The instant the explosions rang out, Bubu Wang, who had been sleeping in late on the bed, jolted awake in fright and immediately leaped up. Nearby, Dellinger rushed out of the room with an Alchemy Bomb in his arms.
As a researcher, Su Xiao naturally had no need to risk his life on the battlefield. Killing ordinary pirates might yield Treasure Chests, but the odds were too low. Even if he joined the battle, Su Xiao would choose to fight the enemy's strong forces.
Su Xiao had no such plans at present. The third stage of the promotion/Main Quest would activate in five hours, and besides, he needed to wait for the Donquixote Family to use the Alchemy Bombs on the battlefield.
Dressrosa had seven landing points, all located on its southern side. From the King's Plateau, Su Xiao had an unobstructed view of the battlefield.
At least dozens of large ships were closing in on Dressrosa. They all belonged to the Big Mom Pirates. Rather than immediately approaching Dressrosa, the ships were using their bow cannons to bombard the Dressrosa coastline.
The pirates of the Donquixote Family seemed to have been blasted into silence. They all hid behind the massive rocks on either side of the landing points, waiting for the Big Mom Pirates to come ashore.
Boom, boom, boom...
The port was filled with cannon fire, and sand flew everywhere. A hundred meters from the explosion zone, several hundred pirates hid behind the boulders, holding old-fashioned matchlock guns. Strangely enough, these matchlock guns could actually fire continuously.
After the Big Mom Pirates bombarded the area for a full half hour, their fleet finally began approaching Dressrosa.
Something unexpected happened to Big Mom's forces. When they landed in the shallow waters, no hail of bullets came as they had