As the lazy voice rang out, a chill swept through the Marines, turning into a mass of white cold air that arrived at the very center of the battlefield.
Amid the cracking sounds, the air froze and congealed. The last of the future three Admirals, the Ice-Ice Fruit user Kuzan, finally appeared before everyone.
With Kuzan's arrival, the Marines also began making major moves.
Clearly visible, most of the twenty-three Marine vice admirals who had accompanied the expedition—the highest combat forces below the Admirals—stepped out from the crowd one after another.
Every one of these vice admirals represented the strongest and most outstanding among humanity. The power they carried was so oppressive that merely watching them from afar was enough to feel immense pressure.
The happiest people at this sight were the Marine soldiers.
"Great! The vice admirals are all taking action!"
"There are fifteen vice admirals... What a grand spectacle..."
"We're guaranteed to win!!!"
The Marines' morale surged once more.
With the participation of these Marine vice admirals, the Marines began another major adjustment.
Led by the vice admirals, the Marines scattered and formed thirteen small squads, surrounding the entire Golden Crow Island in a fan-shaped formation.
By contrast, on the Sky Pirate Crew's side, apart from the Germa Legion, which had clustered together like ants, there were only the two fleet commanders standing at the very front. Their presence seemed much weaker all at once.
"Oh? Have you changed your battle strategy?"
Enel, who had become one of the Four Emperors, was naturally no longer the ignorant youth who had just set out to sea.
Ye Mu's strategy of letting them venture out on their own had been absolutely correct.
Although he did not need to personally handle most of the crew's affairs, the experience he had gained