Starting with Kengan beating up the Pirate King

Chapter 26 Rescue
"Colonel Smoker! The people standing on the opposing warship don't look like they're wearing marine uniforms!"

Smoker exhaled a puff of smoke: "Tashigi, you need to get your glasses prescription changed."

Smoker had seen the warship from the moment it appeared on the horizon, and now that the two ships were only a hundred meters apart, he could clearly see every expression on the faces of the three strangers.

He was very unhappy; something really bad had happened!

From the moment Xue wrote that letter with impeccable evidence, Smoker had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but after investigating, he discovered that the East China Sea Navy was indeed rife with corruption, so he didn't think too much about it.

After being advised by Vice Admiral Tsuru, or perhaps prompted by his own inner unease, even though he confirmed through the Den Den Mushi that the transport ship was safe, he still resolutely decided to turn the warship around.

Now that it's confirmed that something really happened, he suddenly had a lot of thoughts running through his mind—how did the other side determine the navy's itinerary? How did they board the G17 transport ship?
There's a mole!
There might be more than one!
Captain Yuki and others may just be part of a plan, perhaps pirates or someone else, using him as a tool!

Smoker was extremely annoyed and waved his hand, saying, "Don't fire! Move the ship closer!"

On the opposing warship, Yu Yaxin's face was bitter. She said, "Oh no, oh no, we're going to get caught. What kind of lousy plan was this, team leader? It's been completely exposed!"

The other two exchanged glances, their expressions also grave. The handsome young man twitched his lips and said, "Brother David, we're on the vast sea, in the middle of nowhere. We don't even know when the guys who're supposed to pick us up will arrive. It seems we'll have to try and deal with them."

“I’ll go first,” the burly man said.

"David is awesome!"

David, whose real name is Zhang Hongwei, is 38 years old. In his youth, he was a hoodlum who built a 'business' with a group of henchmen. Later, he served more than ten years in prison for causing death in a fight. After his release, his parents had passed away in grief. He was filled with regret and could not adapt to the development of modern society, so he signed up to become a volunteer to explore the secret realm.

Although he wanted to change, the spirit of "putting righteousness first" he had in his youth still influenced him. When trouble arose, he was more willing to be the first to step forward.

With a splash, he leaped into the sea, his hands churning the waves like propellers, and swam swiftly toward the warship where Smoker was.

The handsome young man's eyes twitched. "Wait, you're not handsome at all, are you, David?"

He shook his head, took a few steps back, and said, "Sister Yu, you're probably not good at fighting. Step back a bit and watch our performance."

As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed forward, lightly leaping onto the foreboard of the deck. With a powerful push, he soared into the air, tracing a graceful arc as he flew towards the warship, which was still thirty or forty meters away from him!

The handsome young man, whose real name is Zhuang Lingyun, is a professional extreme sports enthusiast. He is skilled in various extreme sports such as parkour and rock climbing. He participated in the secret realm exploration in order to pursue extreme thrills. The improvement in his physical fitness over the past year has given him a great deal of enjoyment.

Thrilling extreme jumps from cliff tops and mountain peaks.

The fear of deep-sea diving without equipment.

Dancing on the edge of a sword while fighting pirates.

He enjoyed the feeling and developed a superhuman physique through pushing his limits!
"Colonel Smoker, watch out!!"

His figure swept through the air for more than thirty meters. Amid the exclamations of the marines, his hands precisely gripped the side of the ship. Using the momentum, he swung around, his legs aimed straight at Smoker's neck.

"Take care of the leader first...wait?"

The swift movement didn't touch anything; to Zhuang Lingyun's astonishment, the spot he kicked turned into white smoke.

Before he could react, Smoker's large, leather-gloved hand gripped his face and pressed down hard.

bang——

Zhuang Lingyun's head was pierced by the deck, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and he fell into a coma without uttering a sound!

Not far away, Zhang Hongwei, who had just climbed onto the warship, paused for a moment, punched two marines away, and rushed towards Smoker to rescue Zhuang Lingyun.

Smoker took off his weapon, the Jitte, from his back and impatiently struck Zhang Hongwei with it, sending him flying back into the sea.

"Fire it up and tie it up."

Smoker gave the order to the marines, then transformed into smoke and floated to the opposite ship.

Facing the tall, fierce Smoker before her, Yu Yaxin's legs went weak, and she almost sat down on the ground: Is this how you perform?!
"Are you pirates?" Smoker asked directly. "Who is your inside man?"

