"Oi oi oi, isn't this a bit too exaggerated?"
Blackbeard raised his head. Although there was still a smile on his lips, his eyes were filled with apprehension.
Four Logia ability users... and they are all Marines?
Is he dreaming?
After all, this isn't a one-on-one duel between experts...
But a large-scale battlefield with numerous people!
In such a setting, the power of Logia types would be amplified infinitely!
"Everyone, get ready to fight! We must break through their interception!"
...
"Cloud-Cloud Fruit, Sand-Sand Fruit, Smoke-Smoke Fruit... these are all quite impressive Logia abilities."
"And if I'm not mistaken, the last one to appear is the legendary strongest Logia... the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, right?"
Red the Aloof raised his head, looking at the peculiar spectacle in mid-air. His tone seemed to be... admiring.
However, those eyes remained calm throughout.
After all, people from their era... didn't place too much importance on Logia fruits.
Aside from the fact that the Haki cultivation of the strong was extremely powerful...
It was more that in the early years, there hadn't been many famous Logia powerhouses.
Instead, Paramecia types occupied the mainstream position.
"Times change, Redfield." Bullet clenched his fist, revealing a cruel smile. "In this current era... counting every single Logia... they are all monsters."
"Is that so?" Redfield nodded, realizing it belatedly. "Does that mean... we've run into a tough crowd this time?"
"At the very least, relying only on those other so-called allies, we definitely won't pass this hurdle." Byrnndi World spread his hands and said, "We have to make a move."
...
"That is... the guys from the SWORD Secret Special Force!"
Gecko Moria's body stiffened. He clearly hadn't anticipated the appearance of the SWORD Secret Special Force.
After all, in his eyes, they hadn't leaked any information...
How did they attract this group of guys?
If others' understanding of the SWORD Secret Special Force was only superficial, then what he knew was far more detailed.
After all, as one of the Shichibukai, he had a fairly long "honeymoon period" with the SWORD Secret Special Force and Michael.
So...
In Moria's heart, a sense of... retreat involuntarily rose up.
But the moment that urge to retreat appeared, Moria fiercely gave himself a resounding slap on the face.
It startled the crew members.
What kind of madness is the captain suffering from? The fight hasn't even started, and he's slapping himself?
Is he getting a kick out of it?
But after slapping himself, Moria's condition clearly improved a lot.
"Hee hee hee hee, what on earth am I thinking?"
"At a time like this, I'm actually thinking of running away?"
"Even that bastard Kaido didn't run! How can I retreat before the battle!"
"Little ones, grab your weapons! Bring out everything we've got in the reserves!"
As soon as Moria's voice fell, the pirates on the ship all looked at Moria with shocked eyes.
"C-Captain, are we going to bring that thing out now?"
"Didn't you say that's something to be used only in a life-or-death moment?"
Moria looked at the bewildered pirates and revealed a cold sneer.
"Trust me, little ones... this hurdle is our biggest obstacle."
"As long as we cross this hurdle, from now on, the entire sea will be trampled under our feet!"
Hearing Moria say this, the pirates who followed him to the death looked at each other in silence, then one after another took out a wax pill from various places.
And carved on these wax pills was Moria's symbol.
Inside every wax pill, there were several shadows...
The specific number of shadows was adjusted by Moria according to each person's physical constitution.
They were basically maintained at a level close to the critical point.
This allowed their combat power to skyrocket anywhere from several times to dozens of times over.
"But if we start a war with the Navy like this... it means we automatically give up the position of Shichibukai."
"What are you thinking... after Michael was expelled by the Navy, the Shichibukai has existed in name only!"
Moria picked up the large scissors he never let go of and pointed toward the distant sea area.
"Now, we are purely pirates!"
...
"What a bunch of inexplicable guys..." Ochoku of Hachinosu sat upon his throne. "Aren't they just a bunch of clowns manipulating elements? Before truly powerful Haki, Logia types are nothing but waste products!"
"Re-Report, Captain! A ship has drilled out from the wind, sand, and clouds filling the air ahead!"
"A ship?" Ochoku frowned. "At a time like this, only one ship is approaching us? Is Wano Country planning to stick to defending their homeland?"
"Then what should we do? Sink it directly?"
"Put away your guns and cannons, lads!" Ochoku laughed loudly. "The current battle is no longer something gunpowder can resolve!"
As he spoke, his massive body stood up from the throne.
He waved the giant sword in his hand and shouted loudly:
"Since they didn't fire their cannons and are sailing directly toward us, then we will give them a chance to engage in a boarding battle with us!"
"All hands listen to the order! Meet them head-on!!"
Ochoku's fleet was the most massive force aside from Kaido's Beasts Pirates.
In this raid on Wano Country, Ochoku's fleet had been serving as the vanguard at the very front.
As for Blackbeard's orders... Ochoku naturally scoffed at them.
If Kaido commanded, Ochoku would listen to the deployment out of consideration for their old friendship and Kaido's strength.
But Blackbeard?
Ochoku couldn't stop sneering.
A traitor of the Whitebeard Pirates?
Who the hell do you think you are?
I, Ochoku, have been old friends with the "Pops" you speak of for so many years!
It would be absurd to listen to him.
Thus, Ochoku's fleet surrounded the steel ship that bore no flag.
"You are very brave, a single ship actually dares to frontally provoke an entire fleet!"
"State your name! I give you a chance to challenge the King of Hachinosu!"
Ochoku's voice rang out, his words filled with a sense of arrogance and domineering power.
After all, in his view...
On just one ship, how many people could there be?
It couldn't be that every single person was a powerhouse among powerhouses, right?
How bad would his luck have to be for that?
"Really... noisy."
A cold voice rang out from the steel ship that had no flag.
In the next moment, a flying slash, exaggeratedly huge in size, suddenly flew out.
The two large ships at the very front were instantly sliced in half.
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