To Defeat the Most Terrifying Evil, One Must Inevitably Tear Away the Thin Candy Coating of False Justice
Looking at Setsuna's young yet forceful face, Ochoku's heart gradually twisted. "Another Rocks? How disgusting. This sea has no need for monsters like you, who shine far too brightly!"
Kizaru's usually flippant face rarely showed such gravity. "How frightening."
Conqueror's Haki meant little to true elites, but the power Setsuna had displayed made him practically immune to human-wave tactics.
Beside Setsuna, Hancock clasped her hands to her chest, a lovely blush blooming across her fair cheeks.
Her beautiful eyes gleamed with undisguised admiration. "As expected of the man I chose—"
"Admiral Kizaru, Sand Crocodile, Moria, and Weevil are yours," Setsuna said, assigning roles according to the original battle plan. "Ace, Enel, Teach, the three of you will deal with Ochoku."
"Ochoku?" Teach's eyes burned with excitement. If his opponent was Ochoku, he did not mind revealing a little more of his strength.
"Hancock, Cavendish, lead the others and mop up the remaining pirates."
Finally, Setsuna turned his gaze toward the tall figure by the shore. "As for Zephyr, I'll handle him personally."
The moment he finished speaking, earth-shaking battle cries rang across the entire battlefield.
Ignoring the surrounding clamor, Setsuna strolled toward Zephyr as if taking a leisurely walk.
"Admiral Zephyr, I was entrusted by Fleet Admiral Sengoku to stop you," Setsuna said calmly.
"Sengoku?" Flames of fury ignited in Zephyr's eyes. "It was one thing for him not to understand me, but now he's even trying to stop me from killing these pirates. Hahaha, the Marines truly have rotted to the core!"
Without another word, Zephyr's mechanical arm suddenly transformed, its pitch-black cannon muzzle aiming at Setsuna.
Pulverizing Blast!
Blinding fire erupted, but Setsuna's figure vanished from the spot like a phantom.
The shell struck the ground, and the violent explosion shook the entire coastline.
From within the smoke