Within the enormous palace lined with pavilions and towers, furious battle cries and the clang of colliding blades rang out without end.
Boom! Boom!
Cannon fire exploded amid the dense crowds, and pirates lay scattered across the snow in pools of blood.
Black and red stained the vast white earth, while the biting wind swept snowflakes across the entire battlefield.
"How's the situation now?!" a rough-looking pirate captain with a scar running across his face shouted.
At the same time, he warily watched the beastlike swordsman nearby, who held three swords at once.
By now, the other side had practically wiped out five pirate crews alone. That was a tenth of their fighting force!
"Captain! Our Grand Fleet's casualties have already exceeded a third!"
"And it's only been this long!"
The scar-faced man's expression instantly darkened. Gritting his teeth, he shouted, "What about them?!"
Those who had landed on this island were captains and the elites of every crew!
Lord Shiki was also being held up by the enemy. If this continued, even if they won this war, their newly assembled Grand Fleet would pay a tremendous price!
That was right! This was already a war. Though their opponents numbered barely more than ten, the fleet formed from fifty pirate crews possessed enough strength to destroy a nation!
"The enemy has not suffered any casualties so far!"
"What did you say?! We've lost so many men, and we haven't even taken down a single one of them?!" the scar-faced pirate roared in disbelief.
They were no rookies. They were all veteran pirates who had spent years roaming the seas, which was why they had answered Golden Lion's call.
They knew the Straw Hat Crew had recently become famous, but they had never expected every member to be this powerful!
"Three-Sword