After taking down that whole line of shield-bearing heavy infantry, the envoy's wooden short swords shattered along with his hands.
He drew his wooden bow from his back again, nocked an arrow, and shot it, hitting a sniper in the distance right in the center!
This series of actions was smooth and fluid, without the slightest pause.
After putting away his wooden bow, the envoy drew a wooden knife from his waist. Traces on it clearly showed it had just been cut, the wood not yet accustomed to contact with the air.
Such a wooden knife, naturally, had nothing to do with being "sturdy."
But under the envoy's extreme speed and precision, the wooden knife easily sliced past the clone soldier's blade and instead struck the opponent's neck.
Ordinary clone soldiers couldn't master Armament Haki. No matter how sturdy their bodies were, their vital spots couldn't withstand the wooden knife's attack.
*Clang!*
With a crisp sound, the wooden knife broke the clone soldier's neck, flinging him to the side.
…
This is enough!
On the throne.
A hint of strangeness flickered in Judge's eyes, as if he had finally figured something out.
Regardless of the envoy's identity or origins, through the clone soldiers' continuous probing, Judge had finally gathered basic intel on the "envoy"!
Extreme speed and extreme precision were indeed terrifying.
However, in terms of strength, he was only slightly stronger than an average Marine, not worth mentioning!
That seemingly immensely powerful "strength" was merely a facade created by exceptionally high speed and precision.
At the same time, the envoy had not yet revealed himself to be a Devil Fruit user.
And in terms of techniques, he didn't seem to possess any powerful moves capable of large-scale attacks. His ranged options were even quite limited, or he wouldn't have used a wooden bow to attack a distant sniper.
Weapons?
Those pathetic things made of wood, calling them weapons insults the word itself!
In summary, Judge had already formulated a complete strategy in his mind.
…
Through the Den Den Mushi, Judge's orders had been issued to all clone soldiers.
And Judge himself had begun planning for what came next.
First, capture the envoy, then through interrogation, understand the true purpose of the Four Seas Alliance—or rather, Ryan Rowan behind it!
…
More and more clone soldiers advanced, their numbers far exceeding before.
Each holding a sharp blade, their formation gave a completely different impression from before.
Previously, the clone soldiers acted in small squads, with soldiers from the same squad attacking at once, making their coordination exceptionally tight and smooth.
But now, the clone soldiers had abandoned their previous tactics and, while maintaining basic formations, were simultaneously closing in on the envoy!
Their objective was obvious—
Swarm him together, crush him with a human wave tactic!
This was the least cost-effective fighting style on the battlefield, but for Germa 66, it was the simplest and most basic tactic.
Clone soldiers were expendable, they could produce as many as needed!
And judging by the envoy's current combat style, he lacked any large-scale area-of-effect attacks against a legion-sized enemy.
Since that was the case, they would attack his weakness!
…
*Swish!*
A clone soldier thrust his spear at the envoy.
The envoy dodged sideways, his wooden knife sliding down the spear blade. He first disarmed the clone soldier by striking his hands, then slashed upwards, sending the entire clone soldier flying.
However, the very next second, a soldier behind the first one struck again, swinging his greatsword down at the envoy!
The envoy shifted half a step, letting the blade land on the ground almost brushing his nose.
*Boom!*
The greatsword hit the ground, cracking the stone bricks and sending several fragments flying, intentionally aimed at the envoy's face.
The envoy blinked reflexively, revealing a rare moment of vulnerability!
A nearby clone soldier charged forward with his shield, intending to exploit this opening with a shield bash.
But after only a few steps, they found they couldn't move forward anymore.
Looking up, they saw that the envoy had somehow already reached their shields, holding one of them back with a single hand.
Without acceleration, a clone soldier wielding a heavy shield naturally couldn't break through the envoy's grip.
He could only watch as the envoy reversed his grip on the wooden knife and brought it down in a single strike towards his head!
*Clang!*
The clone soldier was wearing a helmet.
Because of this, he felt as if he were inside a newly struck bronze bell, the immense sound echoing in his ears, making his vision go black.
"Ugh…"
The clone soldier stumbled back a few steps, holding his head. When he looked up again, he found the envoy following him!
Then, the envoy's hand, still on the shield, suddenly exerted force, pushing the shield-bearing clone soldier, along with his shield, backward.
*Bang!*
It sounded like the air whistling as a cannonball is fired.
It was hard to imagine that, with a strength only slightly above that of an ordinary person, the envoy could increase his arm's explosive power to this extent solely through his speed!
This question arose in the minds of all the clone soldiers:
Is this guy really "human"?
If it were an ordinary army, or even Marines, many would have stopped by now due to "unknown fear."
But Germa 66 was not an ordinary army.
Therefore, even knowing they were outmatched, a large number of clone soldiers continued their suicidal attacks on the envoy.
But the envoy kept advancing.
Step by step, as if nothing could stop him.
And in reality, nothing could.
Facing the Germa 66 clone army that came like a tide, even the most elite troops on this sea would feel a chill.
But the envoy never showed such emotions.
Honestly, on the level of "humanity," the clone soldiers themselves seemed more like living, breathing "people"!
…
The clone soldiers once again launched their nearly perfect coordinated assault on the envoy.
The previous time, the envoy had found an opening. This time, that tiny opening had been sealed.
The clone soldiers were brimming with confidence, believing this time they would surely fulfill Judge's order and completely defeat the envoy!
Four clone soldiers stepped forward together, forcing the envoy to deal with them.
At the same time, another clone soldier suddenly snuck behind the envoy, swinging his blade from his blind spot!
But in that instant, the clone soldier who had sneak-attacked the envoy from behind suddenly felt an inexplicable fear.
The fear was so sudden and so intense that it caused his body to lose control, rendering him unable to move!
*Jingle!*
The blade in his hand fell to the ground.
The clone soldier knelt behind the envoy, his eyes wide, unable to believe the situation.
His own instinct was preventing his body from attacking the envoy any further!
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