Night fell, and the pitch-black sea resembled an abyssal maw, instilling fear in people's hearts.
In the distance, a high-spec Marine warship sailed on the sea.
On the deck.
"Hahahahaha, this time we've captured the Silver Wolf Pirate Crew in one fell swoop, and our branch has achieved another great feat," a Marine Soldier said happily.
"Yes, once we report to Headquarters, they will surely reward us," his companion immediately responded.
One must know that the Silver Wolf Pirate Crew's Captain, Silver Wolf, was a ruthless individual with a bounty exceeding 200 million Berries, committing arson, murder, and robbery, stopping at nothing.
Previously, Marine who pursued him all died by his hand, and the Marine suffered heavy losses.
"Are you so proud just for catching a mere Silver Wolf?!"
A stern voice came from behind, and the soldiers turned around to see a woman in a Marine Justice cloak walking towards them.
The soldiers reined in their smiles and looked at the newcomer.
She had short, neat black hair, slightly unusual blue eyes, and large golden hoop earrings.
The most intriguing detail was the spiked collar she wore around her neck.
"Vice Admiral Doll!!"
"Vice Admiral Doll!!"
"…"
The soldiers greeted her with serious expressions.
Vice Admiral Doll nodded slightly, came to the front, and her voice softened: "You cooperated well in this operation. When we return to the branch, I will reward you according to your merits."
"But don't get carried away; our opponents are not just the Silver Wolf Pirate Crew."
The soldiers, hearing of rewards, smiled and all affirmed.
The person before them was the highest commanding officer of the G-14 Marine branch, Vice Admiral Doll.
She was also their direct superior.
"How much longer until we return to the Marine branch?!" Vice Admiral Doll asked casually, gazing at the pitch-black sea ahead.
"Vice Admiral Doll, at our current speed, it will be about two more hours," the helmsman beside her responded immediately.
Vice Admiral Doll nodded and said nothing more.
On the other side.
Reynor had already arrived at the sea area where the Anglerfish was located, guided by the virtual map.
And based on the flashing red dot on the map, he found the approximate activity area of the Anglerfish.
Reynor stared at the constantly changing red light dot on the map; the Anglerfish was frantically moving through the seabed, seemingly suffering from insomnia.
"Captain, is what you're looking for here?!" Robin looked around; it was pitch black.
"Reynor, there's nothing here. Did you come to the wrong place?!" Nami activated her Observation Haki, also finding nothing.
"No need to search. That guy is hiding at the bottom of the sea. Everyone, go to the edge of the deck. I'll fish it out now," Reynor said to the group.
Although The girls were puzzled, they still retreated to the edge of the deck, leaving the center clear.
The next second, Reynor waved his hand, and a massive amount of gold instantly covered the spaceship's deck.
The glittering gold, in the pitch-black night, was so bright it made it hard to open one's eyes.
Nami's beautiful eyes immediately turned into the shape of gold, and if Tashigi hadn't held her back tightly, she would have pounced on it directly.
Reynor looked at the virtual map in front of him, his Observation Haki at full power.
He knew that Anglerfish liked shiny things; it was originally attracted by the light emitted by Pure Gold, which led it to swallow both the person and the island.
Although the gold's light was not as bright as Pure Gold, it made up for it in quantity, illuminating a wider area.
He refused to believe that an insomniac Anglerfish could resist not coming out to take a look.
Just as Reynor focused all his attention on the Anglerfish.
Vice Admiral Doll on the warship's deck noticed the anomaly immediately.
"What is that?!" Vice Admiral Doll frowned.
To prevent any accidents, she had kept her Observation Haki active, but due to the distance, the images her Observation Haki captured were very blurry.
"Vice Admiral Doll, something seems off!" The well-trained Marine Soldiers followed Vice Admiral Doll's gaze and vaguely saw a very blurry small bright spot.
Although small, its appearance on the pitch-black sea seemed out of place.
"Go and see," driven by curiosity, Vice Admiral Doll immediately gave the order.
The helmsman immediately turned the rudder, steering the Marine warship towards the bright spot.
On the deck, Reynor patiently waited for the Anglerfish to take the bait.
Time passed.
One minute.
Two minutes.
A full five minutes passed.
The small red dot on the map grew brighter, and its trajectory was very clear, almost a straight line, heading directly for the surface.
"I finally waited for you," Reynor was ecstatic.
Pure Gold, which could grant eternal youth and slow aging, was right before him; even Reynor found it hard to suppress his excitement.
"Everyone, be careful; it seems like something is about to come out!!!" Nami's attention shifted from the gold, and she seriously warned everyone.
In her Observation Haki perception, a colossal entity was rapidly approaching them from the seabed.
The other girls all nodded; as the Anglerfish drew closer, they also sensed it.
The next second, the previously calm sea suddenly churned violently as if boiling, and surging waves rapidly spread in all directions. The commotion underwater grew louder and louder, as if some colossal creature was about to burst out of the sea.
