Crimson flames swept over the crowd ahead like a gale. In an instant, the searing heat ignited the pirates in the front ranks, burning them to ash amid their screams.
No one had expected River to unleash such a devastating ability while surrounded.
"Aaaaargh!"
"My arm! It's on fire!"
"Help!"
For a time, screams rang out incessantly as hundreds of people were engulfed in the sea of flames.
River's expression remained unchanged as he strode through the inferno, his eyes still sharp.
Some were consumed by the flames, but others remained unaffected, able to hold their ground in the scorching inferno.
Whoosh!
The flames beside him rippled, and he abruptly shifted aside, dodging the attack.
When he reappeared, he was already in front of that pirate. His right fist swung out, and with a bang, the man flew backward, blood spraying from his nose.
"Still not making a move, are you? The powerhouses of these two Emperor crews?"
River murmured under his breath.
These ordinary pirates were battle-hardened elites. In the first half of the Grand Line, they would even have counted as formidable fighters.
But before him, they were nothing more than cannon fodder.
The All-Stars, the Flying Six, and the powerful sons and daughters of the Big Mom Pirates had yet to act. They were still watching the battle.
"Nothing but cannon fodder!"
"Even clearing you out is a nuisance!"
River said coldly.
He leaped dozens of meters into the air and looked down.
The dense crowd ahead seemed to stretch endlessly in every direction. The two pirate crews had surrounded all of Bagran Island.
Katakuri, the All-Stars, and the others stood at the very rear of the crowd, near Kaido and Big Mom.
"Then I'll keep hitting until it hurts!"
As he spoke, River thrust his right