More figures climbed over the backs of their own kind, surging upward and engulfing the defensive line like a rising tide.
Once numbers reached a certain point, they became a weapon in themselves.
Even the tiniest insects, a million strong, could strip a ferocious beast to bare bones in an instant.
The Charlotte Family had reached a deadlock.
Fight? Against a crimson tide of this scale, being dragged into it meant certain death unless they could cover their entire bodies with that invisible power.
And only three people present could do that.
Retreat? Leaving aside whether they could escape, merely imagining how they would face that "mother's"
interrogation afterward was enough to freeze their hearts.
Besides, the man leading them did not believe they had no chance-as long as they could bore through this ocean built from a million bodies.
"I could first teach you the technique of Future Sight-"
"No need."
The figure whose face was hidden beneath a hood cut him off.
He refused, just as expected.
After all, they had been enemies not long ago. There was no reason-
"Now isn't the time for lessons."
Placing both hands on the sword hilts at his waist, he turned toward the woman beside him.
"You and this..."
"Gary."
The Cat-Eared Girl supplied her name, allowing the man to continue after his brief pause.
"Gary should leave first."
The instant the words fell, his blades were already drawn.
His figure became a blurred line, plunging straight into the surging crimson tide.
This was an opportunity.
He wanted to know just how far he stood from the strongest fighters on these seas. "Shichibukai"
was a title that undoubtedly represented the world's second tier of fighting strength.
The first holder of that title the Family had encountered was the man who could