"Move!"
Rudolf Svenpon's expression changed drastically.
His strength was nowhere near that of a Marine Vice Admiral.
In order to evade Doberman's attack, he had no choice but to dodge to the side.
But that brought disaster upon the Revolutionary soldiers surrounding him.
Their strength was nowhere near enough to withstand a Marine Vice Admiral's sword aura.
They fell in swathes like cut wheat.
"Kill!"
Onigumo also noticed the abnormality here. Wielding eight arms, he swept through the area like a meat grinder.
"Die!"
Rage flashed in Rudolf Svenpon's eyes.
At that moment, he wished he could split into several people at once and stop these damned Marine Vice Admirals.
But everything was futile.
In only one hour, every Revolutionary Army soldier stationed on the island had been defeated.
Marine soldiers escorted large numbers of prisoners toward their living quarters.
Miles walked up to Sakazuki with a beaming expression and raised his head in congratulations.
"Admiral Sakazuki, we have won a great victory!"
Sakazuki's expression showed no joy.
"It is only a small island. What is there to be proud of? Our target is the entire Four Blues."
"Inform the officers. Have the soldiers quickly clean up the battlefield, then split their forces according to the original plan and attack separately. Before dawn, the strategic objectives must be completed."
This small island before him was not worthy of Sakazuki's attention.
Its area was too small. There was no way it could serve as a rear logistics base.
They had to advance, press forward, and seize a kingdom.
Only then could troops from the Grand Line be continuously poured into the West Blue.
"Yes!"
Miles gave a solemn Marine salute, then hurried back toward the battlefield.
The messengers also received their orders and rushed to notify every Vice Admiral and Rear Admiral.
The officers, who had originally been somewhat excited, were forcibly sobered by Sakazuki's command.
They cursed inwardly.
It was only a small island. What right did they have to be proud?
They hurriedly gathered the Marine soldiers under their command, boarded their warships, and advanced toward their predetermined targets under the cover of night.
After leaving behind a group of Marine soldiers to guard the prisoners, Sakazuki also boarded his flagship and headed toward the Nitasulo Kingdom, which he had already intended to take down.
...
At that moment, the commander of the Nitasulo Kingdom was also feeling restless.
Like Dragon, he had never believed that the Marines were bluffing.
Deeply uneasy, he walked out of his bedroom and looked at the scenery outside.
The sky that night was extremely gloomy. The moon was covered by thick dark clouds.
His heart remained agitated, as if he had forgotten something important.
Unable to sleep, he returned to his study and looked over his defensive map.
The map clearly marked the Revolutionary Army bases throughout this region. As he stared at one point on the deployment map, his gaze suddenly locked onto it.
It was a very small base.
So small that when he arranged the defenses, he had not paid it much attention.
But if one considered it together with the Calm Belt, then this location was an extremely favorable attack point.
As long as this place was seized, the enemy could split their forces and attack the other bases, ultimately establishing a Marine forward position and supply station in the West Blue.
"I have to contact Rudolf Svenpon immediately."
Wolf Yehudi immediately summoned his adjutant and prepared to contact Rudolf Svenpon.
Ten minutes later, the adjutant replied with an expression of disbelief.
"Commander, we cannot reach Rudolf Svenpon. We cannot communicate with his base either."
Hearing that, the panic in Wolf Yehudi's heart grew even stronger.
"Quickly, contact the commanders of every base, especially those near Senzo Port. Tell them they must stop the Marines!"
Wolf Yehudi almost roared the order while jumping with fury.
But it was already too late.
He suddenly sensed something above his head that could threaten his life. He shot upward, breaking through the roof and emerging outside.
In the sky, from within the dark clouds, a massive blazing-red meteor was falling.
As it drew closer and closer, Wolf Yehudi finally saw it clearly.
It was not a meteor.
It was a scorching ball of magma!
"Sakazuki!"
Wolf Yehudi roared.
When Wolf Yehudi discovered Sakazuki's figure, the Revolutionary soldiers standing guard also noticed the threat above their heads.
They quickly sounded the alarm.
The entire base immediately began an emergency assembly.
Sakazuki stood expressionlessly above the magma, silently looking down at the ants beneath his feet.
Wolf Yehudi was not Sakazuki's opponent. At most, he was around the level of Doberman, Strawberry, and the others.
So this time, Sakazuki had no intention of stealing the credit.
Instead, he would leave the opportunity to Miles.
"Do not think I will let you succeed so easily!"
When Wolf Yehudi saw the blazing fireball, he did not simply try to flee. Instead, he charged forward to face it head-on.
If he dodged, then the ordinary Revolutionary soldiers currently gathering below would suffer instead.
"Dragon Claw Fist!"
Wolf Yehudi used the move he was most skilled in and pressed his hands against the surface of the magma sphere.
The intense heat instantly burned his hands black, causing white smoke to rise from them in thick streams.
Even so, he still refused to retreat.
"Open!"
Enduring the pain in his hands, Wolf Yehudi roared with all his strength.
Sakazuki lightly stepped on the magma sphere with his military boot.
An overwhelming force passed through the magma and into Wolf Yehudi's body.
Crack!
Under the effect of that hidden force, Wolf Yehudi's arms fractured on the spot.
The magma sphere carried Wolf Yehudi's body and smashed directly into the ground.
Rumble!
The office that Wolf Yehudi had just emerged from was instantly flattened. Wolf Yehudi lay in the center of a massive crater, his life or death unknown.
Sakazuki stood atop another tall building, coldly staring down at the Revolutionary soldiers below.
"Your commander has already been taken down by me. Now I will give you two choices."
"Either pick up your weapons and resist us, at the cost of being killed."
"Or put down your weapons and become prisoners of the Marines."
Among the Revolutionary Army soldiers, there were still a few fanatical loyalists.
Before the Revolutionary Army uprising, they had been nothing more than the lowest slaves in the eyes of the nobles.
The only price of staying alive was to labor desperately and support those nobles.
But after the Revolutionary Army came, their lives had changed greatly.
The nobles who had often bullied them were dead. Some had even killed their former masters with their own hands.
Therefore, anyone who tried to make the Revolutionary Army withdraw from this place was someone they would fight to the death.
Splurt!
Like a bullet passing through a watermelon, the Revolutionary soldier who had charged forward with such bravery did not encounter a kind-hearted Admiral.
Sakazuki did not care what kind of person he was or what level of strength he possessed.
In the end, it was only a matter of one Shigan.
"Long live the Marines!"
"Justice will prevail!"
The Marine soldiers smashed open the gates of the Revolutionary Army base in the area and surged in like a tide.
The blood on their blades had not even dried before they swung again and again at the Revolutionary soldiers who still held weapons.
Sakazuki, meanwhile, calmly walked back to his warship.
This operation had two objectives.
The first was to seize islands in the Four Blues and establish stable logistical supply stations.
The second was that he needed to use this battle to train his troops.
After Raleigh finished his speech, many young people across the world had chosen to become Marines rather than join any other faction.
Sakazuki hoped that when the important strategic plan was implemented, the people under his command would be strong enough to fight.
Only then would they have the chance to completely eradicate the pirates.
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