"Boss, it has been confirmed that the 'ghost group' No. 18 that arrived in Hong Kong the day before yesterday is also a fake."
"Boss, it has been confirmed that the ship suspected to be the 'Golden Ghost' at the dock is also fake. It is just a broken ship painted with rust paint..."
"Continue to investigate! There is definite news from the headquarters that the 'ghost group' will definitely come. Continue the investigation and don't let go of any clues!"
"yes!"
"..."
These days, CP9's secret spies are always paying attention to the movements in the city, trying to find traces of the "Ghost Pirates". However, they are a little distracted by the waves of "Li Gui Group".
Today, the "Fake Raymond" scammers' gang made a show in the "Hyacinth Tavern" and immediately detonated the Tavern Street.
[Ghost] The news of Raymond’s appearance in Hippocratic City also reached the ears of CP9’s secret spies immediately.
At a secret liaison office in the city, the phone rang rapidly.
"Boss, good news! Traces of [Ghost] Raymond were found, appearing in the 'Hyacinth Tavern' in the city..."
"Confirmed?"
"The face system has recognized it and it is confirmed that it is the real person!"
"Great! Don't alert him yet. Notify the experts sent from the headquarters to arrange an siege..."
"yes!"
I have to say that cp9 is extremely efficient. Not long after the news came back, the cp9 masters lurking in the city also received assassination instructions. A group of eight people secretly went to the "Hyacinth Tavern", preparing to ambush [Ghost] Raymond!
...
At the same time, the deception drama in the tavern is still going on.
A large number of melon-eating people suddenly poured in, and the "Hyacinth Tavern" was blocked.
Even if Raymond chose a seat by the window, he would be overwhelmed by the pirates who poured in to sign up to join the "Ghost Group".
There were all kinds of people in the room, and there was a smell of alcohol, sweat, and fish in the air. Breathing in would make people feel their stomachs churning.
Most of the pirates who can afford the "registration fee" of 100 gold coins are not too bad.
There were even some Sequence 3, Sequence 4, and slightly famous pirates among them. Because the "Ghost Group" was in the limelight recently, they also paid the money with the attitude of giving it a try.
If you can join the [Blood Emperor] fleet, it will be a huge benefit.
"With this attitude, I'm afraid I'll have to transfer hundreds of thousands of gold coins by nightfall? In this liar business, it's really easy to make money..."
Raymond complained in his mind, taking a sip of rum from time to time, and had no interest in watching that farce again.
In his eyes, this fake Raymond was already a dead man.
I'm afraid this Xibei guy doesn't know that he currently carries the "S" number at the CP9 headquarters. He showed up with such a big fanfare. Guess how the experts from the World Headquarters that he found will deal with him?
Even if that guy was lucky enough to survive, Raymond would not leave such a guy alive who ruined his reputation. He would definitely kill him easily.
...
While drinking, Raymond had no intention of talking to this gang of liars, but unexpectedly, those liars came to him.
At this time, the guy with triangular eyes who was shouting "666" from the side and was obviously a shill came over. He looked at Raymond's clothes with a sly look, and a gleam of fat sheep flashed in his eyes.
The "Ghost Group" is not short of money now. All Raymond's clothes are purchased by Anna. Both the materials and accessories are of the highest quality, showing luxury in a low-key manner.
The triangular eyes obviously saw the door, so he tentatively chatted up: "Brother, why are you drinking alone here? It's so lively over there, why don't you join in the fun?"
Raymond had no intention of paying attention to this guy and responded calmly, "No interest."
The triangular-eyed man turned his cunning eyes and said: "Tsk, tsk, that big pirate [Ghost] Raymond over there is a top master with a bounty of nearly 900 million. This is a rare big shot..."
"oh?"
Raymond raised his eyebrows and glanced lightly, his tone was a little strange.
Listening to someone praising myself, I became a little interested.
"Brother, are you new to Hippocrates?"
