One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

bang~

A giant hand suddenly appeared, gripping the ground tightly. The next second, a huge black shadow rose from the pit and crashed to the ground, causing the earth to tremble once more.

"Kid, you're the one who beat up Jack yesterday?"

Carl, without batting an eye, said, "Jack? He's still alive? He's really tough! I thought he was dead! What, getting revenge for your little brother?"

Damn, this kid's got some nerve!

"How arrogant! You're just a vice admiral, and instead of running away from me, you dare to provoke me! You really are..."

As Kaido was speaking, he suddenly pulled out a large black club from behind his back and struck Karl without saying a word.

He shouted, "Thunderous Eight Trigrams!!!"

Well, this is probably Kaido's way of greeting people—no hesitation, just a direct shove at Karl's head.

"Blessing of Holy Light!"

"Elbaf's Spear·Powerful Country!!!"

Karl instantly applied the Holy Light buff to his allies, and then used the Giant's Secret Technique without hesitation, otherwise he might not have been able to withstand that blow.

bang~

The knife and the stick collided violently, and a powerful shockwave erupted instantly.

"Oh ho ho ho~ Not bad! Kid, but you think you can defeat me so easily? Ooh ho ho ho ah ho ah ah ah!!"

With a roar, Kaido suddenly exerted his strength, and the force from his spiked club intensified. Karl's neck veins bulged as he tried with all his might to withstand the pressure from Kaido, but he still failed. The difference in their physical abilities was simply too great!

bang~

The moment Karl relaxed his guard, the spiked club cleanly and decisively sent him flying. Fortunately, the Raven blocked the attack and the Armored Iron Block provided him with super strong defense; otherwise, he would have at least suffered some injuries.

Thump~

"Karl! Are you alright?"

Karl, covered in dust, got up from the ground, dusted himself off, and a faint white light emanated from his body.

"It's alright, this attack is still within our tolerance range."

Seeing Karl's aura instantly return to its peak, Kaido laughed happily, "Hey kid, why don't you quit being a Marine and join the Beasts Pirates! Our Beasts Pirates need someone like you!"

"Really? Can I become the governor directly?"

"Kid, don't push your luck!!" Kaido glared fiercely at Karl, raising his spiked club to threaten him. He knew Karl couldn't possibly join the Beasts Pirates, since he was a Marine.

But what if?

"You were the one who went shameless first!"

"Hmph! You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences, Vajra Bell!!!"

Kaido suddenly leaped up, gripped his spiked club with both hands, spun 180 degrees in mid-air, and slammed it down on Karl's head.

"One-Sword Style: Golden Light Slash!"

shuh~

Gion instantly appeared in front of Karl, shielding him from Kaido's attack: "Kaido, have you forgotten that I'm still here!"

"Hmph~ A bunch of ants! Come at me all at once, or I'll get really bored."

Karl patted Gion on the shoulder and said softly, "Gion-neechan, you'll cover for me while I take the lead in attacking."

"you sure?"

Karl smiled and said, "I'm sure, after all, this is my first time facing Kaido head-on!"

"Alright, be careful and don't push yourself!"

Kaido watched the two of them whispering sweet nothings to each other and couldn't help but scratch his head. Was his presence really that insignificant?

"Die to me!!!"

"The Spear of Elbaf - Overlord!!!"

After a brief charge, Karl unleashed his full power, slashing out with the raven. A massive flying slash, hundreds of meters wide, instantly engulfed Kaido.

Without a second thought, Kaido straightened his chest, proudly using his body to block Karl's attack, and then...

"Ouch! It hurts so much!"

Chapter 131 Quickly Call for People

Before that slash came, Kaido never imagined that Karl would possess such power.

The Elbaf Gun, that woman Lingling also uses it often, but after all, she's a woman on equal footing with him. And Karl? A vice admiral.

They weren't even qualified to fight me when we first met, but now they've given me a profound lesson.

From the shoulder blade to the waist and abdomen, there was a gruesome wound nearly three meters long, from which blood gushed uncontrollably.

"Kaido, what do you think of this move?"

Kaido suddenly looked at Karl and grinned.

