Daglie had been a pirate on the high seas for more than a day or two, so of course, he knew that Raiden Ei appearing on his ship with a child couldn't be simple.
But what did that matter? Was his title as the Man-Eating Ogre for nothing? However, despite his fierce reputation, he didn't let his guard down, going all out from the start.
His fierce gaze fixed on Raiden Ei's motionless figure, he swung his mace with one hand, covering the distance in a few large strides until he was right in front of her.
Seeing that Raiden Ei still hadn't moved, he grinned, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth, and with both hands gripping the mace tightly, he brought it crashing down on her.
"Die, you bastard!"
The pirates around him, witnessing this scene, were all incredibly excited, their eyes gleaming ferociously as they brandished their weapons, completely oblivious to fear.
Raiden Ei looked up, directly facing the mace descending from above, her expression unchanged, as if she didn't sense the impending danger.
But it was almost true...
With such low attack intensity, even if the mace struck her directly, it wouldn't cause much DMG to her current self, and she didn't have such a thought either.
Raiden Ei accurately judged the timing of the attack, and her left hand was instantly enveloped in Armament Haki, directly catching Daglie's full-force swing with one hand.
"Bang!"
The immense resistance caused the deck Daglie was standing on to crack, and the fierce expression he had just shown now froze on his face.
The look of disbelief only lingered on his face for a moment before he quickly reacted, beads of cold sweat sliding down his face.
His expression changed back and forth as he roared, "How is this possible? Bastard! You've got some skill! But I'm not alone."
He continued with renewed confidence, "Brothers, let's go together and kill this woman. I'll take you to enjoy good food and drinks."
The pirates on the ship were already in high spirits, and hearing Daglie's words, they charged forward without a second thought.
Raiden Ei frowned. Little Elysia was still here. Although she was present, it wouldn't be good if Elysia got hurt in the chaos.
She no longer held back. Violent purple lightning surged from her left hand, instantly engulfing the mace and Daglie.
Daglie, bathed in lightning, let out screams. The pirates who had been blinded by excitement immediately stopped upon seeing this, their faces filled with terror: "Captain! Boss!"
Raiden Ei didn't forget to say to Daglie, "You truly have no self-awareness."
Daglie, however, did not hear Raiden Ei's assessment of him. The moment the lightning appeared, his body lost sensation, and then his consciousness vanished.
The severely damaged mace, like a glowing piece of scrap metal, fell onto the deck with a 'thud'. The unconscious Daglie, charred black all over, slumped to the side.
Elysia, hiding behind Raiden Ei, watched the entire event unfold. Her gaze towards Raiden Ei became even more curious.
Raiden Ei's gaze swept over the pirates. Their faces were filled with terror, and they continuously retreated, wanting to distance themselves from her.
At this moment, Brock, whose expression was similar to the other pirates, recognized where he had seen this terrifying woman. Cold sweat immediately broke out when he remembered.
Wasn't this the wanted criminal reported by the World Economic News Report a few days ago!
At the time, he had marveled at how powerful a woman she was, but now it was a bit too late to remember.
Thinking of the report about her and the bounty on the wanted poster, beads of cold sweat instantly slid down his forehead, and his legs trembled uncontrollably.
His mind was filled with thoughts of 'It's over, it's over, I'm dead.' There was no escaping, so all he could do now was beg for mercy, beg her to spare him.
Brock gritted his teeth, stopped his trembling body, dropped the sword in his hand, bent his knees, and fell to the ground with a 'thump', tears immediately streaming down his face.
The pirates looked at him in surprise. Someone, recovering from their fear, angrily cursed, "Brock, you coward!"
But he ignored their curses and timidly said, "Raiden Ei-sama, please spare us! We were just following Daglie to make a living."
"Daglie forced us to attack you. Please spare us. You can have anything you want, and we can even let you be the Captain..."
Before Brock could finish, several pirate Executive Officers who had recovered from their fear immediately kicked him down.
An Executive Officer holding two guns, with a look of readiness to die on his face, said, "Brock, you turncoat, we misjudged you. You stay here and wait to die!"
He gripped his two guns tightly and shouted loudly, as if to pump himself up, "Brothers, let's go! Even if we die, we'll bite off a piece of her!"
He was the first to shoot at Raiden Ei. With two gunshots, the other pirates, as if unafraid of death, picked up their weapons.
Raiden Ei watched the pirates' desperate counterattack and decided not to get entangled with them further. Her purple eyes narrowed slightly, and Conqueror's Haki surged out from her, striking the approaching pirates.
The imposing aura, like a wave, swept over the pirates in an instant. They were utterly unable to resist the impact, rolling their eyes and fainting, even the Executive Officers were no exception.
Raiden Ei withdrew her gaze from the fallen pirates and turned to Little Elysia behind her, smiling, "Alright, Little Elysia, the pirates have all been dealt with. Let's go!"
Little Elysia could feel the aura emanating from Raiden Ei, but she wasn't affected. She also began to grow curious about her current surroundings.
But now wasn't the time to understand. It was better to rescue everyone at the Orphanage first.
Little Elysia extended her small hand and said in a childish voice, "Ei-jie-jie, you're so amazing!"
Raiden Ei took the extended hand but felt a bit unaccustomed. Little Elysia was still too small and too short; standing, she couldn't even reach her hand.
So she simply picked her up and walked towards the ship's cabin, saying as she went, "Little Elysia will definitely be even more amazing than me in the future. These pirates are just a few tens of millions in bounty; their strength is nothing to me now."
"There are many pirates on the Grand Line with bounties over a billion. Those are the true powerhouses of the sea. I still have a long way to go."
Little Elysia sat on Raiden Ei's arm and encouraged her with an innocent smile, "Ei-jie-jie, that's still very amazing."
Raiden Ei just smiled, tidying her slightly messy hair, her eyes full of doting affection.
Little Elysia looked at the pirates lying on the deck and curiously asked, "Ei-jie-jie, what happened to them?"
Raiden Ei glanced at them and explained to Little Elysia, "They just fainted from the impact of Conqueror's Haki. As for what Haki is, I'll tell you when we have time!"
Little Elysia nodded and stopped asking. She believed Raiden Ei would definitely tell her later.
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