When Aokiji came to his senses, Gawain beside him had already shot towards Golden Lion, who was standing proudly in the sky like a bullet.
That was the main course of the night!
"Really… an overly confident guy!"
Aokiji shook his head, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled. As time passed, his hands were also covered with dark Armament Haki.
"I know... Garp's... iron fist too!"
Aokiji clenched his fist, one finger at a time, then unleashed a powerful punch.
The shockwave blasted Big Mom away!
"Meteor Fist!"
Boom!
Dust and smoke filled the air, glaciers on the ground shattered, and the two figures started fighting again.
Ice, lightning, sword slashes, and rolling clouds of sand and gravel made the entire Water 7 a mess.
Even the mayor's building was affected and collapsed completely. The basement, which was originally a temporary base for refugees, was completely buried in ruins.
Kuro, Gin, and others were also dragged by Ochoku.
Even though they had received information about the Warp-Warp Fruit, they were still completely suppressed.
The Warp-Warp Fruit's almost unreasonable displacement ability was difficult for even Kuro to resist.
It was only by relying on his speed and the ability to control the airflow, and the fact that Gin took a lot of damage from Ochoku, that he managed to stay undefeated.
The rest of the people were beaten back by the ubiquitous mutated animals.
There were also mutated animals that kept attacking and devouring the survivors.
It seemed that everyone was in a deadly situation.
In such a turbulent battle, the surviving civilians became more and more uneasy, not knowing where their future would be.
But at this moment, someone with sharp eyes saw the warships quietly anchored on the sea.
"Is that… Reinforcements? It's the Marines' reinforcements!"
"We are saved!"
"As long as we get there and get the protection of the Marines, we can be saved!"
"They have the flag symbolizing justice; they will surely fight for this city!"
… … …
The crowd suddenly became chaotic, and they rushed towards the distant sea regardless of everything.
Even though people kept falling down in the process, and people kept being swallowed by the mutated animals attacking from the sky, it was because the hope they had been waiting for was right in front of them.
It was right on the sea!
In the continuous great changes, the civilians who had already reached their limit seemed to be crazy at this moment.
Swish!
T Bone swung his sword and cut a small mutated animal into two pieces, covering everyone's retreat to the beach.
The wounds on his body had already burst, and the bright red blood oozed out, and there was a sharp pain from the tearing, but T Bone could no longer care about these.
With a little more effort and a few more swings, more people can be saved!
Everything will be fine as long as the Marines' reinforcements arrive!
The warship anchored on the sea at this moment has become T Bone's last hope.
Now that the Pluton blueprint has been spread, even Sakazuki will not carry out a meaningless massacre, right?!
T Bone thought so, and his body, which was already somewhat exhausted, squeezed out a little more strength from somewhere, allowing him to hold the sword in his hand tightly.
"I've always hated twisted and roundabout swordplay. Straightforwardness, that's the path a knight should pursue!"
"Right Angle Flying Bird: Bone Phoenix!"
The silver-white Flying Slash flew out of his hand and turned into a big bird, shooting in the air without any twists and turns, as straight as T Bone's spine!
Swish!
The blood splattered and fell all over T Bone, making his already ugly face look more like a demon.
But when the civilians looked at this marine who was once a knight, there was only indescribable respect in their eyes.
"Mr. T Bone, thank you!"
The boy protected by T Bone looked at him with his eyes full of longing.
T Bone raised his hand and wanted to touch the boy's head, but looking at the blood on his hand, he slowly retracted it and held the blood-stained knight's sword tightly.
"Let's go."
"Go to the beach, find the Marines, and there will be hope!"
As the news of the arrival of the Marines spread, the survivors of Water 7 finally waited for the savior they had been waiting for.
Under the escort of T Bone, Franky and others, they retreated to the edge of Water 7.
But those warships quietly parked on the sea have been silent, like steel behemoths standing on the sea, ignoring the occurrence of disaster in the distance.
There were no reinforcements and no movements, which once made people think it was a mirage.
Franky walked beside the crowd, swung his iron fist, repelled a mutated animal while looking at the warships in the distance, and became more and more uneasy.
"No, I have a bad feeling. Are those warships really here to save us?"
"How is that possible?"
Paulie shook his head and hugged Franky's shoulders, thinking that the latter was overthinking: "Mr. Lancelot..."
"You really didn't see it?"
"They are not the Marines at all!"
"But they protected this place; they are just, in my opinion, they are the marines."
"That's the problem. The Marines that should have been the savior have not appeared until now."
After speaking, Franky looked at the sea in the distance, and his eyes became more and more uneasy: "After arriving, no action was taken..."
"Maybe they are worried that monster, Golden Lion, will escape?"
"Maybe."
Franky nodded reluctantly, but he couldn't suppress his worries at all.
He turned around and wanted to persuade everyone.
But all he saw were countless mutated animals attacking from the rear, and civilians with hope written on their faces.
At this moment, Franky just realized that trusting the Marines was the only thing the people here could do.
When Gawain and his group were tied up by Golden Lion group, no one could save Water 7 and the survivors here except the warships anchored at sea.
Franky opened his mouth and finally murmured: "I hope I'm overthinking it."
"Well…"
Paulie exhaled a puff of smoke, then patted Franky's shoulders while looking forward to drinking with Franky after the war.
Now that they have experienced a disaster together, they can be called friends.
… … …
In the center of Water 7, the war is still going on.
Even Golden Lion was very surprised by Gawain's almost endless attacks.
"What are you still holding on to?!"
"You are no match for me!"
"Now, you are just like a kid who lost the game but refuses to admit defeat!"
Golden Lion used all his strength, sending out a flying slash with his legs, repelling Gawain, and controlled the floating clouds in the sky to swallow Gawain completely in an instant.
He almost controlled the entire battlefield!
The overwhelming advantage made Golden Lion ecstatic. His wild hair stood on end, giving him the presence of a true king!
"Submit to me!"
"Together, we can rule this world!"
The only reply was Gawain bursting from the rubble again, like an unkillable, tireless monster.
Whoosh!
Golden Lion turned his head, and the silver-white flying slash flew past his ears, and evenly divided the clouds gathered behind him into two halves.
The expression on his face suddenly became cold at this moment: "Since you are looking for death, then I will send you off!"
Golden Lion shouted fiercely, and the Conqueror Haki around him surged back. His Conqueror Haki was even more powerful than before!
As the battle progressed, he could clearly feel that his former strength was gradually coming back in the collision of Conqueror's Hakis again and again.
For a moment, he seemed to have returned to the time when he fought Roger.