Chapter 41: Attack on the Marine Base
"Don't run!!!"
"Fire!!!"
*Boom——————!*
One after another, cannonballs landed around the warship.
Exploding into columns of water.
Scaring the Marines on the warship pale.
Captain Nezumi was jumping up and down even more.
Constantly shouting: "Faster, faster, even faster!!"
A warship was a warship, after all.
The manufacturing standard was much higher than the Money Pirates' three ships, which were all stolen from other pirates.
The sailing speed was also much faster.
With the warship focused on escaping, the Money Pirates' three ships simply couldn't catch up. As time passed, they were left further and further behind.
But Lister didn't give up the chase, trailing the warship from a distance.
Following it all the way to the Marine 16th Branch base.
"Captain Nezumi, that pirate crew followed us to the base! What do we do now!" a Marine said, his legs weak.
When Captain Nezumi heard this, his expression changed drastically.
He gritted his teeth and said: "This is too humiliating, simply too humiliating! Even a cornered rabbit will bite, let alone a person.
Mere pirates, daring to corner me, a Marine, like this. I'll fight them to the death!"
Captain Nezumi said, then quickly jumped off the warship and walked towards the Marine base.
Then, he ordered someone to sound the alarm, gathering all the Marines in the base.
"Captain Nezumi, why sound the alarm so suddenly??" a Marine Commander walked over and asked, puzzled.
"The pirates are about to attack, and you're asking me why I sounded the alarm? You stupid pig, besides eating, what can you do? Get the hell out of my way," Nezumi cursed at the Commander.
"Everyone, bring out all the coastal defense cannons for me! I'm going to blow this damned group of pirates to bits!"
"Yes!!"
All the Marines at the 16th Branch base responded in unison.
Then, they methodically pulled out four cannons, each several meters high.
Aiming in the direction of the Money Pirates.
And began loading ammunition.
"Captain Nezumi, everything is ready!!" a Marine walked up to Captain Nezumi and saluted.
Nezumi glanced at the four cannons.
A trace of regret flashed in his heart.
The 16th Branch Marine base originally had sixteen coastal defense cannons.
Unfortunately, over the years, he had secretly sold off twelve of them, leaving only four.
When things were fine, he felt four cannons were enough of a deterrent.
Now that there was trouble, he felt that just four cannons didn't seem to be enough.
But, it was useless to regret it now. He could only brace himself.
"Fire for me!!!"
Captain Nezumi shrieked as he swung his hand down.
*Bang, bang, bang!!!*
Four cannonballs rapidly shot out of the barrels, flying towards the Money Pirates six or seven kilometers away.
At this moment, Lister and Zoro moved.
Lister instantly cut down two cannonballs.
Zoro, on the Black Gold, cut down one.
The other one missed, hitting the sea next to the Black Cat.
Exploding into a water column over ten meters high.
"Aim better, you bastards! Continue firing!"
Captain Nezumi held a telescope, watching the situation on the sea.
Seeing the attack fail, he was both panicked and furious as he gave the order again.
*Rumble————!*
They fired ten rounds in a row.
Dozens of cannonballs boomed towards the Money Pirates one after another.
But those cannonballs were either cut down by Lister and Zoro, or shot into the sea.
Just like that, the Money Pirates unknowingly approached the coast and forcefully landed at the 16th Branch Marine base.
"Men, kill them for me!!"
Lister pointed his sword at the Marine base and shouted the order.
"Kill!!!"
The pirates of the Money Pirates, long prepared, heard Lister's command, immediately leaped off the ships, and charged into the Marine base.
The Nyanban Brothers, along with Johnson and Rocky, the four of them, ran the fastest.
Running at the very front.
In just a few breaths, they rushed into the base.
Before those Marines could fire, two round shields were thrown out, directly sending a group of Marines flying.
The Marines of the 16th Branch had long been corrupted by Nezumi.
They were fine at bullying ordinary civilians.
But fighting real pirates.
They had long lost that fighting spirit.
In an instant, they were beaten by the Money Pirates, scattering in disarray, holding their heads and running.
When Lister, Zoro, Nami, and the others walked into the base.
The Marines were either dead or captured.
The battle had already entered its final stages.
At this time, Johnson ran up to Lister to report:
"Captain, we have controlled everyone in the 16th Branch Marine base. What should we do next??"
"Our dear Captain Nezumi here likes to collude with pirates and scrape the fat from the common people.
After so many years, he must have saved up a lot of money.
Go search for it."
Lister smiled faintly.
"Yes!!"
Johnson responded and led several dozen men to search the Marine base.
About half an hour later.
Johnson returned with his men.
"Captain, we found a total of 50 million Beri in the Marine base, along with some food, guns, and cannonballs!" Johnson reported.
"Fifty million Beri??" Lister raised an eyebrow.
"This money, aside from the official Marine funds... in that 50 million, not much truly belongs to Captain Nezumi, right?
With his ability to hoard wealth, only this little? I wouldn't believe it if you told anyone.
Bring Captain Nezumi here!" Lister said.
"Yes!"
Soon, Captain Nezumi was carried over by Johnson.
He tossed him casually.
Captain Nezumi immediately knelt and begged Lister for mercy: "Spare me, Pirate Grandpa, please spare my life! Whatever you want, as long as I have it, I'll give it to you."
"Alright then, first give me all your money!" Lister said playfully.
"Money??? Money... wasn't it all found by your men??"
Captain Nezumi looked bewildered.
"Stop pretending, Captain Nezumi. I scraped 230 million from Arlong. You colluded with him, scraping the fat from the people, how could you have no money??
A thief and an official, when dividing the spoils, the official definitely takes the bigger cut.
He had 230 million, so you must have at least 300 million or more.
So, that money, where did you hide it??" Lister asked.
"Damn Arlong, hiding so much money, if I had known... Pirate Lord, I really don't have much money. After all, the cut I get, I also need to pay tribute upwards.
After removing the tribute part, I also have to divide some among my colleagues and subordinates at the 16th Branch. What's truly left for me is very little.
All my money was kept in my base commander's office. I guess it was all found by your subordinates!
What I said is all true.
Pirate Grandpa, please spare my life," Captain Nezumi begged with a sincere face.
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