"Now this is a show~"
Aeridar watched the fierce clash between the two forces at the port with a leisurely air. This was far more thrilling than watching a blockbuster movie in a theater.
Especially Kizaru and Marco's exchange of attacks, though brief, it was quite brilliant.
However, Aeridar didn't plan to engage so early. He wanted to observe the Admirals' true power, as there was a significant difference between reality and the anime.
Sure enough, Jozu followed up his commander's action. He struck the ice with a punch, creating a perfect circular hole with controlled force. He then pulled out a massive chunk of ice, bigger than a Giant, and hurled it directly toward the execution platform.
Sakazuki, standing below the platform, naturally would not let such a colossal ice block hit. Half of his body transformed into flowing magma, and he blasted a Dai Funka (Great Eruption). The huge magma fist, composed of high-temperature molten rock, easily evaporated the gigantic ice chunk.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
Immediately after, the massive magma fist exploded, transforming into a huge volume of volcanic bombs that rained down across the battlefield in all directions, like the "Meteor Shower" spell from a fantasy novel.
Boom, boom, boom, boom…
The high-temperature volcanic bombs continuously struck the battlefield, mercilessly incinerating pirates on the ice plain. Even one of the Moby Dick's subsidiary ships was ignited and sunk.
The air temperature, which had been frigid, instantly became sweltering.
Whitebeard looked at the volcanic bombs on his naginata, let out a whoosh of air, and actually extinguished the burning projectiles with a breath.
"Tsk tsk~ What an outrageous lung capacity!" Aeridar clicked his tongue, watching the scene.
"Go light the candles on a birthday cake, Magma Brat!" Whitebeard glared down at Sakazuki below the execution platform.
"Hehe~ Don't you like a lavish funeral, Whitebeard?" Sakazuki stared back at Whitebeard, even cracking a smile as he exchanged words with him across the distance.
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
The battle continued to rage, but the ground began to shake. On the sea behind the Whitebeard Pirates, a colossal, hill-like figure was gradually drawing closer.
"Ace!"
A deep voice rang out. The giant figure was seen swinging his blade, cleaving three Marine warships in half and destroying the battleships' firing formation.
"Wait, wait... that height surpasses our definition of a Giant!" Aeridar was stunned, having never seen such a tall figure before. "And that huge sword, don't tell me it's meant for cutting ships?"
"There's such a massive man outside the bay!" Hancock exclaimed in surprise.
"Fufufufufu~ My hands are starting to itch," Doflamingo cackled, sticking out his tongue.
With yellow skin, red hair, horns on his head, tusks in his mouth, a necklace of human skulls around his neck, and a body roughly eighty meters tall, he radiated the ferocious aura of a massive beast.
Little Oars Jr., a descendant of the "Continent-Puller Oars" from five centuries ago!
Little Oars Jr. charged forward as the vanguard, surging past the Whitebeard-affiliated reinforcement pirates. He even lifted a Marine warship and flung it away, overwhelming the Giants who tried to stop him. He successfully breached the shore embankment at the crescent-shaped point of the bay, allowing a massive influx of pirates to pour into the port.
In front of his enormous body, the Marine Giant Vice Admirals looked like children, let alone the regular human Marines, who resembled ants.
Little Oars Jr.'s arrival was almost unstoppable; several Marine Giant Vice Admirals couldn't even halt him. The disparity in power was too obvious. At this point, the main Whitebeard Pirates force finally reached the port's front line, confronting the Warlords of the Sea.
"Take advantage of them being distracted by Oars! Attack this place quickly!"
A pirate roared, moving to attack Hancock first.
"Pistol Kiss!"
Hancock glanced at him. She lightly touched her lips with her jade-like finger, creating a gigantic, pink, heart-shaped substance. She drew it back like a bow, then shot out a barrage of pink arrows.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
The dense pink arrows rained down. Without exception, everyone who was struck turned entirely to stone, becoming stone statues.
"Y-You're the Pirate Empress!"
The Whitebeard Pirates recognized Hancock.
"Annoying gnats. Get lost!"
Aeridar, standing nearby, looked displeasedly at the pirates below and extended his palm.
Buzz! Whoosh!
The air vibrated, and a white light erupted. A visible shockwave exploded outward mercilessly.
Rumble!
The ice plain shook, broken ice flew everywhere, and dozens of pirates were enveloped by the visible shockwave. Their bones were completely shattered, and they were sent flying back, spitting blood, instantly clearing an area.
"G-Golden Ring Aeridar!" The surrounding pirates cried out in alarm.
"Perfume Femur!"
At that moment, Hancock leaped down, sweeping out with her long, elegant legs. Her leg technique was fluid and graceful, like flowing clouds and water.
Bang, bang, bang, bang…
Hancock's attack made no distinction between friend and foe. Over a dozen pirates and Marines were kicked, and the parts of their bodies struck quickly turned to stone and shattered.
After a string of attacks, Hancock leaped onto the body of Salome, raising her head haughtily, looking down at the pirates and Marines below. She exuded an imposing, noble aura.
A Marine Captain clutched his left arm, which had turned to stone, and gritted his teeth. "You wench! You're hitting the Marines, too!"
"Though I agreed to fight Whitebeard with you, that doesn't mean I am your comrade. All men are the same, regardless of whether they are friend or foe! Except for Aeridar!" Hancock declared haughtily.
"I hope you can consider this me keeping my promise!"
"What did you say?!" The Marines below growled, infuriated and grinding their teeth.
"Hah~ It is simply because I am beautiful!" Hancock tossed her hair, glancing at the Marines below. Her high-cut cheongsam and pale, long legs instantly made her radiate an indescribable charm.
The Marines' faces instantly flushed, and their prior anger and hostility vanished, replaced by the feeling that this woman before them was truly beautiful!
"Ace!"
Little Oars Jr. muttered Ace's name, gradually approaching the front of the port. His heavy footsteps shook the ground.
Kuma stepped forward silently, raising his hands. The paw pads in his palms pulsed continuously, using the repulsive force of his Paw-Paw Fruit to compress the air, forming a paw-shaped air bomb.
With every pulse, the air bomb grew larger, until it formed a massive, ten-meter-diameter paw-shaped air bomb.
Then, the air bomb was compressed further, rapidly shrinking until Kuma held it in his hand.
"Now that's dangerous!" Aeridar's eyelid twitched. Such an extremely compressed air bomb had astonishing destructive power.
"Ace! I'm coming to save you now! Ace!" Little Oars Jr. approached, carrying his massive blade.
The palm-sized, paw-shaped air bomb was released. Kuma was expressionless, only his lips forming the two words: "Ursus Shock."
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