— Damn it, this Marine is slippery like an eel! Surround him from all sides and let's see how he escapes!
Seeing dozens of pirates blocking his way, Karl wasn't the least bit scared. He jumped up and shouted loudly:
— Rain Strike·Infinite Strike!
Sh-sh-sh~
He unleashed dozens of explosive waves in succession, and the surrounding pirates screamed, clutching their chests as they were sent flying backward. The deck cleared in an instant, leaving bodies scattered on the ground.
The surrounding pirates looked at Karl with terror, seeing him as a grim reaper. Their hands, holding swords, trembled slightly, and they yelled to retreat quickly, yet none of them dared to move a step.
Seeing over 30 of her men killed within minutes, Vaidibey could no longer remain indifferent.
— Enough! Get out of the way! I will face this Marine myself!
The subordinates immediately snapped back to their senses. The elder sister had finally made her decision. If they didn't act now, their lives would be in danger!
Karl, standing among the corpses on the ground, glanced at the enraged Vaidibey with a smile. Finally, the main course has arrived?
— You are not an ordinary Marine. Tell me your name if you dare!
— I am Major Karl from the marine corps headquarters. Prepare to die!
As soon as the words were spoken, Karl's figure vanished from the spot in an instant and suddenly appeared in front of Vaidibey, his blade gleaming.
— Clang~
Vaidibey quickly parried the attack with her blade, but her body involuntarily recoiled a few steps back, her eyes filled with horror.
This marine major looked young, but possessed such incredible strength. Where did this monster come from? How had I not heard his name before?
At this time, Karl had already guessed something about Vaidibey's strength. Her physical stats weren't as good as his, probably only at a C+ level, but she had plenty of battle experience, and whether she possessed haki was yet to be seen.
She looked tough, but in fact, she was a softie.
She couldn't even compare to Weevil, who looked tough on the outside but was genuinely formidable.
— Damn! Ice attack!
Vaidibey grasped the hilt of her blade with both hands and, with a strong pull, split it into two parts. In each hand, she held a weapon resembling an ice cone and thrust them at Karl with lightning speed.
Chest, lower body... His observation haki had already anticipated this in advance, and Karl quickly came up with a countermeasure.
— Dodge!
Karamaru whistled as he struck the two ice cones from the side, knocking them away, and raised his left fist to punch Vaidibey in the face.
— This isn't good!
Vaidibey reacted quickly and immediately lifted the ice cone to protect her face, but she didn't expect Karl's fist to turn black.
— Ah! Armament Haki! Damn, how can you just be a Major!!!
Vaidibey was someone who had seen the world, so she instantly recognized Armament Haki, but she couldn't believe that a simple major in the marine corps could wield Armament Haki.
From her experience, very few people below the rank of marine colonel possessed haki, and over the years, she hadn't encountered many such individuals.
Vaidibey suddenly had a bad feeling, this guy was very dangerous.
— Well, ready to surrender? This won't do! I'm not even warmed up yet!
A faint golden glow emanated from Karl's body, continuously empowering and healing him, and Vaidibey's face became even more distorted!
He possesses an ability! This is a big problem!
— Don't dream! The Whitebeard Pirates never admit defeat!
Karl snorted disdainfully:
— Is that all? Without Whitebeard, you're nothing, just a piece of trash. Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you!
— Point Fire!
By the way, this was the first time Karl was fighting pirates since he joined the marine corps headquarters. Previously, he either didn't have to go or couldn't go, but now things were different.
— Bang!
They immediately engaged in fierce combat, but Vaidibey was gradually falling behind Karl.
Although she had ample experience, the difference in the quality of physical data and Haki was evident! She could only await defeat.
In Karl's opinion, Vaidibey's strength was no more than 250 million, which was absolutely incomparable to Waible.
She didn't have a very strong physique and lacked abilities. She was just a common level for the New World.
This shows how weak Whitebeard's pirates are across the entire sea. There are many of them, but most are small fry, with only a handful of truly formidable individuals.
From the beginning, the marine corps feared only Whitebeard, not his pirates.
After she spat out blood again and was sent flying backward, Vaidibey looked reluctantly at Karl and shouted with a furious expression to a pirate hiding nearby.
— Damn marine, hurry up! Tell my papa to come save me!
— Yeah, yeah! — Karl narrowed his eyes. Whitebeard might not arrive quickly, but Marco would be here pretty fast. In the end, he's a bird man. If he arrives, it'll be troublesome.
Thinking of this, Karl raised his left hand and aimed it at the pirate who was about to lift her:
— Point Fire!
— Hmph! Stop dreaming!
Vaidibey gritted her teeth and rushed at Karl, blocking the shockwave he unleashed with an ice cone.
— Tsk-tsk-tsk~ What a good captain, caring for her subordinates!
Karl kicked Vaidibey away and slowly walked towards her. She was nearly finished. Karl always adhered to a humanitarian spirit and was ready to swiftly eliminate her.
— Come on! Kill me if you dare. Papa will avenge me!
Karl frowned. This really reminded him that he couldn't just kill this woman, as Whitebeard stood behind her.
After all, she was a seasoned member of the Whitebeard crew. It couldn't be said that Whitebeard had no feelings for her. If he actually killed her, it would truly create problems for the marine corps.
After all, Whitebeard is just a pirate, interested in neither profits nor losses when he seeks to assert his position?
Oh! It's complicated!
As they say, the greater the responsibility, the more work there is, and at lower ranks, they try not to make mistakes. After all, Karl is just a Major.
So it's better for him to do nothing than to make a mistake. If he were an Admiral, the situation would be different.
Perhaps it would be better to make a mistake than do nothing.
Seeing the confusion in Karl's eyes, Vaidibey brightened up and couldn't hold back a sarcastic laugh.
— Ha-ha-ha, is this the marine corps? A bunch of cowards who only fear the strong! Here they are! Kill me if you dare! You won't dare!!!
— Why are you silent, pretty boy? Afraid of your daddy? Ha-ha-ha, then get out of here! When your daddy comes, you won't be able to leave, even if you want to!!!
Karl's face remained calm; he didn't take Vaidibey's sarcasm to heart. It was merely the barking of the defeated.
— Ahh!
Karamaru pierced Vaidibey's shoulder blade and pinned her to the deck, rendering her unable to move. The pain made her cry out plaintively.
Karl clapped his hands, picked up two curved swords from the ground, and used them to pin Vaidibey to death.
Then he drew Karasuma and directed his gaze at the pirates surrounding him, who looked at him in horror.
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