NOVEL WEB Chapter 29: Weapons For Survival
"You are still like this, too arrogant, as if everything is under your control."
A smile appeared on Kuro's lips: "You're facing a fleet of 5,000 people all by yourself, and your opponent is Admiral Krieg. Don't you feel anything?"
Gawain said calmly: "I'm just afraid that I'll kill too fast and won't be able to sharpen my new sword."
"New sword?"
Kuro lowered his gaze and saw the Guanze Masamune in Gawain's hand, with a hint of envy in his eyes.
Although he was not a swordsman, he had a good eye and could tell at a glance that the sword in Gawain's hand was countless times better than the knight's sword he previously had.
When a powerful swordsman is equipped with a matching sword, the increase in combat power is not as simple as one plus one equals two, but an exponential increase.
"Lucky guy."
Gawain did not comment and continued: "The plan has changed. We must keep this harbor. If you can still move, take the people on the ship to help the civilians in the harbor to take refuge."
"After completing this order, we won't have to worry about logistics issues in the East Blue anymore."
"Good!"
After saying that, Kuro was about to take a step when he felt his body lose strength and fell forward uncontrollably.
Gawain reached out to support him, then he curled his lips and said:
"There is a limit to how tough you can be. Leave the evacuation to others."
"Don't die."
"I'm still waiting for you to give me some advice. After all, you are known as a man with a hundred plans, and you have planned on everything."
"Snort."
Kuro snorted coldly but stopped resisting. He allowed his subordinates to support him and limped away.
As for the other crew, under Gawain's orders, they followed the surrounding guards to evacuate civilians in the harbor and participate in the rescue.
The situation was quickly brought under control.
Only the rows of warships in the distant sea, like a mountain, weighed on everyone's hearts.
...
It was also at this time.
The gunfire in the harbor gradually subsided. On the sea a thousand meters away, Krieg held the Den Den Mushi and listened expressionlessly to his subordinates' report on the battle situation in Raven Harbor:
"Even Gin was defeated? Maybe I expected too much from him."
"Those who fall here are not eligible to follow me to the Grand Line."
"But before that, he has played his greatest value now that the internal armed forces have been disintegrated."
"Then I will clear the remaining obstacles, whether it's Kuro or Gawain!"
Krieg had a hint of a smile on his face as he spoke.
The subordinates beside him put on the armor made of high-strength alloy on him piece by piece.
As he put on the armor, Krieg felt a strong, or even unparalleled, sense of confidence.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
His fingertips tapped lightly on the armor, making a crisp sound.
Then Krieg looked into the distance, and the pirate ship under his feet suddenly accelerated at this moment, quickly distancing itself from the other pirate ships.
As the harbor in the distance gets closer and closer.
Krieg grabbed the spear, bent his legs slightly, jumped up from the deck, and then slammed heavily into the harbor.
Boom!
The floor was broken, and the air was filled with smoke.
Gawain turned his head and saw the smoke and dust dissipate, and a tall figure gradually appeared.
The exaggerated spear, the golden armor protecting his whole body, and the defiant face, the image of the visitor gradually completely overlapped with the impression of Krieg in Gawain's mind.
Both Krieg's aura and the sense of oppression were countless times stronger before his disastrous defeat on the Grand Line in the future!
Haki is the embodiment of spiritual power, and self-confidence will also bring unimaginable power.
At this moment, Krieg even developed a kind of self-confidence that he was invincible, especially when he saw that his opponent was just a young man who still had a childish appearance.
"Are you White Knight Gawain?"
"That's right."
"I'll give you two choices."
Krieg looked at him with disdain:
"Submit or die."
"I choose... Or."
Gawain's lips curled up with a hint of teasing. Although Krieg in front of him was strong, he was ultimately unable to arouse the fighting spirit in him.
Right now, in East Blue, the only one who can compete with him is Smoker, a Logia devil fruit user who came down from the Marine Headquarters and is guarding Loguetown like a final boss.
But his sword, Guanze Masamune, which had not experienced a battle for a long time, was excited about the upcoming battle, and Gawain could even feel the humming of the blade.
"What a bloodthirsty fellow."
Gawain muttered to himself.
Krieg, in the distance, was no longer in the mood to listen. Since they couldn't come to an agreement, he would just use the fastest speed and the most brutal means to put an end to the opponent in front of him!
"In that case, then I'd like you to die!"
After speaking, Krieg swept the spear in his hand and prepared to press towards Gawain.
The spear weighing more than a ton, even if just swung, was enough to cause gusts of air in the air, blowing Gawain's golden hair before it got close.
Just when Gawain was about to draw his sword, Krieg suddenly changed his action.
His left hand, hidden under his cloak, suddenly stretched out and threw a poison gas bomb at Gawain!
Boom!
The poison gas bomb exploded with a loud bang, and purple dust and smoke filled the air, which was blown around by the wind.
Krieg, who had already put on a gas mask, smiled grimly:
"The purpose of weapons is to defeat the strongest opponent at the lowest cost. Why fight a difficult battle when there is an easy way to win?"
"This is an MH5 poison gas bomb. A normal person will die if they inhale even a tiny bit of it. Even a pirate with a bounty of 8 million would find it difficult to withstand it!"
"Don't you agree, White Knight Gawain? Go and die with regret and resentment!"
"You-"
But halfway through his words, a creepy feeling rushed up from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and a dazzling silver light emerged from the poisonous smoke.
In a panic, Krieg could only barely raise his hand to block, and then he saw a silver light cutting through the purple poisonous smoke and rushing towards him, knocking him dozens of meters away and hitting the wall heavily.
Boom!
The wall collapsed with a loud bang, and broken stone slabs fell from above.
Krieg pushed away the rocks and struggled to stand up from the ruins with a blank look on his face:
"How could a human launch such an attack?!?"
"It must be!"
"You..."
Gawain, who covered his mouth and nose with one hand, slowly walked out of the poisonous smoke and looked at Krieg with pity.
He already knew this guy's character.
In the battle between Krieg and Luffy in the manga, in terms of hard power, he could not catch up with Luffy at that time, but he relied on various despicable means to force Luffy into a desperate situation.
When it comes to fighting, he's weak, but when it comes to the little moves during the battle, Krieg is definitely one of the best in the world of pirates!
How could Gawain let down his guard in front of such a person?
From the moment the battle began, he was on guard against his despicable methods!
"Ah~ the flying slash didn't go through?"
Gawain said with a hint of regret.
Krieg was stunned when he heard this, and then he felt a piercing pain in his arm.
He lowered his head and realized.
The armor he had built for survival, which he considered strong enough to fight in the Grand Line, could not withstand even a single blow from Gawain's attack.
The arm armor was completely cut open, even damaging his bones and flesh!