In his beast form, Number Eighty-Eight launched several consecutive charges, sending the surrounding ordinary pirates sprawling and crying out in pain.
"Boss, we didn't know you were being surrounded! Someone tipped us off, and that was how we learned you were trapped here!" Number Eighty-Eight said innocently.
Sanji's Family!
At this moment, the other members of the Phantom Group arrived. A dozen or twenty Devil Fruit users possessed extraordinary combat strength, and after undergoing Burgess's strict training, this was their first time being deployed in battle. Every one of them was brimming with fighting spirit.
As soon as the dozen or so charged in, the BIGMOM Pirates instantly collapsed. Their group of more than two hundred scattered apart just like that, no longer able to effectively surround the Straw Hat Pirates.
There were also several captain-level figures among the pirates. Wanting to stabilize the situation, they took the initiative to step forward and challenge the Phantom Group members. Yet after only a few exchanges, they were immediately beaten to pieces, their corpses left strewn across the ground.
Seeing that the situation was turning bad, Charlotte Opera immediately organized his subordinates to tighten their lines and retreat step by step.
The Phantom Group members did not press the attack. Since the enemy was deliberately avoiding battle, they simply rushed over, formed a circle around Jazz, and guarded him while glaring vigilantly at the surrounding BIGMOM Pirates.
Quite a few people showed great concern for Jazz's condition, and many cursed Shiryu for failing in his duty as a guard and allowing Jazz to suffer such severe injuries. Some even declared that they would go make the BIGMOM Pirates pay back some "face."
Jazz hurriedly stopped them. Pointing at Cracker, who was fiercely fighting Shiryu, he said breathlessly, "See that man? He's one