The battle completely came to an end amid the flying dust.
The leader dugong also slowly landed.
"Little bull, still want to fight?"
Hammer's booming voice came from within the smoke and dust.
Hearing that voice, the leader dugong trembled all over.
When the dust finally dispersed, Hammer's tall figure once again appeared before all the dugongs.
That demon-god-like silhouette instantly made the entire group submit.
One after another, they knelt down and began performing the Kung Fu Dugong disciple ceremony.
The leader dugong especially walked up before Hammer and solemnly knelt.
"Ah! Woo!"
Along with a dignified cry, the leader dugong lowered its head and seriously began acknowledging Hammer as its master.
With him taking the lead, the other Kung Fu Dugongs also respectfully performed the disciple ceremony.
"Hahahaha! Good!"
"I'll take you all in!"
"From now on, you are the Dugong Combat Squad under Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Hammer!"
"You, scar-face, are the boss."
"In the future, I'll teach you martial arts, and you'll teach your little brothers."
"I should also give you a name, otherwise it'll be hard to remember…"
"Hmm… Scar-head… Scarface…"
"You'll be called Tigerhead!"
"That happily settles it! Hahaha!"
'Tigerhead?'
Hearing the name Hammer gave him, the leader dugong tilted his head as countless question marks appeared above him.
'Why Tigerhead?'
He didn't understand.
As expected, human thought processes were abnormal.
Whatever.
Since this was his master, he accepted it.
Also, what was a Marine?
Could you eat it?
Looking at Tigerhead's confused expression, Hammer crouched down and rubbed his head.
"Little friend, do you have lots of questions?"
"It's fine. Once we get back to my warship, someone will explain it to you."
"Now then!"
"All bulls, follow my lead!"
"I'll take you to visit the warship where you'll live from now on!"
Just like that, the group of Kung Fu Dugongs left behind the seaside where they trained and followed Hammer onto the path of becoming Marines.
Along the way, Hammer directly began lecturing his first disciple, Tigerhead.
"Tigerhead, do you want to learn the martial arts I used to defeat you just now?"
The moment Tigerhead heard that, he instantly recalled Hammer's indestructible body and devastatingly powerful attacks.
Stars instantly filled his eyes as he nodded furiously.
"Hahahaha! That technique is called the Rokushiki of the Marines."
"Only Marines are allowed to learn it!"
"Follow me, and I'll teach you all six techniques."
"And that's not even everything."
"There are many powers you still don't know about."
"Stay by my side, and I'll teach you everything I know."
When it came to the greatest swindler in Marine Headquarters, Hammer absolutely counted as one.
Just look at poor Dugong Tigerhead, he had already been completely brainwashed by Hammer.
His mind was filled with visions of profound martial techniques and himself mastering them before defeating countless enemies.
And just like that, Tigerhead and all the dugongs were thoroughly convinced and willingly joined under Hammer's command.
Hammer directly brought them to the Warhammer at the seaside harbor.
The patrolling soldiers first froze when they saw Hammer, then hurriedly approached.
"Vice Admiral, you're back."
"Where's Rear Admiral Lance?"
"Huh? And they are…?"
Before Hammer could answer, the soldier noticed the group of green creatures following behind him.
"Hahaha!"
"This is Tigerhead, my disciple."
"And behind him are Tigerhead's little brothers."
"You know Kung Fu Dugongs, right?"
"Hahaha! Go call Shirley over here."
The soldier looked completely confused, but after hearing Hammer's order, he immediately went to find Shirley.
"Tigerhead, see that?"
"Those are my soldiers."
"How about it? Pretty impressive, right?"
Hammer didn't forget to further strengthen the dugongs' impression of him.
Tigerhead and the other dugongs looked at the disciplined soldiers and subconsciously nodded.
That aura of veterans who had weathered countless storms could not be faked.
At that moment, they all felt fortunate to have followed Hammer.
Meanwhile, Hammer didn't stand around waiting.
Instead, he led the dugongs toward the Warhammer.
By the time they reached the bottom of the ship, Shirley had just jumped down from the deck.
The moment she landed, she spotted the Kung Fu Dugongs.
"Huh? Kung Fu Dugongs!"
"Alabasta's magical animals!"
"Where did you all come from?"
"Ahwoo! (Where did you all come from?)"
To everyone's surprise, Shirley actually made the same sounds as the dugongs.
Tigerhead immediately responded: "Ahwoo, ahwoo? (We followed my master, Vice Admiral Hammer. How do you know our language?)"
Hearing this, Shirley immediately turned to Hammer.
"Big Bro Hammer, where did you abduct them from?"
"Tch, what do you mean abduct?"
"Kung Fu Dugongs worship strength. I just defeated him and became his master, alright?"
"More importantly, since when could you speak animal languages?"
Hammer was genuinely shocked that Shirley could communicate with the dugongs.
Of course, aside from surprise, he was also delighted.
After all, if Shirley could communicate with them, things would become much easier.
"I specifically studied language courses at the military academy."
"They included the languages of many animals, including Kung Fu Dugongs."
"Ahwoo! (Welcome aboard!)"
At this point, things became much easier for Hammer.
Originally, Shirley already loved animals and beautiful people.
Now she personally took charge of leading the Kung Fu Dugong squad.
"Shirley, this is even better."
"From now on, these 50 little bulls' training will be supervised by you."
"Also, go to the warehouse and find 50 short-sleeved Marine uniforms for them."
"They're members of the Warhammer now, so we can't let them lose face."
"Tigerhead, let me tell you something."
"The person before you is the third strongest fighter aboard the Warhammer."
"A superhuman!"
"You must learn well from her."
"When you reach a certain level, I'll teach you even stronger martial arts!"
The master swindler and hands-off boss once again went online.
But the problem was, Tigerhead and the other dugongs had already completely fallen for it.
Each of them nodded excitedly.
"Shirley, regarding the Rokushiki, teach them once their physical condition meets the standard."
"Huh? Directly teaching them the Rokushiki?"
"Wouldn't headquarters disagree?"
Marine Rokushiki required approval from higher-ups before being taught externally, so Shirley felt uneasy hearing Hammer's words.
"Tch, I'm still a Vice Admiral."
"And besides, the ones I recruited aren't even humans."
"Who cares that much?"
"If anyone asks, tell them to come find me."
"When the time comes, I'll deduct all their military funding clean!"
"Oh right."
"I also have other plans for these little bulls."
"Once their physiques are strong enough, I plan to teach them forging techniques."
Since Hammer guaranteed it, Shirley stopped asking questions.
Still, inwardly she muttered: 'Teaching forging techniques?'
"Tigerhead, work hard!"
"I'm waiting for the day you can stand on your own!"
"Ahwoo! (I definitely will! I'll become a powerful warrior!)"
And thus, the Warhammer welcomed 50 new bovine recruits!