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"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Collision after collision ripped through the air. With both fighters' speed having reached an unimaginable level, every clash between the black blade and the light sword triggered violent shockwaves and explosive winds.
Each impact swept across several kilometers, causing the ground beneath them to churn and boil endlessly.
Strong, far too strong!
Admiral-level combat power could effortlessly influence the environment of an entire island. Among ordinary Marines, this had always been a legend, but at this moment, they were witnessing the terror with their own eyes. And the reality wasn't an exaggeration; it was even more destructive than the legend suggested.
The two figures fighting in the air were now completely indistinguishable. They were no longer like men, but like two rapidly flashing streaks of light, one golden, one black.
This was a battle the Marines could no longer interfere with; they weren't even qualified to take part.
In the air, Rojen and Kizaru swung their blades at extreme speed, slashing again and again. For the moment, neither could gain a decisive upper hand.
"Rojen, you've really surprised me. But this time, you seem much weaker than last time!"
Kizaru's right hand continuously shifted positions as Ama no Murakumo blocked Rojen's relentless, high-speed attacks.
"Oh? Is that so?" Rojen replied with a smile.
The three tomoe in his eyes suddenly spun, transforming into a massive, intricate pinwheel pattern, the Mangekyō Sharingan.
With just a single, intense glance, Kizaru momentarily froze.
"Getsuga Tenshō!"
The black blade chopped downward, releasing a crescent slash that struck toward Kizaru at point-blank range.
"Oh?"
A hint of confusion flashed through Kizaru's eyes as he shifted his body laterally. The black Getsuga Tenshō tore through the space he had just occupied and landed directly on a skyscraper a thousand meters away.
Boom… Long… Long…!
The ten-story building was cleanly cut in half at the waist, collapsing as immense clouds of dust filled the sky.
"What kind of power is that?"
Kizaru stared at Rojen, his pupils shimmering with golden light.
"Tsukuyomi didn't work?" Rojen's heart sank as he realized just how formidable an Admiral-level opponent truly was.
He quickly processed the failure. "He detected it in advance with Observation Haki and broke the genjutsu."
Since sudden, psychological tricks were no longer effective, he abandoned them. The pinwheel pattern in his eyes faded, reverting once more to the three-tomoe form. Though these eyes were immensely powerful, their drain on his spiritual energy was terrifying. Perhaps due to a shared origin with the current possession, or divergent bloodlines, operating the Sharingan, especially the Mangekyō, heavily drained his internal power.
At this moment, due to its sudden awakening, he could only reliably use Tsukuyomi. Amaterasu was still just out of reach.
The two once again engaged in high-speed clashes in the air, and in the blink of an eye, another five minutes passed. The white-hot battle settled into a brutal stalemate.
On the Golden Lion Shiki's side, due to Sakazuki's sudden, devastating intervention, the Flying Pirates suffered heavy losses. More than a dozen pirate ships had already been destroyed outright.
"Captain, someone needs to go and tie that guy down! His Logia power is far too destructive!" A cadre spoke up from the floating island.
They looked down at Sakazuki, all of them acutely aware of the Marine's fierce combat strength.
"I'll go! Since the Marines have deployed their top-tier forces, we can't afford to hold back either!"
A formidable figure stepped forward and leaped straight off the floating island. Immediately after, more than a dozen other figures followed, charging out as well.
"Looks like the final decisive battle is about to begin," the Golden Lion said calmly.
He didn't stop his subordinates. Instead, he turned his gaze toward the Marine Fleet Admiral Kong standing opposite him.
After fighting to this point, he already had a rough grasp of the Marines' overall strength.
Indeed… they were terrifyingly strong.
Leaving aside Kizaru, who was currently preoccupied by an unknown force, there were still two Admiral-level fighters present, and one whose power even surpassed that of an Admiral!
Yet, even this immense power was no longer much weaker than that of the Flying Pirates.
However, even now, the enormous Marine Headquarters still stood largely intact. His original objective, to destroy Marine Headquarters, was still far from being achieved.
The Golden Lion's expression darkened slightly as an ominous feeling rose in his heart.
Looking down below, he saw the Flying Pirates' cadres rush down and immediately engage Sakazuki in battle. In just a moment, they managed to restrain his fierce offensive, allowing Shiki to breathe a small sigh of relief. But at the same time, Vice Admiral–level combatants from Marine Headquarters were rapidly pouring into the field.
In an instant, the situation of the war was like water about to boil, bubbles rising everywhere, on the verge of a definitive eruption.
"Sengoku! Where is Garp?" Kong asked the question once again.
"He's already reached the sea region between the Sabaody Archipelago and Marine Headquarters. He'll be here very soon!" Sengoku replied quickly.
Just moments ago, he had finally managed to contact his stubbornly tardy friend. What reassured him was that the man was actually on his way.
"Once Garp arrives, we will launch the final decisive push. You and Garp will take down the Golden Lion together!"
"Anyone who dares to strike at Marine Headquarters, use this victory to proclaim the power of the Marines to the entire world!" Kong commanded coldly.
He swept his gaze across the Headquarters. Although most areas were still intact, the one-fifth that had turned into a battlefield had been completely destroyed. The number of casualties among the soldiers was countless. This war could already be called one of the most devastating battles the Marines had ever suffered.
"Yes!" Sengoku was momentarily stunned, then nodded firmly.
If he and Garp joined forces, taking down the Golden Lion would not be difficult. That old goat might not be as outrageously strong as Garp, but his power was still beyond question.
Outside the southeastern wall, above a bottomless abyss, the Jasper Gourd flew forward slowly.
"Three hundred meters left. We're about to reach the Celestial Dragons' palace!"
Seated cross-legged atop the Jasper Gourd, Jason and the other two watched, their eyes alight with purpose. A magnificent, resplendent, and uniquely extravagant building had already appeared in their view.
"If you value your lives, I advise you to turn back. This is not a place you should be coming to."
"You have no idea what exists inside the Celestial Dragons' palace."
At this moment, Zephyr's voice suddenly rang out from somewhere nearby.
"Old man Zephyr, don't waste your breath. No matter what's in there, we have reasons we must go in," Jason interrupted him directly.
Zephyr fell silent. After a long while, he finally asked again,
"What exactly are you going there for?"
"Our companion is there," Trens said seriously.
Crocodile exhaled slowly. In his mind flashed the image of that proud, tsundere cat. Strictly speaking, his bond with that cat wasn't particularly deep. But just as Trens said, she was their companion.
And that was enough. Wasn't it?
"A companion…?" Zephyr froze, lost in thought, and didn't ask any further questions.
He had spent his entire life with the Marines. This pirate way of thinking was something he couldn't understand. For the sake of a single companion, they were willing to barge into the Celestial Dragons' palace so recklessly, without caring about their own lives?
Did they even know the impossible danger they faced?
"We're close, very close now!" Jason stared ahead, clenching both fists as he muttered under his breath.
"Lordling, no matter who you are, once you've joined us… If you want to leave, you need the captain's approval. I already asked the captain And he's made his stance clear."
"No matter the reason you have for wanting to leave us… He doesn't agree."
(End Of This Chapter)
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