Iron-Blooded Torrent

Cannon fire swept across the sea like a raging tide, and the joint assault of the World Government forces and the Neo Marines instantly tore apart the pirate fleet that had been barely staying afloat.

Shells kicked up crimson sprays across the water. Amid deafening explosions, shattered planks and rusted wreckage rained down, and one pirate ship after another sank miserably into the cold depths under the immense impact.

At that moment, with the seawater churning and smoke filling the air, a bone-chilling tension suddenly spread between the two fleets that had just fought side by side against the pirates.

Former allies now stared each other down over their gun barrels, their faces cold and wary.

The densely packed ships of both fleets seemed to become frigid steel behemoths amid the roaring artillery and howling waves.

A fleet commander, his face filled with fury, suddenly shouted:

"Lay down your weapons, or don't blame us for showing no mercy!"

The telescope clenched in his hand glinted coldly in the sunlight, and his voice pierced the ears of everyone across the sea.

However, the opposing fleet refused to yield. Another commander snorted coldly, and once the order was given, their cannons swiftly turned toward one another, as if all their former unity against a common enemy had vanished in an instant.

The sea wind carried the lingering smoke of explosions and the salty, fishy stench of the ocean. The entire sea trembled at this sudden turning of allies into enemies.

The two groups that had just fought shoulder to shoulder were now acting independently, and the trust between them completely collapsed at that moment.

It was all like a carefully arranged performance:

Amid the cannon fire, pirate ships were mercilessly swallowed by the sea;

Just as the dawn of victory appeared, the