The triangular eyes looked at his indifferent expression, thinking that Raymond didn't know the situation, and boasted: "Let me tell you, this Raymond is an extremely important person... He made a big fortune in the 'Koenitz Sea Area' before
Divine power, he killed [Night Emperor] Captain Laing of the 16th division with one sword, tsk tsk... That battle was earth-shattering..."
It was quite interesting for Raymond to hear others bragging about himself.
Not to mention his triangular eyes, his tongue is sharp and he has the potential of a troubadour.
But I... am obviously not that awesome.
When he killed the [Flamingo] Rhine, he relied on the advantage of incorrect intelligence to strike first and broke the opponent's wings to win by chance...
He kept blowing and blowing, and this guy couldn't get enough of it.
It was as if the legendary Raymond suddenly had the fighting power to defeat the "Eight Emperors" and defeat the "Shichibukai"...
"Is this [Ghost] Raymond really so powerful?"
Raymond seemed to be listening to a fantasy story, dumbfounded.
"Can you?"
The triangular eyes secretly pointed at the fake Raymond who was drinking at the bar, his breath coming out, "That guy is quite capable."
After a pause, he winked and said: "To tell you the truth, my brother-in-law is the captain of the 'Ghost Regiment'. I know very well the strength of Captain Raymond..."
Hearing this, Raymond knew that he was about to get to the point. He followed the topic and pretended to be surprised: "Ah? So you know the team leader of the 'Ghost Group'?"
But I was thinking in my heart, my ghost group only has seven or eight shrimps, where did the team leader come from?
"Shh!"
With a triumphant look on his face, Triangle Eyes made a silent gesture, "Don't let others hear it. Captain Raymond doesn't like being too high-profile..."
From the corner of his eye, Raymond glanced at the cheerful fake Raymond people who were collecting money from the crowd, and sneered in his heart.
Doesn't this mean you don't like to be high-profile?
At this moment, the triangle eye finally revealed his purpose.
He whispered to Raymond: "Brother, I see you and I are in love, and I will introduce you to a great opportunity."
Raymond blinked and said with a sly look on his face, "What chance?"
"Opportunity to join the 'Ghost Group'!"
The triangular eyes pointed at the fake Raymond over there, and added mysteriously: "Besides, this is not the kind of opportunity for low-level members who can enter by paying a hundred gold coins! Let me tell you, my brother-in-law has
Two quotas can be used to recruit core crew members. Did you know that the core crew members in the [Blood Emperor] fleet receive top-notch treatment..."
When Raymond heard this, he thought this guy was really professional.
Seeing that you have money and treatment?
He got right to the point, "How much?"
A flash of shrewdness flashed through Sanjiang's eyes, "Ten thousand gold coins...this is still the internal price."
Raymond: "Can it be less?"
Triangle Eyes: "You get what you pay for, this is the internal price..."
"hehe..."
Just as Raymond was listening to this liar's nonsense with great interest, his pupils suddenly shrank and he thought to himself: "It's really here!"
In the sense of seeing and hearing the haqi, he felt several powerful "Qi" approaching the tavern.
Sanjiao was completely unaware and was still chattering: "Brother, let me tell you...this is the best opportunity to join the 'Endless Eight Emperors' fleet. If you miss it, you will never have such a good opportunity again..."
"Is 'Raymon' who is in danger over there really as powerful as you say? But..."
Raymond knew that the farce had to end, and he had no interest in nagging this liar any more.
After a pause, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he sneered pointedly: "But why do I think... he is going to die?"
...
"Those guys at cp9 are quite efficient..."
In fact, Raymond had sensed several hostile targets long before, which were hostile prompts triggered by people from the World Headquarters camp.
But he is not very strong, and he is probably just an intelligence agent like an informant.
But the "Qi" that appears in my perception now is very powerful.
"4,5,6...7...there are quite a lot of people coming."
Raymond sensed hostility, but had no intention of moving his butt.
Those cp9 people did come for "Raymon", but they were not him, but the fake who was drinking at the bar at the moment.
The targets of those "Qi"s were obviously focused on the fake.
"Hey... there is actually no Sequence 0 existence. Am I being looked down upon by those guys from the World Headquarters?"
