Kozuki Oden, having charged onto the seawall, immediately came under siege from the Marines.
Dense gunfire rang out across the wall in an instant. Bullets rained toward Oden, but he had no intention of dodging the soldiers' attacks. He raised his hands before his eyes as powerful Armament Haki instantly covered his entire body.
Clang clang clang clang—
The bullets struck Kozuki Oden's body, producing a series of crisp metallic rings.
With the reinforcement of Armament Haki, Kozuki Oden's physical defense rose dramatically. The Marines' firearms simply could not harm Oden.
And in those brief few seconds, Kozuki Oden had already rapidly closed in on the defensive formation.
Lowering his hands from before his face, Oden looked at the wall of men blocking his path and smiled.
"Move! Move!"
Kozuki Oden stomped off the ground and charged into the crowd. The two swords in his hands swiftly slashed toward the nearest Marine soldier.
The blade carried tremendous force. The young Marine held his gun, his pupils shrinking, yet his body froze in place. Intimidated by Kozuki Oden's overwhelming presence, he could not move at all.
"Idiot, what are you standing around for?!"
Just as the young Marine was about to die beneath Oden's blade, a steady low roar sounded beside his ear. At the same time, he felt a tremendous force seize him from behind and yank him violently backward. A white figure flashed past him, meeting Oden's attack head-on.
"Lieutenant Colonel Binji!"
The young Marine snapped back to his senses. Seeing the Marine who had rushed past him to face Oden, he could not help crying out softly.
The one who had charged out from the crowd to confront Oden was Binji, the commander of this defensive line and a lieutenant colonel from Marine Headquarters.
He had once served