Marcus screamed in agony, his movements distorted by the pain, but he could still endure.
And as more and more reinforcements arrived, he even intended to break free from the demons' entanglement and charge out of the Outpost Base.
Seeing him draw ever closer to the outer wall, Charles could only keep hurrying in Marcus's direction.
At the same time, he directed his Tide Warriors through his mental power to intercept him.
The Outpost Base's layout consisted of an outer wall around its perimeter. Beneath that wall, there had not yet been time to construct any buildings; one had to go farther inward before reaching any structures.
At the center, there was only the Teleportation Beacon. The other buildings had not yet been erected.
Now, driven mad by pain, Marcus charged about wildly, and he really was getting closer and closer to the outer wall.
Once he broke out, it would become much harder for the demons to surround and attack him in such a cramped space.
Moreover, the Bone Anchor Pirate Crew's numerical advantage would be brought into even sharper relief.
Under Charles's command, the nearest Tide Warrior and his men began rushing over to intercept Marcus.
Accustomed to obeying Charles's orders, the Tide Warrior had initially assumed it would be as before—working with other Tide Warriors to besiege an enemy.
But what he saw instead was Marcus and the demons surrounding him.
Charles's order rang in his ears. "Charge in and stop Marcus!"
Marcus had already been tortured half-mad by the pain.
With the open ground right ahead, he charged forward without a care for anything else.
Even the strongest Minotaur Demon was sent flying by his charge. Though the Minotaur Demon's weapon smashed into his back, he did not pause in the slightest. Instead, he used the