The Beasts Pirates' plan was definitely simple and direct.
That small island floating in the air gave the Beasts Pirates powerful mobility. Taking advantage of this, the Beasts Pirates could completely cross Alabasta's coastal defenses and approach Alabasta's interior at an amazing speed!
It was not until this time that the people in the port city of Nanohana realized why Ryan Rowan had arranged for the people inland to evacuate as well.
If Alabasta's interior was crowded at this moment, the Four Seas Alliance would inevitably fall into a passive stalemate!
Sure enough, some of the means of a Four Emperors pirate group are difficult for ordinary people to understand.
Fortunately, they have that Ryan Rowan on their side!
But even Dalton, who was in the same position, did not expect that the Beasts Pirates would be defeated in such a simple and crude way.
A sand giant standing on the desert, with only two attacks, a palm and a fist, easily shattered the small island guarded by the Four Emperors themselves!
At the same time, most of the Beasts Pirates' combat power had to withstand the impact of falling from a high altitude.
This was great news for the Four Seas Alliance.
The royal soldiers of the Drum Kingdom around them could not help but show joy.
Falling straight down from such a high altitude would be impossible for ordinary people to survive.
In this way, the Beasts Pirates' fighting strength would be greatly reduced before the start of the war, and the Four Seas Alliance's chances of winning would naturally increase greatly!
The advantage is on our side! The advantage is on our side!
But then, Dalton's low roar brought the royal soldiers of the Drum Kingdom back from that state of blind joy.
"Prepare for battle!"
"Focus all your energy and fight hard!"
"Our opponent this time is a Four Emperors pirate group!"
Along with Dalton's roar, the royal soldiers of the Drum Kingdom finally came back to their senses.
Yes, who are they?
Just ordinary royal soldiers.
They are not devil fruit users, let alone Ryan Rowan, who resolved the Beasts Pirates' initial attack on his own.
To fight against a Four Emperors pirate group, the only thing they can do is fight hard!
In an instant, these royal soldiers were ready for battle.
At the same time, in mid-air, the Beasts Pirates members on Onigashima had recovered from their surprised state.
They immediately turned their bodies and adjusted their postures in mid-air.
Some people noticed that the remaining fragments of Onigashima were falling with them, so they immediately clung to them, doing their best to prepare for the impact.
A few seconds later—
The Beasts Pirates members fell heavily near the outskirts of the port city of Nanohana.
Boom!
A loud roar came, and smoke and dust rose everywhere.
At the same time, the royal soldiers of the Drum Kingdom also arrived nearby.
But Dalton did not rush forward, but commanded everyone to stay away, while turning the prepared light cannons and aiming them at the smoky area.
"Fire!"
Dalton did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
In fact, this was Dalton's first time participating in a real "war."
...
The previous king of the Drum Kingdom, that jerk named Wapol, once commented on Dalton like this—
"Dalton, your biggest weakness is that you are too kind!"
Is this really the case?
No, of course not.
Dalton's character is indeed friendly, loyal, and honest, but that is only in the case of his own people and friendly outsiders.
The Animal-type Ox-Ox Fruit, Bison form, devil fruit ability brought Dalton powerful combat power.
And this "power," in fact, many people have not realized how "strong" it really is!
For Wapol, Dalton was more concerned about the old king's feelings.
After all, Dalton would never forget the old king's kindness in discovering his talent.
Dalton is indeed too kind, but on this sea, there are too many people who vent their power wantonly, and there are very few people who can use their kindness to limit their power.
But when Dalton faces his true enemy, his "power" will be poured on the other party without reservation!
...
The shelling continues.
Dalton stood in front of the team—even in front of the light cannons.
But the cannonballs could not touch Dalton at all. His eyes were fixed on the rising smoke and dust in front of him, and he moved his feet slightly from time to time, dodging the cannonballs coming from behind him.
Dalton knew very well that it was impossible to defeat a pirate group under the Four Emperors with such ordinary shelling.
He must stand at the forefront to prevent heavy casualties on his side!
...
Soon, the light cannons ran out of ammunition.
Those shells—not few, but very many.
But under the concentrated fire of intensive shelling, no matter how many shells there were, they would quickly run out.
But that was enough.
The whole place was quiet, everyone was breathing slowly, the sound of breathing was clearly audible, as if a storm was about to come.
Dalton took a deep breath and waited quietly for the smoke and dust to dissipate.
After a while, several figures slowly walked out of the smoke and dust.
They were the pirates who first emerged from the smoke and dust, wearing different styles of fur armor, which was the characteristic clothing style of the Beasts Pirates.
One of the Beasts Pirates members was holding a steel sword, rubbing his neck helplessly.
"Ah... that hurts..."
He opened his mouth and spat out the gunpowder smoke he had just inhaled.
"Speaking of which, this is the first half of the Grand Line, right?"
The pirate asked his companion.
"Huh, they really messed us up, right?"
Then, he turned his gaze to Dalton in front of him and touched his chin.
"By the way, do you know what the pirates of the New World call the first half of the Grand Line?"
The pirate grinned and sneered: "They call it 'Paradise,' you bastard!"
"For us, the first half of the Grand Line is a safe zone like an amusement park!"
"What qualifications do you scum living in Paradise have to challenge us Beasts Pirates!"
The pirate roared loudly, about to raise the steel sword in his hand and slash.
Suddenly, Dalton activated his devil fruit ability, and his whole person half-transformed into a bison-man, stepped forward, and punched the pirate in the stomach.
"Ugh!"
The pirate didn't have time to react, and screamed miserably, and was punched back into the smoke and dust by Dalton.
Dalton's gloomy and cold gaze swept over the other pirates.
"I've also heard of the saying 'Paradise'."
"But I think the so-called 'Paradise' is not your 'amusement park,' but the 'Paradise' where we live, and also our 'home'."
"So, you guys who have set foot in our Paradise..."
The burly bison-man exhaled a hot breath and said slowly:
"Get out!"
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