Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
It was now afternoon.
On the sea not far from the Silvia Kingdom, the Candy Nursery Rhyme Pirates were sailing quickly toward the island.
Captain Gorma stood quietly at the bow of the ship with her arms crossed, pushing her (.)(.) into an exaggerated curve.
Baro, carrying his enormous anchor chain hammer on his back, stood behind the two like a small mountain.
The rest of the crew members were busy performing their duties on the deck.
"Captain, we must land as soon as possible to resupply, then immediately head toward the Grand Line. Otherwise those hateful Marines will catch up with us!" Walker said with urgency in his voice.
"Hateful Marines!" Gorma's face darkened. She lowered her arms and gripped the ship's railing tightly, feeling extremely irritated as she recalled the experiences of the past few days.
For the entire period they had been chased by the Marines, unable to dock anywhere to resupply. With their supplies running low, they had even been forced to abandon the children they had captured earlier.
Even now, those Marines were still chasing them, seemingly determined either to wipe them out or drive them completely out of the West Blue!
"Land in the Silvia Kingdom as quickly as possible, resupply, and then immediately sail for the Grand Line. I refuse to believe they will chase us all the way there!" Gorma ordered in a deep voice.
"Yes!"
"Captain!"
"Quick! Head for the Silvia Kingdom!"
...
After Captain Gorma gave the order, the pirate ship rapidly approached the Silvia Kingdom.
Not far away on the sea behind the Candy Nursery Rhyme Pirates, a Marine warship led by Marine Colonel Tolson was slowly advancing.
"Colonel Tolson, the Candy Nursery Rhyme Pirates should be landing in the Silvia Kingdom. This country is not affiliated with the World Government, so when the time comes..." Major Chaos said, his tone carrying a trace of sinister intent as he hinted at something.
On the warship's deck, the other Marines revealed various greedy expressions, as if they already saw mountains of treasure waiting for them.
"Hahahahaha, then let's speed up. Once we land in the Silvia Kingdom, we will collect all the treasures there!" Tolson stared at the blue sea and laughed greedily.
"Yes!"
"Colonel Tolson!"
...
As Tolson issued the order, the Marines on the warship became extremely excited.
This time they would be able to make another huge fortune!
However, among them, one Marine showed a trace of disgust on his face.
He was actually an intelligence agent planted by the Revolutionary Army.
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On the coast of the Silvia Kingdom, according to the intelligence provided by the Revolutionary Army, the Candy Nursery Rhyme Pirates would be landing today.
Alvin had already arrived early and was hiding along the coast, waiting patiently.
"190 million bounty points. If I eliminate the Candy Nursery Rhyme Pirates and then another pirate crew of similar strength, my Armament Haki will reach max level," Alvin murmured while looking at the calm sea.
Because Alvin had eliminated the Mad Lion Pirates earlier, the Revolutionary Army had taken control of the city, and many of the criminals had already been dealt with by them.
Now the city had become much quieter.
Inside the city, several captains of the Revolutionary Army were gathered together, and their discussion was focused on Alvin.
"During the past two days we relocated our secret bases in several other cities of the Silvia Kingdom, yet somehow Red Hawk still knew about them," one captain said with a puzzled expression.
"Kuma, during these past two days did Red Hawk contact anyone else? Or did he leave the city?" Oster asked while looking at Kuma.
Kuma shook his head.
"Red Hawk has been resting at his residence for the past two days. There is no sign that he contacted anyone else, so I have no idea how he knows either."
"This situation is truly baffling!" Oster could not help complaining. He had never encountered something so strange before.
"Since we cannot figure it out, then for now we will simply continue providing him with intelligence. His target is those wanted pirates anyway, so it is better not to provoke him for the time being," another captain suggested.
The others nodded in agreement.
They were extremely confused about why Red Hawk was so determined to kill wanted pirates.
After all, he could not even collect the bounty rewards from the World Government.
No matter how they analyzed the matter, they could not come up with a reasonable explanation.
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On the coast, after waiting for most of the day, Alvin finally saw the Candy Nursery Rhyme Pirates approaching.
"They're finally here. Since you made me wait so long, I will kindly send you to meet your God," Alvin murmured softly.
As he spoke, a sniper rifle appeared in his hands and he aimed it toward the pirate ship of the Candy Nursery Rhyme Pirates.
But after thinking about it, he decided to let them land first before making his move.
He was worried that if he attacked now, his prey might sink and drown in the sea, which would not count as bounty points!
On the Candy Nursery Rhyme Pirates' ship, the pirates were also extremely excited as they saw the coastline getting closer.
They could finally resupply.
However, Captain Gorma frowned slightly, as if something was bothering her. She always had a strange feeling that something was not quite right.
"Captain, what's wrong?" Tom noticed the unusual expression on Gorma's face and asked.
Gorma shook her head.
"I just have a bad feeling. Let's land as quickly as possible and leave immediately after resupplying!"
"I understand." Tom's expression became serious.
Perhaps because the captain was a woman, her instincts were often accurate. Because of that, he needed to remain extra vigilant.
Nothing unusual happened until the pirate ship finally docked.
There were only a few unmarked boats anchored along the coast, and the port looked completely deserted.
"The Silvia Kingdom... is this the fate of a country that lost its status as a World Government ally?" Tom sighed while looking at the desolate port.
"Hmph! That is their own fault for being too weak. Hurry ashore and resupply. There must still be plenty of civilians and merchants here!" Gorma snorted coldly.
Where would they get supplies?
Gorma's meaning was obvious.
They would plunder the city.
"Drop the anchor! Everyone disembark!" Baro roared loudly.
Immediately a pirate lowered the anchor. Only two pirates remained behind to guard the ship while the rest followed the captain ashore.
But the moment they stepped onto land, Gorma and Tom's expressions instantly changed. Both of them quickly dodged to opposite sides!
"Baro! Watch out!"
"Boom!"
Tom shouted a warning while jumping aside. But before his words had even finished, Baro's body exploded with a deafening blast!
The nearby pirates were all affected to different degrees.
In an instant, the entire port coastline was filled with agonized screams!
[Ding~]
[Bounty Points + 41 million!]
Captain Gorma and Tom, who had barely escaped the attack, stared in horror at the scene before them.
Then suddenly both of them turned toward the shore.
At that moment a figure was already rushing toward them at lightning speed!
"Tom!"
Gorma shouted urgently while throwing several spherical objects toward the approaching figure.
However the figure dodged every single one of them.
The spheres exploded behind him and thick white smoke instantly filled the air.
In panic, Tom launched an attack using playing cards, but every one of them was easily avoided.
"Pfft!"
[Ding~]
[Bounty Points + 59 million!]
"Red Hawk! So it was you..."
"Pfft!"
"Ugh..."
[Ding~]
[Bounty Points + 90 million!]
"Run!"
"Captain... the Captain is dead!"
"Run!"
"Help!"
The remaining pirates who had survived immediately fled in terror after seeing both their captain and first mate killed.
"Red Shadow · Thousand Feathers!" Alvin spoke in a low voice.
In the next moment countless crimson sword lights flashed across the shore.
Every remaining member of the Candy Nursery Rhyme Pirates was slaughtered.
Finally Alvin glanced at the pirate ship in the distance.
Then he took out his sniper rifle and destroyed the pirate ship with a single shot!
The massive explosion echoed across the sea.
Inside the city, the members of the Revolutionary Army immediately understood that Red Hawk had already made his move.
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