Schemes and SSG Appear

"Garp's kid Ace, he's already this strong?"

Ace's power...

Even she was somewhat surprised.

And...

The strength of the three Lightning Pirate Group is also somewhat strange!

It wasn't exactly what they had predicted!

Overall... it's several times stronger!

This unexpected turn of events made He feel that things were going a bit wrong!

Matter...

It seems to be developing in a direction she never expected.

Ace's attack was somewhat too powerful and terrifying.

"Boom!"

The entire sea area exploded with a bang...

An unprecedented heat spread out, rapidly evaporating the entire sea surface, and the scorching, humid air enveloped the surrounding area for miles!

Sakazuki and the others were affected and had to retreat.

"What a terrifying man!"

Fujitora stood suspended in mid-air, his face grave.

Although he was blind, his Observation Haki told him just how terrifying the damage this attack had caused.

Nearly a dozen warships were instantly burned because they were unable to retreat in time.

The warship, forged from a hard alloy, was melted beyond recognition!

If it weren't at sea...

It's estimated that the entire island is currently ablaze.

Damn it!

This scene I witnessed...

Sakazuki's face darkened; with just this one strike...

They wiped out half of their warships that were above sea level, causing countless casualties!

He even wondered if Crane's plan could really be realized.

He felt...

It seems I underestimated the Lightning Pirate Group.

Seabed!

"The Shipwreck Unit is ready to move!"

Crane regained her composure. "Drive the Lightning Pirate Group and the entire New Whitebeard Pirates onto the island!"

"Fighting at sea is not conducive to our effectiveness!"

She calmly made the arrangements...

The enemy's strength was indeed somewhat beyond her expectations, but it didn't matter; the whole situation was still within her control.

"Next up, it's SSG's turn to take the stage!"

Tsuru's gaze sharpened. "With the large force of Pacifista robots deployed above, and that man's abilities, we should be able to stop Ye Liangnai and the others."

"However, that man's abilities are indeed difficult to control."

This was the first time that man had appeared in the outside world!

This is because their navy specially dispatched him from that place.

On the sea...

"Fire Fist, you bastard, how dare you... hurt everyone like this!"

Smoker charged at Fire Fist Ace with a furious expression, his weapon Jitte, thrusting forward without any hesitation.

"Get out of here!"

Facing the oncoming Smoker, Ace unleashed a punch that roared with flames, transforming into a gigantic fiery fist with boundless power. The air itself was compressed, and Smoker changed drastically. Completely powerless to resist, he was blasted back.

"Lieutenant General Smoker!"

This scene I witnessed...

Countless marines exclaimed in shock, "Fire Fist Ace is far too strong!"

That's Smoker!

A lieutenant general was defeated just like that?

That's terrifying!

"Tch, Fire Fist Ace is a guy with a bounty of over a billion. It's not surprising that he could defeat a vice admiral with one blow."

Seeing this, Ruri pouted and said...

What's so surprising about this?

She can do it too!

"Sakazuki, it seems you can't really stop our advance!"

Ye Liangnai watched this scene and chuckled, her tone slightly mocking.

There were only eight warships left around him.

Countless marines were killed or wounded!

And they still have more than forty pirate ships!

There were very few casualties!

In terms of quantity...

Based on the current naval lineup, the pirates have the advantage.

"Speaking of which, your navy is really cunning, deliberately keeping some people hidden. What, do you think I'd underestimate you?"

Ye Liangnai didn't believe that the Navy's entire force consisted of only what it had shown so far.

That naval strategist has yet to appear.

This is inherently unreasonable!