Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

In their panic, some pirates even placed their hopes on the great pirates who bore the title of "Seven Warlords of the Sea," attempting to approach the Seven Warlords for protection.

however……

"Who gave you permission... to approach me without authorization?"

[Chapter 489 The Closing Naval Encirclement]

"The Captive's Arrow!"

Amidst the horrified gazes of numerous pirates, a barrage of pink arrows rained down, instantly transforming each pirate into a lifelike stone sculpture.

"Damn Empress, the Navy is about to catch up! We're all on the same side, why are they attacking us?!"

Amidst their panic, some of the surviving pirates inexplicably flew into a rage, glaring at the stunningly beautiful woman standing atop the sea serpent's head, looking down at them, and unleashing a torrent of curses.

Hancock's gaze shifted, her disdain evident, and she spoke in an extremely arrogant tone.

"Are you fools misunderstanding something? There is only one person on this vast sea who is qualified to be on my side, and that is my Lord Yann."

"That willful bastard..."

For a moment, some pirate ships that were originally planning to approach the "Kuja Pirates" stopped abruptly. Many pirates were cursing Hancock in their hearts, but dared not make a move against the woman in front of them who was both beautiful and ridiculously powerful.

However, just as these pirate ships were about to turn towards the other "Seven Warlords of the Sea," intending to unite the remaining forces to counterattack the Navy, or to break through the Navy's encirclement.

"Boom boom boom!"

Almost simultaneously, all the pirate ships that approached the Seven Warlords of the Sea were destroyed, and a large number of pirates perished amidst cries of agony and screams.

Amidst the horrified gazes of numerous pirates, the Seven Warlords of the Sea almost unanimously chose to attack the approaching pirate ship.

Among them, Corazon, wearing a black feather coat and carrying an extremely exaggerated scythe, stood at the bow of the ship, laughing strangely and mocking loudly.

"Hey, hey, hey, you sea scum, have you got something wrong? Don't you still understand why we're in this area?"

He paused, and with Corazon's clown-like makeup, his smile became even more arrogant and mocking.

"Hehehe, no matter what, I am a pirate who bears the title of 'Seven Warlords of the Sea'. To a certain extent, my position is consistent with that of the Navy. Are you stupid enough to expect me to save you?"

As the voice faded, Corazon swung his scythe at the surrounding pirate ships once more, unleashing a flurry of attacks resembling swordplay's "flying slashes."

"Boom boom boom~"

Instantly, due to Corazon's chaos, not only were many pirate ships near Corazon destroyed, but even some pirate ships in the distance that were trying to escape from the naval warships from other directions were also affected.

With things having developed to this point, even the most oblivious pirates, whose minds were mostly filled with freedom, treasure, fame, and slaughter, had finally come to their senses.

The "Seven Warlords of the Sea" organization is on the same side as the Navy, and their presence in this sea area is actually a Navy conspiracy.

"You damned Seven Warlords of the Sea, you better remember this!"

"Stay away from all the Seven Warlords of the Sea; they're in cahoots with the Navy..."

"Run! Change course!"

……valley

In an instant, the pirates, who were surrounded by the navy's encirclement and whose escape space was becoming increasingly limited, became more and more panicked.

The pirates, who had been barely able to maintain a certain level of order and were even considering organizing their forces to launch a joint counterattack against the navy fleet, were thrown into complete chaos by the sudden attack of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and could only run around like headless flies.

Meanwhile, Yann, who was aboard the main warship of the naval fleet, glanced at Corazon, who seemed to be enjoying destruction and killing and was constantly attacking other pirate ships. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

'Tsk, Corazon is as gentle as ever. Is he worried that the pirates might put up a decent counterattack?'

'Actually, there's no need for that. Under the high-pressure environment of the ever-tightening encirclement, pirate crews that only care about their own interests and lack unified command and top-tier combat power capable of changing the course of the battle, no matter how numerous, are merely a disorganized mess, easily defeated.'

Although this naval encirclement plan was devised in advance by Fleet Admiral Sengoku and commanded by Vice Admiral Tsuru on the spot, the changes in the situation could be clearly perceived within Aon's exaggerated Observation Haki range.

The Navy's massive surprise attack, coupled with the defection of six Shichibukai, has completely shattered the hopes of the pirates watching from the sidelines. The only remaining question is how far they can expand the gains of these small fry.

However, the real focus remains on that island!

Yaen's gaze sharpened as he looked at the island that was becoming increasingly clear in his field of vision.

The constant sounds of gunfire and chaos in the seas outside the island could not possibly be completely hidden from the Red-Haired Pirates and the Beasts Pirates.

Therefore, the fighting on that island had completely ceased at this point.

Furthermore, some pirates, under the intense fire of the navy warships, chose to flee towards that island in a panic, attempting to use the power of the "Sea Emperors" to fight against the navy and gain a chance to survive.

Moments later, the naval encirclement was completely closed. The wreckage of the pirate ships that had passed through the area was still slowly burning in the sea, carrying away the ambitions of those pirates and returning to the calm sea.

The forty-nine naval warships, imbued with the aura of blood and fire, formed an encirclement with overwhelming force, completely surrounding the island in the center.

Despite being driven away and surrounded by the navy, there were still sixty or seventy pirate ships on the shore of this deserted island, but at this time the navy's main focus was no longer on those pirates.

The real enemies are the "Red-Haired Pirates" and the "Beasts Pirates" located on the island.

