"Retreat! All of you, retreat!!"
"Run!!"
Countless screams rang out, one after another. This moment seemed to have been frozen.
All the Marines on the shore were in the process of turning to flee, their faces a mix of panic, fear, and despair.
A dazzling white light enveloped the land, and a terrifying explosion instantly swallowed the Marines on the shore.
With fifty Pacifistas self-destructing at the same time, amidst a sharp pain in their eardrums, all sounds seemed to have fallen silent. The world became quiet, and the entire heaven and earth turned into a vast expanse of white.
Rumble!!!
Then, with a world-shaking bang, a terrifying explosion engulfed the coast.
The sky shook, and the earth trembled. A black mushroom cloud, mixed with flames, rolled into the sky, and an ultra-high-temperature wind pressure blasted out forcefully.
The coast was directly blasted into a semi-circular crater hundreds of meters in diameter, as if it had been bitten off.
The bridges that Ryokugyu had created with his ability, the thick vines that extended from the sea surface to the shore, and the pointed ends that had been plunged into the earth were all blasted apart in this explosion.
The seawater surged and poured in. The warships on the sea shook unceasingly, and the shore was filled with wails.
"Waaah—!!"
"Help! Help me!"
"—Hiss, ah!!"
A large number of Marines were blown into the water by the impact. The rest, the majority of the Marines, stood on the broken bridges, their faces showing panic and gravity as they looked at the tragic scene before them.
"Quick, send warships up to rescue!!"
"Cover! Pay attention to cover!!"
"Medical team, quick, follow up!!"
The Marines were indeed a force that specialized in large-scale combat. The moment the explosion ended, the fleet immediately reacted. Three warships, relying on their power, pushed aside the chaotic sea currents and came up.
At the rear of the battle line.
"Report! The estimated casualties from the explosion are over three hundred!"
"Among them, Giant Vice Admiral Ronse and 'The Pursuer' Vice Admiral Maynard were seriously injured while protecting their subordinates in the explosion. The number of other officer and commander casualties is yet to be specifically counted!"
"This bastard...!"
Akainu gritted his teeth, his face grim. He glared at the cloud layer above. Reiner was looking at him with a provocative gaze.
Three hundred plus might seem small for a force of seventy thousand, but in reality...
...of the seventy thousand troops, after removing the medical, logistics, communication, and navigation personnel who did not directly participate in the battle, the actual combat force was less than fifty thousand.
And although the lowest rank among these fifty thousand was an officer, they were only responsible for providing fire interference and covering fire. They couldn't directly participate in the encirclement and suppression of the members of the Straw Hat crew.
The true main combat force was this first wave of officers of commander rank and above, numbering less than two thousand in total.
But the battle had just begun, and nearly a fifth had been lost. Even the main force had not yet successfully landed.
Fortunately, they had seen through it and reacted in time. Most of the officers had timely moved away from the Pacifistas. Otherwise, the casualties would have been unimaginable.
Akainu ordered in a low voice:
"Pass the order down! Those who can use Moonwalk will be the first to land on the island! Have all the fleets press forward! Prepare to land!"
War is ruthless. From the moment it is launched, soldiers are no longer precious lives, but just cold numbers jumping on a piece of paper.
And the only meaning of these numbers is whether they can achieve sufficient results!
"Yes, sir!!"
The soldier saluted and quickly retreated.
"I didn't expect Vegapunk to actually be able to cause so much trouble. This old one can't just watch anymore,"
Kizaru rubbed his chin and, looking at the cloud layer above, he thought for a moment.
This time, without waiting for Akainu to speak, he knew he had to act. He immediately transformed into a streak of light and flew off the warship.
To quickly take down Vegapunk... going from the front would probably not even get him past Reiner. Having made up his mind, Kizaru flew around the coastline towards the back of the island at high speed.
"This is bad, Reiner!"
Putting down his binoculars, Usopp hurriedly turned his head and shouted:
"Kizaru seems to be on the move! His speed is too fast! I can't track him!"
"He must be going for Vegapunk."
Reiner thought, and then said:
"Don't worry about him. Aokiji and the three Seraphim are over there. We just have to deal with the Marines."
"Franky, what's the progress?"
With that, Reiner turned his head back and cast an inquiring look.
Franky looked over, grinned, and gave a thumbs-up:
"Just a little left. The equipment has already been adjusted. you can send them into battle at any time."
To his left, a mountain of various high-precision weapons with a metallic luster was piled up.
And on the right, a group of massive beast undead were lined up. Their fierce eyes shone with a scarlet light as they let out low roars.
Lions, bears, apes, elephants... there were all kinds. Mammoths, dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers, and other ancient creatures were not in the minority either. A total of nearly four hundred giant beasts were arranged in formation, ready to strike.
Many of these beasts' bodies were partially covered in mechanical metal. It was clear they had already undergone some modification.
Most of them came from the mutated creatures researched by Golden Lion Shiki. There were also some that Reiner had captured while traveling around during his two years of training.
