Chapter 62:
They also wanted to become as strong as these crew members.
Seeing this situation, Vilin felt a bit of a headache.
But when he saw their determined eyes and bodies covered in wounds,
Vilin also felt some sympathy.
Because Vilin understood that in the pirate world, those without power faced the greatest hardship.
If he didn't accept them, they might be captured again in just a few days.
In the end, Vilin decided to take them into his pirate crew.
This way, these women could also have the power to protect themselves.
They could survive on this cruel sea.
After receiving Vilin's agreement,
these dozen or so women all knelt on the ground in tears of joy, hugging each other and sobbing uncontrollably.
This scene made Vilin's crew recall their own painful pasts.
All the crew members couldn't help stepping forward to comfort this group.
Seeing how kind and friendly the Aitrias Pirates were,
these new recruits felt even more grateful toward Vilin.
Even if they died fighting for the Aitrias Pirates, they would have no regrets.
However, Vilin still used a special Observation Haki to sense their hearts.
After confirming there were no spies, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Spies posed a huge threat to any organization.
Especially for a family-oriented force like the Aitrias Pirates.
After a brief celebration of the new crew members joining,
the Aitrias Pirates crew ran toward the Flying Bird.
It was time to leave this island.
Vilin estimated that by now, the Navy was probably already heading this way.
As all the crew boarded the Flying Bird,
the ship began submerging under Aelria's control.
As the Flying Bird sank deeper,
the coating quickly enveloped the entire vessel.
The Aitrias Pirates crew watched their pirate ship sink with bated breath.
Seeing they were heading to Fish-Man Island, the mermaid Kelly jumped for joy.
She dove straight into the sea and began guiding the Aitrias Pirates.
On the Flying Bird,
some crew members curiously watched the deep ocean.
Others, feeling afraid, went straight into the cabins to rest.
Fish-Man Island lies 10,000 meters below Mary Geoise.
It is the mandatory passage to the New World.
It is also the birthplace of most fish-men and mermaids.
Known as the "Undersea Paradise," it is a dreamy heaven.
With Kelly leading the way, Vilin's group had no fear of getting lost in the deep sea.
Just after the Aitrias Pirates left Sabaody Archipelago,
a group of Navy ships slowly surrounded Island 19.
The leading Navy Vice Admiral, upon seeing the Aitrias Pirates had already left,
angrily punched the wall beside him.
With a massive boom,
the wall was instantly shattered by his fist.
"Damn pirates!"
"Pirates shouldn't exist in this world!"
The Navy soldiers saw their superior so furious and fell deathly silent.
After venting his anger a little,
the Vice Admiral took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket.
Bru~ Bru~
The call was quickly answered.
"Moshi moshi, this is Vice Admiral Bard."
"The Aitrias Pirates have already fled Sabaody Archipelago!"
"Our mission has failed!"
Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
Inside a spacious and tidy office,
Fleet Admiral Kong stared at the Den Den Mushi in his hand and fell silent.
At this moment, his face was extremely gloomy.
Because Kong had already learned from Zephyr about the Navy's casualties this time.
The Navy had directly lost over a hundred elite Marines.
Zephyr, sitting to the side with his arm wrapped in bandages, saw Kong's gloomy face.
His own expression was also very unpleasant.
At this moment, Zephyr was biting a cigar, waiting for Kong's reprimand.
"Sigh!"
In the end, Kong looked at the heavily injured Zephyr and did not scold him.
Because he knew this incident wasn't really Zephyr's fault.
It was still the Navy's intelligence that had failed.
They had underestimated the crew of the Aitrias Pirates too much.
"Tsuru, raise Vilin's bounty to 500 million Berries!"
"As for the Aitrias Pirates crew, discuss and decide among yourselves!"
"That damn Vilin!"
"We still underestimated him too much!"
"Yes, Fleet Admiral Kong."
Hearing Kong's orders, Tsuru walked straight out of the office with her upright legs.
Seeing Tsuru leave, Kong turned to Zephyr again.
"Zephyr, rest at Marine Headquarters for a while!"
"I believe after this setback, your strength will become even greater."
"In the future, you will definitely become a pillar of the Navy!"
Hearing Kong's encouragement, Zephyr immediately stood up.
His eyes were full of unyielding fighting spirit.
"Fleet Admiral Kong, I will definitely become stronger!"
Seeing Zephyr's high fighting spirit, Kong finally showed a satisfied expression.
He patted Zephyr on the shoulder.
"Good! Keep this momentum and you definitely can!"
Soon, the updated bounty posters for the entire Aitrias Pirates crew were released.
Aitrias Pirates.
Captain: Aitrias Vilin, Mori-Mori Fruit user, 500 million Berry bounty, extremely evil, dead or alive.
Executive: Female Swordsman Fiona, 280 million Berry bounty, extremely evil, dead or alive.
Executive: Sniper Caitlin, 120 million Berry bounty, extremely evil, dead or alive.
Executive: Rouge, Paramecia-type Smooth-Smooth Fruit user, 220 million Berry bounty, extremely evil, dead or alive.
Executive: Aitrias Annie, Paramecia-type Bloom-Bloom Fruit user, 100 million Berry bounty, extremely evil, dead or alive.
Executive: Aelria, Paramecia-type Power-Power Fruit user, 150 million Berry bounty, extremely evil, dead or alive.
Executive: Hu Yue, Zoan-type Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Silver Moon Wolf King, 180 million Berry bounty, extremely evil, dead or alive.
Executive: Mysterious Person, Black Shadow, 150 million Berry bounty, extremely evil, dead or alive.
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As the Aitrias Pirates' bounties were announced,
those forces that had previously underestimated them finally took them seriously.
Beehive Island,
Rocks looked at the intelligence in front of him with great interest.
His gaze fixed on Vilin's tall back, full of excitement in his eyes.
"Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha!"
"What a monster!"
"Become the cornerstone of my world domination!"
Alabasta Kingdom.
Looking at Vilin's bounty poster, Nefertari Vivi's eyes were full of excitement.
Because she had also heard about Vilin saving slaves.
Nefertari Vivi felt Vilin was more like a hero.
She looked at Vilin's photo with eyes full of smiles.
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