When Apophis approached with his sword in hand, the Eight Treasures Navy either turned and fled or fought desperately. But in the end, neither choice would change much.
Those who witnessed this felt a chill run through their hearts. Powerful people were not frightening; what was truly frightening was someone who was both powerful and cruel.
With the strength of those Eight Treasures Navy men, even another hundred years would not have allowed them to pose any threat to a strong individual like Apophis. Yet he had still chosen to wipe them out completely.
No, perhaps in his eyes, this was not even wiping them out completely. It was merely dessert after a feast!
Of course, no one present was foolish enough to step forward and stop him. Pirates were born from the pursuit of profit. Expecting them to risk their lives to save a group of unrelated people was less realistic than dreaming.
Vista had actually considered intervening, but after realizing he did not possess a Face-Face Fruit, he ultimately chose to give up.
After all, he truly was not confident he could stop Apophis. If Apophis turned his attention toward his crew, Vista would truly have no face to return and see Old Man.
Just as everyone was considering whether they should make a swift escape, someone suddenly ran out from the edge of the forest, shouting, "Momonosuke! Momonosuke has appeared! And there's a super terrifying monster..."
"What? Kozuki Momonosuke has appeared?" Those who had already wanted to leave immediately rose and ran in the direction the messenger had come from. As for the latter half of his warning, they collectively chose to ignore it.
A monster? What monster could possibly be more terrifying than Apophis?
While sprinting, one pirate captain grabbed the messenger and berated him bitterly,