Chapter 85 Cooperative Hunting
This batch of Supernova currently staying in Sabaody Archipelago indeed regards Nicholas as a stepping stone for them to enter the New World in a powerful posture.
For this reason, they are even willing to take Risk, staying in Sabaody Archipelago to wait for Nicholas's arrival.
Of course, these Supernova may also be because they have not yet entered the New World and do not understand how dangerous the figures who can make a name for themselves in that dangerous Sea Area are.
Or perhaps it is because Nicholas's age makes them overlook that this guy, who looks much younger than them and is not even fully grown, is someone who can have equal dialogue with those Top Expert on the Grand Line.
"Sigh, this is really troublesome. Sister Shakky, can you tell me where those guys are?" Nicholas said somewhat helplessly after hearing Shaki's words. After all, others have already set their sights on his Head, he can't just calmly chat about life with them, right?
"Of course, I can."
Shaki was originally a leader among Information Broker in the Grand Line. Although she has decided to retire in Shambles, she has been closely following the situation on the Grand Line, after all, she says she is retired, but some people will not think so.
And as Supernova who are the most promising Pirate every year, Shaki pays a lot of attention to their Intelligence, after all, these guys mostly stay in Sabaody Archipelago for a while before entering the New World.
Nicholas smiled even more happily after hearing Shaki's words.
"..."
Shaki looked at Nicholas in surprise, and suddenly felt a little sympathy for those Supernova who have not yet entered the New World.
"Then it's free, right?" Hearing Nicholas's teasing words, Shaki smiled and shook her head, "Don't talk nonsense, I won't take Money from my cute little brother, and besides, this Intelligence is not Confidential Information."
"Then I won't be polite."
Nicholas said with a smile.
For him, he didn't want to be eating Hot Pot and singing songs with his Crew member, preparing to enter the New World, when suddenly a group of robbers jumped out, so it's better to clear up these troubles beforehand.
Tree Island 13.
Inside a Room with closed doors and windows, it has now become hell. Blood continuously seeped Bubble along the gaps in the wooden floor. More than a dozen people lay curled up on the Ground, covered in Blood, their lives uncertain.
"Gaga, gaga ga...!" In the pile of people, a thin man with his Head wrapped in a Burlap Sack, revealing only a pair of Blood Mark eyes, was laughing wildly while holding a Scythe.
The laughter sounded quite harsh, like Night Owl gathering in a mass grave at night.
And in front of the man was a man kneeling on the Ground, his hands tied behind his back, his face full of fear.
At this time, he was missing many Parts from his Body, such as the hollow left eye with pink Muscle and nerves wriggling, a missing piece of his right ear that was still gushing Blood, a piece of Facial Skin cut off from his chest, and Iron Spikes piercing through his Body.
"You are... Mal the Fear spreader with a Bounty of 110 million, we have no grievances with you, why are you attacking us!!!" The battered man looked up and stared at Mal who was laughing strangely with a face full of horror.
"You ask me why, of course it's..." Mal slowly stopped his strange laughter, lowered his head slightly, and through the gap in the Burlap Sack, revealed a pair of Blood-colored eyes full of madness.
"To let the glory of fear fill the world, gaga ga"
"What kind of reason is that!? You Madman!" Hearing Mal's words, the man widened his eyes, unable to understand Mal's meaning.
Seeing the man's furious appearance, Mal suddenly waved his Arm, a thin cold light flashed across the air, and flashed across the man's forehead like Lightning.
Then, with his other Arm, he directly reached out and grabbed the Facial Skin that was cut open on the man's forehead, and then suddenly pulled it down with force. Instantly, the man's entire Facial Skin was torn off, hanging down on his chin.
The sudden severe pain made the man scream again and again, and even his Body began to spasm.
And Mal, facing the man's tormented voice and painful appearance, was like a devout believer, opening his hands to mid-air, as if sacrificing the painful man in front of him to some existence.
After a while, the man's movements slowly diminished, and finally he curled up on the Ground and became completely still.
"It's a pity, it seems you can't become a member of our Fear Order." Looking at the man who had lost his Life Aura, Mal lowered his Arms and turned to walk outside.
And after Mal turned and left, several people dressed similarly to Mal also came out from the Room next door. Seeing two more people among them who were supported by other believers and wearing brand-new Burlap Sack on their Heads, Mal immediately greeted them.
"Welcome to join the Fear Order." After speaking, Mal placed his hand on the foreheads of the two.
"..." Feeling their ravaged bodies recovering, and even a Power emerging, the eyes of the two slowly changed from their original lifelessness to being filled with Blood Mark.
After a few breaths, Mal withdrew his hand.
And the two of them, like the others, stood quietly behind Mal, but the madness revealed in their eyes from the gaps in the Burlap Sack indicated that they were no longer who they once were.
...
Tree Island 21.
In a Back Alley of Tree Island 21, a figure was squatting on the Ground, constantly rummaging with both hands, as if looking for something.
"Interesting, I didn't expect Jack the Ripper to still be in the mood for hunting at this time." A man wearing a black Beast Hide Coat stood at the Entrance of the Alley, looking at Jack the Ripper squatting not far away on the Ground, constantly groping around the abdomen of a Female Corpse, and said.
Clack, accompanied by the sound of Scissors, Jack, who seemed to have found what he wanted, stood up, then like a Wolf, his body still, turned his head and showed a creepy smile to the man wearing the Beast Hide Coat.
Swoosh! A sound of air being torn apart rang out, Jack the Ripper instantly appeared in front of the man in the Beast Hide Coat, placing the man's Head between the blades of his Scissors, but no matter how hard he tried, the Scissors in his hands could not close.
The man in the Beast Hide Coat, with a calm expression, crossed his bare hands in front of him. His Palms covered in black Haki firmly grasped the blades of the Scissors, and then suddenly crossed his hands up and down.
The force of the movement was so great that Jack's Body was also twisted several times in the air by the Scissors, and then flew backwards.
"As expected of Exploding Bear Ralph! That's Armament Haki, right?" Jack, who had flown backwards, said lightly after landing, looking at Ralph standing there like a standing giant bear.
"Speak, what do you want from me?" For Jack, he had also heard of Armament Haki. Although it was rare in the first half of the Grand Line, it was almost standard for Strongest in the New World, and he was confident that he could quickly master this Power after entering the New World.
"Cooperation." Ralph said concisely.
"Cooperation?" Jack, with a somewhat gloomy face, asked in a somber tone.
"That's right, cooperative hunting, otherwise we have no chance of winning against that Nicholas guy." With the name Nicholas, the atmosphere between Ralph and Jack became a little quiet.
Now, no one knows who spread the News that they must take Nicholas's Head.
You know, they did have this intention at the beginning, but with the appearance of Nicholas's new Bounty, their thoughts have become somewhat faint. After all, a guy with that kind of Bounty, although he looks terribly young, is definitely not a simple opponent.
Their idea has changed from killing Nicholas to fighting Nicholas and then retreating unscathed.
But with the News that Supernova want to kill Nicholas to make a name for themselves, it's really like mud falling into their crotch, and there is almost no room for maneuver between the two.
Once they choose to avoid battle and enter the New World, needless to say, they will definitely become famous.
However, most of the fame will be of the kind of cowardly turtle, which is different from their expectations.
"Just the two of us?"
"There's also God Gun and the guy known as Seven Seas Gambler. As for Mal that Madman, I don't want to have more interaction with him, and I think you're the same."
"That's true, Mal that Madman is indeed not right in the head, and his Ability is very tricky."
(End of Chapter)