Pirates are synonymous with selfishness, cruelty, and cunning. It can be said that every pirate who can survive in the chaotic sea is not an easy character to deal with.
There are certainly countless brainless idiots, but those are often the first ones to sink into the deep sea.
The reason why the Big Mom Pirates have been able to stand in the New World for such a long time is not just because of Big Mom's own unparalleled talent and strength.
After years of operation, Wan Guo has long been built into an iron wall by the Big Mom Pirates. When the war comes, Wan Guo, which has been in a state of "small-scale conquest" for a long time, only needs a little reaction time to quickly unleash its war potential.
In the thick fog, as the black ship was getting closer and closer, the smile on He's face gradually faded and his expression became solemn.
"clang--"
"clang--"
The abnormality in the distant sea was noticed by more and more navy. Alarms rang in the port instantly. The crew members called out to their comrades. The naval commanders also received reports from their subordinates one after another and returned to the warships under their command as soon as possible.
Kuzan also hurried back to the command ship, and when he appeared on the deck, BIG MOM's pirate fleet was only a kilometer away from the port.
The harbor has already come within the shooting range of the pirate fleet.
The shipbuilding and gunmaking technology of the pirate ship is very backward compared to that of the navy. The pirate ship's guns can only effectively strike within a range of 1,500 yards, and at this distance, the accuracy of the guns is very impressive.
Although the pirates of the New World engage in naval battles all year round, they are very powerful and the number of boarding battles is far greater than the number of naval battles. Operating cannons also requires some experience.
"JU——"
A sharp whistling sound came from the thick fog. The pirate fleet took the lead in launching an attack. A cannonball broke through the fog and landed in the sea hundreds of meters away from the harbor, causing a wave.
The pirates' shooting accuracy is really touching.
However, this is just a routine test firing. After adjustments, the pirate fleet's artillery fire will cover the entire harbor.
The situation the navy will face at that time is that the warships will be destroyed by the pirate fleet before they can even leave the port.
Just like when the navy entered Wanguo at night a few days ago and attacked the pirates.
"Enemy attack!"
"Order, everyone return to their designated posts. All warships docked in the port are to set sail immediately."
"Close defense forces, counterattack."
"At the same time, notify all levels of command on other islands to be on guard against attacks from pirates."
"All patrol ships currently operating will return to the island immediately and tighten the defense line."
Kuzan's orders were quickly relayed to his sailors through the messenger's mouth. His instructions weren't exhaustive, but at this moment, these broad directions were sufficient. The remaining details were left to the commanders at all levels to refine.
He only needs to control the general direction.
In fact, for many things, the navy will not even take action until Kuzan gives the order personally.
There are many naval officers at various levels, such as lieutenant generals and major generals, in the battlefields of various nations. When faced with sudden attacks, some warships began to take action before Kuzan's order was issued.
One after another, the warships sailed out of the port quickly. Although they could not figure out the exact location of the pirate ship in the thick fog, some warships tried to fight back after estimating the direction of the shelling.
At the same time, the pirate fleet's bombardment officially began.
The pirates' accuracy is indeed not that good, but they are outnumbered!
Dense shells flew out from the thick fog, pouring down on the harbor of Coco Island like raindrops. With so many shells, there was always a batch that would hit the navy.
The shrill sounds of the pirates and navy's artillery bombardments were endless. Most of the incoming shells fell on the sea and exploded, but some fell on the coast and on the warships that were unable to set sail in time.
The loud roar soon spread throughout the entire Cocoa Island, and the thick flames also dispersed a little of the thick fog covering the harbor.
“Dongdongdongdong——”
The coastal defense artillery that had been deployed earlier began to fire, and the uniform sound of the artillery lifted the spirits of the sailors who were rushing out to sea.
The shells flew out from Cocoa Island quickly and fell into the thick fog. After a while, there were bursts of loud roars in the fog. Some shells were detonated in the air, and some shells successfully hit some pirate ships in the fog. The flames on the pirate ships could be detected by the navy even through the thick fog.
Admiral Kuzan had no intention of being idle during the bombardment between the two sides. As more and more warships left the port, the warships near the coast turned their hulls around and aimed their side guns at the black ship shadows in the thick fog in the distance.
