Chapter 208: Total War! A Sniper's Resolve!
Floating Archipelago · Main Island Battlefield
"BOOM—!!!"
Just as the high-altitude clash between Roy and Shiki shook heaven and earth, the Marine warship suddenly twisted and shimmered—
"SWISH!"
Roy's teleportation power forcibly transferred the entire warship, landing it steadily on the edge of the floating archipelago's main island!
Before the deck stopped trembling, Smoker had already leaped from the bow, thick smoke billowing like a thundercloud!
"Leave Golden Lion's two executives to me!!"
He commanded in a deep voice, fully unleashing the power of the Smoke-Smoke Fruit. His legs turned into rolling smoke, propelling him out like thrusters!
"You two, deal with the Whitebeard remnants!"
Kuina and Zoro didn't hesitate, following closely behind!
Behind them, Sanji was about to start running when Smoker shouted sternly, "You—stay here with that sniper brat! Coordinate with the Marines to defend the warship!"
"This isn't a battlefield you can set foot on yet!"
Sanji froze, fists clenched, teeth grinding loudly.
But looking at the terrifying aura radiating from the powerhouses ahead, he finally gritted his teeth and stopped.
Damn it... the gap in strength is too big!
He turned around abruptly, blond hair flying, and shouted to the sniper at the other end of the deck:
"Long-Nose, cover me!"
Usopp had already set up his giant sniper rifle, his gaze firm:
"Leave it to me!"
Meanwhile, deep within the main floating island—
Dr. Indigo and Scarlet led the crew of the Golden Lion Pirates to engage!
Seeing the Marine powerhouses attacking, Indigo snorted coldly. "Stall them! The main battlefield must be isolated!"
He and Scarlet attacked simultaneously, intercepting Smoker!
Smoker VS Indigo & Scarlet
"Chemical Juggling: SPORE BLAST!"
Indigo waved his hands violently. Countless purple-black spores erupted from his coat, drifting through the air and exploding upon contact, filling the area with toxic mist and corrosive hissing!
"Hmph, petty tricks!"
Smoker scoffed. Thick white smoke surged, forming a rotating barrier around him, forcibly isolating the poison mist!
Immediately after, his eyes turned cold. His right fist, wrapped in black Armament Haki, punched out abruptly!
"White Blow: HEAVY IMPACT!!!"
"BANG—!!!"
A heavy fist wind pierced the mist, slamming into Indigo's chest and sending him flying back dozens of meters!
However, from behind—
"ROAR—!!!"
Scarlet seized the opportunity to ambush, claws slicing through the air like scimitars, aiming straight for Smoker's back!
"Dream on!"
Smoker spun around violently. His left arm turned to smoke and then resolidified, a jet-propelled elbow strike smashing heavily into Scarlet's abdomen!
"BANG—!!!"
Scarlet was blasted into the ground, creating a massive crater!
Kuina VS Blenheim & Rakuyo
"Pocket-Pocket: GIANT MALLET SMASH!!!"
Blenheim pulled a giant war mallet from the "pocket" on his abdomen. Muscles bulging all over his body, he leaped up, smashing the mallet down on Kuina like a mountain!
Kuina's gaze sharpened. Holding her sword single-handedly, she tapped the ground lightly, her figure drifting up to meet the attack!
"Shimotsuki Style: SWALLOW RETURN!"
"CLANG—!!!"
Blade light flashed past like a cold moon!
Mallet and blade collided with a boom, sparks flying!
"Hmph, not bad strength!" Blenheim grinned hideously, arm muscles knotting as he pressed the mallet down violently. "But still far from enough!"
Almost simultaneously, a whistling sound came from behind—
"Die, Marine!" Rakuyo's chained iron ball struck like a venomous snake, the chain twisting with fierce wind aiming straight for Kuina's heart!
Kuina's gaze narrowed. Tapping the edge of the mallet lightly with her toes, she flipped like a swallow.
Snow-bright blade light drew a crescent arc in mid-air—
"CLANG!"
The iron ball was deflected precisely, embedding deeply into a nearby stone wall.
She landed lightly, Wado Ichimonji pointing diagonally at the ground, her voice chillingly calm:
"The next cut won't just be severing weapons."
Zoro VS Fossa & Namur
"Fish-Man Karate: SHARK BRICK FIST!!!"
Namur's muscles expanded, veins popping. A punch blasted out, shaking the very air!
