"Ryūō: Hakoku!"
BOOM!
A torrent of inky black energy erupted like a volcanic blast, tearing through the void and ripping across the sea.
The sheer force of it distorted the very air around it.
It surged forward like a ten-thousand-meter-long dragon, crashing toward the pirate fleet seven or eight nautical miles away.
The pirates, who had been fired up just moments ago, were stunned.
They never imagined someone would launch an attack from such a distance.
And the scale of the attack—it was apocalyptic.
Could their feeble limbs possibly withstand that?
Not a chance.
BOOM!
A massive shockwave exploded outward like a hurricane.
Over a dozen pirate ships were instantly pierced by the Ryūō-infused Hakoku.
Towering waves surged like a tsunami, crashing in all directions.
In an instant, the sea for miles around was engulfed in a torrential downpour of seawater.
Wreckage and bodies scattered across the battlefield.
The aftershocks rippled outward like endless waves.
Those who managed to steady themselves—pirates, Marines, guards alike—even Doflamingo and Blackbeard—were all horrified.
They stared at the two giants standing before Luo Yu, utterly stunned.
Such terrifying power from a single strike.
Everything within several nautical miles had been obliterated.
This kind of attack wasn't something Kaido's hastily assembled pirate rabble could ever withstand.
If that strike had landed on them directly, they'd be dead or crippled.
They had seen giants before.
But never giants like these.
Watching over a dozen pirate ships get obliterated in an instant…
That one blow had wiped out at least a tenth of the Beasts Pirates' forces.
"Hahaha! That was satisfying! Just like Lord Luo Yu promised—a true battlefield! It's been ages since I went all out!"
Blue Ogre Dorry laughed heartily, his fighting spirit surging even higher. His muscles bulged like boulders as he gripped his weapon again.
The aura from his previous strike reignited with a roar.
"Brogy, let's finish our duty—and show the world that we are Elbaf's strongest warriors!"
"I am Dorry the Blue Ogre!"
"I am Brogy the Red Ogre!"
"Ryūō: Hakoku!"
BOOM!
Another torrent of black energy surged forth like a broken dam.
Even more powerful than before.
The sea split in two along its path.
The pirate fleet, which had just regained its footing, was once again thrown into chaos.
The pirates on deck felt like they'd been doused in ice water.
Faced with this terrifying onslaught, they felt utterly insignificant.
As the attack thundered toward them, panic consumed their hearts.
"Boss Kaido! Help us!"
"You bastards! How dare you ambush us! Break it!"
Kaido roared, raising his kanabō and striking first.
"Hakai!"
BOOM!
Two colossal forces collided in midair.
But even Kaido's Hakai couldn't fully stop the combined Ryūō Hakoku of the two giants.
The overflowing shockwaves, like black whirlpools, tore through ships that couldn't escape in time.
The clash of these ultimate techniques unleashed even greater storms and waves than before.
The entire sea trembled.
Dozens of pirate ships were swallowed by the chaos.
Debris and seawater rained down from the sky.
The sea churned violently once more.
Screams echoed to the heavens.
Wreckage and corpses were swept away in the waves.
Looking at the shattered formation of what was supposed to be 120,000 elite pirates…
Doflamingo and the others were dumbfounded.
This was the complete opposite of the one-sided slaughter they had expected.
They had believed Kaido's army would flatten Impel Down in a single blow.
Instead, it was their fleet that was being torn apart—dozens of ships destroyed by just two giants.
Tens of thousands of pirates had been wiped out in mere moments.
Only now did they understand why Luo Yu never called for Marine reinforcements.
In a battle of this scale, more people would've just gotten in the way.
"Scatter! Don't let them target us again! I'll hold them off!"
A figure wreathed in flames dove from the sky.
With unstoppable momentum, King charged toward Dorry and Brogy.
He had seen their terrifying combo attack firsthand.
If they struck again, Kaido's entire army might be wiped out.
But the two giants didn't even flinch.
They took a deep breath, then laughed in unison:
"Heh, sorry—but those two strikes drained all our strength. It's someone else's turn now."
Someone else?
King froze.
He watched as Dorry and Brogy plopped down beside the platform, clearly done fighting.
A sudden sense of dread surged through him.
Just as he reached the platform, an old man with a pipe stepped in front of him.
"You senile old fool! You dare block my path? Don't forget—I'm a pirate with a 1.39 billion bounty!"
"Die! Flame Emperor Slash!"
"1.39 billion?"
The old man, Nagli, opened his drooping eyes and smirked.
"As long as you're not the Pirate King, I'll fight you."
His Conqueror's Haki exploded like thunder.
His warhammer was instantly cloaked in Ryūō and Advanced Armament Haki.
"Advanced Armament: Fire Cannon Hammer!"
BOOM!
Flames erupted, shaking the very sky.
Nagli's hammer came crashing down with overwhelming force—slamming into King.
SPLURT!
King spat blood and was sent flying like a cannonball.
He flew faster than he had charged in.
Though the impact didn't match the giants' earlier spectacle, it still smashed several pirate ships in the distance.
The resulting shockwave tore through the sea like a hurricane.
As Nagli landed steadily, pipe in mouth and cheeks flushed from drink…
Doflamingo and the others were stunned once again.
That old man… is terrifying.
No—
That guy's old man is no joke either.