The battle report spread, leaving countless people stunned.
That was Marine Admiral Kizaru.
How could he possibly have lost?
Some secretly speculated whether Roy or Bullet had made a move.
After all, they were the only ones capable of defeating a Marine Admiral.
No matter how extraordinary the others were, it was absolutely impossible for them.
But as the full details of the defeat emerged, countless people were stunned once more, some even trembling.
As it turned out, in the earlier battle in Area 35, the squadrons led by Yake, Siro, and Loya had fought Sentomaru's forces to the bitter end.
After paying a price in that battle, they had completely crushed the four Pacifistas and two Headquarters Vice Admirals.
Even the thousand-plus Marine soldiers had lost more than half their number, and victory had been within reach.
But Kizaru's arrival had completely reversed the situation.
He had lived up to his title as a Marine Admiral, single-handedly defeating Loya and several other fighters approaching Admiral Candidate strength in succession, and even driving back that pirate squadron with overwhelming force.
But his purpose on this trip had been to take the Celestial Dragons away, and he had had no intention of killing them.
Otherwise, Yake and the others would all have died.
However, just as Kizaru had been preparing to leave, the hidden Shikigami squad had emerged in force.
Among them, the Shadow General, who wielded the Shadow Sword and had recently reached Admiral strength, had appeared at the head of three Admiral Candidate-level combatants, including the Frenzied Beast.
Behind him had been an entire squad of sixteen Elite Rear Admiral-level Shikigami.
The Shadow General had led the four mighty Shikigami in surrounding and attacking Kizaru.
Realizing the gravity of the situation, Kizaru had been forced to protect the Celestial