The massive lion head descending from the sky blotted out the heavens in an instant.
Below, the Red Hair Pirates had already prepared their attacks, yet what made the situation even worse was what followed.
At the very center of the lion's face, a large-scale layer of Armant Haki suddenly spread across it.
Behind the gigantic construct, Bullet, Enel, and Soter pressed both hands against the rock as their stamina drained like a floodgate opening. All three of their Armant Haki gathered at a single point and surged toward the center of the lion's face, stacking together.
The battlefield had been balanced until now, but Soter's sudden entry beca the final straw that crushed the Four Emperor's side.
The large-scale coverage left Shanks and his crew with no way to escape. Once the Red Hair Pirates were defeated, the freed Bullet would support the other Admirals, and under a chain reaction, the Marines would take the lead in victory.
The howling wind roared like the fury of heaven and earth as the lion head, ford from several islands, dove downward with unimaginable pressure, like a teor crashing straight toward them. Facing this sight head-on, no one among the Red Hair Pirates dared to relax.
In the blink of an eye, the distance shrank to less than a thousand ters. Shanks took a deep breath.
"Attack!"
Red Conqueror's Haki's lightning flashed across Gryphon's blade, wrapping around the flying slash as it shot into the sky.
Bullets carrying compressed airflow, projected Armant Haki, and roaring sonic attacks followed close behind, gathering into a massive energy column nearly a hundred ters wide that blasted straight toward the descending lion's face.
Boom!
The red energy column pierced into the massive lion head, constantly grinding away at the Armant Haki pressing down from the three behind it.
The lion head paused slightly, then continued without stopping. Even as the incoming beam pushed deeper inside, it could not halt the overwhelming force crushing down.
The beam finally exploded at the center of the lion's head, shattering it into countless fragnts. Yet the roaring maw still seed to bite toward the Red Hair Pirates' ship, forcing them down into the sea.
Rumble!
Huge chunks of debris crashed down, sending waves dozens of ters high surging outward as the sea churned violently for a long ti.
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In the sky, Soter applied buoyancy to the clothes of the other two n, allowing them to float in midair. Enel looked down at the turbulent sea.
"Fools looking for death."
Bullet grinned. "They should retreat now. Go back and hold the line. If they dare co again, notify us imdiately, and we will make sure they never leave. I will head to Kaido's side with Soter."
Enel smiled. "Understood."
Soter nodded. "Then we are off, Enel."
Enel gave a slight nod. "Mm."
Under the effect of buoyancy, Bullet and Soter shot off into the distance. Enel glanced once more at the churning sea and snorted before turning into a flash of lightning and vanishing with a crackle.
As for whether this strike could wipe out the Red Hair Pirates, that was clearly impossible.
Still, forcing them to retreat was not an issue. They were islands after all; once the Armant Haki coverage was gone, the loosened and shattered rock and soil could never kill monsters like them. At most, the gathered gravity would press them into the sea, but not to their deaths.
However, it was the key to ending this New World War.
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New World. Allen Port.
Evening.
Boom!
A massive mushroom cloud rose into the sky, reaching a thousand ters high as the three fighters separated once again.
This was the battlefield where Kaido had been fighting Borsalino and Issho.
Just a few days ago, the land below had been a Marine base, but after days of destruction, the island had turned to dust. Only the raging sea remained, roaring without end.
In the sky, Kaido, in his human-dragon form, bore several shattered scales and a few deep sword wounds carved by Issho. His dragon eyes locked onto the two n opposite him, and a trace of irritation flashed through them.
Their abilities had completely stripped him of aerial control. The yellow monkey's speed was already troubleso, but the blind man floating on a teor could control gravity. He was even faster than Kaido, and worse, that gravity was invisible. Kaido could only feel it when it was already crushing down on him.
He had no choice but to remain over a thousand ters in the air to stay relatively safe. Otherwise, he would have nearly been forced into the sea several tis.
Across from him, Borsalino remained completely unhard. After five days of battle, very few attacks had managed to touch him, and he looked relaxed as he glanced at Issho.
"Issho-san, how are things going?"
Standing on the floating teor, Issho looked battered. His Admiral's coat was torn in many places, and he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"I am fine. I can continue fighting."
Boom!
A thunderous explosion echoed across the sky as Kaido suddenly seed to suffer a heavy blow and plumted downward at high speed.
Borsalino let out a long breath, still looking at ease. "Looks like reinforcents have arrived."
Issho also released a quiet sigh of relief. The two of them truly could not kill that man alone, but with support, perhaps it would be possible. He directed the teor downward, diving toward the tumbling dragon below.
Borsalino shook his head slightly. "Really~ Everyone is so fired up~"
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As he fell, Kaido instantly transford into his azure dragon form, his massive body twisting in midair. Fla clouds wrapped around him as he forcefully halted his descent and shot upward again.
The previous attack had co too fast. He had not even known who had struck him, but he had to get out of low altitude.
Suddenly, his pupils shrank.
Above him, a teor hamr as large as a mountain appeared, crackling with the lightning of Conqueror's Haki and coated in pitch-black Armant Haki. A blue figure swung it down with a savage grin.
There was no ti to dodge.
Bang!
Blazing flas burst from Kaido's body and in an instant covered him completely before surging toward his head.
"Rising Dragon: Fla Bagua!"
It was like a teor colliding with the earth.
Crack!
A thunderclap split the sky as wild waves of Conqueror's Haki clashed and tangled together, crushing the dark clouds overhead apart.
A gigantic blue demonic phantom ford from Conqueror's Haki roared forward, colliding with an ancient beast-like killing intent.
The blue demonic phantom belonged to none other than the arriving Bullet.
After the Red Hair Pirates were forced back, the chain reaction had begun. In this great war, the pirates' defeat was now unstoppable.
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