"At Newk's Harbor, West Dock, a fish-man rushed onto the Golden Octopus Pirates' ship.
"Ak, what happened? Why are you in such a hurry?" another fish-man guarding the ship couldn't help but ask.
"Where's the captain? I have something important to report to the captain!" The fish-man Ak held a wanted poster and said.
"What is it?"
"This man, the Eternal Angel, Grimm. Someone just confirmed he landed here!"
"What?"
...
Inside the tavern.
Looking at the shattered table, all the dancers except the one in blue retreated behind Grimm. Although it felt useless, seeking a sense of security when facing danger was a woman's instinct.
"Whitebeard isn't old yet, how did his eyes go blind to recognize such trash as his son? How pathetic!"
Saying that, Grimm raised the Ash Messenger above his head. "Since you've challenged my patience, even the Holy Light cannot protect you. Are you ready to say goodbye to this world?"
Swish!
Squidward's six arms swung wildly, and his two tentacles exerted force, instantly appearing before Grimm with a sinister grin: "Kid, anyone can talk big. Let me show you the power of the Golden Octopus!"
He was a fish-man of the octopus race mixed with the golden goldfish race, inheriting his father's appearance and his mother's brain size and skin. Therefore, his appearance was often mocked by his compatriots on Fish-Man Island.
Later, he led a group of loyal brothers to the surface, forming a pirate crew composed entirely of fish-men based on his strength.
Later, he was defeated by Whitebeard's son, Marco, and submitted to Whitebeard.
However, his inherent nature did not change. He enjoyed bullying the weak and was extremely lustful. From fish-men to humans, to other races like the long-armed or long-legged tribes, as long as they were female, he had tasted them all.
Fish-Man Karate?
Grimm turned his head to look at the hand chop directed at him, guessing in his heart.
But it wasn't! It was just a forced imitation, but later Squidward developed his own set of martial arts, with a hint of Fish-Man Karate in it.
Grimm felt it was only fair. He gripped his sword with his right hand and met the attack with his left hand chop.
Since the battle on Sabaody Island, Grimm's strength had surged. Even without using any special techniques, dealing with opponents below Vice Admiral level was a complete stomp.
"Hmph! A mere human, comparing strength with a fish-man? Overestimating yourself!"
Squidward snorted coldly and increased his strength. Their hand chops collided, creating a powerful burst of air that sent the five frail women flying. One woman in red accidentally hit a piece of broken wood, and the exposed skin on her arm was pierced, instantly bleeding profusely.
The other four women were less severely injured, but they all sustained some wounds.
Squidward was shocked by Grimm's strength and retreated a few steps, looking at Grimm in disbelief.
Grimm gripped the Ash Messenger in his hand.
In this world of pirates, bounty represented a pirate's danger level and strength. Therefore, sometimes there were discrepancies between strength and bounty, which was normal.
For example, Ernst, whom he met on Fish-Man Island, had a bounty of just over 200 million. In Grimm's opinion, he was only worth about 70-80 million. He probably did too many bad deeds, leading to a forcibly inflated bounty.
As for the Squidward in front of him, he was clearly underestimated. A bounty of 120 million was clearly too low. Grimm estimated he was worth at least 250 million.
Furthermore, the other seven or eight members of the Golden Octopus Pirates also prepared for battle, as Grimm, this formidable enemy, could not be underestimated!
Swish!
Grimm disappeared in an instant. When he reappeared, he was already above everyone.
"Be careful!" Squidward shouted loudly.
In less than a second, Grimm unleashed "Ash Awakening," instantly slicing the five fish-men in half at the waist.
"Bastard!"
Squidward cursed loudly, his heart filled with rage. He leaped forward, appearing before Grimm, his hands overlapping to form three black, Haki-infused fist axes!
Armament Haki. It was expected; how could one survive in the New World without knowing this move?
"Die, kid!"
Squidward leaped higher than Grimm, and the three Haki-wrapped fist axes smashed down heavily.
At this moment, a smile appeared on Grimm's lips. This kind of Armament Haki, similar to Pizarro's, was no different from having no Haki in Grimm's eyes now.
Swish swish swish!
Grimm performed a few sword flourishes.
"Ah!" Squidward fell from the sky. Along the way, his more than two-meter-tall body smashed through countless tables and chairs, shattering them. Compared to humans, fish-men's bodies were much tougher, and the broken wood didn't harm him. But the problem lay with his six octopus arms.
After a while, Squidward, lying in a corner, felt a piercing pain. Looking down, he saw that all six of his hands were gone.
They were neatly severed and bleeding.
"My! My hands! Ahhhhh!"
Squidward screamed in agony, completely unable to believe that his Armament Haki was destroyed by just a few sword slashes. Even against a Navy Vice Admiral, he had the courage and strength to fight, but in front of this man, he realized he was nothing!
Even Grimm was a little surprised. Indeed, the power of Ash Messenger at over 50% was incomparable to before.
However, Grimm said with great swagger: "With just your paltry Haki, you thought you could block my attack? Ridiculous!"
"Shut up!" Ignoring his severed arms, Squidward continued to charge at Grimm. He had experienced various great battles and wouldn't flee because of such a thing.
"Low sweep kick!"
Squidward kicked fiercely at Grimm's lower body, who had his sword stuck in the ground. Suddenly, he felt as if his leg had disappeared.
Looking down, he saw that a long sword had emerged from the ground at some point and had cut off his leg.
"Reckless octopus, did you forget to even activate your Observation Haki? Or perhaps you don't know how? It doesn't matter, you're going to die anyway. May the Holy Light bless you…"
Saying that, he pressed the Ash Messenger to Kraken's neck: "I don't want your filthy memories at all. You don't even qualify to be a revival coin. Go to hell!"
Just then, the dilapidated tavern door was pushed open again. A herring-man, reeking of fish, walked in, holding a wanted poster.
By the time he arrived, he saw his captain being stepped on by Grimm: "It's over!"
The herring-man's eyes were vacant. The wanted poster in his hand slipped loose. A gust of wind blew, and the wanted poster happened to fall in front of Squidward.
"Tirion D. Grimm, bounty 700 million Beli…" Squidward was stunned.
"Now you can die with peace of mind!" Grimm said, preparing to strike.
At this moment, Squidward couldn't help but shout, his eyes filled with unconcealable fear: "Wait, wait! Do you know who my father is? You can't kill me!"
Grimm laughed: "Whitebeard? Heh, I'd love to meet him!"
"Since you know, you should let me go. You can't bear my father's wrath! If…"
Swish~
Squidward's head flew high into the air, signaling the end of the battle.
"I hate it when people threaten me the most…" Grimm chuckled, seemingly unfazed, and returned to his seat. He took a sip of beer. During the fight, he had made sure not to let his table overturn.
"You think I'm afraid of Whitebeard?"
He then waved to the five dancers, "Come here, continue serving me!"
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