Across the vast expanse of the blue sea, the ocean wind roared fiercely, and the waves rose and fell incessantly. Aboard the Dog Head Warship, three sails billowed in the wind, propelling the ship forward with valiant might, cutting through the swells.
From the Crow's Nest on the second mast, located amidships, a Marine soldier holding a monocular telescope cried out with an urgent voice: "Report! On the horizon ahead, thirteen pirate fleets have appeared! Based on the pirate flags, they are initially identified as the Grand Lion Fleet belonging to Pirate Captain Paul Freud!!! The Grand Lion Pirate Captain, Paul Freud, with a bounty of 365 million Berry, is also among the fleet."
"Haha~! Pirates!?" hearing the lookout's cry, the old man Garp instantly felt awake. He grabbed a box of donuts, took one, popped it into his mouth, and devoured it greedily.
"Boggart, tell them to hoist the cannonballs," Garp commanded.
"Understood!" Boggart, standing beside Garp with his sword in his left hand, nodded lightly. He immediately walked to the ship's cabin and ordered a group of Marine soldiers to successively push carts equipped with conveyor belts to the bow deck.
On the distant horizon, among the thirteen pirate fleets, aboard a large, three-masted sailing ship with a lion's head at its bow, a pirate standing at the mast looked ahead and shouted: "Captain Freud, a Marine warship has appeared in the distance. It has 'Marine HQ G3' written on its sails, it must be Vice Admiral Garp's warship."
Atop the lion-headed ship, stood a burly man over three meters tall, with bulging muscles, a thick beard, and shoulder-length golden hair. This was Paul Freud. After hearing the report, he drew a greatsword from his waist and said with a laugh, "Marine Hero Garp!? Why are you panicking? He only has one warship, while we have thirteen. Sink him for me! Perfect, I can truly make a name for myself before stepping into the New World. As long as I can defeat Garp, I'll be one step closer to the Pirate King's throne... Fire!"
"Long live Captain Freud!" "Long live Captain Freud!" "Long live Captain Freud!"
After the burly man's rousing speech, the pirates immediately became highly spirited, howling and loading cannonballs into the cannons, ready to fire. Under Paul Freud's command, all the pirate ships lined up in a single file on the sea surface, and the cannons on their sides were all aimed at the Dog Head Warship charging directly towards them in the distance.
When the two sides' ships were three kilometers apart, hundreds of cannons from Paul's Grand Fleet successively launched a bomb attack.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
At the bow of the Dog Head Warship, Garp stood at the very front, his face beaming with a joyous smile. He casually picked up a black cannonball weighing almost twenty kilograms and tossed it in his hand.
"Love Fist · Meteor Shower!"
As Garp roared, his hands immediately swung, transforming into multiple arm blurs.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
One by one, the twenty-kilogram black cannonballs were thrown like volleyballs, striking the thirteen ships three kilometers away.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Cannonballs fired from the pirate ships fell into the sea near the warship, exploding into huge splashes, and seawater continuously sprayed onto the warship's deck. Sephiroth turned to look at the deck he had just finished mopping, and couldn't help but sigh softly. Soon, I reckon I'll have to mop it again...
Every cannonball that was in its trajectory and about to hit the Dog Head Warship would be intercepted in mid-air by the cannonballs Garp threw back, which instantly exploded into a powerful burst of fire. Garp, you must have been taking it easy when fighting Luffy, right? Sephiroth muttered inwardly.
When single-handedly facing hundreds of cannons, Garp could also save some cannonballs to throw at the Pirate Fleet ahead, damaging their hulls and causing them to slowly sink to the seabed. This terrifying throwing speed was simply a human Gatling gun! On the enemy pirate ships, if there were no martial arts experts or effective interception methods, they would basically just be targets for a one-sided beating. No wonder Roger Pirates were chased all over the world by Garp! Under the protection of this terrifying firepower, it was usually very difficult for ordinary people to have the desire to engage in battle with him.
Under Garp's frantic throwing, the thirteen pirate ships successively sank to the seabed. Soon, on the pirate side, only a large, three-masted sailing ship with a lion's head remained. This was the result of Captain Freud's desperate efforts to block the cannonballs.
Garp looked ahead, ready to continue throwing cannonballs to sink the main ship. His right hand instinctively reached out, but only grasped thin air. He looked down and found that all the cannonballs on the cart had been thrown by him.
"Keep hoisting the cannonballs, don't be slow!" Garp shouted.
Beside him, the logistics officer quickly stood at attention and reported loudly: "Report, Vice Admiral Garp, those were the last fifteen hundred cannonballs on our ship..."
"Huh!? Didn't I tell you to always keep five thousand cannonballs?" Garp turned, looking displeased.
"The other three thousand five hundred cannonballs were all thrown directly by you during the previous encounter with pirate ships..."
"Then can't you just provide more supplies?" Garp glared, his tone dissatisfied.
Hearing this, the logistics officer's eye twitched slightly. He explained weakly: "When we just arrived in Water Seven, we hadn't had time to replenish supplies... and you urged us to set sail back to G3 Branch..."
"Ahahaha! ~(￣▽￣～)~ So that's how it is! Then never mind... It seems I'll have to prepare reusable iron cannonballs in the future..." Hearing this, Garp immediately burst into hearty laughter, barely managing to cover it up, and issued another command: "Forget it, don't worry about the details! Prepare to board the ship and engage in boarding combat!"
"Understood!" the Marines shouted in unison.
After receiving the order, the Marine soldiers immediately sprang into action, raising their weapons. Some soldiers holding long spears had already begun firing under the command of their officers.
Boggart observed the deck and saw Sephiroth standing at the ship's edge, leaning on a mop and gazing into the distance. "New recruit, the upcoming battle is not something you can just participate in. Quickly go down to the ship's cabin and don't come out," he warned.
Hearing this, Sephiroth couldn't help but curl his lips. His body immediately transformed into his vampire form, and he drew the Autumn Leaf Sword from his waist. "Even though I'm a new recruit, I'm not weak!" he exclaimed, his gaze sharp.
Boggart initially wanted to say something else, but Garp interrupted him.
"Ahahaha! Naughty brat, how daring of you! Just don't die before the battle is over!"
It was clear that Garp had approved of Sephiroth's participation in the battle, so as his aide, Boggart could only stop trying to persuade him further.
Like this story? Early access is available at p@treon/Rzzzy