"It's not over yet!!"
Inside the enormous creature, Bullet roared.
The strength of this giant Bullet wasn't high enough yet!
So—
Boom!!
The giant's body began to shrink.
"Oh? It can do that?"
Ian looked toward the distance, grinning, and said, "A lesson learned, Bullet."
The ability of the Clank Fruit allowed him to fuse all swallowed objects with himself.
Because the expansion of the body also amplified his Haki, even when his size increased countless times, Bullet could still exert Haki strength equal to his original form across this massive frame.
However, while the Haki strength remained, the fused gigantic body itself was far weaker than Bullet's original form.
This meant that, in reality, the giant's body was still relatively fragile.
But now, Bullet was using his ability to forcibly compress all the fused material, greatly increasing the strength of this enormous body.
"Ughahaha!"
Kaido laughed heartily, showing no fear even in front of this behemoth. He leaped into the air and swung his staff at Bullet's giant head. "Roaring Thunder Eight Trigrams!"
"Ultimate Giant Cannon!"
But Bullet's iron fist smashed him away in a single blow.
"Whoa! Home run!"
Ian rested his hand on the canopy, watching Kaido being sent flying across the sky.
"He flew pretty high."
However, no sooner had he ascended than a massive pillar of fire fell from above, crashing directly onto Bullet's giant body, causing a massive explosion.
The Azure Dragon, also nearly a kilometer long, slowly descended from the sky, gazing down at the monstrous figure below.
"Guh, guh, guh! That was one hell of a hit!"
Kaido laughed heartily. "That kid Ian actually did something good for once!"
He meant that being able to fight opponents like him and Bullet was exhilarating!
"The real thrill is still coming!!"
Bullet laughed loudly and swung his fists mercilessly.
The two colossal figures clashed violently amidst the ruins of this cursed island.
While the monsters battled above, on the icy plains below, the pirates, led by the Barbarians, were nearly colliding with Ian's pirate crew, commanded by the Giant Soldiers.
And at that very moment…
"Hee hee hee hee! Artificial giants! Time to show you what I'm capable of!"
Solem, adorned in heaps of gold, laughed loudly.
He pointed his right hand forward. "Let the wind rise."
In an instant, all the golden ornaments on his body transformed into fine golden dust.
It swirled forward like a storm of gold toward the Barbarians.
The Barbarians wore thick armor, indeed, but even the heaviest armor had openings and seams.
The golden dust seeped through those gaps. Oblivious to Solem's shameless abilities, the Barbarians continued breathing freely.
The final result was…
"Battle's over."
Solem snapped his fingers proudly.
The next moment, the Barbarians charging at him stiffened, each collapsing to the ground, becoming mere obstacles blocking the pirates' advance.
"What?"
Queen couldn't comprehend what had just happened. How could these supposedly stronger Barbarians be taken down at first sight?
He couldn't see that beneath their heavy armor, all the Barbarians' bodies had turned into golden statues.
"Hee hee hee hee hee!!"
Solem laughed triumphantly.
"Turn into stone, all of you."
As his laughter echoed, a sky full of pink arrows shot up from behind and then whistled downward.
A rain of pink arrows fell from the sky.
"What the—"
One of the Tobirropppo couldn't react in time. A pink arrow struck him directly, and before he could even speak, his body had already turned into stone.
"Dodge!! Everyone, dodge!"
A crew member shouted, "It's Miss Hancock's ability! Anyone hit will turn to stone!"
But there was no way to dodge.
Even the six Tobiroppo, skilled with Observation Haki, found it nearly impossible to evade the onslaught of arrows.
In just a few seconds, the falling barrage had swept through the pirate ranks twice, leaving behind countless stone statues.
"What kind of monster is this?"
One of the Tobiroppo, who had never faced Hancock before, swallowed nervously.
This was supposed to be one of Lord Ian's top officers? No wonder—they were almost inhuman!
But it wasn't over yet.
"I'll go too!"
With a cheerful laugh, Yamato landed in front of Sorem, gripping her crystalline spiked club, Takeru II.
Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki flowed simultaneously into her iron club, white lightning crackling along its surface.
"Makimono Slash!"
As she swung her club, a white slash roared outward.
The scale of the attack was enormous, instantly sweeping across the entire pirate formation.
However, the slash wasn't a true cut; it was composed of white mist, so it didn't physically slice the pirates in half.
Still, anyone touched by the white slash was instantly frozen into ice.
"Eh!!"
Queen's tongue practically flew out of his mouth.
Thick frost covered his body; if not for using Haki to break free, he would have been frozen solid.
What the hell was this?
How had Yamato gotten so ridiculously strong?
She was insane!
King, hovering in midair with wings flapping, narrowed his eyes.
What was this? When had Yamato's strength reached this level?
Hancock's powers had already been terrifying, but Yamato's display was far more outrageous!
"Hahaha!"
Yamato laughed heartily, swinging her spiked club. "All done! I really am awesome!"
Her signature weapon, Takeru II, could convert the Haki she infused into freezing power.
With both Armament and Conqueror's Haki channeled simultaneously, the freezing power reached an astonishing level.
It might even surpass Aokiji's legitimate ice powers.
On the deck, Ian let out a sigh.
What were they doing?
These two girls…
"Weren't we supposed to go all out in this full-scale war together?"
"Looks like it's nothing for us now."
Law let out a somewhat melancholic sigh.
"Because those two are ridiculously strong already."
Jack said in awe.
"It's not over yet! You brat! Take this!!"
With heavy footsteps, the massive Queen in Beast Form charged forward.
His eyes locked onto Hancock. "That humiliation last time… you'll pay for it properly!"
"You fat pig, you're asking to die."
Hancock sneered coldly.
At the same time—
"Hey! Uncle King!"
Yamato raised his spiked club, pointing it at King in the sky. "Last time we didn't settle things. This time, I'm going to freeze you solid!"
King took a deep breath and, in an instant, spread his wings and dove downward.
Then bring it on!
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