Chapter 336: Camon and the Others vs. Akainu
"He's not here. It's Devourer and Justice Dragon Sword leading the group, but their numbers are a bit large—they've already reached over a thousand people."
The aide said with his head lowered.
"Pirates deserve to be eliminated. Move in!"
Akainu said calmly.
He thought to himself, "Let me see whether you, who've been following him, have improved in strength!"
"Yes!"
The aide's emotions instantly surged with excitement.
Following a superior like this was great—charge straight in. Retreating was not an option.
Immediately, the Marines aboard the five warships all prepared themselves for battle.
On the Dragon Flame Pirates' side—
"That's Vice Admiral Sakazuki's fleet. He's a Logia-type magma Devil Fruit user. I heard he's already an admiral candidate."
"This vice admiral has been hunting pirates everywhere lately. His strength is extremely terrifying—I've heard many large pirate crews have been wiped out by him."
"He's coming. He's not planning to attack our Dragon Flame Pirates, is he?"
"What do we do? Right now, only Lord Devourer and the others are here. The captain isn't here, and Lord Raptorex and the others aren't either. Can we really defeat Sakazuki?"
"Since Lord Devourer and the others haven't said anything, there must not be a problem. We don't need to worry."
The newly joined pirates at the back began discussing among themselves—some anxious, some uneasy.
On the Azure Dragon—
Buck and the others had naturally noticed Sakazuki aboard the warship, but they all revealed smiles.
"What's he trying to do? Test our strength?"
"Possible. After all, he's a Marine now—and a Logia-type ability user."
"But even so, if a few of us join forces, he probably won't be able to withstand it, right?"
"We can give it a try. Let's see just how strong a Logia-type Devil Fruit user really is."
A surge of fighting spirit rose from Buck and the others.
Among the veteran members of the Dragon Flame Pirates, their strength might be considered at the bottom. But compared to other Marine forces, they already possessed the strength of newly promoted vice admirals. If they used certain additional methods, killing a vice admiral wouldn't be much of a problem.
With Camon and Jonathan—who already possessed vice admiral-level strength—they were enough to contend with even an admiral.
The current Jonathan was anything but simple. Aside from his exceptional swordsmanship, his physique was the strongest among them, second only to Jiang Qize and the dinosaurs. He had eaten the Zoan-type, Mythical Beast model: Golden-Maned Mad Lion Fruit.
However, he had never used this ability in front of others, so very few people knew his true current strength.
Jonathan wore two swords at his waist—one a famous blade and the other a cursed blade. He had completely restrained his aura, making him look like nothing more than a slightly larger but otherwise ordinary middle-aged man.
Soon, the Dragon Flame Pirates and Sakazuki's fleet met head-on.
"You Marines blocking our path—are you looking to die?"
Buck looked at Sakazuki with a mocking expression.
Although he knew Sakazuki was one of their own, he still had to put on an act when necessary.
"Hmph. Dragon Flame Pirates—without your captain here, all of you will be staying here today!"
The aide, a rear admiral, couldn't tolerate their mockery and immediately issued a harsh threat.
"Tch. Anyone can brag. If you've got the guts, come kill me."
Buck said disdainfully.
"Hmph!"
The aide snorted coldly, then turned to Sakazuki and asked in a low voice, "Vice Admiral Sakazuki, should we attack?"
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