The end of the battle (Part 1)

On the main street of the Narhad village the battle between Marlon and the Leech pirates continued.

CLASH!

CLASH!

SLASHHH!!!

Marlon, Captain John and Vice Captain Smith were still exchanging blows with their weapons, an exchange of blows in which the top Leech pirates began to lose ground since they had accumulated too many wounds and the few surviving filler pirates had stopped shooting at Marlon.

CLASH!

CLASH!

SLASHHH!!!

"WHY DID YOU STOP SHOOTING!?" Captain John yelled at his subordinates, whom he saw from afar watching the combat doing nothing but watch over the hostages while he gambled with his life.

"We... we're out of bullets sir!" A few of the pirates responded, the vast majority as frightened as the hostages they tortured due to their numerous gunshot wounds.

Gunshot wounds caused by Marlon, who had been deflecting a lot of his shots at himself.

'Useless scum...' John the Leech thought about his crew as he turned all his attention back to Marlon after verifying that he would not receive external aid

And that was a big problem...

He and Smith were increasingly tired, it was more difficult for them to concentrate and they had accumulated many wounds that inevitably lowered their performance in combat, especially their agility and ability to dodge, something that was twice as detrimental in his situation, since the simple act of blocking any of Marlon's attacks practically cracked his bones...

And although Marlon, his enemy was far from in an idyllic situation, since he was also very tired and had accumulated many wounds thanks to the teamwork of all the Leech pirates, he seemed to be the one who would end up winning in the end.

Despite the wounds he accumulated, being outnumbered, and the pressure he was put under, his attacks didn't weaken and his speed didn't slow down unlike them...

POOOOM!!!!

"UOHHHH!!!" John screamed in pain as he was forced to stop Marlon's attack, something made his left hand and arm bleed from the pressure

It was as if Marlon was possessed by something...

It was as if the determination to protect his loved ones had transformed him into a God of War who would not fall to the ground until the last of his enemies had perished.

And the worst thing is that this tireless and unstoppable monster turned a deaf ear to the cries of pain of his neighbors, who were being tortured and even killed in front of him.

Nothing could get him out of that almost divine state and therefore they could not stop him.

'A miracle...

We need a miracle!' The wounded Captain John begged the heavens to help him kill that man so he could continue looting and massacring other villages and merchant ships full of practically defenseless civilians.

A useless plea...

It was common sense that if God was listening to him, he would never help a scum like him...

Or maybe not...

PAMMM!!

After many minutes without anyone doing it, someone shot Marlon again

Clack!

A surprise shot that bothered Marlon a bit when it came to attacking and defending, but that he was able to deflect without any problem whatsoever.

"Captain!

Don't worry!

I came as fast as I could to help you!

I have had many mishaps when it comes to finding hostages, but here I am!" Said the shooter, one of the hitherto missing filler pirates, who for some reason emphasized that his top priority had always been to come here to fight.

Good news for Simth and John, but they weren't too excited about his arrival.

Having more lackeys on their side was good news, but as they had seen so far, the trash didn't work very well against Marlon.

In the event that he was shot at a safe distance, Marlon would dodge or block the bullets, deflecting them back at the shooter, the ground, or even at them… and in the lucky event that he managed to get a good aim at Marlon, if he missed he could become a nuisance or a threat to them, just like all those who tried to help them in close combat.

All of them ended up turning into minced meat and they were of no use except for hindering the movements of John and Smith.

In an ideal case, that anonymous pirate would only manage to annoy Marlon until he ran out of bullets, and after that he would become just another frightened, useless bystander and later a pile of mincemeat if Marlon managed to kill them, something that was quite likely in this situation

And that is what would have happened, if not for a detail in that pirate...

Even if it was fleetingly Marlon took a look at that new face that shot him, on his gun, the direction it's pointing and...

'Roxanne!?'

On the left shoulder of that pirate Marlon saw his wife, who was unconscious and full of contusions, bruises and blood on her face... and not only on her face, her almost destroyed clothes showed that she received beatings in practically her entire body, probably for resisting that pirate to kidnap her… or something worse...

However, that was just speculation, Marlon didn't know how she received those injuries… at this distance he couldn't even tell if she was alive or not. What he did know is that Norman was with her, but now he was nowhere to be seen and that in his mind could only mean one thing, especially when witnessing the corpses and future corpses that lay on the ground a few meters from him...

'No... no...'

