One Piece: God Killer

"Colonel, it's not good!" On a naval warship patrolling outside Qingfeng Town, a soldier was reporting the observed situation to the top commander of the warship, a colonel.

The colonel, whose face is covered with scars and whose eyes are determined, is a qualified naval officer who has been on the battlefield for a long time. As the grassroots backbone of the navy, the colonels may have a huge gap with the "monsters" who can destroy the world at every turn, but their long-term experience in the battlefield has given them considerable strength and better adaptability. At this time, looking at his panicked subordinates, he said very calmly: "Don't panic, we are the navy."

"Yes!" The naval soldier saluted the colonel. It seemed that he was inspired by the colonel, and the naval soldier calmed down.

The colonel nodded with satisfaction. He had also walked step by step from a soldier to today. On the face of the slightly green naval soldier in front of him, he could vaguely see the shadow of his past. He said: "Please report the situation now!"

"Report to the captain," the naval soldier quickly reported the information he had obtained, like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube. "Just now, our ship received a request for help from a ship, and the lookout noticed thick smoke rising from the sea ahead."

"Thick smoke?" The colonel quickly judged the situation. Combining the distress signal and the rising thick smoke, he judged that there might be some accident on the sea ahead, and it was likely that the ship caught fire while sailing.

He immediately ordered: "Get closer and observe the situation!"

On the nearby sea surface, there were many naval warships that received distress signals and saw thick smoke like this. Many of these warships made the same choice - to get closer and observe.

The experienced colonel stood on the bow of the ship and observed the surrounding situation. When he saw two ships parked on the sea in the distance, thick smoke was billowing from one of them, and there were three or five naval warships approaching. , he keenly felt that something was wrong, and immediately arranged: "Get in touch with the surrounding warships and ask them about their situation."

As expected by the colonel, several surrounding warships received the distress signal from the phone bug from a distance, and then saw the thick smoke before approaching to check the situation.

"No, it's to lure the tiger away from the mountain." The colonel immediately realized that the navy had fallen into a trap. If it was normal to see thick smoke, it was a bit strange to receive a distress signal at the same time. As for why one of the two ships parked on the sea was not on fire but did not put out the fire or escape, it can no longer be explained by distress at sea. There is only one theory that can explain the current situation: someone wants to mobilize the nearby navy.

"Damn it, has the navy's plan been leaked?" As the second-highest-ranking naval officer in this operation, the colonel gritted his teeth and ordered, "Contact other warships immediately, leave two here to observe the situation, and the remaining warships will return to their mission immediately. Location, strengthen patrols! Also, contact Major General Kong Ming immediately."

"No one answered Major General Kong Ming's phone!" Soon, the navy responsible for contacting Kong Ming received bad news.

The colonel frowned slightly, and at this moment, the phone number to contact other warships was finally dialed. A voice came from the other side of the phone: "Colonel Jurgen! We will follow your arrangements."

Colonel Jurgen ordered: "Ship No. 6 and Ship No. 8 will stay, and the remaining ships will return to their predetermined positions and continue cruising."

The order had just been given when I heard a naval soldier rushing over to report: "Mr. Colonel, the ship that is on fire is flying the flag of the World Government!"

"What?!" Colonel Jurgen exclaimed in shock. Flying the flag of the World Government means that the nature of the matter is different from that of an ordinary ship in distress. At least, if any warships in the Navy retreat at this time, there may be trouble in the future. Therefore, although he complained about the world government causing trouble, he quickly ordered: "All ships will come forward to rescue immediately!"

The navy's operational capabilities are still very good. The warships are divided into two groups. One group of warships controls the ships that are not on fire, and the other group of warships extinguish the fire as quickly as possible.

However, the news that came made Colonel Jurgen unable to be happy.

"Colonel, we have taken control of the unburned ship. The survivors found on the ship are all robbed and sold slaves!"

"Colonel, we have extinguished the flames on the ship. No survivors were found on the ship, but there are a large number of corpses. Judging from their clothing, they are businessmen affiliated with the World Government."

Jurgen only felt that one head was as big as two. At this time, Major General Kong Ming could not be contacted. As the highest-ranking general in the naval fleet, he had to make a decision. At this time, he was somewhat fortunate that no survivors were found on the World Government's ship. At least, this would save him a lot of trouble.

"Leave a ship here to handle the situation, and remember to check the identity carefully," Colonel Jurgen's uneasiness grew stronger. He could clearly feel that someone wanted to use the World Government's ships and human trafficking to transfer people away from the navy. , "The remaining warships will immediately return to the predetermined position for patrol as quickly as possible."

