Pirates' Max Level System

Akainu caught the senbei that Garp ran towards him with his left hand, and then his left hand turned into magma, and the senbei in his hand turned into charcoal. Akainu glared at Garp, which clearly meant that you should show off by yourself and not bring others along.

"You guys leave this place to me." Akainu is not a good person, but he has his own justice and plans in his heart. No matter what, he will not watch the navy fleet destroyed, nor will he give up the opportunity to make merit.

As he spoke, a tentacle suddenly shot out from the sea surface right below Akainu, with such force that it seemed like a giant electric drill that was about to pierce Akainu.

Akainu's entire body turned into magma, and the tentacles easily pierced through him from head to toe. However, the magma that Akainu turned into also covered the entire tentacle.

A stream of magma condensed at the center of the tentacle, taking the form of Akainu. The magma-shaped Akainu pressed the tentacle with both hands and shouted, "World-destroying Red Lotus."

The entire tentacle, engulfed in lava, glowed like a red-hot iron. Without a struggle, it was pulverized by the lava like a boulder blocking a volcano's crater. The red dust, shimmering with black smoke, slowly fell to the surface of the sea.

Akainu, who had returned to his original form, took a few breaths. It was obvious that the previous move had taken a lot of energy from him.

Seeing this, Aokiji silently and proactively wrapped himself around 130 tentacles. He used the constantly generated ice as skis to quickly move across the tentacles, condensing the deep blue light in his right hand and pressing it against the tentacle.

"Ice Age."

It wasn't as dangerous as Garp, nor did it make as much noise as Akainu. A mountain-shaped iceberg appeared on the sea surface, and the tentacle could be clearly seen in the crystal clear ice.

"Are you sure?" Aokiji's right hand trembled a little when he spoke. In fact, the best option was to let Aokiji stay and drag the remaining tentacles while Akainu and Garp hurried back to Marine One. With Aokiji's ability of the Ice Fruit, even if he couldn't get rid of these tentacles in a short time, he would have no problem dragging them away.

And if it were Aokiji, he wouldn't have to worry about the sneak attack from the disappeared Ayidu. In the battle on the sea, Aokiji is much easier to deal with than Akainu.

However, Marine No. 1 also needs Aokiji's abilities. The Ice Fruit is an excellent choice whether for control or protection. This is why Garp did not directly object.

"Get out." Akainu shouted coldly, and then he fired five consecutive big fireballs at the remaining five tentacles. Akainu was trying to attract the monster's hatred.

Garp turned around and left. Aokiji looked at him with a complicated expression and left too.

With only five tentacles left, Akainu would never be in danger.

Chapter 406: Return for Support

"Tsk tsk tsk, is this still the Akainu I know?" Qin Luo had been observing several high-end fighters of the navy from afar through the Rinnegan.

Normally, Qin Luo wouldn't monitor these people so directly; he'd be discovered if he wasn't careful. Now, during a battle, with so many people watching, Qin Luo could simply toss the creature bound by the Samsara Eye next to the person being monitored and broadcast a 24-hour, uninterrupted, high-definition video.

Thanks to the special ability of the Samsara Eye, Qin Luo can even multitask and receive multiple images and information at the same time without confusion. If there is a disadvantage, it is that when using this ability, the pattern on the eyes is too obvious.

In order to avoid being discovered by others, Qin Luo, the fake "Major Sato", found a perfect opportunity.

On the naval ship where Qin Luo was, all the naval soldiers thought that "Major Sato" stepped forward to save the entire naval ship and the lives of all the sailors on the ship, and was hit head-on by a tentacle.

Speaking of which, it's hard to describe the miserable state of "Major Sato" at the time. A general barely above the rank of Lieutenant Commander, unequipped for armed Haki, was struck by a five- or six-meter-thick tentacle, his entire face and abdomen reduced to rotten flesh.

After being knocked to the ground by the tentacles, "Major Sato" suddenly began to breathe out more than breathe in. A large amount of blood flowed out of "Major Sato"'s body like it was free.

All this was not a sudden idea. Qin Luo had been collecting various bloods a few days ago. Now all the blood was constantly coming out of "Major Sato" through special tubes.

The blood had been collected for some time, and its color was dark red. However, due to the thick fog and darkness, ordinary people could not see any difference in the blood. As for the daytime, when the blood was almost coagulated, it was even more difficult to see any difference.

Just as "Major Sato" fell unconscious, the fire brigade arrived like a drama.

In no time, all the tentacles, undead, and other monsters beside Qin Luo's warship were cleared out. Qin Luo was also taken back to his room to recuperate on the grounds of serious injury, and his surveillance operation was carried out at the right time.

In the picture in Qin Luo's mind, the firefighters were divided into several teams. The strongest team was currently dealing with the tentacles that appeared everywhere, while the weaker ones were dealing with some simple monsters or undead.

