No one had expected that the combined offensive of the three Division Captains, all famed throughout the New World, would be shattered in an instant. The pirates could scarcely believe it, even wondering whether the three captains had deliberately shown weakness to lure their enemy in.
"Who exactly is this Marine? With strength this terrifying, why had we never heard of him before?"
"This guy already has the strength of one of the top Division Captains. Terrifying!"
"I heard he's a Marine named Longinus, a rear admiral from Marine Headquarters!"
"Huh? Why did I hear the Marines calling him a major?"
"They must have gotten it wrong. If a monster like him is only a major, what are we even doing being pirates? We might as well all go home and farm!"
Teach, hidden among the pirates, looked at Longinus, the center of everyone's attention, with faint envy. This was precisely what he sought and longed for.
"Still, it's far too early for me to make my entrance!"
"This level of strength..." Sakazuki's mouth twitched slightly as he fought. "He's far stronger than I imagined. Looks like everything I said last time was completely unnecessary!"
Just then, tremors came from the distant sea, as though a colossal warship was riding the waves toward them.
"What kind of top-tier war is it if I'm not part of it?" A furious roar rang out from the giant ship. The speaker seemed unable to wait any longer; he leaped from the bow and transformed into a divine dragon, soaring into the sky amid rolling clouds.
The battlefield, which had grown somewhat quiet after the defeat of the three Division Captains, suddenly erupted into an uproar.
"Hey, hey! Am I hallucinating? How can a legendary creature like that really exist?"
"You've got to be