As the current de facto commander and force officer of the naval fleet, the warship Captain Jurgen is on will naturally not stay here to take care of the rescued people, but must return to patrol to prevent sudden unexpected situations. .

However, although no one likes accidents, what is supposed to come will still come.

"Colonel, an unknown ship has been spotted ahead!"

Following the navy soldier's report, Captain Jurgen turned his attention to the distant sea. But I saw a slender multi-masted sailboat with full sails heading overseas at the fastest speed.

"By not flying the flag, are you trying to hide the identity of the pirates?" Captain Jurgen quickly concluded that the ship moving toward the open sea must be trying to escape the navy's encirclement, "Follow it immediately!"

Following Captain Jurgen's order, the navy warship, which was originally at normal speed, immediately set its sails to full, and its speed increased by more than one level.

Navy warships are special ships built by the Navy headquarters at a huge expense. In terms of performance, it is much better than ordinary pirate ships, mainly in terms of speed and firepower. The sails of naval warships are large and numerous, and the number and caliber of cannons on board are far greater than those of ordinary pirate ships. Therefore, when most pirate ships face naval warships, they will be in a state where they cannot fight or run away.

Not to mention two pieces of equipment that have not yet appeared, but will also be equipped by the navy in the future to greatly improve the navy's mobility: sea-floor stone bottoms and external paddle wheels. With these two pieces of equipment, naval warships can directly cross the windless zone, which is really an added advantage.

It can even be said that the reason why the navy is the overlord of the sea is that in addition to its large number, bases all over the world, and overwhelming high-end combat power, the power of warships also plays a key role.

Sure enough, as the warship accelerated, the distance between the two sides became closer and closer. At this time, Colonel Jurgen could even see the ship on the opposite side desperately manipulating the sails and rudder, trying to speed up.

"Indicate the other party to stop the ship!" Colonel Jurgen showed a proud smile, obviously very satisfied with the speed displayed by the warship.

However, after giving a signal to the other side to stop the ship, the small sailboat on the other side not only did not stop, but further accelerated its speed. Soon, Captain Jürgen discovered that the fact that naval warships are faster than most ships did not apply to the ship in front of him.

"Order the gunners to fire freely, and at the same time notify the surrounding warships to prepare for encirclement." Jurgen estimated that the distance between the two sides had entered the range of the naval warships, so he ordered to fire. In most cases, the cannons on naval warships also have an advantage in range, and can completely defeat the pirate ship in an artillery battle.

However, the warship's firing also failed to cause enough trouble to the opposing ship. Originally, the hit rate of artillery fire in naval battles was limited. Most of the artillery shells missed, and those shells that seemed likely to hit the opponent happened in mid-air when they were still some distance away from the opponent's ship. explode.

"A sharpshooter and an ability user?" Colonel Jurgen quickly discovered the clues. With his observation, he discovered that the shells exploding in mid-air were caused by bullets fired from the opposite ship and thin lines from unknown sources. caused by obstruction.

"Moonstep!" Seeing that long-distance naval battles seemed unlikely to work, and it would take time for the warships to encircle them, in order to prevent the opposing ships from escaping while the warships' firing speed had slowed down, Colonel Jurgen decided to take the initiative.

Relying on his proficiency in the Six Styles and Moon Steps, he rose into the air and approached the opposite ship from the air at extremely high speeds.

However, the next moment, Jurgen immediately changed direction and headed towards the sea.

The reason? It's not because of anything else, but because a person was thrown from the opposite boat. This person is none other than the commander of this naval operation and Colonel Jurgen's immediate boss, Major General Kong Ming.

By the time Colonel Jurgen fished Major General Kong Ming out of the sea and returned to the warship, the ship on the other side had already sailed a long distance away, making it difficult to continue the pursuit.

"Rear Admiral, do you want to continue the pursuit?" At this time, Colonel Jurgen had already decided to retreat - if Rear Admiral Kong Ming was thrown from the ship and a warship chased him, what role would it play?

But with Kong Ming's return, Jurgen is no longer the highest-ranking commander on the warship. He must ask Kong Ming for instructions before making a decision.

Fortunately, Kong Ming's words made him sigh in relief.

I just heard him say a little lonely: "Order all warships to return to their scheduled positions and prepare to carry out the mission according to the original plan. In addition, help me get through the phone call to the headquarters."