Alistair had never truly grasped the strength of the Kuja Pirates.
To him, the Amazonian warriors of the Kuja Pirates were mostly a mix of simpletons and cunning individuals, lacking a certain "sharpness." Because of the Empress's affection for him, they were all too gentle towards him.
But now, he realized that this was truly a Warlord's pirate crew.
Mihawk, Kuma, and Jinbe, those lone wolves, were a different story. But the rest of the Warlords all had a mature crew. Like Donquixote's four top executives, the Spade, Club, Diamond, and Heart, they were all powerful individuals who had followed him from the beginning. Crocodile's Baroque Works also had ten subordinates who had eaten Devil Fruits.
Moonlight Moria was a special case, but his subordinates were still strong.
Theoretically, the Kuja Pirates' executives, who were stronger than Crocodile and Moria, were actually on par with Donquixote's top executives. In fact, the executives hadn't even made a move yet, and the ordinary warriors had already scared the pirates who had invaded the Grand Line.
Some Amazonian warriors weren't very skilled. Some pirates were nailed to the hull and didn't die immediately, instead, they were still wailing.
They were even more afraid, and the five-meter-tall giant started to tremble.
In the world of One Piece, there were even giants who were one or two hundred meters tall. Those who were over two meters tall were everywhere, and those who were five or six meters tall were not uncommon.
They had a huge advantage when fighting enemies below the waterline. They were strong and heavy, and they were very tough. Ordinary people couldn't get close.
But it was clear that their tactics wouldn't work against the real "protagonists."
Not to mention those who had eaten Devil Fruits. Even the weakest Zoan Devil Fruit could easily inflate the body by a circle. The average height of people in the One Piece world was over two meters. After a circle, it would be four meters. Plus, their abilities and attributes would be enhanced after transforming. They would instantly be at a disadvantage.
For people like them, who hadn't eaten Devil Fruits, it was incredibly difficult to learn Haki in the first half of the Grand Line. They were often stepping stones for others. No matter how much bounty they had, it would become someone else's fame.
But to be honest, in the first half of the Grand Line, especially in their own hometown, this physique was a huge threat. Eighty percent of the pirates couldn't beat them.
The captain of this pirate ship wasn't just a brawn-headed idiot. He had done his homework. But because of his navigator's negligence, he accidentally entered the Calm Belt. But even in the Calm Belt, news birds would often pass through and drop off news. In fact, the only way news birds could deliver newspapers so quickly to all parts of the world was by passing through the Calm Belt.
Even in the Calm Belt, he could still see the huge news released by the World Government.
One of them was that the Kuja Pirates, a female-only pirate crew located in the Calm Belt, had become a Warlord of the World Government!
He was sweating profusely. In the face of death, he thought of many things, then quickly made a judgment.
"Please wait!" His huge lung capacity gave him a voice that was far beyond that of ordinary people. William, the captain of the Curved Sword Pirates, whose voice was the loudest in the entire crew, shouted, "Please spare our lives!" he shouted.
"We have treasures that belong to pirates! Devil Fruits! Please spare our lives in exchange for our Devil Fruit and all our treasure!" His voice echoed across the sea, even attracting the attention of a sea king. A giant lion suddenly surged up from the sea. Its lower body was like a mermaid, with fins and scales, but its upper body had the head of a lion. It was only a hundred meters long, but its head took up half its body, making it appear incredibly large. It could swallow this Carrack-style sailing ship in one bite.
But suddenly, two long, slender, black and purple patterned serpents rose up, glaring at it, opening their mouths, hissing threateningly.
The lion's face clearly showed fear. It instantly turned and dived back into the sea.
And the serpents didn't return to the sea. They opened their mouths, glared fiercely at the pirates below, who had completely softened, and drooled.
Clearly, they didn't mind using these humans as a snack.
"Hancock, wait..." Alistair suddenly spoke.
"If you want Devil Fruits, you can take them after we kill them all." The Empress was about to give the order to attack, but Alistair suddenly stopped her. He made her turn her head and look at him, saying seriously.
In battle, Hancock showed Alistair a completely different side of her.
She was dashing and wise, ruthless against her enemies but decisive. This Hancock made people's hearts flutter.
But Alistair smiled at the Empress, "Sorry, but I want to use them for an experiment. So, spare their lives."
"Since you said so..." Hancock blushed slightly, looking at the sincere Alistair. "Then spare their lives."
"Then let me go negotiate." Alistair extended his hand to her. "Will you accompany me?"
"Ok... okay..." Hancock's face turned even redder. She wasn't the dashing and confident woman she was before. She seemed like a completely different person.
Time seemed to freeze, but when the door to the upper deck opened and Alistair slowly took the Empress's hand and walked down the stairs, everyone's attention was instantly drawn to them.
The pirates were instantly captivated by Hancock. They had excited expressions on their faces, their eyes turned into heart shapes, their minds completely taken over by the Empress's brilliance.
She could turn them all to stone with a simple snap of her fingers. The Kuja Pirates, who were already somewhat accustomed to Hancock's charm, looked at Alistair, who was shorter and weaker than the Empress, but didn't falter in his presence. They admired him in their hearts: What a perfect couple, did this stinky man finally come to his senses?
"Everyone, listen to me," Alistair, standing on the middle landing, led the Empress, using her power to intimidate the others, and spoke loudly.
His lung capacity wasn't that great, but in this quiet atmosphere, his voice easily reached everyone's ears. "The Kuja Pirates have decided to spare your lives," he said loudly.
"But..."
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