Crocodile sneered and said nothing more.
At that moment, a figure suddenly shot out of the sea ahead of Jazz's warship. A fish-man leaped from the water and landed in front of Jazz.
"Sir! We've scouted them out. The Beasts Pirates are secretly observing the situation from distant waters!" the fish-man said. "We were afraid their Observation Haki would sense us, so we dove very deep. We also checked beneath the sea—there are no warships lying in wait."
"Good!" Jazz clenched his fists. "They've finally come! Everything is just as Boss predicted!"
Then Jazz turned toward the cabins and shouted, "Everyone, move out! Break through!"
At his command, several people rushed out of the cabins of every warship in succession. Their bodies rapidly began to split and transform as they shifted into beast forms.
"!!!" The Blackbeard Pirates were all stunned. They had only just managed to gradually suppress the situation, yet in the blink of an eye, dozens more Devil Fruit users had appeared?
The Blackbeard Pirates' encirclement had already been loosely arranged, and their main commanders had not all arrived. The moment those dozens of Devil Fruit users appeared, they charged out with ferocious faces and immense destructive power, instantly smashing through the Blackbeard Pirates' encirclement and tearing open a gap.
Lafitte had originally wanted to send reinforcements, but when he saw those thirty fierce and powerful Devil Fruit users—clearly well-trained elites—he immediately abandoned the idea. In such haste, where would he find the time?
With the aid of this fresh force, the Eight Treasures Navy immediately charged out through the gap.
"Momousagi!" Jazz looked toward where Momousagi was fiercely battling Blackbeard and shouted, "Retreat!"
"At least you've got a conscience!" Momousagi panted with a low snort. Facing Blackbeard and several notorious Great Prison convicts at once had