A fierce gust of wind swept through.
To everyone's shock, the white light that had just been far away was now directly in front of them.
"Yo, everyone, having a banquet?"
"Hm? That outfit... Shandians?"
Looking at the subdued Shandians and then at Gan Fall, Hammer roughly understood the current situation.
"Vice Admiral Hammer, hello. Thanks to Lance and the others for helping us. Otherwise, dealing with these Shandians... sigh..."
Gan Fall looked somewhat exhausted. After all, they had just gone through a battle, and their opponents had all been quite strong.
Very strong...
Hammer's lips twitched slightly as the clouds surrounding his body slowly retracted.
Soon, Hammer appeared clad in a suit of white armor.
"Oh? Hammer, that armor looks pretty good. Is this what you've been working on for the past month?"
A trace of surprise appeared on Tokikake's usually sleazy face.
The others were similarly drawn to Hammer's armor.
It was a full-body suit of armor.
It completely covered him from head to toe.
Pure white in color, engraved with cloud-like patterns, and exquisitely crafted.
"Ha! Tokikake, you've got good eyes!"
"I'm telling you, this armor will absolutely let me beat Sakazuki senseless! Kick Borsalino around! Even little Kuzan wouldn't survive three punches from me!"
"Forget those three! Even that old man Sengoku, hmph, what's so great about a giant Buddha?"
"Just wait till I get back and deal with him!"
Hammer burst into loud laughter, looking unbearably smug.
Seeing Hammer's arrogant expression, Tokikake grew even more curious.
He immediately stepped forward, intending to touch the armor.
Hammer noticed, but he didn't stop him.
Because... hehe... the moment Tokikake reached out, a sudden change occurred.
The cloud patterns on the armor came alive and began rampaging.
Countless clouds violently surged outward, transforming into layers of dense mist.
Tokikake instantly felt an invisible pressure crashing toward him as massive clouds slammed directly into his body and blasted him backward.
"Holy hell! Aren't these clouds? Why are they so hard?!"
The instant the clouds struck him, Tokikake felt as though he'd been smashed by a giant warhammer. His entire body nearly fell apart.
The others, meanwhile, witnessed an utterly terrifying scene.
Hammer was now completely surrounded by clouds.
No, more accurately, the clouds had formed layer after layer of circular defensive fortifications around the Cloud Armor itself.
One layer wrapped over another around Hammer.
"Hahahaha! Autonomous defense system!"
"This Cloud Armor is a combination of Iron Clouds and refined steel! I enhanced the Iron Clouds with additional properties, making them even harder and larger!"
That's right.
This single suit of Cloud Armor had consumed all fifty Cloud Dials filled with Iron Clouds.
Each Dial contained one cubic meter of Iron Cloud.
Fifty Dials meant fifty cubic meters.
Combined with the doubled extension property,
That became a total of one hundred cubic meters of Iron Cloud.
After an entire month of work, Hammer had finally succeeded in perfectly fusing Iron Clouds with refined steel to create this armor.
At the same time, he bestowed the armor with a special property:
An autonomous defense and attack system!
The Iron Clouds could transform into countless forms according to Hammer's needs and would automatically defend against approaching enemies.
The perfect bio-armor!
At this moment, Hammer resembled Andromeda from Saint Seiya.
He possessed a defensive ability similar to the Nebula Chains, while also retaining their destructive power.
Most importantly, these Iron Clouds could transform into all kinds of weapons.
As long as his imagination kept up, any weapon could be created!
"My god... Hammer, what exactly did you forge?"
Although Gion had witnessed Hammer create divine weapons many times before, this armor completely shattered her understanding of reality.
"Hmph! This is a weapon that breaks conventional limits!"
"Cloud Armor! Transform!"
Hammer snorted proudly as all the Iron Clouds began moving under his command.
Instantly, the clouds transformed into one weapon after another.
Spears. Great Swords. Halberds.
Every kind of weapon imaginable appeared.
"See that? No limitations whatsoever. As long as I want it, I can create any weapon."
"And even..."
Hammer extended his right hand.
Very quickly, an enormous rocket launcher formed in his grasp.
"Incineration Cannon!"
Terrifying blue flames instantly blasted toward the sky.
Everyone was shocked once more!
Especially Skypieaers and the Shandians.
They all knew about Iron Clouds, but what kind of Iron Cloud could spray blue flames?
This completely overturned everything they knew.
"Hahaha, don't be surprised, people of Skypiea."
"This isn't an ability of the Iron Clouds themselves. I also integrated other kinds of Dials into the armor."
"This Incineration Cannon combines a Wind Dial storing gas together with a Flame Dial."
As he spoke, Hammer moved again.
Violent wind instantly erupted beneath his feet.
That was a Wind Dial used for acceleration.
Scorching heat waves burst from his chest.
That was a combination of Heat Dials and Flame Dials.
The countless combinations of different Dials made the Cloud Armor even more perfect.
"What terrifying forging and manufacturing abilities... Vice Admiral Hammer, you truly are an outstanding blacksmith of the Blue Sea."
Gan Fall praised him sincerely.
Skypieaens had always relied on Dials and Iron Clouds for survival.
Yet Hammer had managed to fuse them together with his own abilities in such a short time and create such a terrifying battle suit.
"Blue Sea? You people are from the Blue Sea?"
The moment Shandian leader heard those words, he cried out in shock.
"Yeah, we're Marines from the Blue Sea. You're the Shandians, right?"
"Your ancestors were Blue Sea people too. They were just blasted up to Skypiea."
"Hm... Gan Fall, I've heard about the issue regarding God's Island."
"Technically speaking, you really did occupy their homeland."
Looking at the two groups glaring at each other, Hammer slowly spoke.
Skypieaers' expressions immediately changed upon hearing his words, while the Shandians nodded furiously.
"If you ask me, isn't this whole war simply because one side wants to occupy the island while the other side refuses to give it up?"
"What's the big deal? At the end of the day, it's just an island."
"If this were the Blue Sea? Tsk tsk. Small-time conflict. Really small-time."
The expressions of both sides visibly darkened.
They had fought for four hundred years, yet Hammer described it so casually and dismissively.
"Perfect timing. I've just finished my seclusion."
"It's about time I explored this so-called God's Island."
"Would the two of you like to join me? I can take you to witness the City of Gold."
Hammer smiled as he extended the invitation.
Meanwhile, deep inside, he had already begun planning how to turn Skypiea into his personal backyard.
'Iron Clouds and Dials, such incredible forging materials absolutely had to be secured!'