Chapter 6: Zoro Joins the Crew

Seeing this, Monka sneered and ordered, "Fire!"

Immediately, a dozen navy soldiers aimed their guns and fired decisively. Bullets whizzed through the air towards them!

"Damn it, hurry up! I can't die in a place like this!" Zoro said, growing impatient.

"Ahh!" Koby screamed, burying himself behind Zoro and Luffy.

"The more I untie this rope, the tighter it gets, but it's okay, my companions will handle them," Luffy said anxiously, but not because of the bullets, rather because the rope was getting tighter, which gave him a headache.

"Your companions?" Zoro was taken aback.

At that moment, a crescent-shaped sword energy slashed through from outside the wall! The tall wall collapsed instantly, the earth was sliced open, and the sword energy swept across with incredible speed, instantly cutting through the bullets flying towards them!

Following that, the wave of sword energy also sent flying the dozen or so navy soldiers armed with guns!

"What!" Zoro was astonished. As a swordsman and a sword enthusiast, he naturally knew what such a slash represented and was deeply shaken, staring intensely at the figure walking in from beyond the wall.

"Lord Moonlight!" Koby exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh, you're here. Leave them to you. I need to untie this rope," Luffy said casually, focusing on untying Zoro's ropes.

"Mm." A calm voice answered, and then Moonlight appeared in everyone's sight.

"It's this guy. He cut the bullets with one sword strike?"

"He can release sword energy! And the speed of the sword energy is even faster than the bullets!"

"How terrifying! What kind of sword strike is this?"

The navy soldiers were all astonished upon seeing Moonlight. Such a strike was truly terrifying.

"Who are you to dare oppose the navy? I am Monka, the colonel of the 153rd Division!" Monka glared at Moonlight and said.

Although he was confident in his own strength, seeing Moonlight's strike, he knew he was definitely not a match for him. He used his position as a navy colonel to assert dominance!

The navy represented the world's strongest power; no one dared to challenge him!

"Die!" However, Moonlight paid him no mind. He swung his sword, releasing a ten-meter-long crescent-shaped sword energy that spread out from his body!

"Crack!"

Within ten meters, all the navy soldiers were sent flying by the sword energy, severely injured but not killed because Moonlight held back.

Before Monka could react, his left arm, wielding the axe, was shattered by the strike. His massive body was thrown fifty meters away, landing on the ground in a pool of blood, severely injured and unconscious!

With one strike, all the navy were defeated!

At the same time, a system voice echoed in Moonlight's mind.

"Ding! You have used the Draw Sword Strike once, gaining 10,000 experience points!"

"Draw Sword Strike lv2 400,000/100,000 [Upgrade Available]"

The progress of the Draw Sword Strike increased again, soon to reach lv3 and be capable of cutting through steel!

"This guy... one sword strike and...!" Zoro's pupils contracted, staring at Moonlight with astonishment. Such swordsmanship deeply shocked him!

"Swish!"

At this moment, Moonlight swung his sword, instantly cutting through the ropes binding Zoro!

"Ah, it's cut!" Luffy was very disappointed upon seeing this.

"Lord Moonlight, you're truly amazing!" Koby said with admiration.

"Forget it, the matter is resolved. Let's leave!" Luffy said with a shrug and prepared to leave.

"Mm, Koby, you stay here and join the navy," Moonlight nodded and then prepared to leave.

"What kind of people are these!" Zoro muttered and suddenly shouted at Moonlight, "Hey, who are you guys?"

"We're pirates. I'm Monkey D. Luffy, aiming to become the Pirate King. Our goal is to find the great treasure, One Piece," Luffy replied.

"Pirates? Let me join you!" Zoro frowned and said.

"Huh?" Luffy was stunned and stopped.

"Although I disdain the wicked ways of pirates, I have offended the navy and have nothing to do with justice, so I'll join you. My goal is to become the world's greatest swordsman. I'm excited to be in a crew with such a person," Zoro said, looking at Moonlight with excitement.

"The world's greatest swordsman, huh? Great! Join us and become our comrade," Luffy said, thrilled and immediately approved Zoro's joining!

"Is it really that simple?" Moonlight said helplessly. But Luffy's judgment was indeed accurate. Zoro had a sharp will.

"Even the pirate hunter..." Koby said sadly.

After witnessing Monka's brutality, he was suddenly very disappointed in the navy.

"Ha ha, Koby, not all navy are like him. We're leaving now. You stay here," Luffy said, seemingly understanding Koby's feelings, patting him on the shoulder and smiling.

"Mr. Luffy!" Koby said, touched.

He knew in his heart that this momentary disappointment did not change his long-standing dream of becoming a navy officer.

"You're amazing, you really defeated Monka. I knew it!"

"Everyone, thank you! Let's celebrate!" At this moment, Zili Jia ran over, saw Monka lying on the ground, and cheered. Then she happily said, "Celebrate? That means there's plenty of food!"

Hearing this, Luffy's eyes lit up with excitement. Without caring about anything else, he ran towards the town.

"Ha ha, everyone, come with us!" Zili Jia said joyfully, especially looking at Zoro.

Zoro nodded and did not refuse.

As Moonlight and his crew left, at the high point of the navy base, many navy soldiers gathered together, looking down at the scene below, and one of them, the lieutenant of the 153rd Division, asked the leader.

He was the lieutenant of the 153rd Division, second only to Monka in the division.

"Let them just leave like this?" The lieutenant asked.

"They are pirates, the embodiment of evil. We are the navy, the agents of justice. How can we allow pirates to act wantonly right under our noses? Capture them in one hour!" The lieutenant said with a gleam in his eye and a righteous tone, issuing the order.

"One hour? Yes, sir!" All the navy soldiers immediately responded, their faces showing the same determination.

Navy and pirates are indeed natural enemies, but they have their own sense of justice! Monka's cruelty, his harsh treatment of his own men, and his bullying of villagers had long angered them. The navy's justice was not like this!