Once Ban Jieya entered Nine-Tailed Fox Form, Rumba found himself fighting for his life. Before long, one of her fox tails knocked his sword from his hand. Then she barked, "Nine-Tail Binding!"
Nine fox tails wrapped tightly around Rumba, binding him like a stuffed dumpling. No matter how hard he struggled, he could not break free.
Ban Jieya licked her rosy lips. Their allure could easily draw a man's gaze, but after seeing how ruthlessly she killed, no man would dare approach her.
The tails tightened around Rumba. His face turned purple, and the veins beneath his skin stood out. Breathing grew harder by the second. He struggled desperately, but Ban Jieya answered him with the calm gaze of a corpse.
Ban Jieya was a true killer, without tears, blood, or feeling. No method of killing, however cruel, disturbed her in the slightest.
Killing was her job. It was the reason she lived.
A little later, Rumba's eyes bulged and his face twisted into a terrifying grimace. His struggles weakened as the last of his strength left him.
Ban Jieya lifted him high into the air with her tails. Then the tail around his neck twisted sharply. Crack! His bloodied head fell to the ground.
Seven pirate captains under Whitebeard's command had now died.
Whitebeard glanced at Ye Chen, who was closing in on the Protective Barrier. Resolve hardened in his eyes. With a swish, he brought down the great blade that had accompanied him through his campaigns in the New World. The air around him gave a piercing wail. Then he leveled its edge straight at the Execution Platform.
Marco and the others roared. Their cries shook the earth and rang through the sky. They surged forward like a tide, reckless and unstoppable, each of them fierce as a