Indiscriminate Bombardment

After developing the Hero Fruit, Lynn's fighting style had basically been set in stone: a pursuit of extreme ferocity and violence.

But that did not mean Lynn was some muscle-brained brute.

To escape the arena smoothly, Lynn had spent nearly four years planning today's riot.

His plan included the gladiators, the guards, and even the Celestial Dragons.

In Lynn's plan, breaking through the arena's blockade was inevitable.

But after that, an insurmountable mountain stood in his way.

It was the strongest official force of violence on these seas—

The Marines.

Among the gladiators were many major criminals wanted by the World Government. Once news of the arena rebellion got out, the World Government would inevitably dispatch the Marines to suppress it for the safety of the Celestial Dragons and nobles.

And since this was a Great Incident concerning the Celestial Dragons' safety, the Marines would very likely deploy combat power at the admiral level.

Marine Admirals were the strongest frontline fighters on these seas!

Lynn knew full well that he was not yet capable of fighting a Marine Admiral.

His only choice was to throw the Sabaody Archipelago into chaos before the Marines' main forces arrived, then seize a ship and head out to sea!

Thus, every second was especially precious to the rebels now.

Lynn patted Fisher Tiger on the shoulder. "Boss of Fish-Man District, break out with us, then go home!"

Fisher Tiger froze for a moment, then clenched his fists as veins bulged across them. He growled, "Yeah. Home."

One human and one Fish-Man followed closely behind the gladiators and charged through the shattered walls.

Outside was the Sabaody Archipelago, already in complete chaos because of the arena rebellion.

This was the situation Lynn and the gladiators had planned long ago.

Without harming civilians, they would cause as much unrest as possible along the way. Ideally, they would throw the entire Sabaody Archipelago into chaos, then scatter and break out separately!

Although the gladiators wanted to follow Lynn, their target would be far too conspicuous that way. They could easily be dealt with all at once and wiped out.

Lynn led Fisher Tiger south, toward the port directly south of Sabaody Island Three.

Two Marines stood in the road ahead, raising their guns at them.

"Stop! Don't move!"

Bang! Bang!

Lynn and Fisher Tiger each sent one of the Marines blocking their path flying, then continued sprinting forward.

A series of booms echoed from the distance.

That Giant Tribe gladiator seized a crate of cannonballs and hurled it with all his strength toward the nobles fleeing in the distance!

Several thunderous explosions rang out, and Island Four next door also descended into chaos.

At the same time, commotion erupted throughout Island Three, where the arena was located.

The Marine soldiers had been ordered to protect the nobles while also hunting down the fleeing gladiators. They simply could not handle both!

Everything was unfolding according to Lynn's plan.

Once the gladiators blended into the crowd, without their Explosion Collars, they were no different from ordinary people. The Marines would have no way to track them down.

As for the most conspicuous Giant Tribe gladiator, he had already seized a large ship and was the first to escape out to sea while the Marines had no time to deal with him.

"Don't panic! Organize the civilians' evacuation in an orderly manner!"

A Marine Major General was directing the soldiers through a Den Den Mushi. Before the admirals arrived, he was the highest-ranking temporary commander in the Sabaody Archipelago.

"Don't worry about whether they're nobles or civilians. Evacuate everyone from Island Three as quickly as possible!"

Just as the major general was doing his best to command the operation, a rustling of chains sounded.

An elderly Celestial Dragon wearing a bubble helmet had arrived before him, riding atop his slave and accompanied by guards.

He looked down imperiously at the Marine Major General.

"Where are the criminals?"

"They haven't been captured yet." The Marine Major General frowned deeply. "There aren't enough troops stationed here, and the rebels have blended into the crowd. Before the admirals arrive, for the civilians' safety, we can only delay the arrests for now. But we will definitely be able to—"

Bang!

Before the Marine Major General could finish, the elderly Celestial Dragon struck him across the face with his cane.

"I asked where the criminal who attacked my nephew, Saint Almace, is!"

The Marine Major General could only grit his teeth and reply, "They're still scattered across Island Three. The arrests will take more time."

"Bomb them to death." The elderly Celestial Dragon spoke calmly.

"What?" The Marine Major General was stunned.

"Bomb them to death!" the elderly Celestial Dragon roared. "Aren't they still on this island? Then use the fleet's cannons to blast them to death!"

