024 Turn the Marine Base into ruins!
silence!
The entire school field was dead silent. Nearly 400 Marines stood on the school field, but none of them made any sound, just like the training grounds seen in the early chapters of One Piece when recruits froze in front of absolute power.
Everyone's faces were filled with unbelievable shock, because what happened in front of them was completely beyond their imagination, even compared to the chaos caused by pirates attacking Shells Town or Axe-Hand Morgan's tyranny.
A man suddenly rushed into a Marine Base under the jurisdiction of the World Government, then directly killed the highest-ranking officer on duty, a full Marine Colonel comparable to those stationed in East Blue branches, and dumped his corpse openly on the school grounds!
They had never heard of such an outrageous incident before. Even in records from previous chapters, only notorious pirates like Monkey D. Luffy or Don Krieg dared to openly challenge Marine authority, but now it was happening right in front of them, and naturally everyone fell into a state of panic and confusion.
However, Lin Mu didn't give the Marines any time to reorganize or form firing lines. After punching Flanders to death, the Colonel who once commanded hundreds of Marines, Lin Mu jumped directly from the office building, just like CP9 agents leaping from rooftops, and landed heavily in the school grounds.
After killing a few Marines on impact, the sharp steel claws burst out from his hands, gleaming coldly like seastone-forged weapons, and he rushed straight into the Marine formation to slaughter!
The speed comparable to Soru, the terrifying power rivaling a Zoan-type brute force, and the razor-sharp steel claws that resembled Wolverine's natural weapons!
Lin Mu was like a human killing machine rampaging through the ranks of Marines!
Anyone who was slashed by Lin Mu's steel claws, smashed by his fists and feet, or pierced directly by his charging stab, died on the spot without any chance of survival!
At this moment, Lin Mu seemed to have transformed into a light green whirlwind infused with pure violence. Wherever it swept through, large numbers of Marines fell one after another, just like fodder soldiers overwhelmed by a single powerful pirate captain.
This group of ordinary Marines, most of whom were no stronger than the basic soldiers shown throughout East Blue arcs, had no resistance at all in front of Lin Mu, and they were harvested by him as easily as wheat before a scythe, unable to fight back.
"Ding, kill ordinary Marines and gain 2 experience points!"
"Ding, kill ordinary Marines and gain 2 experience points!"
"Ding, kill Marine Sergeant and gain 6 experience points!"
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The system prompts for gaining experience rang continuously in Lin Mu's mind at an extremely high frequency, just like a Den Den Mushi ringing nonstop, and Lin Mu's experience points accumulated at a terrifying speed!
It didn't take long before the nearly 500 Marines stationed at this Vice Admiral–affiliated base, aside from a handful who barely managed to escape in the chaos, were almost entirely turned into Lin Mu's experience points.
"I didn't expect that just wiping out a single Marine Division would let me accumulate more than 1,300 experience points. This is far faster than hunting pirates one by one!" Lin Mu said, a trace of excitement flashing in his eyes.
But this was also because he had just obtained the Hulk gene, and his physical defense had skyrocketed to an absurd level, similar to how powerful Zoan users shrug off cannon fire, otherwise he would have paid an enormous price for charging into a Marine Base alone.
After all, even legendary figures in One Piece acknowledge that no matter how strong one person is, they can still be overwhelmed by numbers, and the Marine Base was far larger and more complex than the deck of a single warship. If ordinary Marine rifles and pistols could still penetrate his skin, Lin Mu estimated that his body would already be riddled with hundreds of bullet holes!
It was precisely because of the timely appearance of the Hulk gene that Lin Mu finally gained the confidence to single-handedly crush an entire Marine division under the flag of justice!
Looking around the entire Marine Base that once flew the symbol of justice, Lin Mu said indifferently: "Since everyone is dead, then there is no need for this branch to exist!"
After finishing speaking, Lin Mu's steel claws slowly retracted behind his body, the metallic shine fading away, and then his fists clenched tightly as the Hulk genes within his body were pushed to their absolute peak, just like a Zoan user forcibly activating their transformation!
boom!
boom!