These were all carefully selected, extremely powerful beasts.
He had had the idea of modifying the undead long ago. Franky was even more excited about this and had been happily carrying out the undead modification during this period.
Unfortunately, when you're at sea, even if you have money, there's no place to spend it. The severe lack of materials and equipment, which were also difficult to obtain, was a problem that Franky often complained to him about.
It wasn't until they left Wano Country that, with the large amount of resources obtained there, the modification of this undead army composed of powerful mutated beasts was nearly half complete.
But now, this was the research institute of the world's number one genius, the World Government's largest weapon invention base. All problems would be solved on Egghead.
There were as many ready-made high-precision weapons and equipment as one could want. The eliminated laser cannon devices were even piled up in a corner of the laboratory, ignored.
There were even many newly developed weapons that had not yet been tested.
A clone might still have to consider whether there would be side effects after modification surgery and equipment. But an undead was much simpler. It could be modified at will without any hesitation.
Franky had gone all out, using heavy hammers and long saws to stuff these weapons and equipment into the undead's bodies. Any trace of caution would be an insult to the undead.
"Just in time. The main force of the Marines has already begun to land."
Reiner turned his body and looked down at the cloud layer.
Countless figures in uniform formed a white wave. Without the resistance of the Pacifistas, the Marines were breaking through like splitting bamboo, rapidly swarming onto the coast.
They didn't know that what they were about to face was an immortal army that was a perfect combination of wild violence and technological weapons.
"The Reiner and Franky—Mechanical! Beast! Undead! Onslaught! Great Operation!!"
"—SUPER!!"
Clang!!
Franky shouted excitedly. His two thick iron arms were held above his head and slammed together. He stuck out his bottom and struck his signature perverted pose.
"So cool—!!"
Chopper's two eyes sparkled with a golden light, his face full of admiration.
Reiner gave a speechless, sidelong glance and ignored him.
With a thought, he controlled the undead beast army to advance. One by one, they charged out of the cloud layer and leaped down. From a distance, it was like a black waterfall pouring down from the clouds.
On a warship that was about to dock, a soldier heard a piercing whistling sound from above his head and subconsciously looked up.
With this one look, he was so scared he froze in place, trembling as he pointed at the sky.
"Wh-what is that thing?!"
"There's an attack!"
"Watch the sky!!"
At the same time, others immediately noticed and hurriedly shouted a reminder to the shore.
"The sky?"
Hearing the voice, the soldiers who had already landed were first puzzled. They looked up and were instantly stunned.
Countless giant black shadows, like cannonballs, were falling from the sky!
"Wh-what is that thing!!"
"Quick, get out of the way!!"
Bang!!
Bang!! Bang!!
The beast army used their massive bodies as cannonballs in a suicide attack. The earth trembled violently, and dust and smoke billowed and spread.
"H-help me!!"
"There are monsters!!"
"N-no, no!!"
Panicked screams and wails continuously came from the smoke. Through the thick smoke, the soldiers outside could see the silhouettes of one ferocious beast after another.
"It's Black Snake Reiner's undead army!!"
"Swords and guns are useless! Use rocket launchers!!"
"Don't get off the ship! Prepare the ship's cannons immediately!!"
Many of the Marines who had experienced the Summit War recognized these beast armies at the first instance and immediately shouted and gave orders.
Back then, at Marineford, these beasts had also descended from the sky and had caused huge casualties to the Marines in the battlefield.
These giant beasts were extremely ferocious. Ordinary soldiers had no power to resist them. They had to rely on heavy cannons to cause damage.
"Roar!!"
A wild boar, five or six meters tall, let out a roar. Its four hooves pounded the ground as it charged frantically at a small warship that had docked.
Bang!!
Its two giant, upward-curving tusks viciously pierced through the ship's hull. The giant wild boar, with the ship on its tusks, forcefully lifted it up. With a shower of wood chips, the bottom of the warship was directly lifted from the water's surface.
Boom!! Boom!!
The violent shaking inside the ship detonated the impact cannonballs. A warship was just like that, destroyed and disintegrated in an explosive firelight.
"Fire!!"
Boom!! Boom!!
The officer roared. The cannons of a nearby warship roared, and pitch-black cannonballs quickly struck the giant wild boar and exploded!
"Be careful!!"
"These monsters are equipped with lasers!!"
"Quick, get out of the way!!"
Panicked shouts were heard one after another. They saw that the large number of beasts that had descended from the sky had formed a military formation. A dense golden light flashed from within the formation, and a terrifying ability continuously gathered.
"A-are you kidding me..."
Countless points of light were reflected in his eyes. A commander who had just landed on the coast had his pupils dilate, and he stood there in despair.
"How can we possibly dodge this..."
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Swish! A hundred laser beams were fired at the same time. The golden beams of light interwove into a net. The dozen or so warships at the very front of the coast bore the brunt of it!
Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!
The laser beams shot straight into the interior of the warships. Almost at the same time, a dozen or so warships instantly exploded with violent firelight!
