"Alliance Leader!" Hawkins ran over to plead with Ronglin again before long. "We can't hold them back! There are too many of them! We can't stall them for even half an hour—we'll probably be wiped out in ten minutes!"
Ronglin could see that as well. The Yonko Alliance simply had too many pirates. Their fighting force numbered in the tens of thousands, and their densely packed pirate ships ignored the Star Alliance Second Fleet's frenzied bombardment as they crushed forward. If the Second Fleet had not been an elite force, it would have been annihilated long ago.
Ronglin frowned slightly, picked up a Den Den Mushi, and asked, "Is it not ready yet?"
Jinbe's voice came through the Den Den Mushi after asking about the situation, followed by Princess Shirahoshi's trembling voice. "B-Boss Ronglin... I was a little scared, so I was slow... It's not... ready yet..."
Ronglin let out a long sigh. "In that case, forget it. Let's save this grand gift for the Marines!"
Hawkins did not understand, but panic rose in his heart. Ronglin was clearly planning to hold back some devastating tactic for the Marines later on, but his Second Fleet could not even stop the Yonko Alliance right now. How could they possibly last until the Marines arrived?
Ronglin smiled at Hawkins, who was pacing in circles with anxiety, and said, "Look how worried you are. Did you think I'd let these pirates run wild for so long?"
Hawkins froze. "Alliance Leader, you mean...?"
Ronglin picked up another Den Den Mushi and said coldly, "Star Alliance, attack!"
The Yonko Alliance's pirate ships slowly advanced across the sea. After crowding in from the rear, they began splitting into groups upon reaching the central formation, attempting to surround the stubbornly resisting Star Alliance Second Fleet here and