Setting off on the journey again, he was once again alone. None of the creatures captured by his sonar waves posed any threat, which made Xia Qiu a little unaccustomed to it.
But soon, Xia Qiu adjusted his mood again, filled with anticipation for the future.
Xia Qiu moved away from the island, but he did not return to Eagle Snake Island.
There were sea snakes on Eagle Snake Island. Although the sea snakes lived on the back of the island, they came to the front when he attacked pirate ships, interfering with his actions and causing him to lose the reinforcement energy of several pirates.
The Lionheart Pirates' strength was limited and did not pose too much of an obstacle to him. Moreover, the Devil Fruit user was eager to attack him.
However, if the pirate crew's ship had been tougher, if they had sped towards the island to escape instead of fighting, or if they had been stronger and more rational, choosing not to attack in the water, then even if he could defeat the pirate crew, the prey would have been snatched away by the approaching sea snakes.
He could have hijacked the pirate ship in advance, but sometimes only one pirate ship arrived every ten days, and he didn't have enough energy to expand his reconnaissance area.
Therefore, Eagle Snake Island was not an excellent hunting ground.
So Xia Qiu decided to leave and head for Twin Cape, to find the starting point of another route near Twin Cape.
Xia Qiu swam towards the distance, following the magnetic force.
But most of the magnetic force came from ordinary islands and was covered by the magnetic force emitted by Eagle Snake Island.
Xia Qiu soon arrived near Twin Cape. He didn't see the giant whale, but he felt vibrations in the sea.
Boom, boom, boom.
The vibrations transmitted through the seawater. Xia Qiu swam towards the distance and saw a massive figure crashing into the Red Line.
Abu was crashing into the mountain.
He wanted to break through the Red Line and go to the other side to see the Rumbar Pirates.
But how could the Red Line be broken open by him?
Xia Qiu shook his head and planned to leave Twin Cape, but at this moment, a pirate ship appeared in the distance.
...
"Grand Line, here we come."
The pirate ship flipped over Reverse Mountain and landed in the sea. Many pirates rushed out of the ship's cabin.
Leading them was a sexy woman with orange-red hair, wearing a captain's hat. Beneath the hat was a delicate face with captivating and deep eyes, a straight nose, and full lips painted with red lipstick.
She wore a white shirt and a black vest. The shirt was unbuttoned at the top two buttons, revealing her rounded, fair chest and a deep cleavage.
The hem of her shirt was tied below the vest, exposing her slender waist. From this angle, her waist had abs and a sexiness filled with power.
She wore long, tight pants that accentuated her perky buttocks. Her legs were long and slender, yet her thighs were rounded and sensual.
She wore high-heeled leather boots, and a long whip covered in spikes hung from her waist.
She stood there, one foot on the ship's railing, her expression full of excitement.
"Captain Natalie, we've finally arrived at the Grand Line." Beside her stood a burly man, two meters tall, with a muscular build. His muscles bulged, and his arms were thicker than the woman's thighs. He was completely bald.
"Our journey ahead will be much more dangerous."
Behind the man stood another man wearing a cowboy hat, with two guns holstered at his waist, his expression unsmiling.
Behind the three were more than a dozen pirates. Most of them focused their gaze on the woman, their eyes filled with a hint of fanaticism and adoration.
"Don't worry, I've always had good luck."
Natalie smiled and said, "Stone, get the Log Pose. Let's head to the islands and begin our conquest of the Grand Line. Let the Violet Pirates..."
"Roar."
The pirates raised their hands.
...
Xia Qiu swallowed the last pirate who tried to escape and shook his head with satisfaction.
He never expected to encounter a group of pirates right after returning to Twin Cape.
Their strength was good; the attacks from many of them gave him a sense of impact, and they were fearless.
The strong man had great strength, not inferior to Kuroobi. His punch made him feel a long-lost sense of power.
The gunman was very accurate. He tried to shoot his eyes from the ship. His eyes were underwater, and the kinetic energy of bullets in water dissipates extremely quickly.
But even so, his bullet pierced the water and hit his eye.
However, after being weakened by the seawater, the bullet was blocked by his nictitating membrane.
His nictitating membrane inherited from sharks had become incredibly tough after several reinforcements.
Xia Qiu always closed his nictitating membrane during battles.
Most importantly, the woman was not weak. She was much stronger than Colonel Lido, but not as strong as the burly man.
However, her speed was very fast, and she was very agile. Coupled with the fact that the people around her kept throwing themselves forward to block him, it took him some effort to catch up to her and swallow her.
Not long after Xia Qiu finished eating the pirates, the heat flow began to appear.
Good, good.
It was at least equivalent to the energy provided by Chuu and seven or eight Fish-Men before he ate Arlong when he last attacked the Arlong Pirates.
That strong man's energy alone was no less than Kuroobi's.
Xia Qiu was very satisfied and continued his search, ensuring every pirate was consumed before setting sail again.
He detected a magnetic force.
Xia Qiu felt a magnetic force extending from the other side of Twin Cape.
He had gone to Eagle Snake Island from the left, and this magnetic force was coming from the other side.
He decided to check it out.
Xia Qiu swam in the direction of the magnetic force. After swimming for a while, magnetic force points from islands began appearing around him, but the original magnetic force grew stronger and stronger.
Xia Qiu didn't head for the other islands, continuing to swim towards the magnetic force.
By afternoon, Xia Qiu had found the island.
The first thing that caught his eye were several giant cactus-like formations, about two hundred meters tall and covered in spikes.
They weren't giant cacti, but rather round mountain peaks. The spikes were pirate gravestones, making them look like giant cacti from a distance.
These cactus-like peaks occupied most of the island. Seeing the distinctive structures, four words immediately came to Xia Qiu's mind: Whiskey Peak.
One of the seven sea routes, a gathering place for bounty hunters, and a base for low-ranking members of Baroque Works.
The town's mayor was Mr. 8, whose name was Igaram, and he was also the captain of the Alabasta Kingdom's Royal Guard.
But Vivi was only twelve years old now, and Igaram infiltrated with Vivi two years later. He shouldn't be in the town yet.
Besides, it was uncertain if Baroque Works was composed of the same people as it would be in the future.
The positions of the agents were constantly changing.
Regardless, a large number of bounty hunters gathered here, and as one of the starting points of the Grand Line, many pirates were sure to come here.
Bounty hunters plus pirates.
Xia Qiu's mouth began to water uncontrollably.
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