"Karoo? You ate a Devil Fruit?"
Kano said in surprise.
"That's right, I ate a Devil Fruit too, and it's an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit."
Karoo said proudly.
"Alright, Karoo, you should get familiar with your Devil Fruit ability now. Also, get familiar with it in the air, don't break the ship."
Nox said with satisfaction.
Now that both Kano and Karoo have suitable Devil Fruits, they will soon become decent fighters. He finally has some capable individuals under his command.
After obtaining the Seven Star Sword, Nox spent his days immersed in training.
Having just been promoted to Grand Swordmaster, he needed to properly familiarize himself with the power of a Grand Swordmaster, otherwise, he would have the power but be unable to fully utilize it.
"Senior Brother, this is bad, it's the Marine, and it's Admiral Kong, the Steel Bone!"
After sailing on the Sea for a few days, Karoo, who was holding a telescope, suddenly discovered three enormous Marine warships ahead, and standing at the very front was Admiral Kong, the Steel Bone!
Kong, the Steel Bone was the only Admiral, so Karoo naturally recognized him.
"What? An Admiral?"
When Kano heard Karoo's words, the barbell in his hand immediately dropped, hitting his toe.
However, he didn't even care about the pain in his toe now, and quickly grabbed the telescope to see if it was true.
"Senior Brother, it's true, it's really Admiral Kong, the Steel Bone!"
Kano said quickly.
"How did the Marine find us?"
Nox asked in confusion, he didn't think that Kong, the Steel Bone just happened to run into him while patrolling the Four Seas.
"In the Four Seas, there are Marine informants everywhere. Perhaps we were discovered when we were on Asuka Island before."
Shakky said, in the Four Seas, Shakky did not have much intelligence network here, unlike the Marine.
So Shakky didn't know about the intelligence of Kong, the Steel Bone coming to pursue them before, and the informants planted within the Marine also didn't send any news.
"Senior Brother, what should we do now?"
Lesley asked, at the speed of those three Marine warships, they would catch up to them very quickly.
The speed of their ship could not compare to the speed of the Admiral's warship at all, and being caught up was only a matter of time.
"Admiral Kong, the Steel Bone? What a powerful opponent, it's perfect, I haven't tested what level my strength has reached after breaking through to Grand Swordmaster."
"Now is the perfect time to use the Admiral as a trial stone!"
"I'll hold back those three warships later, you guys go first. I have your life cards on me, so I know your location, and I'll catch up to you myself later."
Nox looked at Kong, the Steel Bone in front of him with burning eyes and said.
If he hadn't obtained the Seven Star Sword before, Nox might have feared Kong, the Steel Bone.
But now, holding the Seven Star Sword, he had been promoted to the Grand Swordmaster level and was not afraid of Kong, the Steel Bone at all.
Even if he couldn't win, it was impossible for him to be caught, this was his confidence in his own strength.
"Then be careful, we'll go first."
Shakky said worriedly, although she believed in Nox, she also understood how strong Admiral Kong, the Steel Bone was, which was why she was worried.
"Don't you dare die!"
After spending these past few days with Shakky and Lesley, Athena was no longer so resistant to Nox.
Hearing that Nox was going to face an Admiral, she was still very worried, but this worry wasn't written on her face.
"Don't worry, it's just an Admiral, he can't kill me!"
Nox said confidently.
"Chasing the Moon!!"
Saying that, Nox stepped on Moonwalk and actively rushed towards Kong, the Steel Bone's warship.
"Kano, tell everyone to sail at full speed and shake off the Marine's pursuit!"
Lesley looked at Nox's departing back and then said loudly.
In this level of battle, they couldn't help at all, not dragging him down was the biggest help to Nox.
"Admiral Steel Bone, the Rocks Pirates' Nox has been spotted, please give instructions."
The Marine standing on the observation deck said loudly.
"Full speed ahead, chase after him!"
Kong, the Steel Bone gave the order after hearing this.
"Admiral Steel Bone, the Pirate Nox is flying towards us!"
The Marine on the observation deck continued.
"Prepare for battle, I'll go meet him!"
Although Kong, the Steel Bone didn't know why Nox would proactively come to him, he wouldn't put the battlefield on the warship, so he also stepped on Moonwalk and rushed out of the warship.
During this time, he had not only broken through to the Grand Swordmaster level, but also comprehended three kinds of Sword Intent: Limitless Sword Intent, Bloodlust Sword Intent, and Sea Abyss Sword Intent!
Generally speaking, even if a Grand Swordmaster comprehended several kinds of Sword Intent, they would only specialize in one of them and would not Training all of them together.
Because when it comes to Sword Intent, it's better to be refined than numerous. If you can't defeat the enemy with your strongest Sword Intent, what's the use of having one or several weaker Sword Intents?
But Nox didn't think so. With his sword road talent, he could try to combine or merge the three Sword Intent in the later stages to achieve a more powerful Sword Intent.
"Although I might have reached the level of a top-tier fighter by relying on the attack power of a Grand Swordmaster, I am far inferior in other aspects and am severely unbalanced."
Nox himself was very clear that although his attack power was strong, he was still a long way from a true Admiral-level expert.
A true Admiral-level expert is powerful in all aspects, with no obvious weaknesses, making it difficult for enemies to target them.
Currently, Nox had only reached the Admiral level in terms of attack power. His Haoshoku was very poor, not even reaching the advanced level, which resulted in his defense being very poor as well.
The lack of physical strength prevented his speed from increasing, these were all his shortcomings.
"However, this is the Sea, holding back Kong, the Steel Bone is enough!"
Nox looked at the approaching Kong, the Steel Bone with burning eyes. His goal was not to defeat Kong, the Steel Bone, but to hold him back, giving Lesley and the others time to escape the Marine's encirclement.