The air on the battlefield seemed to freeze in that instant.
Kong's arms, like giant rocks, forcibly blocked Blackbeard's terrifying tremor attack. The violent shockwave stirred up a cloud of dust, and the marines, screaming, were thrown into the air like kites with broken strings, tossed away by the aftershock.
The soldiers' figures tumbled in the air, blood splattering across the battlefield. Cries of agony rose everywhere, and countless people fell to the ground in the chaos.
"Kill!"
"Establish merit, today!"
"Let's see who kills the most marines, hahaha!"
"......"
Blackbeard's pirates seized this opportunity, their eyes filled with bloodthirsty ferocity, roaring as they charged towards the defenseless marine soldiers.
Amidst the flashing of swords and blades, the marines' defense line was on the verge of collapse.
Despair was written on every marine's face. They had tried their best, but they still couldn't stop these brutal enemies.
Kong's gaze swept over the marines being slaughtered, and his heart felt like it had been stabbed.
"Get away from them!!! You beast!!!"
Rage burned in his chest, his eyes were bloodshot, and he roared through gritted teeth, but Blackbeard's powerful offensive held him back.
He strained to break free from Blackbeard's entanglement, but the other's wicked and arrogant laughter still echoed in his ears.
"Zehahaha! Do you think you can save them? Today, Mary Geoise is destined to be trampled under my feet!"
Blackbeard's voice, like a demon's, filled the battlefield. His eyes flashed with fanatical light, as if he foresaw his impending victory of controlling everything.
However, just as he was about to destroy the marines' morale in one fell swoop, a sudden change occurred.
A trace of bewilderment suddenly flashed in the originally despairing eyes of those marines.
The pirates charging at the front, the bloodthirsty look in their eyes disappeared in that instant, replaced by unbelievable horror.
Then, their eyes rolled back, and they fainted directly to the ground, as if suppressed by an invisible force, not even having time to utter a scream.
"What—?" Blackbeard's pupils shrank violently, then he burst into wild laughter, "Zehahaha, Jin-An, you're finally here!"
In the distance, at the entrance of Mary Geoise, the figures of Jin-An and his group appeared at the end of the line of sight.
Their steps were uniform, their momentum like a rainbow, and an invisible pressure seemed to sweep across the entire battlefield as they approached.
With each step, the ground seemed to tremble slightly, and the murderous aura in the air was so thick that it was suffocating.
Jin-An walked at the forefront, his expression stern, his eyes like lightning, surveying the battlefield.
"Looks like my Conqueror's Haki is still a bit useful." Jin-An sneered, waved his hand, and led his crew straight into the battlefield.
The pirates who fell to the ground were unable to withstand the Conqueror's Haki released by Jin-An, unable to resist this domineering force, and instantly fainted.
His Haki surged like a tide, unreservedly displaying overwhelming power, and the entire battlefield seemed to be under his control.
Kong's eyes flashed with a trace of relief when he saw Jin-An.
He knew that reinforcements had arrived, and the balance of the battlefield was beginning to tilt towards the marines.
The marine soldiers looked at Jin-An who had arrived, and the flames of hope rekindled in their originally despairing eyes.
"Admiral Jin-An is here!"
"We're saved!"
"Kill all these pirates!!!"
"......"
The marines murmured in low voices, their tones filled with undisguised excitement and relief.
Blackbeard grinned ferociously as he looked at Jin-An approaching, and his arrogant laughter rang out again: "Zehahaha! Good, let me see how much the strength of Admiral Jin-An in the marines' mouths has grown!"
The power of the Dark-Dark Fruit was condensed on his fists, and his Haki was fully unleashed, like a beast ready to pounce, preparing to meet this duel.
Jin-An stared at Blackbeard expressionlessly, his steps still unhurried, not at all affected by Blackbeard's provocation.
His gaze was as calm and firm as ever, as if all the chaos on the battlefield had nothing to do with him.
Blackbeard's bloodthirsty laughter echoed again: "Come on, Jin-An! Today, I will use your head to completely level this land!"
However, Jin-An just smiled coldly, his voice not loud, but carrying an undeniable pressure: "Blackbeard, do you really think you can dominate the world?"
There was a hint of disdain in his eyes, as if he had already seen through the other party's trump cards.
