Hancock was so furious she nearly ground her teeth to pieces. She rushed to the shore and struck back.
She leaned back and lightly touched her fingers to her lips, as though blowing a kiss to her beloved. Cold and captivating, she sent countless heart-shaped arrows flying from her fingertips. The moment the navy's cannonballs touched those pink arrows, they turned to stone, lost their momentum, and dropped helplessly to the ground.
"Snake Princess!"
The Kuja Warriors cheered when Hancock arrived and effortlessly stopped the bombardment.
Hancock turned toward the warships and swept them with a cold gaze. That was all it took to send the marines into an uproar.
They grinned like men who had surrendered, staring at Hancock without blinking. Many stood with their mouths hanging open, panting like animals and drooling shamelessly. With a single glance, she had set their hearts ablaze.
"Who gave the order to bombard my Amazon Lily?"
Hancock softened her voice, making it sweet and alluring. The marines went weak at the knees. Without thinking, they all pointed at Vice Admiral Kongming.
"I'm so frightened. Won't someone teach that awful man a lesson for me?"
Hancock's gentle words had barely left her lips when every marine aboard Kongming's ship charged at him in outrage. Sensing trouble, Kongming barked, "What do you think you're doing?"
Before he could finish, fists and feet rained down on him like a storm. They battered him black and blue, leaving him squealing like a pig.
By the time they stopped, Kongming's face was swollen and red. "You bastards!" he cursed. "Is this a mutiny?"
No one paid him any attention. The marines looked toward Hancock, eager for her approval. They were so enthralled by her beauty that they probably would not have hesitated even if she had ordered