Don Krieg snorted disdainfully, his golden armor reflecting a dazzling glare in the sunlight.
He waved his arm arrogantly.
"So what if they're from Headquarters?"
"This is the East Blue, and I rule these waters!"
"We have fifty warships and five thousand elite men!"
"Even a warship from Headquarters can only be torn apart before our overwhelming numbers!"
He jabbed a finger forward and shouted his orders.
"All ships, hear my command!"
"Open every gunport!"
"Blow that Marine warship to pieces!"
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
At Don Krieg's command, blinding flashes of fire instantly erupted from the broadsides of more than a dozen warships in the front row.
The dense cannon fire thundered across the sea like rolling thunder, and billowing black smoke instantly spread.
Countless solid black iron cannonballs tore through the air with piercing shrieks, sweeping toward the Marine warship like a dense curtain of black rain that blotted out the sky.
The wind pressure stirred up by the cannonballs tore at the waves, making them roar uneasily.
Facing the black rain of cannonballs falling from every direction, the Marines aboard the warship paled slightly, but their training as Headquarters elites kept them at their posts.
Ethan hurried to Lorne's side and urgently asked for instructions.
"Rear Admiral, sir, the enemy's fire covers too wide an area. Should we begin evasive maneuvers immediately?"
Lorne stood with his hands behind his back, his body seemingly nailed to the deck, without wavering in the slightest.
His eyes were slightly closed, and his Observation Haki had already spread like a tide, completely enveloping the sea for several miles around.
Within his Haki's perception, the trajectories of the cannonballs filling the sky were clearly outlined, even the speed at which each cannonball spun through the air visible in minute detail.
Lorne slowly opened