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

The earth began to tremble, and spiderweb-like cracks began to spread rapidly.

The crowd on the other side, who were engaged in a heated battle, were also drawn in and turned their attention to the scene.

"Mom will win!" / "Shanks will win!"

After a ten-second standoff, a deafening roar erupted, unleashing an unprecedented shockwave that swept across the entire Cake Island, leaving no building unscathed.

Even Karl, who was observing from the sidelines, had to release his Armament Haki to form a shield to block the powerful shockwave.

"Two monsters..."

Shaking himself off the debris, Karl pulled out his raven and headed towards the center of the battlefield.

The battle can't end like this!

Chapter 123: Fight and run away

Shanks and Big Mom gaze at each other "affectionately," as if the collision had had no effect on him whatsoever.

In fact, the slight rise and fall of his chest already betrayed his condition; he was beginning to tire.

The older woman wasn't much better off; she had more than a dozen sword wounds on her body, but overall she was fine and her fighting ability was still at its peak.

"Not bad, red-haired brat!"

"You too! So many years have passed, yet your strength is still so great!"

"Mommy, Mommy~ Seriously, redhead, join me! Let's rule this sea!"

Shanks chuckled and shook his head: "I'll say it again, I won't join anyone, because what I pursue is ultimate freedom!"

So, should we continue playing?

The old woman clenched her teeth, making a cracking sound. Clearly, Shanks' strength was somewhat unexpected. She thought she could easily subdue him, but even after being beaten like this, he still refused to give in.

"You think you can just leave after you've ruined my territory like this? Ha! Don't even dream about it!"

Shanks sighed. "Then come on! I'm not afraid of you, Charlotte Linlin."

“Bold!!!”

The old woman picked up Napoleon and slashed at Shanks; the battle was far from over.

On the other side, Karl, dressed in a "pirate outfit," once again disguised himself as a member of the Red-Haired Pirates and was locked in a fierce battle with a Charlotte family executive.

As for who it was, Karl didn't really know him. He looked strange, like a scarecrow, and wasn't very strong. After a little acting, he killed him.

"Haifat! You actually killed Haifat!"

Upon seeing Heifat's death, his brothers and sisters were enraged, and several of them rushed over and surrounded Karl.

"What? You're allowed to kill our people, but your people can't die?"

Honestly, if I hadn't helped you, a lot more of you would have died! You still owe me a thank you!

Not only are they ungrateful, but they also threatened me! A bunch of ingrates!

"Don't listen to his nonsense, kill him, avenge Haifate!"

"kill him!"

A group of people rushed forward. Karl sighed, condensed a dazzling golden holy light, and slammed it into his body.

"Blessings of courage!"

If you check the attributes now, you'll find that Karl's physique has temporarily improved from A+ to S-, which can be described as a qualitative leap.

"One-Sword Style: Fleeting Brilliance!"

The Raven Blade flashed with a dazzling golden light, and the charging pirates instinctively closed their eyes. At that moment, Karl moved.

A golden arc swiftly sliced ​​across each person's neck. Karl twirled his sword, preparing to sheathe it, only to discover that Raven had no sheath...

The next second, six corpses fell to the ground, their heads rolling to the ground.

"Cantin!" "Barbaluya!"...

The sudden death of six brothers and sisters enraged even Katakuri.

"None of you will escape today! I will make you pay for your younger siblings' lives!!!"

Beckman looked in astonishment in Karl's direction. This man was definitely not one of theirs!

"Charlotte's bastards, did you see that? This is what happens when you go against the Red-Haired Pirates! Come on, come on! I'll kill one if you come, and I'll kill two if you come!"

Karl deliberately made his voice rough, and with this disguise, no one should associate him with the Navy.

"Kill him!!!" "Kill that arrogant guy!!!"

The members of the real Red-Haired Pirates looked at each other, completely bewildered. Who the hell is this guy?

They were so focused on fighting the Charlotte family that they didn't even notice Karl's presence.

But the Charlotte family was different; they believed from the beginning that Karl was a member of the Red-Haired Pirates and was extremely cunning.

Both the Red-Haired Pirates and the Charlotte family's children have their eyes on Karl. Karl is under immense pressure, as his identity has probably already been discovered by the Red-Haired Pirates.

"Brothers, let's go! The Charlotte family are just a bunch of weaklings, easy to kill. Once we've wiped them out, we can go help Shanks!"

"Damn it! How dare they be so arrogant!" "Katakuri, forget about that person, let's kill this arrogant bastard first!"

Seeing that things were going badly, Karl quickly unleashed several flying slashes at Charlotte's children.

"No, get out of here!"

Some people managed to avoid it, while others did not; life and death hung in the balance.

Carl, knowing when to quit while he was ahead, shouted, "First Mate Beckman, hold on! I'll bring the ship over!"

Carl then used the same trick again, unleashing a dazzling flash, a move he called the Continuous Flashbang, which was perfect for escaping.

Unless you're Fujitora, it'll blind you.

"Damn it! I can't see him anymore, where is he?"

"He seems to have run away! He's running into the sky!"

"Damn it, I can't see anything!"

"I just heard him say he was going to the ship, quickly send someone to intercept him!"

By this time, Carl had already mounted the raven and flown towards the edge of Whole Cake Island. The situation was not good, so he immediately retreated—no, he should lay low for a while and sneak back later.

"Huh, is this Red-Haired Shanks' ship? Hmm, it should be."

Carl jumped off the raven's back and landed on the red-haired man's ship.

"who are you?"

The people watching the ship were no longer from the Red-Haired Pirates, but from the Charlotte Family.

Come to think of it, the Charlotte family isn't that stupid. Since their main personnel are all in the heart of Whole Cake Island, they can just send a few people to control Shanks' ship.

Karl didn't say anything, but directly slashed with his sword, and the person who had spoken collapsed, clutching his neck.

"Noisy~"

After glancing at the Red-Haired Pirates henchmen who were tied up around him, Karl didn't say much, deciding to kill all the Charlotte family members first.

Swish swish swish~

Karl swiftly and decisively killed over twenty henchmen of the Big Mom Pirates without even blinking.

Karl then leisurely walked up to the bound pirate, pointed at his throat, and said, "Where do you keep your treasure?"

Don't even dream about it! I'm not telling you!

Carl shrugged, saw him off to Roger, and then asked the next man, "And you? Are you going to talk or not?"

"I would never be a traitor..."

"Will you tell me or not?"

"I said, I..."

Karl looked at the pirate who had been stabbed to death, scratched his head, and gave an apologetic smile: "Sorry, I didn't hear you clearly. Remember to speak louder next time."

"And you? Will you tell me or not?"

The pirate, with a knife pointed at him, hurriedly said, "Talk, talk, I'll talk! If I tell you, will you let us go?"

"Don't worry, I'm a man of my word. As long as you tell me, I will definitely not kill you."

"Okay! You keep your word!"

The Redfords' treasure room.

Karl kicked open the door and grinned at the dazzling array of treasures: "I didn't expect Shanks to be so rich!"

Then I will accept it without hesitation!

Chapter 124 begins the mediation process.

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