Too Scared To Fight Back?

Under the command of the Marine Rear Admiral, a dozen Marine soldiers swiftly eliminated the guards protecting the Celestial Dragons. They then advanced toward the remaining Celestial Dragons.

By now, only three Celestial Dragons remained; the rest had been killed by the slaves. When the slaves saw the Marines approaching, they immediately knelt in submission, awaiting punishment.

The Marine Rear Admiral paid them no mind. He wiped his knife excitedly, focusing on the Celestial Dragons before him.

"You... what are you planning to do...?" one of the Celestial Dragons stammered, trembling. "We are the descendants of gods! If you dare lay a hand on us, you'll be violating the domain of the gods!"

Raised in opulence and unchallenged power, these Celestial Dragons could not fathom being in this position. Even now, they clung to their arrogance, unable to comprehend their impending doom.

The Marine Rear Admiral let out a laugh. "I always thought it would be impressive if the Marshal personally killed a Celestial Dragon. Now, I have my own chance. This is too exhilarating!"

With a cruel sneer, he raised his knife and placed it against the neck of the Celestial Dragon. "You all need to come down from your lofty perch!"

In a swift motion, he severed the Celestial Dragon's head.

With a deep breath, the Marine Rear Admiral muttered to himself, "Killing a Celestial Dragon... feels really good!"

The other Marines, emboldened by their leader's actions, stepped forward and surrounded the remaining Celestial Dragons.

"Everyone, get ready," the Rear Admiral ordered. "On my count—one, two, three!"

The soldiers moved as one, plunging their knives into the body of the last Celestial Dragon.

"You..." the Celestial Dragon gasped, blood spilling from his mouth as his eyes widened. He tried to speak, but he couldn't form the words. The life was quickly draining from him.

"Feels good!" one of the Marines exclaimed.

"The Celestial Dragons had it coming!" another shouted.

"If it weren't for Marshal Finn, our Marines wouldn't be in a position to take down the Celestial Dragons. We've turned the tide!" one more soldier declared.

With the Celestial Dragons dispatched, the Marines moved on to other battlefronts.

On a different battlefield, the main forces of the Marines and CP0 agents clashed.

"Shock Blast!" A CP0 agent, wearing a large wild boar mask, thrust his hands forward, releasing two massive shockwaves. The air trembled as the waves blasted through the Marines, sending them flying, some coughing up blood. The pressure from the shockwaves killed others instantly.

After the Perseverance Buff was activated, the Marines quickly used their teleportation abilities to retreat to safety.

"Cracking Whip: Mad Demon Dance!" A CP0 agent wearing a fox mask grabbed the earth beneath him and summoned two whips made of hardened mud. He lashed them wildly, and any Marine who was struck was either seriously injured or killed.

"Supercharge! Supercharge! Hahaha!" A CP0 agent with a skull mask conjured a pressure field in front of him, crushing everything in its path.

Marine soldiers in his range were instantly reduced to bloodstains.

"Hahaha! It's been so long since I had this much fun!" one CP0 agent laughed. "If you hadn't attacked Mariejois, we wouldn't even have had the chance to step in!"

The CP0 agents, strong in both physical ability and Devil Fruit powers, were dominating the battlefield.

Suddenly, a laser shot through the air, aimed directly at the back of the CP0 agent in the skull mask. He quickly dodged, the laser embedding itself in the ground behind him.

"Kizaru, is that you?" the CP0 agent in the skull mask asked, recognizing the golden light in the sky.

The light flickered and descended, revealing Kizaru with his signature wry smile. "Yo~ you guys actually recognize me! But, I don't seem to know you," he said, pulling out his golden lightsaber with a flourish.

The CP0 agent in the skull mask sneered. "Kizaru, you don't need to know me. You just need to know that today is the day you die."

As he spoke, the CP0 agent pressed his hands together, intensifying the pressure in the surrounding air. "Superboost!"

"Yo~ What a terrifying ability!" Kizaru remarked with a smirk as the pressure began to increase. His body shimmered as he turned into light, attempting to escape.

But, much to his surprise, he couldn't break free. "Hmm, this is troublesome," Kizaru murmured, realizing the pressure was somehow inhibiting his light-speed movement.

The CP0 agent in the skull mask smiled. "You're not escaping, Kizaru. My power is designed specifically to deal with Logia users. Even in your elemental form, you won't be able to break through this pressure."

Kizaru chuckled. "Seems I got careless." He grinned, then suddenly became a blinding golden light. He flared with energy, and his light sparked as though it were the sun itself, challenging the oppressive pressure.

But before the situation could resolve, a faint sound pierced the air—something more solid than light.

A bullet.

The CP0 agent's ears perked up, and he instinctively prepared to defend. He saw the bullet—ordinary, unarmed—heading toward him.

"Really? You're using bullets against me?" He sneered, preparing to block it with his Armament Haki.

However, the moment the bullet struck him, something unexpected happened. He didn't feel the impact. His movements suddenly slowed, as if time itself had delayed him.

He tried to activate his ability, but his body was sluggish. His hands couldn't keep up with his thoughts.

And in that instant of confusion, Kizaru's lasers—lightning fast—pierced through his head, heart, and stomach.

Confusion overtook Kizaru as he stood over the CP0 agent's lifeless body. "What... happened? How did I pierce through such a strong enemy so easily?"

His face twisted in disbelief. "Was he so frightened by my aura that he couldn't react?"

Kizaru smiled confidently, convinced it was his overwhelming presence that had caused the CP0 agent to freeze in fear. "Yeah, that must be it."