"F-Four?!" Usopp clutched his head, his face twisting into an exaggerated expression of horror.
"Hiss…" Monkey D. Luffy inhaled sharply.
"You've got to be kidding." Roronoa Zoro muttered.
"This just got troublesome." Sanji frowned.
Although the Straw Hat crew had successfully destroyed one Pacifista, they were already close to exhaustion.
Sanji's leg was almost at the point of breaking.
Zoro had still not recovered from taking all the damage Luffy suffered during the battle with Gecko Moria, and he was only pretending to be fine so the others would not worry.
Luffy himself had been fighting nonstop since the incident at the auction house. The fact that he could still move at all was already impressive.
"You might as well know."
Sentomaru slowly regained his composure. The shock on his face faded as he looked at the Straw Hats with satisfaction.
"These Pacifistas are not special weapons."
"They are mass produced."
As Sentomaru finished speaking, the four Pacifistas behind him began advancing toward the crew.
"Target locked: Straw Hat Monkey D. Luffy…"
Just like the previous unit, the four Pacifistas quickly scanned and recorded the Straw Hats.
"Troublesome or not, we still have to fight."
Zoro forced himself forward.
"If we want to survive, we have to face it."
Resolute. Strong. Reliable.
Whenever danger appeared, Zoro was always the one who stepped forward first.
His words reignited the crew's confidence.
Their journey had never been peaceful.
Every victory had come through desperate struggle.
From the desert kingdom of Alabasta against Crocodile…
To the sky island battle with Enel…
To Water Seven against CP9…
And the terrifying Thriller Bark fight against Gecko Moria.
Each battle had pushed them to the brink of death.
There was no way they would give up here.
"Right."
Sanji lit a cigarette and shook his injured leg.
At this point he no longer cared whether his body would remain intact.
All he wanted was for his friends to survive.
"As long as we face it together, nothing can stop us."
At that moment Luffy returned to his normal size.
"That's right."
"We've survived plenty of storms already."
He clapped his hands together.
"Everyone attack together. We'll find a way!"
Encouraged by Luffy, the crew rallied again.
Nami moved first.
Her Clima-Tact sparked with electricity and struck the Pacifista directly in front of them.
"Focus our attacks! Destroy one first!"
Usopp shouted.
He loaded an Impact Dial into his slingshot.
Pulling it back with all his strength, he released it.
Whoosh!
Boom!
The immense force from the Impact Dial actually pushed the Pacifista backward several steps.
Seeing the opportunity, Nico Robin crossed her arms.
Countless flower-petal arms bloomed and wrapped tightly around the Pacifista's body, locking it in place.
Unfortunately, the Pacifista was a machine.
Joint locks meant nothing to it.
Robin's strength could not restrain it for long.
"Attack!"
"Hurry!"
Robin strained to maintain control while shouting to her crewmates.
"Human Point!"
The usually timid Tony Tony Chopper swallowed a Rumble Ball and charged forward.
"Strong Right!"
On the other side, Franky raised his mechanical arm.
The cola fuel inside him surged violently.
Chopper from the left.
Franky from the right.
Both leaped into the air and slammed their fists into the Pacifista's head.
Sparks burst from the machine's head.
Clearly, their combined attacks had finally broken its defenses.
At that moment Brook stepped forward.
He drew his cane sword slowly.
A faint aura of the underworld seemed to surround him.
Ice formed beneath his feet.
"Humming: Three Verse…"
"Arrow Notch Slash!"
In the next instant Brook had already passed the Pacifista.
He stood behind it.
Crackle.
His blade had pierced straight through the machine's head.
The Pacifista's internal systems began malfunctioning.
Its movements became chaotic.
"I can't hold it!"
Robin struggled to keep it restrained.
But the malfunctioning Pacifista suddenly gained overwhelming strength.
The flower arms binding it were torn apart.
Boom!
Boom!
Golden lasers fired wildly from its mouth and hands.
Completely uncontrolled.
Completely indiscriminate.
The rampaging machine became even more dangerous than the others.
"Don't panic."
Zoro stepped forward again.
Sanji stood beside him.
Left and right.
Zoro raised his three swords.
Flames ignited around Sanji's legs.
"Three Sword Style… Three Thousand Worlds!"
"Diable Jambe… Mutton Shot!"
Their ultimate attacks erupted simultaneously.
Because they were so close together, their attacks seemed to merge into a fiery tornado.
Boom!
The thunderous impact shook the battlefield.
Zoro's blades and Sanji's kick struck the damaged head.
The head was blasted clean off.
But even so, the Pacifista continued moving.
"I'm not done!"
"Gear Third!"
At that moment Luffy's enormous fist descended from the sky.
"Gum-Gum…"
"Gigant Pistol!"
Boom!
The gigantic punch smashed the Pacifista straight into the ground.
An explosion followed.
The machine was completely destroyed.
"Impressive."
Sentomaru nodded in approval.
"A single pirate crew destroying two Pacifistas."
"But…"
"What will you do about the remaining three?"
As he spoke, the three remaining Pacifistas stepped forward.
The pressure instantly suffocated the battlefield.
"Run!"
Luffy immediately gave the order.
Now that three Pacifistas remained, there was finally a gap in one direction.
"Run?"
But at that moment, Kizaru arrived with the Marines.
And blocked the escape route.
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