"Retreat! Everyone retreat!!"
"Run!!"
Countless screams rang out at once, and for that instant, time seemed to freeze.
Every Marine on the shore turned to flee, panic, fear, and despair written across their faces.
Blinding white light engulfed the land, and a terrifying explosion instantly swallowed the Marines on the shore.
As fifty Pacifistas self-destructed at once, a sharp pain pierced their eardrums. It was as if every sound had fallen silent, the world went quiet, and heaven and earth became a vast expanse of white.
Rumble!!!
Then, with an earth-shattering blast, the terrifying explosion consumed the coastline.
The sky shook and the earth trembled. A black mushroom cloud streaked with flames surged into the sky, while superheated wind pressure burst outward.
A semicircular crater several hundred meters across had been blasted directly into the shore, as though a huge bite had been torn out of it.
The thick vines Ryokugyu had created with his power, stretching from the sea to the shore, had their ends rooted in the earth completely blown apart by the explosion.
Seawater surged violently back in. The warships on the water rocked without end, while wails filled the shore.
"Waaah—!!"
"Help! Save me!"
"—Aaargh!!"
Large numbers of Marines were blasted into the sea. Most of those remaining stood on the broken bridge, staring at the horrific scene before them with panicked, grim expressions.
"Send warships in for rescue, now!!"
"Cover them! Watch the cover!!"
"Medical teams, move in quickly!!"
The Marines truly were a force that excelled at fighting on a massive scale. The moment the explosion ended, the fleet immediately reacted. Three warships pushed through the chaotic currents under their own power and sailed forward.
Behind the battle line.
"Report! Estimated casualties from the explosion exceed three hundred!"
"Giant Vice Admiral Longzi and Vice