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

Thus, the Giant of Light and the Rubber Giant, positioned on either side, distracted Barrett, while the others joined forces to attack and damage Barrett's shoulder joint.

Barrett revealed a ferocious smile in the space above the black beast's head, releasing a vast expanse of Armament Haki that covered the upper body of the black beast.

"Come on! Come on! Let me kill you all at once!!!"

"The Ultimate Cannon!!!"

Chapter 392 Bonus Chapter: Adventurers' Expo - End

Black Beast swung his right fist, a deep purple aura swirling around his entire left arm. Shockingly, Barrett's Armament Haki could completely cover such a massive body, and even display the characteristics of Ryuo.

The rubber giant Luffy's eyes widened in disbelief, and he took several steps back as a sign of respect.

"Danger! Everyone get out of the way!!!"

Even without Luffy saying it, everyone knows that if Karl had taken that solid punch, he probably wouldn't have survived.

On the left, Karl advanced instead of retreating, conjuring a greatsword of holy light before leaping onto the black beast's left shoulder. Karl then decided that a direct strike wouldn't be powerful enough, so he flew into the sky and raised the greatsword of holy light high.

"Holy Light - Judgment!!!"

Normally, Carl doesn't really shout out the names of his moves, after all, he's past the age of being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur). But lately, he's been playing too much card games with Hancock and Ain, and he feels like he has to shout them out for everything, otherwise he just doesn't feel right!

The moment Karl shouted out the name of the move, the Holy Light Giant released a strong golden flash. Even Barrett, who was inside the Black Beast, subconsciously closed his eyes to avoid the dazzling light.

The next moment, the giant sword in the hand of the Holy Light Giant began to grow larger and longer, until it became a great sword that was nearly 400 meters long.

shuh~

"Ahhhh!"

The black beast let out a painful roar. The others looked closely and saw that Karl's Holy Light Greatsword had vanished, but the black beast's left arm was now empty. The severed left arm fell heavily onto the island with a deafening sound.

Shanks' eyes lit up, and he roared at the crowd, "Strike while the iron is hot! Let's pin his right arm down! Luffy, use your strongest move to knock that Bullet out of there!!!"

Luffy nodded vigorously, then crouched down and leaped into the sky, disappearing into the clouds.

Upon seeing this, the others immediately rushed towards Barrett's right arm, unleashing their respective special moves.

"Flame Dragon King - Dragon's Breath!"

"Ghostly Aura, Nine-Sword Style, Asura, Sword Draw, Play of the Dead!!!"

"Demon's Wind Kick - Beef Burst!!!"

Shanks gripped his sword tightly, took a deep breath, and whispered, "God's Evasion!"

Flames, flying slashes, footwork... engulfed the black beast's right shoulder, and a large amount of amethyst shattered and scattered, on the verge of falling apart.

"Impossible! Impossible!!!" Barrett roared in disbelief, making a final struggle.

The black beast's right arm emitted a purple aura, blasting Sabo and the others away. It then quickly charged up its power, preparing to unleash its ultimate giant cannon.

However, the sky suddenly turned dark.

In the clouds, the rubber giant "pulled" a giant, fiery fist with a diameter of over a thousand meters that was constantly spinning, pushing aside the surrounding clouds to appear before everyone.

"Rubber Super Giant Ape God Gun!!!"

Barrett's eyes widened as he stared at the approaching fist in the sky, his face suddenly darkening.

"Come on! Let me see what kind of power the Pirate King will possess after Roger!!!"

Barrett mustered all his remaining strength to strengthen his right arm; this was his last gamble!

"Ultimate God-Slaying Cannon!!"

Everyone present gaped, forgot to breathe, and stared intently as Luffy's Monkey God Spear clashed with Bullet's God-Slaying Cannon.

Boom! Bang!

Huhuhuhu~

A fierce wind howled, and shockwaves swept across the entire island, tearing off another layer of the ground.

Barrett's fist and Luffy's fist were locked in a stalemate. However, after a short while, Barrett's right arm began to glow red, and spiderweb-like cracks began to spread rapidly from his fist to his body.

"Do not!!!"

In Barrett's desperate gaze, his right fist was shattered, followed by his wrist, arm, until only his upper body remained.

However, Luffy's Monkey God Spear wouldn't stop there; the massive fist that blotted out the sky crashed into the black beast's head like a meteor.

