"William Pirates"!
This is a powerful force that has been active in the East China Sea for many years. Although their number is small, they are very famous in the East China Sea for not harming civilians.
The captain of the pirate group, George William, was offered a bounty of 20 million berries by the World Government because of his superb swordsmanship and his defeat of many powerful pirates.
However, few people know it.
Twelve years ago, George William, who was just a poor nobleman, once learned swordsmanship at the Isshin Dojo in Shimotsuki Village in the East China Sea.
At that time, Kahn was the senior brother who joined Yixin Dojo earlier than William!
Both of them were disciples of Koshiro, but due to various factors, Kahn and William took completely different directions.
See you again.
The two were already on opposite sides of the pursuit.
"Release those marine recruits." Kahn looked directly at the fellow student whom he had not seen for a long time.
William gave a harmless smile.
"Brother Kahn, don't be nervous. I never intended to hurt them. But if you want me to release these people, you must also release my deputy captain Jeff in exchange!"
Kahn frowned.
“William, are you threatening me?”
William answered in a very sincere tone.
"It's not a threat, it's a suggestion. This is the best situation for your navy, isn't it?"
Upon hearing this, indignant marines in the navy camp immediately spoke out.
"Major, I can't agree to that!"
"That's right! Major Kahn, how can our navy bow down to pirates?"
"We must not agree to the pirates' demands!"
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Kahn listened silently. He stared quietly at the William Pirates in front of him, and then his eyes fell on the tied-up navy recruits.
The group of young and immature naval recruits were obviously confused and helpless, expecting the naval commander Kahn to rescue them.
Kahn stalled for a moment.
"I am not the supreme commander of Rogue Town. This matter needs to be decided by Colonel Smoker. Please give me some time."
William knew that this was Kahn's delaying tactic, but he still looked indifferent. He pulled out a flintlock from his waist, turned on the safety, and then aimed at the head of a naval recruit.
"Okay, but my time is limited. For every minute that passes without a response, I will kill a Marine recruit. Start counting now. Sixty, fifty-nine, fifty-eight..."
Kahn narrowed his eyes slightly, and his left hand holding the knife couldn't help but exert more force.
He knew the character of this junior fellow in the dojo very well. Since William said so, he would definitely shoot after one minute.
Although the William Pirates do not kill civilians, they will not show any mercy to the navy.
The sailors also became nervous.
They all held their weapons tightly, worrying about what would happen next.
The pirates of William's pirate group have already been fully armed and are ready to fight the navy at any time.
The two sides were in a tense situation for a while.
Kahn quickly thought of a countermeasure in his mind. Although he was strong, it was impossible for him to completely guarantee the safety of the kidnapped recruits when facing the entire William Pirate Group.
Moreover, if a war breaks out between the two sides.
With the number of navy he brought now, they are far from being a match for the William Pirates.
To protect the safety of these naval recruits and to avoid excessive casualties.
Kahn had no choice but to agree to William's request.
"Okay, we'll release them, but you have to ensure the safety of every navy recruit."
"certainly."
Seeing this, William felt relieved. Although he was very confident in the plan, he was still a little worried before it was truly successful.
Kahn instructed a lieutenant next to him, "Maud, take a team of marines to the dungeon of the base and bring the pirate Jeff over."
"Major Kahn, this matter..."
Mod was a little worried. If the navy high-ranking officials knew that the navy compromised with the pirates and released the hostages, Major Kahn would probably be severely punished, and might even be demoted.
Kahn waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. I will bear all the consequences alone."
Faced with the order given by Major Kahn, Maude had no choice but to obey and quickly led a team of naval soldiers back to the naval base.
The scene fell into silence for a moment.
Coles stood in the naval ranks, looking at the scene at the port in silence.
He had seen the William Pirates in the newspapers before, and all the records in the newspapers were good things about them for not harming civilians.
Unexpectedly, in order to rescue the deputy captain, the other party would actually confront the Rogue Town Naval Base in such a special way.
The whole group attacked just to rescue one person, which shows that the cohesion of William Pirate Group is extremely extraordinary.
Although the William Pirates have not been seen in the original comics, Coles can be sure of it.
This William Pirates Group is definitely a BOSS-level existence in the East China Sea!
And I just killed one of his crew members. Would he hold a grudge against me
Coles couldn't help but feel a little worried.
…
Ten minutes later, the navy soldier that Mod had taken away also returned, leading behind him a sloppy man who was bound by hemp ropes.
The man was unkempt and had an untidy beard, and looked like a drunkard if he were to be seen in a crowd.
It's hard to imagine that this person is Jeff, the vice-captain of the William Pirates.
Mod temporarily captured Jeff and made him stand in front of many navy troops.
William also removed the flintlock from the head of the naval recruit at this time, and said calmly: "Brother Kahn, don't worry, I will keep my promise."
Kahn waved his hand, and Mod stopped controlling Jeff and let him return to Pirate William on his own.
On the other side, the tied-up navy recruits also began to be released by the pirates.
In this exchange.
The atmosphere between the two sides reached a climax, and they aimed their guns to prevent anyone from suddenly changing their minds.
In the end, Jeff safely reached the William Pirates, and the navy recruits also returned safely.
A young pirate from William's pirate group immediately went to untie the deputy captain.
"I'm sorry to trouble you, Captain." Jeff said in a hoarse voice.
"fine."
In response, William simply patted Jeff on the shoulder and signaled everyone to return to the pirate ship.
After the exchange is completed.
Kahn did not take any other action and just waited quietly for the William Pirates to evacuate.
In fact, the navy present did not have much intention of fighting with the William Pirates. After all, this was a pirate group that "did not harm civilians."
The pirates boarded the deck one after another, and finally only Captain William was left.
William was not in a hurry to get on board, because while waiting for Jeff, Adulon told him that the navy recruit who killed Atton was here.
So, he still needs to do one more thing.
William scanned the dozens of sailors in front of him, and finally, he fixed his gaze on the young Coles.
"Just now, one of my crew members was killed by one of your navy recruits..."
Coles immediately had a bad feeling.
William said with a serious face: "Although life and death are determined by fate, he is a member of my William Pirates after all. As the captain, I think..."
"I should avenge him!"
The next moment.
Without the navy's expectation, William suddenly drew out the long sword from his waist and slashed directly at Coles with lightning speed.
William's move was too abrupt.
Before Coles could react, the long knife had already slashed in front of him.
clang!
A crisp buzzing sound was heard!
Kahn's not-so-tall figure stood in front of Coles, and the weapon in his hand steadily blocked William's fatal knife.
"Brother Kahn."
"Are you going to protect him?"
The two swords collided, sparks flying.
The former brothers once again fought with swordsmanship!
Kahn looked straight at William, and his powerful aura spread out, knocking William back to his original position.
"He is a new recruit at my Rogue Town Naval Base, so I naturally have to protect him. If you want to kill him, then defeat me first!"
Facing Kahn's obstruction.
William did not insist because now was not the time to engage in a head-on conflict with the navy.
"All right."
William sheathed the long knife.
Turn around and go onto the deck of the pirate ship.
"In that case, I will let him go for now. However, I hope that next time we meet, he can personally take over my swordsmanship!"
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PS: The William Pirates are a hidden BOSS-level group in the East China Sea, which will be slowly revealed later.