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

"I said, get out!"

“Yes!” Marigold then withdrew.

Boa Hancock gazed at Karl with her beautiful eyes and said, "Being able to resist my charm is not something you can be proud of. You'll soon find out what happens when you provoke me!"

"Really? I'll wait and see!"

Before she finished speaking, Hancock rushed toward Carl, kicking him in the shoulder with her long, white, and straight leg, shouting, "Fragrant Kick!"

Karl's gaze sharpened, and he covered his left arm with Armament Haki, releasing it to form a layer of detached armor that blocked Hancock's fragrant kick.

"What!" Hancock was shocked. Her fragrant kick could petrify anyone who kicked her, regardless of whether they were in love with her or not. How come this Marine was unharmed?

Although Karl didn't know what Hancock was thinking, she could tell from her expression that she had never met a strong person who could unleash Armament Haki.

Karl even felt that he didn't need to release his Haki; he could simply use Armament Haki to harden his body and become immune to Hancock's petrification effect, as long as his Haki was strong enough!

Taking advantage of Hancock's distraction, Carl grabbed her ankle, spun her around once, and then threw her away.

The battleground then shifted to Hancock's ship, which had a number of petrified marines on board. If it were to be destroyed, it would be truly a disaster!

Seeing Hancock being flung away, the warrior girls cried out in alarm, "Lady Snake Princess!"

Hancock quickly regained her balance in mid-air and landed steadily on the deck, shouting in a shrill voice, "Get out of my way, all of you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Carl descended from the sky. Qiu Shui was already sheathed, because Carl felt that he didn't need to use a sword to deal with Hancock.

He had already sensed Hancock's approximate strength from their previous exchange. Her physique was inferior to his, and her Haki cultivation was also average. The only thing that was stronger than his was probably Conqueror's Haki. But Karl was no ordinary soldier.

The intimidating power of Conqueror's Haki was negligible to him.

At this time, Hancock was probably only 23 years old (her birthday was September 2nd, so it was the end of 1513), about a year and a half younger than Karl, and her current strength already surpassed that of most people.

Hancock looked at Karl with a serious expression, her heart already churning with shock. This Marine was incredibly strong! He was on a completely different level from any opponent she had encountered before.

But as the queen of the Amazons, she could not afford to lose to her people.

"Kiss gun!"

Hancock lightly touched her lips with her finger, creating a tiny heart shape. Using it as a bullet, she aimed and fired it at the right side of Carl's head, using her finger as a gun muzzle.

It wasn't that the shot went astray; rather, it was because Karl's Observation Haki sensed that he would tilt his head like that.

In fact, Carl was indeed prepared to do so, but after seeing the trajectory of the kiss gun, he simply stood still.

I already predicted your prediction!

Hancock wasn't surprised when she missed. Without changing her expression, she lightly touched her lips with her finger, conjuring a giant pink heart, and then pulled it back like a bow, firing a barrage of pink arrows at Carl.

"Captive Arrow!"

Carl dodged the prisoners' arrows with a series of quick movements, closing in on Hancock in preparation for close combat.

The prisoner's arrow, which Karl had dodged, struck the female warriors directly, petrifying them one by one. Hancock remained unfazed even when her subjects were accidentally injured.

The female warriors who weren't petrified shouted, "Quick, get away! Don't disturb Lady Snake's battle!"

On the other side, Carl stomped the ground ten meters away from Hancock, his figure vanished instantly, and he reappeared in front of Hancock, raising his fist to smash into Hancock's face.

"Damn it!"

Hancock quickly raised her hands and used Armament Haki to harden them in front of her, but the powerful force still made her stagger backward.

But Carl was relentless, taking another step and charging at Hancock, displaying his superb martial arts skills to the fullest.

The warriors watching from the sidelines stared in disbelief as the one being "beaten up" was none other than their Snake Princess, who was utterly powerless to fight back.

In less than a quarter of an hour of fighting, Lady Snake was hit several times, but she couldn't even touch the hem of the marine's clothes.

Carl smiled as he looked at Hancock, who was slightly out of breath and had several bruises on her arms and thighs.

"You should be well aware of the gap between us, Boa Hancock!"

"Now come with me to Navy Headquarters obediently, and I can turn a blind eye to everything that happened today."

Hancock glared at Carl with fury in her eyes and said through gritted teeth.

"Don't even dream about it! Even if I'm defeated today and die on this ship, I will never go to Naval Headquarters with you!"

Chapter 61 The Wondrous Uses of Holy Light

Karl shook his head with a sigh, "Don't you dare to actually like it later!"

"Big fragrant feet!"

This was a powerful and sweeping kick. Hancock leaped up, raised her right leg high, and slashed it down at Carl, revealing glimpses of his private area.

Karl roared, "Armored Iron Block!"

His skin was instantly covered with Armament Haki, his muscles bulged, and his defensive power surged.

