"It's the Big Helmet Pirates."
"And Aibotaang, with a bounty of fifty million! Damn it! Why have all these pirates famous in the New World gathered here?!"
"That's Roshio the 'Executioner' from Mogu Town!"
Terrified cries rose one after another.
Every one of them whose name had been called was a famous pirate of the Grand Line, and all of them were immensely powerful.
Among them, Executioner Roshio and Aibotaang were especially notorious for their cruel methods, with massacres being a common occurrence.
At the rear of the crowd stood a strange man wrapped head to toe in bandages. He was the strongest among them, Aibotaang, known as "Grievously Wounded." A bloodthirsty grin spread across his face. "Kill them! Leave no one alive!"
The many recruits of the training camp panicked. Under Colonel T-Bone's command, they fled outward through the dense forest.
With so many renowned great pirates gathered here, they stood no chance at all. Even Colonel T-Bone's expression had become incomparably grave.
"Where is Second Lieutenant Wu Biao?" Colonel T-Bone looked around, but Wu Biao was nowhere to be seen.
The recruits froze at his words, searching all around without finding any trace of Wu Biao.
"Could he have... run away?"
The thought surfaced in the minds of the recruits, but before they could confirm it—
"Wahahahahaha..."
At that moment, wild laughter rang out, and everyone turned toward it.
Only then did they realize that one person in their group was moving in the complete opposite direction. Not only had he not retreated, he had charged straight at the pirate army surging like a tide.
"That lunatic!!!" Bertrand and the others cursed in unison.
Colonel T-Bone halted, hesitation flashing through his eyes. "Keep retreating!!" With that, he used Soru and shot forward.
He could die here, but Second