Rushing to the Sea

"Shut down the broadcast! All Marines, move out! We absolutely cannot let these people leave Loguetown, especially that bastard Ye Mu of the Sky Pirates!"

At that moment, Sengoku's blood was surging, his face flushed crimson from holding it in.

Fortunately, after his initial panic, he quickly calmed down and issued a series of orders.

But he soon realized the situation was deteriorating far too quickly, leaving him almost powerless to stop it.

A dense mass of people, visible to the naked eye, surged toward the harbor like a tidal wave.

"Fuffuffuffu... A new era has begun. Our era has arrived..."

"Hee hee hee hee... Boys, we can't fall behind either! Charge!"

"Guhahaha... The age of great pirates, huh... How thrilling... One Piece, is it..."

"C-Captain... I'll definitely find outstanding companions and inherit your dream..."

"Wuwuwuwu... Captain Roger..."

"What a dangerous guy... What a pity... he isn't a pure swordsman... My road to becoming a great swordsman is still long..."

"Ye Mu of the Sky Pirates... I'm looking forward to our next meeting more and more... For now, let me give you a hand..."

At that moment, no matter what was on each person's mind, they all shared one common goal: the sea.

"Hey, Sengoku, what are you doing? Why haven't you ordered an attack yet?"

Beside Sengoku, Spandine, the man sent by the World Government, watched the pirates getting closer and closer to the harbor. Some had even boarded their own pirate ships already, yet the Marines still had not made a move, and he roared anxiously.

Sengoku's eyes were fixed firmly on the direction of the harbor as he said resolutely, "No. There are too many civilians mixed in. If I give the order to attack, ordinary people will definitely be hurt."

"Are you insane? Who cares about that at a time like this? What if they reach the sea and get away?"

"Don't worry. They won't get away. I've already sent Kuzan over..."

"You bastard... You've completely botched Roger the One Piece's execution this time... Just wait for the World Government to hold you accountable... We're leaving..."

Spandine anxiously led the members of CP9 in pursuit of Ye Mu and the others.

And Ye Mu, the one who had caused all of this, was currently leading his companions in a mad dash toward their own ship.

"Looks like a lot of people have their eyes on us..."

In Enel's Observation Haki, countless Marines were already surging toward them.

"Isn't that only natural...?"

Ye Mu said with a smile. He looked up and saw all kinds of people around him, their faces full of excitement and madness.

Some of them might already have been pirates, but even more were people who had not been prepared at all, yet after being stirred up by Roger, had resolved to set out to sea, hearts filled with dreams and greed. But they all had one goal: to rush toward the sea.

Not far away, the harbor was already packed densely with ships, as well as Marines blocking the road ahead.

"Do we make a move?"

"No need. Marines like these can't stop these madmen..."

At that moment, the Marines blocking the harbor stared with cold sweat covering their faces at the people lunging toward them like a horde of zombies, all wanting to rush out to sea.

"Fire warning shots... Fire warning shots... Drive these people back..."

Bang bang bang...

The continuous gunfire did indeed temporarily frighten the ordinary people running at the very front, but only temporarily.

Because a crazed voice rang out.

"Guhahaha... Don't stand in a man's way when he's heading out to sea, Marines... Sandstorm..."

As soon as the words fell, a gigantic desert tornado appeared in the Marines' field of vision, sweeping toward them with yellow sand filling the sky.

"Damn Sand Crocodile, Crocodile..."

The Marines who could appear here were no ordinary people, and they instantly recognized who the man in the greatcoat was.

He drew the twin blades at his waist and slashed toward the desert tornado.

"Don't underestimate the Marines! Two-Sword Style: Storm Quick Slash!"

Two sword auras visible to the naked eye slashed out, attacking Crocodile. But Crocodile did not move at all, because a figure descended from the sky, swinging a massive black blade and cutting out with one strike, easily blocking the Marine's slash.

"Hawk-Eye Mihawk..."

Seeing the man who had blocked his slash, his gaze as sharp as an eagle's, the Marine's expression turned ugly.

"Why? Do you want to become a pirate too?"

But Mihawk shook his head and said, "No... I merely saw a beautiful slash, so I felt a bit delighted and could not help making a move."

"You damn bastard..."

The Marine was furious, but it was obviously already useless. Taking advantage of this plan, Crocodile's desert storm directly tore open a path through the crowded Marines.

However, the Marines were not anxious, because this was only their first line of defense.

"We won't let you pass... Anyone who crosses this line will be regarded as a pirate and executed..."

As soon as the words fell, two enormous figures, visible to the naked eye and looming like small mountains, emerged from the cover of the massive buildings on either side. One swung a gigantic axe in one hand, the other a shark-cutting blade, blotting out the sky.

"They're giants..."

Those huge, terrifying figures exerted an incredibly powerful psychological pressure on ordinary people. In an instant, some were so frightened they stopped in their tracks, but that was nowhere near enough to scare true great pirates.

"Hee-hee-hee-hee... You can't be the only ones taking the stage in this grand show..."

As the words fell, a pirate who looked batlike, gaunt in build and holding a long blade, charged to the very front as the vanguard, slashing toward the two giants.

"Captain of the Thriller Bark Pirates, Gecko Moria..."

"Die!"

In an instant, the two giant Marines swung the weapons in their hands, chopping down at Moria with thunderous force. The vicious wind they stirred up alone sent everyone nearby flying.

But Moria showed no sign of retreat because of it. Instead, his face was full of excitement. Black Armament Haki coiled around the blade in his hand as it collided with the giant axe and shark-cutting blade, each more than ten times larger than his body.

That immense power was enough to destroy a mountain, yet it only forced Moria half a step back, while his expression grew even more excited.

"Hee-hee-hee-hee... So this is the power of giants..."

"Captain... You're amazing... You actually blocked two Marine vice admirals with your strength alone..."

The underlings behind him roared in excitement, and when the pirates who had originally retreated somewhat in fear of the giants' burly forms saw that two giants had been stopped by a single pirate, they once again fearlessly reappeared upon the sea.

"The Marines aren't so impressive after all..."

"Hurry... Once we get on the ship, we won't have to fear them..."

"The great treasure of the One Piece... Here we come..."

"Damn it..."

Seeing this out of the corners of their eyes, the two giant Marines' expressions changed drastically. Strength surged through their bodies as they tried to force Moria back and stop those pirates, but at that moment, they discovered their bodies suddenly could not move.

"Fuffuffuffuffu... How lively... So this is the era of great pirates..."

"Who..."

Everyone looked in the direction the voice came from, and saw that up in the sky, a man wearing a red flamingo-feather coat was stepping through the air, slowly flying over.

"Damn it... Captain of the Donquixote Family Pirates, Doflamingo..."

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