As Hancock's thigh slammed down onto his shoulder, Carl's body sank abruptly, his feet sinking into the deck, cracks appearing around him, demonstrating the immense force of Hancock's blow.

Unfortunately, Karl's defense was even stronger; the iron block was not an illusion to him at all! It was a real body of steel!

"The force is enough, but the accuracy is still a little lacking!"

Carl reached out and grabbed Hancock's thigh with lightning speed, yelling as he slammed her onto the deck, face and chest first.

If Hancock hadn't reacted quickly and used Armament Haki to harden her defenses, her J-cup would have grown even larger.

But that wasn't the end of it. Carl showed no sign of stopping, continuing to grab Hancock's legs and swing them behind her back, then forward.

"enough!"

A powerful aura instantly enveloped Karl, rushing straight to the top of his head. Karl instinctively let go, and by the time he realized what was happening, Hancock had already escaped his clutches.

"Conqueror's Haki, interesting!"

Seeing the bystanders still calmly watching the show, Carl realized that Hancock's Conqueror's Haki was not bad; at least she could distinguish friend from foe, instead of attacking indiscriminately.

Hancock looked at Carl, panting, her eyes showing a tenacity that clearly indicated she wasn't going to give up so easily.

"go to hell!"

After Hancock's breathing gradually calmed down, she suddenly rushed towards Karl, kicking and punching him. At this moment, she had lost her composure, which meant that her Observation Haki was completely wasted.

Cal remained calm and skillfully dodged Hancock's every attack. The moment she revealed an opening, Cal suddenly reached out with his left hand.

"caught you!"

Hancock turned her head and saw that Carl's left hand was gripping her shoulder, as if it were hooked by an iron hook, and she felt waves of pain.

Despite the pain, Hancock gripped Karl's wrists with both hands, used her left foot to propel herself through the air, and gracefully flipped 360 degrees before suddenly retreating, attempting to break free from Karl's control.

Tear it~

With a sickeningly loud sound, Karl ripped open most of Hancock's cloak and tight-fitting jacket, revealing her bare shoulders and cool back.

Hancock's pupils shrank to a single point, her face turned deathly pale, and her expression was filled with unease and fear...

The next second, Hancock quickly turned to the side, tearing off the remaining fabric from her body without hesitation. At the same time, she covered her breasts with one hand and draped the remaining fabric behind her back with the other, holding it down.

But Carl still saw the mark, albeit only briefly.

Seeing Karl's surprised look, Hancock's voice trembled slightly: "I surrender! I'll go to Marine Headquarters with you, just give me back my clothes! Okay, okay..."

Hancock now seemed to have lost all her pride, her aura had plummeted, a stark contrast to her arrogant demeanor just moments before.

The two sisters, who had been watching the battle from the sidelines, exchanged a glance and immediately sensed something was wrong. They quickly shouted to the female warriors, "Lady Snake Princess's Gorgon Curse is about to erupt! Everyone, retreat immediately!!!"

"The Curse of Gorgon! The legendary Eye of Petrification!!!"

"Get out of here immediately!!!"

Under the sisters' reprimands, the female warriors who had been watching were driven away, leaving only Carl and Hancock on the ship. The two sisters glanced at their older sister with concern and quickly returned to their cabin.

We must never let anyone see that mark of shame!

Seeing Hancock's tearful appearance, Karl frowned slightly. Although he didn't know much about Hancock, he remembered very clearly that she had been a Celestial Dragon's slave.

Hancock's decisive surrender was probably due to her fear of seeing the unspeakable brand on her back known as the "Sky Dragon's Hoof".

Carl didn't understand or want to understand this feeling of humiliation, but that didn't stop him from sensing Hancock's humility and fear at that moment.

The Celestial Dragons are one of the greatest scourges in the world.

After a moment of reflection, Carl slowly walked over to Hancock, who was staring at him in terror. Hancock collapsed to the ground, curled up, as if that gave her a sense of security.

Carl was getting closer and closer to her...

"No! Don't come over!"

Hancock displayed her toughness to Carl like a frightened wildcat, attempting to preserve her last shred of dignity, but her slightly trembling body had already betrayed her true feelings.

Carl remained silent, unfastened his cloak of justice, draped it over Hancock, and calmly said, "I didn't see anything."

"No, you clearly saw it, otherwise why would you have that look in your eyes!"

Carl's unintentional words touched Hancock's fragile heart, making her mistakenly believe that it was Carl's sympathy for her, which was exactly what she hated most!

"Yes! That's right, just as you thought! But I don't need your pity! Take your clothes and get out! The farther you get out, the better... um~"

Carl quickly stepped forward and covered Hancock's mouth with his hand. Hancock's body stiffened, and she clenched her fists so tightly that her nails almost pierced her palms.

Shh... don't talk...