And then... there was no then.
Zoro was not fighting alone. Behind him, the experimental warship docked sideways at the pier slowly aimed its small Electromagnetic Cannons at the crowd, one at the front and one at the rear.
Zoro struck a perfect pose, but this battle had little to do with him.
The two small Electromagnetic Cannons on the warship, or rather, rapid-fire Electromagnetic Guns, simply opened fire.
The instant they raised their Shell Guns and fired at Zoro, they had become enemies of the Revolutionary Army.
These Revolutionary Army soldiers, who had once fought in world wars, would not be fooled by the enemy's flag alone. They could call themselves the Revolutionary Army all they wanted, but the moment they opened fire, they became enemies.
Other than the Navy, the Revolutionary Army was rarely attacked at such close range. This was the perfect chance to test the power of the coastal defense guns.
They were called coastal defense guns, but they were actually electromagnetic machine guns. And though they were electromagnetic machine guns, they packed more power than 130-millimeter coastal defense guns and fired even faster than ordinary machine guns, nearly reaching the level of a six-barreled gatling.
Zoro stood before everyone like Guan Yu holding a pass against ten thousand men. Then, a low hum of charging energy sounded behind him, and the close-in Electromagnetic Cannons began to roar softly.
They were clearly just tiny steel pellets, yet when fired, they resembled bolts of electricity. Streams of current pierced straight through human flesh. Before learning Armament Haki, their bodies were barely tougher than paper and were effortlessly torn apart by those small pellets.
The pellets, carrying enormous kinetic force, were like the newly born gatling gun, walking the earth with the mercy of the gatling Bodhisattva. The