Marine Base, North Sea Branch,
"Damn it!"
Drake dragged his newly recovered, badly injured body forward, swinging his dual blades and cutting down a swath of Artificial Human Soldiers.
"What the hell is Vinsmoke trying to do?!"
"Are they really trying to oppose the World Government?"
"Take over the North Sea?"
"They even dare to attack a Marine Branch!"
During the earlier battle, when Kizaru was forced to retreat, Drake had been defeated so quickly that Reiju's poison gas had soon overwhelmed him, knocking him unconscious. So he had missed Dragon's arrival afterward,
let alone the scene of Nara Dan single-handedly crushing Kizaru.
As for the mission's progress, a mere Commodore like Drake naturally wasn't qualified to ask about it.
As far as Drake knew, Vinsmoke was still only cooperating with the Revolutionary Army.
How had things gone from that to the Marine Branch being occupied the moment he woke up?
It looked as though the whole world had been thrown into chaos.
"Whoosh!"
Drake swung his greatsword with all his might. The force compressed the air, sending out an awkward-looking Vacuum Slash.
It was nowhere near the level of a true Swordsman, but it was more than enough to clear out the cannon fodder.
"It's Commodore Drake!"
"Commodore, sir!"
The Marines fighting the Artificial Humans spotted Drake, and their morale immediately surged.
But Drake wasn't pleased by his subordinates' cheers. Instead, he frowned and scanned his surroundings.
'Didn't those Vinsmoke guys come here themselves?'
'Do they think they can invade a Marine Base in the North Sea with nothing but these Artificial Human grunts?!'
Though confused, Drake also felt relieved.
He'd thought he was strong enough not to fear those Vinsmokes.
But after Reiju had completely suppressed him in their fight, and he'd seen Ichiji trade blows with even