Chapter 24

— Damn these marines, they almost blew me up! — roared Weevil.

— Dear son, you need to unleash your anger for your mother! — shouted Miss Buckin, rubbing her belt, and Waible nodded, not very smartly.

— Don't worry, Mom! Once we get close, I'll kill them all and take everything on their ship to avenge you!

— Yes, that's my dear son! Hurry up!

— Okay, Mom!

Weevil nodded foolishly, devouring the approaching training ship with his eyes, saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth.

— It's getting closer and closer!

Karl sighed slightly, then turned to the recruits and shouted loudly: — Cease fire!

The recruit manning the cannon was stunned but still obeyed Karl's order, stopped loading the weapon, and looked at Karl in confusion.

Karl nodded to Zephyr, who coughed lightly and said: — Binz, now, take everyone except for Karl and Ain, and get to the lifeboat. Keep your distance from the training ship.

— What?! — — No, Zephyr-sensei, we want to fight by your side! — — Yeah! It's just a pirate with a bounty of 320 million beli! With you, Zephyr-sensei, and Karl, we have nothing to fear!

— Nonsense! This is an order, do you want to disobey a military command?

— There is no room for negotiation on this, leave quickly! Don't make me throw you into the sea personally!

Zephyr's tone left no room for doubt, the recruits were confused and hesitated to move.

— It's not that Mr. Zephyr doesn't want to fight alongside us. It's just that Weevil is too strong, and our presence will hinder Mr. Zephyr in battle.

— If Weevil attacks you, Mr. Zephyr will be distracted or even seriously injured. Is that what you want to see?

Karl told the recruits with disappointment, your intention is noble, but don't cross the line!

Perhaps in the original storyline, Zephyr was held back in the fight for the sake of his students until the students began to fall one by one, which triggered emotional outbursts and an asthma attack, after which Waible cut off his arm.

Only by ensuring the safety of the recruits can Zephyr be more focused on the battle and not succumb to unrelated factors.

— Karl is right, let's not stay here and hinder Mr. Zephyr! — Binz was the first to react and urged the recruits to get into the lifeboat.

Soon, the recruits left one by one, and only Karl, Ain, and Zephyr remained on the huge training ship.

— Ain, use your power on Mr. Zephyr!

Ain nodded. When Mr. Zephyr asked her to stay, she had some suspicions. Now, it seems they are true.

— Karl, you're being too cautious! Is this guy, Weevill, really that strong?

Karl nodded seriously and said to Zephyr, "He is a monster known as Whitebeard II!"

"Whitebeard..." Zephyr was silent for a long time, and gradually a plan formed in his mind. He reached out to Ain, "Go ahead, Ain."

Ain took a deep breath, and a purple-red aura appeared on her palm, touching Zephyr's hand.

The Regression Fruit, the ability goes into action.

The wrinkles on Zephyr's face gradually diminished, and his body's breathing grew stronger and stronger. Even Zephyr couldn't resist clenching his fists, his muscles swelling with explosive strength.

"Hmm, is this the feeling of youth? Ha-ha-ha, it truly is an amazing sensation!"

Currently, Ain's ability can revert someone to ten years younger, and repeated touches can be accumulated. Then Ain began to touch Zephyr a second time, but the purple-red aura disappeared without a trace the moment it touched Zephyr.

Karl raised his eyebrows, "What happened?"

"I don't know, it seems my ability can only work on Master Zephyr once, maybe because Master Zephyr is too strong, and this level is already the limit."

Karl scratched his chin; unexpectedly but logically, the fact that Ian can do this at all is already very good.

"Thank you for your work, go quickly! Leave this to me and Master Zephyr!"

Ain bit his lower lip, "Then, Karl, be careful, don't be stubborn."

"Ha-ha-ha, don't worry!" I'm not a fool, go!

Ain immediately turned and left, and the next second a tall figure descended from the sky, raising a large sword high and suddenly slashing at the equally tall Zephyr.

"Forward!"

With the help of Ain and Karl, Zephyr was now a reinforced version at his limit. He effectively blocked Weibull's powerful strike with his hand.

— Zzz!!! —

With just a sharp sound, Zephyr's hand turned black as ink. The blade left no mark on it, but the explosive shockwave that erupted tossed Karl back several meters.

"Damn!" Karl clutched his chest in pain, feeling as if he had been hit and thrown by a truck.

Is this how a clash of the strong feels?

Of course, I'm just trash.

"Ha-ha-ha, not bad, Karl, be careful, I won't be able to control you later!"

After that, Zephyr excitedly grabbed Weibull's blade, with "the strength to move mountains and a spirit to conquer the world," he effectively threw Weevil and his blade onto the deck, creating a loud crash.

Weevil quickly got up and angrily shouted, "Hm, damn old man, you hurt me, I'll kill you!"

"Is he really unharmed? What a terrifying body!"

Karl was a bit stunned, thinking that such power was clearly out of his reach, so it's better to leave it to Master Zephyr! His target is Miss Buckin, who calls herself Whitebeard's lover.

"Take my knife!"

Zephyr's eyes narrowed, his breath sank into his navel, and he angrily shouted, "Six Styles Secret Technique: Dark Hand!"

First, he swiftly dodged Weevill's large knife using the "Six Styles," then raised his right hand high, gathering a terrifying energy that then exploded!

Bang~

Weevill cried out, was blown back by the strike, tumbled across the ground, and finally landed on the observation deck. A human-sized crater formed on the deck.

Within just five seconds, Weevil jumped up immediately, his eyes were red, and it was clear he was enraged by Zephyr's attack.

"Damn, stinky old man, you hit me so hard, Weevil is very angry, the consequences are very serious!"

Zephyr couldn't help but frown and sighed to himself, this guy was just like a young Whitebeard, with extraordinary strength and an amazingly sturdy body.

What the hell are those idiots in the Marines evaluation department doing? They gave such a fierce guy a bounty of barely over 300 million!

Then Zephyr, undaunted, charged at Weevils sword, and the battle had only just begun.

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