023 Raging Marine Base
After the voice fell, Lin Mu rushed straight toward Marine Division 48, the Marine base that had been forcibly built on top of the ruins of Ohara after the Buster Call.
With his current speed, Lin Mu could already dash more than three hundred meters across the surface of the sea without sinking, relying purely on explosive leg strength and rapid footwork similar to the Marines' Shave.
Three hundred meters was more than enough for him to rush directly from the sea surface to the island where Marine Division 48 was located!
The guard soldiers stationed at Marine Division 48 naturally discovered Lin Mu through the high-powered telescope at the first possible moment.
After clearly seeing Lin Mu's figure running on the sea, the guard soldier's face instantly turned deathly pale, and cold sweat continuously dripped down from his forehead.
He had officially participated in the siege against Lin Mu a few days ago, and had personally witnessed Lin Mu charging across the sea and annihilating two Marine warships with terrifying force!
After they returned from that operation, a strict gag order was issued from above, forbidding anyone from mentioning the incident again, as if it had never happened.
They originally thought that such a horrifying pirate would have nothing to do with low-ranking Marines like them ever again, but now, seeing Lin Mu appear here so directly, all the fear buried deep in the guards' hearts was completely awakened.
Another guard soldier had not participated in the previous encirclement and suppression operation, so he did not know the full story. However, when he saw a man running wildly on the sea surface and noticed his companion's face turning pale with fear, he immediately realized that something was seriously wrong.
So he hurriedly picked up the Den Den Mushi and reported to his superior, "Report! It is suspected that someone is attempting to forcibly invade the Marine base!"
"What? Who dares to be so reckless and invade a Marine base!" A deep and stern voice came from the Den Den Mushi. "How many intruders are there?"
"Report… only… only one person."
"One person? Are you out of your mind! Reporting such a trivial matter to me?" The deep voice scolded him mercilessly.
"But… but…" The guard soldier wanted to explain that his companion had turned pale just by seeing the intruder, but before he could finish speaking, he was directly interrupted.
"Stop talking nonsense. Just send two men to deal with that bastard who dares to challenge the dignity of the Marines."
After those words were spoken, the Den Den Mushi was directly hung up without giving him any chance to explain further.
At this moment, Lin Mu had already rushed to the main gate of the Marine base!
Looking at the massive gate over ten meters tall that was tightly shut in front of him, Lin Mu did not waste any words. He directly accelerated, stepped forward, and smashed a punch straight into it.
boom!
Ka Ka Ka!
The huge reinforced wooden gate was struck head-on by Lin Mu's punch, and after a deafening explosion, it shattered violently, fragments of wood flying everywhere.
"Ding, kill ordinary Marines, gain 2 experience points!"
"Ding, kill ordinary Marines, gain 2 experience points!"
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A series of system notification sounds rang out continuously as the gate was completely destroyed.
It turned out that when Lin Mu blasted the gate apart with one punch, several Marines who had been standing right behind the gate were instantly killed by the shockwave and flying debris, suffering heavy casualties!
This enormous commotion immediately attracted the attention of every Marine inside the entire base.
"There are intruders! All personnel assemble immediately and prepare to defend!"
As the urgent roar echoed throughout Marine Division 48, Marines from all directions of the base began rushing toward the open square behind the shattered gate, weapons in hand, ready to confront the invader.
The garrison strength of a Marine Division is generally no less than six hundred personnel, and Marine Division 48 has even more than eight hundred troops stationed there due to historical and special reasons related to the aftermath of the Ohara incident!
In addition to the more than three hundred Marines who were currently dispatched on overseas patrols and missions, there were still nearly five hundred soldiers remaining inside the entire base at this moment!
As the piercing alarm rang throughout the base, more than three hundred Marines gathered on the training ground almost instantly, and over two hundred more soldiers continued to rush in from different directions.
Inside the office of the highest-ranking commander of Marine Division 48, Colonel Flender stood stiffly in front of the window, staring at the figure standing at the shattered gate of the base, his face turning an ugly shade of blue.
He had just received the report that someone was attacking the base, but he had not taken it seriously at all. After angrily scolding the reporting soldier, he had not even put down the Den Den Mushi when the deafening sound of the base gate exploding violently reached his ears.
Startled, he rushed to the window, and the moment he saw the intruder clearly, his heart sank to the bottom.
It was the person he least wanted to see!
"Are you insane! How dare you come and attack a Marine base!" Flender gritted his teeth and cursed viciously. Lin Mu daring to openly storm a Marine base was something he had never even imagined. In the entire West Blue, this kind of lunatic behavior had not appeared for many years, because no one dared to do such a thing!
The consequences of attacking a Marine base were simply too terrifying!
But right now, Flender no longer cared about Lin Mu's ultimate fate. What he cared about was how he himself could escape this impending disaster!
Lin Mu's intentions were obvious, he had come here for revenge. Although there were nearly five hundred Marines stationed in the base, Flender could not confidently say that these soldiers could really stop that monster-like man.
"Let's observe first. If it really can't be stopped, then I'll abandon everything and escape!" Flender's eyes flickered as he quickly made a decision in his heart.
Abandoning the base and fleeing would almost certainly result in severe punishment, possibly even a court-martial by the Marines, so this was the last option Flender wanted to choose.
But at the next moment, Flender's expression changed drastically, because he saw Lin Mu suddenly leap into the air, then cross a distance of several hundred meters in a single bound and crash directly into the center of the training ground, smashing a huge crater into the ground!
The terrifying force was comparable to several naval artillery shells detonating at the same time!
"The last time I saw him, he didn't seem… this terrifying…"
Flender swallowed hard, his throat dry, and in that instant, he completely abandoned all hesitation and decisively chose to flee.
It was a pity that Flender did not know that Lin Mu's attention had already locked onto him!
In the entire Marine base, only Flender had a number "45" floating above his head. This conspicuous number was like a lighthouse in the darkness, clearly exposing Flender's position at all times.
Even if Flender hid inside his office, he could not escape Lin Mu's line of sight!
"Trying to run?" Seeing the number representing Flender rapidly moving away, Lin Mu snorted coldly, bent his legs slightly, and leapt into the air once again.
The terrifying jumping power granted by the Hulk gene erupted instantly, and Lin Mu shot straight toward Flender's office like a human cannonball!
boom!
Under the violent impact, Lin Mu smashed directly through the outer wall of the office building, blasting out a huge hole and appearing right in front of a horrified Flender.
After casually shaking off the shattered glass and rubble clinging to his body, Lin Mu flashed behind Flender in an instant and threw out a ruthless punch!
Lin Mu's current speed was far faster than before, and Flender did not even have time to react before Lin Mu's fist slammed heavily into his back!
Under this devastating blow, Flender's internal organs were instantly shattered. He spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying like a broken sack, crashing straight into the center of the training ground where countless Marines were gathered!
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