"Not to mention, your Swordsmanship hasn't even reached the level of a swordsman."
"Seventy or eighty percent of your strength depends on that light sword!"
The more Lieutenant Colonel Karuda spoke, the more worked up he became. He immediately stepped forward, the dark-glinting tip of his blade pointing at Ma Dong.
"As for people at my level, there are tens of thousands in the Navy alone."
"Not to mention the Army."
"If you look across the entire World Government, they're countless."
"What the hell are you so proud of?"
"T-Tens of thousands?!"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! You're talking nonsense!"
Ma Dong cried out in shock.
He simply could not believe what he had heard.
Even the single eye on his forehead trembled slightly from overwhelming shock.
"I—"
But at that moment.
Whoosh after whoosh suddenly tore into the chaotic battlefield.
Everyone could tell that it was the sound of air being ripped apart by high-speed movement.
Then, ten figures appeared like ghosts, clad in white Coats of Justice and suits of varying colors and styles.
Their builds, races, and weapons all differed.
Yet every one of them radiated a fierce, imposing aura.
They surrounded Captain Gou Lang, Major Big Silver, Ma Dong, Lieutenant Colonel Karuda, and the remaining hundred-plus Harusame pirates who were still fighting.
The rank insignia on their epaulets stood out clearly in the bright light.
From Captains to Commanders, and then Lieutenant Commanders to Majors.
A full ten naval field-grade officers.
The Captain at their head had a cold expression, with a pair of pure white wings spread behind his back. His stern gaze swept across the battlefield.
Then it settled on Lieutenant Colonel Karuda and Ma Dong.
"By Admiral Kizaru's order, capture the 'Starburst Sword King' Ma Dong alive as soon as possible, seize the flagship of