An ordinary person, when questioned like this in a state of panic, might give themselves away. Fortunately, Yu Yaxin was a psychologist. She gave a stiff smile and said, "My lord, I... I'm just a hypnotist who was kidnapped by them. I don't know anything!"

"Hypnotist?"

Yu Yaxin took out her pocket watch: "Yes, just like this, look at this pocket watch..." Curiosity is one of the greatest driving forces of human activity; no one can suppress their curiosity!

The pocket watch swayed slowly, and the mushroom on her chin emitted strange energy fluctuations, causing Smoker's eyes to move: "Sleep, sleep..."

Snapped--

Smoker snatched the pocket watch and crushed it.

"Hmph, a circus trick."

Yu Yaxin felt like she needed to pee.

"Colonel Smoker?" Fortunately, a weak voice came to her rescue. Zhou Yingxiong, his face swollen and bruised, weakly walked out of the boat, saying, "Thank goodness you've come. I'm so sorry for my dereliction of duty!"

Smoker turned to him: "Captain Arthur? What happened?"

"I don't know either," Zhou Yingxiong replied weakly. "I don't know when or where these three people boarded the ship. After I finished my call with you, I was ambushed and knocked unconscious by two of them. I only just woke up."

Zhou Yingxiong cursed inwardly as he felt Smoker's scrutinizing gaze fall upon him.

The operation has been a complete failure, Long Qi!
They had actually considered the worst-case scenario: that their operation would be discovered and they would be captured by Smoker. In that case, he would personally hide, launch a sneak attack, defeat Smoker, leave the Navy, and become the leader of the explorers who would join the pirate side.

But after witnessing Zhang Hongwei, Zhuang Lingyun, and Smoker's fight through the window, he completely abandoned that idea.

The naval captain in front of me is so strong he's like a monster. He seems to be a user of some kind of Devil Fruit. He's completely different from the original Captain Robinson in Loguetown!

As the elite soldier of the Mist Star Military Command, he had developed an astonishingly powerful physique after a year of training. Even if he was hiding some of it, he was close to being promoted to the rank of Navy Lieutenant Commander. If it were Colonel Robinson, who was caught off guard, he would definitely win.

But facing Smoker, he felt his chances of winning were probably zero.

'I must be a suspect, but thankfully those two bastards beat me up pretty badly. For now, I just have to fool them and find a way to escape and rescue the three of them,' Zhou Yingxiong thought to himself. 'And Jiang Xue, I hope she'll be quick-witted.'

"Colonel Smoker, tie him up!"

The two warships had already boarded each other. Tashigi jumped over from the other warship and asked with concern, "Captain Arthur, are you alright?"

Zhou Yingxiong felt that he was really wrong to dislike this impulsive girl before. With her words, he should be able to get through this hurdle for now!
He managed to say with difficulty, "I'm fine," and sure enough, Smoker chimed in, "Go and rest, Captain Arthur. We'll talk about the dereliction of duty later. Tashigi, tie this woman up too."

"Yes!"

Yu Yaxin had almost no hand-to-hand combat skills and knew that she could only surrender now. As long as the deputy team leader was alright, there might still be a chance to escape.

Just as she was being tied up, shouts from marines suddenly came from the Smoker warship:
"Colonel Smoker! A ship is approaching at 11 o'clock, it's a cargo ship!"

Zhou Yingxiong's heart skipped a beat. Was it Guan Yi?

Yes, judging by the time, he should be here soon. You better be smart, kid. If you see this situation, pretend to be an ordinary merchant and try to get away with it!
He leaned on the mast and looked out at the cargo ship in the distance. He saw a man standing on the deck of the cargo ship that was approaching the two warships in a straight line.

A strangely dressed person.

His entire body was covered by a large cloak, and his face was tightly wrapped with a mask, covering himself up completely, with almost no part of his body exposed except for his eyes!
It doesn't look normal.

Tashigi recognized him immediately: "Colonel Smoker, that must be one of their accomplices!"

Smoker chuckled. "A contact? That makes sense. To move valuables, you need a ship. This disguise—is it to avoid being recognized? Foolish petty thief, you've written your nefarious intentions all over your body!"

Zhou Yingxiong was dumbfounded: "..."

Seriously, are you out of your mind?!
On the distant cargo ship, Guan Yi tucked in the corner of his clothes again to make sure that his figure and face were not exposed.

Did something really happen? Luckily, I prepared this outfit in advance.

Smoker is no idiot.

But for my 19 billion Berry, it looks like I'll have to fight this old smoker!

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(End of this chapter)