"Oh ho ho ho~ Looks like I underestimated you, but that's all. Don't forget, I'm Kaido of the Beasts!!!"

After a loud roar, Kaido charged toward Karl, his spiked club in hand. His mountain-like body quickly closed the distance to Karl, causing the pebbles on the ground to tremble.

From that moment on, Kaido regarded Karl as a worthy opponent, but he firmly believed that he would be the one to win.

As long as naval support doesn't arrive too quickly...

"Gion-nee, as I just said..." Then Karl drew Shusui, wielding Raven in one hand and Shusui in the other, the dual-wielding swordsman Karl was here!

Naval Headquarters, Marshal's Office.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku! Emergency! Kaido of the Beasts has invaded G-10 Base! Vice Admiral Momousagi and Vice Admiral Karl are currently fighting Kaido. The situation is critical, and we urgently need reinforcements!"

Sengoku slammed his fist on the table and stood up abruptly: "What? How could it be Kaido? Is he alone?"

"According to the information sent by Captain Nelson, there is only Kaido."

"Nelson, Karl's adjutant? I understand. Send a message to Nelson immediately: Rescue is on its way! Karl and Gion must hold out until reinforcements arrive!"

"Yes!"

Sengoku then immediately picked up the Den Den Mushi, preparing to notify the nearby naval base to send reinforcements, but then thought better of it, since it was Kaido and they had to send high-level combatants.

"Akainu, you're in the North Blue now, right?"

"Yes, is there something you need?"

"Kaido has attacked G-10 base. Gion and Karl are fighting Kaido. You need to get to G-10 base as soon as possible to support Karl!"

Akainu glanced coldly at the pirate ship not far away and said in a deep voice, "Understood, but I may need some time. What about Kizaru? Why didn't you send him?"

"I will inform him later."

Akainu grunted, hung up the phone, and stared emotionlessly at the pirate ship fleeing frantically ahead: "Meteor Volcano!!!"

Lava rained down, mercilessly destroying the pirate ship and turning it into fragments that drifted across the sea. The warships sped off towards the New World.

After Sengoku contacted Akainu, who was closest to him, he immediately went to find Kizaru, but he couldn't get in touch with him no matter what he tried.

"That Kizaru, why can't I find him at this crucial moment? Tsk, I almost forgot, he's at the Navy Science Unit cooperating on experiments, so we won't be able to contact him for a while..."

With no other option, Sengoku had to go find Garp. After hearing that the Red-Haired Pirates had suffered heavy losses, Garp had gone off to hunt them down. Since Sengoku couldn't catch them anyway, he figured he might as well go help Garp first!

G-10 base.

Karl is engaged in a fierce battle with Kaido, and powerful shockwaves erupt from time to time.

Kaido's chest injury has slowly healed over time, and now there is no trace of the injury he once had; his recovery ability is terrifying.

Anyway, Karl is having a real headache. Jack was the same way last time, but Jack is nowhere near as good as Kaido.

Karl could easily defeat Jack, but as for Kaido, let's not even say they were evenly matched; he could only barely hold his own.

I managed to slash him a few times, but he recovered after a while. It's so unfair!

"Thunder gossip!"

Bang! The blow landed squarely on Karl's chest, causing him to cough up blood and fly backward. Gion immediately took over the battle, preventing Kaido from delivering the fatal blow.

"Damn, that really hurts!"

Karl grimaced, clutching his chest, trembling as he gathered white holy light and channeled it into his body.

The purification instantly restored Karl's physical condition to its peak, removing the negative effects of his "injury".

Seeing Gion locked in a fierce battle with Kaido, Karl took the opportunity to catch his breath and gather golden holy light.

"Weapon Blessing".

The golden holy light instantly merged into the blades of Qiushui and Leiyu, and the blades were filled with a golden halo, roughly equivalent to a +12 light effect in the game "Dungeon Fighter Online".

Raven: What about me? Huh?

Let's put the raven out of the picture for now and let it rest; after all, it's a "living being."

Ten minutes later, Karl's strength had returned to its peak, so he immediately called out, "Gion-nee, let me do it! You rest for a while!"