Chapter 25: Minor Surgery
Law's heart raced as he realized the dire predicament he was in. The odds were stacked against him, he came to the market by himself, and he had no one to come to his aid.
Shachi, Penguin and Bepo wouldn't be able to take on so many marines anyway. In his mind, he quickly calculated his chances of escape and found them grim. Raising his hands in surrender, he went with plan B get taken and wait for a moment to escape.
But fate, it seemed, had other plans.
A deafening crash reverberated through the narrow streets of Swallow Island. Dust and debris filled the air, and the Marines turned their heads in shock and confusion.
From the chaos emerged a figure, cloaked in a swirling mantle and masked to conceal their identity. It was a mysterious newcomer, whom the marines had not expected.
The muscular mysterious man's voice, muffled by the mask, thundered with authority, "Release the young man at once! You have no right to harass him!"
The Marines hesitated, caught off guard by the sudden appearance of this mysterious savior. "Who do you think you are? Get lost before we deal with you too!" one of them retorted, trying to regain their composure.
Without a word, the The muscular mysterious man sprang into action. His movements were a blur of grace, precision and violence, a testament to his formidable skills.
With uncanny speed and grace, he disarmed the Marines, his strikes landing with surgical precision. The display of power and finesse that from the man, left Law and the Marines dumbfounded.
Ignoring the marines that were falling like flies, you would think the masked man was performing an intricate dance of some sort.
In a matter of moments, the battle was over. The Marines lay defeated, scattered around the market square. Every punch and every kick sent a marine flying into one stall or another in the market.