New World, Ellen Port.
Dark clouds loomed over this frontline position of war.
Nearly half of the islands had sunk, and the wounded were countless.
This was the Navy's outpost directly confronting Kaido's forces, and the personnel on the island were now orderly beginning their evacuation.
The high-tier combatants were dealing with that colossal entity…
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ROAR—
A ferocious beast’s roar.
A scorching pillar of energy fire pierced the sky, shooting towards the retreating fleet.
BUZZ—
Light points condensed above the fleet. Borsalino, hands in his pockets, said:
“Yakamashi (Annoying)~”
His entire right leg turned elemental and he raised it to aim at Kaido’s approaching heat breath. A laser beam, much thinner than the pillar of fire, extended infinitely from his leg.
The laser collided with the heat breath, and they remained locked for a few seconds. However, the heat breath suddenly thickened and pushed forward in a crushing manner.
The laser beam here was forced to scatter outwards and in an instant, it reached his front. Borsalino’s face showed an exaggerated expression.
His figure was submerged by the heat breath, and the light points dissipated…
BOOM!!!
A massive explosion sounded, and the heat breath was detonated in mid-air.
BUZZ—
Light points condensed atop the watchtower of the port, and Borsalino’s figure appeared.
But immediately, a torrent of emerald wind blades shot towards him. Borsalino crossed his hands in front of his chest:
“Yata no Kagami~”
He instantly transformed into light points and refracted away…
BOOM BOOM—
The wind blades swept past, and the watchtower collapsed…
In the sky, the Azure Dragon, surrounded by flame clouds, lost sight of Borsalino and looked down at Luo, who was using his abilities to transfer people.
Kaido’s ferocious dragon head revealed a hint of a cruel smile.
His massive body began to spin, accompanied by rumbling thunder, and a colossal thundercloud storm appeared.
Following it were emerald wind blades shot from the spinning thundercloud storm:
“Ragnarok!!”
The violent thundercloud storm crushed over the island.
Everything in its path was pulverized and vanished… including the land…
That nearly half of the islands that disappeared were wiped out in this manner…
Below, the shield of the Ope Ope no Mi’s ability covered the remaining half of the island, continuously transferring personnel and supplies to the warships. Luo looked at the approaching storm.
“Damn it…”
He gripped his long sword with both hands, and electricity gathered on the blade:
“Amputate!!!”
A streak of light flashed, and several wind blades shooting towards Luo’s front were cleanly cut and shattered. However, it didn’t affect Kaido’s advance at all…
Seeing that he couldn’t stop Kaido’s advance, Luo turned his ability towards those wind blades.
He continuously transferred and reflected them back, while in the sky…
BUZZ—
Infinite light points condensed, and the light of a cross flowed and flickered, like a second sun:
“Yasakani no Magatama~”
Within the giant golden cross, a myriad of light bullets rained down on Kaido’s thundercloud storm and the emerald wind blades being fired.
The light bullets collided and exploded with the wind blades, blocking their further attack on the soldiers. The light bullets continuously shot into the thundercloud storm, causing explosions everywhere.
From afar, the dark black thunderclouds were illuminated by the golden light mixed within, making them exceptionally beautiful…
The rapidly firing light bullets abruptly stopped. Borsalino’s figure reappeared, staring at the giant thundercloud storm, seemingly contemplating something…
Suddenly, his body began to elementalize.
BOOM!!!!
The colossal thundercloud exploded directly, and the rampant airflow and wind blades swept through, passing over where Borsalino was. However, Borsalino, who had turned into light points, had already vanished.
At the center of the explosion, an Azure Dragon shot straight into the sky, surrounded by flames that continuously spread to its entire body, as if it had become a giant fire dragon.
Golden light shot from nearby, and near the Azure Dragon’s head, Borsalino’s figure materialized. They both used their remaining strength to fly upwards.
Borsalino looked at the giant fire dragon and exclaimed with exaggerated surprise:
“Kowaii ne~~”
“I can’t possibly resist something like this~”
The giant Azure Dragon was surrounded by flames, and the extremely high temperature of the flames melted everything that approached…
From the ferocious dragon’s head came Kaido’s voice:
“Barororororo!”
“If you can’t resist, then die!!!”
As the voice fell, the entire dragon ascended to an altitude of several thousand meters.
With a ferocious glare at Borsalino, it plunged towards the remaining half of the island. Flames began to converge towards its head, as if intending to bury everyone on the island with a single blow:
“Fire Dragon Bomb – Rising Dragon – Flame Bagua!!!”
Borsalino’s upward momentum also halted. He looked at Kaido plunging down, shook his head helplessly, and transformed into a golden light, shooting downwards…
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On the island below.
A fierce Conqueror’s Haki suddenly pressed down, overwhelming everyone on the island.
Luo, who was directing the evacuation, suddenly felt something and looked up abruptly.
The Conqueror’s Haki was targeting him!!!
For some reason, this thought appeared in his mind, followed by the urge to activate his ability, only to find himself firmly locked onto by the plunging entity.
Cold sweat beaded on Luo’s forehead. He cursed inwardly…
Damn it, when did I become so valuable…
He stomped his foot, and afterimages streaked through the air. He ran in the opposite direction of the evacuating Marines.
The distance was still far, but Luo, who had already been locked on, would be attacked with intense force no matter where he ran within this range…
He could only try to stay as far away from the evacuating crowds and soldiers as possible…
Luo ran to the edge of the island in the opposite direction before stopping. The Ope Ope no Mi’s ability shield covering the island instantly disappeared. He wiped his hand across his long sword:
“K.Room.”
He imbued the Ope Ope no Mi’s ability into the blade.
Luo looked up at the approaching scorching killing intent, took a deep breath, gripped the hilt of his sword with both hands, and aimed at the descending giant dragon:
“Stab Wave!!!”
The long sword, modified by the Ope Ope no Mi’s ability, extended infinitely and shot towards the sky.
The blade was imbued with intense waves, which not only caused severe damage to the enemy but also inflicted strong impacts on the target.
BOOM—!!!
The tip of the sword collided with Kaido’s dragon head, creating a massive explosion.
White rings of the sonic boom spread outwards, and the air currents surged…
ROAR—
An enraged dragon roar, a long-lost pain, stimulated Kaido’s wildness. His Haki erupted, crushing downwards…
Luo staggered, gritting his teeth to endure:
“This is bad…”
The tip of his sword was already being crushed by Kaido, and as Kaido pressed down, the blade also continuously shattered and flew outwards, the flaming dragon head hurtling towards him…
In the sky, a laser beam shot out…
On the distant sea.
A figure wielding a staff sword flew rapidly, close to the sea’s surface.
The staff sword in his hand was imbued with black Armament Haki, and the power of the Tonkachi fruit was applied to the blade.
He swung it diagonally upwards towards the island, and Issho’s low whisper followed:
“Gravity Sword…”
“Tiger!”
ROAR—
Black Haki flowed and condensed, forming a black tiger phantom with the power of the Tonkachi fruit, diagonally rushing towards the island above, towards the descending flaming Azure Dragon…