After smashing the last robot, Benedict’s gaze shifted to Gaji.
These robots were Pacifistas.
However, unlike the Pacifista units with a tyrant-like appearance displayed twenty years later, the current Pacifistas were slimmer and resembled teenagers.
Small in stature, their emitted beams possessed immense destructive power. The propulsion units installed on their backs could lift their small bodies. All these designs made them appear more powerful and advanced than the Pacifistas of twenty years later.
Could this be the work of so-called civilizational regression?
Or was it due to the propulsion effect of the little wings?
“System, has my existence already brought significant impact to this world?” Benedict subconsciously inquired.
Unsurprisingly, the system did not answer his question.
Without further thought, Benedict swooped down.
Gaji, seeing Benedict charging at him, felt shocked. Without hesitation, he activated his special propulsion unit and ran!
Gaji was confident he could defeat Benedict with ranged attacks but believed he would be no match in close combat.
A person who could easily overpower Zephyr, Kaido, and Shiki was someone he could not contend with.
“Is it too late to think of escaping now?”
“Gaji!”
Benedict flew in front of Gaji, reached out, and easily gripped Gaji’s neck, stating calmly.
“I’m not fighting anymore!”
“I can’t win at all!”
“These Marines are too terrifying. I feel like each one possesses the combat power of a Vice Admiral.”
“Those destructive robots were all destroyed. Without these robots suppressing the Xuanwu Marines, we are no match for them.”
“Damn it, I don’t want to die, don’t block my way.”
“Break through, break out of the encirclement at the fastest speed.”
“There are no Marines on that side.”
…
As the Pacifistas were eliminated, the Xuanwu Marines unleashed unprecedented power, pushing the pirates back step by step.
Finally, Foxxy was killed. Without the Daz Bone gun restricting Sakata Gintoki or Benedict, even with cannon fire, they dared not shoot indiscriminately.
Most importantly, Benedict was truly powerful.
Those shadow clones were instantly killed, one by one, like Asuras, making any resistance futile.
“Look at these people.”
“Only your soldiers remain loyal, executing orders without fear of death.”
“The other pirates are all unreliable.”
“But this alone is not enough.”
“Mere courage without matching strength makes them weaklings before the strong.”
“This is all the army you have created.”
Benedict, holding Gaji, looked at the routed pirates and smiled.
If it were other forces, even the World Government or the Hundred Beasts Pirates, Gaji’s gathered strength could have engaged in a fierce battle, possibly even repelling them.
However, as the saying goes, capture the ringleader first. If one’s own strength is insufficient, once the leader is taken down, the game ends.
And this was precisely Gaji’s situation.
Gaji’s face turned red, and he struggled to breathe.
His heart was filled with immense fear.
No matter how hard he tried, he could not pry Benedict’s hand from his neck.
The Grim Reaper was descending…
“Where are your children?”
“They should rush out fearlessly to save you, their father, right?”
Benedict’s gaze swept around, inquiring curiously.
Hearing Benedict’s words, Gaji’s eyes widened. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
Gaji had not expected Benedict to target his children so quickly.
They were all his masterpieces.
“It’s a pity they are not here.”
“The research on bloodline factors is a good concept, but your research ends here.”
“In fact, I sometimes admire people like you.”
“But it’s a shame you have directed this research in the wrong direction.”
Benedict was not mocking Gaji.
He even somewhat admired Gaji’s unscrupulous spirit in his pursuit of strength.
While fearing the Celestial Dragons, he had been secretly accumulating strength, hoping that one day he could overthrow them with his powerful military force and ascend to the throne himself.
However, the reality twenty years later also showed that Gaji’s efforts were ultimately a joke in the face of overwhelming power.
Even for the one above the Five Elders, he was merely a regional force that could be erased from the map at any time.
*Crack!*
Gaji, who had been struggling, finally ceased to breathe.
His hands fell, and he could no longer resist.
Those watching the live broadcast all fell into silence.
Was Benedict truly that powerful?
Was it true that the Northern Sea Fleet of the Xuanwu Marines had been defeated by Gaji’s mecha forces and the alliance?
Or had they only defeated the lowest-level soldiers of the Xuanwu Marines?
But were the strengths of Fleet Admiral Kenbunshoku and Vice Admiral Saru shown to be false?
That didn’t seem right either, as the strength displayed by Sakata Gintoki and Yelyu Siji was terrifying.
Or was everything before just an act?
Many were lost and filled with confusion at this moment.
Seemingly weak, yet incredibly powerful.
Marineford, Marine Headquarters.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku, along with others, watched this battle again in the conference room.
The outcome left them deeply disappointed.
“Although the Vinsmoke family is powerful in the Northern Sea, they only have some effect in group battles.”
“But when it comes to high-end combat, they are still too weak.”
Sengoku sighed as he watched the scattered and fleeing alliance, which had been cut through by the Xuanwu Marines.
“These Xuanwu Marine soldiers are no longer ordinary soldiers.”
“Each of them has mastered not only the Six Powers of the Marines but also Armament Haki.”
“In terms of numbers, judging by the scale, there are at least fifteen hundred of them.”
Vice Admiral Tsuru, as a staff officer, accurately captured the presented data.
For a moment, listening to Tsuru’s analysis in the conference room, everyone present fell silent.
Fifteen hundred or more experts who had mastered Armament Haki could be produced by Marine Headquarters.
However, soldiers who were identified as soldiers, mastered the Six Powers of the Marines, Armament Haki, and possibly even Observation Haki, could not be produced.
Then, what about the mid-to-lower-level commanders of the Xuanwu Marines?
What would their strength be?
…
The ongoing live broadcast informed many that the Vinsmoke family was finished.
Those who knew the outcome no longer paid attention and prepared to leave.
But at this moment, the live broadcast screen suddenly went black, and the signal was cut off, leaving everyone in a state of surprise.
However, the signal was quickly reconnected.
But this time, what was being broadcast was not the scene of the Northern Sea battlefield, where the Xuanwu Marines were slaughtering the Germa Alliance.
Instead, it was a Xuanwu Marine base.
And judging by the picture and angle, it was above the Xuanwu Marine base.
“Jiehahaha!”
“Benedict, guess where this is?”
…