"Damn Navy, still dare to bombard me. Haha, now you know which side is stronger, right!"
A bald man wearing a captain's hat laughed savagely, looking up with admiration towards the execution platform:
"Even a Navy Vice Admiral can't defeat you. Hey! Boss Shano, take us in, and we'll follow you from now on!"
This voice instantly sparked a frenzy among the Pirates, with more voices echoing back and forth—
"That's right! With you leading, who in the entire East Sea can stop us? It's all ours!"
"No one's better, forget the East Sea. We should follow Boss Shano and plunder the entire Grand Line!"
"What are we waiting for, brothers! With Shano backing us, what are the town's Navy worth! Let's loot this lousy town first!"
"Loot Log Town! Kill all the Navy who dare to obstruct us! Present all treasures to Captain Shano, and charge!!"
At the edge of the square, many Pirates began recklessly laughing and eagerly burst through the broken doors of the remaining shops, women's screams and children's cries coming from inside.
How could this happen?
The residents of Log Town were instantly plunged into panic.
Wasn't the man named Shano famous throughout the East Sea for a series of deeds of punishing the wicked and advocating good?
How did he become a vicious Pirate now!
——Boom!
The commotion erupted within seconds, two crescent-shaped eerie blue waves of Qi swept down from the execution platform, and immediately dozens of Pirates were blown away like bowling pins, screaming.
Several unlucky ones hit directly by Rankyaku's sharp edge were sliced in half, blood spraying everywhere.
The intimidating effect of this strike was undoubtedly significant.
Those Pirates who had already broken into the houses instantly broke into a cold sweat, dared not move further, cautiously retreated to the square, and looked up in bewilderment toward the execution platform.
"Boss Shano..."
The Pirate Captain who had first spoken up grinned awkwardly, "We were going to present the whole town to you as a joining gift, you, what do you mean?"
"I say, have you misunderstood something?"
Shano retracted his right leg and coldly looked down at the Pirates:
"Before you hastily categorize me as the same, you seem to have forgotten why I became famous in the East Sea back then."
"After all, I seem to have killed only one... no, two Navy, but the Pirates who died by my hand are thousands of times more."
What's the meaning of this?
The Pirates looked at each other, realizing something simultaneously, their previously excited emotions instantly felt like a bucket of cold water, turning icy cold...
......
Aboard the battleship.
Smoker lay weakly against the wall, foggily staring at the distant rain curtain.
He hadn't fully regained consciousness, his mind still somewhat hazy.
He only remembered that after fighting Onigumo, he was knocked unconscious in a few moves. Later, when he barely opened his eyes, he vaguely saw, there seemed to be two figures on the distant towering execution platform.
One figure was pinned to the ground, struggled for a while, then quickly fell silent.
That silhouette...
Seemed like Onigumo?
Onigumo is dead?
How is that possible... Smoker mockingly shook his head, realizing he hated the opponent so much that he wished him dead?
There's no one in Log Town who can defeat him, surely it's an illusion.
Smoker grabbed the railing, struggling to stand up, then heard a frantic scream not far away:
"Move, are you all deaf, huh? I told you to hurry and escort me, can't you hear?"
This voice, so familiar... he followed the sound to see, sure enough, it was Alta, as fat as a pig, madly using his Golden Staff to hit a Colonel on the head.
"Your Majesty, please calm down, it's not time yet."
The tall and thin Colonel's head bled profusely but dared not move, "We have many on the island, retreating here. The enemy seems not to intend to pursue, we must wait for our comrades, especially the Major Generals in command to board the ship before leaving. Otherwise, I will be held accountable by the headquarters... "
"To hell with waiting!"
Alta's expression suddenly turned hideous, "For this ridiculous reason? What's there to wait for with these lowly people!"
"Don't forget, your priority is to safely escort me back home! Staying here means being buried with that useless Onigumo!!!"
Bam bam!
He somehow retrieved a gold-plated pistol and fired in all directions, causing several Navy Soldiers to clutch their chests and fall to the ground.
"See that! Immediately set sail and leave!"
Alta pointed the gun at the Colonel again, shouting angrily, "Wait another second, I'll kill another one. Starting with you! Dare you..."
Thud!
Alta suddenly rolled his eyes and fell forward.
The thin Colonel, head covered in blood, stared dumbfoundedly at the figure appearing behind Alta: "S... Smoker Colonel, you, what is this?"
"Always yelling, what a loud, dead pig..."
Smoker muttered as if he didn't hear, raising his handcuffed hands high, "How did I ever endure such scumbags before..."
Thud!
He clenched his fists and slammed them on Alta's head, repeatedly.
Seeing Alta's head half sunk in, still dissatisfied, he grabbed the Golden Staff on the ground and thrust it down—with all his might—
Splurt!
A large amount of blood spurted out, splattered across both of their faces, and Smoker finally tossed the staff aside, gasping loudly, and showing a rare expression of satisfaction.
"You..."
And that thin Colonel, trembling, touched the warm blood on his face, unable to suppress his fear any longer, suddenly screamed out loud.
Why are you shouting again?
Smoker dissatisfiedly glared over: "Hey, tell me, what's exactly happening in Log Town now?"
From the conversation just now, it seemed the Navy had been disastrously defeated and fled? Could it be that what he vaguely saw before wasn't an illusion?
"What's happening?!!"
The thin Colonel retreated in fear, pointing at Smoker, "You, you bastard! How dare you ask what's happening? You've caused a disaster, don't you know!!? You're trying to drag us all down, is that it?!"
Don't want to answer?
Smoker sighed, not bothering anymore.
Grabbing the railing along the way, he hobbled to the dock, moving opposite to the Navy retreating in panic towards the shore, heading towards the square.
What's happening at the execution platform over there...