146. If you were going to travel, where would you choose?
South China Sea.
The Kingdom of Sorbe is one of the countries that is not a member of the World Government, and is naturally not recognized by the World Government. Their enemies are not only pirates, but even the navy is very hostile to them.
Just like Techilawolf, the bridge country that has existed for 700 years, the workers used to build the huge bridge there are not only prisoners but also plundered nationals of non-World Government member countries.
In a sense, nationals of countries that are not members of the World Government are not treated as human beings by the World Government.
Based on this situation, when these countries that are not part of the World Government encounter pirate attacks, they are lucky not to be robbed by the navy, let alone asking for help from the navy.
Since Roger's dying words spread throughout the world, in a short period of time, a craze for going to sea has started throughout the world.
Countless guys with strong ambitions embarked on a road of no return and went to the sea to find legendary treasures.
The South China Sea is no exception. I don't know how many people have gone to sea and become pirates under the temptation of One Piece's legendary secret treasure - ONE PIECE.
Among these people, many were unlucky enough to die as soon as they went to sea. There were also many lucky ones who began to grow slowly and entered the navy's sight. Those who could survive the pursuit of the navy represented another successful career.
Pass another level.
Just like playing a game, when you first go to sea, you are in Novice Village, and the navies from all over the world are the guardian bosses. When you get to the Grand Line, it is a different scene.
The names of these pirates who escaped the navy's pursuit appeared on the reward orders issued by the navy, and they began to become well-known pirates and became known to everyone.
The Old Felt Hat Pirates, as a pirate group with a bounty of 25 million, have gained a very good reputation. Of course, this reputation is not only for pirates, but also for ordinary people, this reputation has the smell of blood.
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Recently, the Old Felt Hat Pirates have been eyeing the Kingdom of Sorbey. For the pirates, this small country is their favorite place. This kind of country is not a member of the World Government and will not attract a navy.
Without strong strength, it is difficult to resist the invasion from them.
Faced with this situation, if they don't fight hard, how can they be worthy of their hard sailing on the sea day and night?
Taking advantage of the darkness, their pirate ship quietly arrived outside the country's towns. The ship faced the city, and a row of artillery fuses were lit. The shells made a sharp roar and hit the country, leaving them sleeping.
Wake up.
Boom boom boom!!
Continuous explosions sounded and flames were ignited in many places. After several rounds of bombing, they began to land.
The pirate group of less than a hundred people rushed towards the seemingly undefended city with swords and guns. Everyone had a cruel and fanatical mood on their faces. Killing had long become a habit for them.
It only took this pirate group about a month to complete the transformation from humans to beasts.
"Destroy their army first, and then plunder!" Pirate Captain Doku, wearing an old felt hat, led the charge at the front.
He is the most powerful one in the pirate group. When he went to sea, he was just a boatswain, but just one month later, he became the pirate captain, and the original pirate group was renamed the old one.
Felt Hat, as for its former name, has long since disappeared under the sea with the original captain.
The Kingdom of Sorbe was suddenly attacked. The soldiers belonging to this country gathered together in panic and fought with the pirates of the old Felt Hat Pirates.
But they were quickly defeated.
This group of pirates is a ragtag group, and they are not much stronger. In addition, they are severely suppressed in terms of firepower, and there is also a gap in hard power. Soon, they will no longer be able to stop the progress of this pirate group.
"Kuhahahaha, boys, follow me to the palace and rob them all. There are the most treasures and the most beautiful women there. They are all waiting for our favor. As long as we can occupy it, we will be prosperous."
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, kill them all."
"I want beautiful women and fine wine!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
The sound of gunfire and the light of fire rushed all the way to the palace in the center. Many unlucky people were directly killed along the way, but this group of mobs did not disperse. The things in the palace firmly attracted their attention.
, the treasures and beautiful women there are the most difficult things for pirates to part with.
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In the palace, the current King Solbey was frightened.
The reason why the Sorbei Kingdom did not join the World Government is not because they are strong enough to ignore the World Government.
On the contrary, it is because they cannot afford the heavenly gold that is handed over to the Celestial Dragons every year. They may indeed have some money compared to ordinary villages and towns, but in fact they are still much poorer.
After being drained of their blood by the Celestial Dragons and the World Government, they were ruthlessly abandoned, leaving them unable to even form a decent army, otherwise they would not be overwhelmed by a group of rabble who had just gone to sea.
"Your Majesty the King, those pirates have defeated our army and are rushing towards the palace. With our current manpower, we cannot stop them at all. Make a decision quickly!" the captain of the palace guard said to the king.
Nowadays, they have no good way to resist this group of pirates, but they can protect the king and escape. As for this country, they can't control so much.