Although Ayi Du was the third most powerful figure in the entire ghost ship fleet, none of the undead that had fought against the navy so far matched his strength. However, the navy's biggest problem right now was the deep-sea monster "Paul," so everything else could be put aside for now.

On the deck of Marine One, it was already teetering on the verge of collapse. This warship had clearly received special attention from the monster behind the tentacles, as four large holes appeared on both sides of Marine One.

No one would doubt that if there were a few more holes of this size, "Marine One" would sink into the sea without even needing to be pulled by the tentacles.

Zhan Guo and Gang Gu Kong leaned back to back, panting. They had been so focused on defense that they barely had any energy left. They fought off one tentacle after another, something neither of them could have imagined.

"Zhan Guo, I'm here to save you. Remember to buy some senbei for me later. Don't default on your debt."

The voice arrived before the Cap people did. Worried about his friend, he was rushing back as fast as he could.

Then two figures passed through the dark night and the diffuse fog and appeared in front of the many soldiers and generals of Marine No. 1.

The soldiers and mid-level officers on Marine One are indeed the best qualified in the entire Navy.

When Navy No. 1 was besieged by so many tentacles and underwater monsters, and only had two high-end combat forces, a general and a marshal, to deal with it, although these soldiers were a little panicked at the beginning, they were able to organize an effective resistance on their own in the end.

This is also one of the important reasons why Marine One was able to hold on until reinforcements arrived without being torn into pieces.

"Ice Age."

As soon as Aokiji Pu appeared, he saw the tentacles dancing like a swarm of demons around Marine One, and he started with a big move.

White ice crystals burst out from Aokiji's body, first the sea surface, the warships, the tentacles, everything was frozen by Aokiji.

The tentacles that sensed danger retreated into the sea before freezing, but the tentacles that had tightly entangled Marine No. 1 and were about to drag it into the sea were too late to escape. Marine No. 1 was frozen into ice before he could even let go.

Aokiji gently tapped the tentacle that he had frozen, and the ice turned into ice crystals all over the sky and disappeared into the sky.

It has to be said that Aokiji's ice devil fruit ability is indeed practical. As soon as Aokiji returned, he controlled and destroyed several scarred tentacles. He also successfully prevented the tentacles and deep-sea monsters from further besieging Marine One.

As the saying goes, it is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. Before, when Aokiji was dealing with four or five tentacles alone, it was not easy to eliminate one tentacle. Both timing and ability were indispensable, and it also required a lot of effort and certain risks.

Now that Aokiji has arrived, the three tentacles are still entangled on Marine One and have not had time to withdraw. They are like a stationary target and are easily dealt with.

Garp was in an awkward position when he arrived. In order to conserve his energy, he did not move at full speed. As a result, when he arrived, the troubles of Sengoku and others had been almost resolved.

However, Aokiji, Garp, Sengoku and Sora all knew that the tentacles that were "scared" back by Aokiji did not leave, but were patiently lurking in the nearby sea, and could attack again at any time.

Thus, the numerous sailors on Marine One and the monsters hidden in the sea reached a stalemate. This stalemate was not a happy one for the Navy, as it tied up four of their high-end combat forces, while the enemy only paid a few tentacles.

"As the saying goes, there's a thief who steals for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days? I agree that we should take the initiative to attack the bodies of these tentacles." Gang Gukong thought about it and felt that he should take the initiative to attack. These tentacles seemed to be endless and one after another came after he knocked them down.

Aokiji, Garp, Sengoku, and Sora had all suffered from the tentacles just now. According to Sengoku's analysis, as long as they attacked the deep-sea monster's main body, they could eliminate all the tentacles at once.

Soon, with the concerted efforts of the four, Zhan Guo locked onto the location of the deep-sea monster's main body. Speaking of which, the location was a bit strange, right next to Marine One. I guess this was why the tentacles next to Marine One were so continuous.

Chapter 407: Suicide Squad

After estimating the approximate location of the deep-sea monster "Paul", Steel Bone Sora and Sengoku gathered together again.

"Zhan Guo, are you sure this is the location?" As the door opened, Cyborg Kong walked into the operations room and asked leisurely while biting a cigar.

In the vast operations room, only the lamp on the desk where Zhan Guo sat was lit. Marine One had suffered considerable damage from the sea monster attack, and while it wasn't completely paralyzed, its power supply was malfunctioning.

"Based on the information coming down from below, the distribution of the tentacles and the height of the tentacles emerging from the sea, it's true that the tentacles' bodies are hidden in this location, but..."

Zhan Guo stopped talking and threw some intelligence documents in his hand on the table. How could Zhan Guo be 100% sure with just such a small amount of information?