"HAAH!!"
Zoro drew all three swords. Crossing the two in his hands to block his chest, the mouth sword chopped down head-on to meet the punch!
"BANG!!!"
The ground shattered, wild winds surged. Zoro stood firm as a rock, not retreating an inch!
"Good strength... but not enough."
"Bastard Marine!" Fossa roared, slashing down furiously from the air with his giant blade!
"Santoryu: ONI GIRI!!!"
Zoro's aura surged. Three blades slashed in a cross, sword energy roaring like a demon, meeting the attack head-on!
"BANG—!!!"
Fossa was forced back by the slash, staggering repeatedly!
Namur seized the chance to attack from the flank, sharp fists striking again!
—But Zoro blocked the attack path with a backhanded slash!
"Two against one, and still relying on sneak attacks?"
Zoro grinned, sharpness fully revealed, killing intent surging:
"Is this all you remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates are capable of?"
Warship Battlefield
"BOOM—!!!"
The sky trembled. Before the aftershocks of the explosion fully dissipated, dozens of Golden Lion Pirates crew members swooped down from the clouds like a tide, their roars echoing across the edge of the floating island!
"The executives are all tied down! Destroy the Marine warship first!!!"
Diving like a flock of birds, raising battle axes, longswords, and muskets, they charged at the Marine vessel with fanaticism and killing intent!
At this very moment—
"BANG—!"
A dull gunshot cut through the storm!
The head of a pirate charging at the front jerked back. A bullet pierced his forehead instantly, blood spraying like a fountain in mid-air. The corpse tumbled and fell with inertia!
"Wh—?!!"
A squad leader of the Golden Lion Pirates shrank his pupils, roaring furiously:
"SNIPER!! THERE'S A SNIPER ON THE WARSHIP!!!"
For a moment, the pirates scattered and rolled, searching fearfully for the source of the gunfire!
—Above the warship, in the crow's nest.
Usopp still held his shooting posture, fingers trembling slightly on the trigger. Cold sweat streamed down his forehead, face pale as paper.
"I... I really killed someone?"
His stomach churned violently, throat sour; he almost couldn't hold back vomiting.
Behind him, a veteran Marine saw this and patted his shoulder. "It's always like this the first time. You'll get used to it."
"When those pirate scum treated people like livestock, bullying and selling them, they never showed mercy."
Usopp took a deep breath, suppressing the wavering in his heart, murmuring low, "I... want to become a brave warrior of the sea!"
He slapped his own face with a SMACK, re-aiming the sniper rifle. His knuckles were white, but he didn't retreat.
In the scope, the pirate's figure was clear as day.
"For my partners... to survive!!"
"BANG—!"
Another shot hit precisely. A pirate who had just flown to the edge of the deck had his head exploded, falling into the sea of clouds!
—Meanwhile, at the bow!
"SHOULDER MEAT!!!" (Epaule)
Sanji flipped and leaped, a spinning whip kick sending an oncoming enemy flying dozens of meters!
"Don't let them near the warship! Hold the line!!!"
Commanding the Marine soldiers to form a defensive array, he charged at the very front, leg wind like blades, like a dance!
A pirate had just stepped onto the deck, not yet steady, when he was kicked flying by Sanji, knocking over several companions!
"GAAAAHHH—!!!"
Footwork flying, battle spirit soaring!
But just as he turned around—
"DIE, BRAT!!!"
A vicious pirate attacked from the rear flank, eyes fierce, raising a longsword high, the blade aiming straight for Sanji's heart!
In the nick of time!
"BANG—!!!"
A bullet pierced through the noise of the wind, hitting the attacker's temple precisely!
"SPLAT!"
Blood bloomed like a red flower. The pirate collapsed instantly, dying with grievances!
Sanji started, looking back to see Usopp in the crow's nest holding the sniper rifle, eyes firm as iron.
He grinned, giving a thumbs up. "Back feels totally safe!!!"
Usopp grinned back, giving a thumbs up in return. "Of course! Leave your back to me, Sanji!!"
The Golden Lion Pirates attacked wave after wave, but were blocked by the combined efforts of Sanji and the Marine soldiers!
Usopp's bullets were like the eyes of the Grim Reaper, descending from the sky, calling names one by one;
Sanji's flying kicks swept the battlefield like a cheetah. Wherever his fists and feet landed, no one remained standing!
This warship was being held firmly by them!
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