The sky was filled with blood rain mixed with flesh and bone. It was truly a shocking sight.
This was the most brutal aspect of war.
Although the Marines had been mentally prepared, they were still inevitably horrified and enraged by the blood rain filling the sky.
Compared to them, Hawkins and Arthur, who were desperately fleeing toward Impel Down, were exhilarated and sincerely praising Maud's strength.
With Maud drawing the attention away from them, the obstacles on their way to Impel Down would be reduced somewhat.
However.
The Marines still held the numerical advantage.
Hawkins carried Arthur and ran for a while before being spotted by a nearby Marine squad.
Swish, swish—!
A total of eight Marines used Soru together, rapidly closing in on Hawkins and Arthur.
At this point in the war, those still able to stand were basically the best of the best.
Naturally, they all knew the Six Powers.
Hawkins noticed the movements of the eight Marines, and his expression suddenly tightened.
Given his current condition, the difficulty of dealing with this group of Marines was obvious—especially while carrying Arthur. It was utterly despairing.
"H-Hawkins, don't leave me behind... I may be paralyzed, but I can still throw out a few more threads..."
Arthur also sensed that something was wrong, but he was even more afraid that Hawkins would abandon him.
"..."
Hearing Arthur's words, which were overflowing with the desire to live, Hawkins felt deeply speechless.
In the past, he really would have decisively abandoned Arthur to save his own life.
But the atmosphere and style of the Maud Pirates did not allow him to do such a thing.
Hawkins had never considered leaving Arthur behind. In this situation, he could not be bothered to answer him and instead pondered how to shake off the