Chapter 19: 400 Million Bounty

"Wuhuhu—"

Time flies.

At the undulating sea.

A giant beast was running through the sky at an alarming speed towards the distance.

With its every step, a hurricane blew up, and the intense wind pressure almost caused Carina, who was lying on its head, to be thrown out.

At this moment, she had to hold on tightly to the pair of eye-catching golden horns so as not to fall.

"Hey, Ren, how long does it take..." Carina's hair was messy, and she reluctantly opened her eyes.

A few drops of tears flowed out of her eyes as she opened them, but that's not because she was moved.

But because of the strong blow of the wind.

"I deliberately sped up; we should be almost there... Well, isn't it right there?"

After saying this, he slowed down his speed as much as possible.

Then he raised his head and gestured to Carina, who was above his head.

In the distance, there's an island shaped like a skull.

"Is that Jaya?" Carina's eyes lit up, full of anticipation: "I really want to see what the legendary City of Gold is like!"

"You'll see it soon..."

Ren has no intention of going to Jaya.

Instead, he directly adjusted the angle and rushed high into the sky.

"Eh?"

Hundreds of meters in the air.

A News Coo flew over, but before it had time to adjust its direction.

He was violently knocked away by a huge beast.

Its whole body was broken and directly fell towards the sea below.

The next moment, a lot of newspapers spread into the sky.

If Ren deliberately did not restrain his own flames to protect Carina,

I'm afraid it will be burned to ashes in an instant.

"Eh?" Carina had quick eyes and swiftly grabbed a newspaper.

The headline above made her pupils shrink sharply.

"A walking natural disaster! A man with a bounty of 400 million!"

"The flaming beast that burned the entire marine fleet!"

"Shocked! An unprecedented tragedy occurred in the Bocris sea area, and a fleet from the Marine Headquarters was completely wiped out!"

"Obituary! Marine Headquarters Vice-Admiral Stainless and the fleet he led, a total of 2363 Marine personnel were killed in action!"

"Latest news! The vice-captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Ren the Butcher, has left the Straw Hat Pirates!"

…

On the front page, there are several eye-catching pictures.

It shows an image of Ren directly transforming into a Qilin and also a picture of him throwing a huge flaming fist to destroy a warship and burn the entire sea.

"Ren, you have a new bounty..."

Flicking through the newspaper.

There was a new list of bounties inside.

Printed on it is Ren's picture while holding a blood-stained sword and looking sideways.

And under his feet, there was a mountain of Marine corpses.

Carina is no stranger to this photo.

She once curiously asked Ren when such a picture was taken.

According to the other party's recollection, this should have been captured by relevant Marine personnel when he went on a killing spree a few days ago at the G-8 Marine Base.

She recognized Ren and counted the reward amount on it, making her gasp: "It is indeed 400 million Belly, which is double your previous bounty!"

"This is natural. After all, I killed a Vice-Admiral from the Marine Headquarters and destroyed an entire fleet..."

Ren was running at the sky with raised eyebrows.

He's not surprised that he made headlines and his bounty was increased to 400 million.

Because when he fought against Vice-Admiral Stainless before.

His Observation Haki had already noticed a relatively weak aura hiding in the clouds while peeping.

It was a news coo domesticated by the World Economic News Agency to serve as a reporter.

It is responsible for secretly collecting eye-catching news materials for the World Economic News Agency and often takes secret photos of sudden major events from all over the world.

However, since he had just left the Straw Hat Pirates.

It is also necessary to use this victory to build a reputation.

So he ignored it and turned a blind eye.

"In addition, I am also a Mythical Zoan fruit user. My danger index to them is undoubtedly becoming higher, so the Marine Headquarters is paying more attention to me."

"Indeed..."

Carina nodded slightly.

The bounty of 400 million is somewhat astonishing.

But in terms of Ren's personal strength, it is not an exaggeration.

If this guy goes crazy, he is a monster that can directly destroy an island.

The Crown Island, where he swallowed the pair of gilded horns, was ruined on his whim.

Anyone who passes by there in the future will probably be shocked.

One thousand meters above sea level!

Two thousand meters above sea level!

Five thousand meters above sea level!

soon--

"Huh...huh..."

As the two of them got higher and higher from the sea level.

The air became thinner, making it difficult for Carina to breathe.

At this moment, the dark sea of clouds appeared in front of her, making her feel extremely amazed.

"It's incredible..." Carina marveled.

She couldn't imagine how these seas of clouds were formed and didn't actually fall.

"Chi—"

at this time.

Ren suddenly raised his head and opened his bloody mouth.

A blazing firelight is constantly gathering there.

Even though Ren was already intentionally controlling the head and protecting Carina above his head.

The terrible heat still continued to distort the air.

It made Carina feel a little unbearably hot.

"call out--"

Immediately afterwards.

In Carina's stunned eyes, an exaggeratedly large and terrifying pillar of flame was blasted out directly.

It carries unimaginable high temperatures, instantly distorting the air, and directly evaporates a large amount of cloud as it penetrates upwards.

"Zi...Zi..."

"Boom..."

It's as devastating as a disaster.

A huge hole with a diameter of hundreds of meters was formed in the clouds, which is a bit exaggerated.

"Gulu! Is this how we go up?"

Looking at the big hole, Carina felt speechless.

"Although these seas of clouds are light and fluttery, they also have the same characteristics as the sea. They can directly restrain those with devil fruit abilities..."

Ren chuckled and responded: "Unless you go up directly from the top of the western sky or the end of the clouds, you have to wait for the sky current to penetrate the thick white sea... No matter which way, it is too troublesome!"

"Isn't this more convenient?"

After saying this, he flew upwards as fast as lightning.

Like a red stream of light, he passed directly through the huge hole.

"brush..."

Not long after, they had already arrived at a vast expanse of the White Sea.

"Is this the White Sea?"

Looking at the magical sea of clouds.

Carina, who was holding Ren's horn tightly, was extremely shocked.

"Well, this is the White Sea seven thousand meters above sea level, but it's not the real Sky Island yet..."

Ren didn't stop.

Instead, he continued to fly upwards: "We still need to pass through Heaven's Gate before we can go to the White-White Sea at an altitude of 10,000 meters, where the legendary Sky Island is located!"

"Of course, this is not the only way to get to White-White Sea. There should be other paths, too!"

"But it's the fastest way!"

Carina: "..."

She had to admit that Ren's ability was too powerful.

Even the sea of clouds, which was at least a hundred meters thick, was blasted through and ruthlessly evaporated by his terrifying flame.

It was only when they reached the bottom of the White-White Sea that Carina clearly felt how amazing Ren's Heat Breath just now was.

"The Heat Breath just now penetrated the two layers of clouds..." Looking at the big hole above her, Carina couldn't help but open her mouth and felt speechless.

You know, between the White Sea and the White-White Sea.

They are almost three thousand meters apart. Moreover, it's a vertical height difference.

One can imagine how powerful Ren's attack just now was.

"Well~, don't be surprised... although the White Sea and the White-White Sea have the characteristics of the sea, they are not as good as the ocean below. Otherwise, it wouldn't be that easy!"