The navy has side guns, with more than a dozen on each side, but among pirates, very few pirate ships have such technology.
Kuzan was very clear about his own advantages and was not afraid of this kind of naval bombardment. In order to fully utilize his advantages, he also used his devil fruit ability.
"Ice Age!"
Kuzan's figure quickly jumped out from the command ship and soared into the air. At the same time, two huge ice pillars shot out from his hands and sank directly into the sea.
The power of the Ice Fruit was unleashed, and the originally surging sea surface was instantly frozen into solid ice. At the same time, the power of the Ice Fruit was spreading rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the entire harbor turned into an ice field. The ice surface extended toward the distant sea and instantly spread into the thick fog.
The temperature, which could only be described as "cool", took a sharp turn for the worse at this moment.
As the sea breeze blew, a biting chill washed over the people. Many warships were instantly frozen on the ice, and the ice even quickly spread over the hulls, covering the surface of the warships and giving them a thick layer of ice armor.
The warships that were originally swaying with the waves stopped, and the sailors who were constantly loading shells continued their work after a brief pause.
"Is this General Kuzan's ability?"
"Are all the warships frozen in the ice?"
"Wouldn't that make us sitting ducks?"
On a warship in the harbor, the young navy stared at the ice field created by Kuzan with wide eyes. While he was shocked by Kuzan's terrifying ability, he couldn't help but question Kuzan's intention of doing so.
The warships' ability to move was curbed, and some young sailors were more or less nervous. After all, if this happened, they would have no ability to evade enemy bombardment.
Normally, when a shell hits a ship's head, it is difficult for it to dodge it by relying on its own maneuverability.
"Living target?"
"It's not just our navy that's become a sitting duck!"
"Isn't the enemy the same as us?"
"Artillery battle, will our navy lose to pirates?"
The young sailor's concerns were not without reason, but the ship's commander had no such worries at all. Instead, his blood boiled and he gave orders to the marines on the ship:
"Don't stop, keep bombarding!"
"Those enemy ships should be unable to move. This is our chance!"
"Unload all the guns on the left wing. They won't be used anyway. Arrange them all on the right wing deck!"
"Have a rope ladder ready so you can disembark if the ship suffers irreversible damage."
The commander's voice reached the ears of the many sailors on the deck. Hearing the commander's resolute tone, the sailors' expressions became serious and they all responded in unison: "Yes! Major General!"
In the thick fog in the distant sea of Coco Island.
The huge pirate fleet suddenly stopped, and ice quickly spread from the direction of Cocoa Island, instantly freezing the fleet on the sea.
On the Queen Mother's Anthem, Charlotte Katakuri was the first to notice the abnormality on the sea. However, before she could take any action, the ice quickly extended and froze BIG MOM's ship on the sea.
At the same time, one after another shells whistled in the air and fell towards the fleet. The accuracy and intensity of the bombardment far exceeded the attack of the Heize fleet.
The navy can launch a counterattack accurately based on the direction and sound of the artillery fire. This quality is not possessed by pirates.
"Stopped?"
"Why did the ship stop?" Under the cover of thick fog, some people did not notice the situation on the sea. When they noticed that the ship had stopped, their first reaction was that there was a problem with the ship's power system.
As several biscuit soldiers holding biscuit shields flew over to block several shells falling towards the ship, Cracker showed a look of surprise on his face. He quickly walked to the side of the ship and looked towards the sea.
A cool breeze hit him in the face, and Cracker was a little dazed looking at the sea surface that had turned into an ice field.
"What's going on?"
"The sea is frozen!!!"
Cracker whispered, and his cry instantly attracted the attention of his brothers and sisters on the boat.
Katakuri's face darkened, and he quickly walked to Big Mom's side, and whispered, "MAMA, this should be..."
Before Katakuri could finish, Big Mom interrupted him:
"ah!"
"It's the power of the Devil Fruit!"
"The Navy has many talented people!"
Seeing that MAMA seemed to be in good shape today, Katakuri continued to ask, "What should we do now?"
Facing Katakuri's question, Big Mom smiled brightly, slowly stood up from the pink cake chair, and shouted to the crew on the ship:
"How?"
"Of course I killed them!"
