Chapter 335 - 335 Encountering the Marines

335 Encountering the Marines

Although they were all from the same batch, they would become competitors after arriving at the Marine Headquarters.

These three years of hellish training would not be that simple. When the training ended, the top three cadets would be directly awarded the position of an officer.

They could directly become members of the Marine Headquarters under the three Admirals, and they could follow the three Admirals to battle the New World.

As for the other cadets, they could only be randomly assigned to other officers starting from the Ensign rank.

Therefore, the rewards for the top three were very attractive.

None of the cadets wanted to give up, but after spending some time with him, they had all witnessed how terrifying Garp was.

On the first day of gathering, Garp used the name of sparring to… teach all the cadets here a lesson.

In the end, he even dared to attack an instructor.

Furthermore, no matter how many times he had to endure Kong’s punches, Garp would be full of energy again soon.

Then, he would continue to cause trouble and anger Kong.

His battle prowess and resistance to attacks were number one. Garp had firmly occupied the first position of the elites.

Therefore, all the cadets would be very happy to see Garp being kicked out of the team by Kong before he entered the Marine Headquarters.

Kong could naturally hear the cadets’ private conversations.

Although he was not very satisfied, Kong didn’t say anything.

For example, when they reached the Marine Headquarters, there would naturally be instructors to teach them about team spirit and dedication, so there was no need for him to waste his breath.

On the other side…

Garp was also helped up by a man and a woman.

“Thank you, Sengoku, Tsuru,” Garp said indignantly while rubbing his head.

“I’m so angry! Why does this fellow keep hitting that spot? it’s breaking my skin. It hurts.”

The 16-year-old Tsuru, who had a tall figure, long blue hair, and a long ponytail, helplessly advised, “Can’t you just listen to me? Fleet Admiral Kong told you not to move, but you just had to.”

“Haha, I don’t think it’s a big deal. This kid, Garp, is really tough. It’s good to train himself by beating him up more.”

Beside Garp and Tsuru, the honest-looking Sengoku with short black hair joked.

In the past few days, Garp had only made two friends. Among the selected elites, the three of them had the best relationship.

At that moment, a Marine ran over in a hurry and saluted in front of Kong. “Reporting to Fleet Admiral Kong. There are many corpses in the sea ahead.”

This sentence instantly attracted the attention of the cadets on the ship. However, due to Kong’s order, no one moved.

“Corpses?”

Kong raised his brows and walked to the edge of the deck, looking down.

As expected, under the moonlight, dozens of corpses were floating with the waves.

“Judging from the degree of soaking in the water, the color of their skin, and the time of death, this definitely happened less than an hour ago. The crime scene should be not far from here.”

Tsuru’s voice came from the side.

Kong turned his head and saw that the group of cadets had all gathered around him and were looking around curiously.

Garp rushed to the front, his hands on the railing, and his head popped out to take a closer look.

Without even asking, Kong could guess who was the one who had broken the rules.

On this vast sea route, death was something that everyone was used to.

Therefore, the cadets did not make any extreme moves even after seeing so many corpses. At most, they looked a little uncomfortable.

Kong said coldly as he looked at Tsuru, who had just analyzed the situation, “Continue analyzing.”

Tsuru furrowed her brows and thought for a moment before speaking. “These corpses belong to two groups of people. One group is made up of ordinary civilians, and the other group is made up of pirates. The pirates must have attacked a nearby village, and the people of that village resisted and started fighting. It should be nearby. Fleet Admiral Kong, should we go over?”

All the cadets looked at Kong.

Kong did not hesitate. The Marines’ most basic rule was to protect the civilians.

This was especially so for pirates who attacked villages and slaughtered civilians. Once they were discovered, they would be killed on the spot.

He knew that one more second of hesitation could cost him many lives.

Kong immediately ordered, “Take out the sea map and look at the nearest village.”

“Yes.”

The Marines hurriedly went to check the sea map and soon came back to report.

“Fleet Admiral Kong, there are no towns nearby. There’s only a small village called East Chariot Village.”

“Full speed toward East Chariot Village!”

In the next moment, the two warships turned around and headed in the direction of East Chariot Village.

Twenty minutes later…

The Marines’ warships were docked at the dilapidated port.

Kong was the first to jump down, and all the other cadets followed him.

“This place reeks of blood.”

“I think I’ve seen the flag of this pirate ship before.”

“Indeed, I’ve seen it before, but I can’t remember,”

“It’s the Mad Dog Pirates with a bounty of 48,880,000 Berries.”

“I’ll go.”

The cadets were all shocked.

Now was not the time for the future pirates to develop like a rocket.

In this era, a pirate with a bounty of over 20,000,000 Berries was already considered very powerful.

With a bounty of nearly 50,000,000 Berries, he would definitely be a famous pirate in the first half of the Grand Line route.

However, although the Mad Dog Pirates’ ship had stopped there, none of their crew members had held back. This was very strange.

The small village in front of them was on fire, but there was no sound.

“Let’s go in and take a look.”

Kong had already scanned the entire Island with his senses.

There was only one living being left on the island. After some thought, Kong decided to take the elites there to see and train their courage.

After all, as a member of the Marines, they would have to face vicious pirates in the future. It was impossible for them not to have a strong heart.

With the Fleet Admiral leading the way, although the elite seedlings were a little afraid, they still followed closely.

The chaotic sound of footsteps resounded on the streets of the small village.

The blood on the ground gathered into a small stall. As they walked past, the cadets’ trousers were stained with blood.

Seeing the miserable deaths of the villagers, Kong clenched his fists tightly, Garp’s expression was solemn, and Tsuru and Sengoku’s faces were pale.