"Enough. I don't want to waste words. I'll give you a choice. First, obediently move aside and don't get involved in this war—I'll guarantee your safety. Second, keep blocking us and become cannon fodder."
Jiang Siming couldn't be bothered to argue any longer and boldly declared war.
Aokiji was sweating profusely. He knew that, in Jiang Siming's eyes, his own strength plus these tens of thousands of soldiers was nothing more than a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
But as a Marine Admiral, he still gritted his teeth and chose the second option.
Jiang Siming had no intention of hesitating either. With a sweep of his hand, he sounded the trumpet of war!
The heavy weapons built into the ten Eve's Treasure Ships all activated. They didn't even need anyone to operate them, automatically locking onto the tens of thousands of Marines.
Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
Aokiji looked up. A dense barrage of shells flew toward them.
His scalp went numb at the sight. What kind of firepower is this? Even a hundred warships couldn't unleash a barrage like that!
Facing the shells filling the sky, Aokiji gritted his teeth and used his ice technique, forming an ice wall in front of the warships.
But his ability could only protect the few warships nearby. The others were in for a terrible fate.
The roar of artillery suddenly erupted!
In a single exchange, three warships were hit hard, and one of them had already begun to sink.
Thousands of soldiers on the warships fled in panic, with no choice but to jump into the sea to escape.
Aokiji had no way to help them and could only stall for time, waiting for the other Marine Admirals to arrive.
Soon, aside from the four warships near him, every other