Swoosh!
A flash of sword light!
Charlotte's sword clashed with John's!
Bang!
Clang!
Unable to stand John's foul language, Charlotte immediately drew his sword.
John instantly drew his rapier from his waist to parry.
"Yo! Calm down, dude! We're mates, ain't we?"
John said indifferently, holding a wine flask in one hand and a rapier in the other.
Charlotte glanced at Rocks and the other pirates behind him.
He noticed that Rocks and the other pirates gathering around were all watching with great interest and showed no intention of stopping the fight.
They were all whispering to each other.
But Charlotte could hear them very clearly.
"Is this the new captain of the Eighth Division, Rockefeller Charlotte, with a bounty of 300 million? Why is he fighting with Boss John?"
"Who knows? Maybe this newbie doesn't put the old - timers in the eye, or maybe John wants to test this newbie."
Some pirates sitting idly on the sofas were chatting while watching the two confront each other.
After hearing the crowd's discussions and seeing those bastards behind just watching the show, Charlotte snapped.
He exerted force with his right hand and instantly slashed out a Sword Strike from the sword.
"Hey! You're serious?"
John dodged this Sword Strike and looked at Charlotte.
Then he also sent out a Sword Strike towards Charlotte.
Charlotte covered his sword with Armament Haki and parried it away.
"Is that all you've got?"
Charlotte looked at John disdainfully.
How dare someone with such meager strength provoke him?
John shrugged, threw away the wine flask in his left hand, took out a pistol from his waist, aimed at Charlotte, and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
In Charlotte's Observation Haki perception, he clearly saw a bullet wrapped in Armament Haki shooting towards him.
Charlotte tilted his head slightly!
The bullet grazed his face.
Charlotte then sent out another Sword Strike. This time, he put a bit more effort into it.
A ten - meter - long Sword Strike slashed towards John, blocking all his escape routes.
This Sword Strike made Silver Axe and Wang Zhi beside them raise their eyebrows.
This Charlotte has some skills!
Just this Sword Strike was not something an ordinary person could unleash. It was at least on the level of a vice - admiral of the Navy.
After seeing this Sword Strike, John finally became serious.
The alcohol in him sobered up instantly.
He suddenly held his rapier in front of him.
He barely blocked this Sword Strike.
"Yo! Blocked it! How about this one?"
Another Sword Strike, this time with at least a thirty - meter Qi - powered Sword Strike. Everyone on the island saw this Sword Strike.
"Is this! An attack?"
This thought popped up in the minds of countless pirates, but they all shook their heads.
How could anyone be so crazy as to attack the headquarters of the Rocks Pirates.
After seeing this thirty - meter - long Sword Strike, John forcefully swung his rapier, and a Qi - powered Sword Strike of the same level shot out.
Bang!
The two Sword Strikes, one white and one red, clashed in the middle. In the end, Charlotte's white Sword Strike overpowered John's.
But it lacked the momentum to reach John.
It dissipated two meters in front of John!
Xia Luo raised his eyebrows slightly!
"Not bad! I'm starting to get excited!"
Xia Luo looked at John, and a surge of Conqueror's Haki shot up into the sky and pressed towards John.
John didn't say a word. Instead, he tensed his whole body muscles, holding a gun in one hand and a knife in the other, on high alert.
Xia Luo raised his hand slightly, preparing for the next attack.
"Stop it, Xia Luo. We're all comrades. There's no need to make things so tense!"
Locks flashed and appeared behind Xia Luo, putting his hand on Xia Luo's shoulder and saying.
Xia Luo only felt a chill run down his back.
This speed!
Xia Luo was extremely shocked in his heart.
After hearing Locks' words, Xia Luo immediately smiled. He sheathed his sword, and the Conqueror's Haki dissipated.
Then he turned to look at Locks and said.
"Really? I was just joking."
Seeing Xia Luo's murderous look one second and a beaming face the next made all the pirates feel their scalps tingle.
This captain of the Eighth Division was definitely not an easy person to deal with.
Even John silently put away his weapons and stopped provoking Xia Luo.
After seeing Xia Luo's strength, John kept silent.
Seeing the two sides stop, the others gathered together.
"Jiehahaha! I'll tell you, Xia Luo did a great job. I've long been annoyed with that John! He doesn't do any work but takes the most treasure. It's really infuriating!"
Shiki the Golden Lion floated beside Xia Luo, with a cigar between his teeth.
This John always snatched treasure while he was fighting. By the time he finished the battle, there was not a single bit of treasure left. It really made him furious!
Even Edward Newgate nodded.
"Damn it! I don't even have money to buy cakes!"
Charlotte Linlin also chimed in.
It seemed that everyone here was quite dissatisfied with John!
Xia Luo watched as everyone looked at John with disgust.
But John still drank his wine nonchalantly and talked with Silver Axe and Wang Zhi.
"What's the relationship between them?"
Xia Luo pointed at the three of them and asked.
"Them? They were just the first ones to follow Locks. They joined earlier than us and are more trusted by Captain Locks.
That John isn't very powerful in combat, but he's the one in charge of the finances in the Locks Pirate Crew.
As for Silver Axe and Wang Zhi, they're both fighters.
Each of them has the strength close to that of a great swordsman. It's a pity that they're old. Whether they can fully display the strength of a great swordsman is unknown."
Shiki the Golden Lion looked at the three of them disdainfully with the cigar between his teeth.
As latecomers, Shiki the Golden Lion, Edward Newgate, and Charlotte Linlin naturally excluded them.
There emerged a new faction led by Shiki the Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, and Edward Newgate, and an old faction led by John, Silver Axe, and Wang Zhi.
The two factions disliked each other.
"Then, Brother Shiki, who would be more powerful if you fought against them [three]?"
Xia Luo rolled his eyes and asked.
Shiki glanced at him and then looked at them disdainfully.
"I've got to say, if it were a real fight to the death, I could wipe them out in a single day!"
Shiki the Golden Lion said domineeringly.
The domineering qi that scorned everything made Xia Luo's blood boil.
When could he also scorn everything like this?
He clenched his fists.
It wouldn't be long!
In just a few more years, he would also be able to scorn everything.
Collecting his thoughts, Xia Luo followed Shiki and the others inside.
As a newly - recruited member.
He was naturally on Shiki's side.
Although this didn't really bring any tangible benefits, it could still make those with ill intentions wary.
The eight of them arrived at a grand hall.
It was resplendent, with all kinds of gold - made ornaments hanging on the walls.
In the middle, there was a very large throne, and behind the throne was a huge nautical chart.
Xia Luo squinted slightly. This was a map of the latter half of the Grand Line.
From this map, he could clearly see the current influence of the Rocks Pirates.
Rocks D. Gibek walked up to the throne and sat down without hesitation.
The other seven of them then took their seats according to their own squads.