"Infinite Finger Pistol!"
Marcus's fur instantly grew rapidly all over his body, each strand turning hundreds of meters long, and countless strands intertwined to form hundreds of finger shapes.
The fur fingers were also imbued with the power of Busoshoku Haki, and those fingers rapidly struck down the many falling lava fists like machine guns.
"Over there!!"
After Marcus struck down the lava fists, he immediately locked onto Sakazuki's location, and the static electricity flowing through his body made him even faster, rushing in front of Sakazuki in the blink of an eye.
"Marcus, Vice Captain of the Limitless Pirates, Mink Tribe, Paramecia-type Fur-Fur Fruit user!"
The moment Sakazuki saw Marcus, information about Marcus flashed through his mind, as he remembered the information on all the wanted Vice Captains and Executive Officers of the Limitless Pirates.
Marcus's own static electricity power was exerted to the extreme; the large amount of static electricity generated by the friction of countless hairs made him look like a massive static electricity thunder pool, making those unaware think he was a Logia-type Thunder Fruit user!
"Electric Light Fist!!"
Countless strands of fur began to merge together, forming a giant fist, covered with Busoshoku Haki, and combined with the countless static electricity powers converging, it transformed into a thunder fist.
Marcus's speed was extremely fast, and Sakazuki had no time to dodge. All his power converged on his right fist, and countless streams of lava compressed together, forming a fist shaped like a dog's head.
"Dark Dog!!!"
The moment Sakazuki threw his punch, power like a Volcanic Eruption instantly burst forth with the lava fist, colliding with Marcus's Electric Light Fist.
"Such powerful strength!"
Marcus said solemnly, feeling the power of Sakazuki's fist. He didn't expect the power unleashed by the opponent's Logia-type Devil Fruit to be so strong.
What Marcus didn't know was that Sakazuki was simulating a Volcanic Eruption with the power of his lava bursts; each strike was like a real Volcanic Eruption, so the power was naturally very strong.
The electric black fist collided with the lava fist. Both sides went all out, but after a moment of stalemate, neither could defeat the other, and the next moment they both retreated simultaneously!
"A Marine Rear Admiral? Your strength is more than just a Rear Admiral. State your name!"
After Marcus retreated, he looked at Sakazuki seriously and said.
"Hmph, Pirates are not worthy of knowing my name!"
Sakazuki saw that his full-power strike was blocked by a Vice Captain of the Limitless Pirates, which instantly made the anger in his heart grow stronger!
He was someone determined to become the Fleet Admiral, and even though he was only a Rear Admiral now, he believed his strength was definitely no worse than the Executive Officers of the Limitless Pirates.
He didn't expect his current opponent to be just a Vice Captain. This gap between reality and his ideal made Sakazuki extremely dissatisfied!
"In that case, die with your name!"
"Ten Directions Electric Stab!"
Seeing this, the static electricity around Marcus's body became even stronger. His entire body's fur transformed into ten giant spears, enhanced by static electricity and Haki, stabbing from ten directions.
"Volcanic Eruption!!"
Seeing this move, Sakazuki's gaze sharpened. His entire body turned into lava, and the ground within a thirty-meter radius also turned into a land of lava.
The moment the ten spears stabbed forward, the ground lava erupted like a real Volcanic Eruption, bursting forth with a large amount of lava impact, sending the ten approaching spears flying away.
"Logia-type Devil Fruits are really great abilities!"
Watching his move being neutralized, Marcus praised.
But after Sakazuki recovered, he attacked again.
After Marcus was scolded by Nox two years ago, he began to actively strive to become stronger with renewed fighting spirit. Two years later, his strength had increased significantly.
He believed that if he continued like this, in another two years, he would definitely be able to become an Executive Officer!
Marcus's strength was very close to Sakazuki's current strength. The two fought a very fierce battle but were unable to defeat each other!
"Kill them!!"
"Hahahaha, kill the Marines, collect Berries after the battle!!"
"That Rear Admiral is mine, don't fight me for him!"
"The Marine Commodore worth 20 million Berries is mine!"
"..."
After the Marine's top combat forces were held back, the mid-level and lower-level forces of the Limitless Pirates completely engaged in fierce slaughter with the Marines.
On many ships close to the shore, the ships' main cannons were aimed at the Marine's rear positions, directly bombarding the Marine's rear.
The main cannons had a very long range. Even though the Marines and Pirates were now fighting at close quarters, no Pirates would break through to the Marine's rear, so there was no fear of friendly fire or similar incidents.
On the Pirates' side, many high grounds were set up several kilometers away from the Marines, and hundreds of snipers were ambushed on these high grounds, specifically targeting and shooting the Marines.
The locations where they set up the high grounds could be considered the Pirates' major rear area. As long as they weren't top-tier Marine combatants, they couldn't break through, providing these snipers with a very safe sniping environment.
