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Chapter 143 A real man never turns his head to watch a goal!

After a while, the raging purple lightning gradually dissipated, and the sea gradually returned to calm, with only occasional flashes of lightning and shipwrecks floating on the surface.

This is bad news for the Red-Haired Pirates; their ship, which they had only used for a few years, has been destroyed once again.

However, even worse news followed for them.

So you're hiding in the sea again, aren't you?

Last time, he had no choice. With Garp not having any major plans, he knew he couldn't defeat the Red-Haired Pirates on his own.

But things are different now. He single-handedly brought the Red-Haired Pirates to their current state, so how could he let them escape?

Kyle narrowed his eyes, released his Observation Haki, and combined it with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, spreading it towards the sea below.

In just a moment, he sensed their presence.

As he had predicted, only two people showed signs of life; the rest, though not dead, had all fallen into a coma.

If it were the Red-Haired Pirates ten years from now, Kayle believed that even if those officers had taken this hit, they wouldn't be in such a sorry state as they are now. But right now, they don't have that kind of strength!

Kyle slowly raised his hand, and thunder rumbled again in the sky.

Now that we know the target's location, the next step is simple: targeted bombing!

With a wave of his hand, Kyle unleashed a massive bolt of purple lightning that struck a spot on the sea.

Boom—

A tremendous roar accompanied by the sound of waves exploding came, and a huge crater was cleaved in the sea. Hundreds of meters below the crater were the members of the Red-Haired Pirates, their bodies charred black.

Kyle waved his hand again, and several lightning chains extended out, heading towards the unconscious Red-Haired Pirates officers.

Seeing that the red-haired man was about to cut off his lightning chains, Kyle simply spoke calmly:

"If you want them dead, then stop me!"

"My warships are nearby. Even if I capture them, I won't kill them; instead, I'll tie them up to my warship!"

"Then you two will fight me. If you lose, you'll suffer the same fate as them—go back to jail!"

"But if we win, I don't think the only Zephyr left on the warship will be able to stop you from rescuing people, right?"

"But if you continue to leave these unconscious people in our battlefield, you should consider the consequences!"

Upon hearing Kyle's words, the red-haired man immediately paused, remaining silent for a long while before ultimately not stopping Kyle, allowing Kyle to pull the unconscious Lucky Roux and the others back to consciousness.

After pulling the group back, Kyle threw them towards a certain spot behind him without thinking.

A super long-range three-pointer!!

A real man never looks back to see a goal!

Kyle was only willing to talk so much with his opponent, the red-haired one.

Kyle really admires Red Hair. Putting everything else aside, his acting skills are absolutely top-notch!

After forming the Red-Haired Pirates, Shanks briefly stayed in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise for a period of time.

"You would never understand what it feels like to have wasted twenty-four years of your life. No wonder I've always felt out of place and disgusting!"

These are the words that Shanks once said to his beloved brother Figaland Shamrock Sanctuary.

All I can say is that her acting skills completely fooled her father and brother.

You keep saying you want to find the arsonist who set fire to Mary Geoise and released the slaves, but why don't you help Tagore cut his chains!

Also, when you and your best buddy Bucky are laughing like idiots, you don't seem out of place at all; it's disgusting!

On the day King Harald of the Giants died, Shanks also arrived in Elbaf and, while chatting with Jabba, mentioned that he had too many things he wanted to know.

Shanks grew up in Roger's pirate crew and was deeply influenced by Roger and others. He was called the "Child of Destiny" by Roger, Jabba, and others!

He carries a heavy burden, the specifics of which Kyle is not entirely clear, though he has made some speculations, but is not certain.

But roughly speaking, this guy's ultimate goal seems to be the same as his.

Kyle's real reason for capturing him wasn't because of any difference in stance between the Navy and pirates, but because he wanted to verify something.

To verify this, we can start by capturing the redhead.

"Alright, let's continue the battle!"

Kyle spoke in a low voice.

With purple lightning flashing in his hand, he slashed down with a mighty blade, unleashing a massive purple slash wave that swept down with the force to cleave everything in its path.

Without the slightest hesitation, Shanks and Beckman unleashed a black and red slash wave, while Beckman unleashed a black and red 'energy wave'.

The energy wave was formed centered on the Conqueror's Haki-infused bullet he fired.

The two attacks clashed with Kyle's purple slash wave.

In an instant, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked, thick black and red lightning bolts flashed all around, and a large crater was directly dented in the sea below.

After a long while, all three attacks dissipated.

Since neither Shanks nor Beckman are Devil Fruit users, falling into the sea will not render them incapable of fighting, but it will certainly have some impact on them.

Therefore, the advantage lies with him!

With this in mind, Kyle raised his hand, and the raging purple lightning in the sky flashed once more...

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After an unknown amount of time, Kyle arrived on the warship carrying two unconscious figures.

When he arrived, all the officers of the Red-Haired Pirates had already woken up, but they were all tied up tightly with heavy iron chains.

When they saw the redhead and Ben Beckman that Kyle was carrying, they all wore helpless expressions.

They knew it!

Ever since they woke up and sensed the constant battle fluctuations coming from afar, they knew that their captain and first mate were probably doomed.

Now that the results are in, it's exactly as predicted!

Theoretically, they should indeed have confidence in their captain. In the past, whenever enemies said that Shanks was no match for their captain during battles, they would just smirk and say:

"We trust our captain!!"

But that was when they knew that Shanks and their opponent were not far apart in strength and that they had a chance to win.

Given the current situation... they really can't see any chance of the redhead winning.

Especially in a battle at sea, without any foothold, they were already at a disadvantage, and this added another disadvantage made them even more unable to win.

But if you lost, why couldn't you even leave a scratch on each other?

Is he really that useless?!

Cough~ Ptooey!

Kyle had no injuries whatsoever, and did not look like he had just been through a major battle.

However, Lucky Roux and the others really misunderstood the two redheads on this point.

Shanks' strength is almost on par with Wang Zhi's, and even if Ben Beckman is slightly weaker, he's still at the level of the worst admiral.

Facing both of them at the same time, which means fighting at sea, their abilities were limited, making it relatively easier for Kyle.

If this were on land, even if Kyle were to eventually take down both of them, it would be significantly more difficult.

He wasn't uninjured, but his injuries were healed thanks to his immortal body.

Kyle handed the two red-haired men over to a few marines, who immediately took out thick chains and gave them the same treatment as Lucky Roux and the others.

With that, the Red-Haired Pirates are all back in formation!

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