Bang... Bang... Bang...
The navy's shells continued to rain down, and the once lush and verdant Shura Island was now riddled with craters from the cannon fire, with black smoke and gray dust billowing everywhere.
At this moment, Luo Chen had led his troops to the shore, each ordering their men to urge their warships toward them, wanting to show the navy their fury.
"Kill them..."
Amidst the fighting and bombardment, the cadres who had voluntarily followed Luo Chen were unwilling to be used as targets by the enemy. They also rallied their men to fight back. In an instant, artillery fire clashed, and shells either landed on the ships and exploded or fell into the sea, creating towering waves.
This war, initiated by the government and jointly launched by the navy against the Shura Guild, has only just begun.
"With these people blocking our way, we can't continue firing on the island. Get close and wipe them out before carrying out the Buster Call!!"
Upon seeing this, Chaton immediately instructed his subordinates.
"Yes!! Move aside, surround them and wipe them out together..."
"Move aboard!"
Wow...
Under the command of its officers, the warship slowly approached the enemy ship in front of it.
"Hey, the navy's scared and they're going to fight in close combat, guys!!"
"Exist!!"
"Give us a good beating! Beat him up and show us the might of the Shura Guild!!"
"Yes!!"
As the warships drew closer, the group's expressions didn't change at all. Instead, they grinned excitedly, brandishing their knives, as if they were sizing up prey.
"Those of low social standing really lack proper knowledge; they even dare to charge headlong into the enemy's attack!!"
A marine, witnessing this, chuckled, his words conveying their contempt and disdain.
"Heh heh heh, the members of the Shura Guild are all lowlifes, recruiting pirates, gangsters, and even kingdom rebels—they're all indiscriminate recruits! They're nothing like the Navy, which is so professional!"
His companion beside him chuckled and explained.
Bang bang bang...
The artillery bombardment continued, but five naval warships surrounded them and kept closing in, attempting to annihilate them all in one fell swoop.
boom...
Finally, the ships collided and came together, ropes swung and intertwined, and the navy, armed with swords and guns, boarded the other ships along the rope tunnels they had built.
"Hehehe, so it's finally time for a head-on battle, my little ones..."
Oh~~
"Get them!"
"Kill them!!"
The soldiers who accepted the challenge were in high spirits, shouting as they charged forward with their swords drawn.
Clang... clang... clang...
Bang!!
Tear~
Gunshots and sword clashes echoed across the entire sea.
"Fear not! For justice, take up your swords and defeat the enemy!"
The sergeant encouraged him.
Bang...
The next instant, a gunshot rang out behind him. Caught off guard, the navy man was shot through the air and collapsed to the ground.
But at this moment, no one could spare the time to check on his condition; the marines had no time to spare for anything else in order to fight the enemy at hand.
"Hehehe, morale is pretty high, isn't it? That's good, let the navy see your courage and determination!!"
On the shore, as the main opposing force in this war, Luo Chen did not immediately participate in the probing operation initiated by the navy. Instead, he stood behind the scenes and watched the evolution of the battle.
"It seems we can't easily take them down anytime soon. What should we do now? Should we continue the siege of those guild members, or...?"
Vergo, assigned to participate in this war, had his eyes gleaming behind his sunglasses, his face expressionless, as if the battle had nothing to do with him, and asked indifferently.
" Komei, what do you think we should do?!"
Chaton didn't reply immediately. Instead, she turned to Komei, who was standing next to Vergo behind her, gently fanning himself with a feather fan and exuding an air of confidence, and asked him for advice.
"In my opinion, we can temporarily split into two groups, soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals. Our own troops will deal with the peripheral members of the guild, while those of Rear Admiral and above will deal with the enemy's commander, the pirate Luo Chen. This way, we will be absolutely certain of success..."
Komei fanned himself with his feather fan, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes, before offering his suggestion.
"Hmm, Komei's words make sense. However, even Rear Admiral general's strength probably won't be of much use to that person. Let the Rear Admiral go and oversee the battle, ensuring the enemy forces are annihilated in one fell swoop. Vice Admiral and above will accompany me to confront him!"
"Clear!!"
Upon hearing Chaton's words, the three people behind him had no objections and saluted to accept the order.
"Let's go. Vice Admiral Komei, you stay behind to oversee the battle. The rest of you, come with me..."
"Learn!!"
"Hmph, if anyone's leaving, it's you who should leave. No one has the right to order me around, Asmodeus..."
Mammon, born of the Seven Deadly Sins, spoke disdainfully to Chaton in a commanding tone. Given their status and strength, which were in no way inferior to theirs, they had the confidence to say such a thing.
"Okay!!"
Within the Seven Deadly Sins organization, those ranked higher are stronger and have a superior-subordinate relationship with those below them, allowing them to temporarily command them. Therefore, Mammon directly instructed Lust Asmodeus, who had followed him.
Asmodeus had known him for a long time and naturally understood his meaning. He flicked his finger, and the magic carpet that had been floating in the air flew over. The two of them jumped on it and rushed forward first.
"Heh, just as Ms. He said, these people have absolutely no respect for the Navy. They left without even exchanging pleasantries. Oh well, let's go too!"
"Yes!!"
Then, each of the Chaton displayed their own abilities, using either fruit-based techniques or Geppo to rush towards Shura.
"Hmm, it's finally here. Perfect opportunity to test my skills from the past year, don't you think, Rain Burial?!"
The moment they set off, Luo Chen's Observation Haki captured every move they made, but he was not afraid or worried. Instead, his fighting spirit intensified, and he lowered his head to whisper to his beloved sword, Rain Burial, which was always by his side.
Clang...
In this great pirate world, some Famous Sword possess a spirit. As soon as he spoke, the Rain Burial at his waist seemed to sense its master's immense fighting spirit and trembled in response.
"Captain!!"
The three of them, Lulith, did not board the ship together but stood beside Luo Chen, their eyes burning with the same fierce fighting spirit. They were not afraid of the powerful Vice Admiral- level opponent who was attacking them and stood behind him in response to his words.
"Okay, Lulith, Violet, and Nayako, the enemies will be here soon. I'll do my best to hold off Chaton and Momousagi. You guys wait for Monbuma to arrive and then carefully deal with Smoker and Vergo together. Just hold them off; I don't need you to do anything else, understand?"
Luo Chen nodded in response, then turned around and gave them instructions with a serious expression.
Although they had improved their strength a lot in the past year, they were still no match for the Vice Admiral when it came to a real fight. At most, they were only at the lower level of the Supernovas on Sabaody Archipelago. It was a pipe dream to think that they could defeat a Vice Admiral on their own. Therefore, Luo Chen did not force them. He only asked the four of them to do their best to hold off Smoker and Vergo, the weakest of the newcomers, so that his situation would not become more dangerous.
"Okay, I understand!"
Seeing Luo Chen's serious expression, the three knew how serious the matter was, and nodded heavily in response.
brush...
Just as the navy was about to arrive, Monbuma rushed over after finishing the tasks assigned to him.
"Captain, I'm back!!"
"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Monbuma. Has everything been taken care of?"
"They have been given to..."
Monbuma made a throat-slitting gesture to indicate this.