"Ah, save me!"
Near the explosion site, the sight of vast clouds of poison gas spreading through the area was suffocating.
The air became murky and pungent. Shrouded by the pale black gas, Marines and pirates alike covered their mouths and noses as they fled in panic.
Although this was a world where ordinary people possessed extraordinary physiques, how could anyone possibly outrun a vast poisonous fog?
At first, Death Dioxide had only spread through one corner.
But as the battles between the major figures grew increasingly intense, reckless shockwaves and violent winds gradually carried the poison fog, once concentrated in one place, into other areas.
The Death Dioxide Caesar Clown had released this time was different from the earlier experimental version.
It had been created to perfectly accommodate Roy's plan.
This poison gas was a special product developed specifically for this massive war.
Once it exploded, the enormous amount of poison gas would spread across half of Marineford within ten minutes.
Whether they lived or died would not cause Roy much emotional turmoil at all.
Anyone who came into contact with Death Dioxide would have a two-hour window for optimal treatment after falling unconscious.
Naturally, the pirates affected by the poison gas were not within Roy's consideration at all.
As he had said before, the forces gathered at Marine Headquarters Marineford were the essence of the entire Marine force.
Moreover, this Death Dioxide was unlike the original version, which formed a hard shell around its victims' bodies.
Otherwise, the Marines' image throughout the world would undoubtedly suffer greatly.
So no matter what, this was a choice in which the Marines would lose something.
Would they pursue the pirates, or leave most of their people behind to save the soldiers?
In any case, they were not his own elite troops.