Chapter 28: 028 Half Month, ‘Praising’ Report
The majestic cold air was released forward from lynch Sword. As soon as the cannonballs in the air entered the range of the cold fog, they were frozen into lumps of ice and fell straight down.
"This young Marine is quite capable," Crocus murmured, sitting back down.
"Boss, boss, our cannonballs are useless!" The pirate crew members glanced at their cannons in dismay, realizing they were in trouble.
"What the hell, are all Grand Line people like this?"
Baal, who had never been out of West Blue, had never seen such a scene before.
He had seen swordsmen who could cut through iron, but he had never heard of anyone who could unleash a thousand meters of cold energy with a single sword.
"Why panic? If the shells can't reach them, just rush over and chop them to death. We outnumber them by ten times!" Baal shouted angrily.
"Humph, you have no chance."
In an instant, Lynch was already in the sky above the pirate fleet.
Lynch's body tensed as a powerful wave of Conqueror's Haki erupted from him, targeting the 2,000 pirates below.
Boom!
"Ugh..."
As soon as they felt the Conqueror's Haki, the pirates seemed to momentarily face a god. They rolled their eyes and collapsed, unable to resist.
Two thousand pirates were knocked down by the wind, leaving only Captain Baal standing.
This is the terrifying power of Conqueror's Haki.
Crocus's pupils shrank as he watched from the sidelines. "Such powerful Conqueror's Haki. What is the origin of this kid?!"
"Everyone is dead!"
Baal was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
Are all the Grand Line monsters like this? ... so scary.
There was no visible movement, and the other side didn't even take action. His entire 2,000-man fleet was down.
One moment, Baal was confident about making a name for himself in the Grand Line; the next, he lost all hope and couldn't even think of resisting.
If God gave him a second chance, Baal vowed he would never set foot in the Grand Line again. It was terrifying.
"A Devil Fruit user?"
The man's voice snapped Baal back to reality. He found the fearsome man standing before him and, trembling, responded, "Yes, yes."
"Very good."
Lynch tossed Baal into the warship's prison like a chicken.
Military merit +1.
As for Baal's resistance? Are you kidding? After barely surviving, he had no intention of facing that demon again.
As for the unconscious pirates, Lynch ordered Marine soldiers to gather their heads and also moved the treasure on the ship to the warship.
Hina counted it and found that it was quite good to have twenty million beli's worth of treasure.
As evening fell, most pirates avoided crossing the Reverse Mountain at night due to higher mortality rates.
Pirates may be uneducated, but they aren't plain stupid.
By day's end, the exhausting battle had pushed every Marine aboard to their limits, but it also brought them significant growth.
...…
At the island's lighthouse
Crocus, Smoker, Lynch, and Hina gathered around a campfire.
A Marine chef nearby prepared and served pieces of barbecue to everyone.
Crocus sighed while eating, "I never thought I would be able to eat Marine's cooking in this life."
Hina smiled and said, "Eat more if you like."
Smoker glanced at Crocus. He always felt that this uncle was weird, but he couldn't explain why.
"If you agree to my invitation, you can eat Marine's food every day." Lynch said.
"I'd rather decline. Just the thought of it makes me panic."
He had a few pirate friends, but if he'd spent his entire life serving the Marines and the World Government he probably would never come out again.
Refers to being imprisoned in Impel Down, the deep-sea prison.
"Cheers!"
Several people took a sip of wine. Maybe it was because they had been alone for too long, or perhaps something else entirely. Crocus, in particular, enjoyed talking with Lynch.
"Young Marine, what's your background? A Marine like you shouldn't be unknown in the past."
"I don't have any special background. Just a regular Marine."
If Lynch had something to add, "When it comes to backgrounds, I'm far less distinguished than you, senior."
"Hahahaha, I'm just a lighthouse keeper, what status could I possibly have? You're quite funny, young man,"
Crocus Laughed. "Drink up, drink up."
....
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
In the past Half month, Lynch has only controlled Conqueror's haki to destroy enemies, and has become more and more familiar with the control of Conqueror's haki.
After Half a month of endless fighting, his 200 already elite soldiers were gradually evolving to become stronger.
On this day, his subordinates came to report that it turned out that the two large warehouses of artillery shells that Sengoku had left before leaving were almost all used up.
In addition, the food and fruits on the ship also needed to be replenished, so Lynch decided to have his men use the Den Den Mushi to send a message to Sengoku.
…
"That's right, ask Fleet Admiral Sengoku for artillery shells, fruits and vegetables, and also tell him about our achievements in the past Half month. Get all the details," Lynch instructed the communication officer on the ship.
At sea, they can go without meat, but they can't go without fruits, or they will get severe seasick
"Yes, Colonel!"
The signal soldier responded loudly with admiration.
After getting along with each other for Half a month, the powerful courage shown by Lynch every time he killed the enemy was deeply imprinted in everyone's heart.
Every soldier on the ship admired and respected their Colonel deeply.
Their admiration for Colonel Lynch flowed like an unstoppable river.
When the Colonel called, they dropped everything and rushed to his side.
…
Ring, ring, ring... ring...
At Marine Headquarters, the Den Den Mushi on the Fleet Admiral's desk buzzed and printed out a document, landing on the table.
Sengoku, who was reviewing a document, picked it up. The more he read, the wider his eyes grew, and his eyelids twitched occasionally as if he were having a seizure.
After a moment, he shouted out the door:
"Someone, go call Vice Admirals Zephyr, Garp, and Tsuru," Sengoku called out.
Soon, several old friends gathered and stared at the "report" on the table.
Zephyr and Sengoku sat on either side, their eyes twitching nervously.
Vice Admiral Tsuru was speechless. She had lived a long time, but now she didn't know what to say.
Only Garp laughed, "I thought this guy was a talent at the beginning, and he is indeed so."
They looked at the 2,600-word report on the table, which read:
"Colonel Lynch is a world-famous, wise and powerful man.
He is like a military god descending and leads our army to guard the Reverse Mountain.
For a moment, all the enemies were frightened.
Just because Mr. Lynch was invincible and magnificent, he led us to defeat the pirates.
However, all this is Thanks to Colonel Lynch's wise command..."
The entire 2,600-word article is almost entirely praise for Lynch.
They've seen reports that praise highly, but nothing like this.
Whoever wrote this must be a genius.
Even in Marine history, this report is exceptionally bold.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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