After Carl flew away, the Straw Hat Crew also started to move.
The clever Law chose a direction, and everyone ran together. They were quickly diverted by the directionally challenged Zoro, but fortunately, they still reached the coast smoothly.
Two warships were cruising not far from the shore, each guarded by a Vice-Admiral.
"Since that's the case, I'll take the initiative first and show the Marines the power of the Super Robot, General Franky!"
Franky raised his right palm, which immediately began to glow. A laser beam shot out the next second, hitting one of the warships.
Boom! The warship was instantly torn open with a large hole.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! It's the Straw Hat Crew!"
The Marines on the two warships were thrown into chaos. The two Vice-Admirals rushed ashore decisively using Moonwalk, followed by several Rear Admirals and Commodores, and even a few Captains.
Despite being attacked by a Five Emperors crew, the Marines were not timid. The Straw Hat Crew represented military merit in the eyes of the Marine officers, so they actively faced the threat without hesitation.
The quality of these Marines was truly exceptional!
"It's a laser! Franky is amazing!" Chopper and Bepo both exclaimed, their eyes shining.
"Super—" Franky displayed his exclusive pose.
Franky had changed considerably since the start of the journey. His original ordinary iron skin had been replaced with a Pacifista alloy. Laser devices were installed all over his body, making him much taller and stronger. More importantly, Franky's energy source was different from the Pacifistas; he used cola. At this time, he had three bottles of cola in his stomach, enough for him to fight for several days. Franky had also developed a technology that directly connected his body to the cola shell, making the troublesome process of pouring expensive Berry cola unnecessary.
"Behold my Super Invincible General Franky Iron Cloud Sword!"
Franky drew the Iron Cloud Blade from behind his back and swept it forward. The blade suddenly lengthened like a whip, instantly sweeping away several Captains who were approaching using Moonwalk in mid-air. These Captains were not flexible enough, so they couldn't avoid Franky's surprise attack.
"Isn't that just an Iron Cloud Blade?" Chopper and Bepo couldn't help but point out.
But seeing the enemy approaching, no one had time for jokes. Everyone quickly began to fight.
"Judo Strengthening! Kung Fu Point! Ah Hi!"
Chopper rapidly changed his shape. His body became wider and tougher, and he chose a Captain to engage. His movements were swift and precise, immediately overwhelming the Captain, who had no strength to fight back.
Bepo cooperated with Shachi and Penguin. The two men and the bear executed a rapid three-stage kick, taking down several Commodores in succession.
At that moment, a masked Vice-Admiral rushed toward Zoro with a massive greatsword.
"Die, Roronoa Zoro! I am Bastille, the 'Shark-Slicer'!"
The downward cut of the sword was easily parried by Zoro's three swords.
Zoro grinned. "Oh, a Vice-Admiral. Your strength is decent. But I don't have time to play with you today. My opponent is the great swordsman Momousagi. You can move along!"
"Hmph! You think you can still fight Vice-Admiral Momousagi? You won't stand a chance!"
Bastille sneered with disdain, wildly slashing with the greatsword in his hands. His swordsmanship was extremely fierce, a technique he had presumably honed while killing Sea Kings.
But Zoro continued to deal with him using only one of his swords, finding the challenge manageable. He wanted to warm up before Momousagi arrived, and this 'Shark-Slicer' was perfect for the job.
As for the other Vice-Admiral, he was naturally blocked by Law. This Vice-Admiral was named Mozambique, and he was also a swordsman, but his strength seemed mediocre.
Fortunately for the Marines, the number of officers was quite large. The Straw Hat Crew was generally fighting several Marines at once, but the situation was only balanced, at best. The Straw Hats were even vaguely falling into a disadvantage.
At this time, the two damaged warships began to dock, and a large number of sailors rushed down to encircle the Straw Hat Crew.
"Justice sailors, come with me and destroy these evil pirates!"
A tall, ugly man with a face like a skull yelled loudly. He drew his double-edged sword and rushed straight toward Tashigi, clearly having chosen his target.
Tashigi knocked out several sailors with the back of her sword and locked onto the opponent.
"Captain T-Bone!"
Tashigi had heard about this Captain. Despite his scary appearance, he was an upright and kind-hearted officer who cared deeply for his subordinates and was gentle to common people. He also possessed extraordinary strength. Tashigi genuinely did not want to face such a person.
"Marine traitor Tashigi, watch me, T-Bone, bring you to justice!"
Captain T-Bone's greatsword drew a square slash in the air. "I am an upright man, and I hate curved swordsmanship the most! Watch my right-angle slash!"
Tashigi didn't dare to be careless. She flicked her black blade, Shuusui, and immediately sent out a flying slash.
With a crash, the flying slash and the right-angle slash collided and exploded mid-air. However, Captain T-Bone kept advancing, his long legs accelerating him. Within two seconds, he was at Tashigi's feet.
His double-edged sword went straight for Tashigi's head!
Tashigi sighed helplessly, gripping her sword with both hands and executing a sword-flower maneuver. With a clean slash, she immediately took down Captain T-Bone, sending him sprawling to the ground.
She truly didn't want to hurt such a person, but this was a battle. If she didn't defeat her opponent, she would be the one to fall.
"Ugh, it's so difficult being an undercover agent, and having to hurt my own people!"
Tashigi felt annoyed, but immediately took a few steps back to let the sailors rush up and rescue the Captain. Tashigi did not expect, however, that the sailors completely ignored Captain T-Bone and kept charging toward her.
"No, quickly save him…"
"Shut up, traitor Tashigi! We will avenge Captain T-Bone!"
Tashigi was stunned by these words. Captain T-Bone was only injured, not dead. If they wanted revenge, they should first drag him away for treatment. Otherwise, he really would die later!
What is wrong with these sailors? she wondered. They seem to be of good quality, but why are they doing things like this?
Tashigi was furious, and the consequences for the sailors were severe. She drew her second sword, Kashu, brandishing two blades as she moved among the soldiers. Marines fell to the ground one after another as she passed. She wasn't even using the back of her sword anymore, choosing to injure the sailors to teach them the importance of timely treatment!
On the other side, Nico Robin and Nami cooperated seamlessly.
Robin was responsible for restraining the sailors with her Hana Hana no Mi (Flower-Flower Fruit) abilities, and Nami was responsible for launching lightning attacks with her Clima-Tact. It didn't take long for a large group of sailors to fall to the ground. Some Marine officers tried to rush past them, but the result was the same.
If a Marine's strength was not at the level of Commodore, they couldn't break through Robin and Nami.
As for Marie, she was still eating biscuits on Riji's back. She didn't seem to have the slightest interest in fighting. If a sailor dared to rush up, they were quickly taken down by Riji's claws.
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