New World, Sea of Kigan Island.
On the deck of the Marine battleship, Sephiroth raised his telescope, observing the island's beach. "Destroy them all!" he shouted to Frank who was standing next to him. "Focus on those buildings. Don't be afraid to waste bullets, you don't have to pay for them anyway."
"Yes, Commodore!" Frank nodded, took a Den Den Mushi from his pocket, and connected to the ship's radio operator. "Increase firepower! Destroy all visible buildings!"
This action was purely to provoke the Beast Pirates. Sephiroth knew that even if he annihilated all the pirates on the island, Kaido would quickly send reinforcements to continue their industrial operations.
After a few cannon shots, five large sailing ships with the Beast Pirates' flag appeared from the other side of Kigan Island. They surrounded and positioned themselves to attack.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Hundreds of cannons from the five ships were fired simultaneously. The bullets tore through the sky, heading toward the G-5 battleship. With such terrifying firepower, their ship would be destroyed and sink to the bottom of the sea in one wave of attack.
Seeing the threat, Sephiroth activated his Kenbunshoku Haki to the maximum limit, predicting the future. He saw his ship sinking, and used that information to determine the intensity of his counterattack.
In an instant, Sephiroth, who had a well-thought-out plan, spread a pair of black wings from his back and shot into the air. His left hand drew the Ming Yan sword.
"Fire Wall!"
The Ming Yan sword switched to an orange-yellow fire element form. Sephiroth swung his sword, creating a huge, towering wall of fire. The wall devoured the hundreds of incoming cannonballs, stopping all of them.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Where the fire wall collided with the cannonballs, a huge explosion occurred, creating a large white wave on the surface of the sea.
But Sephiroth didn't stop. He quickly drew the Masamune sword from his waist. The dark blade cut through the void, creating a blood-red energy slash that shot straight toward the five ships.
Swoosh!
The sword slash, parallel to the surface of the sea, penetrated the ships without obstruction, and only disappeared after traveling for more than a thousand meters.
The sea wind whistled, and the large ships' sails trembled. The upper part of the ships' hulls, which held the sails, separated with a creaking sound and fell into the sea, splashing five giant white waves.
One sword. With just one attack, Sephiroth sank five large ships. With his current strength, if there was no strong person to stop him, even hundreds of ships would be useless.
"Huh?!"
Sephiroth flapped his black wings. He was about to return to the battleship, but his eyes caught a familiar figure among the crowd of pirates on the island.
"Huh!… Haha… Hahahaha!"
The momentary shock on Sephiroth's face turned into a ferocious grin. Emotions overflowing with monstrous joy and anger burned in his heart.
"Clean up all the small fry who fell into the water!" he ordered.
Swoosh!
The swords in his hands split the void, creating a ripple in space. A Dimension-Space Door opened, connecting directly to Kigan Island.
"You useless fat bastard! Now, it's time for me to catch you alone!"
In the eyes of a shocked and anxious Queen, Sephiroth, with two swords in his hands and a terrifying smile on his face, shot out of the portal. A brutal Haoshoku Haki aura exploded from his body, causing a group of Queen's pirate followers to instantly faint and collapse one by one.
"DIE!"
Sephiroth shouted, flapping his wings, then stepped into the air, using Sky Walk to dash. His two swords were crossed in front of his chest, and a surging Busoshoku Haki quickly wrapped around the blades.
"Limitless Sword Technique: Demon Slash!"
As the silver-haired young man approached, Queen's eyes narrowed, and a feeling of death spread to his heart. In a reflex, he exerted all of his Busoshoku Haki to the front of his body, protecting the special alloy endoskeleton installed inside his body.
Swoosh!
In the air, a cross formed from a deadly sword slash appeared. Sephiroth was already behind Queen, who was still in his brachiosaurus form.
With a groan, Queen's large body fell to the ground.
"I didn't expect you to turn into a pile of trash," Sephiroth turned, staring coldly at the fallen fat man.
"Damn it! Don't look down on people! You Marine bastard! Kaido didn't kill you, so now it's my turn!" Queen yelled. He got up, touching the "X"-shaped wound on his chest that was constantly bleeding.
Sephiroth's slash just now successfully penetrated his skin defense and cut the special endoskeleton on his chest. This endoskeleton was made of a special alloy he developed himself, and it could even withstand cannon explosions or the cuts of famous swords. Moreover, the endoskeleton could regenerate automatically.
Because he replaced the bones in his body with the alloy, his strength and defense increased beyond biological limits. Coupled with his Busoshoku Haki, even an expert swordsman would have a hard time slashing him. Therefore, Sephiroth only injured the outside of Queen's body, not his internal organs. The wound meant nothing to an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit eater who had thick skin and high recovery power.
"Die, boy!"
On his tail, hair, and robot arm, Queen made "click-click!" mechanical sounds. Laser devices appeared one by one.
"QUEEN SPARK!"
Under his control, three laser holes on his body and the lasers from his eyes fired a barrage of explosive beams, bombarding Sephiroth.