A tornado swept through the port. The pirates it had hurled into the air fell back down in a scattered heap, seeing stars and too dizzy to stand. For the moment, the Pirate Alliance Army's fighting strength had collapsed.
Shu, who was fighting the one-eyed pirate captain, had no desire to keep trading blows. After fending off an attack, he retreated several meters.
The one-eyed captain was unwilling to let him go. He was about to give chase when a sound suddenly came from the sky.
Boom!
The first shell struck the port. Fire erupted, black smoke billowed, and a deep crater appeared in the ground.
Everyone looked toward the source of the shell. This barrage had not come from the World Government warship. It had come from the Marine warships already in position on the sea near the Town!
The Buster Call!!
It had begun!!!
The Marines and pirates at the port stared at the dense mass of black shells overhead. It was a spectacle few ever witnessed, and they were stunned by it. Then they realized something else.
They were inside the target area!
"Get out of here! The Marines have launched a Buster Call! This place will be destroyed any moment!" The pirates swallowed hard, panic spreading among them. With so many shells falling, they would soon be blown to pieces!
"Set sail! Withdraw!" Wuli shot toward the Marine warship, his voice reaching the deck before he did.
The helmsman aboard heard him and began turning the wheel, easing the ship away from the port. None of them doubted that the two colonels would make it aboard in time. All they had to do was follow orders.
Shu began to retreat as well. Across from him, hesitation flashed through the one-eyed pirate captain's eyes.
In the end,