Massacre
This was just the first one. Teach was incredibly fast. The second, the third, and so on, all the way to the ninth, Marine Captain one by one in the shocked and terrified gazes of everyone. They all turned into corpses under Teach's claws.
Only Williams, who was already seriously injured, remained.
The navy's morale has completely collapsed. Of the twenty-three Marine Branch commanders, twenty-two are dead, and the only survivor is seriously wounded. How can they fight like this?
Having lost the will to fight, they put up a valiant resistance, while the crew of the Night Pirates pressed their advantage, wielding their weapons to slaughter the marines.
"The Navy is finished!" This was everyone's thought, and it was a certainty. After Teach demonstrated his terrifying strength in instantly killing Marine Captain, the only one in the entire East Blue who could stop Teach was Marine Vice Admiral Brom.
However, Vice Admiral Brom was unable to get there in time; even at the Navy's speed, it would take at least a week to get here from Loguetown.
The atmosphere at the Marine Branch in Loguetown was extremely tense. They were also watching the live broadcast, hoping to wipe out the Night Pirates at least severely damage them.
However, the East Blue Navy will become a laughing stock. More than 10,000 marines and 23 Marine Captain captains were easily suppressed by the Night Pirates, who numbered only 200. By now, their defeat is already obvious.
They were completely outmatched in high-end combat capabilities; aside from numbers, even their ordinary crew members were far superior to the naval soldiers.
Even more serious is that the consequences and impacts of this battle are already unstoppable, as their effects have already spread.
The entire East China Sea was focused on this battle; they were unaware of it elsewhere.
Furthermore, the Night Pirates are a force that, apart from Vice Admiral Brom, no one else can defeat.
Some officers glanced cautiously at Vice Admiral Brom, who sat at the head of the table. On the surface, they couldn't tell what Brom was thinking, but those who knew him knew that Vice Admiral Brom was already angry.
Twice in a row, the Navy has lost face. Vice Admiral Brom is a vice Vice Admiral who values the Navy's honor very much, and Teach and the Night Pirates' actions have undoubtedly crossed his bottom line.
Just then, the Den Den Mushi rang, instantly easing the tension. "Moshi moshi, this is Sora."
This was a Den Den Den Mushi) from Marine Headquarters, which immediately put them on edge, especially since it was the Fleet Admiral calling.
Brom had already guessed why the Marine Headquarters had attacked.
"Yes, I am Brom," Vice Admiral Brom said in a deep voice.
"You know about what happened in the East China Sea, right?" Sora's voice came through the Den Den Mushi. At Marine Headquarters, Sora sat in the conference room with Vice Admiral Tsuru beside him. Such a big event was being broadcast live even in the Sabaody Archipelago, which was so close to Marine Headquarters. How could Marine Headquarters not be paying attention?
"Yes, I'm watching it. There's a live stream here." As he spoke, Brom gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly. Such a thing happening in the sea area under his jurisdiction was undoubtedly a dereliction of duty on his part.
"This is extremely serious. Deal with it as soon as possible and don't let it grow," Sora said through the Den Den Mushi.
"Yes, Marshal." Brom nodded. He had originally planned to wait for the Night Pirates to arrive, but now he couldn't wait any longer. The threat was too great, and they had to be dealt with as soon as possible.
Marine Headquarters.
"Any news about this Teach? How could such a strong pirate appear in the East Blue?" Sora sighed and turned to look at Tsuru beside him.
"No, he appeared in the East Blue more than three months ago, and there has been no other news. Considering the timing of Roger's execution, and the fact that many of the Night Pirates' officers were born in the first half of the Grand Line, this Marshall D. Teach is probably not from the East Blue, but was likely born in the Grand Line." He calmly analyzed after thinking about the information he had seen.
"That's not enough. I need information about his past. Make this pirate crew a priority target and dig out information about the captain of the Night Pirates." Kong said, his eyes wide. He was furious that this brat had caused such a loss of face for the Navy.
