Kong and Zephyr exchanged glances, their feet creating sonic booms as they dashed. Kong charged towards Roger, while Zephyr headed for the Golden Jackson.
A government ability user flickered and vanished, appearing on a distant warship to retrieve Vice Admiral Kwell.
***
Karp and Roger, who had been relentlessly pushed back by the intense shockwaves, tumbled into the sea, continuing their chaotic struggle.
Karp's fists pulsed with the darkest Haki, and he surged towards Roger with incredible speed. Being in the water did not impede his pace.
Where he passed, the water surface seemed to split, and colossal waves meters high erupted on either side.
Roger, half-submerged in the sea, watched Karp charge. He gripped his sword with Conqueror's Haki, raised it high, and swung it downwards.
A hundreds-of-meters-wide black sword aura spun rapidly towards Karp, cleaving the sea as it traveled.
It carved a cylindrical void hundreds of meters thick, extending forward relentlessly.
Karp's eyes gleamed as he saw the incoming strike. He drew his right arm back to its limit, gathering power.
Just as the colossal sword aura reached him, he unleashed a punch:
"Fallen Bone!!!"
The veins on his right arm bulged. He slammed his fist into the center of the hundreds-of-meters-wide sword aura, Haki coating his blow as it struck.
"Aaaaaaaahhhh!!!!"
As Karp roared and poured more power in, his face contorted, veins popping. With a thunderous "boom,"
A massive void instantly erupted on the sea surface for hundreds of meters around him. The colossal sword aura, now imbued with Karp's Haki, instantly reversed course.
Karp stomped, creating a sonic boom, and charged towards Roger, skimming the surface of the sea.
Roger let out a soft exhale as he watched the colossal sword aura fly back. He gripped his sword, Haki gathering, and as the aura reached him,
He swung his blade, meeting the massive sword aura. The immense force sent Roger rocketing out of the water.
His feet slid endlessly across the sea's surface, followed by towering geysers of water on either side. He shifted his left foot slightly back.
Gripping his sword with both hands, he swung from front right to back left, channeling the sword aura and twisting his body as he slashed backward, releasing a slightly smaller wave of energy.
One large and one small sword aura, intertwined, spun and shot towards Kong, who was arriving from the rear.
Seeing the two colossal sword auras bearing down, Kong imbued himself with Haki, stomped, and shot skyward, soaring over both strikes.
As he passed, he swept his hand downwards, sending an invisible wave of Haki that struck the center of the sword auras. Half a breath later, the two strikes detonated violently.
The powerful shockwaves from the explosion propelled Kong forward, even faster than before, as he charged at Roger.
He drew his arms back to his waist, concentrating his flowing Haki until his forearms resembled sharpened cones.
Once concentrated, he swung his arms, leaving behind afterimages of several vanishing punches. Countless cone-shaped energy projectiles shot towards Roger.
Roger, seeing the sky filled with cone-shaped projectiles blockading him, held his sword forward to defend.
Clang!
The projectiles that struck his blade made a clear ringing sound, followed by a flash of white light and surging energy.
Swish swish swish!....
Then, several more cone-shaped projectiles descended, forming a rain that enveloped Roger.
Subsequently, the projectiles on his blade detonated, triggering all the projectiles that had landed.
Boom!!!
As if these few projectiles were a single entity, they exploded in unison, a massive eruption centered on Roger.
The sea's surface fractured, creating a void hundreds of meters wide, which continued to expand under the force of the explosion.
Before it could reach its limit, a flash of blade light cut through the center of the explosion, followed by a tornado-like black sword aura erupting upwards and spreading.
It directly shredded the shockwaves generated by the explosion, turning them into a rampaging, unrestrained gale.
Roger, at the heart of the explosion, saw the two figures closing in from front and back. A savage light flashed in his eyes. He gripped his Haki-infused sword with both hands and swung.
A flash of blade light erupted!
***
The Golden Jackson.
The crew on board steered the ship away from the battle between Sengoku, Rayleigh, and Jabba, heading towards Karp's warship.
