One Piece: Trying 200 times harder, but being too overbearing.

But they were surrounded by the navy on all sides, and they couldn't even break through, let alone get to Arlong's location.

Despair enveloped every fishman!

"Kill all humans!"

"Avenge Boss Ah Long!"

"I will take revenge on humanity, even if it means death!"

The final madness!

Loya advanced calmly and soon arrived at a corner of the battlefield. Besides the Arlong Pirates, there were some others who had to die.

"Loya!"

Brigadier General Murak stayed with his trusted lieutenants, deliberately avoiding the main force of the Arlong Pirates, and only suffered some minor injuries.

Everyone panicked when they saw Loya approaching with a knife. His murderous aura didn't seem like he was there to protect them!

Murak was terrified. Looking around, he saw that the marines were all attacking the Arlong Pirates, and with the rain covering them, no one was paying any attention to them.

Previously, in order to protect themselves, he and his confidants deliberately hid on the edge of the battlefield, but now it has become their grave.

Murak looked at Loya and could clearly feel Loya's murderous intent. Fear gradually consumed his heart, and he asked in a blustering but weak voice, "Major Loya, what do you want to do!"

"Please go to your deaths."

Loya said calmly, "Commodore Murak and his captains bravely sacrificed themselves in the war against the Arlong Pirates. You should be proud of such a death."

"No, don't kill me!"

Murak was so frightened that he knelt down and begged for mercy, crying loudly: "Loya, please don't kill me! I was wrong, I shouldn't have targeted you. I'll kowtow and apologize to you! Money, I have a lot of money, I'll give it all to you!"

"Brigadier General Murak, you still haven't realized the cause of your death."

Loya raised his longsword, his cold gaze gradually hardening: "The Navy doesn't need trash like you!"

Blood stained the earth!

Half an hour later, the shouts of killing gradually ceased.

The rain stopped and the morning sun shone on Loguetown and the execution square, and the battlefield was finally cleaned up.

The entire Arlong Pirates crew died, their bodies piled up like a small mountain beneath the execution platform, and the bodies of their leader, Arlong, and three of his officers were hung up.

Of the more than 1200 marines in the Rogge Town branch, only about 500 remained. They stood in neat rows below the execution platform, each covered in blood, their chests heaving violently.

The bodies of more than 700 marines who died in battle covered the square, which was stained with blood.

They won, but the victory was extremely fierce.

When the residents of Loguetown cautiously stepped out of their homes and saw the nightmarish scene at the execution square, they almost forgot to breathe.

The scene before them was deeply etched in their memories: the black-haired marine holding Ah Long's head on the execution platform was something they could never forget.

"Brigadier General Murak!"

Lieutenant Commander Gordon from Naval Headquarters finally appeared and, seeing the horrific scene on the battlefield, immediately began anxiously searching for Murak.

When he saw the neatly arranged corpses of Murak and a group of captains, his pupils dilated and he couldn't help but gasp.

What terrified him was not the deaths of Murak and the others, but the manner of their deaths!

He had been observing in secret all night and knew that the enemy was the Arlong Pirates, but Murak and the others were clearly killed by a swordsman of great skill, and judging from the wounds, it was the same person.

"Could it be!"

Gordon immediately looked up at Loya on the execution platform. Loya was also looking at him, his cold eyes as if he were looking at a dead man.

Loya with black hair!

Gordon felt a chill run down his spine and quickly looked away.

He met Loya for the first time, yet he was absolutely certain of Loya's identity and that Loya had killed Murak.

There was no evidence; it was purely intuition.

The moment he saw Loya, he felt a chill run down his spine. Considering the strange events of the previous night, he realized that this incident was likely orchestrated by the other party.

Return to headquarters immediately!

Gordon no longer had any intention of dealing with Loya, and even planned to conceal the speculation that Loya had killed Murak.

This man is not someone he can afford to mess with!

Loya withdrew his gaze and looked at the marines below the execution platform.

"Close the team!"

"Yes!!!"

