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Arrows rained down, and Marco was immediately "defeated," fleeing in panic, which drew laughter from the Nine Serpent Warriors.

"Warriors of Kuja, Marco certainly didn't come alone!"

"Having been repelled by us this time, they will surely bring reinforcements to attack the city!"

"May I ask you, how should we respond to them?"

The Snake Princess stood atop the high platform of the palace, her figure elegant and captivating, yet majestic and extraordinary. Her sharp, beautiful eyes surveyed the surroundings with disdain, and her melodious and authoritative voice was grand and resounding!

The female warriors looked up at the Empress's heroic figure and listened to her dangerous yet captivating voice, instantly rousing their spirits.

They immediately shouted in unison:

"Chase them, kill them, and keep those filthy men out of the country!"

"kill!!"

The women's bold voices mingled together, hundreds and thousands converging into a single line.

That's enough to make one tremble with fear!

Seeing this, the Snake Princess curled into a satisfied, cold smile. She raised her slender hand and pointed sharply in the direction Marco had fled. Her lips parted, revealing a chilling killing intent:

"kill!!"

Wow~

In an instant, over a thousand Nine Serpent Warriors roared and grinned, displaying a ferocity and ferocity comparable to that of men. They gripped their swords, staffs, and bows tightly and charged out with all their might!

In an instant, shouts of battle shook the mountains and forests, reaching the heavens!

Meanwhile, on the White Group's side...

After Marco landed back on the warship's deck, his eyelids drooping and his expression languid as he began his mobilization:

"Brothers, remember this: our goal is to get the Empress and her people to surrender to our father!"

"So, the same old rule applies—"

"No need to really fight!"

"Suppressing them will solve the problem."

"And you should know, they're all women, hahaha, so go easy on them!"

Upon hearing this, the 1,500 White Regiment combatants burst into laughter, completely underestimating the women as opponents, and becoming quite careless and relaxed.

"And we captains are specifically tasked with dealing with their empress!"

Marco continued, "Once we defeat and subdue their leader, they will naturally realize the strength of our White Group."

"Then all we need to do is reason with them and appeal to their emotions to persuade them to give up their titles as Shichibukai and join our Whitebeard Pirates family!"

"Who knows, during the battle, some of those women might even take a liking to one of the brave men here~"

At this point, the members of the White Team couldn't help but chuckle, fully understanding the "combat spirit" behind this mission.

In fact, the Whitebeard Pirates' expansion by bringing some pirate crews under their command is a similar feigned attack strategy. They only need to defeat and subdue the captains and other high-ranking members of the opposing crews to successfully bring them under their control.

For example, before Blackbeard killed Thatch and betrayed the party, Ace and Thatch, the two division commanders, led their men to subdue the Deckard brothers, which was the same pattern.

Therefore, the members of the White Team were completely familiar with the process and knew exactly what to do.

After Marco finished his motivational speech...

The group was about to set off.

Suddenly.

Then, a thunderous battle cry could be heard coming from the mountains and forests along the island's coast!

咻咻 咻 ~

Whoosh whoosh~

The Nine-Headed Serpent Warriors are almost all skilled in archery.

This nation has a history spanning countless years, never relying on men, and has always revered martial prowess, being resilient and skilled in battle.

Therefore, these female warriors were all trained to be extremely strong.

With a drawn bow and arrow, one can take the enemy's head from hundreds of meters away!

So, as soon as the battle cries came, hundreds and thousands of arrows shot out from the dense forest!

Among them are powerful attacks with arrows wrapped in Armament Haki!

"what?"

Upon seeing this, the members of the White Group were greatly alarmed.

'What a formidable group of women! They're incredibly fierce!'

"Knowing that our White Regiment was attacking, they were not intimidated by our formidable reputation and instead charged forward!"

At this moment, the same thought popped into the minds of everyone in the White Group.

For a moment, everyone was astonished.

"Defend and counterattack immediately!"

Marco's arms transformed into blue flame wings, and his feet into giant bird claws. With a loud shout, he leaped into the air.

"Immortal Thistle!"

Marco flapped his blue flame wings.

A blue flame flower bloomed in front of him, forming a huge blue flame shield more than ten meters wide!

Dododododo~

A barrage of arrows struck it, causing it to tremble, but the Azure Flame Shield held them firmly in place.

"a ha ha ha!"

Diamond Jozu usually appears taciturn and silent, but he is actually passionate and warlike. Upon seeing the Kuja warriors' formation and their boiling battle cries, he burst into three loud, excited laughs.

In an instant, he transformed almost his entire body into a dazzling diamond, with only half of his face remaining in its physical form.

Jozu didn't even need to activate his Armament Haki to protect himself; he simply leaped high into the air.

With a whoosh, it leaped from the sea dozens of meters away onto the beach.

"Well done!"

Ding Ding Dang Dang~

Jozu braved the rain of arrows, his diamond body effortlessly deflecting each one, charging straight towards the direction from which the Kuja warriors were attacking from the rainforest!

"Rose dances wildly~"

Vista, the foil swordsman, smiled as he wielded his twin blades with elegant and flawless grace. With a light laugh, he deflected a barrage of arrows, displaying the composure of a master swordsman.

Biu~biu~biu~

With his dual pistols concealed by his Observation Haki, he not only deflected arrows aimed at him while firing them in rapid succession, but also managed to help the flustered White Regiment combatants, protecting them from arrow wounds.

Pfft!

The fishman Namur chuckled and leaped into the sea from the bow of the ship.

"Fishman Great Current!"

A deep, resounding shout from the sea echoed from the water.

Immediately, a violent torrent of water shot skyward, forming a massive water shield spanning tens of meters, deflecting the incoming arrows, sending them tumbling down or being swept away by the current.

Even so, in this round of nearly a thousand arrows, more than ten members of the White Group were still hit or wounded.

They grimaced in pain, sweat pouring down their foreheads. While blaming themselves for their carelessness, they couldn't help but think:

"Only today did I realize how fierce my daughter is!"

Chapter Twelve: The Beauty and Power of the Empress

Chapter Twelve: The Beauty and Majesty of the Empress (Seeking Flowers and Monthly Tickets)

Boom~~

With the immense hardness of his diamond-like body and his towering five-meter height, Joz rampaged through the land, easily felling trees, smashing rocks, and kicking up clouds of dust along the way.

Although he was hot-blooded and warlike, and seemed like a roughneck, he was actually quite shrewd.

When he encountered the Nine-Headed Serpent Warrior, he merely raised his hand to swat her away, never actually using his astonishing brute strength and diamond-like body to charge at her.

Otherwise, even a typical Kuja female warrior, with her extremely tough muscles and bones, would have large pieces of bone broken, or even internal organs damaged, resulting in serious injury, or even death on the spot.

Jozu's robust and massive diamond-hard body is both an incredibly hard shield and an incredibly fierce hammer.

He also possesses astonishing speed that is disproportionate to his size!

He is a perfect combination of strength and speed, defense and offense!

"Ah~"

"Ah~"

"Yeah~"