Hum—
As soon as Gion finished speaking, a violent aura erupted from beneath her feet, forming an energy storm that instantly spread across the entire battleship.
The next second.
The fierce battle on the deck came to an abrupt halt.
Then, the sound of bodies collapsing thudded one after another.
As one figure after another fell to the ground, only Queen, King and a few other executives of the Beasts Pirates remained on the deck of the Brachiosaurus.
Not only the Beasts Pirates, but also many of the Marines who had followed Gion onto the Brachiosaurus were affected.
Their pupils dilated as they collapsed weakly to the ground, instantly losing consciousness.
"Conqueror's Haki!"
Seeing this visually striking scene, even King couldn't help but gasp in shock at this moment.
With years of combat experience and insight, he was certain that Gion Conqueror's Haki had just awakened.
The reason for Gion awakening at this moment was her powerful will deep within her heart—'For the Fleet Admiral, I will cut down anyone.'
"Gion!"
At that moment, Tokikake, who had been fighting Queen, suddenly retreated explosively.
Pointing at the unconscious Marines on the deck, he said in frustration.
"Why are you recklessly releasing Conqueror's Haki? You've knocked out our own people!"
Gion, who had unleashed her Conqueror's Haki, held her sword Konpira with a blazing gaze fixed on King.
Her admiral cloak fluttered fiercely under the impact of the Conqueror's Haki and the hair coiled on her head cascaded down like a waterfall, dancing wildly in the wind, making her appear like a Valkyrie who had descended from the heavens.
"Sorry, I just awakened it. I'm not very skilled yet!"
Before her words faded, Gion suddenly dashed forward leaving a ripple in her wake as she disappeared.
In the next second, a dazzling sword aura bloomed in front of King.
"So fast!"
Only at the moment the sword aura appeared did King suddenly snap awake.
But it was already too late.
As he awoke, the sword aura expanded infinitely in his pupils and the overwhelming slash swept him up, hurling him into the sky.
Thud—
As King was thrown into the air, a mist of blood immediately bloomed from his chest.
Before King could react, Gion figure appeared in his line of sight.
Swish, swish, swish—
Gion, following like a shadow, shifted through more than a dozen positions in the blink of an eye.
With each flash of her figure, a brilliant sword aura erupted in the air.
When she finally stopped after shifting through more than a dozen positions, over ten dazzling sword auras simultaneously bloomed in the sky, enveloping King in a dazzling display.
Then, the fleeting sword auras pierced into King body.
Thud, thud, thud, thud—
Accompanied by a series of sounds of his body being pierced, King, high in the sky, trembled as if electrocuted.
With each tremor, a cloud of blood mist rose from his body.
"Argh—"
When the final blood mist rose, King could no longer hold back. He let out a roar of defiance to the sky before falling freely toward the sea.
At the same time, Gion returned to the deck with her sword in hand, her aura as a powerhouse completely unrestrained.
Her cascading hair danced wildly in the wind, and her peach blossom eyes faintly revealed a domineering air that seemed to look down upon the world.
In this moment, Gion, who had been promoted to admiral by Orion but felt unworthy of the position, was now free of all doubts!
She was truly deserving of the title of admiral!
Suddenly—
"Soru—"
Just as King was about to plummet into the sea, a cold shout suddenly rang out from a warship opposite them.
In the next second, a figure stepped through the air, grabbed the severely injured King and swiftly returned to the deck of the opposing warship.
"Hmm?"
Gion beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, her sharp gaze sweeping toward the man who had saved King.
Her voice was icy as she spoke "Who's who!"
The one who had saved King was a tall man wearing a red mask-like helmet and a red suit with long pants.
Who's who, a user of the Cat-Cat Fruit, Ancient Zoan Type: Saber-Toothed Tiger, with a bounty of 546 million berries.
A former intelligence officer of CP9, the secret intelligence agency directly under the World Government, he was imprisoned seven years ago after the Gum-Gum Fruit he was transporting was stolen by Red-Haired Shanks.