Raymond sensed it for a moment, and his expression was a little strange. Now that he has advanced to Sequence 3, the pure presence of ordinary Sequence 0 can not hide many things from his perception.
Of those people coming from the opposite side now, it is obvious that none of them are top-notch Sequence 0 extraordinary ones.
But in the blink of an eye, when he saw someone mixed in the crowd, he immediately understood something.
"It turns out he is a member of the Yamata no Orochi Pirates. That's no wonder..."
Raymond recognized the faces of two of them and immediately matched them up with the guys in the game.
CP9's secret agents usually have other identities to cover up, and these people here also have a lot of background in the game.
"Yamata no Orochi Pirates" has eight high-level extraordinary ones, ranging from Sequence 1 to Sequence 3, including perception, assassin, field control, output...all kinds of professions suitable for ambush.
The eight of them are good at combined attacks, and when they join forces, masters at the "Shichibukai" level will have to avoid their sharp edges.
There are not many Sequence 0 masters who are besieged and killed by them.
This pirate group has a notorious reputation.
Even if Raymond himself is ambushed by this group of people without knowing it, the possibility of being killed instantly is extremely high!
Of course, this "assassination operation" was destined to fail from the moment those secret spies entered the door.
Raymond has a hostile sensing system. People from this kind of world headquarters will be prompted with hostility when they approach, so there is no possibility of a sneak attack.
...
The World Headquarters is a very rigorous organization. They are not like pirates who are haphazard, with limited information, and many arrogant people.
They have a detailed intelligence system.
Regarding Raymond's strength, the war officers in the general staff absolutely did not underestimate or despise him at all, but were extremely cautious.
If the enemy's strength is 100 points, they will definitely send 120 points of combat power to deal with it. They must have a high probability of success before taking action. This is CP9's consistent style.
Moreover, it seems now that the value of the "Ghost Group" is far more than just hunting a big pirate.
In this small pirate group, there is not only Raymond, an important subordinate of [Blood King] Capone, but also the son of "King of Giants" Uli. More importantly, the mechanic Colin who has mastered top technology, and the top
Biological scientist Lulu...
Over at the CP9 headquarters, the plan to capture members of the "Ghost Group" has long been impatient.
This time, the secret member "Yamata Orochi Pirates" was sent to surround and kill Raymond, which can indeed be regarded as a "highly matched" combat capability.
...
"What do you mean?"
Listening to Raymond's words, Triangle Eyes' face suddenly darkened, "I kindly give you a chance, how can you talk like this?"
Seeing Raymond's sneer and no answer, the liar used his last resort to provoke him, saying: "Huh! I'm afraid he's not a poor guy, but he's pretending to have no money..."
But before he finished speaking, suddenly, several bursts of "Qi" burst out in the tavern that made people breathless.
Something unexpected happened to everyone!
"Let's do it!"
Raymond's eyes were sharp, and his hand quietly touched the hilt of the sword at his waist.
The "Yamata Orochi Pirates" were indeed a killer group. The moment they took action, eight auras locked onto the "fake Raymond" who was holding an oak wine glass and preparing to take a sip of wine.
A moment later, monstrous murderous intent erupted like a dam bursting.
Spirit flying needle, space restriction magic, poisonous fog, dagger, control illusion, vine restraint, frost...
The field control method and the deadly killer took action at the same time, and all of them were attacked by the "fake Raymond" in an instant.
These eight people... were so clever in their methods and so well coordinated that they didn't even give anyone a chance to survive!
Space restriction magic cuts off the Vampire's ability to teleport. Frost and vines control the possibility of limbs escaping. Mind control is used just in case. Daggers, poisonous mist and flying needles are all pointed at the brain, heart and other vital points...
Obviously, these guys have worked hard, and their attacks are all targeted at Raymond.
These eight people used all their methods and tried their best to act, as if they were treated with a high standard of "killing mosquitoes with a cannon".
Just want one hit to kill!
Moreover, reality did not disappoint them.
Just when a few people were taking action, the "fake Raymond" seemed to have discovered something, and his face froze.
