On the warship, after seeing all the pirates flee ashore, the adjutant's eyes held a hint of inquiry as he looked at Sakazuki.
Sakazuki nodded slightly. The adjutant waved his hand and then gave the order.
"All hands!"
"Cease bombardment!"
"Prepare for melee combat!"
"Aye!!!!!"
The soldiers on the ship responded in unison. This was the norm for Sakazuki's ship; as long as the pirates' escape routes were blocked, all conflicts were resolved through close combat.
This was not only for training the soldiers but also for their future. Greenhouse flowers could not withstand the ravages of the world.
"Prepare!"
"Give me...!"
Bang bang bang bang bang...!
The pirate captain, hiding behind a large rock, held his saber in his right hand and raised his left. Just as he was about to give the order for his pirates to open fire and gain the advantage,
The approaching Marines seemed to sense his intention. A line of Marine soldiers appeared at the railing, raising their long spears and interrupting him.
The suppressing fire forced the hiding pirates to keep their heads down, the sound of gunfire incessant.
"Damn it all!!!!!"
"Grab your weapons, everyone! Wait until the Marines land on shore!!!!"
"Hack them to death!!!!!"
The pirate captain, his escape route blocked by the Marines who had anticipated his move, shouted in frustration.
A moment later, as the warship docked, the gunfire ceased. Marines, swords in hand, leaped from the deck and charged towards the pirates.
"The Marines are here!!!!"
"Charge!!!!"
The pirate captain, peeking out from behind the large rock, saw the Marine soldiers leaping from the warship with long swords in hand. He roared an order, brandishing a saber as tall as half a man, and charged forward first.
"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"
"Kill all the Marines!"
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"
"Charge ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"
His subordinates also shouted, their spirits raised, and charged madly towards the Marines with their captain.
Unlike the pirates, the Marines remained silent, their faces expressionless. They clashed with the pirates, swords in hand, ruthlessly reaping the lives of these buccaneers.
*Slash!*
*Clang!*
*Slash! Slash! Slash!*
*Hiss!*
The clash of metal against metal and the sound of swords piercing flesh intertwined and swirled on the beach. In a short while, the pirate side had already lost nearly half of its men.
*Clang!*
He parried the Marine soldier's long sword with his own, pushing him back. Seeing that nearly half of his subordinates were dead or injured,
"A bunch of good-for-nothings!!!"
"Give it your all!!!"
"The Marines will not let us go!!!"
"Kill!!!!!"
With the pirate captain's furious roar, the pirates' gradually collapsing morale was somewhat restored. A mad glint flickered in their eyes.
"Yes, the Marines will not let us go."
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah!"
"Kill ah!!!!! "
"Charge with the boss!!!!"
"Charge!!!!"
Seeing the increasingly frenzied pirates, an officer, after dispatching a charging pirate, raised his saber.
"Speed up!"
"End this fight!"
"Aye!!!!"
The silent Marine soldiers on the beach suddenly shouted in unison, their voices filled with high spirits.
Under the soaring morale of the Marines, pirate after pirate was killed, or had their limbs severed and were thrown to the ground.
On the blood-soaked beach, the roars of battle gradually subsided.
"Ah ah ah ah ah."
"Help me, I don't want to die ah ah ah ah!!!"
"I was wrong!!!!"
"Marine-sama, please spare me!!!!"
"Waaaaaah! My children are not yet grown! Spare me! Marine-sama!!!"
"I dare not do it again!!!"
Gradually, only the agonizing cries and pleas for mercy remained. Countless pirates wept and begged for their lives.
"I haven't become a great pirate yet!!!!"
"How can I die here!!!"
"Get away from me!!!"
Seeing his subordinates dying and wailing one by one, the pirate captain's heart was gradually filled with fear. He could only roar to bolster himself, hacking away another Marine soldier who attacked him.
Suddenly, he noticed something, a glimmer of hope in his eyes, and he ran towards the rear.
"Quick... Quick!!!"
"Bring it to me, quickly!!!!"
"Ah ha ha ha ha!!!!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!"
His excited voice trembled slightly as he ran towards the figure holding four children at the edge of the beach.
*Bang!*
"Get lost!"
He kicked away a subordinate who had frozen in terror at the scene on the beach, snatched a child he had captured, and held it up. His great saber was placed on the child's shoulder, and he looked somewhat deranged.
"Ah ha ha ha ha!!!!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!"
"All of you, stop!!!!!"