7. Philok Pirates

East Blue, in front of the colonel's office at Loguetown Marine Base.

Atlas stood there with a complicated look on his face, tightly holding a wanted order in his hand.

[Strange Gentleman] Philok! Bounty of 15 million Berries!

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"Kid, what I'm going to say next is related to you, oh, no, to be precise, it's related to your parents."

Colonel Randall pushed a wanted poster in front of Atlas with a solemn expression.

Atlas was stunned when he heard this, then looked at the familiar face on the wanted poster.

For some reason, a surge of anger filled his heart, and memories of blood-red scenes flashed in his mind involuntarily.

No! This is not Atlas's emotion!

This belongs to the predecessor.

Memories of the real dead suddenly attacked him.

"Hey! Atlas, calm down!"

Randall saw ferocious signs on Atlas's face and quickly spoke to stop him.

"Hu——"

Atlas took a long breath and forcibly suppressed the grief and anger that didn't belong to him.

He took a closer look at the somewhat yellowed reward notice.

Philok, captain of the Philok Pirates, has a bounty of 15 million Berries.

Three years ago, a merchant ship was robbed, and the Canos couple and Atlas were on the ship. Unfortunately, they died, and Atlas is the only known survivor.

According to Atlas' memory, his predecessor escaped because his parents hid him in a wine barrel.

Later, he drifted to Logue town in a wine barrel, surviving for a few months before reuniting with the Canos couple.

"I received information that Philok and his gang have appeared within our jurisdiction. Originally, I wanted to deal with them personally, but I think it's better for you to deal with them yourself."

Atlas slowly left the base office building, deciding to fulfill his predecessor's "last wish" and repay the kindness of occupying this body.

With determination, Atlas gathered information about the Philok Pirates and set off to capture them.

At the pier.

"Brother Atlas, can you take me with you? I want to kill pirates too!"

Smoker, having heard about Atlas, waited at the dock.

"Brat, you're too weak." Atlas waved his hand and walked towards his boat without looking back.

Finally, he added: "This is my own business."

"I...…"

Smoker contemplated what to say but had to swallow his words when he heard Atlas. He could only watch Atlas's retreating figure silently.

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"Hey! Mitchell, sailing on the sea is too boring. How long does it take to get to the next island?" Jim asked impatiently.

[Skull Splitter] Jim, the vice-captain of the Philok Pirates, has a bounty of 12 million Berries and is powerful and cruel.

He likes to blow the enemy's head off and then enjoy the mind-blowing(literally) scene. It can be said to be the ultimate psycho.

"Jim... Sir, it will take several days to reach the next island."

Navigator Mitchell was nervous, having witnessed Jim's cruel methods many times.

"Okay, Jim, if you're really bored, find something to do, but don't scare our navigator!"

Philok immediately intervened, smiling gently at Mitchell.

However, Mitchell didn't feel the warmth because the captain, who usually seemed gentle, was the most terrifying person on the ship.

Captain Philok not only likes to kill enemies but also enjoys mentally torturing them, making them taste emotions from hope to despair.

Jim heard Philok speak and didn't dare to challenge him. The last time he angered the self-proclaimed gentleman captain by blowing a civilian's head off, he'd be asking for trouble if he talked back now.

On the other side, Atlas studied the information about the Philok Pirates and judged their route to Meen Island for supplies. He decided to intercept them on their way to prevent harm to the next island.

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"Captain!! A small boat was spotted ahead, suspected to be Marine!"

The lookout of the Philok Pirates discovered Atlas approaching and immediately reported to Philok.

"Hahahahaha, Marine? I finally have something to do. I hope it can bring some fun."

Before Philok could say anything, Jim jumped out excitedly.

Philok didn't stop Jim; he wanted Jim to test the waters first. He was always cautious, or he wouldn't be alive now.

Seeing that Atlas had been discovered, he didn't hesitate and jumped directly onto the boat.

Stopping on the pirate ship's bow, he looked down at the group of sea ruffians.

"Hey! You kid over there, are you Marine?"

It was still Jim who was shouting.

Atlas didn't say anything; he looked through the reward orders, pulled out Jim's and compared it carefully.

Jim felt like a dead man under Atlas's gaze.

"Hey! Stop it! You bastard! There must be a limit when you look down on people!"

Jim was irritated by this behavior and rushed over to punch Atlas.

Atlas didn't panic; he slowly put away the reward order, seemingly confirming Jim's identity.

Then he jumped down, fists raised.

"puff..."

A powerful force penetrated, and Jim was instantly blasted into the cabin, spitting out a small piece of internal organs.

The other pirates were stunned, but soon shouted and waved their swords to greet Atlas.

Atlas dodged all attacks effortlessly, and with swift movements, he drew the standard saber from his waist.

hack! cut! pick!

He slaughtered the pirates with ease, leaving almost no blood on his Marine uniform.

Philok, as the captain, didn't rush forward. Instead, he drew his staff and sword and slowly retreated.

After a while, most of the Philok Pirates were killed by Atlas. The deck was filled with scarlet, and the survivors hesitated.

At that moment, a bit of cold light struck from Atlas's blind spot, accompanied by a slightly gloomy and proud face.

Atlas could feel the killing intent coming.