Wind and Sword!

At dusk, dark clouds blanketed the skies above Cake Island.

"Hey, time to switch shifts."

"The cafeteria has Sea Beasts we hunted at noon today. They taste pretty good."

Inside a Marine watchtower by the coast, two Marines were changing shifts. The New Marines' watchtowers operated around the clock. This duty was generally handled by three rotating shifts, ensuring that the soldiers on each shift got enough rest to maintain their combat effectiveness.

Six in the evening was mealtime for the New Marines and also the time for shift changes.

"Oh? Really? Then I'd better hurry over. If I'm late, there won't be any left for me."

As he spoke, a young man in uniform walked out of the sentry post and handed a key to the soldier taking over.

Hidden sea barriers had been installed in Cake Island's Naval Port.

This was one of Cake Island's crucial coastal defense systems, designed and built by Dr. Vegapunk, the New Marines' foremost scientist. When under enemy attack, they only needed to raise the sea barriers to seal off all the waters surrounding Cake Island.

Ships unfamiliar with the sea barrier layout simply could not travel through such waters. If they tried to force their way toward Cake Island, they would most likely strike the barriers, damage their hulls, or even sink.

Besides monitoring the waters, the main task of the offshore sentry posts was operating the sea barriers according to different situations.

It was not a particularly difficult task, so the combat requirements for the soldiers on duty were not very high. They only needed to be sufficiently responsible.

"Mm, go on, hurry up."

The soldier coming to take over was a man in his early thirties. After taking the key, he smiled and stepped into the sentry booth. He glanced