131 cleaning east blue 6 (1/2)
As they were nearing the floating restaurant, a rapidly nearing shadow attract their attention, more so was the ringing blast of cannon. As they were still all near the steering room, Alex rapidly made his way to the crow nest, taking a spyglass, he looks their way.
What he sees surprise him before his face became more serious.
”Girls, be ready, we will barge in.” Say Alex with a predatory gaze.
”Who are they?”
”Kreig and his armada, he fighting against the marines.”
”Kreig? Hadn't he enter Grand Line?” Asked Nami.
”Yes, we had received a report that he did, a few days ago, for them to be already back, it doesn't bode well for them.” Say Tashigi.
”Yes, I had found similar reports among Nezumi files, and out of his initial 50 ships, I had only seen twenty or so, all with various amount of damaged. By the look of it, they seem to have been stricken by the tempest at the enter of Grand Line, before the first line of islands. Because of their near placement, the seas and weather are completely wrecked their, until the first island is attained.” Add Alex.
”What about the Marines?” Asked Nojiko.
”The only one with enough power to take care of him here is Smoker, but he never leave the base, after losing 50 men, and two of his six warrant officers, I don't think that he would move personally, all pirates would use the opportunity to pass redline into Grand Line.”
”Shi-chan is right, Smoker doesn't seem to be there, but I did see two warrant officers their, and around 200 of marines. Normally, they wouldn't be of any use against Kreig, but if they only try to sink the ship, they could pull it off.”
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Saying this, he was looking through the spyglass, trying to follow the development of the situation. Of the twenty-four ship, two were already sinking, boats exiting it to rally the nearer ships.
From the foremost, and larger ship, a white flag was rapidly risen, just below the pirate flag of Kreig.
”They wouldn't... Morons.”
”What happens?” Asked Kiuna, voicing everyone question.
”Kreig just hoist a white flag.”
”Shouldn't be a good thing, then?” Asked Tashigi, Nojiko and Kuina nodding.
Only Nami was having an idea of why he was saying.
”It fake, didn't it?”
”Yes, is it.”
As to prove them right, a loud blast was heard, looking at the distance, the girls could make the blown away deck of the marine ship that had come forward.
”Why? Hadn't them surrender, why blowing the marine ship!” Ask Tashigi shocked.”
”Your joking, right?” Ask Alex, only to see that, apparently she wasn't. ”They are pirate, Kreig it also knows to trick of the marine, don't tell me you didn't see it coming?”
Blushing, the girl lower her head. Shaking his head, Alex gently ruffles her hairs.
”You need to be more aware of your surrounding Shi-chan, they won't play fair, and will use any occasion to take you down, no more how dirty it is, alright?”
”Yes.” Answer her back.
”Alright, let play a little. Kitten, you're in Looting duty, Ku-chan, you go with her, cut anything that is a threat to you both. I and Shi-chan will go with Nojiko, its time she wet her feet.”
”Why I'm the only one without a pet name!” Pout Nojiko.
”You will when you have your Bounty, until them, it Nojiko.” Say his dryly. ”Chop, chop, I want everything done before the day end.”
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”Kreig! you bastard, you will pay for this!” Shout the only left Warrant Officer on another ship.
”HAHAHAHA, your marines are always that easy to trick, we are, pirates! I still have more than 2000 men! Do you think that you and your pesky 200 could go against us?”
”Were not alone! Captain Smoker is on his way as we spoke, we are only here to keep you in place until them!” Shout the marine back, proud of himself when he sees Kreig dumbfound expression.
”Are you a moron?”
”What?!”
”Why would we stay here when you just told us that, that monster is coming? Gin, full assault, let those fish bait sink, I want the ships, they would be useful.”
”Yes, Don.”
Taking a, bulkier than normal, pistol, he shot in the sky, letting off a red flare. On the surrounding ship of Kreig' armada, the order was easily received. all men prepare for the assault. All the ships star to near the other, forming a tight, large spot, and gangplanks were layered between all of them.
Soon, men made their way from their ship to the main galleon, ready to attack the neared marines ships.
Seeing this, the Warrant officer whitens, before giving orders.
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”Gunner, cannon full blast, aim for the deck and takedown as much as possible! Marines, ready for the boarding! Master chief petty officer Freedman, contact Captain Smoker, inform him of the situation and ask for emergency support!”
In a boot's snapping salute, all marines scurry to their designated posts, and soon, cannonballs were blasted to the foremost ship. Before they could even land, they see two ships of Kreig armada sails before them, tanking the blast with near-zero damaged as the balls barely scraps the stern, falling limply in the sea on the other side of the deck.
Gritting his teeth, the officer takes his pistol, aiming at any pirate other than Kreig, knowing that it would be pointless to try and take the man down from there. His action was soon followed by few others marines before they impact the tanking ship.
”Charge!”
In shouted battle cry, the two force clash on the deck of the ship in between.
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By the time they arrive at the large cluster of ships, Kreig ones have already been linked and vacated. Seeing this, Alex didn't pass the gift horse in the mouth and, plunder any empty ships. Looking inside, they were mostly empty. Their food supplies were at an all-time low, but they did have tons of gunpowder and cannonball. Storing everything, he would transmute each ship into wooden blocks, before going for the next.