When the Revolutionary Army arrived at the port city, the only thing they saw on the shore were scattered and incomplete corpses.
The bloody scene made them all gasp sharply.
"Terrifying..." Oster's face turned slightly pale.
"It's horrifying. No wonder he is called the West Blue's Ultimate Evil, Red Hawk... we absolutely cannot provoke him!" Kuma said in a deep voice while looking at the corpses scattered across the shore, his expression filled with shock.
No one present disagreed with his words.
"System, use all bounty points to enhance my Armament Haki!" Alvin, who had already returned to his residence, immediately began strengthening himself.
"Ding~"
"Enhancing... 3... 2... 1... Enhancement successful!"
Armament Haki Proficiency (Normal): 80/100
(Can add points. A qualitative change will occur after reaching max level!)
"Whew~"
"Awesome!"
"One more pirate crew like this should be enough!" Alvin said excitedly when he saw that his Armament Haki proficiency had reached 80.
As dusk fell, the city became quiet and sparsely populated. The Revolutionary Army had already reported everything that happened today.
Regarding Red Hawk Alvin, the opinion of the Revolutionary Army's West Army Headquarters was simple. They could provide him with intelligence and allow him to eliminate those pirates.
Alvin had no interest in worrying about any of that right now. He was currently eating dinner, planning to sleep after finishing his meal and wait for the next pirate crew to pass through.
Night.
On an island near the Silvia Kingdom, CP agents newly dispatched by the World Government had already arrived and formed a partnership with a pirate crew.
The Sea Wolf Pirates.
This pirate crew was an established force in the West Blue, led by their captain, "Sea Wolf" Wolf. He was a Zoan Devil Fruit user who possessed the power of the Wolf-Wolf Fruit, and his bounty was as high as 130 million Berries.
There were rumors that they were deeply connected to the Four Seas Treasure Auction, the largest mafia-controlled auction house in the West Blue.
Because of this connection, the Sea Wolf Pirates had been able to roam freely across the West Blue for many years.
However, no one had ever found any solid evidence.
In reality, the rumors were true.
The Sea Wolf Pirates were completely subordinate to the Four Seas Treasure Auction.
All rare treasures plundered by the Sea Wolf Pirates would be transported to the Four Seas Treasure Auction for sale.
The Four Seas Treasure Auction also maintained connections with the World Government.
The CP agents of the World Government had approached them and formed a partnership.
Their request was simple.
Eliminate Red Hawk and seize control of that city.
The Sea Wolf Pirates agreed to the deal, and they would sail for the Silvia Kingdom tomorrow.
After the CP agents in black suits left, Wolf looked at the Berries and treasures stacked in the boxes before him, his greed completely undisguised.
Wolf did not take Red Hawk Alvin seriously at all.
He had been active in the West Blue for many years, and his bounty had already reached 130 million Berries.
A mere Red Hawk was nothing worth worrying about.
In the Silvia Kingdom, Marine Colonel Tolson's warship had already landed on a certain coast.
They did not dock at the port city, but instead chose a coastline near a forest.
"Everyone disembark, then infiltrate from here!" Tolson ordered with a fierce expression.
"Yes, sir!"
"Colonel Tolson!" All the Marines responded excitedly.
In the next moment, hundreds of soldiers wearing the blue and white uniforms of the Navy, led by Tolson, rushed into the forest.
Their objective was clear.
They intended to secretly approach the city and quickly seize control before the people in the port city could react.
Inside the dark forest, the roars of wild beasts occasionally echoed.
However, the large number of Marines moved forward fearlessly, and the beasts did not dare approach them.
"Colonel Tolson, we found something ahead!" Suddenly a Marine who had been scouting ran back and reported with excitement.
The entire Marine squad immediately stopped, and everyone looked toward the panting soldier.
"Luca, tell me what you found!" Tolson said immediately.
"Yes, sir! Colonel Tolson, we discovered a cave ahead with people living inside. I suspect they might be hiding treasure there!" Luca replied excitedly.
Hearing this, Tolson's lips slowly curled into a smile, and the greed in his eyes could no longer be hidden.