Before he finished speaking, Jin-An's figure had already turned into an afterimage, rushing straight to the center of the battlefield!
His speed was astonishing, and a powerful aura instantly swept across the entire battlefield, reversing the originally chaotic situation in an instant.
The marine soldiers looked at this scene, and the hope that had rekindled in their hearts turned into an extremely firm belief.
As long as Jin-An is here, they will not lose!
Jin-An instantly entered the battlefield, his figure flashed like lightning, directly standing side by side with Kong.
The two looked at each other, without saying much, their goals were the same, and they launched a charge towards Blackbeard together.
Blackbeard felt two powerful auras approaching, the smile on his face froze, but then he laughed wildly again: "Zehahaha, you came just in time! Let me see your strength!"
Kong's fist was already full of shocking power, he roared and punched towards Blackbeard's face, carrying the momentum of shaking mountains and rivers.
On the other side, Jin-An's figure instantly blurred, his speed was so fast that only afterimages remained. The next moment, his fist had arrived at Blackbeard's ribs.
Blackbeard felt Jin-An's incredibly terrifying power approaching, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he quickly stretched out his hand, the power of the Dark Fruit surged wildly, trying to absorb Jin-An's attack.
But he underestimated Jin-An's Haki. The moment the two forces collided, Blackbeard was blasted back again and again, and a huge crack was torn in the ground beneath his feet.
"Jin-An, your power..." Blackbeard gritted his teeth, his voice with a hint of disbelief.
At the same time, on the other side of the battlefield, Shanks waved the sword in his hand, Haki shrouded, and each sword was extremely precise, beheading the pirates who rushed up.
His red hair fluttered in the wind, like the god of death on the battlefield.
Kuzan calmly commanded his marine subordinates, "Attack with all your strength, don't give them any chance to breathe!"
Under the leadership of Shanks and Kuzan, a group of marine soldiers charged towards the enemy without fear of death.
The screams of the pirates who had not yet fainted rose and fell one after another, and the battlefield was filled with blood and death.
Jin-An and Kong joined forces to force Blackbeard to retreat steadily, while the marines led by Shanks and Kuzan swept away the remnants of the Blackbeard Pirates like a torrent, and the battle situation began to tilt towards the marines.
With the command of Shanks and Kuzan, the marines seemed to have their potential stimulated, charging forward, their morale high.
Swords and blades drew cold arcs in the air, Haki and sword energy intertwined, and every blow landed mercilessly on the enemy.
Shanks' sword was wielded like a whirlwind, wherever it went, the pirates' weapons broke one after another, blood splattered, and there was a scream.
"Please spare me! We surrender, we won't fight anymore!"
A pirate with a desperate face knelt on the ground, raising his hands high, begging hoarsely.
His eyes were filled with fear, and when he looked at the approaching marine soldiers, he no longer had the courage to resist.
"We were wrong! Don't kill us!"
More pirates dropped their weapons and knelt down to beg for mercy. They had long been deterred by Jin-An's powerful Conqueror's Haki, their minds collapsed, and they didn't even have the strength to stand up and run away.
Shanks slashed open a pirate's weapon with his sword. He glanced at the trembling, disheveled pirates, his eyes cold but without a trace of pity.
His voice was as cold as ice: "Surrender doesn't mean you can escape responsibility."
Although the marine soldiers kept their hands moving, many of them paused slightly when they heard the pirates' pleas for mercy.
Some of them had lost their comrades, and some had seen pirates cruelly kill civilians with their own eyes.
At that moment, complex emotions surged in their hearts.
"Kill them! These pirates destroyed my home!"
A young marine soldier glared fiercely at the pirate kneeling in front of him, his eyes red.
However, Kuzan's voice interrupted this emotion like cold ice: "Are enemies who have laid down their weapons no longer enemies?"
His gaze was extremely calm, as if he had nothing to do with the chaos in front of him, "They must die here today."
When the marines heard Kuzan's order, their eyes lit up, and they killed the pirates begging for mercy with their swords and blades.
The battlefield was full of blood, and the air was filled with fear and chaos, but under the command of Kuzan and Shanks, the marine soldiers began to clean up the mess in an orderly manner.
The sound of begging for mercy was gradually covered up, and the marines' pace was like the judgment of the god of death, pushing this victory forward coldly and powerfully.
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