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

One of the henchmen slid right up to Karl and knelt down with a thud: "Take me with you! I need to go to Impel Down, this place is haunted!"

"It's okay, it's okay, you don't need to be afraid in a moment!"

The raven on Karl's shoulder cawed and transformed into a sharp blade, slicing across the pirate's throat and splattering a pool of bright red blood.

"The Navy! The Navy is coming!"

"Forget about them! Kill this damn navy guy first!!!"

Karl smiled slightly, holding the raven in one hand as he slowly walked towards the group of pirates.

A few minutes later, the only person left standing on the pirate ship was Roach Thompson, but even he had his hands cut off by Karl.

For this group of people who tortured and killed civilians and raped women, Karl was already very merciful; at least they died peacefully.

After giving Roach a Holy Light Bullet to prevent him from dying from blood loss, he was tied up.

“Nelson, throw him in jail.”

"Yes, sir!"

Nelson saluted excitedly, marveling at how strong Colonel Karl was. This was a pirate crew with a total bounty of around 140 million! Colonel Karl could easily take them down by himself.

The process was a bit bloody, but for the pirates, this was the fate they deserved.

Absalom, who was observing from the sidelines, was so scared he almost wet himself. He didn't dare to make a sound, afraid of being discovered by this naval killer.

This man is even more terrifying than Hogback; he's a ruthless killer.

"No, I must go back as soon as possible and tell my master this news. This navy is too strong; I can't beat them!"

So Absalom tiptoed through the corpses, thinking he was disguising himself well, but Karl's Observation Haki detected everything, though he pretended not to see it.

"Hahaha, the navy didn't notice! My ability is so useful!"

Absalom was overjoyed and ran eagerly toward the terror ship.

"Colonel, Roach has been locked up. What do we do next?"

Karl smiled as he looked at the Thriller Bark in front of him and said, "A pirate tried to ambush me but failed and escaped. Go and gather some men; let's go in and take a look!"

Yes, that's a good reason. This way, even if Moria confronts him face to face, he'll have something to say.

Nelson stared at Karl with a bewildered expression. "How could a pirate escape from your grasp?"

Chapter 51 Zombie Attack

"Master! It's terrible, Master! That navy is too strong! In the blink of an eye, they wiped out all our prey!"

Moria, who had been dozing in his chair, suddenly opened his eyes: "What? What's that navy officer's name? Is he a vice admiral?"

"No, I heard them say it was a colonel."

Moria grinned: "Hehehe~ That's great! I never thought a mere Marine captain could so easily wipe out a pirate crew with a total bounty of over 1 million. Just how strong must his shadow be!"

"With him, my plan can finally come to fruition!"

Absalom scratched his head, still a little shaken: "But, Master, that Marine is really powerful. Maybe we shouldn't cause him any trouble! After all, you are one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

This reminded Moria that, according to his agreement with the World Government, he was not allowed to attack the Navy, but it wasn't a big problem.

After all, this is the Devil's Triangle! Accidents are bound to happen...it's normal. We just need to turn all these marines into zombies!

How can we let the materials delivered to our doorstep get away!

"Abu, go and tell Hogback to get ready. You and Perona, take the zombies and deal with the other marines. As for that naval captain, I'll handle him myself!"

"It's the master!"

"Wait a moment!"

Absalom quickly turned to Moria: "Master, is there anything else?"

"Abu, how powerful is that colonel?"

"I don't know. I only saw a flash of light, and then a bunch of pirates died. Yeah, that marine's swordsmanship was really strong; he could unleash... you know..."

"Flying Slash?"

Abu nodded repeatedly: "Ah, yes, yes, that's it. It's terrifying! It can even cut through steel. Luckily, I dodged quickly, or I would have been cut in two too."

"Okay, I got it, go on!" "Okay!"

After Absalom left, Moria touched his "neck" (forgive him for not having a chin): "Flying Slash, Swordsman? That's a bit tricky!"

"However, he is still no match for me when faced with my invincible abilities, hehehehe!"

The terrifying laughter startled a swarm of bats, and the empty castle gradually returned to silence.

"His shadow would also be quite suitable for the swordsman Ryuma Zombie. Sigh~ What a pity. Let's give it to Oz! Such a powerful shadow shouldn't be wasted."

......

"Colonel, this place is so eerie! Could it really be haunted?"

Nelson gripped his military knife tightly, his voice trembling. After entering through the gate, there was only a one-way street leading downwards. The road ahead was dark and gloomy, and the ground was littered with corpses.

Who wouldn't shudder after seeing this?

"Relax! They're just some corpses, what's there to be afraid of? Have you ever seen me afraid?"

"Besides, there are so many of us, what are we afraid of? Are you scared?"

Nelson shook his head, trying to appear calm: "I'm not afraid!"

Carl patted his deputy on the shoulder with satisfaction, saying, "I love your stubbornness and willingness to suffer for it."

"roar~"

From the darkness ahead came a faint, low growl, which sounded particularly eerie in the gloomy environment.

Nelson quickly raised his gun and pointed it forward: "Colonel, there seems to be some monster making noises up ahead!"

"Raven, go and take a look!"

The raven on Karl's shoulder flapped its wings and flew forward, and after a while...

"Roar!! Woof woof woof! Awooo!"

A loud roar came from the passage, like a wolf howling, a dog barking, and the sound of running.

A raven flew towards Karl from the passage ahead, followed by a huge monster.

"Three, three heads! It's Cerberus, the legendary gatekeeper of Hell!"

Carl chuckled when he saw the fox head; it was just as he had imagined.

The raven transformed into a longsword in mid-air, landing perfectly in Karl's hand, who then slashed forward with it.

"One-Sword Style: Severing Jade!"

"Ow!!!"

The three-headed dog in front of them slammed its head into the ground with a thud, its body splitting in two, leaving the navy behind Karl in shock.

"See that? There's nothing to be afraid of! Don't scare yourself. We're the Navy, and the Navy fears nothing!"

"Colonel Carl is right! We are the Navy! We fear nothing!"

In this way, most of the fear in the hearts of the naval officers and soldiers dissipated. With Captain Karl around, what did they have to be afraid of?

"keep going!"

Soon, the group emerged from the passage and were greeted by a cemetery with messy tombstones and protruding graves everywhere, giving it a bit of a horror movie feel.

"Oh!"

Bang~Puff!

Pale arms emerged from the graveyard, followed by emaciated heads and bodies, until they were fully grown, their eyes lifeless as they stared at Karl and the others.

"Is this a zombie? Nelson, shoot it!"

"Yes!"

Suppressing his fear, Nelson aimed at the head of one of the zombies and pulled the trigger.

"boom!"

The bullet pierced the zombie's head, and the zombie screamed, "Ouch! That hurts!!!"

"Huh! It can talk?" Nelson was stunned!

"Haven't you realized yet? These aren't zombies; they're just products of Devil Fruit powers."

Nelson frowned: "A Devil Fruit?"

Karl nodded: "That's right! It's all man-made, so there's no need to be afraid of them. We just need to find the pirate who infiltrated here! If he dares to touch us, hehe..."

Nelson immediately understood Karl's meaning and shouted to the soldiers behind him, "Shoot! Kill them!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Round after round of musket fire riddled the zombies with bullets, but their movements seemed unaffected.

Carl scratched his head. This thing's weakness seemed to be seawater and salt, didn't it? Never mind, he'd better go for it himself.