On the Otherworlder-Go, the female players who had been hiding inside came out onto the deck one after another. They busily helped up the panting Erina, Alice, and Leonora, asking in a flurry what had happened.
Quite a few women also looked at the purplish-red Devil Fruit in Alice's arms, curious if it was the one they had just found on the island.
There was no longer any tense atmosphere on the ship. After all, anyone who wasn't blind could see the gap between Rocks and Makoto.
Makoto looked down at Rocks from a height, a hint of appreciation in his tone. "Although the gap in strength is big, it was still a pretty satisfying fight."
Makoto paused, then continued, "With this next move, if you survive, I'll let you off."
"Vohahaha!" Rocks raised his sword high, exuding an aura of fearless determination. His clothes were tattered, his body covered in burns and cuts.
But his back was straight, his hand holding the sword was steady as a rock, and the fighting spirit in his eyes had not only not been extinguished but burned even more fiercely. "Bring it on!"
To the astonished gazes of the Rocks Pirates, the Fourth Form Susanoo around Makoto's body began to rapidly expand.
The gray-black energy skeleton grew wildly, the armor attached to it taking shape at high speed. Susanoo's height rose from ten meters to dozens, hundreds, then thousands of meters… blotting out the sky.
The Complete Body Susanoo descended once more. The gray-black giant stood on the sea surface, its wings spreading out to nearly cover the sky. It looked down from on high at the tiny figure below.
Makoto, located between the eyebrows of the Complete Body Susanoo, spoke, his voice like thunder from the sky.
"You are the first to receive this treatment. To witness my original Ninjutsu." As he spoke, Makoto controlled the Complete Body Susanoo to raise its arms.
Two massive gray-black hands slowly extended, palms facing each other, leaving about an arm's length between them in front of its chest.
Then… an orange-red energy sphere rapidly converged between its palms. The energy sphere spun at high speed, emitting a low hum, its surface flowing with an orange-red light like magma.
Before long, it had expanded to a size that the Complete Body Susanoo's own hands couldn't enclose.
Susanoo changed its posture, supporting the bottom of the energy sphere with both hands, like holding up a rising sun.
The sphere's diameter had expanded to the size of a small island. It floated in mid-air, radiating scorching light and a suffocating sense of pressure.
This posture was very similar to Kakarot's classic pose when charging the Spirit Bomb. But in reality, the visual effect of this technique was more like WarGreymon's Terra Force from Digimon. And the name Makoto gave this technique also referenced WarGreymon… Fire Release: Rasen Force.
"You've got to be kidding..." Shiki's eyes widened, and his cigar fell from his mouth again. "Who could block that move?"
Linlin's pupils contracted sharply, and the Prometheus and Zeus beside her trembled. Kaido's forehead broke out in cold sweat. The others in the Rocks Pirates had similar expressions. They felt that Makoto was simply trying to kill Rocks.
However, the female players on the Otherworlder-Go knew very well that Makoto was truly holding back. He hadn't even coated the surface of this technique with Amaterasu flames.
Susanoo flung its arms. The orange-red 'sun' detached from Susanoo's palms and fell towards Rocks.
Rocks looked up at the 'sun' pressing down on him, his pupils reflecting the orange-red light.
"Vohahaha!" Rocks laughed wildly, gripped his sword with both hands, and raised it high above his head.
Dark red Conqueror's Haki lightning coiled around the broken blade, crackling. Beneath his feet, the island's surface began to crack. The air around him began to distort.
"Haaaah—!!!"
Rocks roared and unleashed the strongest slash of his life. A dark red sword energy erupted from the broken blade, like a blood-red waterfall flowing upstream, colliding with the falling 'sun'.
Boom—!!!
The moment of impact, the world lost their color. The entire Forget Island… no, the sea area for nearly a hundred kilometers in radius… erupted in violent tremors. The originally calm sea surface immediately produced massive tsunami waves, dozens of meters high, surging in all directions, pounding the coastline of Forget Island, washing over the hulls of the Otherworlder-Go and the Rocks' Fury.
The two large ships shook violently in the surging waves.
At the center of the collision, the 'sun' merely paused slightly. Rocks's dark red sword energy exploded on the surface of the 'sun', splashing out rings of orange-red ripples, but was quickly swallowed, melted, and evaporated.
The 'sun' continued to fall. Rocks gritted his teeth and resisted with all his might. But compared to the sun-like brilliance of the Rasen Force, it seemed far too insignificant.
The 'sun' drew closer and closer to Rocks. His skin began to redden and heat up, his hair began to curl and singe, the edges of his clothes began to smoke. But he didn't step back!
"So this is... the world..." Rocks murmured to himself, yet a smile hung on his lips.
His arms hung limp at his sides, he knelt on one knee, supporting his crumbling body. He barely looked up at the 'sun' that was about to engulf him.
At the critical moment… when that sun was less than half a meter from Rocks' head. The Complete Body Susanoo suddenly vanished. The 'sun' continued to fall, landing on the area where Rocks was.
Boom—!
The coastline and the entire sea surface behind it exploded. The sea boiled for a hundred kilometers in radius, making 'gurgle gurgle' bubble sounds.
Countless fish, even massive Sea Kings, let out agonizing roars in this extreme heat. A few seconds later, their bellies turned up.
One by one, they were cooked, floating on the sea surface, densely packed, covering the entire sea area. The air was filled with the smell of grilled fish.
Everyone stared dumbfounded at this scene.
"Th-this... this is too much..." Silver Axe's voice trembled.
"Rocks probably won't survive..." Miss Bakkin bit her red lip.