The New World, Ed War Sea.
A scream rang out from the Thousand Sunny:
"Captain Roger!!!"
"Life is the most important thing!"
"Let's surrender to the Golden Lion first!"
Young Buggy yelled in despair, hands covering his head.
Beside him, an equally young Shanks said helplessly,
"You've become someone who can't be killed no matter how many times you're cut."
"What's the big deal, Buggy?"
Buggy looked at Shanks indignantly:
"There are still many weaknesses, idiot!"
"Oh, right, Mr. Crocus!"
"How is the Captain's condition?"
"Is he still not fit for battle?"
"As a doctor, go and stop him!!!"
He said, quickly running to the ship's doctor, Crocus.
Crocus, a barrel of javelins on his back, also swung the javelin in his hand.
With a whistling sound of air being split, Crocus laughed,
"Unfortunately, he is in peak condition right now."
Buggy, in despair, rushed to Rayleigh again:
"Mr. Rayleigh!!!"
Rayleigh shook his head and smiled:
"Give up, Buggy."
"After so long, don't you understand Roger yet?"
"No one has ever managed to convince him."
"You have to trust Tom, this Thousand Sunny!"
"And... Roger doesn't have much time left..."
As his words fell, everyone except the despairing Buggy fell silent.
In the raging storm and waves of the sea.
Roger stood steadily at the bow of the ship, a wide grin on his face as he looked at the surrounding Golden Lion fleet and floating islands.
On the other side, the Golden Lion stood on an incredibly massive golden warship.
His golden hair and cloak fluttered:
"I've said this many times, Roger!!!"
"Even though we have had our grievances in the past, let's forget them all!"
"As long as we have the whereabouts of the weapon you know that can destroy the world."
"Combined with my forces and this perfect plan I've spent years constructing!!!"
"We can immediately rule this world!"
"Become my right hand!"
"Roger!!!"
Roger looked at the Golden Lion opposite him, who seemed to possess the ambition to swallow the heavens.
He let out a soft breath and said firmly,
"I have no interest in ruling, Shiki!"
"If I don't do what I want to do, what's the point of being a pirate?"
"No matter how much pressure you put on me,"
"Shiki!"
"I will refuse your offer!"
The Golden Lion opposite him's smile slightly retracted:
"Meaning, your answer is for me to kill you right now, isn't it?"
"Roger."
Roger drew the long sword at his waist and laughed,
"It means I will defeat all of you!"
He said, waving his hand forward.
Boom!
A cannonball shot out from the main cannon of the Thousand Sunny, destroying a pirate ship opposite them.
Under the gloomy sky, the flames illuminated the Golden Lion's face.
The Golden Lion's smile vanished. If that's the case...
His remaining right arm drew the long sword at his waist.
He charged into the sky, aiming at the Thousand Sunny:
"Shishi Odoshi: Sen Gettsu!"
A golden sword energy that illuminated the sky slashed down.
Hundreds of meters of sword energy, dense as a giant net, enveloped the Thousand Sunny.
At the same time, the giant beasts on the floating islands and the surrounding ships charged towards it.
Red light bloomed in Roger's eyes, igniting Conqueror's Haki.
His long sword flashed with wisps of black lightning.
Then, a black sword energy, also hundreds of meters long, slashed towards the Golden Lion.
He stomped his foot.
Following the sword energy, he himself charged towards the Golden Lion in the sky.
Clang!
Sword against sword.
Boom—
An endless torrent of energy erupted in a circle from their center, spreading to the heavens and earth.
The dark clouds in the sky split in two, stretching to the horizon.
The Golden Lion swung the long sword in his hand.
Endless Conqueror's Haki adhered and entwined.
The blade shimmered with wisps of golden lightning.
Roar—
A sound like an ancient roar echoed.
The emitted aura formed a phantom lion's head that filled the sky.
The Golden Lion seemed to transform into a streak of golden lightning, carrying that phantom lion's head.
He streaked across the sky like a golden afterimage, charging downwards:
"Roger!!!"
Roger, suspended in mid-air, gripped his sword with both hands and moved it behind him to his right, gathering power.
Conqueror's Haki entwined around the blade, igniting dark purple lightning.
Looking at the lion king that filled his vision, as if capable of swallowing the world.
Roger let out a light laugh. Endless aura seemed to form a black demon behind him.
He moved his feet, and he himself, carrying the demon, charged towards the sky:
"Shiki!!!"
Rumble！！！！！！！
An endless roar echoed...
On the sea, many nautical miles away.
Several warships were anchored.
Only the Kenbunshoku Haki of veteran powerhouses like Sengoku and Garp could feel the intense battlefield.
Garp grinned, sensing the great battle as if he were participating in it.
His entire body was surging with energy. Roger...
Sengoku, on the other hand, looked ahead with a grave expression, his eyes narrowed:
"The Golden Lion's giant beasts..."
The younger generation of the Marines looked towards the distant, where they could feel nothing.
It wasn't that they couldn't feel anything.
They could still see a bit of the giant lion head formed by the aura, and the black demon.
From afar, they could also feel its power.
Kuzan, Hiken, and others beside them had solemn expressions.
Feeling the vast gap between themselves and the world's strongest...
However, there was an exception...
Beside them, Borsalino scratched his cheek:
"Kowaii~"
"The powerhouses of the New World are all like monsters~"
"Even from this far away, I can feel that astonishing aura~"
"So scary~"
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The New World, Ed War Sea.
On a deserted island not far from the center of the great battle.
Sakazuki jumped off a speed boat.
He ordered Barrett to lead his troops towards the Golden Lion's territory.
Then he turned and walked towards the center of the island.
Afterwards, he transformed into a pool of magma and merged with the ground.
After entering the earth's core,
He found his direction and followed the magma in the earth's core.
While controlling the surrounding magma, he surged towards the center of the great battle.
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The New World, Ed War Sea, center of the great battle.
The fierce clash caused the dark clouds in the sky to resemble shattered glass, divided into countless fragments.
The intense clash of Haki and sword energy churned the heavens and earth.
The atmosphere grew increasingly oppressive, like the calm before a storm.
Until the unpredictable weather in this sea region suddenly erupted.
Gales, monstrous waves, lightning, and roars filled the sky and earth.
Swish!
Rayleigh unleashed a sword energy a hundred meters long.
A savage rhinoceros, hundreds of meters tall, was decapitated with a single strike.
However, the sense of crisis in his heart grew stronger.
Stimulating his body's instincts, his heart pounded wildly:
"Everyone! Retreat to the ship immediately!!!"
Rayleigh's roar echoed across the battlefield, and the bewildered crowd retreated in an orderly fashion.
Buggy, with three small knives held between his fingers,
Stabbed one person back and wept,
"Yes, yes! Hurry and retreat!"
"Mr. Rayleigh!!!"
Rayleigh had no time to attend to him.
The premonition in his heart had already made him panic.
Looking at the two battling in the sky, he took a deep breath:
"Roger!!!!!"
"Quickly..."
Rumble！！！！！！！！！！！
As if in ancient times, a meteor struck the ground, an ear-shattering explosion and frantic vibrations followed.
From the distant sky, layers of gigantic waves rose.
Waves hundreds, even thousands, of meters high, as if connecting heaven and earth, surged towards them.
Everyone's pupils contracted violently, and an endless chill rushed to their heads.
"Grab onto anything nearby!!!"
Boom—