Aboard the Chris, Bartolomeo and Kuro watched shell after shell streak through the sky.
Both smiled contemptuously and stepped forward together, ready to stop every last one!
Bartolomeo said coldly, "Got any more shells? Fire them all at once!"
"No matter how many you've got, I'll take them all!"
Kuro smiled calmly. "You're not qualified to stir up trouble in front of us!"
"A few shells won't bring down the Chris Pirates!"
And so the furious contest between bombardment and defense began.
Such a tremendous commotion naturally drew more attention.
Pirates fleeing the heart of the Pudora Kingdom Waters were drawn to the sound of explosions.
They looked back at the terrifying scene and gasped.
A scar-faced pirate said with relief, "Good thing I left early!"
"Get caught in a bombardment that big, and you'd have a hard time escaping!"
A nearby pirate captain shook his head in amazement. "This is a clash of monsters!"
"A fight on this level isn't something we can just jump into."
"Let's get out of here and find somewhere safe to watch!"
The pirate crews all picked up speed.
For one thing, they desperately wanted to escape the center of the fighting.
For another, they knew the real war would begin once the fierce bombardment ended.
The main event would start when the Chris Pirates landed at Pudora Kingdom Port.
That was what had brought so many pirates here.
They had no intention of wasting all their time on the way.
Elsewhere, Marco and his companions, still on the move, looked toward the thundering explosions.
Sniper Hiro clicked his tongue. "Pudora Kingdom's cannon fire is dense."
"How many countries in the world could field this many heavy guns?"
"Pudora Kingdom's military strength really is first-rate!"
Millsa frowned slightly. "Even a Marine Buster Call might