The sword energy ripped through the sky, and by the time the shockwave of Conqueror's Haki subsided, it was already upon him.
Looking at Kaido, who was on the verge of death beneath him, and sensing the deadly slash, Sakazuki made a split-second decision, his aura growing fiercer.
He poured all his energy into the arm piercing Kaido, instantly exiting his Red Lotus mode, too exhausted to maintain it any longer.
Just as the slash reached him, the energy transfer was complete. This portion of magma detached from his body, remaining within Kaido.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
...
A series of explosions rang out. Unable to dodge, the incoming sword energy struck Sakazuki's chest.
Sakazuki layered his Armament Haki in front of him, his hands coated in it as he pressed against the sword energy. The clash between the sword energy and Armament Haki left his chest a bloody mess.
Carried by the slash, he crashed through countless trees before, when he felt the energy within the sword grow increasingly volatile, he used his Armament Haki-coated hands to forcefully push the sword energy away, slashing diagonally backward as he flew.
Boom!
A small mushroom cloud rose.
Sakazuki stopped not far from the mushroom cloud, crashing through a large boulder. He staggered to his feet.
"Cough... cough... bgi/
"Get lost, all of you!"
Charlotte Linlin roared, charging towards the ship's cabin. Suddenly, she felt energy surging beside her. Looking down, her pupils contracted. It was too late!
Armament Haki surged out, coating Kaido's wound. It wasn't fully covered before—
Bang!
The residual magma within Kaido's wound erupted, a continuous stream of magma spewing from his body. In this critical situation, Charlotte Linlin could only protect Kaido's wound to prevent further deterioration.
The relentless magma, however, continued to corrode their bodies, inflicting numerous wounds.
"Damn you, Marines—Aaaaaaaaahhhhhh!"