The South Blue.
The Berserker, Olaf, wielding twin axes, stared at the cyborgs opposite him, and at Sakazuki and Borsalino standing at the forefront, a fierce fighting spirit rapidly surging.
"Berserker Vice Admiral, you must be careful of those two."
"They already possess Admiral-level strength, and have been promoted to Admirals."
Momonga watched Olaf, who had already ordered the fleet to charge, from a distance and quickly reminded him.
"Hahaha!"
"My battle axes have long been thirsty."
"Let me take their heads to offer to my battle axes."
The Berserker, Olaf, completely ignored Momonga's reminder and charged forward.
Sakazuki, seeing Olaf charge, could no longer restrain himself and rushed forward.
"Inugurashi!"
Sakazuki, transformed into magma, wished only to vent his resentment towards the Xuanwu Navy and regain his honor.
"I'll chop you to death!"
The Dark Shadow Axe, covered in Armament Haki, exuded a sharp aura in Olaf's hand as he brought it down.
Sakazuki's magma was split in two.
Sakazuki revealed himself from one half of the magma, then launched an attack towards Olaf.
"Brutal Strike!"
Olaf laughed heartily, his twin axes in hand, exuding power. Sakazuki's attacks did not harm Olaf at all and were all dissolved.
Due to repeated setbacks, Sakazuki had reforged himself, no longer relying solely on his Devil Fruit abilities. Consequently, his mastery of hand-to-hand combat had greatly improved.
Thus, facing the Berserker Olaf, Sakazuki fought with increasing vigor, and no one else intruded upon their battlefield.
Borsalino, after launching a large-scale attack on the Xuanwu Navy with his Yata no Kagami, looked at the fiercely battling Sakazuki and Olaf with a cunning expression, saying, "Oh my, what terrifying fellows."
"Sakazuki seems to be in trouble."
"Where exactly did that brat Benedict find such experts?"
Borsalino did not possess the same intense desire for battle as Sakazuki.
Even after being humiliated, he would quietly grow stronger to regain his honor, rather than acting impulsively like this.
As such, transformed into light, he basically fought in the void, occasionally landing to launch sneak attacks at light speed.
Although Momonga's strength had been significantly enhanced by Benedict, he was only at the Vice Admiral level, which was his limit.
In the face of Borsalino, who possessed Admiral-level strength, could fly in the sky, and was incredibly fast, he was completely outmatched.
At the very least, he couldn't even touch Borsalino when trying to engage him in combat.
"Blade of the Storm!"
At that moment, a sharp gust of wind blade attacked. Borsalino's expression shifted slightly, and then he transformed into a beam of light to evade.
Yasuo the Unforroten, the Hurricane Swordsman, no longer concealed his identity and officially appeared before everyone as a Vice Admiral of the Xuanwu Navy and a member of the Phantom Squad.
"As expected."
"I knew that someone who suddenly appeared on the seas would have some backing."
Borsalino smiled after clearly seeing Yasuo's face.
Concurrently, Borsalino used his Glint-Glint Fruit to create a sword of light, the Heavenly Cloud Sword.
Yasuo floated in the air, glanced at Borsalino, and said faintly, "You are not a pure swordsman."
"However, as a swordsman, I will grant you the dignity of a swordsman."
Yasuo sheathed his long sword, adopted a iaijutsu stance, and stared intently at Borsalino with a serious expression, saying in a deep voice, "Tempest of the Heavens!"
Borsalino felt the intense sword intent that erupted in that instant, and his expression changed again.
Damn it!
I was just playing around, why must you be so serious?
...
The battlefield in the South Blue was vast, and many experts emerged.
Momonga was held back by the Admiral candidate 'Kajito'.
Other cadre-level warriors of the Xuanwu Navy also encountered resistance to varying degrees.
And besides the clashes among the high-ranking officials, the Xuanwu Navy soldiers, in their collision with the cyborg units, the Marine forces, and the World Government intelligence organizations, held the upper hand.
Before the main forces clashed, Patriot missiles had already delivered a merciless opening salvo.
After ruthlessly striking down a portion of their living forces, and facing enemies who still outnumbered them by nearly double, the Xuanwu Navy soldiers still crushed their opponents.
This was the case in the South Blue, and the same was true in the North Blue and West Blue.
Zephyr, joined by Kuzan, fiercely battled Kenshiro on the ice.
Kuzan, facing the astonishing destructive power of Kenshiro, was repeatedly struck down, his body shattered in one collision after another, only to reappear elsewhere with the help of his Devil Fruit abilities.
Zephyr, as the main attacker and an Admiral-level expert with top-tier Armament Haki and hand-to-hand combat skills, was clearly much stronger than Kuzan, who was also an Admiral.
Similarly, Zephyr was more arrogant.
Engaging in a fierce battle with an expert like Kenshiro, who did not rely on Devil Fruits and possessed peak hand-to-hand combat, peak Armament Haki, and peak Observation Haki, made him feel as if he were facing Roger or even Rocks directly.
Strong! Impossibly strong!
He had severely underestimated Kenshiro's strength.
To capture such an expert, it would at least require Garp or Sengoku to be involved to have a chance.
"The Fleet Admiral spared you twice, believing you would recognize the situation and make the right choice."
"However, you have stood in opposition to us time and again."
"I will show you no mercy."
Every punch from Kenshiro contained terrifying power, and his massive fists pushed them back step by step.
Zephyr and Kuzan's expressions were also somewhat grim.
"Hehehe, how pathetic!"
"Are all current Marine Admirals this weak, that two Admirals combined can't take down a single person?"
The Lone Red, Byrndi World, holding a red umbrella, stood on a jagged piece of ice and mockingly commented on the three fighting fiercely.
"Scram!" Zephyr, provoked by Byrndi World's mockery, uttered a single, icy word.
Even though the other party was one of the Seven Warlords, arranged by the World Government to help fight the Xuanwu Navy, he was still a pirate, a terrifying pirate.
In the past, Fleet Admiral Kong had fought him for ten days and ten nights to capture him, a legendary figure who had defeated Kong and was no weaker than Roger or Rocks.
With such a great terror present, although there was no need to worry too much about the battle in the South Blue, Zephyr still disliked him.
Byrndi World did not get angry at this, but instead let out a "hehehe" laugh.
"This place has a taste that makes one linger and never forget."
Byrndi World revealed vampire-like fangs, extended his tongue, licked his lips, and then made an expression of extreme enjoyment as if smelling an aroma.
"From afar, I could already smell that scent that makes the blood flow faster."
As he spoke, Byrndi World's gaze showed a somewhat pathological joy, a dedication to deliciousness.
"Transcendent physique."
"Blood full of vitality!"
"A strong, powerful heartbeat. Your heart, your blood, I can imagine that by obtaining you, my strength will be greatly enhanced."
"Hahahaha!"
"A smell that is intoxicating!"