"Yes, yes, let's go quickly, go quickly, and leave the palace immediately. You must protect my safety."
"The queen and the prince?"
"Take it, take it with you, let's escape together."
The captain of the guard led a group of people to escort the king and his family and fled the palace in a hurry, leaving the entire palace empty.
Only in the outermost area, soldiers who didn't know what was going on deep in the palace were still using various buildings in the palace to resist the pirates' attacks. As the most heavily defended place in the entire kingdom, this was after all better than the previous weapons and equipment.
Many factors, coupled with the favorable location, finally blocked the pirates from the palace for a short time.
"Captain Doku, what should we do now?"
The attack was blocked, and the pirates became a little anxious. They were here to rob, not to attack the enemy. If Doku, as the captain, was not so powerful, they would probably have dispersed and gone to rob and enjoy themselves.
Doku in the darkness had a gloomy face and said cruelly: "Dalmonte, if you lead a team to catch some ordinary people and let them stand in front of us, I don't believe we can't take this place."
"Yes, Captain."
Dalmont withdrew and led a group of people away from here, disappearing into the darkness in an instant.
For a moment, this most chaotic place became a little quiet, with only sporadic gunfire and firelight. Even the soldiers responsible for guarding the palace were a little strange. Did these pirates really give up attacking the palace?
Not long after, Dalmont brought a group of ordinary people, about twenty or so, old and young, all of them were driven here except there were no women.
Many people seemed to have suffered greatly and howled in agony.
"Well done, Dalmonte, now organize the attack again, we will take this place in one fell swoop."
These ordinary people were driven by swords and guns and rushed towards the palace, while the pirates were carefully hiding behind them, like poisonous snakes hiding in the shadows, waiting for the right time to launch a fatal attack.
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The situation here naturally attracted the attention of the defending soldiers. In the darkness, they could only see dark figures. They couldn't see clearly who they were, but they could hear their voices.
"These damn bastards grabbed some ordinary people and pushed them in the front. What should we do?"
"Is this a trick by the pirates? If we let them come, we will probably be attacked directly by the pirates."
"Does His Majesty the King have any instructions now?"
The soldiers were also in confusion, and the guard captain in charge had a very big head.
He said: "There has been no order from within the palace, but we can't wait any longer, otherwise we will be attacked by pirates and we will all die. It doesn't matter if we die, the loss of the palace is the big problem. Listen to my order and attack!"
Any commander understands this truth. Even if there are really ordinary people at the front, they cannot not attack. They know clearly in their hearts which is more important. For the sake of the king and this country, they can only kill these people who are driven away at the end.
Ordinary people in front.
Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!
Gunshots rang out, and the figures in front quickly fell down one by one, and the pirates hiding behind also launched a counterattack.
This time there were civilians blocking the front, and the old Felt Hat Pirates only managed to break through the soldiers' defense line at the cost of more than ten casualties.
"Report to the captain, there is news from the palace that the king, queen and princes have escaped from the palace."
The soldier captain was stunned.
His face turned pale and he smiled sadly: "We have been abandoned. In this case, there is nothing to say. If you want to escape, just escape. If you don't want to escape, just fight with these pirates with me!"
No one escaped, and all the soldiers who followed him stood beside him.
"kill!"
The soldiers and pirates collided together, and the killing suddenly became fierce. The soldier captain and the old felt hat pirate captain Doku fought together. In just a few rounds, he had several wounds on his body.
The blood wet his clothes from the wound.
But he was already determined to die, and he also caused a lot of trouble for this pirate who had a bounty of 25 million on his head.
Doku's face didn't look good either. His casualties today were more severe than ever before. Even if he won this war, he would still have to lie dormant for a while to lick his wounds.
And the main force causing casualties to them was the man in front of him.
Cut it out with one knife.
The soldier captain staggered, unable to resist. Another long knife stabbed him, and it was about to stab him through.
but.
A huge palm blocked the front, preventing the sharp long knife from entering. A huge figure appeared in Doku's sight.
The reason why I say huge is because his height of 2.5 meters is less than half the height of the person opposite.
Doku put away his sword and took a few steps back before he could clearly see the young man who suddenly appeared in front of him. His huge body should be nearly 7 meters tall. He was wearing a bear-eared hat. He was holding a book in one hand and another in the other.
The hand was the one that resisted the attack just now.
"Who are you?"
"Big Bear, it's you."
The captain's voice sounded from behind the young man.
Big Bear said: "Sorry, I'm late."
"So we know each other, so die!"
Doku's eyes became fierce again, and he slashed towards the bear's lower abdomen with his knife.
"If you want to travel, where will you choose?" Big Bear blocked the attack and looked at Doku and asked.
"Um?"
Chapter completed!