Broken branches and wood chips flew everywhere. Black smoke filled the sea. The broken ships slowly sank into the sea.
Countless soldiers gripped the railings tightly, or lay on the tilting decks, or swam desperately to escape the fate of being crushed.
"Quick, save them!!"
"Covering fire!!"
"Charge!!"
Even when faced with the sudden descent of the undead beast army, the overall formation of the Marines was not disrupted. Those who were saving people saved people, and those who were charging continued to charge.
Although their individual overall strength was not as good, their overwhelming numbers and the covering fire of the warships still gave them enough confidence. They quickly organized another round of attack.
"Roar!!"
Under Reiner's control, the front row of ferocious giant beasts that had just finished firing their lasers roared ferociously and charged out with unstoppable momentum.
Sharp teeth and claws glinted with a cold light. A hundred beasts rampaged through the Marine group. Every swipe of their claws and tails carried an unparalleled power.
The Marines were also not to be outdone. All kinds of rockets and heavy cannons bombarded the beasts. The thousand-meter-long coastline was instantly plunged into a brutal slaughter.
A sky-covering barrage of cannonballs flew horizontally. Each warship had a dozen or so ship cannons that continuously roared.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The cannons roared. In coordination with the soldiers who were fighting hard on the shore, the Marines even showed an overwhelming advantage against the hundred or so giant beasts.
However, it was still raining beasts on the shore. At the same time as the first row of beasts charged out, the second row of gathered beasts also formed a formation.
A hundred beasts opened their mouths to reveal sharp fangs, and a dazzling golden light began to gather again.
"Be careful of the lasers!!"
"The laser beams are coming again!!"
People in the Marines continuously shouted. However, there was no need for a reminder. The charging of a hundred laser beams was already enough to illuminate the entire coast in a golden light.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Swish! Dozens, even hundreds, of lasers shot out in all directions. They didn't even need to aim. For the undead, there was simply no distinction between friend and foe.
Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!
One by one, the laser beams shot into the battlefield or at the warships that were firing on the sea. The violent explosions, accompanied by wails, were incessant, kicking up a series of powerful wind pressure impacts.
"Moonwalk!!"
In the devastated battlefield, Vice Admiral Momonga stepped on the air and, following a predicted route, he charged up to a giant praying mantis.
"Battōjutsu: Hiren!!" (Sword Drawing Art: Flying Scythe!!)
Zing—!
He quickly drew the sword from his waist. A cold glint flashed. The mantis's two scythes and its body were cut in half at the waist and slowly fell to the ground.
After landing, Momonga looked towards the shore, his tone grave:
"These guys are even more troublesome than two years ago. Where did they get so many laser weapons? This is not something that's just lying around on the street."
"Don't forget, this is Egghead. It's not strange for so many of these things to appear."
Smoker's eyes were fierce as he stared at the beast group, and he said coldly:
"If we let them continue to fire their lasers like this, our casualty numbers will probably skyrocket."
"Gather the other vice admirals and rear admirals and attack together!"
With that, Smoker's lower body turned into a jet of smoke, and his entire person transformed into a white rocket, flying close to the ground at high speed.
"Rear admirals and above, assemble!"
Momonga roared and quickly charged towards the beast group.
Hearing his voice, a large number of vice admirals and rear admirals followed.
Chaton Gake's figure flickered as he dodged several laser beams and came to the side of a saber-toothed tiger. His hand-blade was covered in Armament Haki.
"Oni Shigan: Ton Totsuki!!" (Demon Finger Gun: Pig Thrust!!)
His hand-blade pierced the tiger's body and sent it flying, and it crashed into a mountain wall like a pile of soft mud.
Momousagi Gion dragged her longsword on the ground, creating sparks. She charged into the beast group and leaped high, and as she faced the gathering lasers below, she quickly swung her sword.
"Zangetsu: Hiren!!" (Waning Moon: Flying Rabbit!!)
A dense barrage of flying slashes rained down, like countless red crescent blades scraping past, easily cutting through the giant beasts' rough hides.
Smoker's two hands turned into a rolling white mist, which spread out from the ground and enveloped a dozen or so giant beasts.
"White Fire: Smoke Ash Burst!!"
Boom!!!
With a flash of firelight in the white smoke, the large-area thick fog violently exploded.
A terrifyingly high-temperature wind pressure, mixed with ash, blasted out, and even the nearby friendly troops were almost affected.
Gion raised her hand to cover her face and shouted with a displeased,嬌喝:
"Don't be so reckless, you idiot!!"
"Shut up! Stay away from me!"
Smoker shouted back impolitely, and then charged into the beast group alone.
Under the strong impact of the three admiral candidates, a gap was quickly torn in the beast group, and the other officers immediately took the opportunity to charge in.
"Rankyaku: Shūdan!!"
"Jushigan: Jaga!!"
"Onkon Bakuhatsu!!"
This elite hundred-man squad, composed entirely of vice admirals and rear admirals, at this moment transformed into the sharpest blade and pierced into the beast group.
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