Bai Ye hung up the phone, then chose to become a pirate.
"You have become a pirate of the new era, current bounty: 0"
Bai Ye did not intend to associate with the Evil Spirit Gang. The last virtual game restricted zone was because only people from the Evil Spirit Gang and the Hidden Dragon Society were involved.
This time was different, with so many people watching.
Bai Ye naturally knew what Gao Ming's little scheme was. Wasn't it just to see Bai Ye display his strength in public, and then let others mistakenly believe that Bai Ye was from the Evil Spirit Gang?
And then...
And then it would be what Gao Ming was best at, creating something out of nothing and using Bai Ye as a signboard, perhaps even recruiting a group of people for the Evil Spirit Gang. This was Gao Ming's specialty.
Bai Ye didn't mind being a thug for the Evil Spirit Gang and provoking the relationship between the Evil Spirit Gang and the Hidden Dragon Society, but he would rather not be a signboard for the Evil Spirit Gang.
However, not sticking with Gao Ming was still a bit troublesome.
Although he had entered the region, the sea was vast...
Where was Marineford?
"Headache!" Bai Ye patted his forehead and muttered, "It would be great if I could find someone to ask."
Just then...
Two pirates came back to their senses, were instantly startled, and leaped backward at the same time.
Bai Ye smiled and repeated, "Gentlemen, could you give me a ride to Marineford?"
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"
The two pirates suddenly started shouting and running back and forth on the deck.
Bai Ye sighed, "Are you guys stupid?"
I'm so friendly, and you're calling it an enemy attack?
And with the shouts of the two, a large group of pirates rushed out of the cabin.
A female pirate captain stood at the front, with long ice-blue hair, thick lips, wearing a striped shirt with patterned buttons, a scarf, a purple pirate captain's hat, and a purple cloak.
The female pirate captain stopped the two pirates from shouting, "What's the panic? There's no enemy attack."
The two pirates pointed at Bai Ye.
The female pirate captain said, "Just one person?"
The two pirates nodded.
"Useless." The female pirate captain said angrily, "You're shouting for just one person? Take him down."
Several pirates immediately surrounded Bai Ye, who was squatting on the ship's railing. One of the pirates raised his hand and swept it towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye smiled, unfazed. The next moment, as the blade struck Bai Ye, it passed straight through Bai Ye's body. Around Bai Ye, azure lightning arcs scattered, and then Bai Ye's body returned to normal.
The female pirate captain was surprised, "A Logia-type Devil Fruit user?"
Bai Ye smiled, then extended a finger towards the sky.
Zzzt!
Electric arcs danced at Bai Ye's fingertips, then flew into the air. Immediately...
Boom!
The next moment, a thick pillar of lightning descended from the sky, striking the deck.
The pirates at the bow of the ship instantly screamed, trembling under the lightning strike. When the lightning dissipated, all those pirates had fallen onto the deck.
Just then...
Crack, crack, crack!
The sound of ice freezing suddenly appeared.
Bai Ye was attracted by the sound and couldn't help but turn his head. He then saw that the deck on one side was frozen over, and large ice spikes appeared, surging towards him.
Bai Ye said nothing, and with a point of his hand, a current shot out from his fingertip, continuously hitting the ice spikes and shattering them.
Large amounts of frost scattered.
A figure suddenly flashed at this moment. It was the female pirate captain, who weaved through the shattered ice and appeared before Bai Ye.
Clang!
The female pirate captain drew her knight's sword and swept it towards Bai Ye.
Ordinary swords would naturally have no effect on Bai Ye. However, the female pirate captain's sword was clearly not ordinary. Layers of frost coiled around the blade, and before it even got close, Bai Ye could feel a biting cold.
Then...
With a boom!
An explosive roar erupted from Bai Ye's body, and scorching flames surged from him.
The frost around him began to melt instantly, and even the cold air coiling around the female pirate captain's sword turned into liquid.
Bai Ye threw a punch without holding back.
Flame Explosion!
Boom!
A deafening explosion occurred, and a ball of scorching fire erupted between Bai Ye and the female pirate captain. The female pirate captain was then sent flying with a single blow, tumbling across the deck.
"Captain!"
Several pirates cried out in alarm and quickly rushed to the female pirate captain's side, helping her up.
"Why?" The female pirate captain gritted her teeth, "Why can you have two Devil Fruit abilities? And the Mera Mera no Mi..."
"None of that matters. I think I've proven that you can't defeat me," Bai Ye said with a smile. "Now, I call the shots on this ship. Of course, I don't have any excessive demands. I just need you to change course and take me to where I want to go."
"No!"
The female pirate captain swung her sword again, and an ice spike suddenly materialized in the air, heading towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye casually reached out, caught the ice spike in his hand, and then squeezed it with force, crushing it to pieces.
Bai Ye looked at the female pirate captain and said, "If you listen, one ship can have two captains. But if you don't listen, I don't mind being the sole captain."
The female pirate captain gritted her teeth, "No, I don't have time to waste. I won't change course."
"Uh..." the pirate who had been shouting earlier stepped forward and said, "Captain, he also wants to go to Marineford."
The female pirate captain was stunned.
"Oh, right!" Bai Ye slapped his forehead. "No need to change course. I'm just hitching a ride."
The female pirate captain frowned, "What are you going to Marineford for?"
Bai Ye glanced at the pirate flag and casually lied, "To help Whitebeard fight. He's the pirate I admire most!"
The female pirate captain raised an eyebrow, then said, "It seems I need to reintroduce myself."
Bai Ye asked doubtfully, "Hmm?"
The female pirate captain swept her sword to the side and said, "Whitey Bay, known as the Ice Witch. I am one of the captains of the 43 allied pirate crews under the Whitebeard Pirates. My purpose for this voyage is Marineford, to aid Father Whitebeard!"
"Oh?" Bai Ye smiled, "It seems we can reach a consensus in some aspects?"
Whitey Bay said, "Yes, as long as you are on Father's side, I will be very welcome to have you here."
"Of course!" Bai Ye laughed, "Didn't you hear what I just said? I greatly admire Whitebeard."
Whitey Bay sheathed her sword and extended her hand, "Then it seems our consensus has been reached?"
Bai Ye reached out and shook Whitey Bay's hand, "I think so!"
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