Sengoku frowned:
"A fruit?"
Was it just for a fruit that the Sabaody Archipelago was bloodbathed?
Although bloodbathed was a tactic that suited Sakazuki's personality, what kind of fruit could cause such a thing...
"Go and call Borsalino here."
The soldier saluted and said:
"Yes!"
He ran out in a hurry.
Meanwhile, Sengoku directly picked up a den den mushi and dialed, but there was no answer...
"Damn it..."
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Grand Line, Sabaody Archipelago.
At this time, the Sabaody Archipelago no longer possessed that beautiful and pleasant feeling.
The islands, formed by 79 giant red trees, were now surrounded by a ring of towering magma barriers, with no exit.
The height of the barrier was greater than the giant red trees, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.
Many ships that had just arrived from all over the world remained outside, at a loss.
Some clever ones had already turned back, but some who lacked supplies had no choice but to wait anxiously.
As more and more ships gathered, the pirates among them became restless and prepared to start plundering.
But at this moment, magma spears continuously shot out from the giant magma barrier, directly striking all the pirate ships.
Boom, boom, boom—
A continuous barrage of explosions sounded, burying those pirates at sea one by one.
Inside the Sabaody Archipelago.
These giant red trees were also divided by towering magma barriers, resembling a giant honeycomb from the sky.
Above the barrier, magma spears crisscrossed like a spiderweb, covering the sky.
Countless magma spears dangled pirate corpses, pierced through their bodies and hung in the sky.
They were all pirates who, relying on their own strength, tried to escape from the air.
All of them were impaled, and blood dripped incessantly, making the entire island seem to be under a blood rain.
Starting from the 79th giant red tree and moving towards the first, wherever Sakazuki and Barrett passed, there were no intact corpses.
A sense of despair and oppression filled the hearts of the pirates.
They couldn't escape by flying or burrowing. Those with strong physical abilities who could fly were pierced through and hung above.
As for the ground...
Sakazuki stood on the ground with his arms crossed, indifferently watching the fleeing pirates.
Barrett entered his Oni-Kikoku mode, his skin a deep blue, his eyes crimson, like a devil.
And his actions were also like a devil's...
Gunshots, cannon fire, sword energy, and abilities were continuously unleashed here.
But it was no use...
These attacks on Barrett were nothing more than tickles.
Whoosh—
His figure suddenly appeared.
He grabbed two pirates.
He pressed their heads together with both hands.
Bang!
Like a watermelon falling from a height of tens of meters smashing onto the ground.
Under the immense impact, even their skulls instantly turned to powder, scattering in a misty spray of blood.
The surrounding pirates pushed and shoved those next to them, trying to buy themselves time to escape, though it was all in vain...
Barrett's figure instantly appeared, catching a pirate who was being pushed back, and grinning ferociously at him.
The pirate's face was filled with horror, unable to speak, and watched as the giant hand pressed down on his head.
Barrett held the pirate's waist with his left hand and his head with his right.
Crunch, crunch—
A series of bone-crushing sounds rang out.
The upper half of the pirate's corpse had already disappeared, ground into a paste and bone fragments under the violent crushing, flowing down.
Barrett, holding the remaining half of the body, threw it like a shot put.
Boom!!!
The pirate who was hit was directly torn to shreds.
His arms moved like afterimages, catching a volley of bullets.
He held a dozen round bullets in his palm.
He rolled one from his palm to his thumbnail and flicked it at a pirate.
A light membrane of his ability covered the bullet's surface, and it flew at extreme speed, enlarging three times in mid-air to the size of a millstone.
It flew past the pirate's head. The joy of narrowly escaping was cut short before he could even smile.
Barrett appeared in front of him, grabbed the millstone-sized cannonball with his giant hand, and smashed it directly at the pirate's head.
Boom!!!
A mushroom cloud more than ten meters high appeared, spewing thick black smoke.
The pirate's corpse was nowhere to be seen.
Barrett waved his arm in the black smoke.
Screech—
The smoke was torn apart like a ripped piece of cloth, splitting in two.
He rolled another bullet from his hand, to the size of a fingernail...
Continuous explosions echoed in this area, the thick smell of gunpowder intoxicating.
Sakazuki watched all this with his arms crossed, the den den mushi in his pocket never stopping...
Some were from the government, some from the navy...
But the incessant ringing of the den den mushi was also annoying. He frowned and pressed the den den mushi.
Click—
The world fell completely silent...
Through his Kenbunshoku Haki, he sensed that someone was waiting outside. He used his ability to open a gap in a magma wall.
"Barrett, finish them all."
Barrett's movements stopped, and he looked at the magma opening:
"Understood."
A blue afterimage flashed throughout Area 1.
At the magma opening were all the Marines stationed on the Sabaody Archipelago who had gathered, as well as Momonga, who was now a Vice Admiral.
In their terrified gazes, the pirates who had just come into view.
Paused for a moment, then instantly exploded into bloody mist, covering everything...
Suddenly.
A whistling sound echoed through the air, and a living pirate burst through the pervasive bloody mist, being flung towards Momonga.
The pirate's terrified face stopped less than two centimeters from Momonga's face. Momonga's heart leaped.
Screech—
Less than two centimeters from Momonga's eyes, he was torn in half and fell to the ground...
Barrett, covered in blood, grinned and said:
"Admiral Sakazuki is waiting for you inside."
Momonga's heart stopped. He stood frozen in place.
Barrett suddenly leaned close to Momonga, looking down at him:
"Didn't you hear me?"
Momonga shivered, flustered:
"Yes... Yes!!!!"
He bypassed Barrett and rushed into the bloody mist. After only a few steps, he heard Sakazuki's low voice from within the bloody mist:
"Three."
"Two."
The Conqueror's Haki, imbued with killing intent, pressed down. It finally made Momonga react.
He exerted his strength as a Vice Admiral and instantly used Soru.
Whoosh—
He appeared in front of Sakazuki.
Momonga swallowed, lowered his head, and said nervously:
"Admiral Sakazuki."
Sakazuki looked at him indifferently.
Slap!
Boom—
Half of Momonga's face was almost shattered, and he slammed into the ground, creating a large pit.
Sakazuki's emotionless voice rang out:
"Have you forgotten what you are here to do."
"Hmm?"