastered the "Zhantetsu" skill.
Even if the double swords with armed Haki couldn't kill Borsalino, they shouldn't be unable to cut through his clothes, right?
"If you damage my clothes, you have to pay for it!"
Borsalino casually flicked his finger at Snake's head, and the navigator of the Red Hair Pirates flew back like a cannonball at a speed faster than he had rushed towards him.
"Slashing Roar!"
Roaring Gabu, a man with long, fluffy dark red hair and a mouth full of sharp teeth, got on all fours and roared like a lion.
The sharp sound waves formed a shock wave that could easily tear apart sea kings, and slammed into Borsalino not far away.
"It's so noisy..."
Borsalino gently pointed at Roaring Gabu, and a bright light went straight through Gabu's brain.
There was not even a chance for Gabu to react.
"Kill him!"
"Revenge for everyone!"
"Suffer to death!"
……
Seeing their companions falling one after another at the hands of Borsalino, the pirates from the Red Hair Pirates who arrived one after another went completely berserk and rushed forward to fight Borsalino to the death.
Even though it seemed easy for Borsalino to eliminate several Red Hair Pirates' leaders, if they were given a different opponent, even if Whitebeard was resurrected on the spot, it would be impossible for them to achieve such a one-sided crushing.
"Bullying the minority with the majority? That's too much!"
Borsalino chuckled, and almost visible chakra was released from his body. Before the pirates of the Red Hair Pirates could get close, a huge amount of chakra was transformed into lightning by the Lightning Release Ninjutsu, and bloomed with Borsalino as the center.
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."
As the saying goes, a man with great strength can make bricks fly. Even the copycat version of the Lightning Release Ninjutsu developed by Orochimaru, with an almost endless supply of chakra, released a power that could be called a forbidden technique.
A huge thunder ball with a diameter of more than 100 meters was born in the square of Marinford. The violent thunder could make people feel their hair stand on end even at a distance of dozens of meters.
The lightning release transformed from the huge amount of chakra is incredibly powerful. Even with the strength of the Red Hair Pirates' cadres, they cannot resist such a terrible attack.
The dazzling lightning engulfed dozens of pirates from the Red Hair Pirates in an instant.
Seeing this scene, the remaining pirates of the Red Hair Pirates were shocked and angry, but ultimately they did not dare to go beyond the line.
[Orochimaru: It's unbelievable, such a huge amount of chakra, even the tailed beasts can only have this much! I didn't expect that the defective Lightning Release Ninjutsu could actually exert such amazing power...]
[A passerby who wants to hug Luo Feng’s thigh: What the hell?! When did Mr. Kizaru eat the thunder fruit?! ]
[A passerby who wants to curry favor with Luo Feng: Wait! Was that a lightning ninjutsu just now? ]
[Grayhara Ai: Is this a ninjutsu? The power is really amazing... It seems that I need to consider putting the matter of learning to refine chakra on the agenda. ]
[Tony Stark: Oh! Shit! The new generation of Iron Man suit plans I just completed... Looks like I need to make further revisions...]
[Kobayashi: Well~ As expected of Borsalino-san, you always bring surprises to everyone... By the way, I suddenly don’t want to learn magic anymore. I feel that the ninjutsu provided by Orochimaru-san is more powerful~]
[Fubuki: What an amazing electric shock ability! This move alone is more than enough to deal with even a dragon-level monster! ]
[Xiao Mei: So strong... Could this be the legendary earth-level or even heaven-level fighting skill? ]
……
The barrage of comments in the live broadcast room, which had just been quiet for a short while, became active again. Except for strong people like Orochimaru and Esdeath, most members of the group could not intuitively feel how terrifying Borsalino's strength was before.
After all, even Whitebeard could only fight back to a certain extent in front of Borsalino.
In fact, in the eyes of the friends in the chat group, Borsalino just beat up the children along the way.
On the contrary, it was this kind of spectacular moves that allowed them to have a slightly more intuitive understanding of how powerful Borsalino was.
Not just the friends in the live broadcast room.
Even the navy and pirates who were fighting were attracted by Borsalino's sudden outburst.
Seeing those friends who had been drinking and partying with him yesterday being killed at the hands of Borsalino, Shanks, who could almost be considered the pirate emperor and even the best-tempered among the pirates, also fell into a rage.
"God, get out of the way!"
