Pizarro didn't deliberately suppress pirates, and tried to avoid battles as much as possible, because he wasn't sure if there were any pirates who would fight to the death, escape, and then surrender to the Navy and inform on him.
So generally speaking, he would let you go after paying more than half of the money on your body. If you didn't pay, he would let you see what the "Corrupt King's" iron-blooded rule was like.
"What interesting pirates. They're in such a big pirate crew, but they haven't heard of our names!" Grimm shook his head. In his opinion, these two people were already dead.
Grimm put his hand on his chest, preparing to take out the Ashbringer and give them two slashes directly.
Suddenly, a loud shout came from an exit on the opposite side, "What are you two damn bastards still dawdling about? We're preparing to set sail. The Navy's investigation fleet is coming!"
Hearing this, the two turned their heads. It was a combatant of the "Baron" level in their Corrupt Pirates, and they were just ordinary soldiers.
"B-But we were just about to take the money!" The gray-haired fat ball was very embarrassed. They had finally robbed someone.
"Damn it, I don't care about you. Anyway, I'm leaving first. If you want to be caught by the Navy, then stay here!" The "Baron" of the Corrupt Pirates cursed and then left quickly.
And the two low-level pirates also felt anxious after seeing the Baron leave, leaving a sentence: "Consider yourselves lucky!" and then ran away in a puff of smoke.
Seeing the backs of the two fleeing small fries, Grimm didn't chase after them to kill them. "It's not easy for you to be alive either!" Grimm sighed.
His goal now was the Corrupt King.
It was still the first time he had encountered a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million, and it was even in the 200 million range.
The value of 200 million in this era was definitely not below the 300 million when Luffy made a scene at Enies Lobby later.
The direction in which the two small fries escaped was the northeast seaport of Myales, while Grimm's ship was parked in the northwest seaport, so Grimm didn't see Pizarro's ship when he came over.
"Gangplank, that Pizarro is mine later, and the others are yours. I don't want you to disturb my battle, you understand!" Grimm instructed.
Gangplank could only nod helplessly. "You're the Boss, you have the final say!"
Pizarro didn't control the island like Whitebeard. In the end, his strength wasn't enough. Not to mention controlling an island, even controlling a city was difficult.
Before the Great Pirate Era had begun, the Navy's position was so strong that it couldn't be shaken.
The most dominant pirate now was Shiki the Golden Lion. You had to know that this guy had a fleet. You couldn't play island rule without reaching that terrifying level of strength. After all, not many pirates would draw hatred for these so-called "big pirates," so the Navy's targets were relatively simple.
The future Whitebeard used his flag for others to use in order to avoid war, such as Fish-Man Island, which had at most a deterrent effect, but it was actually useless.
Later, Whitebeard was tricked by his most beloved son Teach, and he played himself to death. Big Mom's flag was borrowed by Fish-Man Island, and Fish-Man Island provided candy as a price, which should be considered a transaction. As for rule, it was out of the question.
Except for the future Yonko who could rule the New World.
The actions of Crocodile and Doflamingo were also called true rule.
But their real purpose wasn't to rule for the sake of ruling. One was for Pluton, and the other was to use it as a base for doing business.
If you didn't have the ability of the future Yonko, and you didn't have the title of Shichibukai, you could dream on if you wanted to rule an island.
Pizarro was naturally not an idiot. He hadn't reached the level of Shiki and Whitebeard. After completely squeezing a city dry, he would immediately run away with his subordinates. How exciting.
He had to admit that pirates weren't scary. What was scary was pirates with brains.
"Captain, news has come that a Navy Headquarters vice admiral is rushing here," a subordinate reported to Pizarro at the north port of Myales.
"Then hurry up and move. Citizens, prepare to retreat. In the next city, there will be no shortage of women and wine!"
Hearing the "King's" call, the ministers applauded extremely excitedly.
Pirates in this era were like this. Compared to many people in later generations who pursued the so-called One Piece, more pirates just enjoyed the pleasure of killing, arson, and getting something for nothing, and enjoying life.
It was precisely because of this that the pirates in this era were a bit silly, which also made Grimm a little unhappy.
Whoosh!
A golden spear pierced through the air. Pizarro's combat instinct made him instantly raise his hand high, and a huge gauntlet worn on his right wrist blocked the Holy Light Spear, but the spear was also deeply embedded in his gauntlet. Although it didn't pierce the flesh inside, the strong power forced him to take two steps back.
"Oh~ Not bad. There aren't many people who can block this attack," Grimm said, leading Gangplank out of an alley.
"Who exactly are you guys, meow?"
The moment he heard Pizarro speak, Grimm couldn't help but laugh. This burly man with messy hair and a messy beard spoke in such a sarcastic way, like an eunuch. The key was, what was that "meow" suffix? Was he joking?
Hearing Grimm's laughter, Pizarro's face twisted, and the subordinates who were carrying goods onto the ship were chilled. Pizarro hated it the most when others laughed at his voice. He didn't want to be like this either. It was damn natural, what could he do?
At the same time, Pizarro labeled Grimm as someone who was sure to die.
Swoosh!
In just the blink of an eye, Pizarro appeared in front of Grimm and slammed down a punch. Grimm raised his hand to block, and the two arms collided. For a moment, Grimm's coat was blown wildly by the powerful burst of wind pressure, and a large pit appeared on the ground.
Grimm's other hand condensed the Ashbringer and held it against the other party's neck, while Pizarro took out a pistol from his chest that was only one size smaller than Gangplank's and aimed it at Grimm.
Whoosh!
Bang!
Grimm was cutting the throat, while Pizarro was shooting the heart.
"Armament Haki!" Feeling the blade being blocked, Grimm immediately thought of that battle with Zephyr in Flevance. At that time, Zephyr's Armament Haki also blocked the Ashbringer, and it was unscathed.
But looking closely again, a bloodstain had appeared on Pizarro's neck. Although the damage wasn't deep, he was indeed injured.
This wasn't just because the power of the Ashbringer had increased by about 1.5%. Pizarro's Armament Haki was definitely not as good as Zephyr's, but it was already very strong.
The pirates who used Armament Haki that Grimm had encountered before, to be honest, were all the same, and none of them couldn't be resolved with one slash.
And Pizarro on the other side was also very shocked, looking in astonishment at the bloody hole that he had blown open in Grimm's chest with a shot.
His heart was gone in his chest, and he was still fine? It was too incredible!