If this information was intentional misleading or a conspiracy by that monster, Zhan Guo couldn't imagine the consequences of the plan failing, and he couldn't bear the responsibility.

"But what? Tell me, we don't have time to wait any longer."

Marshal Ganggukong walked to the side of Zhan Guo. As Ganggukong walked closer, his current appearance was also illuminated by the light.

There was a cut on the forehead above his right eye. In order not to block the view, the admiral, who was always in combat mode, only gave it a slight treatment and did not bandage it further.

Steel Bone Kong was only wearing a 470-piece marshal's cloak on his upper body, and his left shoulder and abdomen were wrapped in bandages. A little bit of red blood was exposed from the bandages, and it was obvious that the wound had not yet completely stopped bleeding.

Unlike Akainu, Sora isn't a regular cigar smoker. As a Navy Grand Admiral, Sora maintains a strict discipline regarding his behavior, habits, and health. If all else is considered suboptimal, Sora is undoubtedly an excellent soldier.

Now, for Gang Gukong, the meaning of this cigar in refreshing and relieving pain is far greater than smoking itself.

"I'm sorry, but Marshal Kong, I need someone to go underwater and confirm the location of that monster, and preferably its depth."

Zhan Guo took a deep breath, spelled out his request in full, and pushed his battle plan in front of Kong Gu. Zhan Guo had already worked out the battle plan, but he still couldn't completely determine the location of the monster itself.

There was only one chance for this kind of thing. If it failed, the monster would be alert, and the navy would not be able to find another way to harm the deep-sea monster. However, Zhan Guo fully understood the meaning of sending people into the sea at this time. It was no different from sending them to their deaths.

"You have to know that there are many terrifying creatures hiding in the sea besides the tentacle monster. Just because they don't show up doesn't mean we can go down. I haven't received any reports of any navy soldiers or generals who fell into the sea and came back alive."

The red light at the end of the cigar flickered, and there seemed to be no emotion in Gang Gukong's voice, but he was indeed describing a bloody incident.

"I know." Zhan Guo felt he couldn't hesitate any longer and answered decisively. After a pause, he added, "Then let me go."

"Nonsense! You are the Admiral of the Navy, the most important general and advisor in the Navy. You are the one who will make the next plan. I won't let you take any risks. Besides, as a Devil Fruit user, you will become completely powerless once you come into contact with seawater. How can you determine the monster's location?"

Kong Gukong completely trusted Zhan Guo's ability and didn't even bother to look at Zhan Guo's battle plan, and directly rejected Zhan Guo's suicidal request. However, Kong Gukong also knew that since Zhan Guo had asked for someone to confirm the monster's location, it was unavoidable.

In that case, Cyborg Sora didn't waste any time and said, "Let Garp go?"

"No, Marshal, you know that Garp is the most suitable person to executor the last step of the plan. The confirmation of the task should be handed over to someone else." Sengoku calmly rejected Cyborg Sora's request to let Garp go, not just because they had a good relationship and he didn't want Garp to die.

On the contrary, compared to others, Sengoku believes in Garp's ability more and thinks that Garp will be safe and sound. Sengoku has considered this a long time ago, but Garp is an irreplaceable part of the final plan.

"Then I'll do it."

"It's even more impossible. If something had happened to you, Marshal, we would have already lost the war." After being angry about the sneak attack by the sea monster, Zhan Guo had already felt the cruelty of this inexplicable disaster and directly called it a war.

"Then who else is suitable to go? Tell me."

Cyborg Sora was inexplicably irritated. First, Kizaru was seriously injured and unconscious. Later, Akainu took the initiative to cover for Aokiji and Garp. When they sent people to find Akainu, Akainu had already burned all the tentacles, but he himself was also shaky. After being taken to a safe place, he fainted from exhaustion.

It seems that there is no general in such a large naval fleet who can complete the task.

"Master Five Elders, I mean the people sent by Master Five Elders?" Zhan Guo said vaguely, but he was referring to Deadpool, to see if they could take action.

"No, I've asked." Cyborg gnashed his teeth as he said this. He had previously asked Deadpool to help, but Deadpool refused without hesitation, saying that the navy was incompetent and could not take care of their affairs. At that time, seeing Deadpool's expression of watching the show, Cyborg gnashed his teeth as he was about to take action.

"Then... I have another idea." Zhan Guo continued as if he had made a major decision: "Send more people down there and hide the capable lieutenant generals inside. As long as the lieutenant general can escape after confirmation, just tell us."

Zhan Guo and Gang Gu Kong stared at each other with their eyes wide open. Zhan Guo's last resort was undoubtedly to send a suicide squad. Except for the lieutenant general, all the people who went down were baits to delay other monsters.