With a muffled thud, the Black Beast's head shattered, and Barrett's catapult robot was destroyed, leaving Barrett completely exposed to Luffy's Monkey God Spear.

Thump~ It's all over....

......

"What incredible vitality! To still be breathing despite such injuries, tsk tsk tsk, truly worthy of being a descendant of the devil."

Shanks silently watched Barrett roll his eyes, then turned to Karl beside him: "Are you Navy planning to lock him up in Impel Down?"

Karl shook his head: "Such a dangerous being no longer needs to remain in Impel Down, so..."

shuh~

Carl beheaded Barrett, retrieved the raven, and said to Shanks, "You were once in the same boat, so you can handle his funeral arrangements. I'm too lazy to call Penn over again; he's quite busy too."

Shanks took a deep breath and said with a touch of emotion, "Yes! We were once in the same boat." After saying that, Shanks turned to look at the lifeless island and nodded.

Let's make this his grave!

One day later, the Thousand Sunny.

"Mr. Carl, I heard that Sister Hancock and Sister Ain have given birth. When can I see your child? By the way, is it a boy or a girl?"

Karl downed his drink in one gulp, then patted Nami's head: "Hancock has a daughter, and Ain has a son. They're still young, but you'll have the chance to meet them later."

Nami pouted, seemingly disappointed. Karl, noticing this, turned to Zoro, who was silently drinking, and asked, "Zoro, are you really not going to challenge me? The chances are only getting fewer!"

Zoro wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth and calmly said, "I was originally going to challenge you, but now it seems that there is still a big gap between us. I will not challenge you until I am absolutely certain of my victory."

Karl smiled and shook his head: "Whatever. Anyway, you're one of the world's top swordsmen now. Apart from me and Hawkeye, no one should be able to defeat you in swordsmanship."

"If you want to reach the top, go find Hawkeye! From today onwards, he is the world's greatest swordsman."

Zoro was taken aback: "What? Could it be that you're planning to...?"

The others also looked at Karl with curiosity.

Karl nodded slightly: "You guessed right, I'm now in a semi-retired state. After serving in the Navy for more than ten years, it's time for me to enjoy my life."

"From now on, unless there is a crisis of naval annihilation, you should not hear any more news about me on the high seas."

Robin looked at Karl with a wandering gaze, and asked with some confusion, "Why? You're still very young, aren't you?"

Nami and Chopper nodded quickly: "Yeah, yeah! You haven't changed at all, have you?"

Karl chuckled lightly: "I'm just getting a little tired of it. Maybe the next time you see me, I'll be an adventurer just like you?"

Straw Hat crew: "Huh?!"

Chapter 393 Bonus Chapter: Ten Years Later

In the year 1533 of the Sea Calendar, the People's United Government became a member state of the Women's Kingdom.

A 1-meter-tall boy sniffed and cautiously looked around. After confirming that everything was alright, he turned to the little girl next to him and said, "Sister Liana, there's no one here, but do we really have to go out? Dad said that the White Sea is very dangerous."

Liana pouted: "El, aren't you scared? I thought you were a real man!"

El blushed and patted his chest, saying, "How could that be? I've always trained with Father as my goal! Don't forget, you've never hit me!"

Liana made a face: "Shame on you! What's so great about beating me? If you're so capable, go hunt a Sky Shark, then I'll admit you're amazing!"

"Go and go!"

"Are you going?"

"Don't stop me, I'm going right now!"

"I didn't stop you!"

Just as the two little ones were arguing fiercely, they suddenly felt their feet slip and a large hand lift them up by the neck.

"You two little rascals, how dare you sneak out behind our backs! If Maria hadn't told me, you might have actually gotten away! Tell me, who led the way?"

"Him!" "She!"

The two little radish heads shouted in unison, then stared at each other in silence for a long time.

"Damn it! You're slandering me! You were the one who encouraged me to go to Kukai's place!"

"What? I only made a suggestion, you..."

Carl sighed helplessly, picked up the two little ones on either side of him, and kissed them both: "Alright, alright, stop arguing, you're driving my head crazy."

The two little ones each snorted coldly and turned their heads away from each other.

"Do you really want to get out of here that badly?"

Liana looked at Karl with delight and nodded frantically: "Yes, yes, Daddy, the Kingdom of Women is great, but I've been to every place here. We still know very little about Qinghai. Please take us down there to explore!"

"Yes, yes, me too!"