"As expected of Marine Headquarters. They adapted so quickly."
Goenitz stood high in the sky, watching Marine Headquarters rapidly regain its footing.
He had no intention of attacking the civilians behind Marine Headquarters.
As a powerful fighter, he disdained laying a hand on ordinary people.
That did not mean it was all over.
"Deva Path" Pain wreaked destruction everywhere.
Terrifying repulsive force surged out again and again.
Goenitz continued reaping lives as well.
Each razor-sharp wind blade could easily destroy a building.
Order was only relative.
For the Marines and ordinary people of Marineford, this was still a terrifying disaster.
Meanwhile, King was searching for his target: the Treasure Vault where the Navy stored its valuables. The Devil Fruits he wanted were there.
For the Beasts Pirates, satisfying Kaido's desire for battle was important. Gaining something in the process would naturally be even better.
"Pighead Emperor" Crute paid little attention to the change in his opponent.
The great blade in his hand kept slashing at Kong.
Compared to Sengoku, Kong in his human-beast form seemed far more appetizing to him.
The Pighead Emperor's Pighead Army numbered close to a thousand.
In terms of intelligence, techniques, and even teamwork, they ultimately fell behind the Navy and were gradually suppressed.
Beasts were beasts. They had their advantages, but this was Marine Headquarters. Numerous officers of captain rank and above joined forces, steadily defeating the Pighead Soldiers.
They knocked them down or even killed them outright.
"Hmph!"
Noticing this as he fought, Crute let out an angry roar, as though issuing some special command.
Crute possessed intelligence on par with a human's. His thinking simply had not adjusted yet.
That did not mean he would stand by and watch his subjects keep dying.
"What is this? What are they trying to do?"
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