“Follow me!”
As soon as the words fell, Big Mom shouted, "Zeus!"
Along with BIG MOM's shouts, a "white cloud" quickly flew out from behind BIG MOM, and BIG MOM's huge body also jumped flexibly and stood steadily on Zeus.
Raising her hand and gently taking off the pink pirate hat on her head, Big Mom pulled out a ring-handled broadsword - Napoleon. At the same time, Prometheus came to Big Mom's head in an instant without even needing Big Mom to shout.
"spread!"
"Ikku!"
BIG MOM, who had entered combat mode, had a fierce gleam in her eyes and growled.
"Okay, MAMA!"
Zeus shouted excitedly and flew directly towards Cocoa Island with Big Mom on his back.
Plan? Strategy?
Is that kind of thing of any use in the face of absolute power?
Facing the navy, BIG MOM only wanted to do one thing, and that was to use her own strength to crush all the enemies.
After using his ability to freeze the ice surface, Kuzan quickly landed back on his warship. Looking at more and more ships engulfed in the sea of fire in the thick fog, he couldn't help but feel a little happy despite his calmness. He gently adjusted his sunglasses and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He could sense that Kuzan's mood had improved a little, and fearing that the boy would get carried away, he reminded him:
"Since the Big Mom Pirates have already organized a counterattack, it can't be limited to this."
"That's a female pirate who can stand on par with Whitebeard, Roger and the others. Don't take her lightly."
"I think they will be soon."
Before He could finish his words, a blush suddenly appeared in the distant sky. It was hard to see clearly due to the thick fog, but as a burst of laughter echoed from the sky, the expressions of both Kuzan and He fell.
“MAMAMAMA——”
A middle-aged woman wearing a pink long dress and with a slightly out of shape figure appeared above the port with flames on her head and white clouds under her feet.
The moment he saw the person clearly, Kuzan recognized his identity:
"BIG MOM!"
Kuzan's low cry seemed to attract BIG MOM's attention. Of course, it might be because Kuzan's aura was stronger than others. In short, BIG MOM in the air paused, her eyes swept across Crane, and then fell on Kuzan.
"Are you the Admiral of the Navy, Aokiji?"
"Dare to attack my Wan Guo? It seems you are ready to die!"
Big Mom had no intention of talking nonsense. She raised her left hand and the flames surrounding her head quickly "jumped" into her palm.
Holding Prometheus in one hand, Big Mom jumped directly from Zeus:
"Fire from the sky!"
With a terrifying roar from BIG MOM's mouth, Prometheus was directly thrown by BIG MOM towards the warship where Kuzan was.
Kuzan raised his head, the sky full of flames reflected in his pupils, his face was silent, and a thin layer of frost came out of his mouth while he was breathing. He raised his hand and drew a line in front of him. A hemispherical ice mirror quickly extended from the ice surface, instantly covering the warship.
"boom!!!"
The flames fell down, and under the attack of BIG MOM, the ice mirror created by Kuzan with the ice fruit was melting rapidly, and the sound of "sizzling" was endless.
On the warship, the navy officers showed no fear at all in the face of BIG MOM's attack. They all stood calmly on the deck, quietly watching the flames in the sky that were isolated outside by the ice mirror.
"call--"
After a long time, the flames gradually died down, and Prometheus floated into the air again, staying beside Big Mom.
BIG MOM lowered her head and looked at the huge ice mirror covering the warship below, and her pupils couldn't help but shrink.
Her attack only melted a big hole in the ice mirror created by Kuzan, and did not affect the navy behind the ice mirror.
The marine raised his hand and actually blocked her attack, which surprised BIG MOM a little.
She didn't expect that in addition to those old guys and "little guys" like Tsugikuni Yoriichi, the navy actually had strong people of this level.
“MAMAMAMA——”
Staring at Kuzan who was standing at the bow of the ship, Big Mom let out a light laugh.
It looks like she won’t be bored anymore!
"I haven't fought with anyone in a long, long time!"
"navy!"
Facing BIG MOM's threatening words, Kuzan spread his arms and three ice spears quickly condensed beside him.
"Big Mom..."
"If we eliminate you here, the losses of our navy in this war can be controlled!"
(End of this chapter)
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