The first to respond was the long-starved Gatz. "OOOH!"
The rare beef skewer infused with the "Soul of Rage" turned into a blazing fire in his stomach, burning away his last shred of reason. His eyes turned crimson, his muscles swelled, and dark red, magma-like patterns appeared on his skin. He looked like a primordial beast that had crawled out of hell.
He didn't even wait for the ship to get closer. He stomped his feet hard on the deck. BOOM! The deck, which Dolum had specially reinforced, was crushed, leaving two deep dents. His massive body shot forward like a black meteor, carrying an unparalleled ferocious aura, and slammed straight toward the steel outer wall of the G-8 fortress, crossing several hundred meters of sea!
"ROAR!"
In mid-air, Gatz let out an inhuman roar. He aimed his sandbag-sized fists at the dense barrage of cannonballs. No dodging, no blocking, just the purest, most barbaric head-on collision!
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The heavy cannonballs, each capable of tearing a ship to pieces, shattered like fragile eggs the moment they came into contact with his fists! The steel warheads were twisted and deformed by his punches. He even punched a few of them back, sending them screaming toward the fortress's gun batteries at an even faster speed!
In the command tower of the G-8 fortress, Vice Admiral Gion watched this scene through his binoculars, his mouth hanging open. The cigar in his hand fell to the floor. "Wh-what is that monster? Punching cannonballs?" His adjutants and staff were collectively speechless, as if they were witnessing the most impossible sight in the world.
However, this was just the beginning.
While everyone was mesmerized by Gatz's rampage, a shadow that was almost invisible to the naked eye slipped silently from the ship. Silver's figure darted across the sea surface, completely merging with the mist and shadows created by the cannonball explosions. The piece of fish infused with the "Soul of Silence" had made him seem as if he had been erased from the world. His presence, his sound, his very existence had vanished.
He was like a true ghost, strolling through a hail of gunfire. No marine could spot him, no surveillance Den Den Mushi could track his movements. When he reappeared, he was already on top of the first defensive wall of the G-8 fortress, materializing like a phantom behind a main gun battery. The marines inside were still frantically loading and firing, completely unaware that death was standing right behind them.
"Good night," a cold voice whispered, like the murmur of the grim reaper. The next second, a silver light flashed. Silver's spear danced like a swimming dragon in the confined space of the gun battery, creating a blur of afterimages. He didn't kill anyone, but the tip of his spear precisely struck the wrists, knees, and necks of every marine. After a series of dull thuds, the marines in the entire battery collapsed like harvested wheat, completely incapacitated. Silver didn't linger. His figure vanished again, moving on to the next gun battery.
On the pirate ship, Dolum was having his moment of glory. He had eaten the mineral biscuit infused with the "Soul of Fortitude" and felt his body had become harder than the ship's keel. Dolum stood tall at the bow, not even flinching at the cannonballs that slipped through the initial barrage. "Come on! Let's see which is harder, your cannonballs or my bones!"
CLANG!
A cannonball slammed squarely into his chest. The expected scene of blood and gore did not happen. The cannonball seemed to have hit an immovable anvil. The warhead instantly deformed and then fell limply into the sea. Dolum's chest only had a shallow white mark. He patted his chest, which made a metallic clang, a look of extreme satisfaction on his face. "Hmm, not bad. I felt that a little. Again!" He was like a moving steel fortress, blocking all the cannonballs aimed at the ship with his body. This scene made Vice Admiral Gion's eye twitch uncontrollably.
"Madmen! These people are all madmen!"
If the performance of Gatz, Silver, and Dolum was already beyond reason, then the actions of Rocks and Newgate were nothing short of miraculous. Newgate simply swung his naginata forward. CRACK! The space in front of him shattered like a huge sheet of glass. All the cannonballs flying toward the right side of the ship had their trajectories altered upon entering this shattered space. They collided with each other and detonated, creating a spectacular fireworks display in mid-air.
As for Rocks, he didn't even bother to lift a hand. He just stood there, and an invisible, distorting gravitational field expanded from him. All the cannonballs flying toward the left side of the ship were caught by an unseen hand as they approached within a hundred meters. Their speed dropped drastically. Then, they were pulled by a gentle but irresistible force, tracing strange arcs through the air before silently sinking into the sea. The two of them, working together, had created a domain of absolute safety around the ship.
The G-8's saturation bombardment, which had struck fear into the hearts of countless pirates, was now like a comical fireworks show. It couldn't even damage a corner of their sail. In just a few minutes, the proud first line of defense of the G-8 fortress was riddled with holes, and nearly half of its gun batteries were silenced.
"How could this be... how could this be..." Vice Admiral Gion collapsed into his command chair, utterly dejected. His proud, unsinkable fortress was as fragile as a joke in front of these monsters.
At this time, the battered sailing ship had leisurely passed through the most dangerous cannonade zone and was about to dock at the fortress's harbor. Rocks glanced at the steel fortress, which was already in chaos, and then at his crew, whose fighting spirit was boiling. A cruel smile appeared on his face.
"The warm-up is over."
"Alright, boys, land on the island!"
"Beat every living thing on this island into submission for me!"
With Rocks's command, the ship they were on slammed into the main harbor of the G-8 fortress with a ferocity that completely belied its appearance. BOOM! The bow, which Dolum had specially reinforced, acted like a battering ram, smashing a huge gap in the sturdy pier. Wood splinters and stone fragments flew everywhere, and the entire fortress trembled.
"Wahahaha! I'm here!" Gatz was the first to jump off the ship. His massive body landed on the ground, cracking the granite tiles. He shouldered his giant anchor and charged at the marines who had come to intercept them like a bull in a china shop. Any defensive structures or human walls that tried to stop him were torn apart like paper by his immense strength, which was fueled by the "Soul of Rage."
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