Sengoku's brows furrowed tightly.
"Devil Fruit?"
Just because of a single Devil Fruit, the entire Sabaody Archipelago was bathed in blood?
Although such a ruthless approach perfectly suited Sakazuki's personality, what kind of fruit could cause this level of devastation...
"Go call Borsalino."
The soldier saluted and said:
"Yes, sir!"
He hurriedly ran out.
Meanwhile, Sengoku grabbed the Den Den Mushi and dialed, but no one on the other end answered...
"Damn it..."
...
Grand Line, Sabaody Archipelago.
At this moment, Sabaody Archipelago had completely lost its former beauty and charm.
The seventy-nine giant mangrove trees forming the islands were now surrounded by towering magma walls, leaving no exit.
The walls were taller than the mangrove trees themselves, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.
Many ships from around the world had just arrived and were now stranded outside, unsure what to do.
Some clever ones had already turned around and left, but those lacking supplies had no choice but to wait anxiously.
As more and more ships gathered, pirates among them grew restless, preparing to plunder.
But at that moment, countless magma spears suddenly shot out from the towering magma walls, targeting every pirate ship.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Continuous explosions erupted, sending those pirates straight to their graves at sea.
...
Inside Sabaody Archipelago.
The giant mangrove trees were divided by the towering magma walls, forming a massive beehive when viewed from above.
Overhead, the sky was crisscrossed with dense magma spears like a spiderweb, covering the heavens entirely.
On countless magma spears hung the impaled corpses of pirates who had tried to escape through the air.
Blood dripped endlessly, as if a rain of blood had fallen across the entire island.
From Mangrove No. 30 to No. 1, no intact corpses were left in the wake of Sakazuki and Bullet.
A suffocating sense of despair filled the pirates' hearts.
Those who could fly, who had powerful physical abilities, who had tried to escape into the sky—
All were pierced through and left hanging.
On the ground...
Sakazuki stood with his arms crossed, expression cold as he watched the fleeing pirates.
Bullet had entered his Demon Mode—skin glowing blue, eyes crimson like a demon.
And his actions were nothing less than demonic...
Gunfire, cannon blasts, sword auras, Devil Fruit powers—all erupted continuously.
But they were useless...
Those attacks on Bullet's body were nothing more than a tickle.
Whoosh—
A figure suddenly appeared.
He grabbed two pirates by the head.
With both hands gripping their skulls, he smashed them together.
Bang!
Their heads burst instantly under the tremendous impact, skulls reduced to powder, blood spraying everywhere.
Nearby pirates shoved one another toward Bullet, hoping to buy themselves time to escape, though it was all in vain...
Bullet appeared again, catching a pirate pushed backward by the crowd.
He gave a savage grin.
The pirate's face froze in terror, unable to speak, staring as that massive hand landed on his head.
Bullet's left hand gripped the man's waist, his right pressed on his skull.
Crack-crunch-crack—
A series of bones shattering sounded out.
The pirate's entire upper body vanished, crushed into meat paste and bone fragments spilling down.
Bullet swung the remaining half of the corpse like a pitcher throwing a ball.
Boom!!!
The pirate hit exploded into pieces.
Bullet's arms blurred as he caught a rain of incoming bullets.
He rolled one round into place atop his thumb, aiming at a pirate.
The bullet was wrapped in a film of energy, shot out at high speed, and tripled in size mid-air, growing into a massive cannonball.
It grazed the pirate's head; the man's relief at surviving never became a smile.
Bullet appeared in front of him, grabbed the cannonball mid-air, and smashed it down onto the man's head.
Boom!!!
A towering mushroom cloud rose, thick black smoke billowing.
The pirate's body was already gone without a trace.
Inside the black smoke, Bullet swung his arm.
Rip—
The smoke tore apart like a sheet of cloth.
Another bullet rolled onto his thumbnail...
Continuous explosions shook the area, the heavy smell of gunpowder filling the air.
Sakazuki watched with arms folded, the Den Den Mushi in his pocket ringing endlessly...
From the government, from the Marines...
But the constant ringing grew annoying. His brows furrowed slightly, and he pressed down on the Den Den Mushi.
Click—
The world fell silent.
...
His Observation Haki sensed people waiting outside. With his powers, Sakazuki opened a gap in the magma wall.
"Bullet, finish it."
Bullet froze mid-action, looking at the opening in the wall.
"Understood."
A blue blur flashed across the entire No. 1 area.
At the opening stood all the stationed Marines of Sabaody Archipelago, along with Vice Admiral Demora.
In their horrified eyes, the remaining pirates inside froze for a split second—then all exploded into a rain of blood.
Suddenly—
Something broke through the bloody mist—a living pirate hurled toward Demora.
The pirate's terrified face stopped inches from Demora's own, making his heart skip a beat.
Rip—
Before his eyes, less than two centimeters away, the man was torn in half, falling to the ground.
Covered in blood, Bullet grinned viciously.
"Admiral Sakazuki is waiting for you inside."
Demora froze in place, heart pounding.
Bullet suddenly stepped up close, towering over him.
"Didn't you hear me?"
Demora shivered, panicked.
"Y-yes... yes, sir!!!"
He rushed past Bullet into the bloody mist, but had barely taken a few steps when Sakazuki's deep voice came from within.
"Three."
"Two."
That killing intent, heavy with Conqueror's Haki, finally snapped Demora into action.
He used Soru instantly.
Whoosh—
He appeared before Sakazuki.
Demora swallowed hard, bowing nervously.
"Admiral Sakazuki."
Sakazuki looked at him coldly.
Slap!
Boom—
Half of Demora's face was smashed, the ground beneath him caving in.
Sakazuki's emotionless voice rang out.
"Have you forgotten what you're supposed to be doing?"
"Hm?"
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