Aaaah...
The first few Pirates ambushed by Shiryu did not even have time to scream before they kicked the bucket. By the time Shiryu had killed nearly ten Pirates, the continuous screams finally made the Pirates Crocodile had recruited realize that someone was attacking them from behind.
Some of the Pirates immediately turned around, grabbed cold weapons like swords, and charged at Shiryu. Others raised their guns and pulled the triggers, sending bullet after bullet flying toward him.
Shiryu showed no fear. His exquisite, razor-sharp swordsmanship unfolded, and a slash of blade light flashed diagonally downward through the air, splitting an incoming bullet cleanly in two.
His footwork shifted, and Shiryu's speed abruptly surged. Before the charging Pirates could reach him, he countercharged into their midst. Raiu's edge flashed once more, cutting through both swords and men in a single stroke. Screams rang out again. Several Pirates had their chests split open, their stomachs sliced apart, their throats cut, or their arms severed. It was utterly miserable!
They lay on the ground one after another, howling in unbearable agony. Those who had been killed outright were fortunate enough, spared much suffering. But those missing limbs, bleeding profusely, their intestines spilling out... they were in absolute torment.
Reality was far more brutal than the heavily beautified scenes in anime. Being a Pirate was truly a high-risk profession; saying they lived by licking blood off a blade was no exaggeration.
After Shiryu arrived, Martin, Riley, and Sholmer also arrived one after another. Martin went straight to help Dolores, while Martin and Sholmer went to help Kelly and the others.
Less than two minutes after the three of them arrived, Carlos came with more people.
Riley had now become the most eye-catching guy on the battlefield. His enormous body was incredibly conspicuous, and