"That fish is coming out!!!" The girls' nerves instantly tensed to the extreme.
They had already detected the Anglerfish; their tension was entirely due to the Anglerfish's immense size.
"Roar!!!"
Accompanied by a muffled roar, the Anglerfish finally broke through the surface, revealing the tip of the iceberg.
But even so, it astonished The girls, making their eyes widen.
"It's actually this big?!"
"What on earth did this guy eat to grow so large?!"
"Captain, is this what you're looking for?!"
"…"
Looking at the giant creature before them, The girls were utterly overwhelmed with shock.
With this size, large islands were mere dwarfs in front of it.
"It's finally out!" Reynor was secretly pleased and also let out a sigh of relief, looking at the Anglerfish before him.
He wasn't afraid of its size, only that it wouldn't come out.
With another roar, the Anglerfish ignored everyone, its gaze fixed on the gold on the deck.
Shiny, so lovely.
It sparkled right into its heart.
Accompanied by an excited roar, the Anglerfish opened its enormous maw, its gigantic body breaking through the surface, and like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, it lunged directly at the spaceship to bite.
If it ate the spaceship, the gold would naturally be its prize.
Most of the Anglerfish's body emerged from the water, and a golden lantern, even shinier than gold, came into everyone's view.
With its appearance, an area of several hundred meters was illuminated, as if it were daytime.
It even completely overshadowed the light of the gold.
On the Marine warship's deck, Vice Admiral Doll watched the scene not far away in disbelief, her mind shaken.
Even though she was well-traveled and experienced, she had never seen anything so bright.
Shinier than gold.
Vice Admiral Doll's gaze shifted slightly, looking towards the other side.
It was a flying ship?!
She was confused again.
"Speed up and get closer to them!!" Vice Admiral Doll's voice grew more urgent!
The helmsman gave it full throttle, steering the warship at maximum speed towards them.
The Anglerfish, having leaped out of the sea, opened its gaping maw and swallowed the spaceship in one gulp.
Crunch
Huh?!
Why is there nothing?!
Small eyes, big confusion.
Missing its target, the Anglerfish's joy vanished, and it instantly went berserk, continuously roaring and bellowing.
Just as it was about to sink back into the sea with reluctance.
"Leave the lantern and then go."
Reynor, holding Wado Ichimonji, sneered and instantly teleported to the Anglerfish's side.
"Severing Wave!!!!"
Reynor's eyes suddenly narrowed, a powerful aura erupted, and he fiercely swung his sword at the connection between the Anglerfish and its glowing lantern.
A hundred-meter-long flying slash shot out with lightning speed, sweeping across the sea, vertically dividing it into two parts, raising surging waves dozens of meters high.
Countless Sea Kings resting at the bottom of the sea were caught in the aftermath, directly split apart, and large amounts of blood stained the sea surface.
Not far away, on the deck, Vice Admiral Doll subconsciously gulped, her lips dry.
A single sword strike split the sea?!
How terrifying was this person's strength!!
When she clearly saw the face of the person who made the strike, Vice Admiral Doll felt a chill shoot straight to her head. She immediately whispered an order to the helmsman beside her, who, scared and sweating, immediately changed direction, controlling the warship to move away from this sea area.
At the same time, the connecting line was severed, and after a second of numbness, the Anglerfish let out a piercing shriek.
The intense pain in its body made it uncontrollably roll, the sea roared, and waves surged outwards.
The giant golden lantern also quickly plummeted downwards.
Reynor instantly teleported again, successfully collecting the golden lantern into his system warehouse before it fell into the sea.
The Anglerfish, having sunk into the sea, disappeared, but deep beneath the surface, a low, painful sound still emanated.
"You all go into the spaceship first; I'll be right back." After instructing The girls, Reynor instantly teleported away.
At the same time, after moving a certain distance away from the spaceship, the Marine warship went full throttle, and with a powerful roar, it pushed aside layers of waves and sailed into the distance.
Reynor, it was Reynor!!!
Vice Admiral Doll's chest heaved erratically; she had actually encountered Reynor here!!!
The man who killed a Shichibukai and had a bounty of 500 million Berries!!!
Vice Admiral Doll felt a wave of fear. As the highest commander of G-14, apprehending pirates was her duty.
But the premise was that she could defeat him!
She was no match for a pirate like Reno, who could easily obliterate even a Shichibukai.
In such a situation, running was the most correct choice!
"What exactly was that thing?!" Marine Vice Admiral Doll, who thought she was safe, recalled the scene just now; Reno was clearly going after that glowing lantern.
Unable to figure it out, Marine Vice Admiral Doll could only give up.
The most urgent matter at hand was to return to the Marine branch, report Reno's news to Headquarters, and let Fleet Admiral Sengoku decide.
0... Please give me flowers... By then, sending an Admiral to catch Reno would be a piece of cake.
The wish was beautiful, but reality was always unsatisfactory.