After escaping prison using his former identity as a spy, he formed the Who's who Pirates and later joined the Beasts Pirates, becoming one of the six strongest Tobiroppo under Kaido command.
"I didn't expect anyone to still remember me!"
Who's who, who had saved King, looked across the distance at Gion and grinned widely.
"Though I've always coveted the position of a Calamity, letting you kill King now would cause us a lot of trouble. So, Vice Admiral Gion... no, I should call you Admiral now. My apologies, Admiral Gion, haha..."
Before he could finish speaking, Who's who didn't give Gion a chance to respond. He decisively turned and shouted.
"Retreat! All forces, retreat!"
At Who's who command, the warship beneath him and several nearby pirate ships immediately turned and began a full-scale retreat.
"Who's who—"
Enraged that Who's who had dared to order a retreat without permission, Queen, who was already struggling under the combined assault of Tokikake and two other vice admirals, shouted furiously at the retreating ships.
"Who's who, you have some nerve!"
Boom—
Before Queen voice could fade, an earth-shattering explosion erupted, followed by a terrifying shockwave that swept across from hundreds of meters away, forcing Queen, Tokikake, and others engaged in battle to abandon their fight and retreat in disarray.
Immediately after, a figure shot forward like a meteor, crashing onto the deck of a pirate ship not far from the Brachiosaurus.
It was none other than Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, who had been in a one-on-one battle with Sakazuki.
"SAKAZUKI!"
As soon as he landed on the deck, Kaido stood up with his spiked club in hand and let out a furious roar.
His overwhelming Conqueror Haki surged forth like a tidal wave.
At the same time.
On the deck of Sakazuki flagship, a violent, flame-like energy erupted chaotically.
An immense, invisible force, carrying scorching heat, shot straight into the sky.
At the center of this energy storm, Sakazuki figure stood with unparalleled dominance, like a god or a demon, delivering an indescribable visual impact to all who witnessed it.
"The strongest creature on land, sea, and air?"
A cold, emotionless voice echoed from afar.
Immediately, Sakazuki, standing at the center of the raging energy took a step forward accompanied by a disdainful snort.
"Hmph! Is that all?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a fist of molten lava, wrapped in terrifying energy, shot toward the sky at an astonishing speed, instantly turning the surrounding sea crimson.
"Meteor Volcano!"
"!!!!"
Watching the dense barrage of molten fists rising from the enemy ship's deck, both Tokikake, who was battling Queen and Gion, who had just awakened her Conqueror's Haki, turned pale.
It was clear that Sakazuki, having discovered the Beast Pirates' attempt to escape, was preparing to unleash Meteor Volcano in an indiscriminate attack to stop them.
"SAKAZUKI!" Tsuru looked up at the sky, where countless Meteor Volcanoes were flashing, and felt the overwhelming pressure bearing down on her.
Without hesitation, she shouted. "Are you going to let the Akainu Army and the Momousagi Army be buried alongside the Beast Pirates?"
"Admiral Gion!"
"We are ready to make the ultimate sacrifice!"
Before Sakazuki could respond, several figures leaped out from the Akainu Army, who were engaged in fierce combat on the Beast Pirates' ship.
They shouted fervently to their comrades.
"Brothers, give your hearts! We cannot let the Beast Pirates escape! Charge!!"
As these officers' voices rang out, the Akainu Army became even more frenzied, ignoring the Meteor Volcanoes raining down from above.
Like ferocious wolves, they threw themselves at the Beast Pirates without regard for their own lives.
At the same time, the Akainu Army warships surged forward, chasing after the Beast Pirates' ships, which had already changed course.
Witnessing the Akainu Army madness, the officers of the Momousagi Army were also filled with fervor.
On the deck of a warship speeding toward the Brachiosaurus, two Momousagi Army officers saluted Gion who was trying to stop them, then turned to face Sakazuki and shouted in unison.
"Admiral Sakazuki, if it means destroying the Beast Pirates, our deaths are a small price to pay!"
After a brief pause, they straightened their backs and raised their hands again.
"LOYALTY!"
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