Chapter 19 Vice Admiral

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After several weeks of sailing, the Sky Shadow Pirates sailed into the waters of Alabasta.

"Wow! The sea is so beautiful!" Chopper, on his first voyage, looked at the distant sea in sincere admiration.

"That kind of thing gets old after a while," Zoro said, holding a huge discus and waving it.

"Zoro, are you exercising?" Chopper asked curiously.

"The gap in strength between us and Amber is too big. We can't keep up with that guy!"

"Then I'll work out too." Chopper turned into his human form and did push-ups next to Zoro.

"They are really full of energy!" Nami sighed as she watched them while drinking juice under an umbrella. "Let me see where the next part of the route should go." She spread out a navigation chart and began studying it.

Amber was alone on the deck nearby, practicing using lightning to stimulate his muscles.

He remembered that in his previous life, the Fourth Raikage in Naruto greatly enhanced his speed and attack power using this method.

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"Report to the Vice Admiral, a group of Sky Shadow Pirates were discovered near the waters of Alabasta," a marine reported to Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel, the base commander of Marine Branch G-1.

"Very good, pursue immediately," Flying Squirrel ordered.

Ordinarily, a rookie pirate group like the Sky Shadow Pirates wouldn't require a Vice Admiral to chase them down. However, the captain of the Sky Shadow Pirates had the rare Logia Devil Fruit power, the Thunder Fruit, which was considered one of the top Logia powers. After Smoker's defeat, combined with information that Thunder Amber had mastered Haki, Naval Headquarters took the threat seriously. They dispatched Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel, a powerful Vice Admiral, to take down the Sky Shadow Pirates.

Logia "Fire Fist" Ace, the last one from East Blue, quickly reached the strength of a pirate with a bounty over 100 million berries. He recently joined Whitebeard's pirate group and became the captain of the 2nd Division. With this precedent, the Marines were on high alert.

Soon, three Marine fleets surrounded the Thunder.

"Everyone, pay attention, there's a Marine ship!" Amber sensed the Marines approaching through Observation Haki and immediately warned the crew.

"Wha-what, Marines again?" Nami stopped studying, exclaimed, and picked up a telescope. Sure enough, she saw Marine warships in the distance.

Zoro and Chopper stopped exercising, their expressions turning serious.

"Nami, can we still escape Marine's pursuit at this distance?" Amber asked calmly.

"No, the distance is too close. We can't get away. They've blocked all escape routes with their warships. No matter which direction we go, we'll encounter Marine ships," Nami shook her head.

"It seems we'll have to break through forcefully," Amber said lightly.

In fact, Marine warships were no threat to Amber. He could destroy them with a "100 Million Volt Hino," sinking any ship without strong resistance into the sea. However, to compete with stronger opponents, Amber abandoned this strategy.

"Just in time to test the results of my training," Zoro said. Since the battle in Cocoa Nishimura, he hadn't had a chance to fight. After practicing the Haki training method given by Amber, he felt much stronger and was eager for a suitable opponent.

Amber checked Zoro's stats:

Name: Roronoa Zoro

Age: 17

Power: 3 stars

Agility: 3 stars

Physique: 4 stars

Spirit: 4 stars

(Average person: 1 star)

Devil Fruit: None

Haki: Armament Haki [1.5 stars], Observation Haki [1 star], Conqueror's Haki [None]

Overall combat power: 3.5 stars

Zoro was indeed a genius, mastering the basics of Haki in just over a month of unremitting training.

"Although I'm not very strong, I'll fight with everyone," Chopper, covered in cold sweat, said bravely.

"Nami, change course and get closer! Since we can't avoid them, let's take the initiative!" Amber ordered.

"Okay! I understand!" Nami gritted her teeth, held the rudder tightly, and headed toward the nearest ship.

"Chopper, the rest of the battle is up to Zoro and me. Your job is to protect Nami. I sense a powerful Marine coming this time," Amber said to the nervous Chopper.

"I understand. Leave Nami's safety to me!" Chopper replied firmly.

"Report, the Sky Shadow Pirates' ship is approaching us."

"What? Such reckless pirates. Inform the other fleets to fire with me and sink them," Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel ordered.

"Bang---" The Marines' cannons fired continuously, bombarding the Thunder.

"Thunder!"

"Three Sword Style: Tornado!"

As cannonballs rained down on the ship, Amber and Zoro used their attacks to knock them away.

"Report, all shells have been intercepted."

"Prepare for a boarding battle. If they resist, show no mercy," Flying Squirrel ordered coldly.

As the two ships closed in, Amber teleported directly onto the warship. The Marines were shocked and couldn't react in time. Amber wasted no time, unleashing dazzling lightning to knock out everyone on the warship.

Zoro jumped over and stood beside Amber.

The only Marines left were Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel and several lieutenant-level officers skilled in the Six Powers.

"Thundering Amber! How dare you!" Flying Squirrel roared in anger upon seeing Amber take down his subordinates in an instant.

"Zoro, leave the Vice Admiral to me. The rest are yours," Amber said, ignoring Flying Squirrel's angry roar.

"No problem, Captain!" Zoro held the sword in his mouth, his eyes filled with fighting intent.

"30 Million Volts: Thunder!" Amber launched a sneak attack.

A massive bolt of lightning struck the warship, but the experienced Marines used Soru to dodge it, leaving a large hole in the ship.

"Despicable pirate, prepare to die!" Flying Squirrel roared, drawing his sword to slash at Amber.

Seeing the faint black color on the blade, Amber knew he couldn't rely on his elemental transformation and teleported away as lightning.

Zoro faced off against the lieutenant officers, a dazzling display of sword skills, Six Powers, and various moves.

Unable to use powerful attacks on the ship, Amber condensed a thunder sword similar to Kizaru's light sword.

"Shave!" Flying Squirrel used Soru to accelerate, appearing beside Amber and slashing with his sword. Amber quickly defended with his thunder sword.

"Clang, clang, clang!" The two fought so fast that afterimages appeared.