Chapter 92: Sniping the Wolf Pack, A Desperate Struggle
"Truly weak, this Governor."
The Force led by "Death Gun" Lyon landed.
Meanwhile, the morale of the Marines throughout the entire G41 Fortress had completely collapsed, lacking even the ability to resist.
This was because before this, Munoz, the Base Commander of G41 Fortress, had already died.
Over a dozen kilometers away, Munoz died under the sniping of "Death Gun" Lyon.
Terrifying marksmanship and powerful Observation Haki directly locked onto Munoz's location.
The powerful ability of the Penetration Fruit could add extreme penetration power to the bullets fired by Lyon.
Penetrating the air, it made it so the bullets were completely unaffected by wind or air resistance during flight.
And the bullets imbued with Haki, carrying the power of the Penetration Fruit, were equivalent to an armor-piercing round.
It was enough to penetrate Armament Haki defenses.
This meant that Munoz's Haki defense simply could not withstand Lyon's bullets.
In fact, this was exactly the case.
Munoz, who was sniped remotely by Lyon, sensed the danger, but his body couldn't react in time.
Instinctively, he used Haki, but it was easily broken by the power of the Penetration Fruit.
The Haki-imbued bullet pierced through Munoz's heart, taking the life of this North Blue Governor.
Lyon stroked his beloved gun, "Death Gun".
Its name was the same as his epithet, and this gun was made for him.
This "Death Gun" was a specially ordered top-tier sniper rifle, custom-made by Lyon at the cost of taking action for the Hephaestus Company once.
Its performance in all aspects far surpassed his original gun.
In his hands, its effectiveness was maximized, and it similarly enhanced Lyon's strength.
"Death Gun" Lyon is the most threatening Pirate among the Four Kings on the battlefield; his exquisite marksmanship is impossible to guard against.
Combined with the Penetration Fruit, an ability that perfectly matches him, every shot possesses the lethality to threaten the lives of Top Tier Combatants.
The battle at G41 Fortress was the fastest to end among the several fortresses.
When even the backbone is dead, how much ability to resist could there be?
"The Marines have retreated?"
"Execute according to the plan. Turn back after one hour."
Upon receiving news of the evacuation of the Branch Marines from the nearby Navy Fortress.
Even though the Marines were already finding it difficult to stop them, Lyon still executed the mission according to the plan.
G38 Fortress.
The entire fortress had become a battlefield, already over half destroyed.
The sounds of fighting were incessant.
Just like the other battlefields, the Marines were entirely on the back foot.
Especially the leading Admiral Candidate, Ferdinand, was under the most pressure.
"Werewolf" Quero, or rather, the Werewolf Pirates led by Werewolf Quero, are the most troublesome existence among the Four Kings.
Because whether it was Quero or Quero's subordinates, both adhered to "wolf pack tactics".
To put it simply, they like ganging up on people, whether facing powerhouses or the weak.
Ferdinand was facing such a difficult situation.
He was facing "Werewolf" Quero, whose strength was greater than his, as well as the Werewolf Pirates cadres who had finished off their targeted opponents and were gradually joining the fray.
"Werewolf" Quero had three powerful subordinates, all of whom were famous Great Pirates in the New World.
"Wolf King" Garnet, an Ancient Zoan Dire Wolf Fruit Ability User, with a bounty as high as 600 million Beli.
"Blood Wolf" Sprewell, a Wolf-Wolf Fruit, Forest Wolf Form Ability User, with a bounty exceeding 400 million Beli.
"Mad Wolf" Cassell, a Wolf-Wolf Fruit, Icefield Wolf Form Ability User, with a bounty exceeding 400 million Beli.
Together, the three formed the three mainstays of the Werewolf Pirates under Quero's protection.
At this moment, Ferdinand was facing Quero, this monster, as well as being surrounded and attacked by the three mainstays of the Werewolfs.
The continuous powerful offensives made it difficult for Ferdinand to fend them off.
He wanted to find a breakthrough point from being surrounded and attacked by the four, but was unable to do so.
Whether it was Quero or the three main cadres of the Werewolf Pirates, all were members of the Variant Race, the Werewolf Tribe, and the degree of understanding between them was unimaginable.
No matter what kind of ideas Ferdinand had, ultimately, Quero and Garnet would interrupt his actions in front of him, and he would then fall into a bitter battle.
Quero's strength was greater than his, and Garnet's strength was also not bad, only slightly inferior to him.
Two strong foes and two supports, the four perfectly turned Ferdinand into a trapped beast, constantly depleting his stamina, inflicting injury upon him, and delivering a fatal blow at the critical moment.
The other cadres of the Rocks Pirates led by "Werewolf" Quero were just watching from the side and had no plan to participate.
The outcome was as expected: Ferdinand died in battle!
Killed personally by "Werewolf" Quero.
An Admiral Candidate died just like that under the assault of the Werewolf Pirates.
Caught in the assault while already at a disadvantage, who could escape under such circumstances?
At the exact same moment Ferdinand died.
The Vivre Card burning in the palm of Marine Admiral "Steel Bone" Kong burned out, a bit of dust scattering with the wind.
What followed immediately was an overwhelming sense of oppression.
Kong tightly clenched his fists, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins from anger.
His forehead, his neck, veins bulged like coiling dragons, constantly throbbing.
Anger, towering rage!
Kong ultimately still couldn't arrive in time.
Although it was expected, after all, Ferdinand was facing the notorious "Werewolf" Quero.
At this moment, the Den Den Mushi on his chest rang.
Without looking, Kong knew it was from Headquarters.
"What are the instructions, Fleet Admiral?"
Kong suppressed the rage in his heart, trying his best to remain peaceful.
His original objective was to go to G38 Fortress to save Ferdinand.
Now that Ferdinand died in battle, his mission had naturally failed.
Marine Headquarters and he received the news at the same time.
Fleet Admiral Black on the other end of the Den Den Mushi wasn't in a good state either.
"Kong! Go to G34 Fortress immediately, go alone."
Fleet Admiral Black issued a strict order.
"There can be no more sacrifices, you should understand."
"Furthermore, absolutely do not let that guy Kosa escape."
"No matter what the cost, you must capture Kosa."
Black was also somewhat frantic.
At this time, they had to adopt some extreme plans.
Although they had prepared themselves mentally long ago, when it truly came to this moment, it was still somewhat difficult to accept.
An Admiral Candidate, approaching or already reaching the level of a Top Tier Combatant, is an absolute high-end combat power for the Marines.
Such a loss will further widen the gap between the Marines and the Rocks Pirates.
In comparison, the sacrifices of those ordinary Marine Vice Admirals don't amount to much for the vast scale of the Marines.
Although their quality might be insufficient, if they wanted to, promoting a hundred Marine Vice Admirals wouldn't be a problem.
After all, in the Marines' system, there are plenty of guys who climbed up through seniority and military achievements.
Especially in this era, the Marines had to promote a large number of Marine Vice Admirals with ordinary strength, far from being as elite as in the future.
Four Navy Fortresses had fallen, leaving only the G34 Fortress targeted by "Violence King" Kosa, which was still holding out.
How much longer it could hold out was unknown.
And Kosa had already become the Marines' target.
Whether it was to give an explanation to the World Government Member Nations or for the sake of the Marines themselves, they must produce battle results that could convince people.
(end of chapter)