Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle!
Looking around, a mass of magma on the ground was rapidly gathering and surging.
From a flat, two-dimensional liquid, it slowly expanded into a three-dimensional form.
Not far away, a cluster of photons was doing the same, quickly converging and coalescing toward the center.
Crack, crack, crack!
A block of ice continuously condensed and grew, gradually forming a humanoid outline.
The three Admirals were all recovering in their own ways.
Sengoku swept his gaze over them, then withdrew it.
Then—
he made a decision.
Buzz!
With a thought, his Devil Fruit power activated.
A colossal golden Buddha, over fifty meters tall, instantly appeared.
Like a small mountain, it radiated overwhelming pressure and shock.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"
"It's Fleet Admiral Sengoku—he's making a move!"
"Even Fleet Admiral Sengoku has personally taken action!"
Low cries rang out once more from the surroundings.
That was the supreme commander of the Navy!
Normally, he only needed to sit at headquarters—when had a commander of this level ever needed to fight personally?
If even the supreme commander was forced onto the battlefield, there was only one explanation:
The situation had become extremely dire.
Disastrously so.
And now—
this was clearly such a moment.
"A Buddha form, huh?"
Alex lifted his head, casually sizing it up, and commented lightly,
"It's pretty flashy."
Other than being flashy?
Sorry—nothing else about it left any real impression on him.
Nothing worth his attention.
Boom!
A deep, thunderous sound tore through the air.
The mountain-like golden Buddha swung its massive fist, smashing down toward Alex.
Visually, the impact was overwhelming.
After all, that fist alone was larger than Alex himself.
It was like a meteor falling from the sky.
At the same time, the punch carried an incredibly powerful shockwave.
Alex merely waved his hand again.
A gigantic telekinetic fist slammed straight into the golden Buddha.
Boom!
With a deafening crash, the mountain-like Buddha shuddered violently—
and was sent flying backward.
What?!
The scene instantly left jaws dropped and eyes popping everywhere.
Even something as massive as that golden Buddha was sent flying with a casual strike—the visual impact was indescribable.
That was a mountain-sized Buddha!
Something that huge could be knocked away?!
Fortunately, Sengoku reverted out of his Buddha form mid-air, crashing down himself like a dead dog rather than slamming down as the golden colossus.
Otherwise, the training ground would have been completely destroyed—and countless onlookers might have been crushed to death.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"
Several cries rang out.
The three Admirals, who had just completed their elemental "revival," immediately saw their own commander being utterly brutalized.
They were deeply shaken.
Their leader being beaten like this in front of them—it was their failure.
"How dare you trample on the Navy's justice like this!"
A furious roar burst from Akainu's mouth.
This iron-blooded Admiral was completely enraged.
Magma surged from his body once again as he prepared to attack Alex.
But unfortunately—
Alex had no intention of wasting any more time.
He waved his hand once more.
Several masses of telekinetic force instantly shot out, enveloping Sengoku, Garp, and the three Admirals.
All of them were restrained at once.
And then—
the surrounding Marines saw something unbelievable.
The five strongest figures in the Navy were lifted into the air by a single wave of Alex's hand!
Each of them struggled frantically—
as if invisible hands had seized Sengoku, Garp, and the three Admirals!
Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle!
Inside the invisible telekinetic barrier, magma churned wildly around Akainu as he exerted every ounce of strength, trying to break free.
But it was useless.
Every struggle was futile—not even the slightest effect.
Kizaru and Aokiji were no different.
One had already transformed into blazing photons, flashing wildly within the barrier.
The other continuously unleashed freezing power, trying to shatter the telekinetic confinement.
All in vain.
Whoosh!
The next instant—
Sengoku, Garp, and the three Admirals suddenly felt themselves flying.
Bound within the telekinetic barrier, they were carried through the air.
The scenery around them blurred rapidly.
In a blink—
they found themselves above the vast open sea.
"This is bad!"
Everyone's expression changed instantly.
Especially the Devil Fruit users—how could they not understand what Alex intended to do?
This… this kind of thing—
was it really possible for someone to do this?!
Everyone in the world knew that seawater was the natural nemesis of Devil Fruit users.
Knock an ability user into the sea, and it's over.
But who had ever truly managed to do that?
Were Devil Fruit users really that easy to throw into the ocean?
And that was without even mentioning the near-invincible Logia types.
Elementalization alone should have made this impossible.
Yet—
this terrifying enemy had turned the impossible into reality.
He had completely suppressed the elementalization of Logia users.
Previously, when Kizaru told the others that he had nearly been killed, no one believed him.
They thought he was exaggerating.
How could a Logia user be killed?
Even if beaten senseless, even if reduced to fragments—they shouldn't die!
Only now did they finally realize—
Kizaru had not exaggerated at all.
Splash!
In the next moment, water exploded upward.
Alex plunged into the vast ocean together with the ability users, sinking straight into the sea.
As for Garp—
the non-ability user—
Alex casually tossed him into the water and let him "fend for himself."
After all, no matter how strong Garp's physical abilities were, he couldn't run on water.
Even the Navy's Six Powers techniques only allowed brief aerial movement over short distances.
In the middle of the open sea, they were useless.
The others—the Devil Fruit users—were taken directly into the deep sea by Alex.
Then—
just like what he had done to Kizaru before—
he removed the telekinetic barrier.
Endless seawater rushed in instantly, crippling the ability users on the spot.
They were suppressed by the sea and quickly lost consciousness.
Taking advantage of the moment, Alex used his "telekinetic armor" to seal seawater around the bodies of the Navy's top brass.
Then he captured them all.
Garp was, of course, included as well.
The absolute top leadership of the Navy—
had been wiped out and captured in one fell swoop.
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