Whoosh.
Kizaru kicked out a beam of laser, but black smoke enveloped Sabo, absorbing the laser. With a swift movement, he leaped toward Kizaru.
However, before he could reach him, Kizaru instantly retreated, creating some distance between them. Undeterred, Sabo relentlessly pursued and continued his attacks.
"Do you really have to go all out like this?"
Kizaru shook his head. After dodging, he turned and kicked out another laser, only for it to be absorbed by Sabo.
Sabo lunged again, clawing at Kizaru. This time, Kizaru attempted to evade, but after transforming into photons and gathering at a distance, he found he hadn’t moved too far away.
"What’s going on? I should be out of range."
Kizaru realized that his movement path had changed. He remembered that during their battle, his abilities would fade only when he got close to Sabo. Within a certain range, he would be drawn in, so he had been on guard against that.
But now, maintaining his distance still left him affected by the pull.
Beneath Sabo's feet, the ground was shrouded in black smoke, emanating a tremendous gravitational force.
"A black hole."
Sabo wasn’t using a suction aimed at ability users; instead, he was harnessing the immense attraction created by the gathering black smoke to distort Kizaru's photon form from afar and draw him closer.
"Are you still trying to run away?"
In an instant, Sabo appeared behind Kizaru and swiped at him with a claw.
Kizaru's right hand manifested a lightsaber, but the moment it appeared, photons began to dissipate. Sabo seized the lightsaber with a claw, crushing it, while his other hand pressed against Kizaru's head.
Bang.
Kizaru raised his left hand to block the strike, but he understood he couldn't let Sabo make contact. He enveloped himself in Armament Haki and engaged in battle.
The two clashed instantly, locked in a fierce struggle.
Meanwhile, Aokiji and Ace were also fighting.
"Fire Fist."
Ace launched a Fire Fist at Aokiji, who raised his right hand in response. "Ice Bird."
The Ice Bird collided with the flames, resulting in a violent explosion that filled the air with steam.
Amidst the steam, three figures stood facing each other.
"Master."
Vivi looked at Peach Rabbit with a complex expression. Just as she was about to say something, Peach Rabbit appeared before her, swinging a blade downwards while shouting, "Don't call me master."
Clang.
In response to Peach Rabbit's strike, Vivi charged forward, using Six Blades to block the attack.
"Master, please stop. There's no need for us to continue this," Vivi said.
"Unnecessary? So should I just stand by and watch your atrocities?"
Peach Rabbit snorted coldly, her wrist flicking as she unleashed Seven or Eight strikes.
Clang, clang, clang.
Eight managed to block Six Blades, but the seventh and eighth strikes were simply unstoppable.
Just as the attack was about to land, Vivi's long sword came up to intercept it, saying, "Master, look, you didn't even use your full strength; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to stop it at all."
"Is that so?"
Peach Rabbit slowly retreated, and in Eight's hands, four of the Six Blades shattered instantly.
"Hmm."
Eight God's expression tightened; only two blades remained intact, instantly halving his combat effectiveness.
"This..."
Seeing this scene, Vivi's gaze sharpened. "Then Master, I can only take this seriously to stop you."
"Seriously?"
Peach Rabbit replied, "Do you think the two of you can block me?"
With that, Peach Rabbit charged toward them. But in that moment, Vivi shouted, "That's enough."
Accompanied by her voice, a loud crash echoed as the ice shattered.
With a swift motion, Eight plunged into the sea, while Vivi soared upward, her lower body transforming into a whirlwind.
Clang.
Eight and Vivi engaged in battle with Peach Rabbit, one above and one below.
Peach Rabbit had to expend energy using Moon Step, but even so, in the brief exchange, Eight and Vivi found themselves at a disadvantage.
...
Super Soru.
Heckler's figure vanished again, reappearing beside Jack, delivering another powerful punch.
Boom.
Heckler struck Jack's back. Jack turned and threw a punch, but Heckler disappeared once more.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
Heckler continuously utilized Super Soru. Once he gained the speed advantage, he switched to Change Gear Slash and then used Super Soru to reposition himself.
With two different speeds, Heckler could momentarily outpace Jack, seizing that brief window to attack. In an instant, Heckler landed over a dozen blows on Jack.
"You bastard."
Jack wanted to attack Heckler, but he couldn't even touch him. His towering height of five meters made him far larger than Heckler.
"Lord Jack, let me help you."
Seeing Jack's predicament, a figure who had just offered advice leaped forward, charging at Heckler.
However, halfway there, Luffy rushed in and said, "Leave this guy to me."
"Lord Jack, I will assist you."
On another side, a woman with sharp horns dashed forward but was intercepted by Zoro.
Heckler used his speed to land several punches on Jack. Despite Jack's robust physique, he still felt the pain.
Heckler's strength was immense; his Iron Fist, combined with Armament Haki, could easily demolish a building.
Especially when Heckler began targeting Jack's vital points, Jack had no choice but to use Armament Haki for defense.
"Since that's the case, let's kill them first."
Jack ignored Heckler and bent his legs, instantly appearing beside Elken, delivering a powerful punch aimed at his head.
Though injured, Elken fought through the pain, continuously unleashing explosions that knocked crew members to the ground.
Thus, Jack decided to take him out first.
"Hmm?"
Elken was completely caught off guard, watching helplessly as the fist came crashing down.
But just as it was about to hit, a figure stepped in front of Elken, fists raised to meet the blow.
Boom.
Jack's punch was blocked, and standing beside Elken was Heckler.
Bang, bang.
Heckler's body shattered the ice beneath him, his feet and knees sinking into it, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and his arms creaking under the strain.
"Thank goodness I infused my entire body with Armament Haki."
Heckler gritted his teeth, holding on with all his might. In that moment, his Armament Haki surged to its peak, managing to withstand the blow.
Otherwise, if he had only covered his fists, his spine and legs would have surely been injured.
However, using such a large amount of Armament Haki had drained him completely.
With just one strike, Heckler had lost more than half of his fighting power.
"Now you can't move, can you?"
Jack said with a smug grin, pressing down on Heckler's fists with his right hand while reaching for his waist with his left, intending to draw out a curved blade to slice through Heckler's abdomen.
"Heckler."
Elken saw him approaching and raised his right hand, intending to attack Jack. However, two other figures lunged at Elken, restraining him.
"It's over."
Heckle felt like a dead man, trying to break free but was pinned down by Jack's hand in the icy pit, unable to lift his legs.
Jack drew his curved dagger, raising it high, but at that moment, a shadow loomed over them.
"Hmm?"
Jack looked up and saw a massive figure descending from the sky with a thunderous crash.
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