Just then, Zephyr descended from the sky, crashing onto the deck and instantly causing it to crack and splinter outwards.
The crew on board immediately became vigilant. The towering Shikaru surged forward, his nearly four-meter-tall body rippling with muscles that exuded ferocity.
Like a "wild boar" weighing several tons, he charged forward without any fancy moves.
Imbued with Haki, he punched towards Zephyr. The force of his punch whistled through the air, exuding immense pressure.
Zephyr stood his ground, Haki covering his arms. He stepped forward with his left foot, his right fist drawn back.
Whoosh!
A sharper tearing sound than the whistling fist wind echoed. Zephyr's right fist had somehow reached his opponent's chest and slammed directly into Shikaru's fist.
Boom!
The two fists collided, a deafening roar erupting as the released air current swept outwards in all directions.
Shikaru, at the center of the collision, his complexion changed drastically. His jet-black arm, like an iron tower, bore bulging, contorted veins under Zephyr's impact. He was clearly at a disadvantage.
Zephyr, however, was under no pressure. He intensified the force in his black iron wrist.
Crack!
A bone-cracking sound rang out. Shikaru's face contorted in agony, cold sweat pouring down his cheeks. He was sent flying backward, clutching his arm and crashing into the ship's railing.
Grasping his arm, he struggled to rise. Zephyr closed in, his merciless black hand flashing into Shikaru's vision. He pinned Shikaru's neck with a vice-like grip,
Preventing Shikaru from breathing or struggling. Zephyr raised his right fist, ready to deliver a finishing blow, but the others on the ship attacked.
The first to strike was Sanbell, a tall, somewhat obese Fish-Man. His seemingly fleshy body concealed immense strength.
His jet-black harpoon whistled through the air, aimed at Zephyr's temple.
A sense of crisis washed over him, but Zephyr no longer showed any mercy. He raised his right hand to block the incoming harpoon.
Clang!
Simultaneously, he grabbed Shikaru's neck with his left hand and yanked inward. His left knee, coated in Haki, shot up and collided with Shikaru as he released his grip.
Crack!
A crisp bone-cracking sound. Shikaru's skull was shattered by the knee strike, bone fragments piercing his skin, his entire face collapsing inward.
His loosened left hand was raised high, clenched into a fist, and slammed down on the back of Shikaru's head.
Bang!
Shikaru's head exploded. His tall body rolled to the ground, motionless.
"Shikaru!!!"
"Bastard!!!"
"Aaaaaaaahhhh Zephyr!!!"
Ignoring the enraged crew, Zephyr's right hand grasped and pulled out the tip of the harpoon.
"Aaaaaaaahhhh!!!!"
Zephyr roared, veins bulging, and with one hand, lifted Sanbell, harpoon and all, and hurled him violently to the ground.
Boom!
He yanked the harpoon backward. The fallen Sanbell flew towards him. Zephyr aimed for Sanbell's harpoon-holding hands and stomped down with his Haki-infused left foot.
Crack!
***
Far away, Rayleigh and Jabba, locked in combat with Sengoku, suddenly turned to look at the Golden Jackson. Their faces darkened, and they attempted to charge back.
However, the two who had been blocking and holding back Sengoku were now intercepted by him. Seizing their moment of distraction,
The colossal golden Buddha, dozens of meters tall, slammed its palms directly towards them, its endless golden light flaring.
Hum—!
Boom!!!
A mushroom cloud hundreds of meters high ascended.
***
Meanwhile, Roger, battling Kong and Karp, sensed the disappearance of his comrades' auras.
A crimson hue flooded his eyes, and a savage aura erupted from him. He instantly broke free from the entangled Kong and Karp, intending to charge back.
But the sound of air breaking behind him announced Kong and Karp's pursuit, intercepting the enraged Roger.
Under their combined assault, even an enraged Roger was clearly at a disadvantage.
Countless black and purple lightning bolts erupted, surging outwards with overwhelming killing intent, further fueling his fury.
Boom boom boom boom!!!....