The flintlock guns of the Pirate World are peculiar; they don't conform to the traditional features of flintlock guns in terms of loading and rapid firing, and their accuracy is much higher than normal flintlock guns, though most of them don't have a very long range.
The gun in Hody's hands was the same, since life was spent underwater and most of the time involved naval warfare, the standard equipment for the Sea King Army was not firearms, but tridents.
Although there were firearms equipped, the guards accompanying Otohime and Neptune on their travels did not carry such weapons.
Due to range issues, Hody was not particularly far from the venue. Having never left Fishman Island, Hody was a frog in the well and didn't quite believe in catching bullets barehanded. Seeing no reaction over there, he thought he had missed.
He did not even notice the people approaching in his direction, still aiming at the venue, waiting for the next opportunity.
Ah Long was originally intoxicated, but when he saw the slightly serious expression on Jinbe's face, he sensed something was wrong.
"Hey, Jinbe, is something happening? I think I smell blood."
The Fishman Race, besides having ten times the strength of ordinary people, also inherits some traits of fish, like the Anglerfish Fishman's biological lamp on their heads being used as a flashbang, or the Blue-Ringed Octopus Fishman's deadly poison. Ah Long himself is very sensitive to the smell of blood.
Without needing Jinbe's answer, Ah Long could already see the target this time, with Hody aiming the gun towards the wedding venue, and beside him was a human corpse, the source of the bloody smell Ah Long detected.
The corpse was a pirate casually killed by Hody. Even after reaching Fishman Island, not all pirates were strong; there were numerous weaklings, and an adult male fishman could easily kill such a human.
This was the scapegoat Hody prepared. Once discovered, he planned to use this person as a patsy.
But being overly focused, he did not notice that he had already been discovered.
Ah Long didn't care about human deaths, even now, but he recalled what Hody had told him before. When combined with the current scene, what Hody was doing was self-evident.
"Hey, Hody, what are you doing?!"
"This human tried to attack Princess Otohime just now. I discovered it in time and killed him."
The voice from behind startled Hody, but he still spoke his well-crafted lies with eyes wide open, and even stuffed something into his mouth.
If it weren't for the strange things Hody told him earlier, Ah Long would have believed this reason. He seldom had any defenses against his kinsmen.
But Jinbe was different. Someone was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and he wasn't so easy to deceive.
"Then can you explain to me why you were aiming your gun at the venue?"
Facing Jinbe's query, Hody could have just made an excuse, after all, they didn't have direct evidence, and on Fishman Island, Jinbe would still obey the laws here.
But Hody saw Ah Long and Pierman beside Jinbe.
"Brother Ah Long, have you already betrayed the Fishman Race, forgotten the hatred of the Fishman Race, and stood with humans?"
Before, he still held a tiny bit of hope for Ah Long, but the current situation to him was seeing the verdict of his idol.
"Don't talk nonsense with me, tell me why you're here!"
"Of course, it's to kill Otohime, to reignite the anger of the Fishman Race! Hahaha, Brother Ah Long, no, Ah Long, it seems that shot missed, then let's start with you!"
In case that shot didn't hit the target, he had prepared beforehand. His gang was lurking nearby, and killing Otohime was one of the objectives. Ideally, it would incite hatred between the humans and fishmen present, using the opportunity to kill all the Royals.
At that time, riding on the anger of the Fishman Race, he could become the new leader to lead the Fishman Race.
Originally, he didn't need to confront Jinbe directly, but his anger was raging, almost getting to his head.
This was the effect of what he had eaten earlier, the Poison E·S, something hidden in the Jade Hand Box. Hody found an opportunity when Otohime and Neptune were picking wedding gifts and stole it.
It could enhance the user's strength at the cost of life reduction, and it would also make the user more irritable, which was why it was called a poison.
"You bastard... you actually plan... to harm your kin?!"
Ah Long didn't care if the one being killed was Otohime, he cared more about the racial identity of the other party. He didn't like Otohime, but Otohime was also a mermaid, a member of his kin.
Hody's behavior of wanting to kill his kin was something he could not accept, and before Hody could do anything, he had already lunged at him, ready to teach Hody a lesson.
Facing the charging Ah Long, Hody's mouth showed a dangerous smile. He gripped the barrel of the gun, using it as a club, and swung it hard at the rushing Ah Long.
At this time, Ah Long was in a state of "low flying" assisted by explosive force, his usual fighting style. He had already opened his mouth wide; his hard teeth and great bite strength could easily crush a musket.
He wanted to teach this young Hody a lesson, but the result was completely different from what he expected. Hody's speed and strength far exceeded his expectations; he bit empty, instead being smashed on the back of the head by Hody's strike.
The inexplicable Machamp directly slammed him to the ground, filled his mouth with dirt, and his entire body lay flat on the ground.
"What?!"
Jinbe looked at the smashed gunstock by Hody, eyes wide open. In his eyes, Ah Long's martial power was low, but to be taken down in one hit by someone like Hody was unexpected.
"Hahaha, did you see that? This is my power, I am the hatred of the Fishman Race, I want to lead the Fishman Race to show humans our terror! Jinbe, you guys are heretical and should be executed!"
"Madman... Jinbe, if you don't make a move, then I'll make a move. The wedding wine at Brother Mandfeish's side hasn't finished yet."
"No, matters of the Fishman... leave it to me."
Jinbe stopped Pierman, taking one step at a time towards the slightly deranged Hody. Seeing Jinbe not escape but approach him, Hody's expression grew more and more vicious.
Striking down Ah Long with one blow made him feel invincible in the world.
"Jinbe, prepare to die! I'll crush your head now! Fishman Karate: Soshark!"
Hody's large hand reached to grab Jinbe, who neither dodged nor evaded, allowing him to grip his head.
"I don't know where your confidence and strength come from, but like this, you have no right to be so arrogant, Fishman Karate: Samegawara Seiken!"