On the training ground in the inner yard of the Marine Base, the Marines who had no patrols or guard duty today were carrying out their daily drills.
The New World was full of powerful pirates, making it a dangerous place for the Marines. If they wanted to survive here, their own strength was essential.
Thus, the Marines at the base didn't resent their daily drills. If anything, they took part with enthusiasm.
That day, just as the Marines began their drills as usual, someone noticed what looked like a fireball plunging toward the base from the sky at incredible speed.
At first, only a few people spotted it, but soon most of the Marines on the training ground had noticed the fireball drawing closer.
Sorok, the Third Raikage's adjutant, was supervising the drills on the training ground. The moment he saw the fireball, he had a feeling it could be Kaido's attack.
He hurriedly shouted, "Send someone to alert everyone! The rest of you, spread out!"
At his command, the base Marines—already among the Navy's elite—began moving in an orderly fashion.
At Sorok's instruction, one staff officer raced toward the nearby Admiral's Office, while the other officers directed their soldiers to retreat toward the perimeter.
Not long after the soldiers had begun to scatter, Kaido's flame-wreathed form slammed straight into the center of the training ground, carving out a deep, man-shaped crater.
Kaido's impact shook the entire base. The training ground, at the epicenter, took the full force of the blow. Many soldiers were thrown backward by the shock wave and tremors, and some were injured.
Fortunately, thanks to Sorok's calm command, the soldiers had scattered in time. No one died in Kaido's landing.
When the shaking stopped, some of the soldiers who had fallen to the ground stared