Chapter 422 Confrontation
It didn't take long for the Dog-Headed Warship to pick up the marine who was stalking it. It was this marine's life paper that was used. This marine was not an ordinary person either, but a devil fruit user, who was very suitable for the stalking position.
The island where Barrett was located could be seen from the surveillance point. The two warships were a large target and were discovered by the pirates on guard on the island. However, with Barrett's arrogant mentality, he probably wouldn't run away.
In fact, this was true. The pirate on guard reported to Barrett the news that the navy had caught up again. Barrett did not take it seriously and continued to sit there eating meat. He had long wanted to kill the navy who had been following him and harassing him. This time, the navy taking the initiative to find him was just what he wanted. It was very annoying to have a little tail following him!
"Boss! There are more than just the two rear admirals coming this time! There are two warships on the sea, one of which looks like the dog-headed warship of old man Garp. It is probably the helper found by the two rear admirals! They are naval heroes! Let's get out of here quickly! Boss!"
Seeing Barrett's indifferent look, the pirate on guard could only tell his guess. Although he saw two warships on the sea, the distance was not close.
Moreover, the larger warship was blocked behind, revealing part of the bow. He looked like a dog's head. Although he was not sure, what if? He did not want to face an enemy like Garp, who was a legendary navy famous throughout the sea. It was not shameful to run away from Garp.
"Oh! Is it Garp who's here this time? No wonder he dared to come to me! You don't have to be afraid, he's just an old man. Leave Garp to me. You just need to hold back the other navy men. I'll deal with them after I've dealt with Garp!"
Barrett's tone changed from surprise to slightly excitement. He even dared to challenge Roger, so the navy hero Garp was naturally no problem.
When he was on Roger's ship, he often fought with the navy led by Garp. Although Garp's opponent had always been Captain Roger, the destructive power of the battle between the two was very great. Generally, they would stay away from everyone else, and he had no chance to fight Garp.
But his opponent is not an unknown person, either Aokiji or Akainu. This time he can finally fight Captain Roger's mortal enemy. As long as he defeats Garp, who is tied with the captain, wouldn't it prove that he is stronger than Captain Roger? So Barrett is very excited.
Barrett is not only strong himself, but his subordinates are also not weak. The weak ones either become cannon fodder or are captured by the navy. He has several good fighters under his command who are no weaker than the vice admirals of the navy headquarters.
Although Barrett's subordinates are not as strong as the Sea Emperor, they can still be compared with the subordinates of Doflamingo, one of the later Shichibukai. This is why Barrett is confident that his subordinates can hold back Gion and Kake.
"Boss! We can hold off the two rear admirals without any problem, but if Garp comes, will he also bring the vice admirals from the Navy Headquarters? We should still be prepared to retreat, right?"
Another pirate with the strength of a vice admiral in the headquarters of the navy said that he did not believe that he was the only strong man on the warship of the navy hero, and it was possible that he could bring several vice admirals and major generals.
Although Garp is only a vice admiral of the Marine Headquarters, his status in the Navy is the same as that of an admiral, or even higher. Garp could have become an admiral, but because he did not want to be controlled by the Celestial Dragons, he refused several times.
If there is an important mission in the navy, it is impossible that he is the only high-end combat force. Mid-range combat force is also very important. If Vic and Rebecca were not on the Garp ship this time, Sengoku would definitely appoint a few vice admirals from the headquarters to follow.
The scale can be referred to when Ichisho led his men to Tokushima. At that time, he was followed by several vice admirals, so the pirate who spoke still has some brains. Although there is no vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters on Garp's ship, there is a Vic who is superior to the vice admiral.
"No need, don't you understand my abilities? Even if they come with more people, it will be useless. Just look at how I crush them!"
Barrett clenched his fist confidently, crushing the bones in his hand and causing the flesh on the front of the bones to fall to the ground.
He just wanted to have a good fight with Garp now. As long as he was invincible, he wouldn't feel sad if his little brother died. Escape? What a joke! That's not his style. So what if the hero of the navy came!
The brothers have seen Barrett's abilities, and they are indeed very powerful and unstoppable. Even with more people, they won't be of much use.
Moreover, Barrett has never lost a battle since he became their boss. Seeing how confident he is, the younger brothers stopped talking and dared not say anything more.
Barrett is not a good-tempered person. Several people who disobeyed orders have been killed by him. After Barrett finished speaking, they had already taken action and were making preparations for the war.
Barrett and his men were not far from the coast. It was a small uninhabited island. Soon they saw two approaching warships, but the warships did not approach the island directly.
Generally, islands have a slope extending into the sea, which is called a beach. Without human intervention, large ships will run aground if they approach.
But it would be different if there were no man-made docks. Obviously there were none here, so the warships did not approach, but only used small boats to carry some people ashore. As for people like Vic who knew six styles, they flew directly to the island.
Garp, Vic, Gion and the others landed first, and did not wait for the soldiers to board the boat. There were quite a few people in their group, including Garp and Bogart, Vic's small group, plus Gion and Kake.
This team of nine people already possessed the high-end combat power of a royal group. They landed not far away from Barrett's group. The two groups instantly formed an opposing trend and the battle was about to break out.
"Garp! Vic! Kake! Gion! Very good, very good, we can have a good fight this time! Hahahaha!"
Barrett recognized the now famous Vic, and he was even more impressed by Gion and Kake who had been pestering him for several months. As for Garp, there was no need to mention it either. There were many people he didn't know on the sea, and seeing such a lineup, he was not afraid but excited. He was indeed a born battle maniac.
"Barrett! You were once a brat, but now you have become a scourge on the sea. I will lead the team this time, so don't even think about leaving. This will be your last place of freedom!"
Garp spoke first, obviously recalling Barrett's old experience on Roger's ship, but he was determined to send Barrett to Impel Down.
"Hahaha! I won't run away. If you can stay with me, just give it a try. I've long wanted to experience the combat power of the navy heroes.
"To be compared with Captain Roger, I will show you the result of my years of hard work! I have defeated you! The next one is Whitebeard! I will trample you one by one! Hahaha!"
Barrett laughed, showing his two rows of white teeth, his eyes full of aggression. He glanced at the nine people in front of him, and finally stopped his gaze on Garp.
Barrett is a man who admires the strong. After defeating someone, he will move on to the next target. If he fails to defeat the opponent, he will continue to practice and try again until he defeats the opponent.
If he encounters a navy that he cannot defeat, he will not retreat. It doesn't matter if he is captured. As long as he survives, he will continue to practice and become stronger in any environment!