Chapter 953: Defensive Battle (2/2)

He then observed Krune's boat, speaking, ”He has an incredible boat. It seems to have taken considerable work to complete something of such scale. He probably did that while in a Primary Landmass or something.”

The boss then looked at Krune, shouting, ”The baby in your hand belongs to me. Return him!”

”What will you do with him?” Krune replied, frowning as he noticed some of the people among the group jumping into the ocean and swimming through it, circling his boat first.

'It seems a fight is unavoidable.' He sighed, bending as he picked up his Whale Tooth Sword. As for the Whale Tooth Daggers, they were already hoisted around his hips. In the case any fish might attack him, he was always ready.

”That's for me to decide.” the boss replied with a grunt, observing that Krune was calm all along. He then acted politely to make Krune let go of his guard, saying, ”Let's introduce each other first. I'm Gajor, the boss of this little force. What are you called?”

”I'm Krune,” Krune replied as he hoisted the Whale Tooth Sword on his shoulder. ”Let's cut the chatter, shall we? It's best if pirates like the lot of you remained in character.”

”Fine then.” Gajor laughed, waving his hand to his group as he coldly commanded, ”Kill him.”

No sooner did he give the command did the people in the ocean accelerate and jump out like fishes, heading straight at Krune.

For a moment, Krune didn't know if they were humans or fishes, considering the incredible manner in which they jumped.

They had sharp weapons in their hands, resembling knives and picks. As they were about to touch his boat, Krune smiled as the intense sound of his heartbeat resounded in the place. He gently placed the baby on his bed, taking action instantaneously.

Ocean Heart!

Neon Radiance!

The intense light he emitted elicited screams from them as their eyes bled from the intensity. At the same time, Krune lashed out with the Whale Tooth Sword, hacking their heads, killing four people easily.

”Tch!” Gajor scowled as he lost four men. It had taken him a lot of effort to grow them over the month, so it was a major loss when they died. He then shouted, ”Ram his boat! We'll deal with him once he's in the water.”

The Motor Fishes then flapped their fins, causing the construct to accelerate towards Krune's boat, intending to ram into it. But, the moment they approached closer, Krune grinned, crouching low before jumping out of his boat, heading straight towards the Motor Fishes, intending to kill them first.

Seeing his choice of action, Gajor frowned as he pulled out his sword in a hurry and jumped forward, meeting Krune's blade. Though, at the moment they clashed, he grunted, almost being overpowered by Krune.

Followed by the slash, Krune let go of his Whale Tooth Sword, pulling out his two Whale Tooth Daggers as he swiped at Gajor's legs, drawing out blood.

But when he tried to close in on him, Gajor emitted the same Neon Radiance, causing Krune to grunt as he stumbled. To protect himself, he had also unleashed blinding light, brightening up the entire place.

The intensity of the light was to the extent those fleeing from the area noticed their surroundings light up like it was the evening. All of them turned around simultaneously, noticing the brightly lit ocean.

There were two sources of Neon Radiance, their rays apparent like sunlight that shone in from a room's window. But suddenly, one of the lights, the stronger one, turned white as everyone felt an intense chill.

Krune grabbed hold of his Whale Tooth Sword and slashed horizontally, making a wide sweep. He wasn't able to see much, so all he could do was make wide attacks. He then faced his back towards Gajor, noticing a couple of people try to enter his boat.

Krune leaped from the place and slashed out with his sword, killing one of them. He then pulled out his Whale Tooth Dagger and plunged it into the leg of the other, causing him to scream in pain as Krune pulled the dagger downward.

Followed by a long laceration, the man was pulled into the water. But immediately, he slipped out and escaped like a fish. Cursing, Krune climbed aboard his boat, noticing that the baby was fine. It seemed to be on the verge of crying but hadn't uttered any sound yet.

”Tch.” Krune grunted as he looked at the people surrounding his boat. It seemed that all of the pirates had an ability that allowed them to move faster in the water. That was why he was facing so much difficulty in landing a decisive attack on them.