Chapter 368 - 368 Successful Arrival

368 Successful Arrival

“Strange, didn’t that guy realize that I’ve taken his original treasure?”

Captain John held his chin, his eyes flickering. He did not doubt the authenticity of the news.

After all, there was indeed someone who had hidden a treasure at Deathknell Mountain.

And now that it had appeared in the newspaper, it was very likely that this person had obtained Raider Shibu’s treasure and then buried it at Deathknell Mountain.

Two days later…

A large group of pirates that had been to Deathknell Mountain before arrived first.

The captain of the pirates pulled out the cutlass on his waist and shouted at his crew, “Haha, looks like we’re the first to arrive. Brothers, hurry up and search the island carefully. Once we find the treasure, we’ll all be able to eat and drink well.”

The crew couldn’t wait any longer, so they jumped onto the island and rushed forward.

However, the pirates didn’t expect that just as they walked past the shore and entered the forest, countless bullets were fired from the dark.

These pirates were currently daydreaming about making a fortune, so they were completely unprepared.

The next second, blood splattered everywhere as all the pirates fell to the ground.

The air was filled with the thick smell of blood.

Several hundred Marines suddenly walked out of the forest and surrounded the pirates who entered behind them.

Taojia also jumped down from the tree and stood in front of the stunned pirates.

Taojia felt helpless.

She had originally wanted to be a pirate, but she had somehow gotten on Zhao Hao’s ship and somehow ended up in the Marines.

And because Zhao Hao was a Vice Admiral, she was directly promoted to Lieutenant Captain.

Looking at the pirates in front of her, Taojia could only sigh helplessly.

‘Why are you still a pirate when you’re so stupid? It’s such an obvious trap, but you can’t even see it. You might as well go home and farm. It’s safer.’

Ever since the news of the treasure on Deathknell Mountain was released, this place, which didn’t have many visitors, started to become lively.

As Zhao Hao had provided a clear location, Kong immediately sent the nearest Marines team over.

On the second day, they arrived and set up an ambush as Zhao Hao had requested.

Not long after the Marines arrived, pirates came from time to time to search for treasure on the island.

Of course, there was no treasure—only bullets awaited them.

A series of gunshots rang out again.

The pirates who were ambushed had no way to counterattack, and their cries of alarm and pain rose and fell.

When the pirates realized that they had been surrounded and had no way to escape, everyone began to counterattack with all their might.

However, the Marines had been lying in ambush here for a long time and had already formulated a detailed plan for various situations.

As such, the Marines had zero casualties, and they had already killed several hundred pirates.

“Which wave is it now?” Zhao Hao asked Taojia, who had just returned.

“Including the latest one, this is the 11th wave. However, we haven’t attracted any big fish. The strongest one is just a pirate with a bounty of 32,000,000 Berries,” Taojia reported in a serious manner.

“Tell them to clean up quickly. Another wave is coming.”

Zhao Hao’s Observation Haki was always activated, and he was responsible for scouting the nearby area. At the same time, he was also suppressing the powerful pirates with the Conqueror’s Haki, making it impossible for them to find out the situation on the island.

On the horizon far away…

A few pirate ships were quickly approaching.

Soon, the forest returned to its peaceful state.

Hundreds of new treasure-hunting pirates docked their ships and quickly boarded the island.

“Eh? Why is there a smell of blood?”

“There seem to be traces of battle. Have other pirates arrived before us?”

“Then we’ll have to hurry up and find it.”

As the pirates entered the forest again, the Marines started a new round of slaughter.

After another day…

The sun was bright, and a luxurious pirate ship appeared on the sea.

Captain John stood on the deck.

As he looked at the familiar Island in front of him, a greedy smile appeared on his face.

From the moment he received the newspaper, Captain John had not stopped at all.

He didn’t even have the time to recruit new crew members before he went out to sea overnight. He traveled as fast as lightning and finally arrived at Deathknell Mountain again.

The pirate ship quickly reached the shore.

After Captain John anchored the ship, he quickly walked toward the island.

After taking a few steps, Captain John’s years of habit allowed him to directly release his domineering aura.

He had been sailing on the sea for decades and had encountered countless dangers and ambushes.

As Captain John’s Observation Haki covered the entire Island.

Captain John was taken aback because he could not sense any living creatures on the island.

This was clearly not right.

Captain John stopped in his tracks.

As an experienced pirate, Captain John was still very vigilant.

To be able to render his Observation Haki ineffective, there must be someone stronger than him.

“Not good, there’s an ambush.”

Captain John was shocked and immediately turned around to escape.

Of course, Zhao Hao had already noticed it when Captain John released his Observation Haki.

In this day and age, it was definitely not a little pirate who would use Observation Haki.

When he saw Captain John’s appearance, he immediately confirmed that the target he was looking for had arrived.

Zhao Hao’s figure disappeared in an instant. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Captain John. Ignoring the madly running Captain John, Zhao Hao kicked him in the stomach.

Captain John was sent flying by the kick, crashing through more than ten trees on the island before he finally stopped.

“Pfft!”

Captain John spat out a mouthful of blood. Even though he was severely injured, he knew that if he did not escape, he would be greeted with death.

Enduring the pain, Captain John slowly got up, unsheathed the cutclass at his waist, and looked in Zhao Hao’s direction.

Zhao Hao had already resumed his identity as a Marine officer. He was wearing the Marines uniform and a Vice Admiral’s cloak.

Looking at Zhao Hao’s appearance, Captain John instantly recalled the contents of the newspaper.

“The new star of the Marines, Zhao Hao?”

Zhao Hao slowly nodded.

Captain John’s eyes instantly turned red.

After confirming that his enemy was the Killing Star, Zhao Hao, Captain John knew it was time for him to put his life on the line.

Ever since Zhao Hao started cultivating, only Whitebeard, who had a 1.5 billion bounty on his head, had managed to escape from Zhao Hao.

The other pirates, regardless of their high bounty, were all killed cruelly.