NOVEL WEB Chapter 24: Trump Pirates Destroyed
As the saying goes, "A man's name, a tree's shadow." The title of King of Exile alone was enough to prove that Kael was not someone to be trifled with.
"You're loitering in my territorial waters, and you even dared to actively attack the Imperial Fleet." "Eldoraggo, tell me, how should I deal with a pirate as guilty of a serious crime as you?" "Should I sentence you to one hundred years in prison? Or should I sentence you to the Lingchi torture, to be cut three thousand six hundred times before death?" Kael appeared on the bow of the Exile Emperor, looking down at a sweating Eldoraggo, his aura filled with killing intent.
Lingchi torture? What kind of torture was that? Why had none of them heard of it? Eldoraggo was a bit confused, and even the Imperial Guard and officials of the Goa Empire had not heard of it. However, to be cut three thousand six hundred times before dying sounded terrifying!
"Kaya, you're a doctor. Do you think a person can really survive three thousand six hundred cuts before dying?" Nami shivered and quietly asked Kaya beside her. Emperor Kael, when he turned evil, felt so terrifying.
"I... I don't know either. I think I saw it in an ancient book once, about a super pirate who was killed after suffering 267 knife wounds, 152 bullet wounds, and 46 cannonball hits." "I wonder which is more painful, that or being cut three thousand six hundred times..." Kaya looked at Emperor Kael, who she wasn't sure if he was joking, and responded timidly to Nami's quiet question.
"How scary! I'd die in just a few cuts." Nojiko clutched her chest, realizing that Emperor Kael, who was threatening the pirates, was so cruel and ruthless. He was completely different from how he treated them. Hearing the new term 'Lingchi torture,' Eric, Jango, and the Nyaban Brothers, these pirate slaves, all felt a chill. Fortunately, Kael had not used the Lingchi torture on them.
"One hundred years in prison? Lingchi execution?" "No! I don't want to die! My gold hasn't been hidden yet, and I haven't found Woonan's gold yet..." Eldoraggo, nicknamed the Golden Dragon, was still thinking about gold at this moment. Indeed, there are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames. This was a ruthless man who loved gold and would even give up his life for it.
"It seems you have a lot of gold on your ship." "The most pitiful thing about a person is dying without having spent all their money." "I'll give you a chance to surrender." "Otherwise, I will put a slave collar on you, make you a pirate slave, and then distribute your gold to others." Kael looked at Eldoraggo, who was unusually obsessed with gold, hitting him where it hurt and proposing to divide his gold.
"Alright, alright!" Hearing that Kael was going to share the gold, Nami shouted excitedly, and Eric was also eager to try.
"No! My gold! It's all mine, it's all mine!" "Don't share my gold, I'll listen to you! I'll listen to you, I surrender!!!" Eldoraggo heard that Kael was going to divide the gold he had plundered for years, which was even more unbearable than being turned into a slave. Eldoraggo, this pirate captain, was actually subdued by Kael with just a few words.
Van Augur and Zoro looked at Kael in disbelief. "He's truly like a devil who can see through human nature." Van Augur sighed to himself, recalling how he had used both carrot and stick on Eric, threatening and enticing him, and directly tempted Zoro with the dream of becoming the world's greatest swordsman. Now he was using Eldoraggo's obsession with gold to deal with him.
"You're sensible! Serve me well. What is this fake treasure of Woonan? I even know the whereabouts of the Golden City of Shandora. If you perform well, I'll take you to see what a Golden City is like in the future." Kael threw the slave collar back to an Imperial Guard officer.
He truly had no intention of putting much effort into subduing Eldoraggo. In any case, Eldoraggo, as a pirate slave, could still charge into battle for Kael. However, since this fellow had already surrendered, he would be exempt from the crime of slavery.
"Emperor Kael, I also surrender! I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty." Seeing their boss had already knelt, the fallen swordsman Golas shouted in panic. As a result, Eldoraggo's surviving pirate minions, one by one, knelt down and begged for mercy, wanting to join Kael's forces.
"Do you really think my Imperial Guard is open to just anyone?" "Go sign up for the military yourself!" "Don't let me find out you're still pirates, or you'll die a miserable death!" Kael did not kill these surviving 'lucky ones,' but instead gave them a chance. These pirate minions were probably also citizens of the Four Kingdoms and would be his citizens in the future.
"Yes! Emperor Kael, we will definitely not be pirates again, and we will definitely become excellent soldiers of the Imperial Guard!" Golas was already extremely grateful to hear that Kael had chosen not to execute them. He had heard that the strongest Arlong Pirates in the East Blue had all been executed, dying a truly miserable death.
Under the terrified gaze of these surviving pirates, the Goa Empire's fleet cleanly set sail, slowly departing with their Captain Eldoraggo.
"Captain Golas, are we really going to join the military?" "Nonsense! A great Emperor like Emperor Kael is worth following with our lives!" "But, I want to go back to my hometown to farm..." "I heard that taxes have been reduced back home..." "Scram! Those who don't want to join the military, go back home!" Golas cursed at these frightened pirate minions.
It was fine if these useless people went back to farm; he, on the other hand, was going to join the military of the Goa Empire to prove his foresight.
Two days later, at Clockwork Island, in the Sambas Kingdom's waters, "Kill!!!" The Trump Pirates, who had been entrenched on Clockwork Island for several years, were actually defeated by the Goa Empire's fleet. The Trump Pirates, whom both the Sambas Kingdom and the 16th Marine Branch could not control, were thus annihilated by foreign troops.
The five strongest members of the Trump Pirates and their eight pirate ships were all destroyed. Bear King, the Paramecia Steel-Steel Fruit user, 'King,' with a bounty of 11.6 million Berries, was blasted half-dead by Eldoraggo. Pin Joker, 'Joker,' with a bounty of 9.9 million Berries, was cut down by Zoro.
Honey Queen, 'Queen,' with a bounty of 7.8 million Berries, was personally captured by Kael and imprisoned in a bottle. Skunk One, 'Ace,' with a bounty of 6 million Berries, flying wildly with his gas glider, was directly cut down by Eric using Wind Blade, detonating his glider and leaving no trace of his corpse. Boo Jack, 'Jack,' with a bounty of 3.2 million Berries, was also cut down by Saga the white-haired swordsman.
Large numbers of pirate minions were shot and cut down by Van Augur and the Goa Imperial Guard. As the flag of the Goa Empire slowly rose over Clockwork Island, the Goa Empire had actually invaded the territory of the Sambas Kingdom in this manner. This news scared the King of the Sambas Kingdom half to death.
Could it be that the Goa Empire, which had only been quiet for about ten days, was going to start another war? Queen Ban Dedessinée of the Frauce Kingdom hadn't she said that she had stopped the Goa Kingdom's expansionist ambitions? Why were they attacking again?! The King of the Sambas Kingdom quickly called Queen Ban Dedessinée for help. The Sambas Kingdom was led by the Frauce Kingdom, so Queen Ban Dedessinée could not just stand by and watch them die!
When Queen Ban Dedessinée heard that the Goa Empire had moved again, she was furious. She definitely had to teach that scoundrel Kael a lesson.