Alan also jumped back and flipped several times in mid-air before landing lightly on another boulder, still wearing a calm smile.
"There's some strength there, not bad, little fat cat."
"Who the hell is this guy... His foot is as hard as steel. He's a monster."
Looking at Alan again, Buchi's expression was extremely grim, and a drop of cold sweat slid down his forehead.
A burning pain kept pulsing through the bottom of his foot, like he had stomped on a steel pillar, the impact nearly cracking his bones.
At that moment, a green figure flashed swiftly to Alan's side.
Seeing this, Buchi quickly warned: "Be careful, Sham! This guy is dangerous!"
"What dangerous nonsense, watch me take him down!"
Sham's grin twisted viciously, his eyes flashing cold light. His five fingers curled as the sharp, clawed gloves thrust toward the unguarded Alan like lightning!
But in the next instant, a white flash swept across his vision, making Sham's pupils shrink in shock.
Alan's eyes gleamed with ferocity, and a violent whip kick lashed across Sham's face!
Bang!!
Sham felt his cheek go numb instantly as the scenery before him spun rapidly backward.
His entire body was sent flying like a sandbag and smashed heavily into a boulder!
Boom!
Crack!
"Puwah!!"
Web-like cracks spread rapidly across the rock until they covered the entire thing.
Sham's eyes rolled white, his face twisted in pain. He spat out a mouthful of blood and then slid down like a pile of mud. He was knocked unconscious on the spot!
"Big brother Sham!"
"What exactly did this guy do!"
"His movements can't be seen at all!"
All the pirates in the audience showed panic. They looked at Alan again, and in their eyes remained only fear and disbelief.
Sham's speed and agility far exceeded that of ordinary people, and compared to Captain Kuro, he was only slightly inferior, yet he was defeated in a single move before he could even react…
Gulp!
Buchi swallowed hard, and a thin layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead. His eyes were fixed on Alan, and he subconsciously tightened his cat-paw gloves.
This guy's strength was probably not weaker than Captain Kuro's, maybe even stronger!
"Damn it, if only Jango were here...!"
Buchi gnashed his teeth. Today, they might really fall into this man's hands.
But he still didn't plan to give up.
As long as he let his underlings stall the opponent, he could seize the chance to escape, go to Syrup Village to find Kuro and Jango, and then come back for revenge…
With his decision made, Buchi raised his hand and pointed at Alan while shouting loudly: "There's no need to be afraid of him at all! There are so many of us here, everyone, go and attack him!"
Hearing this, the pirates present all raised their weapons toward Alan, their gazes hesitant and mixed with fear.
But under Buchi's command, someone still gritted their teeth and charged forward.
"He's right! No matter how strong he is, there's no way he can defeat all of us!"
"Brothers, let's go!"
"Kill!!"
As several hard-headed pirates launched their charge, the rest followed as soon as the first moved, rushing forward with blades and guns raised!
Alan tapped the ground lightly with his toe, his gaze playful.
These were all going to be his subordinates in the future. He couldn't hit them too hard, especially the ones charging first; they had some fighting spirit, which made them suitable for being pirates.
"Go and die!!"
A fierce-looking pirate leapt high in front of him, raising a spiked flail with both hands and smashing it down viciously.
Alan looked up at him, then casually raised his leg and swept it upward.
The pirate holding the flail immediately lost his balance. His whole body flew over Alan from mid-air and fell into the sea with a thud.
Immediately after, two pirates with machetes charged from both sides.
Bang!
Alan's raised leg swept right, kicking one pirate off the rocks, then he used the remaining force to whip-kick the other pirate across the face.
"Puwah!"
That pirate was flung like an arrow, his machete spinning in the air a few times before clattering to the ground.
Those who charged after them fared no better. Alan's leg created afterimages as every pirate who rushed in was sent flying with a single exchange.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Hiss! Ah!!"
"Uwaah!!"
For a moment, the coastline was filled with screams, and figures flew through the air one after another.
Seeing this scene, Buchi clenched his teeth.
"This guy... Just what is he!"
Taking advantage of the chaos, he hurriedly jumped down the rocks, weaving left and right until he reached the unconscious Sham.
He hoisted Sham onto his back, glanced around, and then covertly made his way toward the shore.
Just as he was about to take a small boat and escape with Sham, a figure descended from the sky and landed lightly behind him with a flap.
"Yo, and where do you think you're going?"
"So fast!!"
Hearing the mocking voice, Buchi's pupils shrank. He spun around and slashed with his cat claws.
Alan tilted his upper body back, letting the claws pass by his throat with a hair's breadth of distance. Then he kicked upward, his heel smashing hard into Buchi's chin.
Bang!
"Urrgh!!"
Buchi's eyes rolled back.
Blood and broken teeth spewed from his mouth as his feet lifted off the ground. He flew backward and crashed into the sea with a shoop sound, fainting directly as his vision went black.
Alan twisted his neck a bit, looked back at the rocky shore, and saw pirates lying everywhere, groaning in pain.
"I only just finished warming up, what a buzzkill."
It felt like preparing tissues while lying down comfortably, ready to do something big, only to suddenly hear knocking at the door.
It's extremely annoying.
"Haaa…"
Alan shook his head and sighed.
...
The setting sun hung over the surface of the sea, dyeing the sky red as drifting clouds faded like flames.
By the rocks, pirates busied themselves, carrying logs to build a bonfire tower, preparing ingredients, and lighting fires for food.
Under a tall, looming boulder, the bruised and swollen Sham slowly opened his eyes. The reddish sunset entered his blurry vision first, and then came scattered silhouettes.
When his sight cleared, he realized his hands were tightly bound behind him. And the same was true for Buchi beside him.