"You've been watching for so long, and now you're finally thinking of leaving?!" A voice full of mockery suddenly drifted into her ears.
Marine Vice Admiral Doll's pupils constricted sharply, and her body froze in place.
The Marine Soldiers on the deck were also startled by Reno's sudden appearance.
"Reno, what do you want?!" After a second of stunned, Marine Vice Admiral Doll immediately reacted, her Observation Haki firmly locking onto Reno, and Armament Haki covering her body, her vigilance at its peak.
The Marine Soldiers, holding flintlocks, all aimed at Reno.
"I didn't expect Marine Vice Admiral Doll to know me." Reno looked at the short-haired, sexy woman in front of him with interest.
He was only here for the pure gold, but he didn't expect such a pleasant surprise.
Marine Vice Admiral Doll, in front of him, was also one of the plot beauties on his mental list.
He was determined to have her.
Today, the European Emperor possessed him, killing two birds with one stone.
Hearing Reno accurately call out her name, Marine Vice Admiral Doll's heart sank, and she felt a chill.
Being targeted by a pirate was not a good thing.
Especially a Pirate Crew Captain who only took beautiful female crew members, which made her even more panicked.
"You are not my opponent; come back with me." Reno looked at Marine Vice Admiral Doll, his voice slow and deliberate.
"Bastard, I am the base commander of the G-14 Marine branch! How could I surrender to a pirate?!"
Marine Vice Admiral Doll looked at Reno coldly, her surging sense of justice dispelling some of her fear.
She knew she was not Reno's opponent, but she would never bow to a pirate.
"Everyone, attack together!!"
"Soru!!"
...Marine Vice Admiral Doll shouted loudly, her figure suddenly disappearing from where she stood.
At the same time, the well-trained Marine Soldiers aimed at Reno and frantically pulled their triggers.
Swish swish swish
Swish swish swish
Bang bang bang
Countless fire snakes shot out, and dense bullets attacked Reno like a storm.
"Annoying." Reno's face darkened, and amidst the flashing electricity, bolts of lightning as thick as bowls precisely struck dozens of Marines.
Everyone hadn't even reacted yet, their eyes went black, and they fell to the ground.
In a flash, Marine Vice Admiral Doll quickly attacked, her fist, wrapped in Armament Haki, slammed towards Reno.
"Marine Vice Admiral Doll, stop fooling around." Reno grabbed the arm that was attacking him.
Marine Vice Admiral Doll's face changed, and she tried to pull her arm back, but it was held tightly.
A feeling of powerlessness surged, and Marine Vice Admiral Doll could only clench her teeth, glaring at Reno.
The gap in strength between them was still too large.
"Reno, kill me, give me a quick death!!" A hint of determination flashed in Marine Vice Admiral Doll's eyes.
As a Marine Vice Admiral, she had her pride.
Even if she died, she would never associate with pirates.
Reno smiled and shook his head, "I don't kill beautiful women."
"Let's go, to the airship first." Ignoring Marine Vice Admiral Doll's anger, Reno took her and instantly teleported back to the airship.
In the huge living room, under the bright lights, Marine Vice Admiral Doll was obviously a little uneasy.
Because... she was being stared at by more than a dozen beautiful women.
"You... what do you want to do?!" Her voice trembled.
"Reno, is she the Marine from the warship just now?!" Nami looked Marine Vice Admiral Doll up and down; she had already noticed that Marine warship earlier.
She just didn't pay attention to it.
"That's right." Reno nodded slightly, not hiding anything.
"Reno, are you planning to have this older sister join the Reno Pirates as well?!" Vivi blinked her big eyes, her gaze lingering on Marine Vice Admiral Doll's large chest.
What a good figure.
Curvy and long legs, no wonder Reno likes her.
"You're wearing a collar around your neck, do you have some special fetish?!" Robin looked at Marine Vice Admiral Doll curiously.
Is she a little masochist?!
Marine Vice Admiral Doll's face suddenly flushed, but she still looked at everyone coldly.
"Captain, this Marine doesn't seem like she'll be obedient." Nojiko shook her head with some regret.
After all, their positions were different, and Marine Vice Admiral Doll was not as naive and easily fooled as Tashigi.
"You... you hateful pirates, I will never surrender to you!!!" Marine Vice Admiral Doll roared, her face flushed.
"Don't speak too soon, you might get slapped in the face." Reno smiled and walked towards Marine Vice Admiral Doll.
If it were before, it might have been a bit troublesome.
But he had a special treasure for stubborn Marine beauties like her: the Slave Mark.
If not now, then when?!
To successfully leave a Slave Mark on the other party.
One, the other party is willing.
Two, the Host's strength far exceeds the other party's.
Satisfy the second condition, act!!!
"Reno, what... what do you want to do?!" Looking at Reno, who was gradually approaching, Marine Vice Admiral Doll's face showed unprecedented panic.
She didn't know what Reno wanted to do, but she was really panicked!!!
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