After that one clash, not a single person broke through the defense. Instead, most of their side was swept away under Longinus's Conqueror's Haki.
The gap in strength was simply too great, so great that it was despairing!
"That's amazing! Admiral Longinus is so dependable!" the prison guards cheered.
"Admiral Shirozou! Admiral Shirozou!" Hancock shouted while waving a flag.
"One man against a thousand—and a thousand powerful pirates at that. Is this the true strength of a Marine Admiral?" Zoro was so shocked that he looked somewhat dazed.
"No, this is only his true strength!" the Okama King said solemnly, unusually restrained. "Marine Admirals are indeed powerful, but they aren't normally powerful enough to make people feel this desperate!"
"This bastard has grown even stronger than he was eight years ago!" Shiryu said with a cold expression, his mood incredibly heavy.
"You scum should be grateful that you survived and were given the chance to accept redemption!" Longinus stood tall at the front, blocking every pirate's hope. "Since you don't know how to cherish this hard-won opportunity, I'll be the one to pass judgment on you!"
Hearing Longinus's words, the pirates' hearts tightened. Then they saw Longinus's fist crash down, striking the empty air.
The air compressed, like an invisible cannon blasting into their bodies. The weaker pirates were almost instantly blown to pieces.
"Ah! Get out of the way!"
"Eh? Isn't this Kuma's Air Cannon?"
The pirates shouted in panic, but it was useless. Attacks that were invisible and formless weren't so easy to dodge.
Seeing Longinus send the pirates fleeing in disarray without even shifting his position, Shiryu said grimly, "There's no other way. We'll have to join forces and break through his defense!"
"Didn't you just say that it was impossible to defeat him in this amount