"There is no time. If we delay any further, it will be meaningless even if the plan succeeds." Zhan Guo stared at Gang Gu Kong's eyes without retreating. If even he, the planner, wavered at this time, the entire plan would have no need to be implemented.

"I know." Ganggukong threw the cigar on the ground and stomped it out, then slowly walked out of the war room.

"Marshal, please gather these soldiers and generals in my name." Zhan Guo felt that he needed to pay for his own plan.

"No need."

"marshal!"

"I know, I know what to do. As the marshal, of course I will take responsibility. Zhan Guo, you should make other preparations for the plan." After saying that, Gang Gu Kong left directly.

Soon, a group of navy soldiers were gathered. Whether through deception, promises, or some other trickery, Kong Gu summoned them to the front of the Sengoku. Among the 300 men was a vice admiral, disguised as an ordinary soldier, skilled in the Marine Six Styles and Observation Haki.

Chapter 408: A Leap

Zhan Guo looked at the three hundred naval soldiers gathered in front of him. He looked calm on the surface, but his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

Aside from the disguised vice admiral, the rest of these soldiers were just ordinary naval soldiers. A naval soldier of this strength would have no chance of survival if he had fallen into the sea.

Because Zhan Guo couldn't think of another solution or find a more suitable person, these navy soldiers were going to lose their lives. Zhan Guo felt like an executioner, his hands stained with the blood of the three hundred navy soldiers in front of him.

Zhan Guo wanted to speak several times but stopped himself, opening his mouth slightly to tell the truth to the three hundred naval soldiers, but the words were stuck in his throat every time.

Zhan Guo didn't know what Marshal Kong Ganggu said to the three hundred naval soldiers. Zhan Guo was afraid that if he told them his true thoughts, no one would be willing to continue with this mission, a mission that would basically mean death unless a miracle happened.

Fortunately, Zhan Guo did not reveal the details to the 300 naval soldiers. Except for the disguised vice admiral, the other 300 naval soldiers were kept in the dark.

As long as you take a casual investigation into the information of these naval soldiers, you will find that these naval soldiers have some common characteristics.

First, they have clean backgrounds. These 300 people are either orphans or ordinary people without any power or background, and they have never had any dealings with any celebrities.

Secondly, these three hundred individuals were more or less driven by the promise of Fleet Admiral Kong. They were told to participate in an extremely dangerous mission, and it was their own decision whether to participate or not. However, Kong offered each participant an enticing offer: promotion and wealth.

Most of these people are not satisfied with the status quo but have mediocre qualifications, so they have no choice but to risk their lives and property to try for a bright future and great wealth.

Unfortunately, they didn't know that ever since he came out of the war room and promised Zhan Guo, Gang Gu Kong had been prepared to be responsible for the deaths of these soldiers.

The World Government's CP0 to CP9 and the Celestial Dragons should have plenty of death squads and suicide squads, but the Navy really doesn't have any. Grand Admiral Kong Kong didn't think he had the charisma to hastily create a suicide squad.

Marshal Kong had even considered the title of the report he would use to confess his guilt and take the blame. Titles like "Report on the Death of 300 Marines" and "Miscalculation of the Danger of the Mission, Leading to Death" were both acceptable.

In a small conference room below the deck of Marine One, Zhan Guo was briefing the 300 sailors on the mission's contents and precautions. It was simple: confirm the location and depth of the massive tentacle monster's main body, then report back alive.

There weren't many things, and the mission was very simple. Zhan Guo said more just to increase the chances of survival for these three hundred people, which might reduce some of Zhan Guo's inner anxiety.

Only Sengoku was responsible for the explanation, while others like Garp, Sora, and Aokiji were still outside fighting those tentacles and deep-sea monsters.

The battle started when the ghost ships appeared, and there was only a brief break after the big outbreak when Aokiji came back to rescue. After that, the two sides fought fiercely again, with Garp, Steel Bone Sora, Aokiji and other vice admirals fighting outside non-stop.

"I'll give you ten minutes of personal time. Gather on the deck in ten minutes and the mission will begin." Thinking that more navy members would die if the mission was not completed quickly, Zhan Guo instantly made up his mind and threw other thoughts out of his mind.

Ten minutes passed quickly, especially in times like this when every second counts.

Three hundred naval soldiers came to the deck of "Navy One". During these ten minutes, Zhan Guo transferred another six hundred soldiers and prepared everything.

All three hundred soldiers were equipped with waterproof goggles, short-term submersibles, signal transmitters and receivers, and a rope more than fifty meters long.

Three hundred sailors tied themselves up with ropes, put on all their equipment, and went to the bottom of the sea. As long as they confirmed the location and depth of the monster, or encountered irresistible danger, they would activate the signal transmitter and the two people above would quickly pull it up.

"Get ready." After preparing for so long, it was finally time to take the leap. All the navy soldiers were on high alert.