Boom!
Bang!
Lin Mu's double fists slammed down repeatedly on the ground, the buildings, the defensive walls, the docks, the warships, and every facility that belonged to the 48th Marine Division, a branch officially registered under the World Government!
With each deafening explosion, the ground of the 48th Division cracked apart, the reinforced buildings that once housed Marine officers collapsed one after another, and even the docked Marine ships, similar in structure to standard East Blue patrol vessels, were smashed apart and sank directly into the sea!
After a full ten minutes of relentless destruction, Marine Division 48, which had been rebuilt on the ruins left behind after the Ohara incident and symbolized Marine authority in this region, was completely reduced to rubble!
Only the tattered seagull flag, stained with dust and cracks, barely fluttered in the ruins, representing the former identity and glory of this Marine base.
"Huh!" Lin Mu let out a long sigh of relief. The faint green color on his skin gradually disappeared, his muscles relaxed, and he finally felt a wave of soreness and exhaustion spreading through his body.
After all, he was still far from the true Hulk-level existence, and unlike top-tier monsters in One Piece such as Kaido or Big Mom, his body would still feel fatigue after such extreme destruction.
After taking one last look at the ruins that once symbolized justice, Lin Mu turned around and left decisively. After locating Squeak, who had been hidden at the outermost edge of the island following Lin Mu's instructions, he took Squeak aboard the boat and quietly drifted away from the devastated island.
Lin Mu stormed the Marine Base head-on, killed more than 400 Marines in total, and completely destroyed an entire Marine branch into ruins. There was absolutely no way to conceal such a shocking event!
Before the World Government could officially issue a seal order or impose strict information control, the news had already been spread by the few Marines who escaped by sheer luck, and soon it spread throughout West Blue like it had grown wings!
For a time, the name Troyson D. Lin swept across the entire West Blue, becoming as eye-catching as notorious pirates mentioned in bounty posters, and Lin Mu himself stood directly on the cusp of the entire West Blue!
Now that it was too late to hide the truth, the World Government and the Marines no longer needed to suppress their anger.
The Marines had established seventy-two major branches across the four seas to maintain order and suppress piracy, and these seventy-two branches had stood firm for many years without suffering such a humiliating defeat!
Ordinary pirates simply did not possess the strength to challenge a Marine branch, and those pirates who did have such power were mostly gathered deep within the Grand Line.
But no one could have imagined that a lawless thorn like Lin Mu would suddenly emerge in West Blue. Not only did he break into a Marine branch, but he even directly destroyed the entire base. This was nothing short of slapping the Marines across the face!
If Lin Mu were not made to pay a heavy price, the Marines would completely lose their authority and reputation in West Blue!
As a result, a Marine unit specifically tasked with hunting Lin Mu was immediately assembled, led by officers dispatched from Naval Headquarters, and they set sail from the Grand Line toward West Blue with killing intent!
Lin Mu could roughly guess the Marines' next moves based on the circulating news, but what the Marines could not predict was what Lin Mu himself would choose to do next.
At this moment, Lin Mu stood on the deck of his ship, gazing at the towering silhouette of the Reverse Mountain not far away, and could not help but feel a sense of awe deep in his heart.
After destroying the 48th Division base, Lin Mu knew very clearly that Naval Headquarters would inevitably come after him. Although he had gained a massive amount of experience by single-handedly crushing a Marine branch, Lin Mu had no intention of recklessly repeating such actions.
If he directly provoked truly terrifying figures from the Marines, such as Vice Admirals or even Admirals, the gains would not outweigh the losses.
And if he wanted to hunt pirates to accumulate experience and grow stronger, then there was clearly no place more suitable than the Grand Line itself. After careful consideration, Lin Mu decisively chose to head straight for the Grand Line.
His journey in this vast pirate world, filled with chaos, power, and legends, had officially begun! *
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