"Yasakani no Magatama!!"
Kizaru's body transformed into dark light as he soared into the air, firing countless black light spheres toward the densest concentration of pirates!
This time, his Observation Haki was fully activated, locking onto each pirate as a target.
The large-scale AOE ultimate move, Yasakani no Magatama, no longer merely grazed its targets this time.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Countless light spheres tore through the air as they descended, and pirates fell like wheat before a scythe.
Their bodies were pierced with honeycomb-like holes, not only transparent from front to back but also cauterized by the scorching laser light before blood could even spill, emitting a foul, charred meat aroma!
"Ahhhhhh!" The pirates let out blood-curdling screams, scrambling and fleeing in panic under Kizaru's area-of-effect assault, even abandoning their weapons.
On the port's stone surface, a burly figure erupted with shockwaves under his feet, his body crashing like a meteor into the fleeing pirate crowd, instantly annihilating those who turned to retreat!
Gin tightly gripped his giant spiked club, a trace of un wiped blood still at the corner of his mouth.
On his abdomen, there was a distinct, deeply embedded burn mark from a fist.
That was from being struck by Akainu's punch.
If not for his relatively strong Armament Haki and promptly consuming Caesar's healing essence,
Gin would have nearly been taken out by Akainu's Meigou attack.
"As expected of the Magma Fruit, reputed to have the strongest offensive power. I'm still far from being a match for Akainu!"
Gin raised his head, his gaze shifting toward Kizaru, who hovered mid-air, radiating black light like a dark sun.
"I wonder how Kizaru's offensive power compares?"
The ground beneath him shattered as a surge of shockwaves erupted, propelling Gin's burly figure upward. Swinging his spiked club wrapped in Armament Haki, he smashed it toward Kizaru in mid-air!
"Raimei Hakke!"
"The executives of the Beast God Pirates are truly terrifying, one after another."
Kizaru leisurely halted his ultimate move, a black light sword materializing in his hand.
Gripping it with both hands, he slashed down directly!
"Ama no Murakumo!"
Boom!
Gin's body plummeted from the sky like a cannonball, blood visibly trickling from his mouth once more!
Kizaru's form burst apart, transforming into countless black light streams, like dark ribbons, teleporting instantly to appear beneath Gin.
"Speed is weight! Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light, Demon Gin?"
As he spoke, Kizaru raised his right leg, a flash of black light streaking through.
"Gah!"
Gin didn't even have time to block with his spiked club before Kizaru's kick connected with his chest. Blood gushed from his mouth as his massive body was sent flying, crashing straight through pirates and Marines alike!
"Dammit, why is Kizaru's strength so overwhelming too? Is this the power of a Marine Admiral?"
While hurtling backward, Gin casually grabbed a Marine soldier's head and twisted it off, his mind reeling with disbelief.
He had always believed that his current strength should have been close to that of a Marine Admiral.
After all, in recent days, he had managed to hold a slight advantage in his battles against the likes of Doflamingo, Crocodile, and King.
With the Impact Fruit, Armament Haki, and a physique slightly stronger than theirs, Gin's strength was fully on par with the other Gold Councilors!
But now, after consecutive clashes with Akainu and Kizaru, Gin suddenly felt somewhat disheartened.
"What's wrong? I heard you're the deputy commander of the Fierce God Legion, but you don't seem all that impressive."
Kizaru lifted his foot, and in the next moment, his body vanished into thin air, transforming into a black beam of light that chased after the flying Gin!
However!
Whoosh!
A slender sword intertwined with crimson lightning sliced through the black beam like flowing water, forcibly ejecting Kizaru from his light form and sending him crashing toward the ground!
In the smoke-filled crater, Kizaru's suit was torn open at the chest, and deep crimson blood soaked through his clothes from the wound.
The relaxed expression on his face slowly faded as a black light sword materialized in his hand once more.
"Troublesome Beast God Pirates, another formidable one has arrived."
As the dust settled, a middle-aged man in a black-and-red cloud-patterned robe, holding a slender sword, stood expressionlessly opposite Kizaru.
He was not as tall as Kizaru and appeared especially short among the pirates who stood five or six meters tall.
Yet, the aura emanating from him was as fierce as a bloodthirsty demon dragon!
"Red Count! Patrick Redfield!"
...
Brilliant green sword rays shot in all directions, slicing the approaching Marines into countless pieces!
But strangely, the flesh and blood that fell to the ground instantly lost their luster!
Blood dried up, and flesh withered!
"Drink the blood! Feed me more life force! I need to grow stronger!"
Ganzui's body surged with green light as he wielded the elongated Seven-Star Sword.
Wherever he passed, Marines screamed and died, their bodies and souls absorbed by the sword.
Glimmering green lights flowed along the blade to the hilt and then into Ganzui's body!
"Stop right there! One-Sword Style—Triple Prison Severance!"
A nimble pink figure, brandishing a long sword, darted out from the crowd of Marines in the distance. Leaping high into the air, she unleashed a dazzling arc of light aimed at Ganzui!
"Hmm? So it's you, little girl! To think the Marines have a sword master, and a woman at that. And a very beautiful one, too!"
Ganzui raised his Seven-Star Sword to block.
Clang!
As their blades met, he was forced back three or four steps before steadying himself.
Momousagi, clad in tight-fitting attire, glared coldly at the withered corpses and the countless tiny fragments of flesh littering the ground beneath her.
These were all the flesh and blood of Marine soldiers!
"Absolutely unforgivable!"
Her killing intent surged as she gripped the O Wazamono-grade sword Kimpira, coated it with Armament Haki, and charged fiercely at Ganzui!
...
Out at sea, a colossal island blotted out the sky as it descended, shattering the ice frozen by Kuzan and displacing billions of tons of seawater from beneath the ice layer, which then cascaded across the frozen surface.
A hundred-meter-long Azure Dragon soared from above, its face dark with rage.
"Argh! This infuriates me to no end, infuriates me to no end!"Kaido was utterly enraged. He had originally planned to follow Shiki into the sky and launch a suicidal attack to give the Marines a surprise.
However, Shiki said nothing and directly dropped the island downward, blocking Kaido's path.
Just as he was about to shout a few threats before charging into the Marine ranks to wreak havoc,
he was ambushed by Fujitora.
Although he wasn't injured at all, he was truly furious inside!
Kaido, wreathed in flame clouds, was about to fly toward Marine Headquarters when he saw the Beast God Pirates' subordinate pirate forces on the outer sea of G1 Base being pushed back step by step by the Marines!
"Huh? Isn't this the first line of Marine defense acting as a suicide squad? How do they have such combat power?" Kaido wondered.
Kaido was very curious, so he quickly flew to the center of the chaotic battlefield.
Swish!
Just as he was about to take a closer look, a dazzling, massive sword beam suddenly shot toward him from below!
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