At this moment, Deya's hands extended two spatial blades, constantly slashing towards Staff Officer Tsuru, just like a true dual-wielding swordswoman.
Tsuru applied Armament Haki to her cane, enhancing its defense and attack power, using it to resist, and sometimes seizing the opportunity to counterattack.
"This is the path you chose, becoming a Pirate!" Staff Officer Tsuru roared angrily, looking at Deya.
It was unclear whether this was due to being deceived yesterday, or because she still harbored intentions of recruiting Deya, or perhaps to stir up Deya's fighting spirit and morale.
"Hmph, how I choose to walk my path is not for an old woman like you, who genuinely serves as a dog for the Celestial Dragons, to decide. Spatial Lance Array!" Deya scoffed.
After Deya finished speaking, several spatial ripples immediately appeared beside her, and finally, several spears formed from spatial energy drilled out like flowing snakes, striking Tsuru.
Although Tsuru immediately used her cane to block, she was still grazed by two spears on her arm and waist.
Deya performed another spatial flash, appeared in front of Tsuru, and delivered a flying kick, sending her flying away, her cane slipping from her hand.
At the same time, the Marines were being slaughtered by The Girls. Shiro once again used her Devil Fruit Ability, sucking away all the Marines' swords, firearms, and weapons, instantly cutting the Marines' combat power in half.
But it wasn't over yet; besides conducting research these past few days, Shiro had also been actively developing her Devil Fruit Ability.
She controlled all the firearms to float in the air and opened fire on the Marines, and the swords were all thrown out like flying knives.
This immediately routed the Marines and caused massive casualties.
Marines who rushed forward using martial arts and Haki were basically taken down one by one by her axe, either hacked to death or knocked away by kinetic counter-attacks.
Kuina moved swiftly among the Marines like a nimble leopard, holding the demon blade thousand blades; every swing of her blade took the life of a Marine.
For stronger opponents, she only needed to slightly activate a few moves of the demon blade thousand blades to easily resolve the situation.
Carmen, Nojiko, Kaya, and Shino Asada held the advantage of the air and high ground, using fire, ice, lightning, and lasers. The four girls were currently using their devil fruit abilities to suppress the Marines with overwhelming firepower.
Kaya extended her fingers, continuously shooting lasers.
With a casual wave, Carmen conjured fireballs and threw them downwards.
Nojiko simultaneously waved both arms, condensing ice cones and sending them towards the ground below.
Shino Asada's target was clear: she specifically focused on Marine officers, using sniper rifle bullets enhanced by lightning power to headshot them one by one.
The number of Marine Soldiers was rapidly decreasing.
Crocus, who had originally been watching the show, couldn't help but reveal a shocked expression, especially when he saw the calm faces of these young girls, as if they were seasoned veterans who had gone through countless battles.
But of course, The Girls had long since seen blood and committed slaughter along the way, plus Luna often instilled in them the true face of the Marines and the concept of false justice.
Especially the most crucial point: they were Pirates, destined for slaughter every time they encountered the Marines.
Naturally, they wouldn't show mercy now, maintaining calm expressions.
After all, they had been here for quite some time.
On the other side, facing Luna, Sakazuki could only take a beating now.
That's right, he was only fit to be beaten.
"Multiple Light Sphere Crush." Four light spheres unleashed light whips to strike, and four light spheres collided.
Sakazuki was once again beaten into a rout, flying backward and uncontrollably spitting blood.
"Gliza Evil Sound." The sound of the great hall bell rang out again, and Sakazuki felt dizzy, but this time, he could only forcefully cover his ears and grit his teeth, just like an ordinary Marine.
He struggled desperately, thrashing around violently even after being effectively defeated, like a snake whose head had been severed.
"Gliza Beam." Luna released several lightning-shaped beams in front of her; some were straight, others curved, but without exception, they all hit Sakazuki, submerging him in the flames of the explosion and white electrical sparks.
After this combo attack, Sakazuki was utterly defeated and miserable, covered in blood and injuries. As the smoke cleared, he gave Luna a fierce, unwilling look, massive amounts of blood pouring from his mouth, running down his jaw, neck, and body, before he finally collapsed and passed out.
Without even managing to utter a single threat, he fell toward the calm sea surface below, like a wild goose that had been headshot by a hunting rifle, doomed to fall hard onto the ground or drop straight into the sea.
"Splash—"
The sound of splashing echoed.
Admiral Sakazuki was thus defeated, losing to Luna, falling into unconsciousness, and dropping into the sea.
"Sakazuki!" Seeing this scene, Tsuru couldn't help but shout out loud, her eyes filled with horror. He had lost. Their Admiral, the embodiment of Absolute Justice and the most ruthless, Admiral Sakazuki, had been defeated just like that.
He had lost to Luna, whose abilities were terrifying and unsolvable.
