Slaying the Beasts

As the colossal beast crashed down with a thunderous roar, dust flew everywhere, and the entire ground trembled.

Kuzan turned his head and saw Sakazuki slowly approaching him.

"Ice brat, you need to be decisive. Don't care about temporary gains and losses. Kill the beasts as quickly as possible!"

Sakazuki spoke with a grave expression, his eyes revealing an unquestionable resolve.

What did Sakazuki mean by that?

Was he saying that Kuzan had not killed the beast immediately and had instead chosen to protect the civilians?

Kuzan suddenly could not understand whether Sakazuki was truly a Marine.

What Sakazuki had just said indeed carried that implication.

Kuzan coldly glanced back at Sakazuki, snorted, and ignored him before walking toward another beast.

Seeing that Kuzan was ignoring him, Sakazuki merely sneered and headed in another direction.

Meanwhile, Mu Chen, who was preventing the beasts from landing in the sky, had already killed dozens of them. Yet, as he watched more beasts continue to fall before him, he actually felt powerless. No matter how many he killed, they seemed endless, impossible to finish off.

Mu Chen was deeply puzzled. Was this really the Golden Lion he knew?

Logically speaking, the experimental ITU drug could not possibly have bred so many colossal beasts. He had also discovered that their weak points were the pustules on their bodies. Once more than three were broken, the beast would immediately die. Yet there were simply too many of them.

What Mu Chen did not know was that the stability of the IQ drug was extremely low. The survival rate of the beasts was only one-fifth, and once injected with the IQ drug, they only had a lifespan of twelve hours. One could imagine just how thoroughly the Golden Lion had prepared for his assault on Marineford.