Bartholomew, hearing the captain of the patrol, rested his hands behind his head, pursed his lips, and showed a look of disdain.
Possessing the barrier-barrier fruit ability, Bartholomew's heart was also filled with ambition.
Once the barrier was activated, the world was divided, and no one could do anything to the other.
Want to hurt me?
Are you kidding me?
Thinking of this, Bartholomew was extremely depressed again.
Originally, it was quite satisfying to be a gangster boss in Loguetown.
However, the Xuanwu Navy was too ruthless.
They set up a police station in Loguetown and carried out a devastating strike against gangs. His gang members were either killed or captured, while he escaped by virtue of his fruit ability.
Fleeing on the sea, he followed merchant ships and entered the New World, where he heard about Gourmet Island.
Therefore, he also found ways to come to Gourmet Island.
Unfortunately, he didn't have enough money.
After one meal, almost all his money was spent.
Trying to buy on credit was impossible.
No restaurant allowed credit. Without money and trying to dine and dash, the result was only death.
Bartholomew was someone who had walked back from the brink of death.
Because he had dined and dashed.
Finally, if it weren't for the Great Tengu Qingfeng appearing and saving him from the brink of death, he would truly have died.
However, this came at a price.
The price was that he had to stay in the patrol team to work off his debt.
Most importantly, his fruit ability had a very good defensive effect against incoming bombs.
The Navy landed.
They immediately engaged in combat.
These elite forces brought by Huoshan, numbering several hundred, were formidable.
At least each of them had mastered three of the Six Styles of the Navy. While not top-tier in the Navy, they were still considered elite forces.
The members of the three patrol teams, facing the Marines who had landed, did not show any fear despite the enemy's superior numbers. Instead, they charged forward immediately.
Drawing swords, killing.
Their speed was extremely fast, and their attacks were fierce.
In just one round, some among the Marines had already fallen.
Seeing this scene from the rear, Huoshan's eyes narrowed.
The speed of these people was very fast, bearing some resemblance to the Navy's "Soru" (Shave), yet it felt slightly different, as if it were deliberately cultivated.
In addition to this, their combat techniques and skill with short swords were also exceptionally proficient.
Moreover, their fighting style was incredibly brave and ruthless, striking at vital points with every move.
These people were akin to cruel assassins.
The battle lasted less than a minute. Nearly thirty of their own side had fallen, while the patrol team members, though injured, had suffered no casualties. This made Huoshan slightly uneasy.
If this continued, these thirty individuals alone could likely take down more than a hundred of his own men.
Furthermore, that kid with the grass-green rooster-like hair, his defiant posture with the barrier up, making him untouchable, further fueled his displeasure.
"In groups of five, spread out."
Huoshan leaped into the fray, saving a soldier with a single saber strike, and then roared loudly.
Upon hearing this, the Marines stabilized their formation. They quickly found nearby allies and formed small teams of five, beginning to surround and attack the patrol team members.
The rest of them charged towards the pirates.
Seeing the charging Marines, the pirates did not evade. With shouts of battle, they roared and, in a short while, were locked in combat with the Marines.
At this point, they were still operating within the established rules.
As the Marines broke the rules and engaged in combat with the patrol team, and the pirates' lives were threatened by the Marines, their counter-attack at this moment was not considered a violation of the rules.
Huoshan, wielding his long saber, moved with extreme speed through the crowd, his attacks on the patrol team members sharp and incisive.
In just a moment, eight members of the patrol team fell under Huoshan's blade.
Although the patrol team members had mastered the Six Styles of the Navy, their strength was still too weak compared to a Marine Vice Admiral who possessed Armament Haki and Observation Haki.
"Opposing justice, protecting pirates, Gourmet Island has truly become a haven for pirates."
"It must be erased from this world."
Huoshan's gaze shifted to other patrol team members who were being surrounded, his eyes looking into the distance.
There, patrol team members were rushing in rapidly, and in considerable numbers, as many as several hundred.
Seeing this number, Huoshan was somewhat shocked, but soon, his expression turned cold.
The spirit and vigor of these individuals proved that they were no weaker than the soldiers he had brought.
He also had to admit that the power of these people had played a significant role in Gourmet Island's ability to establish rules and have pirates abide by them.
However, he was a powerful Marine Vice Admiral, and these people could not defeat him.
Exhaling a puff of smoke, Huoshan immediately charged forward.
Just then, a figure descended from the sky, accompanied by an immense sense of threat.
Huoshan dared not advance further. He looked up, his long saber covered in Armament Haki, gripped tightly with both hands, and slashed upwards.
It was a formidable warrior clad in armor.
But his youthful face told Huoshan that this was a boy.
A wild and brutal aura filled with bloodlust emanated from him, as if he were a Shura who had emerged from hell after countless battles.
Boom!
Dark red fluid flowed around the halberd, as if a form of camouflage, causing the halberd to release an aura similar to Lu Bu's, but even colder.
After the long saber collided with it, Huoshan's expression changed, and his entire body was forced down.
His feet were driven into the ground, and his hands felt the strain, almost causing him to lose his grip on the saber and allowing the dark red halberd to strike his body.
In just one move, Huoshan was secretly astonished: such terrifying strength.
Lu Bu, looking down from above, fixed his fierce gaze on Huoshan, and a more powerful aura erupted from him, spreading outwards.
Whether it was the Marines brought by Huoshan, the members of the patrol team, or the pirates, their faces turned pale at that moment, and a sense of dizziness washed over them. Many even fainted to the ground.
"Conqueror's Haki," Huoshan immediately recognized it, and his face became grim.
A person possessing Conqueror's Haki, once grown, would never be an ordinary individual.
This was because Conqueror's Haki was a sign of kingly potential, the makings of a supreme ruler.
Given the strength Lu Bu displayed, the Marines under his command would be unable to withstand the attack of Conqueror's Haki.
Especially since, after one group fell, hundreds more patrol team members appeared, positioning themselves outside the range of the Conqueror's Haki. Their watchful stance also indicated that he could not retreat unscathed.
Meanwhile, on the warship, a Marine in uniform, withstanding the pressure of Conqueror's Haki, observed the scene and took out a Den Den Mushi.
Whatever he said, the warships hidden in the distance received the order and were rapidly approaching Gourmet Island.
These numbered ten warships, each carrying over a hundred Marines in full readiness.