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At Wheat Ear Harbor's seaside, the waves crashed violently, and the storm, laden with large raindrops, howled over the massive and imposing Marine warship.
Bacchus stood tall, proudly on the swaying deck, his face brimming with ill-concealed triumph.
It was indeed right for him to bring the warship here.
Originally, he only intended to use the warship to force Luna to leave the Darereka Islands, as Luna had caused too many civilian casualties there.
If he weren't here, he might not have cared, especially since Duke (Bones) was difficult to deal with, and most importantly, Duke (Bones) was stronger than him.
But this guy, Andy, didn't leave the Darereka Islands and even returned here.
Now, he didn't care about Duke (Bones) or anyone else; as long as he killed Andy, he was confident that Admiral Kuzan would support him!
That last shot should have hit Andy, and as he thought of this, Bacchus's excitement surged like a tide.
He fixed his gaze on the Tide Kitchen Hotel in the distance, clenched his fists, and roared at the top of his lungs:
"Red Hawk is utterly insane for killing so many civilians!"
"Fire!"
"Blast them hard!"
"We must completely eliminate Red Hawk—Garfield Andy!"
"Yes, Colonel Bacchus!" All the Marines immediately responded enthusiastically.
As Bacchus decisively gave the order, the entire warship seemed to ignite instantly, with all muzzles simultaneously spewing roaring flames and deafening roars!
Shells, gleaming with cold light and carrying endless killing intent, streaked across the sky, hurtling directly towards the roof of the Tide Kitchen Hotel and its surrounding buildings!
On the hotel's top floor, after dodging the first wave of shelling, Andy immediately fled the Tide Kitchen Hotel!
The Marine warship's shelling was no joke; the Tide Kitchen Hotel would definitely not withstand the warship's second round of shelling.
Indeed, just as he jumped down, the second wave of shelling began, with several shells hitting the hotel, almost leveling it!
Andy was also affected by the explosion's airwave; fortunately, he was already close to the ground, and his physique was strong enough, otherwise he would have been truly injured.
He didn't dare to hesitate, taking advantage of the shelling not yet expanding, and immediately braved the storm to escape the shelling area at an extremely fast speed.
The Marine's shelling also gave him an opportunity to escape Luna's clutches.
At this moment, Luna, who had fallen to the ground, spat out a mouthful of blood, her eyes blazing as she glared at the warship by the sea.
Damn Marines! If it weren't for their sudden shelling, she would have already controlled Andy; she had to give these hateful Marines a painful lesson!
Immediately, she quickly moved towards the seaside!
— — — —
After leaving the shelling range, Andy rushed into the dense forest.
It was currently raining heavily, and the wind howled; under these conditions, he couldn't go out to sea, so he could only hide in the forest to avoid the Marine's pursuit.
Fortunately, he found a cave, otherwise he would have had to spend the night out in the rain.
"These past two days have been really unlucky," Andy muttered as he changed his soaked clothes.
He remembered not provoking anyone from Skull Bay, so why would Luna attack him? This left him completely baffled.
But he made up his mind that once he learned Armament Haki, he would destroy Skull Bay, that foul place!
However, to get an Armament Haki drop, he needed to defeat someone who possessed Armament Haki, and that person couldn't be too strong, otherwise he wouldn't be able to defeat them.
"It seems... I still need to continue strengthening my physique until it can rival Armament Haki!" Andy thought to himself.
The island was currently ravaged by storms, but the Marine warship's shelling sounds still reached Andy, giving him a clear understanding of the Marine's shelling.
No wonder the Marine's Buster Call was a nation-destroying level of power.
Even Beckman of the Red Hair Pirates had said that if they wanted to fight them, they at least needed to bring a warship to be qualified.
— — — —
The warship's shelling didn't last long, because Luna was very angry; protected by Duke (Bones), she hadn't suffered such a great loss in years.
Moreover, their Skull Bay paid a considerable tribute to the Marine every year.
But now these Marines dared to bomb her?
This made her incredibly furious; filled with rage, she arrived at the seaside and, without any extra words, directly used her Devil Fruit ability to take out half of the Marines!
Colonel Bacchus himself was almost controlled.
If it weren't for Colonel Bacchus's Haki being stronger than hers, she would have even dared to kill Bacchus right there!
"Bastard!" Bacchus's eyes widened as he roared furiously at Luna: "Luna, do you really want to be an enemy of the entire Marine?"
At this moment, the warship's deck had become a bloody hell.
Scattered everywhere were the mangled remains of Marines, a nauseating scene of blood and gore.
And the remaining Marines were completely terrified by Luna's cruel methods, cowering in corners, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, as if the end of the world had arrived.
Luna stood silently there, oblivious to Bacchus's roar.
At this moment, the rain poured down, violently beating against the warship's deck, which swayed precariously and shook violently in the strong wind. Amidst the wind and rain, the strong smell of blood in the air quickly dissipated under the washing of the rainwater.
However, Bacchus could no longer tolerate it.
So many Marine soldiers had lost their lives like this; even if he ultimately killed Red Hawk Andy, he himself would probably not escape the severe punishment from Marineford.
Perhaps what awaited him would be dismissal and investigation, or even imprisonment.
And the source of all this tragedy was the cold and beautiful woman standing before him—Luna.
As he thought of this,
Bacchus's anger erupted like a volcanic eruption,
soaring to the sky.
In an instant, his eyes widened in fury, his muscles tensed, and pushing off with his feet, he shot forward like a cannonball, carrying endless rage and killing intent, charging at an astonishing speed towards Luna's direction!
At this moment, time seemed to freeze.
Two figures were seen crashing into each other at Wheat Ear Harbor's turbulent seaside, amidst the raging wind and pouring rain!
A breathtaking battle thus began...
Meanwhile, Andy, who had been observing the situation by the sea, focused his Observation Haki on Bacchus and Luna after hearing the shelling stop.
"Hiss!"
"They're actually fighting?"
"But... it's good that they're fighting; if they fight, I'll have a chance..." Andy muttered, then he got up and walked out of the cave.
As he reached the entrance of the cave, he felt a wave of frustration looking at his clean clothes.
"I should have known not to change..."
Muttering to himself, Andy took out his sniper rifle from his system space and strolled towards the Marine soldiers at Wheat Ear Harbor.