Pirates: Avenge My Family by Slaughtering the Celestial Dragons! Chapter 34

"Expand as much as you can, Zeus!"

Charlotte Linlin charged into the crowd, instantly killing more than a dozen Marines.

"Rocks Pirates' Third Division Commander, the ferocious female pirate, Charlotte Linlin!"

"Let us be your opponents!"

Four elite Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals stood imposingly in Charlotte Linlin's path!

One of them was even a giant.

But even with four against one, the four Vice Admirals had no absolute confidence in victory. Still, holding her off for a while would be more than enough.

Elsewhere, John, Silver Axe, and Ochoku were also blocked by elite Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals!

At least three or four elite Headquarters Vice Admirals were facing each Division Commander!

Just to deal with Charlotte, John, Silver Axe, and Ochoku—the four Division Commanders—

Marine Headquarters had to deploy more than a dozen elite Headquarters Vice Admirals!

They were practically emptying out the Marines' entire arsenal!

Fortunately, they had at least managed to delay Rocks himself and several Division Commanders.

The Marines could finally catch their breath.

Vice Admiral Tsuru, who was nearby, also urgently requested reinforcements from the World Government.

The Rocks Pirates had come with overwhelming force. The Marines had deployed nearly all their strength, yet they had only managed to reach a stalemate!

And don't forget—the Rocks Pirates still had one person who had yet to act!

The Seventh Division Commander, with a bounty of 1.5 billion, the [Most Evil Criminal], Rono!

From the beginning of the battle until now, he had merely been watching from the sidelines!

Once he acted, the Marines would have no other forces capable of stopping him!

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[Beep~ Congratulations, Host, you have successfully picked up 3,214 strength!]

[Beep~ Congratulations, Host, you have successfully picked up 987 speed!]

[Beep~ Congratulations, Host, you have successfully picked up 1,598 stamina!]

[Beep~ Congratulations, Host, you have successfully picked up Top-Tier Conqueror's Haki. Current progress: 18.5%!]

[Beep~ Congratulations, Host, you have successfully picked up Top-Tier Armament Haki. Current progress: 16.7%!]

[Beep~ Congratulations, Host, you have successfully picked up Top-Tier Observation Haki. Current progress: 14.9%!]

[Beep~ Congratulations, Host, you have successfully picked up Great Swordmaster-Level Swordsmanship. Current progress: 23.9%!]

The reason Rono had not acted yet was that he was feeling his strength grow!

A continuous stream of notifications rang out, and Rono's blood began to boil.

In less than ten minutes since the battle began, his Three Types of Haki had improved by leaps and bounds!

His growth was several times faster than what he had achieved from sparring with Whitebeard for three months!

Just as I thought!

If he wanted to break through further and obtain even greater power—

He could either challenge someone stronger than himself and pick up that person's strength,

Or participate in a large-scale war like this, allowing quantitative change to produce qualitative change!

Seeing that the time was right, it was finally time for him to act and deliver a crushing blow to the Marines!

"Brothers, charge with me! Find the Celestial Dragons and kill them all!"

Rono, his blood boiling, led the Seventh Division into the battlefield!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The moment he joined the battle, Rono drew Kotetsu and swung out several fierce slashes.

In an instant, at least thirty Marines let out screams before being swallowed by the sword waves!

"Damn it, the 1.5-billion-belly Great Pirate, the [Most Evil Criminal], Rono!"

"Those sword waves are terrifying! I almost lost my life!"

"Against a Great Pirate like this, we don't stand a chance!"

Several Marines who had narrowly escaped death spoke with lingering fear.

Whoosh!

Rono unleashed another terrifying sword wave.

As his Swordsmanship improved, the power of his sword waves was in no way inferior to that of top-tier Great Swordmasters like Golden Lion and Whitebeard!

Screams rang out.

In an instant, dozens more Marines were swallowed by the sword wave!

It was just like harvesting chives. Every swing reaped another crop, and the speed was astonishing.

"Follow Boss Rono! Charge!"

Behind Rono, Kaido also became fired up at the sight.

Killing Marines was as easy as killing chickens!

This was his idol—the [Hero] Rono!

His choice back then had indeed been correct. Golden Lion and Silver Axe were nothing compared to Boss Rono!

"Seventh Division, charge!"

