After Kuzan's latest orders were relayed, the New Marines fleet standing atop the ice platform began turning their guns one after another. After clearing out the pirate ships frozen on the ice, the New Marines proceeded to further "plow the ground" at Rocky Port on Hachinosu Island.
It had to be acknowledged that this sea was full of capable and unusual people. The New Marines' bombardment of Rocky Port encountered much stronger resistance. All kinds of Devil Fruit abilities blossomed over Rocky Port.
The shells raining down were blocked time and again.
However, even Hachinosu Island's pirates were struggling against the New Marines' dense barrage, and shells were often missed.
When those shells landed on the docks, they erupted with thunderous blasts. The flames and powerful shockwaves from the explosions also affected the pirates desperately resisting them.
A pirate wielding a short sword was preparing to leap up and knock away an incoming shell when he carelessly overlooked another shell that one of his companions had missed, which landed more than ten meters away from him.
Although the New Marines shell exploded upon striking the ground, the raging flames instantly crossed the distance of more than ten meters. The fireball unleashed by the blast immediately swallowed the pirate.
Then another shell landed in the area where that pirate had just been standing.
The moment the first shell successfully landed in Rocky Port, the defensive line spontaneously formed by the great pirates collapsed like a toppled row of dominoes.
More and more shells fell onto Rocky Port's docks. Thick smoke rose across the battlefield, and as the pirates' vision was obscured by gunpowder smoke, the difficulty of resisting the New Marines' bombardment increased exponentially.
Pirates were cruel and bloodthirsty, but they were also selfish and afraid of death. Seeing that their