"Flee?"
Commodore Ryan was completely dumbfounded.
After serving in the Marines for so many years, he had encountered all kinds of tactical orders.
But this was the first time he had ever seen an order consisting of just one word:
Flee.
However, when he remembered that the newly appointed Admiral before him was the kind of monster who had even blasted away a Celestial Dragon, Ryan could no longer remain calm.
He immediately roared,
"Everyone, flee!"
The more than one thousand Marine soldiers who had just gathered at the scene froze in place.
They had been brimming with fighting spirit, eagerly awaiting the chance to charge into battle after witnessing the arrival of a Marine Admiral.
They had never expected their very first tactical order would instead be to flee in full view of everyone.
Was this some kind of joke?
But just as that thought surfaced in their minds, they saw Commodore Ryan already making a break for it.
The Marines who had been standing there in a daze immediately stopped caring about anything else.
Like a swarm of locusts, they scattered in all directions and fled at full speed.
The pirates surrounding the area were utterly dumbfounded.
Kidd and the other Supernovas were even more unable to process what they were seeing.
One side was made up of soldiers, the other of pirates.
So how had the people running away somehow switched places?
"Captain, I remember there was once a saying on the sea: when the Marines start running, the pirates will have nowhere left to escape!"
One of the pirates standing behind Kidd couldn’t help saying it aloud.
The moment his not-so-loud voice rang out, everyone’s scalp went numb.
An indescribably terrifying presence suddenly erupted like a volcano.
BOOM!
A violent wave of Conqueror’s Haki surged out from Lucas’s body like an angry tidal wave.
The resulting shockwave swept outward with earth-shaking force, as though it were capable of overturning mountains and seas.
The Supernovas still standing in the area, who had yet to recover from their shock, were completely dumbfounded.
As they watched the rapidly expanding shockwave reflected in their pupils, they finally understood one thing—
They had been too slow to run.
At the same time, they had never expected the newly appointed Marine Admiral to attack them the moment he appeared.
Faced with the shockwave now right in front of them, the Supernovas had no time to think.
They immediately unleashed their abilities.
"Magnetic Force: Impact!"
"Rapid Growth!"
"Soundwave Storm!"
"Death Scythe!"
BOOM!
The violent shockwave collided head-on with the attacks of the Supernovas.
The next moment, everyone’s pupils contracted violently, their eyes widening in disbelief.
An overwhelming force erupted.
One figure after another was sent flying like cannonballs.
BOOM!
Hundreds of figures crashed heavily into the surrounding area.
Mouthfuls of blood sprayed through the air like brilliant fireworks.
Feeling the bone-deep pain coursing through their bodies and the uncontrollable blood churning inside them, the Supernovas’ faces instantly turned pale.
They represented the new generation of powerful pirates.
They had long since grown accustomed to the feeling of being undefeated.
Otherwise, they would never have been arrogant enough to remain here and watch the spectacle in the first place.
At the very least, in their minds, even if they couldn’t win, they should still have been able to escape!
Looking at the dust filling the sky and the auction house that had been completely flattened, they finally understood why the Marines and the Celestial Dragon had chosen to flee first when the newly appointed Admiral made his appearance.
This guy was the kind of lunatic who didn’t even spare his own side once he got serious!
"Everyone, don’t even think about escaping individually. That will only give the Marines an opportunity to take us down one by one."
"As long as we join forces, even if we can’t drive the Admiral back, we can at least create an opportunity to escape. Don’t forget, we’re the Supernovas of the Worst Generation!"
Kidd spat out a mouthful of blood.
Enduring the bone-deep pain throughout his body, he struggled to his feet, a savage determination flashing across his face.
"He represents the combat power of the new generation of Marines. Don’t forget that we’re also the Worst Generation of pirates. If we join forces, we may still have a chance."
"Attack! I’ll restrain him!"
Kidd roared.
He slammed both hands onto the ground.
In an instant, the entire ground began to tremble violently.
Whether it was metal scattered across the ground or metal buried deep beneath it, Kidd instantly drew it all into his control.
Then, as he violently clenched his fists from a distance, countless pieces of metal surged through the air, converging toward Lucas from all directions.
The other Supernovas, including Capone, hesitated slightly as they watched this scene.
However, as people who had earned the title of the Worst Generation, every one of them clearly possessed a ruthless streak.
Kidd had already taken the lead.
Moreover, countless pieces of metal were rapidly gathering around them under his control.
After only a moment of hesitation, the Supernovas finally joined the assault.
"Hahaha! Let’s see just how powerful a Marine Admiral really is. We’re all part of the new generation, so let’s see just how big the difference between us really is!"
Urouge, the Mad Monk, was the first to let out a savage laugh.
His body rapidly swelled like a balloon, growing larger and more massive by the second.
Then he charged straight toward Lucas.
"因果: Heavy Strike!"
"Haha! Since you guys are attacking, I want to see for myself too!"
Apoo moved as well.
His hands rapidly transformed into musical instruments as he unleashed destructive sound waves.
Nearby, Hawkins and Capone Bege were clearly tempted after witnessing the scene.
In their eyes, with Kidd taking the lead and blocking the front, escaping would be much easier regardless of what happened.
Besides, they understood the principle that when one side falls, the others will suffer as well.
For a time, the enormous battlefield was left with only Bonney and Drake who had yet to make a move.
The two exchanged a glance.
In the end, they could only grit their teeth and charge forward as well.
However, the moment they approached—
A dazzling golden light rapidly blossomed outward from Lucas.
The Thousand-Armed Kan’on manifested and quickly enveloped Lucas within it.
At the same time, pitch-black Armament Haki instantly covered its entire form, giving it an utterly indestructible appearance.
BOOM!
The countless pieces of metal crashing down from all directions were blocked in an instant.
Urouge and the others followed close behind.
Their expressions changed drastically.
Unfortunately, before they could react, an inexplicable sensation of death had already swept across the entire battlefield.
A gigantic magic circle rapidly unfolded beneath Lucas.
Brilliant, multicolored light spread rapidly toward the heavens.
In an instant, the entire sky was dyed in dazzling colors.
At the same time, they finally noticed them.
They didn’t know when it had happened, but a monstrous manifestation of Haki had already been hovering in the sky.
And behind them stood the enormous Hundred-Type Kan’on, more than ten meters tall.
The normally benevolent-looking Kan’on now opened its enormous, ferocious mouth right before everyone’s eyes.
The Supernovas’ faces instantly turned as pale as paper.
Looking at the newly appointed Marine Admiral, who had been on the battlefield for barely a minute—
This bastard really didn’t play fair the moment he made a move!
His two attacks had come one after another, yet each one had been more spectacular and terrifying than the last.
Faced with the dazzling radiance surrounding them, Kidd and the others finally realized something.
The attacks they had unleashed just now had all been their ultimate moves.
But in front of Lucas—
Their ultimate moves had simply been pathetic.
Thinking back to the bold declarations they had made moments ago—
The new generation of pirates?
In front of this newly appointed Marine Admiral, they were probably doing nothing more than dragging down the reputation of the so-called new generation.
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