The roaring sound kept echoing in their ears.
The downpour came from the sky, accompanied by falling ship planks, corpses, turrets, and various debris.
At this moment, the charging pirate ships stopped.
They were terrified by the huge explosion before them.
Their eyes were filled with fear.
The power was too terrifying.
The power of one Patriot missile was comparable to the explosive power of five cannonballs.
Almost every ship had been attacked by two Patriot missiles.
The onlookers who were watching this live broadcast were even more stunned.
They were not at the scene, but through the live broadcast, they, with the perspective of outsiders, had a clearer understanding of how terrifying the Patriot missiles released by the Xuanwu Navy were.
"God, how did they achieve such precise strikes?"
"What kind of shell is that, why is it so terrifying?"
"If such missiles landed on my pirate ship, all of us would die."
...
"I was wondering why some of these warships were special; it turns out they are equipped with terrifying weapon systems."
"It's too powerful. It would be great if my pirate ship were also equipped with such weapons."
"Regardless of whether the opponent is a Devil Fruit user or how powerful they are, as long as we create distance and strike them from afar, no matter how strong they are, once they sink into the sea, they are just targets."
"I wonder if such weapons are sold in the black market?"
...
Marineford, Navy Headquarters.
Sengoku, Garp, Zefa, Vice Admiral Tsuru, and other high-ranking officials were all in the conference room watching the battle together.
Although their power had been displayed when the Golden Lion Pirates invaded the Xuanwu Navy base.
However, at that time, they had only fired once, bombarding a giant island, and due to the Golden Lion's Devil Fruit ability, the effect was not very obvious.
But now it was different. Such a clear disparity in damage shocked them and also made them feel a great threat.
The range reached a thousand meters. At such a distance, even warships used for Operation Buster Call could not achieve this.
Most importantly, the destructive power of the Patriot missile was even greater.
...
Solitos Island.
An island in the North Blue where pirates often gathered.
Originally, it was a dangerous zone of chaos.
However, not long ago, Doflamingo, who had been secretly developing his power here, became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and gained considerable authority.
As a result, the island was quickly consolidated by Doflamingo, who recruited a large number of subordinates.
Those who did not obey were basically all killed.
At this moment, watching the live broadcast, Doflamingo's originally arrogant and haughty demeanor showed a hint of shock.
"This weapon is very good."
"Trebol, can our weapons factory build it?"
Since killing his father and establishing the Donquixote Family, Doflamingo had been secretly annexing underworld forces. Now, he was also the famous arms dealer 'Joker'.
After witnessing the power displayed by the Xuanwu Navy, although shocked, he quickly reacted. If they could manufacture it, it would surely sell well.
"It's very difficult!"
"But if we can hijack a warship for research, it's not a problem."
Trebol let out a chuckling laugh, staring at the live broadcast screen.
Doflamingo pushed his sunglasses, and a hint of a sinister charm appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Then let's borrow a warship for some fun."
...
On the battlefield, while the pirates were shocked by the bombardment, the androids, who knew nothing of death, resolutely carried out their orders and continued to charge forward, piloting their warships.
Sakata Gintoki saw this scene, let out a cold snort, and flew on his sword.
"Thousand Sword Barrage!"
Hundreds of thousands of sword energies, along with the activation of his Devil Fruit ability, instantly charged towards the enemy.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Streaks of sword energy mercilessly harvested the androids and ruthlessly sliced through the charging warships.
As a result, these warships were destroyed halfway through their advance, and the androids on board were also killed.
"Charge forward, I want them to regret being pirates their entire lives!"
Benedict had used the Patriot missiles to make these pirates feel fear, so he gave the order.
Although Jiaji was frightened by the Patriot missiles, he saw that the North Blue Fleet did not continue to use them, and his face immediately revealed joy.
"The Xuanwu Navy has stopped using that weapon."
"That weapon can probably only be used once per warship."
"Take advantage of the fact that they don't have this power, charge forward, kill them, and capture the Marshal of the Xuanwu Navy, Benedict."
"Whoever can capture the Marshal of the Xuanwu Navy, Benedict, I will reward him with three hundred million Berries and the protection and friendship of our Vinsmoke Family."
The terrified pirates needed a spark to ignite them.
This alone made the pirates' hearts pound, and they excitedly shouted.
The pirate ships continued to advance and charged forward.
The distance of a thousand meters, under the accelerated charge of both sides, was covered in just a moment before they collided.
"Kill!"
"Saruman Staff!"
Yelu Siji immediately transformed into his Saruman form, wielding his Xuan Tie Staff, and entered a combat state.
With a powerful and heavy strike, he instantly blew up a pirate ship, and any pirate who dared to stand in his way was buried with it.
Sakata Gintoki, on the other hand, turned into a killing machine. Countless sword energies flew, and wherever he passed, there was ruthless slaughter.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Benedict would not miss such an opportunity. He summoned hundreds of shadow clones and, along with the Xuanwu Navy soldiers, launched an attack.
A massacre unfolded before everyone's eyes through the live broadcast.
Jiaji watched with a pounding heart.
Especially the fighting styles of Sakata Gintoki and Benedict made him wince.
His warriors, even wearing the developed battle armor, were still easily dealt with like cutting vegetables and melons.
Even when facing Xuanwu Navy soldiers, they did not gain any advantage.
These soldiers were very different.
Everyone had mastered Armament Haki. Was there any point in fighting?
Jiaji looked to the side at the foxy pirate group, which had not yet charged out, and angrily called out, "Foxy."
"Contain Sakata Gintoki."
"Special Forces, take action!"
As Jiaji's voice sounded, a unit armed with something resembling rocket launchers quickly organized themselves, using the system of their equipment to aim at Sakata Gintoki in the air.
Foxy heard this and let out a sinister laugh.
His short body leaped from ship to ship, constantly closing the distance.
Finally landing on a warship, Foxy made a pose with his hands, and a red beam of light shot out instantly.
As Foxy moved his hands and controlled with his consciousness, it rapidly shot towards Sakata Gintoki in the air.
Sakata Gintoki, sensing it with his Observation Haki, immediately dodged it.
"Again?"
"I was careless and hit by you because of that damned robot before, but it won't be so easy this time."
Sakata Gintoki let out a cold sneer, immediately located Foxy, and was about to pursue him.
Just then, six figures suddenly appeared and launched a surprise attack on Sakata Gintoki.