Using his Lion Fruit abilities, Golden Lion quickly flew backward several dozen meters away from Zhenwu, his breathing slightly erratic.
"Damn it, you bastard!"
The battle had already been against him, but now Zhenwu Admiral had found an opening and wounded him with a precise strike. Blood seeped from the gash, staining his clothes and weighing down his movements.
At that moment, a powerful presence rapidly approached the battlefield. A towering figure, drenched in blood, emerged before them— Marshal Brownie. His arrival sent ripples through both allies and enemies alike.
"Hahaha… the battle here is getting intense." Brownie's voice boomed as he stepped forward.
The blood covering his body wasn't his own—it belonged to the countless pirates he had slaughtered.
"Marshal Brownie is here!"
"Which means…the other pirates on the island have already been eliminated…"
"If that's the case, then the only ones left to fight are these remnants of the Rocks Pirates. Victory is within our grasp!"
"With the addition of Marshal Brownie, this battle will be over soon!"
The morale of the Marines soared, their confidence surging like an unstoppable wave.
Meanwhile, Golden Lion scowled as he took in the dire situation. "Damn it… it just keeps getting worse."
Already wounded by Zhenwu Admiral, and now facing Marine Marshal Brownie's arrival, his chances of survival seemed to shrink by the second.
Whitebeard, gripping his naginata Murakumogiri, inhaled deeply, his expression heavy. "This is worse than anything we've faced before. Maybe… this is where it all ends."
Even before Brownie arrived, the battlefield was already unfavorable.
Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Charlotte Linlin had barely managed to hold their own against the three Admirals.
Byrnndi Wald and Kaido were locked in combat with Garp and a legion of elite Marines, unable to gain the upper hand.
Ayr, while momentarily repelling Sengoku, had not defeated him.
Worse yet, Golden Lion's injury had weakened their overall firepower.
Now, with Brownie entering the battle, the balance had completely shifted in the Marines' favor.
Everyone present knew it—there was no chance of winning.
Charlotte Linlin clenched her fists as she surveyed the battlefield. "Are we really going to die here?"
Unless Rocks himself arrived with reinforcements, their fates were sealed.
Brownie, standing in the center of the battlefield, surveyed the struggling pirates with a condescending smirk. "Surrender now, and you may live. Resist… and you'll be erased."
His tone was casual, yet absolute.
Victory was already his.
But eliminating the Rocks Pirates' main officers would come at a steep price, even for the Marines. If they surrendered, the Navy wouldn't kill them—instead, they'd be thrown into Impel Down for eternity.
In other words, they'd be as good as dead.
"Surrender? Don't make me laugh! I'd rather die on my feet than rot in some Marine prison!" Byrnndi Wald roared.
Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, and Kaido said nothing—but their fiery gazes spoke volumes.
None of them would surrender.
Even if the odds were one in a million, they'd fight until their last breath.
Brownie chuckled. "As expected from the Rocks Pirates' elite. Even when doomed, you still show resolve."
"But resolve means nothing here." Kong's voice rang out, cold and sharp.
The Marines were just about to resume their offensive when—
"Ayr! Are you seriously still holding back?! In a crisis like this?!" Charlotte Linlin's voice cut through the battlefield.
Everyone turned to look at Ayr.
Golden Lion furrowed his brows. "Oi, Ayr! What's this about?"
"Are you hiding power?" Whitebeard asked, narrowing his eyes.
Byrnndi Wald, still seething, snapped, "If you're keeping some hidden power, now is the time to use it, you bastard!"
Kaido, his massive frame tense, gritted his teeth. "If we survive this, I don't even want the Devil Fruit you promised me!"
Kaido wasn't sure if Ayr really had hidden abilities, but he knew one thing—he didn't want to die here.
On the Marine side, Brownie raised an eyebrow in amusement. "Hidden power? You mean to tell me this brat has something left?"
His voice was laced with disbelief.
Sengoku scoffed. "Ridiculous. He's already used multiple abilities. What could he possibly have left?"
Zhenwu sneered. "It's a bluff. He's just stalling."
All eyes were on Ayr.
Ayr sighed. "I was hoping to avoid this, but…"
He had one last card to play.
But there was a reason he had kept it hidden—he could only use it once.
The Six Paths Sage Mode experience card.
If he used it now, it would be gone forever.
But the situation left him no choice.
If he held back any longer—they were all dead.
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