All the marines roared in response, and not one of them uttered a word of doubt. Regardless of what had happened before, Major Loya was now the highest-ranking officer in Loguetown.

It's not just a superior-subordinate relationship; even if a new base commander arrives later, they will still prioritize obeying Major Loya's orders.

Without a doubt, Major Loya was the demon who killed more than 700 marines in the Loguetown branch, instilling deep fear in them.

But Major Loya's ruthlessness and determination in fighting crime also pointed them in the right direction in this chaotic world.

We will eradicate evil completely!

The war is over.

But the turmoil in Loguetown has only just begun!

"Murak is dead?!"

In less than half a day, news of Murak's death spread throughout Loguetown. Even more strangely, all the navy officers of the Loguetown branch, except for Loya, were killed in action.

Everyone knows that things are about to change in Loguetown!

Chapter 70 Smoker

"The Arlong Pirates are annihilated!"

The news of Ah Long's gang being wiped out spread to every corner of the East China Sea with the publication of the newspaper, and quickly spread to other sea areas.

But what shocked the world was not the demise of Arlong and his crew, but the fearless sacrifice of the Loguetown branch of the navy.

Of the more than 1200 marines, only more than 500 survived.

Such a staggering loss is unprecedented in the history of the East China Sea Navy and is a major event for the Navy Headquarters.

Major Loya, who turned the tide of the war and killed Arlong, once again became famous throughout the world, and even pirates in the New World took notice of him.

Naval Headquarters, Conference Room!

All the top naval officers, including the admiral, were present!

"Snapped!"

Loya's photo was slapped on the wall!

"This man is Major Loya, the black-haired man!"

Brannu explained the whole story. After the war, Loguetown took the initiative to establish contact with headquarters and reported the whole process of defeating the Arlong Pirates.

Loya had no intention of hiding it. With such a commotion, it was impossible to keep it a secret. A little investigation would reveal the truth.

Hundreds of marines had experienced the war; it was impossible for them all to be of one mind with him. Of course, embellishing the story is still acceptable.

"In conclusion, Brigadier General Murak planned this punitive expedition and dispatched Major Loya to carry it out!"

"Killing pirates is indeed a merit, but the great sacrifice made to defeat the Arlong Pirates is debatable!"

"Furthermore, the Arlong Pirates are a force under the command of Jinbe, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

"Although the Loguetown branch has provided evidence that the Arlong Pirates committed evil deeds and colluded with Colonel Rat of the 16th Branch, it still needs to be verified."

"Before that, we must consider the possibility of a breakdown in our relationship with the Shichibukai Jinbe and make preventative preparations!"

"There's another point: the fact that all of the dozen or so captains in Loguetown were killed is quite unusual. According to the intelligence we've gathered, the former captains of Loguetown, led by Murak, had a history of conflict with Major Loya!"

"In short, there are many suspicious points in the whole incident that need to be investigated!"

The Loguetown incident has too many problems.

First, let's consider his merits and demerits.

While defeating pirates is commendable, sacrificing so many marines to achieve their goals is something many naval officers find hard to accept.

Those responsible for the excessive casualties must also bear the responsibility!

The problem is that the highest-ranking officer, Brigadier General Murak, has been killed, leaving only Lieutenant Commander Loya in the entire navy at the branch commander level or above.

Obviously, the blame cannot be placed entirely on Major Loya.

Normally, Loya, as the hero who killed Arlong, would be rewarded; however, there are too many suspicious points in this incident.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, few of the officers present were fools. Considering the strange circumstances surrounding Brigadier General Murak's sacrifice, it wasn't hard to guess that Loya was the mastermind behind this incident.

Next is Jinbe, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Jinbe's condition for becoming a Shichibukai was to release his comrade Arlong. Now that Arlong and his entire crew have been killed, there's no doubt that Jinbe's reaction is worrying.

Finally, there was the collective sacrifice of Brigadier General Murak and other captains. If it really was Loya who did it, what was the nature of the incident?