It wasn't just the hot-tempered Akainu—even the Marines around him who heard those words were frowning deeply.
Was this how the government's upper ranks viewed the Marines?
"All right, I've said what needed to be said. As for the rest, you only need to obey orders!"
As soon as the words fell, the Den Den Mushi's cold expression darkened. The Five Elders had clearly hung up directly.
"You damned old bastards!" Akainu practically spewed heat from his nostrils.
"Ahem, ahem..." The surrounding Marines coughed awkwardly, pretending they hadn't heard anything.
Though they also disliked the government's conduct, Admiral Akainu's attitude seemed a little too extreme.
"Admiral Akainu, tell me your decision," Red-Haired said.
"Ah!" Like a wounded beast, Akainu let out an unwilling roar. He vented his fury by punching the sea, a single blow sweeping away more than a dozen unlucky pirates, before saying hatefully, "Retreat!"
Upon hearing Akainu's order, the first ones to breathe a sigh of relief were the Big Mom Pirates.
The military force the Marines had deployed was simply too powerful. Even the alliance of their three pirate crews had been suppressed. Most importantly, the Beasts Pirates and the Demon Sword Pirates weren't truly of one mind with them.
Who knew whether those two pirate crews would retreat the next moment because their losses had become too severe?
"Huh? Is it over already?" Garp scratched his head awkwardly. Why did it feel like he'd come out for a picnic and camping trip?
"This is the first time I've seen someone who can eat as much as Linlin!" Charlotte Linlin asked with a sense of kinship, "Mr. Dog-Head, you'll come play with Linlin again next time, right?"
"Is this woman really stupid, or just pretending?" Garp wiped his mouth and fell into thought.
Meanwhile, Kaido was