As he witnessed his greatest fears materialize before his eyes, his altered state of mind born and sustained by the desire, need, and duty to protect his loved ones began to crumble.

Fear, doubt, anger, and helplessness began to plague his mind, causing him to react slower, take inappropriate actions, and move less precisely than before.

SLASHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Something the Leech pirates took advantage of at the right time…

"FINALLY!!!

Hihihi…" Smith the Bloodlust said with extreme satisfaction as he finally saw his saber go through the belly of his foe and coming out of his back

Finally…

He had finally managed to inflict a mortal wound on him after so much suffering!

It's like he's fulfilled a dream, a dream he didn't know he had until a few minutes ago!

"HUAHAHAHA HIAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"

Seeing how Marlon's blood slid down his saber into his hand made him enter a strange ecstatic state that practically stopped his brain and motor functions. A feeling of extreme satisfaction and liberation similar to what someone could feel after defecating in their toilet after holding back for several hours or sexual arousal itself. The characteristic for which he was nicknamed "Bloodlust" by the marine and World Government, since he went crazy after seeing and touching the blood of his enemies

However, for Marlon it was the opposite...

The great pain Marlon felt at being pierced by Smith's long saber sent his mind back into full combat mode, unleashing his fury unrestrainedly.

"You...

YOOUUU..."

Then, in a completely frantic state, Marlon while blocking John's attack with his right hand, grabbed Smith's head with his other hand, squeezing it like a sponge.{Editor Note: Kill him already!}

"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

And as if Smith were a ball he threw him at John, who could not dodge him, much less block his first officer with his saber

PLOM!

So they collided with each other crashing into the nearest house, the two of them and two other filler pirates they dragged behind them

CRASHHH!!!

And with those two annoyances out of his sight and without wasting a second, not even to remove the weapon that pierced his stomach, Maron jumped forward and shouted furiously

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!

DIEEEEE!!!!" Marlon yelled as he ran at full speed towards the son of the great bitch who had his wife in his hands, leaving a long trail of his own blood behind him.

"AAHHHH!!!

RUUUUN!!!" The pirates who were in the path of Marlon and his target shouted, trying to flee in terror, many of them without success due to the paralyzing fear they felt.

Although Maron was wounded and tired, no one dared to stand in the way of the enraged titan who exuded a thirst for blood from each of his pores.

Even the pirate who was about to receive Marlon's well-deserved fury had his legs trembling and didn't even dare to point the gun that previously shot Norman at him. It was like a frog in front of a snake about to be eaten without having any chance to avoid it.

PAM! PAM! PAM! PAM! PAM!

Fortunately for him someone rescued him, although his intention was not to rescue him...

Captain John, covered in his own blood, emerged from the rubble of the house into which he had been thrown, grabbed the pistols of his rank-and-file subordinates that had cushioned their impact, and fired into Marlon's back.

Plash! Plash! Plash!

Some shots that hit Marlon squarely in the back, who blinded by rage and completely focused on destroying the scum that had harmed his family couldn't react properly to the gunshots nor turn to block or dodge them because the sword stuck in his abdomen severely limited his ability to move, especially his ability to turn.

"Ughhh!!" Marlon screamed in pain as he became aware of what was happening around him again, especially John, who was still pointing two guns at him from several meters away.

"Well done!

Albert, if I'm not mistaken...

Now point your gun at her, but don't move, especially don't move that lady..." Said Captain John as he pointed the pistols at Roxanne, who was still unconscious on the shoulder of the pirate named Albert.

You didn't have to be very smart to realize that the tables of the battle changed when Albert appeared with Roxanne, without a doubt that meant that this woman was someone very important to the mayor and that he would protect her even at the cost of his life, even if it was instinctively

And of course John wasn't an idiot incapable of understanding that... and neither was Marlon.

"BASTARD!" Marlon yelled furiously as he realized what John was trying to do.

PAM! PAM! PAM! PAM! PAM!

Just like Marlon intuited, John began to shoot relentlessly at the unconscious Roxanne, leaving him with no choice but to stop the gunshots with his metal bat

And at the same time...

PAM! PAM! PAM!

It forced him to have his back defenseless against the shots of the pirate behind him, which increased the number of bullets inside Marlon's body...

PAM! PAM! PAM!

Until...

Chaf! Clanc!

Marlon fell to the ground after being pelted from all directions, not counting the injuries and exhaustion he had accumulated until now

Marlon lost that battle and Narthad also the war...

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Edited By: The_Bored_Immortal