"Yes, I will increase my attention to him from now on. His identity is probably not that simple." Tsuru nodded, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. So young, yet possessing such power, it's impossible that there was no trace of him in the past. As long as there is any clue, the Navy will find it.
The seas are still turbulent, and the number of people going to sea to become pirates continues to increase. The Navy is completely unable to suppress them. The new era that Roger started will not be stable for several years. And the actions of the Night Pirates have undoubtedly made the pirates even more rampant.
Therefore, the Night Pirates had to be dealt with, and dealt with as soon as possible, to make an example of them. This battle made the Night Pirates' name known to countless people.
In Loguetown, looking at the Den Den Mushi that had already been disconnected, one of the officers asked Brom, "Vice Admiral, what's next?"
"Of course, we're preparing to annihilate the Night Pirates."
"But what about Loguetown? There are still so many pirates heading to the Grand Line."
"Let them go. The Night Pirates are a greater threat," Brom said. As an elder from the same era as Garp, he had experienced a lot and seen many outstanding people and strong individuals. In his eyes Night Pirates had the potential to become Great Pirate, which he would not allow.
He witnessed the battles of the Night Pirates' officers and captain, and thus understood Night Pirates immense potential, knowing they absolutely could not be allowed to grow stronger.
Now, through the footage, it's clear that these officers are all quite capable, and in their eyes, Captain Teach's abilities have reached the level of a rear Rear Admiral.
"Baboon, Marines, we're in trouble. Your strength must be more than this, right?" Doflamingo, watching the live broadcast of the war from the North Blue, couldn't help but laugh. He knew that Teach was definitely hiding his strength; his true strength was far more than what he had shown.
Since learning about Teach from the newspaper, Doflamingo had already been very impressed with Teach, so he paid special attention to the live broadcast of the battle.
"Run! Stop fighting! Run!" Williams kept shouting. One by one, the marines could no longer hold on. On this battlefield, with an opponent they couldn't withstand, it was practically suicide.
Williams was heartbroken as he watched the marines die one by one, and he also deeply regretted participating in this operation.
At Williams's shouts, the marines, whose minds were on the verge of collapse, fled backwards, some even throwing away their weapons to lighten their load.
"Why didn't you kill me?" Williams roared as he lay on the ground, staring at Teach.
"Why kill you? Wouldn't it be better to watch these marines die? This is the burial ground I prepared for you." Teach looked at Williams and smiled gently, but it was extremely cruel, sending a chill down one's spine.
"What? Could it be..." Upon hearing Teach's words, Williams' pupils contracted, and an incredulous look flashed across his eyes.
"All crew members, kill them all, leave no one alive!" Teach glanced at him and shouted to the crew members who were chasing the navy.
This battlefield became a death trap for these naval forces. On the other side, on the other side of the island, on warships, the few remaining naval soldiers fell one by one. Nelson held a blood-stained longsword and slashed at the astonished sailors.
The sailors on the warships were all killed quickly, leaving only Nelson. Nelson had some knowledge of operating warships, and he closed off the boarding passages one by one, preventing the Marine warship from boarding the warships.
Meanwhile, Pito and Gari, who were in the rear of the navy, have now become the navy's front line, constantly killing the fleeing marines.
This was a massacre. I never expected Teach to be so ruthless and dare to do this. The Navy has already lost, but the Night Pirates have no intention of ending things like this.
The war turned into a defeat within minutes, with twenty-three Marine Captain dying one after another at the hands of the Night Pirates' officers.
This reminded them of what Teach had said before the war began, "Navy, you are surrounded."
Many pirates, merchants, and residents watching couldn't help but swallow hard and stare wide-eyed.
The Night Pirates were about to slaughter these marines who had lost their will to fight—more than ten thousand of them—who were to be slaughtered by these two hundred-odd pirates.
