Zoro nodded, thinking of Gawain, who broke his cognitive limit again and again, slowly closed his eyes, and said lightly: "I have never seen the captain's full strength."
Reiju was silent; her eyes fell on Sanji beside her, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
She is not stupid.
From what Zoro accidentally revealed, it has been inferred that Sanji's current identity may not be a marine.
However, their true identity is not important to her.
What's important is that Sanji is standing under the other party's flag and is much happier than in Germa 66.
That's enough.
… … ...
In the distance, on the sea.
Judge also stopped the retreating ship.
He stood on the deck, holding a telescope and looking back at the battle in the harbor.
Unlike Reiju, he has fought on the sea for many years and has seen countless battles between strong men.
The Conqueror's Haki that Gawain just exploded was extremely powerful.
Among the strong men he knew, only a few could achieve this level.
And those who exist are all the best in this sea.
Either Ochoku or Big Mom.
"Judge-sama, should we intervene? Now is the best opportunity to rescue Reiju-sama and the others."
An adjutant walked up to Judge with a flattering smile.
Although most of the soldiers under Germa are made up of mass-produced androids, there are still many normal people in the decision-making layer besides the Vinsmoke Family.
This adjutant is one of them.
His name is Moss.
He was once the leader of a Pirate crew in the North Blue.
A few years ago, he escaped from the hands of the Marines by chance, and after meeting Judge, he directly embraced the thickest thigh in the North Blue.
"No matter how strong that guy is, he can't be a match for so many pirates. We..."
"Fine."
Judge glanced at him, his tone revealing a chill: "You go!"
"Ah?!"
Moss raised his hand and pointed at himself while swallowing his next words.
He still knew his own weight, and Judge standing next to him also knew him well.
Their trump card as the World Government's affiliated country was shattered by the opponent, and he was actually quite wary of the Marines.
After all, let alone the stronger Gawain, Kuro could easily kill everyone on Germa 66.
So, after confirming that Ochoku had not deceived him, he had already given up on the idea of rescuing Reiju and others by force. At this moment, he was staying here just because of the unwillingness in his heart.
He wanted to see with his own eyes how strong the man who repelled Ochoku was.
Boom!
There was another explosion in the distant harbor.
Countless shells fell on Gawain, but they could not cause him any damage.
The strength of the Battle Armor was thoroughly demonstrated in this kind of battle.
Not to mention ordinary shells, even attacks with Armament Haki could not break Gawain's defense, not to mention that the red dragon fruit allows him to absorb the Earth's Vitality at any time to replenish physical strength.
As long as Gawain wanted, he could keep fighting this intensity of battle.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
… … ...
Several bullets fell on Gawain, but they could not even shake his body slightly. They all bounced away after a few sparks.
Swish!
Gawain raised his hand and swung his sword, cutting the pirate who attacked by surprise in half with one slash.
"Boring."
"This is so boring that it doesn't even spark my slightest interest."
Gawain sighed, and his aura surged, turning into a tangible shock wave that knocked down the attacking pirates.
But in the next moment, more people rushed up, like a black mass. These people were almost numb after fighting until now, forgetting the existence of fear.
But they were still too weak for Gawain, so weak that he could hardly get interested.
His wings flapped, and then he leaped into the air.
After casting a glance back at Franky and the others who were retreating back and seeing that they had retreated to a safe area, Gawain no longer held back.
Whoosh!
The Guanze Masamune was put into the scabbard, and the aura around Gawain began to surge at this moment: "I've had enough of this boring battle."
"If you don't want to die... Run away now!"
Red lightning gathered around Gawain and finally merged into the scabbard of Guanze Masamune.
At the same time, the Earth's Vitality that was just absorbed gathered towards Gawain's arms, so that his hands were like being wrapped in light blue flames.
Then, an invisible pressure began to spread outwards, and a dangerously powerful momentum gathered together, one that would have the power to overturn everything once unleashed!
Even the winds blowing from the sea toward the harbor seemed to stop at that moment.
"What happened?!"
A pirate looked up at Gawain, who was suspended in midair, with a dazed look on his face. His perception system had overloaded, dulling his senses, but his body still instinctively felt fear.
"Who threw water at me?! Wait... I... I..."
He realized what had happened to him but didn't know what was going to happen.
Only when he looked back at Gawain did he finally notice the cape swirling around Gawain's body, and it was then that he realized his legs couldn't move anymore.
"I don't want to die!"
"I..."
He looked around in panic and saw that the pirates who had just besieged Gawain with him were now fleeing to the distant sea.
Many people even threw away their weapons in order to run faster.
"It's coming!"
"What is coming?!"
"I don't know, but my body and my mind are repeating this sentence, run, run, run, and run away to survive!"
"But... Can we run away?!"
The man was slightly stunned and turned back subconsciously.
Gawain, who was suspended in the air, had already drawn his sword slightly from the sheath.
Da!
The crisp sound even overwhelmed all the surrounding sounds at this moment, the pirates' shouts, the whistling wind, the rushing sea... Everything seemed to be still.
Everyone could only hear Gawain's low murmur: "Although I only saw that old woman use it once, I think I've grasped a bit of its essence, so..."
"Ikoku Sovereignty!"
Whoosh!
Gawain drew his sword with his backhand, and the Conqueror's Haki condensed in the scabbard, and the earth's vitality on his hand entangled and merged with each other.
The two represent will and energy, respectively, and were mixed together by Gawain in a rough way, turning into a silver-white shock wave that spread in an arc, destroying everything in sight.
The world in front of countless pirates turned silver-white, and before they even came to their senses, their bodies were completely torn apart in the next second.
The pirate ship near the coast was also hit, falling apart on the spot and turning into debris falling all over the sky.
A layer of waves as high as tens of meters rolled back from the harbor, and with the change in the depth of the coast, it became higher and higher and more exaggerated.
Countless pirate ships that failed to react were swallowed up on the spot.
With just this one move, most of the pirates entrenched in front of the Water 7 were destroyed.
The originally crowded harbor became empty, with only countless pirate ship wreckage floating on the water, pushed onto the beach by the waves and piling up like a mountain.
"Monster... Monster! "
On the sea, someone shouted, and the survivors, who were almost dazed, reacted immediately and started the pirate ship desperately, retreating to the rear.
The dark clouds in the sky were dispersed by Gawain's Conqueror's Haki, and the cold moonlight shone in the harbor, and the water was full of scattered silver light.
At this moment, there was silence all around.