Under cover of night, the Marines rowed their landing boats quietly toward the beach.
The pirates on the beach were still drinking, gambling, and singing.
That was until one goon went to the seaside to relieve himself.
Then came a gunshot.
The pirate goon was shot between the brows and fell into the sand pit.
As the gunfire rang out, the Marines of Branch G5 began charging onto the island.
"Enemy attack!"
"Wake up!"
The gunfire on the beach jolted the pirates awake.
The pirates quickly grabbed the weapons beside them.
Although the attack had come suddenly, Jonathan's group had occupied Hellenson Island for two years, which meant they were all seasoned fighters.
Jonathan opened his eyes. His cold gaze was filled with murderous intent.
"Are there more people who don't value their lives?"
Jonathan muttered to himself. He then gripped two spiked clubs and stood up.
Jonathan was nearly eight meters tall. Each of his spiked clubs was five meters long and weighed three tons.
However, not long after Jonathan stood up, a lazy voice came from behind him.
"You'd better stay right where you are."
Victor said this calmly.
Hearing Victor's words, Jonathan turned around and looked at him coldly. "Do you want to be smashed into mincemeat?"
At the same time.
The battle between the Marines and pirates had begun.
Led by their commanders, the pirates were fighting back.
There were more than two thousand pirates on the island.
Branch G5 had dispatched three thousand Marines.
The Marines had the advantage in numbers.
However, Jonathan's group had the advantage of terrain.
The forest on the island had been modified. In some elevated areas, the pirates had built watchtowers.
Cannons had been mounted on the watchtowers, which also had firing slits.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The cannonballs landed beside the Marines. They were blasted into the air before crashing heavily onto the beach.
"Don't worry about the fallen!"
"Charge onto the island!"
The veterans of Branch G5 shouted.
Even so, some recruits still tried to rescue their comrades. However, while rescuing them, they became targets for the pirate snipers.
The pirate snipers were cunning. They did not shoot the recruits who were carrying out rescues. Instead, they aimed at the Marines' legs, leaving them unable to move.
Rescuing one wounded Marine required at least two healthy Marines.
"Damn it!" Wright, Connor, and the others had only just graduated. This was their first time facing a scene like this.
However, driven by their passion and enthusiasm, they still charged at the very front of the formation and became embroiled in melee combat with the pirate goons on the island.
More and more pirates fell at their feet.
Before they knew it, Wright and Connor had taken down nearly a hundred pirate goons.
As a result, the two of them attracted plenty of attention.
One such person was Great Shield Roh, a commander under Jonathan.
Great Shield Roh was over six meters tall and had a bounty of 170 million beli.
Roh's weapon was a metal shield taller than he was.
Roh could block any attack with his shield. He could also brace himself behind it and smash any enemy to pieces.
At that moment, Roh raised his shield and began to accelerate. He strode forward at tremendous speed, and every Marine in his path was sent flying by his charge.
Lainer, Connor, and the others hurriedly dodged.
Roh's mere presence was enough to make them realize that he could not be confronted head-on!
The unfortunate Marines who were struck down one after another fell to the ground and died on the spot!
"Hahahaha."
Roh laughed heartily, not taking the Marines seriously at all.
"You brats are pretty strong!"
Roh attacked the two of them again.
Connor did not dare be careless. After dodging the shield's impact, he raised his leg and delivered a vicious kick.
"Tempest Kick: Javelin!"
Connor gathered the force of his kick into a slash and sent it hurtling at his enemy. The Tempest Kick slash shot out like a javelin, streaking viciously toward the shield.
Connor was confident in his Tempest Kick. However, he had underestimated the hardness of Roh's shield.
Roh's shield had been made from a special metal and was indestructible!
"Finger Pistol: Vajra Shatter!"
Seeing this, Wright used Soru to close in at high speed.
He then concentrated all the strength in his body into his right index finger. His hardened finger unleashed a strike in the blink of an eye, its tip possessing terrifying destructive power.
Zephyr had once said that Victor had shattered a diamond with a single finger!
However, Wright had yet to fully master his Finger Pistol.
"Wright!" Connor gripped his sword with both hands and charged in front of Jonathan.
"There are more and more brats who don't know when to give up."
Roh gave a ferocious, mocking laugh before swinging his club down again.
The shield smashed straight toward Connor's face.
Connor gripped his sword with both hands and tried to block it, but the blade in his hands shattered on impact.
"How much longer do you think you can laugh?"
Onigumo charged toward Roh with two swords in hand.
However, before Onigumo could get close, a flash of sword light swept over.
Onigumo raised his sword and held it in front of himself.
Even so, Onigumo was sent flying. His feet skidded across the ground for a distance before he barely managed to steady himself.
"Your reactions are pretty fast."
At that moment, a man whose entire body was wrapped in bandages appeared before Onigumo.
The bandaged man held a sword in each hand and spoke coldly.
The Zombie Swordsman Rex had a bounty of 190 million beli.
"But how many strikes can you block today?"
As Rex spoke, he swung both swords again and attacked Onigumo.
Onigumo was just about to use Life Return when Rex suddenly stopped and turned sideways to block.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Sakazuki swung his sword at Rex.
One sword against two.
Rex held both swords in his hands and struggled bitterly to hold on.
He cursed inwardly, knowing that Sakazuki's strength surpassed his own.
Moreover, Sakazuki and Onigumo were clearly on entirely different levels!
"Do Marines still like to gang up on people?"
Then another icy voice rang out.
A black-skinned Fishman with a mouthful of fangs appeared before the Marines.
The Black Shark Fishman Usare had a bounty of 210 million beli.
Usare excelled at Fish-Man Karate and had also mastered Haki.
Encountering Usare at sea was nothing short of a nightmare.
"Hey, let me play with you." Suddenly, Borsalino walked up to Usare.
Usare looked at the Marine Lieutenant Commander before him. Seeing his careless, slouching demeanor, he did not take Borsalino seriously.
"Only Jonathan is left." Lieutenant General Nunn observed the battlefield, but after waiting for a while, Jonathan still did not appear.
At the center of Hellenson Island.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~
Jonathan swung his two spiked clubs. Every swing produced a howling wind.
However, no matter how he attacked, he could not touch Victor in the slightest.
Victor was like a sheet of paper floating in the air. No matter how Jonathan attacked, he dodged every blow with perfect precision.
"Who exactly are you!"
Jonathan's expression turned solemn. He was proficient in Observation Haki and Armament Haki, yet he had not managed to hit Victor even once. This left him deeply surprised.
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