"Great Eruption————"
As the first pirate ship, the Iron Wall Pirates' vessel, approached a naval warship amidst the raging storm, a massive magma fist, over ten meters tall and several meters thick, billowing with thick black smoke, appeared in the sight of both sides. It was like a small building made of molten rock crashing down. "Trash, scum, I'll send you all to hell!"
Sakazuki, clad in a red suit and a Justice Coat, stood majestically atop a triple-mounted anti-aircraft turret, looking down at Captain "Mad Monkey" Conrad, who had transformed into a humanoid gorilla. Conrad gritted his teeth, relying on brute strength and Haki to resist the magma, as Sakazuki coldly declared.
"How can he be this strong?!"
After holding on for a few seconds, Conrad realized that his Armament Haki couldn't withstand the sheer force and heat of the magma. As he was pushed back, his fur, now coated with a dark sheen, began to show signs of burning.
[Boom!]
"Ahhhhhh————"
The massive magma fist, resembling a small building, completely exploded, instantly engulfing Captain Conrad. The pirate ship behind him and the terrified pirates on its deck were also swallowed by the scorching lava.
Behind them, Shiryu, who had just drawn his sword and was about to board the ship to wreak havoc, immediately halted his steps upon seeing this. The excitement on his face froze, and he could only darken his expression, grumbling in frustration.
"Again with this! Killing should be done with finesse, not so brutally!"
"Akainu!!!"
Suddenly, an enraged and hateful roar erupted from the burning ship of the Iron Wall Pirates.
In the next moment, a nearly three-meter-tall black-furred gorilla, covered in sticky magma, burst out from the flames with a face full of madness and ferocity.
"Die————"
"A bounty of over a hundred million Beli, no wonder. The vitality of a Zoan-type user is indeed impressive."
Sakazuki coldly watched as his opponent charged to his death. His right arm, still in its Elementalization state, billowed with terrifying black smoke and scorching heat amidst the storm.
At this moment, over forty warships from both sides were continuously firing cannonballs at each other's decks. The difference was that the pirate ships' cannons could only leave shallow dents on the surface of the naval ships, while the latter's cannons could easily penetrate the pirate ships, causing the shells to explode inside, dealing devastating damage!
The weather in the New World was truly unpredictable. The storm had fully formed, and waves crashed indiscriminately against both sides.
But the pirates and marines, already bloodthirsty, had no interest in paying attention to this. Especially the pirate captains with high bounties and their officers, who were boarding the naval ships in various ways.
"Kill!!!"
[Bang bang bang bang...]
Samueru, the captain of the Fire Ant Pirates with a bounty of 69 million Beli and nicknamed the "Ant King," had already entered his Man-Beast Form. Covered in black ant-like armor and wielding two fully metal, large-caliber pistols, he completely ignored the massive recoil of each shot, firing wildly. In an instant, he had cleared a large area on the deck.
He was like a black Ant King constantly spewing flames. When a Navy lieutenant charged forward to stop him, the former hardened the heavy gun barrel with Armament Haki and swung it fiercely, smashing it into the lieutenant's chest. The lieutenant spat blood and was sent flying backward, while the Ant King continued to pull the trigger, reaping the lives of one Marine after another.
"How cruel~"
Suddenly, a dazzling golden light pierced into Captain Samueru's eyes. Just as he instinctively closed his eyes and, relying on his instincts and Observation Haki, tried to block with his dual guns in a split second, a brown leather boot, propelled by a flash of light, landed squarely on his cheek.
At the same time, a voice that sounded incredibly lazy, with a drawn-out and slowed tone, reached his ears in that instant.
"Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light~~"
[Whoosh!]
In the next moment, Captain Samueru, who had transformed into the black ant form of the Bug-Bug Fruit, was sent flying like a golden laser. He first smashed through the ship's railing, then crashed through his own ship and another pirate vessel, flying hundreds of meters across the sea before plunging into the raging waves.
But that wasn't the end. After delivering the kick, Borsalino instantly transformed into beams of light, darting past the ship's mast and appearing in the air a hundred meters above.
Then, he transformed into a dazzling, diamond-shaped light cluster.
The battlefield, already dim due to the thick storm clouds, suddenly became illuminated by his presence. Almost everyone instinctively squinted and looked up.
"Ya~sa~ka~ni~ no~ Maga~tama————"
Both Kizaru and Akainu's Devil Fruits had awakened, and after over a decade of training and development, their abilities were fully realized. The only thing they lacked compared to Admiral-level combatants was their Haki proficiency, but the power of their Devil Fruit abilities was undiminished.
[Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!]
Thousands upon thousands of densely packed light beams, trailing long golden tails, blanketed the entire area behind the fleet. Over a dozen pirate ships of various sizes were within the attack range.
[Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!]
The moment the light beams hit the sea, massive fireballs erupted, evaporating vast amounts of seawater. Those that struck the ships crippled the vessels with a single hit, and two beams were enough to reduce them to flaming wreckage, sinking into the depths.
All the pirates, and even the Marines who were witnessing Borsalino's power for the first time, were more or less stunned. The millions of civilians watching the live broadcast from various countries were left with their jaws hanging open, utterly dumbfounded.
Especially those from the Four Seas, who couldn't even imagine such terrifying power existing in the world. This was nothing short of a Natural Disaster! Who would have thought that Admiral Kizaru, who always muttered "So scary, so troublesome," would be the first to unleash such a devastating attack? The destructive force was akin to a human Buster Call.
"That kid is definitely thinking about finishing early so he can clock out and go home, huh—" Sengoku shook his head with a mix of amusement and exasperation, ending with a sigh.
"But with Sakazuki and Borsalino here, I guess I don't have to step in, nor does that bastard Garp. Saves me a lot of trouble."
Yes, on the Navy's side, although it seemed like an overwhelming display of force with five vice admirals and over a hundred officers from the headquarters mobilized, the admiral Sengoku and the Navy hero Garp were still holding their positions.
Because they were waiting for someone.
[Boom, boom, boom]
Just as the "Yasakani Sacred Jewel" transformed into a "small sun" began to dim its light, ominous thick purple lightning snakes started to emerge from the dark clouds.
"Hmm?"
Garp raised his head and squinted to assess the situation above. In the next moment, the sky, now completely transformed into a thundercloud, erupted violently.
Thick purple lightning bolts, as thick as an adult's arm, came crashing down. These lightning bolts seemed to have a mind of their own, targeting only the Navy's warships and the officers who stood out like torches on the battlefield. In the distance, Shiryu of the Rain, who had just casually killed two pirates, looked at the purple lightning heading his way and exclaimed in surprise, "Could there be another Logia-type user?"