Final Chapter (Nine)

The battle had become a complete rout!

The World Government's soldiers couldn't withstand the rampage of the New World pirates. Their clone soldiers were formidable, but the pirates had numbers on their side. Two pirates could take down one clone soldier, the Seraphim were tied up, and every Pacifista had been destroyed. What else could they count on? The Army soldiers whose legs had already gone weak with fear?

Of the World Government's three military branches, the Air Force had been all but wiped out, the Navy had betrayed them, and only the Army—the weakest in combat—remained!

Those poor soldiers had long since lost their nerve. They had even given up hope, praying only that the enemy's blades would be sharp!

The pirates showed no mercy. No one spared an enemy on the battlefield! Even when the few soldiers who had stopped resisting stood before them, they swung their blades without hesitation. The World Government's defenses grew weaker by the moment, while its agents remained inside headquarters, waiting for orders from above. Some could no longer bear to watch the slaughter. They wanted to save their comrades—or flee—but they couldn't. Their families were still in the World Government's hands!

Teach reveled in the slaughter. He didn't know what trump cards the World Government had left, but he didn't care! With absolute strength on his side, any enemy who came before him would only become another corpse!

The Sea Emperors cut down soldiers in swathes, and their officers and pirates threw themselves into the killing. Then, for an instant, everyone's attacks faltered. They looked up despite themselves. Above World Government headquarters, nineteen figures had suddenly appeared, each radiating terrifying pressure!

"Junior, how long have we slept? What year is it now?"

The strongest of the nineteen figures looked down at