To eliminate enemies of that caliber, artillery fire alone is far from sufficient; the role of warships is primarily to block their retreat routes and prevent them from escaping.

On the flagship of the naval fleet, Vice Admiral Tsuru rubbed his temples and walked towards Borsalino and Yann, then spoke.

"Then, General Borsalino, Lieutenant General Yann, I'll leave the rest to you."

Clearly, commanding 49 warships simultaneously in coordinated operations was a rather difficult and challenging task for Vice Admiral Tsuru.

After all, Vice Admiral Tsuru's expertise lies more in intelligence analysis and strategy. In terms of combat command, the most skilled in the entire navy is the Sengoku Fleet Admiral, who is known as a "wise general".

However, as the Fleet Admiral, Sengoku could not easily leave Marineford, so he could only let Vice Admiral Tsuru take command.

As for Lieutenant General Tsuru's words, Arn nodded helplessly, but did not forget to remind Borsalino beside him.

"With this stage all set up, there's no way to back down now. Admiral Borsalino, you'd better put in a lot of effort to take down Kaido as soon as possible and then come to my aid."

[Chapter 490. How terrifying!]

However, Borsalino shrugged and said in response to Arn's reminder.

"I always give it my all, but Kaido is like a monster, and I'm quite powerless against him."

After a pause, Borsalino made a suggestion.

"If Vice Admiral Yann still has the strength, why not take care of Kaido as well? I'm confident I can lead the vice admirals to handle the rest. What do you think?"

"Not very good..."

Yann glanced at Borsalino, then moved swiftly, heading towards the island's coastline.

Are you kidding me?

Given the circumstances, it's one thing to have to restrain "Red-Haired" Shanks, but why not also take down Kaido together?

Putting aside whether Yaen can actually do it with all his might, even if there's only a slight possibility that he could, there's no need to completely expose his trump cards and combat power.

In the Navy, you're just someone who clocks in and out. No matter how hard you work, would the Five Elders let you take their place?

With her white navy cloak billowing, Yanna's somewhat slender figure landed steadily on the edge of the island's coastline, while Borsalino quickly "elementalized" and landed on the shore almost simultaneously.

As Yann and Borsalino moved, a massive naval fleet began landing from all directions.

As for those pirate ships that block the way of the navy, annihilate them!

"Boom!"

For a time, the sound of artillery fire echoed continuously across the island.

While maintaining the overall naval encirclement, Vice Admiral Tsuru continuously directed the fleet to attack the rebellious pirates, and a large number of elite naval forces also began to land under the leadership of a vice admiral from the Marine Headquarters.

Soon, white waves of advancing naval forces appeared around the once deserted island, and every sailor looked extremely solemn as they surrounded the central area of ​​the island.

There... is a monster!

The monster that brings chaos to this sea is also a monster that must be annihilated in the name of justice!

In a solemn and heavy atmosphere, Borsalino and Yann led the naval forces to continuously encircle the central area of ​​the island.

As they drew closer, seeing the horrific traces of battle left on the ground, many sailors instinctively held their breath, not daring to even exhale.

Finally, Yann and Borsalino, who were walking side by side, stopped at the edge of a giant, bowl-shaped pit.

"Hey, found it."

Borsalino's slightly off-key voice rang out as he bent down slightly to look at the group of people in the deep pit in front of him.

"It seems that none of you are seriously injured. Have I disturbed your rest, you monsters?"

Borsalino spoke in a relaxed, somewhat gloating tone.

Meanwhile, the remaining marines, who were also near the edge of the pit, finally saw the situation of the "Red-Haired Pirates" and the "Beasts Pirates".

Even though the Red-Haired Pirates and the Beasts Pirates stopped fighting immediately upon noticing the arrival of the Marines, trying to buy themselves enough time to rest, their exhaustion was still clearly visible, and many of their officers were even unconscious.

"Navy? How can there be so many navies?"

At this moment, seeing a large number of marines surrounding them from all directions, most of the pirates in the pit looked rather grim.

In particular, the two men standing at the very front, Admiral "Kizaru" Borsalino and Vice Admiral "Sakura Ryu" Yann, were something they greatly feared.

Borsalino glanced at them and suggested in a gentle tone.

"How about you all obediently surrender and come with me to the underwater prison for treatment? I guarantee in the name of a Navy Admiral that I will arrange the best treatment for you. That way, everyone will save a lot of trouble."

"Borusalino..."

Kaido, shirtless with no obvious injuries but looking somewhat tired, stood up and spoke disdainfully.

"This is the 'New World,' not the 'paradise' of the first half of the Grand Line. I have no interest in your nonsense. I'll give you three minutes to get out of here with the Navy, or you'll all be buried on this island."

"Sigh~"

Borsalino took a slight breath, but his expression remained calm as he said, "What a monstrous man. But after fighting for a whole day and night, how much stamina does your body have left?"

"boom!"

Kaido casually slammed his "Spiked Fang Club - Hachisaikai" into the ground, creating a huge spiderweb-like crack, and said in a cruel tone.

"Enough to tear you guys to pieces a hundred times over."

However, the instant Kaido finished speaking, Borsalino transformed into a flash of light and appeared in front of Kaido, one leg slightly extended backward, the dazzling light condensing and not dissipating.

"How scary!"

The next moment, a dazzling light burst forth.

"Light Speed ​​Kick!"

"asshole……"