Arceus's Pirate Journey

Chapter 564: Chapter 563: Infantry-Tank Coordination Beneath the Steel Behemoth

”Take Tiger and break out from here.”

After Mandfeish left, Jack assumed command by default. Although Tiger was a great hero of the Fishman Race, Jack wasn’t raised on Fishman Island; he admired Kaidou’s strength, not Tiger’s.

In his view, these old weaklings had no right to command him.

Arceus had given the command to Mandfeish, so Jack naturally obeyed the order to retreat.

The massive trunk of the elephant swept across the ground, making a section of the Navy surrounding Tiger disappear, creating an opening in the encirclement.

It wasn’t through any skill or technique; it was just the brute force of swinging the trunk. The strange bronze body brought immense weight, and the enormous size made this advantage even more apparent.

The adults of the Giant Race stand over twelve meters tall. Although Jack’s transformed Copperajah was only ten meters tall, that was just its height. Combined with the exaggerated beastly form, Jack had become a terrifying war beast.

To top-tier powerhouses, this size difference might be insignificant, but to the Navy capturing Tiger through sheer numbers, Jack was a force of trampling.

The enormous form gradually accelerated, and an unstoppable tank charged into the Navy’s ranks.

Thud, thud, thud!

With each step the giant elephant took, a dull thud echoed, causing even the nearby ground to shake slightly.

”Open... open... open fire! Hurry, shoot!!!”

Size was a step humans could not cross. Although there were Vice Admirals in the Navy from the Giant Race, the intimidation brought by a beast surpassed other Sub-human Species.

The officer in charge, suppressing his fear, issued a new command, giving direction to the bewildered soldiers.

Facing the rampaging Jack, they did not fall apart, which already set them apart from the riffraff of the Four Seas.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Boom!

The Navy, now with orders, found their direction. Bullets flew densely towards Jack, and the cannons also unleashed their firepower in Jack’s direction.

Though ineffective, it was all they could do; their weapons were their last reliance.

But Jack wasn’t Tiger. Under Kaidou’s demonic training, at the young age of 16, he had already mastered the two-color Haki, though he didn’t need it in this situation.

The explosions from the shells caused a lot of smoke, but the sound emerging from the smoke was peculiar.

No screams or the dull thuds of bullets hitting flesh were heard, only crisp metallic sounds.

Emerging unscathed from the smoke stirred by the shells, Jack’s body let the bullets hit, only causing a clang before they powerlessly fell to the ground.

”Moo!”

The trunk swung, the hooves trampled, and the encirclement trapping Tiger was as fragile as paper under Jack’s charge.

”Brother Jinbe...”

The members of the Sun Pirates following behind were stunned. They had seen a lot over their three years at sea, but never had they seen a Fishman break through the Navy’s defenses on land like this.

”Don’t worry about it, follow him, rescue Brother Tiger first!”

Jack was clearly an ability user. Jinbe didn’t know why he could swim, but he guessed it worked on the same principle as Mandfeish. The urgent matter was to rescue Tiger first; everything else could wait.

Following the breach created by Jack, Jinbe and the other Fishmen charged forward. With Jack’s enormous form leading the way, Navy gunfire couldn’t harm them. It was like an impromptu foot-tank collaboration unfolding on the island.

”Bastard, you can’t be so impudent!”

Watching Jack rampage, Strawberry leapt into the air using Moonwalk, aiming a punch at Jack’s eyes.

Graduating from Zephyr’s new trainee camp, Rokushiki and Haki were compulsory courses. Becoming a Junior Admiral indicated he was among the top trainees. In time, if nothing went wrong, he could be promoted to Vice Admiral.

But now he was not qualified. Facing Strawberry’s attack, Jack didn’t attempt to dodge; he knew he couldn’t escape it. Wasting energy was pointless; it was better to do something meaningful.

The originally bronze skin shimmered with a silvery-white metallic gleam, and the broad trunk was covered with Haki. After years of training, his trunk had become more flexible than his arm. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

The metal trunk enhanced by Iron Defense saw its defensive power greatly increased; with Haki, it was like wearing armor. The trunk blocked Strawberry’s attack, and the feedback made Jack sneer.

”This is the strength of a Navy Junior Admiral? Totally weak!”

The trunk swung towards Strawberry, but it only hit the ground. Thanks to his movement technique, Strawberry dodged the strike, but the hat on his head flew off.

Utilizing the Rokushiki movement, Strawberry’s attacks hit Jack multiple times, but they were completely ineffective. Although Jack couldn’t hit him, hindering Jack’s steps also proved immensely challenging.

The most critical point was that there were no other General Level officers here apart from Strawberry, but following Jack was Jinbe.

According to the original timeline, after Tiger’s death, Jinbe took over the Sun Pirates and was called the Sea Hero. He earned this title for his righteousness, but in rescuing Tiger, he wouldn’t follow any principles.

”Let me help you!”

The other Navy officers couldn’t even stop Jack’s advance. The only one who could entangle him was Strawberry. In other words, once Strawberry was dealt with, Tiger would be safe.

For Jack, Strawberry was too agile, but for Jinbe it was different.

”Fishman Karate: Samegawara Seiken!”

Leaping up, Jinbe appeared behind Strawberry, delivering a powerful punch directly to his back. Focused on dodging Jack’s assaults, Strawberry didn’t notice Jinbe until it was too late.

Even with timely defense, he was sent flying by Jinbe’s punch.

He was never Jinbe’s opponent, and in the original timeline, he was seriously injured by Jinbe. Now he was right atop Jack’s trunk.

”Hey, got you now.”

The muscles on the trunk tightened, and Strawberry felt massive pressure. Jack’s trunk lifted high, and a powerful strike slammed him into the ground.

Following this, Jack raised his front limbs, planning to crush Strawberry with a Body Slam, but a laser beam from afar forced him to halt his attack.