"That Giant Beast didn't come over, good!"
On the sea, Hina stood at the bow of the warship. The warship beneath her feet pursued Robin, who was riding a sea turtle. As the distance between them closed, a sailor asked, "Colonel Hina, the cannons are ready. Shall we fire?"
"Mhm, aim the cannons at Robin, cover the front, and block her escape route."
Hina said, looking at Robin through her Telescope.
"Yes, bombardment preparations."
"Fire."
As the order for artillery was conveyed, the cannons on the left side of the ship roared, firing shell after shell.
Four cannon muzzles.
Hina's Marine warship had four cannon muzzles on one side, while the Vice Admiral's ship had twelve muzzles on one side. Not only that, but there were also three-barreled cannons installed at the front and sides.
A Vice Admiral's ship, a hundred meters long, could carry twelve hundred crew members and had a maximum of thirteen cannons.
Of course, Hina's Marine warship's means of attack were not limited to cannons but also included ballistae.
They fired long iron arrows that could easily pierce the enemy's hull.
Boom, boom...
Four shells were fired, heading towards Robin in the distance. One shell landed behind Robin, another landed to the right of Xia Qiu, one landed in front of Robin, and only one shell was aimed directly at Robin.
"Is it just one warship?"
Robin saw this but showed no panic. She raised her hands.
"Flower Dance, Net."
As Robin spoke, arms grew and intertwined in front of her, forming a large net.
Thwack.
A shell landed in the net. The immense force caused the net to recoil continuously, and when it reached its limit, it bounced back directly.
Boom.
The shell exploded in mid-air as it was reflected.
"The shells are useless?"
Seeing this, Hina snorted and said, "Then use the Iron Spear Cannon."
On Hina's ship, there was a peculiar type of cannon. It had a long barrel but fired iron spears, which were incredibly powerful.
"Yes, Iron Spear Cannon ready."
"Fire."
Boom, boom, boom.
Black iron spears shot towards Robin, covering her figure.
"Iron spears? A net can't block those."
Seeing the iron spears flying towards her, Robin couldn't help but feel troubled, but then an idea struck her. "I should be able to manage this now."
Robin stared at the projectiles, concentrating fully, and then raised her hands.
Petals scattered. On the ballista bolts in the distance, near the arrowhead, arms suddenly grew.
These arms bent and pressed down on the tips of the iron spears.
Swish, swish, swish.
The tips of the iron spears suddenly received force and tilted sharply, plunging into the sea.
"This is Robin's ability?"
Hina said, seeing this, "Load the ammunition, do not attack, maintain horizontal distance, and accelerate the pursuit."
The Marine warship moved forward, its horizontal distance to Robin closing.
Seeing the warship charging, Robin knew that if it got too close, she wouldn't be able to stop the cannons and ballistae.
So, she charged out from Binchi at an angle, directly positioning herself in front of the warship.
"She's going to avoid the sides of the ship."
Hina snorted when she saw Robin's move and said, "She's actively charging towards us. Accelerate and ram her. Prepare the bow ballista, prepare the gunmen."
Following his orders, the entire ship rammed towards Robin, getting closer and closer. At the same time, the bow ballista aimed at Robin.
But at this moment, Robin looked at the warship, a smile appearing on her lips, and raised her arms.
"You're too close."
Robin said softly. Arms suddenly grew on the sailors on the warship.
The sailors on deck controlling the Iron Spear Cannons had their arms twisted, their bodies snapped with a crisp sound, and they fell to the ground.
The other sailors tried to raise their spears, but they were also controlled by the growing arms.
Not only that, but arms also grew on Hina's back and shoulders, grabbing her body and attempting to twist it.
But the next moment, long fences extended from Hina's back, restraining Robin's arms.
"I've eaten the Cage-Cage Fruit and become a Cage Person. You can't bind me."
Hina let out a cold snort, and iron branches extended from her body, coiling around the arms that had grown from her.
Splash.
But the next moment, all the arms turned into flower petals and vanished without a trace.
Hina was surprised that they were flowers.
Hina's brow twitched slightly. "However, your arms are useless against me."
Hina leaped directly to the bow of the ship, raised her arms, and two iron branches shot out, extending towards Robin. As they advanced, crisscrossing iron branches grew beneath the branches, forming two iron nets that converged on Robin.
"Twenty-Round Flower, Giant Tree."
But the next moment, a giant arm suddenly rose from the ship's bow and swatted at Hina.
"Not good."
Hina pushed off with her feet and leaped to the side.
Boom.
The giant arm slammed down on the spot where Hina had been standing. After a loud noise, cracks appeared on the deck.
"That was close."
Hina straightened her body, preparing to attack again, but at this moment, her movements halted.
Bang, bang.
Two bullets shot out, hitting Hina's legs. Blood splattered, and she fell to her knees with a thud.
"What's going on?"
Hina, lying on the ground, turned her head to look and saw two smoking long guns aimed at her from behind.
"Colonel Hina, I'm sorry, it wasn't me who fired."
Behind the long guns were two sailors. Their arms were behind their backs, but two arms extended from their shoulders, holding the long guns.
"Robin's ability?"
Hina looked at the muzzles, her expression filled with despair.
Bang, bang.
The gunshots rang out, and Hina closed her eyes.
But the impact she expected never came. Hina slowly opened her eyes and found two small holes on the deck, right beside her.
"She let me go?"
Hina was puzzled. Why did Robin spare her and not kill her?
"Twenty-Round Flower, Giant Tree."
"Vast Red and Purple, Giant Tree."
At the bow of the ship, a giant arm suddenly appeared and slammed onto the helm, destroying it completely.
Not only that, but not far from the mast, two giant legs suddenly grew, and two huge feet stomped towards the mast.
Crack.
As the feet stomped, cracks appeared all over the mast, and it finally snapped, falling with a crash.
"That's enough."
Seeing this, Robin had Binchi leave, and they disappeared into the distance.
"Quick, quickly rescue Colonel Hina!"
The sailors around immediately rushed towards Hina. Hina raised her arm and smashed it hard against the ground. "She actually got away! Hina felt utterly humiliated."
...
"Did they leave?"
Xia Qiu had killed T-Bone and a Major and swallowed them. The remaining sailors could no longer stop him.
Xia Qiu broke through the crowd of obstructors and rushed towards the warship at high speed, hoping to rescue Robin.
But he saw the mast of the warship slowly toppling, and Robin was already riding Binchi towards the distance.
"The mast is destroyed, so I can't chase Robin. She's safe for now."
Xia Qiu felt relieved. Since Robin was safe, he could attack these three Marine warships without any reservations.
He had to leave them here.
Xia Qiu didn't stop but accelerated and slammed into the warship.
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