Dozens of pirate ships gathered, closing in on the Xuanwu Navy at the same time.
The eyes of various forces in the East Sea also focused on the Xuanwu Navy base.
So many pirates from other seas appearing in the East Sea clearly indicated that someone had deliberately orchestrated this.
The East Sea Navy had been rather quiet recently, rarely patrolling and not actively pursuing pirates.
Even some pirates discovered that after being spotted by the navy, they were ignored and quickly disappeared around corners.
Such actions only made the pirates more audacious.
And so, an unspoken message spread throughout the East Sea.
Pirates from the four seas had converged on the East Sea, preparing to eliminate the Xuanwu Navy, which had vowed to capture all pirates worldwide.
Thus, as more and more pirate ships gathered, the attention of various factions turned towards the Xuanwu Navy base.
Meanwhile, at a distance, news birds were constantly monitoring the situation, broadcasting live.
"Are these people fools?"
"Don't they know the might of our Xuanwu Navy?"
"Marshal, give me a thousand men, and I'll capture them all and send them to Azkaban to enjoy the pain of losing happiness."
Bagi watched the approaching pirate ships with immense excitement.
After nearly a month and a half of training, his strength had undergone a complete transformation.
The idea of never becoming a marine, which he had previously adamantly refused, was now long forgotten.
In fact, Bagi now wished he could extract every possible advantage from Benedict to become an even more powerful and terrifying existence.
Now, Bagi was supremely confident that he could easily overpower Shanks.
And all of this was thanks to Benedict's help.
What a miraculous ability.
"Is that so?" Benedict replied, a smile playing on his lips. "Then I'll leave it to you."
Bagi laughed heartily with excitement.
However, he himself did not make any move.
Watching this scene, Sakata Gintoki instantly entered a berserk mode, his expression contorted, picking his nose, and saying, "Coward, drinking cold water..."
"Damn you, Gintoki, you're so annoying!"
Hearing Sakata Gintoki's constant mumbling in his ear, Bagi entered a mode of enraged humiliation, his limbs splitting apart as he was about to fight Sakata Gintoki.
Benedict looked on with a hint of helplessness.
Although Bagi's strength had improved, he would falter whenever he saw a large number of enemies.
But were their own numbers considered few?
"Listen up, those inside! You are surrounded. If you know what's good for you, come out and surrender. Become our subordinates, and we might consider letting you live a lingering existence."
Just as Bagi and Sakata Gintoki were bickering, a booming voice echoed.
The voice was loud, but to the soldiers of the Xuanwu Navy, it was filled with insult.
They were the Xuanwu Navy, upholding justice; how could they surrender to pirates?
It was even less likely that they would become subordinates to pirates and be enslaved by them.
Benedict's gaze was cold. These pirates were truly possessed of a strange confidence.
"Marshal, Sakata Gintoki requests to engage."
Sakata Gintoki's face was grim as he stared at the pirate ship that had shouted, his eyes flashing with killing intent.
Benedict glanced at Sakata Gintoki and nodded, saying, "The one who just shouted, don't kill him."
"Also, make sure to keep all these pirate ships intact."
A slight smile curved Sakata Gintoki's lips, his eyes glinting with cold light. He then leaped down.
"Do you want to die?" Bagi exclaimed subconsciously as Sakata Gintoki leaped off the hundred-meter-high wall towards the sea below.
At this moment, a sharp light flashed, and streaks of silver light shot into the distance.
Along with the silver light, a figure also moved away.
It was Sakata Gintoki.
"How could I possibly die?"
"Coward."
His gaze swept over Bagi's shocked and envious eyes, and Sakata Gintoki nodded slightly with satisfaction.
The objective was achieved.
The effect was good.
Bagi was an idiot with no brain.
Let him be envious and jealous.
"This, this..."
"How can he fly in the sky?"
"He's not that guy, Shiki."
Bagi's eyes widened as he watched the figure receding like light.
The ability to fly in the sky, in Bagi's eyes, was something only possessed by Shiki with his Fuwa Fuwa no Mi, Kaido who could transform into a blue dragon, and users of other mythical zoan abilities.
But Sakata Gintoki was not one of those Devil Fruit users.
For a moment, Bagi felt a pang of envy.
This was the first time Benedict had seen Sakata Gintoki use his Devil Fruit ability.
In the past, although Sakata Gintoki had taken warships out to capture pirates, he had not used his Sword-Sword Fruit ability unless necessary.
Coincidentally, he had never encountered anyone who could force him to use his Sword-Sword Fruit ability.
Furthermore, Benedict had not accompanied Sakata Gintoki on his missions, so he had little understanding of it.
Now, watching Sakata Gintoki's showy display, Benedict couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
Brilliant, truly brilliant.
At least, the Xuanwu Navy soldiers were witnessing Sakata Gintoki's showy display, their eyes filled with admiration.
Indeed, every man yearned to fly like a sword immortal.
He really knew how to put on a show.
Mandel, the fat man holding the loudspeaker,
Watching Sakata Gintoki approach, growing larger from a distance, arriving in the blink of an eye, his face changed dramatically.
Waving his loudspeaker, he swung it towards Sakata Gintoki.
Sakata Gintoki cast a casual glance at Mandel and instantly vanished.
*Thwack.*
An invisible blade pierced Mandel's chest in an instant, blood spraying out. He was wounded, but not fatally.
"Your mouth is very foul!"
"The Marshal's kindness is for you to live, to lose happiness."
Sakata Gintoki stood with his back to Mandel, seemingly afraid that the dirty blood would stain his clothes.
The members of the Black Iron Pirate Crew stared in bewilderment at the sudden appearance of the silver-haired youth.
"Damn brat, you're getting a bit too arrogant."
With Mandel dead, the first mate, Toby, immediately reacted and attacked.
"Sonic Wave!"
Toby opened his mouth, and waves of invisible energy erupted.
Instantly, a sound of a special decibel exploded.
Sakata Gintoki was caught off guard, his brow furrowed.
Toby saw this as a good opportunity and instantly drew his gun.
*Bang!*
Flames erupted as a special five-centimeter-long bullet shot towards Sakata Gintoki's head.
*Swish!*
Sakata Gintoki reacted instantly, drawing his sword and slashing down.
The fast-approaching bullet was split in two.
Simultaneously, a long sword energy also shot towards Toby.
Toby attempted to flee.
But against an enraged Sakata Gintoki, he was too slow.
The sword energy instantly dismembered Toby.
Even more so, the sword energy, its speed and power undiminished, continued to fly forward.
*Crackle!*
The massive pirate ship was cleaved in half by Sakata Gintoki's sword.
"Great Swordsman!"
As the captain of the pirate ship, Lister felt his heart ache for his ship, and he was also greatly shocked by Sakata Gintoki's power.
His expression became grave.
His body instantly began to swell.
In just a breath, he grew to nearly six meters tall, with enormous sharp fangs protruding from his mouth.
Wielding a massive spiked club, he leaped down.
"Die!"