Kaido raised his spiked club and charged like a desperate warrior toward a gathering of more than a dozen Marines.

The next moment, all those Marines were sent flying by Kaido!

Over the past three months, Kaido had practiced Armament Haki—Ryuo every day under Rono's supervision!

With Kaido's already exceptional talent, he had completely mastered Ryuo during those three months.

Combined with Ryuo's internal destruction, nearly every swing of his club took a life!

"Charge!"

"Kill the Marines! Kill the Celestial Dragons!"

The members of the Seventh Division also began unleashing their abilities!

For a time, under Rono's leadership, the members of the Seventh Division moved through the battlefield as if no one could stop them!

Wherever the Seventh Division went, the Marines suffered heavy casualties!

No one was unafraid of death.

Not even the Marines who represented justice!

Knowing they would be killed with ease, the Marines who encountered the Seventh Division no longer even had the will to fight. They simply retreated.

The Marines' morale plummeted.

The balance that had been maintained on the battlefield was shattered in an instant!

After all, the Marines' top combat forces had almost no strength to spare for stopping Rono.

Not to mention Rono—the Marines could not even spare a decent force to deal with Kaido!

If this situation continued, the Marines would probably be defeated before long.

"Damn Most Evil Criminal! The Celestial Dragons were the ones who killed your parents! Why are you slaughtering the Marines like this?"

Nearby, Vice Admiral Tsuru glared at Rono, her eyes filled with fury!

Every casual strike from Rono took more than a dozen Marines with it to the grave.

In just a few minutes, at least two hundred Marines had become dead beneath Rono's blade!

It seemed her original guess had been correct. The arrival of the [Most Evil Criminal] Rono had caused the balance between the two great powers to collapse!

After all, the Marines and the Rocks Pirates had previously maintained a delicate balance.

Without Rono, the Marines could only barely suppress the Rocks Pirates.

Once Rono joined them, the balance was bound to be broken!

And now, it was exactly as she had expected!

"Heh, enough nonsense. You're a Marine, and I'm a pirate. If I don't kill you, am I supposed to wait for you to kill me?"

Rono snorted coldly.

Rono did not like attacking civilians, but that did not mean he was a good person!

Good and evil themselves were extremely difficult to define.

Good person or bad person, whoever tried to stop him from killing the Celestial Dragons would die!

That was the rule Rono had set for himself!

Besides, the Marines and pirates were inherently opposed.

If he did not kill the Marines, the Marines would turn around and kill him.

"Damn it, the World Government's reinforcements will still take some time to arrive. At this point, we can only try to delay him."

As a Wise Strategist, Tsuru was not a combat-oriented person. She was more of a behind-the-scenes figure.

But in this situation, she had no choice but to risk everything.

Even if it cost her life, she had to stop Rono here!

Otherwise, the Marines might be defeated before the reinforcements arrived.

"Vice Admiral Tsuru, how can we let you handle a battle like this?"

Sensing that Tsuru was about to act, several figures stepped in front of her.

As the Grand Staff Officer, Tsuru had tremendous prestige within the Marines and was deeply respected by them.

"Vice Admiral Tsuru, let us go!"

"We are Marines of justice as well! We will not retreat in the face of evil!"

Tsuru took a closer look and discovered that the people before her were none other than Kuzan, Sakazuki, and Borsalino!

All three of them were talents the Marines were nurturing with great importance!

Whether it was talent, potential, Devil Fruit abilities, or their dedication to justice, the three of them were outstanding.

Now, it seemed that was indeed the case.

After all, the three of them were still new recruits, and their sense of justice was at its peak.

Even Kizaru, who was always lazy and slacked off in the original story, was the same.

"I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Then I'll leave it to you."

"Remember, Rono is extremely powerful. Try not to clash with him head-on. Focus on delaying him."

Tsuru did not refuse. Instead, she reminded them.

Although the three were newcomers, they each possessed extraordinary talent!

Their Haki and physical techniques had already reached the Rear Admiral level. They did not seem like newcomers at all!

Combined with the enhancement from their Logia abilities, the three of them were at least at Headquarters Vice Admiral level.

Three Vice Admirals should have no trouble holding Rono back for a while and buying time for the World Government's reinforcements to arrive.

"I understand."

The three nodded, then used Soru from the Six Powers to arrive before the Seventh Division led by Rono!

They blocked everyone's path.