Boom! Boom! Boom!
The naval artillery units kept up their relentless bombardment.
Explosions echoed through the air, accompanied by the agonized screams of countless pirates.
The shelling didn't pose much threat to the stronger fighters, but for the lower-ranking pirates, it was a massacre. Bodies lay strewn across the battlefield.
"Haha! Blast them to bits!"
From one of the cannon towers, a Marine officer barked commands. "Keep firing! Don't let up! Hit them hard!"
Suddenly, a soldier pointed to the sky, his voice filled with alarm. "Captain! What's that in the air?!"
The officer quickly looked up and saw a figure streaking toward them like a missile.
"It's the enemy! Combat units, prepare for battle!" he shouted, drawing his axe with a serious expression.
A moment later, the figure arrived.
The officer noticed the man was only wearing the standard pirate uniform not someone who looked like a commander. He relaxed slightly.
But in the next instant, his face twisted in horror.
He had made a terrible mistake judging someone by their appearance.
Boom!
A deafening explosion rocked the cannon tower.
In an instant, the entire structure was blown apart, splintered into debris and hurled through the air before crashing to the ground.
Dozens of cannons and scores of Marines were annihilated in the blink of an eye.
And all from the impact of that single landing.
That figure was none other than Vincent Fox.
He couldn't fly, but with his monstrous leg strength, his leap had looked just like it.
And that landing? It wasn't just a regular attack. It was the ultimate move of the Warlord Lu Bu, Demon God's Descent!
With Vincent's current power level, every time he used it, everything within a hundred-meter radius was obliterated.
After wiping out the first artillery squad, Vincent didn't linger. He leapt again, this time landing at another tower hundreds of meters away.
Boom!!
The second cannon tower met the same fate.
Two leaps. Two destroyed artillery squads.
The shockwaves he created didn't go unnoticed.
On the pirates' side...
Marco the Phoenix squinted at him in surprise. "Which division is that guy from?"
"What terrifying power!" Diamond Jozu gasped. "Was he on our ship this whole time?"
"With that kind of strength, how is he not a division commander?" Vista, the Flower Blade, muttered suspiciously.
As for Whitebeard himself, he watched with great interest.
On the Marines' side...
The Three Admirals, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, the Vice Admirals, and even the Warlords of the Sea were all now focused on Vincent.
His move, Demon God's Descent, had caused such a massive commotion that it was impossible to ignore.
"So this is the power of the Whitebeard Pirates? Fufufufufu…" Doflamingo grinned maniacally. "Things are getting more and more fun."
"Someone with that much strength can't be a nobody," said Mihawk, his eyes narrowing. "How have I never heard his name?"
"Where did this monster come from?!" growled Garp, clenching his teeth.
Sengoku was the most anxious of all. He roared into a Den Den Mushi, "Don't let him destroy another cannon! Stop him immediately!"
Vincent was already descending on the third cannon.
There were only four total.
If they were all destroyed, there'd be nothing stopping the Whitebeard Pirates from storming the plaza.
That's why Sengoku was panicking.
As soon as the order went out, the nearest Vice Admiral moved without hesitation.
"Shave!"
Vice Admiral Dalmatian barked the word and vanished, reappearing beside Vincent in a flash.
Shave one of the Rokushiki techniques granted the user immense speed.
And Dalmatian was a master of it.
He drew his blade in one smooth motion and slashed down at Vincent.
"A Vice Admiral? You dare try to stop me?" Vincent didn't even bother to dodge. He simply threw a punch.
His danger sense hadn't warned him, which meant the attack posed no real threat.
Dalmatian's speed was impressive but Vincent was faster.
And as the punch neared, Dalmatian realized something terrifying: even if he landed his blow, he'd still die from the counterattack.
To his credit, his instincts saved him.
In a split-second decision, Dalmatian switched tactics, raising his blade horizontally and coating it in Armament Haki.
Thunk!
The heavy impact echoed across the battlefield.
His blade snapped in half instantly.
Vincent's fist continued forward, slamming into Dalmatian's torso and sending him flying.
"Gah!"
The Vice Admiral coughed up blood midair.
Though he survived, he was completely incapacitated.
Just one punch and a seasoned Vice Admiral was down.
Everyone was stunned.
"Vice Admiral Dalmatian… was taken out with a single hit…"
"Impossible! He's just a regular crew member in the Whitebeard Pirates!"
"What kind of monster is that?!"
Panic spread among the Marines.
Meanwhile, in one of the Marine corners...
Several individuals from the real world modern-day participants stared in disbelief.
"Who the hell is that guy? Did any of our intel mention a powerhouse like this in the Whitebeard Pirates?"
"No! Definitely not! He must be like us a modern human doing a mission!"
"No way! There's a restriction! If you've entered five Forbidden Zones already, you're not allowed in again!"
"Exactly! We've done five and barely scraped C-rank strength. How the hell is he this powerful?"
"Damn it! If I knew someone like that was going pirate, I would've done it too! You guys screwed me!"
"Calm down. The Marines have plenty of top-tier fighters. They won't let that guy run wild…"
That last guy was right.
After seeing a veteran Vice Admiral go down with one punch, Marine HQ was shaken.
Watching Vincent charge toward the third cannon, Admiral Kizaru could no longer sit still.
Sure, he liked to slack off.
But he wasn't about to let the Navy suffer a complete defeat.
Swish!
A blur of light.
Kizaru transformed into photons and instantly appeared in front of Vincent.
"That's far enough. I can't let you keep blowing things up."
His tone was casual, almost lazy.
But his golden leg shimmered ominously with energy.
"Hey, kid," Kizaru said, cocking his head, "have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"
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