Until Bald's head hit the ground, the other members of the Fire Flame Pirates only then reacted. They ordered the crew behind them, "He killed the captain! What are you waiting for? Move—"
Swish!
Before the last one could even speak, his neck was also sliced by a shard of ice.
At this moment, the other members of the Fire Flame Pirates suddenly drew their weapons. Then, they noticed—was it snowing?
Snowflakes drifted down, and as they touched their skin,
Crack crack crack crack crack…
The cold ice spread rapidly, turning these pirates into ice sculptures in an instant.
The shipwrights nearby were stunned. In just a moment, more than a dozen members of the Fire Flame Pirates had turned into ice statues.
The last remaining member of the Fire Flame Pirates, frozen, only had his head left. He trembled as he was gradually frozen, weakly breathing: "You… you don't follow pirate rules…"
Crack!
Jiana activated her magic, and that pirate was completely frozen as well.
The entire Fire Flame Pirates was wiped out.
All within just five seconds.
"Great job, Jiana!" Grimm patted Jiana on the shoulder.
"I only used a little magic!" Jiana still hadn't stepped out of her aloof state.
Grimm looked at Bald's flying head, then patted the terrified shipwright on the shoulder: "That guy's head, exactly 20 million!"
Seeing the lifeless, wide-open eyes staring ahead, the chilling gaze made the surrounding shipwrights break out in goosebumps.
"Um… we can't use heads to exchange for bounties. We'll be targeted by other pirates and bounty hunters!"
The shipwright who had just named the bounty trembled as he spoke. Seeing Grimm's pained expression, he quickly explained: "This island has many pirates, bounty hunters, and even many members of the World Government. There are rules for everything. Cross the line, and you'll be targeted. Stealing from bounty hunters will get you on their radar!"
"Where is the Marine branch?" Grimm asked helplessly, having spent all his money in Water 7 and now having to grit his teeth to exchange for funds.
Wait—what about Jiana?
"It's at Zone 66!"
After getting the answer, Grimm, carrying Bald's head, turned to leave with Jiana. The shipwright chased after him, forcing a smile: "Sir, could you tell us where your ship is? We can help you coat it in advance, and you can pay us later…"
"Oh? That's very kind of you, sir. May the Holy Light bless you!" Grimm chuckled, looking at the shipwright. He knew what this little guy was thinking:
"Dock 23, a steel ship. I have a crew member named Plank on board."
"I see, I see. Please take care on your way," the shipwright nodded repeatedly.
After Grimm left, the other shipwrights came over, wiping cold sweat from their foreheads.
"Idiot, what are you doing? What if he doesn't pay? Do you want to work for free?"
"A bunch of fools. Didn't you see he's casually killing people on Sabaody? We were about to extort him, but if he reports us to other shipwrights, what do we do? Just do your job properly, and don't cause more trouble!"
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Island 66.
Grimm stood to the side as Jiana approached the sentry point.
"Excuse me, gentlemen, are you exchanging bounties here?"
The two Navy soldiers at the sentry looked at Jiana.
"Little girl, don't tell me—you killed a pirate?"
"Captain Bald of the Fire Flame Pirates, emm… if I remember correctly, his head is worth twenty million!" Jiana said, then threw Bald's fully frozen head to one of the soldiers.
"Alright, I'll go get it!" The soldier said, about to leave. Just then, a casually dressed Navy lieutenant hurriedly ran back from outside.
"What's going on, Lieutenant Hapi? Why are you in such a rush?" the soldier holding Bald's head asked.
"I just saw Tirion D. Grimm walking with a woman!" the lieutenant said, glancing back and immediately spotting Jiana.
"Grimm—that ruthless pirate the Marshal ordered to be captured?" another soldier on guard asked, walking into the building and rummaging through until he found a wanted poster.
[Eternal Angel: Tirion D. Grimm]
Bounty: 700,000,000 Beli.
"Seven hundred million Beli? Weren't the previous bounties only two hundred million? When was this updated?" The soldier looking at the bounty swallowed hard, completely stunned. He didn't want to provoke a bounty like this. Even if he saw it, he would choose to ignore it—big figures like this, he definitely didn't want to mess with.
While he was pondering, Hapi's voice suddenly rang out: "It's her. She's the woman walking with Grimm!" Hapi shouted, pointing at Jiana.
Without hesitation, Hapi pressed the alarm at the sentry.
Doo-doo-doo-doo—
Suddenly, all the Navy personnel realized it was the alarm from the sentry station. They hurried over, and in no time, countless Navy soldiers flooded the area around Jiana's post.
Behind Hapi, nearly five hundred Navy soldiers appeared, holding a wanted poster showing a photo from the "Justice's Wrath" battle against Kuzan.
"The bounty of 700 million Beli for the Eternal Angel, Tirion Grimm. You're his accomplice, right? I just saw you walking with him. Soldiers, arrest this woman!"
Jiana was startled by the scene, but soon a flash of gold light shot out, and Grimm leapt out from a hidden corner.
"This is really troublesome. I didn't expect to be discovered!" Grimm glanced at the bounty poster and chuckled. "Kong— that old bastard—really knows how to do things. He changed my bounty so quickly. Not bad!"
At this moment, all the Navy soldiers raised their guns: "Everyone, be careful not to hit Grimm's vital points. He must be captured alive! As for that woman, killing her is no big deal!"
Hearing this, Jiana was unhappy. What do you mean, "killing her doesn't matter"? These so-called Navy are truly cold-blooded and ruthless. Just as Grimm said, the world's Celestial Dragons are parasites, and these Navy are their dogs!
Grimm scratched his head helplessly: "No choice. Looks like I have to go somewhere else to make money."
"Lord Grandmaster Grimm, you go ahead. I'll handle this," Jiana said, pulling out a staff taller than herself. "My magic will tear them to pieces!"
"Since that's the case, Jiana, I'll go make money elsewhere. We'll meet back on the ship tonight!" Grimm said, then jumped away, not worried about Jiana at all. With her strength, if she wanted to defeat him, she'd need at least a mid-level officer's strength—Karp aside!
"Grimm ran off! Chase him—chase!" all the Navy shouted, moving to pursue.
But just then, Jiana waved her hand, and a massive ice wall appeared in front of everyone, blocking the Navy's path. A chilling cold spread out rapidly.
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