"Lead the way."
"Surround that place!" Colonel Tolson immediately ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
"Colonel Tolson!" Luca answered excitedly.
Immediately afterward, hundreds of Marines surged forward like they had been injected with stimulants and quickly arrived outside the cave Luca had mentioned.
Inside the cave, more than a dozen civilians huddled together, their faces filled with fear.
They were Jasmine and the others.
"Search!"
"Bring out the treasure inside!" Colonel Tolson immediately ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
The Marines immediately cleared away the weeds used to conceal the cave entrance and rushed inside with their flintlock pistols drawn.
Soon desperate cries and screams echoed from within the cave.
The Marines waiting outside remained completely unmoved.
Instead they eagerly waited for their comrades to bring out the hidden treasure.
A few minutes passed.
The Marines who entered finally came back out.
However they had not found any treasure.
Instead they dragged out the dozen civilians who had been hiding inside.
"Colonel Tolson, we didn't find any treasure. They must have hidden it!" Luca said with a sinister expression while glaring viciously at the civilians like a mad dog.
"This is not a country affiliated with the World Government. The World Government will not protect you!"
"Tell me!"
"Where is the treasure hidden!"
"Hand over all the treasure, or all of you will die here today!" Tolson stepped forward. His face was filled with killing intent, and his eyes were as cold as a bottomless abyss as he stared at the civilians.
"Wuwuwu..."
"Mother~"
"N-no, we really don't have any!"
"If we cannot offer tribute to the World Government, does that mean we don't deserve to live as humans!"
"Wuwuwu..."
The dozen civilians huddled together, weeping helplessly as the cold wind blew across the forest.
Facing this group of Marines who claimed to represent justice, the despair in their hearts felt like a bottomless abyss.
"Stubborn fools!" Colonel Tolson said coldly before giving Luca a glance.
Luca immediately stepped forward and dragged a thin woman out like a chicken.
"No!"
"Don't kill my Mother!"
"Wuwuwu..."
Jasmine cried out in terror and tried to rush forward to pull her mother back, but the other civilians tightly held her back, afraid that the Marines would kill Jasmine as well.
"Bang!"
A gunshot suddenly echoed through the silent night, its sound sharp and chilling.
Jasmine's mother, her face filled with terror and unwillingness, looked blankly in Jasmine's direction before slowly collapsing onto the ground.
Blood spread beneath her body, staining the earth red.
The gunshot instantly woke Alvin, who had been sleeping in the city.
His Observation Haki immediately spread outward like an invisible net, and he instantly understood what was happening inside the forest.
"Ah!"
"Mother!"
"Why! Why did you kill my mother!" Seeing her mother murdered, Jasmine completely lost control of herself.
Her eyes turned bloodshot as she broke free from the others holding her and rushed forward like a crazed little beast.
"Bang!"
Another gunshot pierced through the night sky.
Jasmine was also mercilessly killed by the Marines.
Her body fell into her mother's arms, their blood mixing together as it spread across the cold ground like a tragic blood flower.
"Animals!"
"Is this what the Marines who represent justice are like!"
"We are already living like this, why do you still come to oppress us!"
"Go to hell!"
"Damned Marines!"
The deaths of Jasmine and her mother instantly ignited the fury of the remaining civilians.
Their eyes burned with hatred as they charged forward without fear.
But the only response they received were the Marines' cold and deadly bullets.
Gunshots rang out.
Bullets tore through the civilians' bodies one after another.
They collapsed to the ground as blood splattered across the soil in front of the cave.
The dozen civilians who had struggled desperately to survive until yesterday were now tragically killed by the guns of the Marines who claimed to represent justice.
"Tsk."
"A bunch of lowlifes," Tolson spat as he looked at the scene with complete indifference, as if those who died were nothing more than insignificant ants.
...
"You... truly deserve to die..."
At that moment, an extremely cold voice filled with killing intent echoed from the darkness.
The voice sounded like it came from the depths of hell itself, sending chills down everyone's spine.
"Who!"
"Red... Red Hawk!"
"It's Red Hawk!" the Marines shouted in panic.
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