Chapter 7: A Twisted Hobby
Su Xiao held D·Assassination flat against the ship's railing, his gaze sweeping left and right. If anyone dared to show their head, he would send them a bullet worth 900 Paradise Coins.
He had already killed over fifty enemies, and the cost of the bullets alone amounted to tens of thousands of Paradise Coins. The reason he wasted bullets on these ordinary pirates was mainly to quickly raise his status within the Don Quixote Family.
In the first battle, he couldn't afford to be stingy with bullets. There were too many contractors in this world, and the competition was fiercer. If he fell behind by even one step, it would be very difficult to catch up to the first echelon.
Plop, plop...
The sound of diving came from near the four enemy ships. Under these circumstances, the only ones who would dare to jump into the water were contractors, no one else.
Contractors all carried diving equipment. Unsure whether Su Xiao was friend or foe, they preferred to swim to the island of 'Dressrosa' rather than clash with him here. After all, there were many ways to gain pirate reputation.
The contractors were all starting to choose their factions. In the sea area where Su Xiao was, there were probably a dozen or so contractors. Most of them were joining the Big Mom Pirates. Doflamingo's faction was too weak and the risk too high.
Among these dozen or so contractors, five chose to jump into the sea and retreat. They were intimidated by the power of D·Assassination. The remaining ten were watching the situation. Six of them had already joined Big Mom's faction, two had joined Doflamingo's faction, and two were still undecided.
Blazing flames burned on the hull. Su Xiao felt the ship beneath his feet sinking. Within half an hour, this ship would sink into the sea.
Compared to using D·Assassination to keep those pirates pinned down, Su Xiao actually wanted to use the Duke of Annihilation to sink those four ships. But with the Duke of Annihilation's terrifying recoil, the first ship to sink wouldn't be the enemy's, but the Spade.
According to Su Xiao's estimate, if he fired just one shot from the Duke of Annihilation, the powerful recoil would be enough to shatter the Spade. The Duke of Annihilation was originally a sniper cannon mounted on city walls, and it needed a hydraulic buffer device underneath.
Just as Su Xiao was considering whether to first destroy the enemy ships, a large hole suddenly burst open in the cabin of an enemy ship over seventy meters away. As wooden planks flew, a rocket-propelled grenade shot toward the Spade.
Seeing this rocket, Su Xiao immediately knew it was an attack from a contractor. After a brief prediction, he pulled the trigger.
A crisp *ding* sounded. The bullet from D·Assassination hit the tail fin of the rocket, altering its flight trajectory, but it didn't explode.
Rockets like this usually had contact points at the front. As long as you didn't touch that contact point or destroy the core part of the projectile, it wasn't that easy to detonate.
The rocket flew diagonally over the Spade. Su Xiao put away D·Assassination. The ship he was on was definitely going to sink, so he might as well take another ship down with him.
"You go meet up with Amu first."
"Woof."
Bubu Wang turned and rushed toward the railing on the other side. A moment later, there was the sound of a splash.
"This..."
The pirate squad leader was about to speak when he saw a three-meter-long 'strange gun' appear in Su Xiao's hand.
Before the squad leader could voice his doubts, Su Xiao had already loaded an earth-element bullet into the Duke of Annihilation's chamber. The earth element had effects like blunt force, crushing, and knockback, making it perfect for sinking ships.
Su Xiao pulled the bolt of the Duke of Annihilation, chambering the round.
Four contractors on the enemy ship saw this, and they were all members of the same team.
"Should we stop him?"
A female contractor in tight leather armor spoke.
"Forget it. This guy's firepower is a bit intense."
"Bullshit! If we let him keep killing like this, we'll lose this sea battle sooner or later. Then we'll all be dogs in the water."
A hot-tempered man clearly wanted to use a ranged attack on Su Xiao. Just as he was about to poke his head out of the cabin, a rough, large hand grabbed him by the back of his collar.
"You want to eat a bullet? Let him kill. We've already won this sea battle. Look over there."
The hot-tempered man followed his gaze and saw three enemy ships being wrapped in some kind of black substance, slowly sinking into the sea.
"Spero is surprisingly fierce. As expected, joining Big Mom's faction is less risky. At this rate, we definitely have the advantage. Even if Big Mom's faction loses in the end, we can still safely grab a lot of benefits."
"So let that guy do his killing. The pirate reputation rewarded for winning this local sea battle will definitely be more than what you get from killing a bunch of enemies."
While these contractors were discussing, Su Xiao had already aimed. Although the pirates on the four enemy ships were suppressed by firepower, their ships were gradually approaching the Spade, looking like they were preparing to board.
Su Xiao exerted force with his feet. As the wooden planks cracked, he pulled the trigger.
Boom!
A loud noise echoed across the surrounding sea. A yellow beam of light shot out from the Duke of Annihilation's muzzle, directly blasting toward the bow of an enemy ship.
The moment the bullet left the chamber, a powerful recoil acted on Su Xiao's shoulder. This recoil first passed through his body, then spread to the ship beneath his feet.
Splinters and iron nails flew everywhere beneath Su Xiao's feet. The Spade's waterline instantly reached the railing.
With a crisp *crack*, the sound came from inside the Spade's hull. The ship's keel had been snapped by the Duke of Annihilation's recoil.
Su Xiao's body first pierced through the deck, then broke out of the ship's hull. He had anticipated this, which was why he hadn't used the Duke of Annihilation until now.
The Spade had sunk, and the ship hit by the Duke of Annihilation wasn't much better off.
The earth-element bullet first entered the enemy ship's bow. The unique living figurehead of the Big Mom Pirates was instantly shattered. The bullet continued to penetrate deeper into the hull, plowing a barrel-wide hole wherever it went.
In the sight of the pirates on the neighboring ship, a yellow beam of light first blasted into the bow of the 'Trans,' and then the entire 'Trans' was pierced through from front to back, rapidly sinking.
The pirates on the 'Trans' shouted and jumped into the water, quickly swimming away, as if something terrifying was about to happen.
In the seawater, Su Xiao put away the Duke of Annihilation. A string of bubbles escaped from his mouth as he swam toward the sinking Spade.
In less than two seconds, Su Xiao's feet were already on the hull of the Spade. He pushed off hard with his feet, turning into a black shadow in the water, charging into the distance.
The sinking of a large ship was actually a terrifying thing. The volume of a ship that could hold over a hundred pirates was unimaginable.
As the hull sank rapidly, it would cause a whirlpool to form in the water above. Once caught in the whirlpool, one would likely sink to the bottom of the sea along with the wreck. That was why those pirates had fled in panic earlier.
In the seawater, Su Xiao took out his goggles and scuba gear. The scuba gear would allow him to stay in shallow waters for about two to three hours.
Putting on the black scuba gear and goggles, Su Xiao looked like an underwater bandit.
Su Xiao looked around in the sea. There were many yellow lights and black shadows on the surface. The yellow lights were burning wooden planks, while the black shadows were pirates from both sides who had fallen into the water.
After entering the sea, Su Xiao thought of a very good plan. He discovered that destroying an enemy ship gave him 50 points of pirate reputation, which was much more efficient than killing pirates.
Just as Su Xiao was about to implement his plan, a black shadow flashed past in the seawater.