Chapter 17: Chapter 17: The Future World's Greatest Swordsman
"Listen up, little pirates over there! I am Slo, the vice captain of the Leopard Pirates, with a bounty of 90 million Berries. If you know what's good for you, surrender to our Leopard Pirates, and maybe I'll..."
Slo shouted his identity loudly as soon as he saw Li Yuan's ship approaching.
However, his answer was a massive slash, fifty meters long.
"A slash? Impossible! That's a swordsman!!!"
Slo never imagined that the person he had just taunted was actually a swordsman.
Every swordsman has at least the strength of a Navy Headquarters Rear Admiral. With his meager bounty, he was no match for a swordsman.
"Wait, I..."
"Swoosh!!!"
Realizing he was no match, Slo instinctively wanted to plead for mercy.
But the massive fifty-meter slash had already cut through his throat, and he could even see his headless body.
"The vice captain is dead! Run! There's a swordsman over there!"
With Slo instantly killed by the massive slash, the Leopard Pirates' underlings were terrified and fled towards the shore.
"Brothers, charge!!!"
"Charge!!!"
As the Leopard Pirates fled, the members of the Infinite Pirates rushed over, swords in hand, continuously taking down members of the Leopard Pirates.
Li Yuan's Observation Haki continuously covered his brothers.
Although they had been involved in some pirate skirmishes before, as this was their first battle at sea, Li Yuan still kept an eye on his brothers.
While he wouldn't babysit them, as their senior brother, he would specifically look after them in the early stages.
Helping them through their early weaknesses, after several major battles, Li Yuan would let go completely.
By then, whether they could survive in this brutal sea would depend on their efforts and talents.
After all, he was their senior brother, not their babysitter. Although he hoped all his brothers would survive, he wouldn't overprotect them, only provide some early shelter.
Terrified by Li Yuan, the Leopard Pirates were no match for the Infinite Pirates.
Although the battle was intense, victory for the Infinite Pirates was only a matter of time. Some small pirates managed to escape and fled to the island.
Li Yuan didn't bother with them. He already knew that the captain of the Leopard Pirates wasn't on the ship but was plundering the island's wealth.
Letting the underlings bring the Leopard Pirates' captain over was better than him going to the island to find him.
"Hahaha, treasure! Bring all the treasure back to me!"
On the island, the Leopard Pirates' captain, Wix, excitedly commanded his men.
"Charge!!!"
"Hand over all the treasure to me!"
"Hand it over, or I'll kill you!"
"Heh, this woman is nice!!"
The Leopard Pirates' members frantically began looting everyone's money on the island, not even sparing beautiful women. They just took everything valuable.
"No, no!!!"
"My money!!"
"Help!!!"
There were no strong people on Soro Island, nor was there any naval protection, so the island's people couldn't resist the Leopard Pirates' members' plundering.
Resisting meant certain death, as the Leopard Pirates' members were not good people but evil and murderous.
"Captain, captain, something terrible has happened! Another pirate crew has arrived on the island and unleashed a massive slash, killing the vice captain."
The underlings who fled to Soro Island found Wix and said in horror.
"What kind of pirate crew dares to kill my Leopard Pirates' vice captain!!"
Hearing his subordinates, Wix grabbed the messenger angrily and asked fiercely.
"Cap-Captain, we don't know what pirate crew it is. We've never seen their pirate flag before."
Terrified, the underling stuttered, unable to speak clearly.
"Gather everyone and head to the port to avenge our fallen brothers!!"
Wix threw the underling aside and shouted to his nearly plundered subordinates.
"Dare to kill our vice captain, we must avenge him!"
"Kill, kill!!"
"Avenge!"
The Leopard Pirates' underlings, clutching their stolen treasures, excitedly followed Wix to the port, leaving behind many dazed residents of Soro Island.
"Mommy, are those pirates going to be killed by the other pirates?"
A dirty little girl cried while hugging her mother. She had just heard that those fierce pirates were killed by another group of pirates.
"Don't be afraid, Dodo. Yes, those evil pirates were killed by another group of pirates."
"But remember, Dodo, all pirates are bad people. You can't trust them, even if another group of pirates kills the ones who just robbed us. They're still pirates and not to be trusted."
Dodo's mother hugged her daughter, speaking sorrowfully.
The world was like this; evil thrived while good struggled, and civilians lived in misery, becoming others' prey.
"Dodo understands, all pirates are bad."
**Soro Island Port**
The battle between the Infinite Pirates and the Leopard Pirates had already ended, with the Infinite Pirates winning decisively.
Although some were injured, under Li Yuan's care, no one died. The ship doctor, Lazuli, was busy bandaging everyone's wounds.
Li Yuan stood at the port, quietly waiting for the enemy's arrival.
"They're here!"
Seeing the group charging forward, Li Yuan's lips curled slightly as a domineering Conqueror's Haki erupted from his body.
The red Conqueror's Haki surged forward like a raging wave, engulfing everyone charging towards him.
"Bang, bang, bang!!!!"
Under Li Yuan's Conqueror's Haki surge, none of the Leopard Pirates' underlings could last more than three seconds.
They were all knocked unconscious, falling to the ground, with their stolen treasures scattered everywhere.
"Conqueror's Haki! You actually possess Conqueror's Haki!"
Wix gritted his teeth, resisting Li Yuan's Conqueror's Haki, and spoke solemnly as he watched all his subordinates fall.
"Not bad, you can withstand my Conqueror's Haki. As expected of a pirate with the same bounty as me, you're quite good. You deserve to know my name."
"I am Li Yuan, captain of the Infinite Pirates, the future world's greatest swordsman!"
Li Yuan smiled at Wix as he spoke.
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