Thunder and flames were about to engulf the beach. Kuina gritted her teeth, her longsword giving off a piercing tremor.
Ryan drew his saber and stood in front of the Marines, shouting, "Fall back!"
"Everyone aboard!"
Bakel's eyes were bloodshot, his muscles taut as he shouted, "First and second squads, protect the supplies!"
"Third squad, weigh anchor!"
Carrot clung to Kuina's arm, trembling all over. "Kuina, the thunderclouds overhead are coming down!"
"Get back, Carrot!"
Kuina shielded her behind her, pointing her longsword at the sky.
Lorne stood on the beach, his expression steady as he ordered coldly, "Ryan, take them away."
"Leave shore immediately."
"Sir!"
"We can fight!" Kuina shouted.
"Don't be foolish!"
Without looking back, Lorne said in a low voice, "She's one of the Four Emperors. Staying here will only get you killed."
"Return to the ship immediately and activate the defensive barrier."
Ryan gritted his teeth and stepped forward to grab Kuina. "Listen to him!"
"Move!"
"Let go of me!"
Kuina struggled, but Ryan forcibly dragged her toward the Fearless.
Big Mom laughed wildly in midair. "Mamamama!"
"Running?"
"In these waters, no one escapes my grasp!"
"Zeus, Prometheus, burn them all to ashes!" Big Mom roared.
"Leave it to us, Mama!" the thundercloud Zeus cried, unleashing a dense barrage of lightning.
"Burn them all!"
Prometheus turned into a massive lava meteor and hurtled toward the Fearless, carrying devastating heat.
Lorne stamped down, shattering the ground as he shot into the sky.
"I told you, your opponent is me!" Lorne bellowed.
Dense Armament Haki coated his fists, and he punched straight at the lava meteor.
"Decimating Smash!" Lorne shouted in a low voice.
Wind howled around his fist. The tremendous force shattered Prometheus's lava meteor, sending a rain of fire falling through the sky.
"Brat, I'm your