After Burgess saw the situation on the battlefield through his shock and fury, he immediately fell into a state of furious fear. Nine people had been unable to harm Uchiha Hiko in the slightest, which meant Uchiha Hiko's strength had far exceeded their expectations. If that was the case, then trying to turn the tide with the remaining men was nothing more than a fool's dream.
So Burgess reacted immediately, turning and running toward Shiryu.
A battle could be lost. As long as the green hills remained, there would be no lack of firewood. Burgess abandoned any thought of winning this fight, choosing to retreat at the last moment. He wanted to rescue Shiryu and flee at once.
However, Jinbe, who had been leading the Devil Fruit User Corps in supporting the battlefield, had noticed this long ago. When Hiko's strike had left Shiryu half-crippled, Jinbe had sent two Devil Fruit Users to capture him.
"Let him go!" Burgess was furious. If Shiryu was captured here, the Blackbeard Pirates would lose an arm. When he returned, he would likely have to bear a great deal of Blackbeard's wrath.
Sharkskin Just Fist!
A huge, burly figure suddenly cut in front of Burgess, and a terrifying blast of impact force came roaring at him head-on. Several nearby Pirates tried to come help, only to be sent flying on the spot by the shockwave.
"Jinbe!" Burgess flew into a rage, Armament Haki coating his arm as he threw a full-force punch to meet Jinbe's shockwave head-on. "Get lost!"
Boom!
Their clash erupted in a powerful explosion. Burgess himself was flipped head over heels and thrown several meters away. Several members of the Animal-type Devil Fruit User Corps immediately pounced on him, intending to suppress and capture him alive.
"Get lost!" Burgess roared, sweeping