And most importantly, their Marines were almost finished this time.
Especially Luna, who had already defeated Sakazuki and would undoubtedly turn her attention to them.
She couldn't even defeat Deya, let alone the other members of the Pink Hat Pirates.
During the fight, she had also seen the Marines who had been beaten into a rout.
Even Momousagi and Tokikake, who had somewhat recovered and rushed out of the ship cabin, were no match for Kuina and Shiro in their current state.
They were being suppressed by the two girls.
If this continued, they would all be finished here, especially since she had seen with her own eyes that Luna had already arrived next to Nojiko and the others, simply watching the battle below.
"Carmen, go get used to the battle and help Deya."
Seeing that Deya couldn't defeat the old Marine woman quickly, she immediately said this.
"Alright, leave it to me, Captain." Carmen, having received the order, stopped throwing fireballs downwards.
Fanning the phoenix wings behind her, she, who had long since entered her Phoenix Human-Beast Form, arrived on the deck of the Navy Warships at extreme speed and immediately joined Deya in ganging up on Staff Officer Tsuru.
Her current strength was, at most, that of a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, so she naturally couldn't compare to Deya and Tsuru, but with Deya's spatial power as support, and Carmen's own powerful phoenix strength, Staff Officer Tsuru still gradually began to fall into a disadvantage against their combined assault.
"Damn it." Staff Officer Tsuru could only grit her teeth and desperately hold on, but in her heart, she was already considering surrender.
The Marine casualties could not be allowed to increase further, and especially, Sakazuki had to be rescued from the sea immediately; the Marines could not afford to lose an Admiral-level powerhouse just like that.
However, in the next moment, her wavering idea was about to be fully realized by herself.
On the other side.
"Long Long, thin out their numbers." Kuina quickly swung three times, forcing Momousagi back, then delivered a kick that sent her flying, before immediately speaking to Shiro, who was suppressing Tokikake on the other side.
"Okay, let's do it together." Shiro simultaneously used Armament Haki plus a kinetic counter-attack, forcing Tokikake back with an axe swing, and smiled, giving her response.
"Haa—" The two girls shouted, and the next moment, under the disbelieving gaze of Tsuru, Tokikake, Momousagi, and Crocus.
They immediately unleashed the Conqueror's Haki they had long since awakened. The simultaneous release of two streams of Conqueror's Haki meant double the damage, and Kuina and Shiro were no ordinary people; their Haki was extraordinary.
As the two girls released their Conqueror's Haki, all the Marines who were struggling to hold on aboard the warship immediately felt extreme dizziness, and finally, unable to endure it any longer, their eyes rolled back.
Bang! Bang! Bang! They all fell to the ground, unconscious.
Although these people were the elite of the Marines, being simultaneously intimidated by two extraordinary streams of Conqueror's Haki was too much for them to withstand.
But after Kuina and the others did this, the only Marines remaining on the scene were Tsuru, Momousagi, and Tokikake.
"Conqueror's Haki!?" Momousagi stared at Kuina in front of her with a look of horror, muttering in a daze.
"How is this possible?" Tokikake also looked at Shiro with an expression of disbelief.
"How could this be? The two of them actually possess Conqueror's Haki," Staff Officer Tsuru also wore an incredulous expression, as if she simply couldn't believe what was happening before her eyes.
But it was true, because anyone who possesses Conqueror's Haki basically has the potential of a king, or rather, their own ambition. If so, why would they serve under someone else?
Even a newly awakened person wouldn't do this, because they possess their own arrogance. Therefore, Staff Officer Tsuru and the other two really wanted to ask Kuina and Shiro.
Wait, you are both ambitious people who possess Conqueror's Haki, so why choose to serve under someone else?
But if Shiro and Kuina knew what they were thinking, they would surely answer with a smile, *Who says ambitious people can't be in a Pirate Crew and form a sisterhood?*
"The Girls, let's go together and take care of these three guys too," Nojiko suggested from the air.
"Okay." Soon, all The Girls, except for Luna, nodded in agreement, signaling their approval.
They were all ready to go all out.
This startled the remaining three, including Staff Officer Tsuru, their eyes filled with horror.
Because they knew very well that the three of them absolutely could not defeat the seven opponents, especially Luna, who had the power to take on all three of them by herself right now.
"Wait a moment!" Staff Officer Tsuru immediately shouted loudly.
She said this while looking specifically at Luna.
Luna snorted coldly, but still waved her hand, signaling The Girls to stop.
All The Girls stopped their actions, as they were all clever girls and had already guessed what was happening.
"We surrender." Staff Officer Tsuru said, gritting her teeth with great reluctance.
She truly hadn't expected her earlier thought to come true and materialize so quickly.
However, their current situation forced her to choose surrender, because Sakazuki had to be rescued immediately, *immediately!*
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