"Hajrudin, Black Shadow, let me test your strength. You guys fight them!"
On the gunwale, Reno raised his hand to signal.
"Don't worry, Captain!"
"Leave those two to us!!"
"Black Shadow, I don't bully women. That man is mine!!"
As his voice fell, Hajrudin, with knees slightly bent, shot out like a cannonball. The powerful force made the entire ship rock.
"Tch! Then let's see who kills faster."
Black Shadow spat, his figure exploding into a cloud of black mist and vanishing eerily.
"Captain, we want to fight too." Jace pouted unhappily at Reno's decision.
He had originally planned to show off his skills.
"There will be opportunities in the future. You stop the remaining Marine soldiers; don't let them disturb Hajrudin and Black Shadow."
"Although they are just small fry, since the Captain ordered it..." Jace stretched lazily, his gaze suddenly becoming sharp. "Then you can go to hell."
With a whoosh, lightning flashed past, leaving only sparks shining in place.
"Empress, who are they??"
The Kuja warriors were stunned by this scene.
Normally, except for those powerful, famous pirates on the sea, it was normal for pirates to fear Marines and avoid them whenever possible.
This was the first time they had seen someone actively provoking the Marines.
Most importantly, Reno was a stranger to them. At least in the New World, they had never heard of or seen him.
At this moment, Gloriosa, whose heart was already fluttering, couldn't care less about these things. She shyly covered her chest, her beautiful eyes glancing at Reno from time to time.
"Is... Is he protecting me??"
Gloriosa bit her red lip lightly, her eyes moving slightly, looking at the tall figure standing in front of her.
Although they were strangers, for some reason, she felt an inexplicable sense of security.
Reno had been reading history books often over these years, exuding a refined and elegant temperament. Yet that move just now was completely different from his aura, creating a strong contrast.
This feeling really made Gloriosa somewhat intoxicated.
While breathing a sigh of relief, the Kuja warriors also secretly sized up Reno, their little hearts pounding.
This was the first time since setting sail that they had been protected by a man.
Thinking that men were no good, their hearts wavered for the first time today.
As for Reno, he naturally wouldn't save them for no reason.
Gloriosa (future Grandma Nyon), the current Empress of Amazon Lily. She joined the Rocks Pirates a few years after setting sail.
Her status in the Rocks Pirates wasn't low.
Her talent and strength spoke for themselves.
Since he encountered such a person, how could Reno let her go?
Secondly, Reno had already stepped into the age of seventeen; in another year, he would be an adult.
Cough, cough, cough... Some things should be considered in advance.
Linlin was just nine years old; it would take at least several more years.
But Gloriosa was different. She was in her prime, impeccable in every aspect!
At this point in time, there were only a few people who could compare to Gloriosa.
On the other side, the battle started quickly.
Hajrudin rampaged like a beast, knocking away all the Marine soldiers blocking his path.
Black Shadow focused on strange tactics. A burst of black mist emerged, blocking vision and leaving many Marine soldiers helpless.
However, when the black mist dispersed, all the Marine soldiers widened their eyes and fell into pools of blood one by one.
A fine bloody line slowly appeared on their necks.
As for Jace, it was even simpler. He casually threw out the lightning Kylin he usually played with in his hand.
The moment it left his hand, the palm-sized lightning Kylin suddenly grew larger.
In a breath, it transformed into a giant Kylin eight meters tall, surrounded by surging thunder, its body making crackling sounds.
"Little Lei (Little Thunder), swallow them for me!!"
The lightning Kylin shuttled through the many Marine soldiers like a swimming snake. Wherever it passed, Marine soldiers fell.
Rolling their eyes back, their bodies twitching.
"Damn it! Where did these guys come from??"
This scene made Sanders' face change drastically. These guys—one with infinite strength, one with strange moves.
As for the last one, he was obviously a Devil Fruit user.
"Sister, let's leave here first!!"
Realizing the situation was wrong, Sanas immediately steered the warship, wanting to flee.
"Who said you could leave!"
Just then, a voice of death rang in Sanas' ear.
Sanas' pupils constricted sharply. "Tekkai (Iron Body)!!"
Almost instantly, she reacted and used Tekkai from the Six Powers (Rokushiki), making her body as hard as steel.
Clang—
The next second, a blade slashed across her neck. Fortunately, she reacted in time and escaped disaster.
Shaken, Sanas used Soru (Shave) to appear beside Sanders instantly.
"Brother, this is bad!"
Beside Hajrudin, Black Shadow holding a short blade slowly revealed his figure.
"I'll hold the line for you two. If you can't win, call me."
Having finished off all the Marine soldiers, Jace played with Little Lei again, watching the scene in front of him leisurely.
"No need."
Black Shadow retorted without turning his head, then vanished from the spot with a bang.
"Playing tricks! Do you really think we're afraid of you!"
"Soru!!"
Sanas snorted coldly, her Observation Haki firing on all cylinders, locking onto Black Shadow in the black mist. If she hadn't been careless just now, how could she have been ambushed?
"A giant??"
Sanders sized up Hajrudin in front of him. Only the Giant Race possessed such a physique.
"No matter where you come from, as long as you are pirates, you must die!!"
Sanders, who adhered to Absolute Justice, roared. His upper clothes exploded into countless strips of cloth with a bang.
His entire body began to swell. His original height of over two meters soared again, stopping only when it approached three meters.
He hooked his finger at Hajrudin and said disdainfully:
"I've long heard that giants possess infinite strength. Today, I'll see how many moves you can take from me."
"Shigan (Finger Pistol)!!"
Sanders extended his slightly reddened right finger and poked towards Hajrudin's body.
Clang—
It was like two pieces of steel colliding.
"Tekkai?!"
"Wrong! That's Armament Haki!"
The enraged Hajrudin swung his pitch-black fist, smashing it ruthlessly towards Sanders.
"Die for me!!!"