The angry Shanks forced Akainu back with a single blow.
But before he could rush towards Borsalino, Akainu came back and blocked his way.
"Don't dream! Just watch your men being crushed by the iron fist of justice! Red Hair! Dog Devouring Red Lotus!"
Akainu laughed grimly and retaliated by blasting out the lava dog head without any hesitation.
Ever since the outbreak of the Marineford War, every time he set his sights on a target, there would be some hateful guys popping up to cause trouble for him.
Now it is finally his turn to take revenge. Just now, that bastard Red Hair didn't let him deal with White Beard, and now he will not let Red Hair rescue his companions.
At least at this moment, Akainu suddenly felt that it was not unacceptable to let Borsalino be the Admiral of the Navy. At least Borsalino made him vent his anger!
And if it really comes down to it, whether in terms of seniority, strength or achievements, Borsalino is clearly superior to him. If it weren't for their different ideas, Akainu would not want to compete with Borsalino for the position of the Navy Admiral.
But now, watching Borsalino slaughter the Red Hair Pirates, Akainu couldn't help but recall the back of the "navy monster" he once chased, and for a moment, his thoughts on competing for the position of Navy Admiral faded a lot.
"How terrible! Senior Borsalino seems to be getting serious..."
Aokiji, who was fighting with Dorag on the other side, suddenly spoke up and said that when he first followed Mr. Garp, he envied Dorag for being able to follow Senior Borsalino.
Even when the prestige of the naval hero Garp was at its peak, Borsalino, who became a vice admiral of the headquarters at a young age, was the perfect idol in the eyes of countless naval officers.
Unfortunately, after the conflict with the Celestial Dragons, under the intentional or unintentional suppression of the World Government, Borsalino lost his glory, and his style of doing things also changed from the hatred of evil in the past to the lazy salary thief later.
Sometimes Kuzan himself was not sure whether he became so lazy now because of the influence of the Ice Fruit or because he was unconsciously imitating Senior Borsalino.
"Yeah, that's really bad news..."
Dorag frowned slightly. Although from Borsalino's perspective, Dorag's various plans and calculations were quite unexpected to him, this was all the cards Dorag had accumulated over the years.
Nuclear bombs, pure gold, the robot technology of the ancient moon people, the secret hands in the advancement of the city, and Pluto Rayleigh, who took several years to establish the connection.
So many hidden cards have been revealed!
Even with the addition of the Whitebeard Pirates and the intrusive Red Hair Pirates, they still failed to cause any real damage to the Navy.
Even with Dorag's strong character, he felt more or less regretful at this moment.
And it seems that Senior Borsalino will soon become the Navy Admiral. What's worse is... Senior Borsalino is gradually turning back into the familiar "Navy Monster".
The ruthlessness with which he attacked the Red Hair Pirates was even more brutal than that of Sakaski.
"This guy Borsalino finally didn't disappoint me..."
Marshal Sengoku also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he was a little uneasy when he decided to let Borsalino take over the position of Admiral of the Navy.
Fearing that Borsalino would become the admiral of the navy, he transformed the headquarters of the navy into the Happy Street branch.
Luckily, Borsalino proved his strength by taking out Whitebeard first.
Then he showed no mercy to the Red Hair Pirates, proving his determination.
Such a Borsalino is fully qualified and capable of taking over the position of Admiral of the Navy, and Marshal Sengoku, who is preparing to retreat to the second line, can also be completely relieved.
Even when facing Pluto Rayleigh, he did not have the same momentum as before, wanting to beat this bastard to death.
Even if the Great Pirate Era comes back, what does it matter? Back then, he was able to lead the navy to suppress the so-called Great Pirate Era. Now Borsalino can also lead the navy to completely eliminate pirates!
"This couldn't be worse. Is that guy back again?..."
Rayleigh said with a wry smile that when he was coaxed into going out to sea by that idiot Roger, Borsalino had already become famous on the sea as a rising star in the navy.
During the years when Roger gradually became the Pirate King, in addition to being endlessly pursued by their mortal enemy Garp, the most troublesome thing for Roger's pirate group was encountering the "navy monster" Borsalino.
He single-handedly suppressed the remnants of the Rocks Pirates and eliminated more than a dozen pirates.
Except for the strongest Whitebeard and Shanks who debuted later, all the living pirates have suffered at the hands of Borsalino without exception.
(End of this chapter)