The Marine Major General lowered his head and clenched his jaw. "But there are still many civilians on this island who haven't had time to evacuate..."

Bang!

Another blow from the cane smashed into the Marine Major General's head.

"How can those pieces of trash compare to my nephew's life? How can they compare to the honor of the Celestial Dragons? I want them to pay with their lives!"

The elderly Celestial Dragon roared, "Use the cannons and blast them to death!"

The Marine Major General stood there, pressing down the brim of his cap, refusing to say another word.

"Do I have to do everything myself? What the hell are you people being fed for?"

At the elderly Celestial Dragon's signal, a guard beside him suddenly snatched the Den Den Mushi from the Marine Major General's hand and presented it to the elderly Celestial Dragon with both hands.

He activated the Den Den Mushi and issued orders to every Marine on Island Three.

"I am Saint Cainmas. In the name of a Celestial Dragon, I order you to bombard every port on Island Three. Let those great criminals who dared harm my nephew understand their mistake!"

"I'll make them regret ever being born into this world!"

At the same time, the Marines stationed on Island Three and the Marine warships in the surrounding waters all heard the order.

They were Marines. Obeying orders was their duty, and this order had come through the command Den Den Mushi. The one issuing it was also a Celestial Dragon.

Thus, even though many questioned the order, they began loading ammunition and aiming their cannons at the various ports of Island Three.

Saint Cainmas gripped the Den Den Mushi and roared, "Fire!"

Boom! Boom! Boom...

In an instant, more than a dozen ports of all sizes around Island Three came under fierce Marine bombardment at the same time!

Explosions, firelight, and smoke instantly swallowed the ports of Island Three, along with the crowds fleeing for safety.

The panicked cries of civilians rang out across Island Three.

Boom!

A cannonball fell, and smoke from the explosion spread through the streets.

Lynn and Fisher Tiger burst through the smoke, sprinting toward the southern port.

Fisher Tiger growled, "Have the Marines gone insane? There are civilians all around here! How dare they carry out indiscriminate bombardment!"

Lynn's brows were furrowed as well.

The Marines would basically never issue such an order. The only people who could, and who had the authority to command the Marines to launch indiscriminate bombardment, were the Celestial Dragons.

Lynn had thought that after knocking Saint Almace unconscious, no Celestial Dragon on Island Three would be able to command the Marines for the time being. But he had clearly miscalculated.

After all, who could have expected Saint Cainmas to happen to visit the arena to see his nephew today?

But it was already too late to say anything now.

Several cannonballs exploded on both sides of the street.

The blast wave destroyed a house and threw a five- or six-year-old child to the ground. Overwhelmed by pain and fear, the child could not get back up and could only lie there wailing.

At the same time, another cannonball fell toward him!

Seeing this, Lynn explosively pushed off with both legs and lunged forward like an arrow loosed from a bow.

Boom!

The cannonball exploded!

Amid the smoke, Lynn grabbed the crying child and carried him to safety.

"Go! Get away from the port!"

The Marine bombardment was focused on the ports, so the farther away from them they got, the safer they would be.

After the child ran off, Lynn and Fisher Tiger continued sprinting forward.

"We're almost there!" Fisher Tiger looked ahead, where the port was already visible.

A Marine warship was even docked at the port.

Fisher Tiger clenched his fists. With his and Lynn's strength, they could easily seize a Marine warship and sail out to sea.

But Lynn suddenly raised an arm to stop Fisher Tiger.

This warship was too quiet.

There was no sound of cannon fire aboard it, not even any Marines.

Something was clearly wrong.

As Lynn and Fisher Tiger remained on guard, a figure leaped from the warship's deck and crashed down from the air.

Boom!

The ground cracked, and smoke billowed upward.

The burly figure slowly rose from the smoke.

He had neat, short purple hair and wore a Justice Cape.

He lit a cigarette, took a light drag, and exhaled a ring of smoke.

"I was supposed to take the training ship around for patrol exercises, but then I suddenly received word that a Celestial Dragon had been attacked."

"What a pain. I may be an instructor now, but I still retain my Admiral rank, so there are things I still have to do."

"Hey, you brat and Fish-Man over there. You wouldn't happen to be the criminals, would you?"

A Marine Admiral had arrived in the Sabaody Archipelago!