Especially the Navy, watching from the Marine Headquarters building, heard a loud "boom" that shook the entire building. "Damn it, that audacious guy!" Kong shouted angrily, looking at Teach's face on the screen.
Before him, the entire table had been shattered to pieces, and even Crane clenched his fists upon hearing Teach's decision.
"This guy, I must kill him! Putting him in Impel Down would be too good for him!" Brom finally couldn't hold back any longer and shouted angrily. The other officers were too scared to speak, suppressed by Brom's powerful aura.
"Vice Admiral, calm down. Now we need to see if there are any other options," his adjutant reminded Brom, seeing his state.
The killing continued, and then the scene shifted to another side—a vast ocean. Initially, the change in scenery angered the others, but upon closer inspection, they discovered that there was also fighting on the sea.
Three warships were alongside a pirate ship. From high above, they could clearly see that the three warships had been destroyed by the Lucky Goddess of the Night Pirates. On the warships lay the corpses of naval soldiers, and all that remained were the crew members of the Night Pirates.
The one who appeared here was none other than Baccarat, a member of the Night Pirates, also known as "Lucky Girl." This solved the mystery of why Baccarat was not seen on the battlefield; she was dealing with an attack from the Navy at sea.
However, it was clear that the Night Pirates had won. The warship Baccarat didn't care and sailed towards the other side of the island. The other side of the island was the direction the battlefield had shifted to, and also where the Marine warship were stationed.
The Marine warship were the only hope for these sailors to escape, so they retreated in the same direction they came from.
However, reality is cruel, and soon they will realize that even greater despair awaits them.
"Do you have Den Den Mushi to communicate with Williams? Bring it over quickly." Watching the marines die one by one, Brom felt a pang of heartache and even more fear. These were all marines from the East Blue, marines from twenty-three Marine Branch, accounting for one-fifth of the entire East Blue's naval force.
If all of them were lost here, the consequences would be terrible. The loss of the navy's reputation would be secondary; the real problem would be that the seas that were once guarded by the navy would lose their protection. Without the navy's restraint, pirates would become even more rampant, and these seas might become a pirate Paradise.
The Navy seeks stability. A Navy without a Navy would become a breeding ground for chaos. In that case, the most peaceful waters of the East Blue would disappear, and pirates might even grow stronger, becoming as powerful as those of the other four seas.
"Yes, there is." Hearing Brom's words, the adjutant understood his thoughts and quickly retrieved the Den Den Den Mushi) used to communicate with Williams.
"Bulu Bulu! Bulu Bulu!"
The sound of Den Den Mushi rang in Teach's ears, Teach's gaze fell directly on Williams watched helplessly as the marines died one by one, their bodies unable to move.
Blood was still flowing from his right arm, his chest was caved in, and fragments of bone were embedded in his flesh.
Hearing the Den Den Mushi ring, he realized it was his own Den Den Mushi. He endured the pain and tried to take Den Den Mushi out. He knew that other Marines were watching what was happening on this battlefield, and the call at this time meant something important.
A hand reached into Williams' pocket and pulled out the still-ringing Den Den Mushi.
Williams was powerless to resist. Teach squeezed the Den Den Mushi in one hand and crushed Den Den Mushi with a single blow.
The scene on the screen had already switched back, showing Teach crushing the Navy's Den Den Mushi without even considering negotiating with the Navy.
"What are you doing?" Williams was stunned, as was Brom, who was making a phone call on the screen.
"Heh, I know without even guessing. They're definitely trying to force me to let those marines go, otherwise they'll completely offend the Navy and use that to threaten me. That's just how the Navy is," Teach sneered. "I'm not easily intimidated."
In Loguetown, officers' eyes fell on Brom somewhat embarrassed because Teach had completely spelled out what he wanted to say; that was exactly what he meant.
He put down the Den Den Mushi, his anger rising again. How dare this pirate hang up on his Den Den Mushi? After all, he held a high position and had his own pride.
"We must kill this guy."