But it was too late for him to react.
The next moment, blood splattered everywhere, and the flying needle pierced the head, like an exploding watermelon; the dagger penetrated the heart, and the poisonous gas instantly corroded a big hole...
In this moment, there was no chance to react, and he was dead.
...
"Fake Raymond" was secretly attacked and assassinated to death in public, and everyone in the tavern was stunned.
Although most of them didn't see clearly what happened just now, the bloody headshot corpses were now truly in front of them.
what's the situation?
The legendary great pirate [Ghost] Raymond, who had a bounty of nearly 900 million, was killed with one blow?
It was like a dream, everyone was confused.
They paid money just now and were waiting to join the [Blood Emperor] fleet... Now, this Raymond is dead?
what happened?
Who took action?
Vendetta, or what?
For a moment, the temperature seemed to have dropped to freezing point, and you could hear needles dropping in the room.
The strong smell of blood wafting in the air brought people back to reality instantly.
"It seems... some of the great pirates from the Yamata no Orochi pirates?"
"It's them!"
"No wonder...if they were to take action, it would be natural for them to be able to kill a big pirate like Raymond..."
Finally, someone recognized the people who were hiding in the crowd.
The "Yamata Orochi Pirates" have a notorious reputation, and many people know them.
But at this moment, everyone discovered something strange again.
"No! Look at Raymond, his body seems to have changed..."
"What's going on? The smell of the corpse has also changed..."
"It seems like a 'simulated illusion'?"
"..."
"Fake Raymond" was killed by a headshot, and the ability of the [Imitation Fruit] was instantly released. At this moment, the body of a delicate swordsman suddenly transformed into a burly man with rich chest hair.
Seeing this strange scene, everyone realized that they might have been deceived.
A series of shocks made these "deceived people" lose their minds. But when they thought about the "paying to sign up" scene just now, they instantly felt like their intelligence had been insulted...
Even the killers of the "Yamata Orochi Pirates" who were used to big scenes were confused.
What the hell is going on?
If the target has not been identified, why does the body change as soon as it is killed?
"It's [Imitation Fruit]!"
The leader recognized it immediately and his face darkened.
The only one who can 100% simulate the appearance and breath, and can hide it from the eyes of extraordinary people in the perception system, is the devil fruit ability of "Shichibukai" [Thousand-Faced Demon] Murphy!
Damn, I killed the wrong person!
...
In the entire "Hyacinth Tavern", except for Raymond who was drinking by the window, everyone was stunned and in a state of continuous confusion.
If I could use one word to describe the mood of the melon-eating crowd, it would be - my drafting girl!
What was even more shocking was the man with triangular eyes next to Raymond. At this moment, his neck seemed to be stiff. He looked at the body of his boss, then turned around with difficulty and looked at the man who was drinking calmly.
..
If he remembered correctly, this guy predicted it just before his boss was killed?
Looking at Raymond's calm demeanor, no matter how stupid he was, he guessed that he might have met a real "great god".
Moreover, at this moment, he watched in horror as the man in front of him touched the long sword at his waist, seeming to be preparing to take action...
Oh my God!
Is this guy crazy?!
In front of us is the famous "Yama no Orochi Group", a group of professional killers who can kill even the top Sequence 0 extraordinarys!
Even if his boss was killed, this little guy didn't dare to say anything. Is this guy still preparing to draw a knife?
Aren't you afraid of being misunderstood and killed?
Damn it, if you're going crazy, don't bring me down!
Triangle Eyes wanted to say something, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't pronounce a single syllable.
...
"As expected...so strong!"
Raymond's pupils shrank suddenly as he looked at it.
For a composite killer of this level, even a Sequence 0 extraordinary would not be able to escape death.
However, now that the identities of prey and hunter have been reversed, and there is no chance of a sneak attack, the "golden boss" in these games, whose details have long been known by players, is just like that.
As soon as the thought flashed through his mind, he drew the knife with a "clang" sound.
The man with triangular eyes only felt the figure in front of him flicker, and the figure of the man by the window had disappeared.