Boom! Boom! Boom!
The cannons at the naval Harbor spat fire as they began bombarding the ships of the Whitebeard Pirates.
But cannons in this Pirate World were neither powerful nor accurate. Only the occasional shell flew in the right direction, and Whitebeard's captains intercepted those with ease.
Most of the shells struck the ice, sending flashes of fire across the battlefield.
"Brothers, we've got a place to land! Charge Marine Headquarters and save Ace!"
"Yeah! Charge with me!"
"Let's show them what we can do!"
The captains and pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates leaped from their ships and charged toward the Marines.
"The captains are moving out! Keep firing!"
The Marines sent a small force of elite troops to meet the pirates, while the cannons at the Harbor kept firing.
Among the charging Marines, Werther spotted Tashigi gripping Blood Scorpion.
The sight of her left Werther a little disappointed. Tashigi was still fairly weak. Without her superior Smoker protecting her, she would probably have been badly wounded by now.
But when Werther saw how spotless she kept Blood Scorpion, he gave up on taking it back. For all her absentmindedness, few people cared for a blade as well as she did.
The Whitebeard Pirates had no intention of taking fire without returning it. With a series of roars, their cannons sent shells toward the Marines.
Before those shells could land, several figures rushed past Werther and out of the Harbor.
Several Sword Flashes followed, and a line of tall figures stood on the ice.
"Hm? The Vice Admirals are moving already? Doffy, want to go down and have some fun?"
Werther was growing restless. He wanted to get down there and fight.
"Don't be in such a hurry, Werther. The best part's still to come. Save your strength. Don't