"Damn it!" The silver-haired old man couldn't maintain the silent, reserved demeanor of an authority figure any longer, because he had no way to deal with Alucard.
You could say the River of Death was the perfect counter to a "teleportation fruit." The undead army of the River of Death now covered everything his eyes could see.
He didn't know if these zombie-like things counted as living beings that could be swapped with his Swap-Swap Fruit, but even if they did, he wouldn't dare.
Once he swapped with one of them, the rest of the undead would swarm him and swallow him whole. And no matter where he looked, all visible areas nearby were covered by the undead army. How could he possibly move?
Even though Alucard had released all the lives he had stored in his River of Death, it only amounted to about forty thousand people. While that wasn't enough to take on Marine Headquarters by himself, his opponents were only two people right now.
If anyone was to blame, it was the Government for being too arrogant and underestimating him. They thought sending two people who were far stronger than an Admiral was enough to kill him.
Alucard stood on the back of a giant bird he had once devoured, looking down at the ground. Suddenly, three tall men in white clothes and masks attacked the silver-haired old man from three directions. The bloody red aura around them made them seem incredibly vicious.
"Those are... CPO!" The silver-haired old man was shocked. He had already seen many dead powerhouses, but when he saw the ace unit of the Government's top secret agent organization turn on him, he couldn't help but shout at Alucard in the sky while fighting back, "You bastard! How many people have you devoured?! How many people have sacrificed their lives for this?! Monster! MONSTER!"
Alucard squinted on the back of the giant bird and calmly replied in a voice only he could hear, "I really... don't want to hear that from you."
On the other side, the undead army, like parasitic plagues, crawled onto the Titan giant's body, causing him to break down even more than the silver-haired old man. Countless undead gnawed at his flesh, entering his body through his seven orifices to find his true form.
Just try to imagine what it would be like for a person to be attacked by thousands of ants, crawling into your nostrils, your ears, and your mouth.
"Ah... AHHH!" The Titan finally couldn't hold back his screams. He lost his composure, twisting his body and punching and kicking wildly, trying to shake off the disgusting things on his body.
"Old man!" The silver-haired old man couldn't help but shout when he saw the Titan breaking down.
"ROAR!!!" At this moment, a forty-meter-tall giant with long hair and red skin, who was a little smaller than the Titan but still very imposing, opened his mouth and swung his fist at the silver-haired old man.
"Did you even eat a Giant?!" He wasn't completely broken yet, but he wasn't far from it. It would take Garp to fight a Giant with a single punch if they didn't have a Devil Fruit ability.
But after knocking the Giant away, the undead Giant's arm was twisted, yet it stood up again as if it couldn't feel any pain and continued to attack! While they weren't immortal, they didn't know what pain was!
"MONSTER!!!" At the last moment before being swallowed by the undead army, the silver-haired old man's face finally collapsed, and he let out a final desperate howl, screaming those two words.
On the other side, the Titan Fruit user wasn't dead, but he had completely broken down. After realizing that twisting his body was useless, he began to punch his own body with both hands. But no matter how many undead he killed on the outside of his body, what about those who had already crawled inside?
Soon, he felt discomfort in his body. Countless people, countless people were gnawing at his internal organs!
"AHHHHH!"
The Titan let out a long howl and ran in one direction, flailing his arms and legs. That direction was... Mariejois!
"Everything is going according to plan..." Alucard chuckled and quickly gave chase.
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At this moment, in the rest stop between Marineford and Mariejois, which was the entrance to the Government from Marineford.
"AHHHHHHH!"
Suddenly, Tsuru, Shirokitsune, Chaton, and the others who were waiting for orders heard a heart-wrenching scream. The ten thousand Marines present all got goosebumps. What kind of pain could make someone scream like that?
Chaton, with his hands in his pockets, looked as slovenly and lewd as Borsalino, with a hunchbacked stance that seemed to never straighten. Upon hearing the scream, his lewd grin disappeared, and he frowned. "Was Alucard beaten that badly?"
"No, that's not Alucard's voice," Shirokitsune said.
"How do you know?" Chaton asked.
"Shut up, Chaton." Tsuru scolded Chaton. After he obediently shut up, she gave a serious order. "Advance! Perhaps... the Government has lost."
Chaton widened his squinting eyes in disbelief.
The Marines behind him were also so shocked their jaws almost hit the ground.
Seeing that Tsuru and Shirokitsune were already walking quickly toward Mariejois, Chaton and the other soldiers hurried to follow. Chaton asked in disbelief, "Ugh... Tsuru-san, that can't be right? The opponent is the Government's top-tier fighter..."
"I didn't say who it was. I have no right to know," Tsuru said, walking in front with her back to everyone. "But the Government isn't synonymous with being invincible. Don't forget that their opponent is a man who stands at the pinnacle of piracy."
At this moment, Shirokitsune added, "The consequences of underestimating that guy Alucard are unimaginable."
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