There were also many weaker Pirates specifically holding the Limitless Pirates' numerous hot weapons and firearms, such as machine guns, muskets, mobile cannons, and other advanced military hardware, relying on intense firepower to sweep through the Marines.
Although the Marines also had a lot of military hardware purchased from the Limitless Pirates, the military hardware they bought was all discarded military hardware from the Limitless Pirates.
The truly most advanced military hardware, the Limitless Pirates had never sold. The military hardware they sold was all discarded military hardware from the Limitless Pirates.
Therefore, in terms of firepower, the Limitless Pirates were completely at the peak. The lower-level Marines and Army were no match for the Limitless Pirates at all; their continuous charges were merely piling up corpse after corpse!
As soon as the war began, the Limitless Pirates continuously routed the Marines with a huge advantage. If not for the continuous stream of Marines and Army charging forward afterward, G2 Fortress would have probably been breached long ago.
The members of the Limitless Pirates excitedly held their swords, firearms, and military hardware, continuously harvesting the lives of the Marines. After all, these were all Berries, piles of gleaming Berries. How could they not be excited?
"Damn it, the Limitless Pirates' military hardware is too strong, we can't break through at all!"
"The Vice Admirals, Rear Admirals, and Commodores are all held back by the Limitless Pirates. We alone can't win against that group of Pirates with so much military hardware!"
"Damn it, how are the Vice Captains of the Limitless Pirates so strong? Even our Marine Vice Admirals can't defeat a Vice Captain!"
"..."
Compared to the excitement and frenzy of the Limitless Pirates, the Marines were solemn, angry, fearful, and powerless.
The battle had lasted for three hours. The Marines were being pushed back step by step by the Pirates, with no hope of victory in sight.
They could only obey orders and continuously fight the Pirates. As long as they killed Pirates, they could survive!
"The Limitless Pirates are really cunning. The military hardware they sell isn't as strong as what they have now, and they sell it so expensively!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru, as the overall commander of the war, stood at the rear and said solemnly, looking at the battle situation ahead.
"The overall strength of the Limitless Pirates is very strong. This battle will not be easy!"
"It mainly depends on when Sengoku and Zephyr can defeat those Executive Officers!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru knew that the victory of the war depended on the outcome between the top combat forces.
She had great confidence in Sengoku and Zephyr. As long as Sengoku and Zephyr could defeat those Executive Officers of the Limitless Pirates, this war would be a Marine victory.
As for whether Sengoku could defeat those Executive Officers, Vice Admiral Tsuru had never doubted it. Sengoku and Zephyr were Marine Admirals; how could they possibly fail to defeat even the Executive Officers of the Limitless Pirates?
Although those Executive Officers could initially hold back Sengoku and Zephyr for a while, after some time, Sengoku and Zephyr would be able to defeat them!
Wano Country:
At a hidden waterfall cliff edge, three masked CP0 members ascended from below using Moonwalk.
This kind of cliff waterfall was an insurmountable peak for many people, but for those who could fly or use Moonwalk, it was a place easily reached.
"Pons, tell me, is it really alright for us to come and invade the Limitless Pirates' base this time?"
Arthur said with some apprehension.
You know, their CP Organization investigated for several years before confirming that Wano Country was the Limitless Pirates' base.
Since it's their base, how could it be so easy to invade?
What's more, their CP Organization had suffered heavy losses before, and many CP members died because of missions. This had a very significant connection to the Limitless Pirates.
He really didn't want to come here to carry out this mission.
"The Limitless Pirates are currently at war with the Marines. Nox is not here, and all the other core Executive Officers have gone out. So even if the Limitless Pirates have a remaining force, it won't be too strong."
"If the situation is not right, with our strength, leaving should be relatively easy!"
"What's more, this is a mission personally issued by the Gorosei. We have no ability to refuse at all. Now you should pray that we can investigate and find useful information, otherwise, we'll have to come again next time!"
Pons said with a dark face.
He naturally didn't want to come here either. Who told him that he was just an ordinary CP0 member now?
With their strength and status, they had no way to refuse the Gorosei's orders at all.
"We've arrived at Wano Country. Let's be careful!"
After the three CP0 members reached the land above the cliff, Sophie said.
"Where should we go first?"
Arthur asked, looking at the unfamiliar surroundings.
"First, let's find a place with people, change our clothes, and then inquire about the weapons factory."
Pons, who was leading, said.
"Then let's go!"
Sophie said.
However, not long after the three of them left, someone was already waiting for them ahead.
"Howard, Executive Officer of the Limitless Pirates, Paramecia-type Impact Fruit user. Why is this guy here and not with the main force fighting the Marines?!"
After the three CP0 members saw Howard blocking their way, they immediately recognized Howard's identity.
Moreover, it seemed the other party was deliberately waiting for them here. Could it be that their previous actions had already been discovered by the Limitless Pirates?