As the lightning descended, extreme threats stimulated the nerves.
Katakuri and Perospero's pupils contracted, and they simultaneously used their abilities, imbuing them with Haki.
"Candy Wall!"
"Mochi Wall!"
Layers of candy and mochi, imbued with Haki, stacked upon each other.
Forming a massive semi-circle that enveloped their younger siblings.
Borsalino directly dissolved into light and vanished without a trace...
Hiss—
The lightning struck, the earth trembled violently, and thunder roared.
The ground, the sea, and the Armament Haki-infused walls that came into contact with the lightning.
Began to melt, emitting thick white smoke.
Soon, half the island was covered in dense smoke. Coupled with the thunderclouds above and the gray mist below, it resembled the end of the world.
Countless corpses of fish and sea kings appeared on the sea, all electrocuted and cooked, the ocean itself boiled.
Enel's eyes flashed with ferocity as he channeled his ability to suppress it with all his might.
The lightning, which had penetrated a quarter of the island, accelerated.
Swish—!
A streak of sword light shot from the center of the island straight into the sky.
Rumble—
The island shook violently, and the ground cracked.
A bottomless abyss split the entire island in half.
Countless rocks tumbled into the depths.
At the bottom of the abyss, a red light ignited and grew larger.
Charlotte Linlin's figure was the first to burst out.
Following closely behind, a magma dragon hundreds of meters thick and stretching to the horizon, lunged at Charlotte Linlin.
Glancing at the lightning striking the edge of the island, Charlotte Linlin turned in mid-air:
"Ikkoku!!"
A colossal cylindrical shockwave of sword energy, accompanied by Conqueror's Haki, surged forth.
Crushing the magma dragon's head and continuing its descent towards the ground.
Boom!
The massive magma dragon suddenly exploded, shattering the sword energy and transforming into a torrent of molten spears, piercing towards Charlotte Linlin.
Charlotte Linlin looked at the approaching magma spears and swung her left arm, directly deflecting a large portion of them.
Napoleon in her hand was aimed at Enel.
"Narugama Cannon!!!"
Lightning and flame entwined around the sword, forming a closed energy loop.
A high-density laser shot out, striking Enel on the island's shore.
At this moment, from within the abyss below.
An equally compressed stream of magma erupted, tearing through the sky.
White shockwaves formed around it.
The laser and the magma stream collided!
BOOM—!!!!
A mushroom cloud the size of the lightning strike formed.
The shockwave from the explosion vibrated Enel, causing the lightning to visibly waver.
At the port.
The mochi and candy, resembling a turtle shell in layers, suddenly erupted.
Countless sharp spikes pierced into the thunderclouds.
They continuously formed, were destroyed, then replenished and exploded.
The massive lightning strike was instantly half-destroyed.
Enel let out a cold snort:
"Quite a fast reaction."
He had originally planned to detonate the lightning after it had penetrated half the island for maximum power.
But the battlefield was unpredictable, and it was destroyed in an instant.
Since that was the case...
Enel raised his golden staff high, lightning crackled, directly connecting to the clouds above.
"Two Hundred Million Volt · Amaru!"
Dense lightning condensed around him, forming a hundred-meter-tall thunder god form.
With a swing of his dozens of meters long lightning demon-subduing staff!
The remaining half of the lightning below elongated and condensed, the rolling thunderclouds swirled and took shape.
A black dragon, hundreds of meters thick, shimmering with lightning and stretching endlessly, appeared and coiled in the sky.
Enel's thunder god form, at a hundred meters tall, landed steadily on the head of the giant dragon.
Suddenly, he sensed something and looked towards the center of the island:
"Hmm?"
On the ground, the Charlotte Pirates' members, Katakuri, suddenly shouted:
"Quickly evacuate the island!!!"
Perospero looked at the sea:
"Candy Sea Cow!!!"
A sea cow made of candy suddenly formed and landed on the water.
It was constantly melting from the boiling seawater, but new candy was continuously supplied.
Everyone quickly jumped on board, moving away from the island.
At the center of the island.
A red light ignited.
Then, a red halo exploded, sweeping across the island.
A massive roar sounded.
The ground vibrated violently, and immense heat spread out.
Everything on the island was instantly vaporized.
The entire island ignited in a fierce inferno, turning into a molten hell.
The two individuals at the center of the island slowly retracted their abilities and weapons.
They turned in opposite directions and walked into the sea of flames...
Amidst the sea of flames.
Enel and Borsalino directly appeared behind Sakazuki, following him out.
Enel twisted the golden staff in his hand.
With a flash of electricity, it melted into a golden bracelet and was worn on his hand:
"Was it settled."
Sakazuki said:
"Send a message to Vice Admiral Kwell."
"Evacuate all islands north of Baris Island."
"Transfer personnel to the entrance of the New World to receive the big..."
His tone held a hint of cheerfulness, clearly pleased with filling the gap in their territory.
When the gains outweighed certain considerations, cooperation and mutual benefit were the best solutions.
Otherwise, with their strength, even fighting for another ten days might not yield a winner, and it would be meaningless.
They would miss a good opportunity and lose the benefits they had already gained... it wasn't worth it.
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Several days later.
Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
The soldiers at headquarters were all beaming with joy.
The impact of the Marines' return to the New World was significant.
First and foremost was the increased public trust.
It provided a shot in the arm for people worldwide.
Then there was the demise of the Roger Pirates, the imprisonment of Shiki, and the Marines' return to the New World.
These events greatly demoralized the pirates of the New World.
While it couldn't stop pirates from sailing the seas,
The New World had become considerably more stable.
Everything seemed to be developing in a positive direction...
In the grand conference room at Headquarters.
As the last person took their seat, this small-scale high-level meeting began.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku looked at Garp, who had just returned to Headquarters:
"Garp, tell us."
"What is the deal with Roger's orphan."