On another battlefield, Sakazuki originally thought his opponent would be the familiar Grado.
Unexpectedly, a deep green figure blocked his path.
"Sorry, your opponent is me."
"Ant King Meruem."
Sakazuki furrowed his brow.
Hot magma dripped onto the ground, his body already half-Elementalized.
"It's the same no matter who!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sakazuki charged at the monster blocking his path.
"Your flesh and blood should be quite delicious, shouldn't it?"
Meruem smiled with a somewhat ferocious and excited expression, sticking out his tongue to lick his lips.
The needle-like mouthpart at the end of his tail was already poised to strike.
"Heh heh! Who are you looking for? Kuzan!"
On the other side, Grado smiled as he looked at the young Marines monster before him, who seemed somewhat surprised.
Meanwhile, Kuzan's vigilance had been raised to the extreme.
The person before him was an unprecedented strong enemy.
An existence capable of resisting Sakazuki, and even gaining the upper hand at times.
He was two batches younger than Sakazuki, and especially during the period of rapid strength improvement, the gap in age and training time became even more apparent.
Although they hadn't fought much against each other, Kuzan knew he was not Sakazuki's opponent.
And Grado's age seemed to be even a year younger than his.
Such a young monster.
Many people were unclear about Grado's origin and speculated about it.
The general consensus pointed towards the Dragonoid Race.
After all, Grado possessed obvious Dragonoid Race characteristics.
His tall figure, like an active volcano constantly approaching, the scorching magma continuously modifying the surrounding terrain, the temperature of the air constantly rising.
A faint scent of ash permeated the air.
"Dragon Star Cluster!"
Grado's body underwent a transformation.
Volcanic craters, like artillery, suddenly bulged from his back.
Scorching magma erupted into the Sky.
In the blink of an eye, the entire Sky seemed to be dyed crimson gold.
Like the arrival of the apocalypse, countless magma balls fell like fire dragons.
During their descent, the surface of the magma rapidly hardened into rock, with large amounts of scorching magma encased within the rock.
Under Grado's deliberate control, most of the falling magma fire dragons landed in the domain of the Marines and World Government Military.
A small portion fell into the activity Area of the Pirates.
The war had just begun.
The main forces hadn't even started to clash.
Looking at the countless fire dragons falling from the Sky like meteors, the destructive power continuously approached.
"Run, hurry and run!"
The terrifying destructive power even crushed the combat confidence of the Marines and Army.
However, it was too late.
Fire dragons several meters long descended from the Sky.
The scorching high temperature instantly engulfed Marines and Army soldiers one after another.
An extremely large coverage area, and super strong destructive power.
Upon hitting the ground, countless magma splattered outwards for dozens of meters due to the powerful impact force.
Countless Navy and Army soldiers were affected.
Even if they survived, they were severely injured.
The pain of burns was extremely agonizing.
Countless soldiers lay on the ground, rolling and wailing.
A few generals who managed to dodge or resist looked around with grief.
The war had just begun, and they had suffered a huge setback.
Kuzan, noticing the scene in the Rear Area, felt helpless.
Such a move was something he couldn't resist at the moment.
The Pirates, on the other hand, were excited.
The numerous cadres of the Tyrant Fleet, who had long known Grado's plan, led the Pirate Fleet to avoid this large-range move that didn't distinguish between friend and foe.
"Kill them!"
"Slaughter those soldiers!"
Countless Pirates cheered and charged towards the heavily injured World Government Allied Forces.
Although the World Government possessed a vast Military, these losses were nothing significant, but it greatly suppressed their morale, while the Pirates' combat spirit soared.
Two figures, one yellow and one white, clashed fiercely on the Battlefield.
A contest of speed against speed, a collision between swordsmen.
"Godspeed" Char and Borsalino's battle had continued from the previous war until now.
Neither could defeat the other.
While active on the Battlefield, they harvested the life of enemy members at opportune moments.
Borsalino's lasers were as accurate as a gunman.
Char's long saber swept past the sides of soldiers one after another.
During this process, he constantly searched for the opponent's weakness/opening.
Great Pirate Wang Zhi's opponent was "Black Arm" Zephyr.
Zephyr, who had not suffered setbacks, exhibit terrifying combat power.
Although he had less tempering on the Great Sea, dedicating more energy to the Elite Training Camp.
However, with the teaching of these young Marines and the summarization of his own Combat System, Zephyr's Body Technique mastery had advanced further.
Their great battle was evenly matched, but in the long run, Zephyr seemed more likely to achieve the final victory.
Army General "Bamboo Python" and Shiki's left hand, "\"Titan\" Atlas", engaged in a fierce great battle.
From the perspective of Devil Fruit Ability, Atlas seemed to have the advantage.
However, during the combat process, Atlas did not gain the upper hand.
"Bamboo Python", who had been active on various battlefields since the Previous Era, was not so easily defeated by the younger Atlas.
Meanwhile, the battle between Heavenly King Reinhardt and Army Admiral Candidate Silver Fang subtly held the advantage.
However, relying on the powerful ability of the Logia Type Mercury Fruit, it was not easy for Reinhardt to truly decide the outcome.
Kaido, transformed into his Human-Beast Form, fiercely collided with Isaac, a monster making his debut on the Great Sea.
This unknown Strongman was a powerful Martial Arts Expert, and Kaido personally witnessed Isaac's body suddenly transform from its normal condition into a Demon Muscles man.
Isaac's terrifying combat power made Kaido feel stress.
The continuous onslaught forced him to spend far more time defending than attacking.
This trend was often an embodiment of weakness.
If it continued, he would definitely be defeated.
"Little Kaido, do you want to switch opponents?"
Captain John's voice came from afar.
His opponent was a God's Guard Candidate with Top Tier Combatant strength, the strongest among all God's Guard Candidates in this battle.
This indicated that he possessed the strength to become a Holy Knights.
His combatant strength was decent, but in Captain John's eyes, it was just average.
He would be defeated by him sooner or later.
He had seen the true Holy Knights.
And Kaido's opponent, Isaac's strength, was clearly much stronger than this God's Guard Candidate, attracting Captain John's gaze.
"Hmph! No need, John."
Kaido refused, fully immersing himself in the great battle.
The stronger the enemy, the more stress they could bring him.
A true Dragon had to constantly undergo transformation under stress.
This was a trial for him.
If he were truly defeated, Isaac wouldn't be able to stop him from running.
"Looks like your luck isn't very good!"
John wasn't angry.
A weaker opponent was easier to deal with anyway.
Besides, it wasn't easy for him to defeat his opponent, let alone kill him.
Charlotte Linlin, who had the opportunity to become Fleet Admiral or CP0 Director-General in the past, had the current CP0 Director-General as her opponent.
He succeeded to the position of CP0 Director-General after Black Dragon's death.
Solely based on his Body Technique mastery, he possessed terrifying strength as a Top Tier Combatant, coupled with the most top-tier Paramecia Type Erase-Erase Fruit, a terrifying ability that could wear down everything.
Another CP0 Agent with Top Tier Combatant encountered "Demon King" Nash.
The other three God's Guard Candidates with Top Tier Combatant were blocked by Ashura Rhinoceros Beetle, Ulquiorra, and "\"Raging Bear\" Morant" respectively.
Blood and fierce fighting, smoke and shouts, covered the entire Blood War Island.
(end of chapter)