Kill!
The cries of battle shook the heavens as hundreds of Marines gathered together, charging toward the nearest pirate ships like a torrent of steel.
Yamakaji took a great stride forward, and his entire body vanished into thin air like a phantom.
When he reappeared, he had used Shave and Moon Walk to land on the first pirate ship.
As a Marine Vice Admiral, he might have felt somewhat powerless when facing top-tier pirates.
However, in the New World, top-tier pirates were one in a million. They were simply not comparable to the pirates gathered in the Kolem Archipelago.
Thus, Yamakaji, a Vice Admiral, taking the lead so fearlessly was only natural.
Onigumo, Momonga, and Strawberry also led their soldiers into action.
Their targets remained the same—one person to deal with one pirate crew.
They clearly intended to suppress the sea entrance of Kolem Island as quickly as possible.
Doing so would not only minimize Marine casualties in clashes with the pirates.
It would also help restore the Marine's lost prestige before Qin Yu after their battle against the Devil's Heir, Douglas Bullet.
However, just as these chaotic thoughts flashed through their minds.
Before they could even steady themselves and make a move, the sight before them made their pupils suddenly constrict.
No!
Rather, not only Yamakaji and the other Vice Admirals, but even the Marine soldiers and Momousagi stiffened slightly.
They stared at the empty pirate ships before them, their faces filled with disbelief.
"Momonga, what's going on over there?" Yamakaji was the first to react, shouting, "There are no signs of human activity on the pirate ship here. It's covered in dust and rotten food. From the looks of it, no one has boarded this ship in a long time."
"Still, we must not let our guard down.