In a narrow encounter, the brave prevail!
As one warship after another collided with pirate ships, the imminent battle instantly escalated into a fierce confrontation. Facing the frenzied navy soldiers, the members of the Beasts Pirates, one of the Four Emperors' crews, quickly had their perceptions and values overturned.
Especially the changes in the Marine soldiers made they feel as if they wasn't the pirate, because compared to them, the genuine pirates, the Marine soldiers were even more brutal and bloodthirsty.
In the past, Marine soldiers, whether led by vice admirals or admirals, were mostly cannon fodder in battles, aside from providing some support.
This was precisely why they had always feared only the officers in the Marine, especially the powerful vice admirals and the three admirals, known as the Marine highest combat strength.
But now, these Marine soldiers were even more terrifying than those vice admirals.
Although their strength hadn't changed much, they fought with a life-or-death ferocity, as if they had been completely transformed, utterly different from the Marine soldiers of the past.
What's most alarming is that this group of Marine soldiers remained in a state of high excitement from start to finish.
Even the most unremarkable Marine soldier would charge forward at the sight of a pirate, regardless of who they were. If it were just the Marine on one warship behaving this way, the combatants of the Beast Pirates could still accept it and wouldn't find it particularly strange.
But the fact that all the Marines were like this was truly terrifying!
In just over ten minutes, the arrogant demeanor of the Beast Pirates was completely suppressed by the Marines. The Marines, their morale soaring, went completely berserk, terrifying many pirates who dared not face them head-on.
They scrambled and howled in panic on the decks and inside the ship cabins.
"The Four Emperors' crew? The Beast Pirates?"
"Ahahahaha, all of you, die!"
On the deck of one of the pirate ships, a fully berserk Marine lieutenant swiftly cut down a pirate blocking his path.
He wiped the blood splattered on his face and, like a wolf with glowing green eyes, charged at two pirates ahead.
"Hey, hey, hey..."
Seeing the lieutenant charging straight at him, one of the pirates shouted while pulling his companion in front of him as a shield, desperately yelling.
"I surrender! I surrender!"
Thud—
The response to the pirate's plea was the sound of a body being pierced.
Looking closely, the lieutenant, without the slightest hesitation, cleanly thrust his blade through the unfortunate pirate body.
The tip of the sword emerged from the other side, causing the pirate who had shouted surrender to collapse to the deck in terror.
At that moment, two pirates suddenly charged forward, their eyes bloodshot and filled with rage, rushing toward the lieutenant.
Facing the two pirates who had suddenly attacked, the lieutenant lips curled into a bloodthirsty smile once more.
Ignoring one pirate attack, he lunged straight at the other. His longsword, without any hesitation, plunged into the pirate chest with a sickening crunch.
However, just as the lieutenant killed this pirate, the one he had ignored took the opportunity to swing his hammer down.
With a loud bang, the hammer struck the lieutenant back with tremendous force, sending him staggering forward.
He couldn't suppress the mouthful of blood that gushed out.
"HEHEHEHEHAHAHAHA—"
The lieutenant, spitting out blood, used his sword to steady himself.
Then, with a grin, he let out a bone-chilling, maniacal laugh.
"Come on, come on, again, HAHAHA—"
Amid his laughter, the lieutenant suddenly turned and rolled forward.
Just as the pirate with the hammer was about to swing it down again, the lieutenant sword thrust upward, piercing the pirate chest with a sickening sound.
After turning the tables and killing this pirate, the lieutenant quickly stood up and pounced, pinning the pirate who had initially shouted surrender to the deck.
The pirate pinned to the deck had no courage left to fight this deranged lieutenant.
Instinctively, he grabbed the blade of the lieutenant sword as it was thrust down, trembling and utterly terrified.
"I was wrong, I was wrong, sir! Please spare me! I... I don't want to die!"
Gritting his teeth, the lieutenant, gripping the hilt tightly, hissed through clenched teeth.
