In Episode 532, an excited, trembling reply from the communications soldier came through the Den Den Mushi, his voice piercing the command tower and carrying across all of Marineford.
Borsalino crouched atop the watchtower, raising an eyebrow as he looked out over the sea. His drawn-out "Oh my" had lost its usual laziness. This had truly blown the roof off the world.
Sakazuki, Kaido, and Bullet were now evenly matched in battle, each covered in wounds of varying severity.
Sakazuki looked toward the spot where Charlotte Linlin had fallen into the sea, then glanced at Mu Chen. Suddenly, he slammed his fist against the railing, denting the iron bars.
Damn it. He did not even know how he was supposed to face Mu Chen now. Mu Chen had fought two Four Emperors and even crushed one of them, yet he had not taken down a single one so far. That was the difference between them!
As for Bullet, after witnessing Mu Chen's strength, his eyes lit up.
He knew he was no match for Mu Chen, but that did nothing to diminish his desire to challenge him.
"Mu Chen, I'm getting more and more excited. You have to wait for me!"
Kaido, meanwhile, stared in utter disbelief as his old friend Charlotte Linlin was defeated by Mu Chen just like that. Since when had Mu Chen become this powerful? He simply could not understand it.
Kuzan leaned against an ice wall, unaware that he had only drawn half an ice pop. Watching Mu Chen's back, he suddenly smiled.
"Mu Chen, as expected, I could never catch up to you."
He remembered that back at the Marine Elite Training Camp, he had always lost to Mu Chen. Even now, he still had not caught up with Mu Chen's pace.
Hancock had