The Combination of Haki and Abilities

Even though they had already prepared themselves mentally.

Violet and Rebecca still felt a chill run through their hearts when they saw it with their own eyes.

The deck was covered with fierce-looking pirates who had invaded the ship.

Most of their own soldiers lay motionless in pools of blood.

The standard-issue weapons distributed by Dressrosa lay scattered beside the corpses, silently accusing the enemy of their atrocities.

"Hahaha! Pathetic! Absolutely pathetic! You call this the kingdom's elite forces?"

Among the pirates, the one enjoying the slaughter most was a burly man wearing a captain's hat and sporting a black beard.

He swung a giant battle-ax as large as a door, each blow tearing through the soldiers' armor and striking straight into their vital organs, snuffing out their lives.

Such overwhelming strength allowed him to slaughter the soldiers, who had formed a defensive formation, without leaving a single one standing.

"As expected of Captain Telles!!!"

"Our captain is a great pirate with a bounty of 320 million! How could a bunch of trash like you possibly stand against him? Just wait obediently for death!!!"

"Hahaha!!!"

"Kill them all!!!"

All around them, the pirates watched their captain rampage through the enemy ranks, their faces filled with excitement.

Led by Telles, the pirates' morale soared, while the soldiers were routed.

They were vastly outnumbered, and their individual strength was worlds apart.

Thus, even though the soldiers fought to the death, they still could not withstand the pirates' assault.

Commander Ackerman emerged from the cabin and silently concealed the despair that had just surfaced in his eyes.

Given the situation, they might be completely wiped out in three minutes—or perhaps five.

And the royal family and nobles they were supposed to protect would then...

Commander Ackerman steadied himself, tightened his grip on his