"This lieutenant! Does! Not! Accept! Surrender—"
As the lieutenant words fell, one syllable at a time, the sword slowly but surely pierced the pirate chest. Under the pirate gaze filled with despair and fear, the blade was driven deep into his chest.
When the tip of the sword was fully embedded in the pirate chest, the lieutenant, having exhausted all his strength, collapsed weakly onto the pirate body.
"Why... why?"
The pirate with a long sword plunged into his chest was continuously spitting blood.
Gazing at the lieutenant lying on top of him, he gasped out with his last breath.
"I... I already surrendered..."
The lieutenant, catching his breath slightly, mustered all his strength to stand up abruptly.
Then, swaying unsteadily, he grabbed the hilt of the sword. With bloodshot eyes, he looked down at the pirate whose life was rapidly fading, as if venting years of pent-up resentment in one go. He bared his teeth in a bloodthirsty grin and declared.
"The tables have turned, pirate!"
"The Fleet Admiral said, from now on, the Marine wont accept any surrender—"
Before he could finish, the lieutenant grip on the hilt tightened suddenly and with a spray of blood, he pulled the sword out and pointed it towards the sky, roaring heroically.
"ALL PIRATES ARE TO BE EXECUTED ON THE SPOT!!!"
BOOM—
Thunder rumbled in the sky above.
Streaks of lightning tore through the void, illuminating the blood-soaked lieutenant holding the long sword pointed at the sky, making him appear both godlike and demonic.
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At the same time, the menacing dragon body that had been circling high above had disappeared without notice, replaced by a towering figure descending from the sky with immense pressure.
It was none other than Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, restored to his original form!
"Sakazuki!"
"Prepare to die!"
With a roar that echoed through the skies, Kaido, wielding a massive spiked club, plummeted onto the deck of the large warship that was teetering on the turbulent sea.
The overwhelming impact nearly capsized the vessel. Before Sakazuki could steady himself on the deck, the unrivaled Conqueror Haki silently emanated, instantly wrapping around the surface of Kaido spiked club.
In the next moment, the club, now radiating dazzling electric light due to the Conqueror's Haki, was raised high above Kaido head.
"RAIMEI HAKKE!"
As the words rang out, the club, carrying the force of a thunderous storm, was swung down fiercely toward Sakazuki.
Facing Kaido thunderous strike, a hint of disdain flashed in Sakazuki eyes.
He didn't even bother to make a move.
As the club came crashing down, he simply sidestepped, effortlessly dodging the attack.
Immediately after, as Kaido was about to raise the club again, Sakazuki who had sidestepped, suddenly lifted his foot and precisely stomped on the club.
Boom—
The moment Sakazuki foot landed on the club, the surrounding space was instantly ignited.
An endless, violent shockwave erupted from Sakazuki as the epicenter, sweeping across the deck of the warship and sending all the officers and soldiers flying into the air.
Unlike Gion, Sakazuki focus was solely on Kaido.
As long as he could eliminate Kaido, he didn't care about the cost.
So, he paid no attention to his subordinates who had been sent flying. While keeping his foot firmly on the club, he slowly raised his head to gaze at the towering figure of Kaido, his killing intent palpable as he declared.
"Kaido! I failed to kill you before, but this time, you won't escape my grasp!"
Before the words had fully left his mouth, Sakazuki reached into his chest and pulled out a piece of paper that Orion had given him when he left the Marine Headquarters.
Without hesitation, he threw it toward Kaido.
Kaido wasn't shocked by the fact that his club had been pinned down by Sakazuki. But when he saw Sakazuki throw a piece of paper at him, he was momentarily stunned before bursting into unrestrained laughter.
"Worororo, Sakazuki, you're not planning to use this piece of paper to—"
Huh?
Before he could finish, Kaido pupils suddenly contracted.
From the piece of paper Sakazuki had thrown, a red and black flame cloud suddenly erupted.
An overwhelming pressure burst forth from the paper as its center.
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