Pirates: Usurping a Kingdom Is Surprisingly Easy

Van Auger found that Kael's golden sniper rifle had attack power and a range not much inferior to his "Thousand Lands." As expected, it was a valuable item used by the Celestial Dragons, an absolute masterpiece crafted with the guarantee of the artisans' entire families. Through his super-range scope, Van Auger noticed the Fish-Men's rescue attempts, so he deliberately shot and wounded them instead of landing headshots. This bought King Kael more time to approach.

At the same time, Van Auger also had a small agenda. He wanted to know the maximum range at which King Kael could activate his Exile ability. "King Kael, that Arlong seems to be trying to jump into the sea by force," Van Auger said calmly, his sniper rifle continuously switching and firing.

"Drag it out a bit longer," King Kael replied slowly, raising his golden telescope, a glint of obscure brilliance flashing in his eyes. Not only Eric, but even Van Auger had this thought. No one currently knew what King Kael's "Exile ability" truly was, nor did anyone know his ability range or activation conditions. Van Auger was also a little afraid of being exiled by King Kael.

"I'll do my best!" Van Auger stopped bothering with the hiding Fish-Men and focused all his efforts on sniping and blocking Arlong, who was determined to jump into the sea. Even bounty-hunting Fish-Men like Kuroobi were forced to hide behind rocks and buildings by Van Auger's precise sniping.

As the fleet drew closer, Arlong became completely enraged. He recklessly rushed into the sea, absolutely determined to destroy the human warships. "Your Majesty, I can't stop him," Van Auger fired rapidly, but he still couldn't stop Arlong, who was blocking with his large saw-sword. Arlong was about to jump into the sea.

"Enough, leave the rest to me," King Kael said calmly, personally lighting the main cannon of the luxurious flagship. "Bang!" The main cannon fired with a roar, but the cannonball disappeared the moment it was shot out. King Kael then jumped up, and to the astonished eyes of Eric, Van Auger, the Royal Guard, and everyone else, he flew out at extreme speed, riding the cannonball that had reappeared.

"Damn it! This works too!" Eric immediately broke character and shouted. A figure rapidly flew through the air towards Cocoyashi Village. At this moment, in a hidden corner of the village, "Nami! Nojiko! Look! Someone can fly!!!" Akin shouted in shock, his eyes bulging out.

"Don't block us!" Nami and Nojiko pushed down Akin's head. "He's actually standing on a cannonball!!" Nami's sharp eyes watched the dashing figure flying over in disbelief. That flowing golden-white cloak made King Kael look like a hero making an entrance. Even Nojiko's eyes were full of stars. "So handsome~, so graceful~"

"What! Is he a Devil Fruit user?!" Arlong, enduring the sniper fire, suddenly jumped up and headed for the sea. He saw the figure in mid-air as he fell. But it didn't matter; he would soon successfully enter the sea. He absolutely had to sink all the warships and drown these humans.

"Hey~, did I say you could enter my territorial waters! Arlong!" King Kael spread his right hand, and a transparent domain rapidly expanded, covering Arlong's entire body the moment his serrated nose touched the sea surface. Arlong, who was sneering, instantly disappeared from the sea surface.

King Kael disappeared for a moment, and the cannonball under his feet slammed into the Arlong Empire. King Kael reappeared, and due to inertia, he landed explosively on the shore, creating a deep pit. "My physical techniques still need more practice!" "Besides Haki, I also need to learn the Six Styles."

King Kael patted the dust off himself, flicked his cloak, and jumped out of the huge pit. This entrance was slightly imperfect. "Where's Big Brother Arlong? Did he go into the sea?" "I didn't hear a splash, nor did I see a wave when he entered the sea; Big Brother Arlong disappeared!!" "Quick, capture this human!" "He might be a Devil Fruit user!"

The Fish-Men hiding behind the buildings heard that the sniper fire had stopped. One by one, they rushed out, furiously attacking this human. "Quick, run!" From the hidden building, Nami and Nojiko couldn't help but cry out softly. How did this guy charge alone into the Arlong Pirates' encirclement? Why couldn't he just wait for the fleet to land together?

"A hundred or so Fish-Men dare to call themselves an empire?" King Kael looked at the charging Fish-Men and scoffed. He directly turned his back to them, slowly raised his right hand, and snapped his fingers.

"Run!" Seeing King Kael's outrageous behavior, Nami and Nojiko, who were hiding, rushed out, screaming frantically. But the next moment, a scene that left them dumbfounded occurred. One by one, the vicious Fish-Men running and charging disappeared on the path.

"Are you calling me?" King Kael looked at the two girls with orange and blue hair, his eyes full of amusement. He hadn't expected these two to be so fearless, even daring to rush out and tell him to run away. Were they really not afraid of these Fish-Men settling scores later? This kindness and courage made King Kael quite emotional. If it were him, he definitely wouldn't be able to do this.

"How did those Fish-Men disappear!" Nami shouted in shock, her eyes filled with surprise. Thinking of the rumors she had heard earlier... could this man be the legendary 'King of Exile'! King Kael of the Goa Kingdom!

"You want to see them?" King Kael smiled faintly, pulled out his golden flintlock pistol, and fired a shot with a raised hand. "Bang!" King Kael's sudden shot startled Nami and Nojiko. But the next moment, a running Fish-Man suddenly appeared and immediately fell to the ground, blood splattering.

"How many more do you want to see?" Another gunshot, and another Fish-Man appeared and fell to the ground. Both shots were headshots. These two Fish-Men had no time to react at all.

"Are you the King of Exile? King Kael?" Nami nervously gripped Nojiko's hand, her voice trembling as she whispered the question. "I am Kael, and now I am your King!" "From now on, whether it's Cocoyashi Village or the entire Conomi Kingdom, it will be this King's territory."

King Kael blew on his golden flintlock pistol and began to reload. "Do you want to use guns or knives?" King Kael, with zero-frame readiness, directly asked Nami and Nojiko. "What?" x2 Nami and Nojiko couldn't react for a moment.

"Do you also want to help kill Fish-Men, or are you accomplices of the Fish-Men?" King Kael glanced at the Arlong Pirates tattoo on Nami's arm and the special tattoo on Nojiko's body, asking darkly.

"No! King Kael! We are not members of the Arlong Pirates!" "Nami was forced to join the Arlong Pirates by Arlong." "We all hate Arlong; he killed our mother!" Nojiko quickly covered the tattoo on Nami's arm, shielding Nami behind her, tears welling up in her eyes. She was really afraid that her sister Nami would be mistaken for a member of the Arlong Pirates and be innocently killed.

Nami's eyes, stubborn and fearful, stared directly at King Kael, tears swirling in her eyes. "Don't hurt my sister!" "I'm not a member of the Arlong Pirates! I'm not!!" Nami pushed Nojiko away, pulled out a dagger, and fiercely stabbed the shameful tattoo on her arm. "I really am not..." Nami quickly slashed her tattooed arm, instantly making it bloody and raw, crying and shouting continuously. At this moment, a large hand grabbed Nami's hand...