The Freedom.
Stern of the ship.
Everyone on board stood there, gazing at the yacht behind them, all with looks of astonishment.
They had never sensed such immense anger from Kong Tai before.
Gui Na stared at the yacht, her eyes devoid of emotion.
Although she didn't know why Kong Tai was emitting such strong killing intent, she knew something must have angered him to the extreme, causing such powerful emotional fluctuations.
This rage even affected the surrounding space, creating illusions.
From this, one could gauge the depth of Kong Tai's fury at that moment.
Seeing the yacht gradually slow to a stop, she could no longer hold back. She pushed off the deck with her feet, leaped into the sky, and charged towards the yacht.
"Hey! No need to be in such a hurry!"
Hua watched Gui Na's retreating figure, adjusted his glasses, and muttered.
"Do you dare say that in front of Gui Na?"
A Luo turned his head and stared at Hua.
"I dare not!"
Hua replied righteously, his surrender swift, thorough, and complete, leaving A Luo with a mouth full of words he couldn't speak.
"You..."
Seeing A Luo about to get angry, Tao quickly pulled him back. As long as Gui Na wasn't around, these two could start arguing, or even fighting, at any moment.
"Alright, let's hurry and stop the ship to see what's going on!"
"Fine, I'll give Tao some face."
Hua and A Luo exchanged glances, their fighting spirit receding.
They felt an itch all over their bodies if they didn't fight for a day.
Any excuse could be found for a fight.
A moment later, the Freedom stopped in front of the yacht.
From the stern, everyone could already see several figures standing at the bow of the yacht.
Since the yacht's deck was higher than the Freedom's, they could only board by jumping.
Bang bang bang—!!!
These were the landing sounds of Hua and the other two.
*Pfft—!*
Just then, a sound entirely different from the landing sounds of Hua and the others rang out.
It instantly drew the attention of everyone at the yacht's bow.
Indigo looked up, glancing left and right.
"What's wrong? Why are you all looking at me?"
"Nothing."
Tao lifted the cigarette he held between his fingers to his mouth, took a deep puff, and then reached out to pat Indigo's shoulder. "Nothing, we were just drawn by your loud footsteps."
"Oh...!"
Indigo nodded, then looked at Kong Tai. "Captain, what happened to make you so angry?"
He glanced down at the small boy lying unconscious at Kong Tai's feet, a flicker of thought in his eyes, then shook his head.
From his understanding of Kong Tai, it was clearly not this little boy who had angered him.
"It's nothing much."
Kong Tai looked at the boy lying on the ground, the killing intent in his eyes slowly subsiding. He then raised his head, his gaze sweeping over everyone.
"I just saw something particularly disgusting. You'll know soon enough."
After speaking, he turned to look at Gui Na. Seeing the concerned look in her eyes, the corners of his mouth turned up, and he forced a strained smile.
"I'm fine."
He had known this for a long time.
Ever since he transmigrated.
He knew this world wasn't like the anime and manga depicted.
This was a feudal world.
A real and cruel world with countless slaves and tragedies.
In this world, oppression and injustice were ubiquitous.
Watching anime and manga in his previous life, from the perspective of the protagonist's crew, one could only see the tip of the iceberg of this world.
Moreover, most of the islands the protagonist's crew passed through had civilians suffering under various forms of oppression.
It was just that when watching anime and manga, he subconsciously ignored this point, only seeing the protagonists' pleasant experiences and the subsequent joy of the rescued civilians, never considering the immeasurable sadness behind that joy.
Kong Tai withdrew his gaze from Gui Na, reaching out and patting the back of her hand that gripped his arm.
Signaling her to let go.
Then he turned and walked towards the sturdy man who had been staring at him and kneeling on the ground, covered in wounds, since he boarded the ship.
Just then, Shi Teileisi propelled himself forward rapidly using Moon Walk.
"Stop, Marine."
A Luo turned to stare at Shi Teileisi, swept his hair upwards with his left hand, drew his gun with his right, and aimed it at Shi Teileisi.
Bang! Bang! Bang! ...
Seeing A Luo, Shi Teileisi quickly stopped in mid-air.
He felt a faint sense of danger emanating from the muzzle of A Luo's gun, causing a sharp sting on his forehead, which was pointed at by the gun.
"Σ(⊙▽⊙"a?"
Shi Teileisi stared at A Luo, his eyes wide with surprise.
He remembered this guy named "Luó Lún Tàiláng" had a bounty of only 50 million Berries, right?
How could a pirate with a 50 million bounty now make him, a Vice Admiral, feel threatened?
What had the Silver Hair crew been doing these past few months? Their progress was so immense.
"A Luo, let him come."
Just then, Kong Tai's voice came from behind A Luo.
"Yes!"
A Luo's gaze swept over Shi Teileisi from head to toe.
Then, he slicked his hair back, turned sideways, and holstered his gun.
"You can go. Marine."
Shi Teileisi withdrew his gaze from A Luo, looked up and scanned the yacht's deck. When he saw the little prince lying on the ground, his movements paused slightly. Then, he pushed off the air with his feet, rushed to the ship's edge, and landed on the deck.
"Come here."
At this moment, Kong Tai's voice rang out again.
"Whoosh~"
Shi Teileisi withdrew his gaze, let out a breath to dispel the tension in his heart, and looked up at Kong Tai.
Looking at Kong Tai's back, which wasn't particularly tall but exuded an infinite pressure, a hint of complexity flashed in his eyes.
"If only someone like this were a Marine!"
"What a shame!"
He sighed inwardly and stepped forward with determination.
He was certainly aware of the rumors that had spread across the seas in recent months.
The first time he saw the news, he couldn't help but fantasize about it being true.
But he knew that was impossible. Although the Navy's high command knew that the Silver Hair crew was completely different from ordinary pirates; they didn't rob, harm civilians, or even harm Marines.
However...
They were indeed pirates, not undercover Navy agents.
Everyone's eyes were on Shi Teileisi.
Though no one spoke.
An inexplicable aura pressed down on Shi Teileisi, causing every hair on his body to stand on end.
Standing on the deck now, facing the entire Silver Hair Pirate Crew, he felt like a rabbit entering a wolf pack.
Especially when he walked up to Gui Na and met her cold gaze, he felt the aura of death.
He had only experienced this stinging sensation all over his body when facing opponents he could absolutely not defeat.
For instance, "Yonko crews."
"Too strong!"
He withdrew his gaze, walked past Gui Na, and stared at Kong Tai's back. Although he couldn't compare to elite Vice Admirals like Wanyuu and Kizaru, he was still a Vice Admiral who had captured enough pirates to form a small mountain.
If not for the cloak on his back.
If not for the fact that he could be considered a seasoned Vice Admiral.
He felt that if it were a younger Vice Admiral, they might be too intimidated by this invisible pressure to move forward.