Smoker: The Occult Can't Defeat Science!

"Grim Reaper" wasn't the Pursuit Card that best matched Hawkins's original intent, but without a doubt, it was the most devastating one.

Even a monster in the eyes of ordinary people like Smoker had become unbearably weak at this moment, let alone anyone else.

On the flagship's deck, Koby received a call from a Den Den Mushi. Everyone aboard one of the warships had suddenly collapsed. Before he could ask what had happened, a thud came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi, followed by silence. It was bone-chilling.

"Those soldiers... if nothing unexpected happened, they're already dead... Why?!"

Having awakened Observation Haki at Marineford, Koby's ability to sense the aura of life far surpassed that of ordinary people, so he was certain of it.

But through the thick fog, he had no idea what had happened.

Only an intense sense of danger rushed toward him, making his entire body tremble uncontrollably.

Suddenly, two streams of bloody tears flowed from Koby's eyes as he roared.

"Everyone, fall back immediately! Get out of the Misty World's range!"

He had realized it. The warships that had gone silent were all the ones closest to the pirate fleet... Those soldiers had used their lives to leave them intelligence, telling them the enemy's attack range.

Upon receiving the order, the already panicked soldiers swiftly sprang into action. They raised the anchors, controlled the sails, and turned the warships around.

Standing on the slowly moving deck, Koby looked up at the fog-shrouded center and clenched his fists.

"Vice Admiral, don't lose!"

Hawkins had definitely used this move to deal with Smoker. If even Smoker fell, Koby didn't think his current strength could change anything.

Meanwhile, at the center of the battlefield.

As the epicenter of the curse's eruption, the pirates aboard the