"Gaga, another pirate ship here."
"Hahaha, and women too, all tender and fair-skinned, good merchandise.
"Brothers, let's plunder it, the women will warm our beds."
Standing on the warship, Tony, the captain of the Wolf Hunter Pirates, looked at the docked pirate ship and the women on it, immediately showing interest.
Having just plundered a warship, they were currently in high spirits. Seeing a pirate ship with women, they didn't care about anything else. They were preying on their own kind, completely disregarding their opponents.
Benedict heard Tony's voice and understood after a moment's thought.
The Great Pirate Era had begun, with more and more people, in pursuit of so-called freedom, dreams, wealth, or power, constantly venturing out to sea.
The most direct impact was the immense destruction and casualties inflicted upon the people of various regions, even leading to direct confrontations with the Navy.
The warship before them had undoubtedly been taken down by a pirate faction.
He wondered what rank the officer on this warship held to have their vessel plundered.
The excited jeers and the sight of pirates, who weren't wearing Navy uniforms but instead exuded a rough demeanor, terrified the young women Benedict had just rescued.
"Ram them!"
The sturdiness of the warship, at such acceleration, allowed Tony and his crew to completely disregard the pirate ship made of wooden planks.
In fact, they favored such a brutal attack method.
For a moment, screams of women filled the air as they tried to retreat into the ship's cabins in fear.
Benedict calmly glanced at these women, then leaped forward.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
In an instant, over thirty Benedicks ran across the water, charging towards the accelerating warship.
Seeing more than thirty identical Benedicks appear, Tony and his crew widened their eyes in disbelief.
"Why did so many identical people suddenly appear?"
"What are they trying to do?"
"Hiss, could they be trying to stop our warship with brute force?"
"Hahaha, at this speed, no matter how many of them there are, they'll all die."
"Accelerate, charge, crush them, smash that pirate ship."
After their initial surprise, the pirates became excited and began to mock with amusement.
They were even thrilled at the prospect of crushing Benedict and wrecking the pirate ship.
Benedict heard their voices and the corner of his mouth curled into a slight smile.
At that moment, all the clones were covered in Armament Haki and placed onto the warship, resisting the impact with all their might.
The pirates on the warship, seeing this, were excited to witness Benedict's demise.
However, before they could react, the warship, which was charging at full speed, slowly came to a halt about ten meters from the pirate ship.
Even more shocking to them was that it was over thirty identical Benedicks who stopped the warship.
"Such a good warship, it would be a waste if it were destroyed."
As the shadow clones disappeared, Benedict looked at the halted warship with a satisfied smile on his face.
The Navy was in its infancy, and although he would soon receive a warship from the system, if someone delivered one to his doorstep, there was no reason to refuse.
"What kind of monster is this, to be able to withstand such a charge with just manpower?"
One of the pirates cried out in fear, looking at the more than thirty Benedicks.
As the captain of the pirate crew, Tony was also greatly shocked.
Such a crazy feat was absolutely impossible for him.
Yet, Benedict had accomplished it.
"Attack, take him down, he's only one person."
Tony, as the pirate captain, quickly regained his composure, then stared fiercely at Benedict and roared.
The dozens of pirates on the warship snapped back to reality and menacingly prepared to attack Benedict.
"But, Captain, he clearly transformed into many people just now, and he's very powerful."
Someone shouted, and the pirates who had been confidently preparing to eliminate Benedict halted their steps, fear evident on their faces.
Tony's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and he roared, "Scoundrel, who said that? Come out, I'll kill you."
At such a time of counterattack, to have his morale dampened, damn it, this was unbearable.
No one answered, but they all displayed looks of fear.
Benedict found the scene before him somewhat exasperating.
"With this, do you truly have the strength to plunder a Navy warship?" Benedict couldn't help but inquire.
"Hahahaha, I am the captain of the Wolf Hunter Pirates with a bounty of 20 million, a user of the Giant Lizard-lizard Fruit. What's so special about a mere Navy warship that we can't plunder it?"
"My subordinates, since we're in this line of work, give it your all!"
"Let's attack together, kill this kid, and take the women on board to serve us."
Speaking of plundering the warship, Tony became incredibly excited. It was a feat that would allow him to boast for a lifetime. The fear that Benedict had instilled in him earlier vanished.
Tony's words at this moment managed to restore morale, helping the pirates regain their confidence. They roared defiantly, vowing to kill Benedict.
Seeing this, Benedict sighed and said, "You truly don't shed tears until you see the coffin. In that case, I can only have you spend the rest of your lives in Azkaban."
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Azkaban?
The four words made Tony's eyelids twitch slightly. He seemed to have heard them somewhere, and a sense of foreboding washed over him.
"Heavens, he's Benedict, the Marshal of the Black Tortoise Navy, from that wanted poster!"
Someone recognized him, pulled out a poster, and exclaimed in shock.
Tony's pupils contracted sharply upon hearing this, and he immediately understood.
But soon, Tony revealed a ferocious smile and said, "Since he's with the Navy, we can't let him go."
"Attack together, kill him!"
However, as soon as Tony finished speaking, he was sent flying and landed in the sea.
Subsequently, the other pirates were also knocked to the ground by Benedict's shadow clones, foaming at the mouth and writhing in pain.
"Drag him up, and torture him a thousand times."
Benedict looked at Tony, who had fallen into the sea, and said calmly.
The next moment, six shadow clones leaped into the sea and hauled up Tony, who was soaked and weak.
Then began Tony's nightmare.
He was like a football, kicked around by six shadow clones.
It was said he would be tortured a thousand times, and not a single instance was missed.
Amidst the screams, the few pirates who were still conscious looked on in stunned silence.
"Now, you are all arrested, you wicked pirates."
Benedict boarded the warship and looked at the pirates, saying with a smile.
Thus, the mission to eliminate the three pirate crews was easily completed.