The Clash of Life and Death

"What's going on?!

Why has our invisible fleet been exposed?!"

Aboard the Pirate Coalition's flagship, Gran Egwitan, leader of the Egwitan Pirates, roared. His scarlet eyes were fixed on the distant battlefield, and the axe in his hand bit into the deck.

They had carefully used the Clear-Clear Fruit's power to hide their fleet and had even sailed with the wind in mind to avoid giving themselves away. Yet the Neo Marines had pinpointed their position and devastated their vanguard in mere minutes!

"How did they do it?!

Some new Marine technology?

Or... was it those monsters' Observation Haki?"

Gran's heart raced as he searched for an explanation.

As a battle-hardened pirate captain, he knew hesitation on the battlefield was deadly.

But this time, he faced the Neo Marines—fighters like Jin An, Whitebeard, and Kuzan. They had reacted faster than he had imagined!

He drew a deep breath and forced down his shock. Then he yanked the pistol from his belt and fired three shots into the sky—the Pirate Coalition's signal to counterattack!

"Forget about it!

Everyone, advance! Hit them with everything you've got!!"

A savage counterattack, pirate madness

"Kill them all—!!"

At Gran's command, the pirate fleet abandoned concealment. The Clear-Clear Fruit's limits in large-scale battle had become clear: once the ships fired their cannons or moved, their invisibility warped and left gaps.

Rather than wait to be picked off one by one, they would attack head-on!

Warships appeared across the sea like ghosts emerging from the void. Black flags rose, cannons swung toward the heart of the Neo Marines' fleet, and a fierce barrage erupted!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Cannons roared. Blazing shells tore through the night and rained down on the Neo Marines' warships like deadly meteors.

"Everyone!

Charge!!"

Panic had vanished from the pirates' eyes, replaced by