Several cannonballs tore through the air toward the ship packed with Civilians. Just as everyone thought they would strike—
Whoosh!
A figure suddenly leaped from the harbor onto the ship. Seeing the cannonballs hurtling toward him, he sprang into the air.
In the blink of an eye, he knocked them all away. They exploded overhead, and fire and thick smoke swallowed his figure.
"We're saved!" The Civilians aboard breathed a little easier and looked gratefully toward the person who had saved them.
"What happened? Who was that?" The people aboard the Pirate Ship stared at the smoke, stunned. After only a few seconds, they gritted their teeth, ruthless intent flashing in their eyes, and acted without hesitation.
They prepared to fire again!
A faint red glow appeared inside a cannon's muzzle, but before it could fire, the pirates froze. A figure flew out of the thick smoke, his "Justice" cloak streaming behind him, and landed on the barrel.
Just as the cannonball was about to emerge, he touched the muzzle with one hand. As though infected by some strange energy, the metal visibly rusted away. The Gun Emplacement was ruined in an instant.
Bang!
Fire flashed, and black smoke billowed from the muzzle. Before the dumbfounded pirates could react, the figure appeared beside the other cannons aimed at the ship packed with Civilians and ruined them the same way.
"It's Colonel Shu!" the Marines cried in delight. His actions lifted their spirits, and they threw themselves back into the fight.
"Nicely done, Colonel Shu!" Wuli turned his attention back to the pirate captains and their varied expressions. "Looks like your plan failed. Now I can focus on taking you all down."
"Don't think that's enough. If we stop the last ship, we still win," one pirate captain said darkly.
Wuli