Chapter 182: New Weapon
Sakazuki's unit is right on their tail and the Clowns are ready to fight. They've prepared a secret weapon that will be used to attack Sakazuki's unit. Most of the crew and even some executives don't know what this weapon is, so they are waiting for it. Ñøv€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.
*CREAK BAM*
Suddenly, the backside of Black Pearl opens and something comes out. It is the secret weapon that Ruff has made with Palu's help. The weapon has 2 long metal arms with a 50 cm gap between them.
There are 2 chairs behind the weapon that have some handles and buttons near them. One chair is placed right behind the weapon and Enel sits on it. Ruff sits on the chair that is placed a little on the left and the scope is placed in front of him.
"Hmm? What kind of weapon is this?" asks Mantis.
"Well, just wait and see. Enel, Ruff, do it," says Buggy.
"Aye!" replies Ruff.
"Let's destroy them," says Enel.
Enel and Ruff get ready to activate the weapon. Enel grabs 2 metal handles in front of him and flows his lightning onto the handle. The 2 metal arms glow bright and a bright ball appears in the gap. Ruff controls the weapon and aims it toward Sakazuki's ship.
"Vice Admiral Sakazuki, something glows behind the Black Pearl," says a Marine soldier.
"Do you know what that is?" asks Sakazuki.
"We aren't sure, but it might be something to help them escape," says the soldier.
"I won't be so sure with that. The Black Pearl can outrun this normal battleship with their usual method. So it is very unlikely that they want to escape," says Yamakaji.
"Then what is it?" asks the soldier.
"Who knows? Might be a weapon or something," says Yamakaji.
"Surely you jest. The distance between our ships is still too far. Even Marine's best cannon can't reach half of this distance," says the Marine.
"Well, that's just a possibility," says Yamakaji.
"Doesn't matter. We will crush whatever it is that those pirates will use. They won't have the same luck as before. Get ready for battle," says Sakazuki.
The Marine soldiers nod and prepare themselves. They don't know what the Clowns will do but their objective won't change. With Sakazuki and Yamakaji here, they all know that they don't need to worry about losing. But they still don't know the Clowns' power yet.
"How long again, Ruff, Enel?" asks Buggy.
Buggy sees it and grins, "Kaboom!"
*BOOM BOOM*
The 2 halves of Buggy Ball explode right beside the Marine battleship. If it's just a normal cannonball, then it won't be a problem. But the Buggy Ball has far bigger explosive power than a normal cannonball. As a result, the explosion of each half is enough to break the ship's hull.
"Vice Admiral, Rear Admiral, the hull on each side is broken. We can't continue to sail with this ship," reports a Marine soldier.
"Tch, they've aimed it," says Sakazuki angrily.
"It seems we've fell into their trap," says Yamakaji.
The Clowns grin seeing Sakazuki's unit stop chasing them. But Buggy isn't satisfied yet because there is one more test for the weapon. He orders Enel & Ruff to activate the weapon again and also tells Palu to help them.
"Do it," says Buggy.
They use the weapon again but now they use normal-sized bullets. Palu throws a normal-sized bullet one by one into the weapon. Then it starts to shoot the bullets rapidly toward the Marine battleship.
The Marine is confused because the Clowns still want to attack them even though they don't chase the crew again. So they get ready for another attack. But they can't see it because the normal bullets are too small to be seen from this distance.
They just realized it when it gets very close so they can't defend it. The bullets hit the ship and some Marine soldiers. High-ranked officers like Sakazuki & Yamakaji can defend themselves obviously. But even they can't defend their comrades from the rapid-fire.
When the Clowns finally stops shooting, many holes appear on the ship's body & sail. Many Marine soldiers also get injured or killed by the bullets. Now the Marine unit really can't chase the Clown. They clearly get defeated by the Clown in this naval battle.
Buggy grins seeing it and says, "Railgun first test complete. Let's leave this place now."
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