The Conqueror's Haki-infused fist was like a surging tide, its powerful wind carrying the pressure of top-tier Conqueror's Haki, a shocking force rushing forward.
Charlotte's long hair fluttered in the wind, her entire body seemingly standing in the midst of a storm.
At this moment, the Homies gathered around her body roared as if their souls were being pierced by the Conqueror's Haki.
"Hm? What are you doing? All of you, be quiet!"
Charlotte noticed that Napoleon, Zeus, and Prometheus in her hands were trembling violently, and a look of ferocity appeared in her eyes, a strong malicious aura emanating from her body.
In reality, these so-called "Homies" were souls extracted by Charlotte using her Soul-Soul Fruit ability, and then these souls were attached to and resided in various objects, giving them a 'living characteristic' state.
And the ones she carried with her were the three strongest Homies.
At this moment, her body suddenly erupted with intense power, counteracting the Conqueror's Haki pressure, finally causing the three Homies around her to quiet down slightly.
Immediately after, she gripped Napoleon with both hands, swinging the sword with monstrous strength, fiercely slashing at Kenji's straightforward, heavy punch.
In an instant, the heavy punch and Napoleon clashed in mid-air.
Buzz— Click-clack— Boom!!
The fist, shimmering with Conqueror's Haki, and the sword briefly stalemated, then this special soul construct—Napoleon—snapped directly in half, shattered by the sheer force of the punch.
A crisp metallic 'clack' sound of breaking echoed, and the broken half of the blade flew far away.
The heavy punch broke through the snapped sword, striking Charlotte's chest, leaving a deep indentation.
"Ngh!"
Charlotte grunted, her entire body flying in a parabolic arc, finally falling far into the Giant village— the village of Warriors 'Western Village'.
The immense impact caused the entire gigantic village to tremble slightly, and even the Rainbow Bridge connecting the Sun World to the sea in the distance shook, showing slight signs of collapsing.
"Steel Balloon... It's indeed a bit troublesome to deal with." Kenji retracted his fist, a wry smile on his face.
Previously, he relied on [Iron Body] and [Steel Balloon] to directly withstand the Conqueror's Haki impact, and now it was his turn to encounter [Steel Balloon].
At this point, he roughly understood what his opponents must have felt.
Rumble... Rumble... Rumble!
The slight tremor of the ground continued.
On the other side, the Charlotte Family members had just seen Charlotte's body fly over their heads and had not yet fully recovered.
"Mama... was sent flying?"
"That Marine can actually send Mama flying head-on? Is he a melee expert like 'Marine Hero' Garp?"
"He's an Admiral, after all!"
"Stop talking nonsense, hurry and go rescue Mama!"
In the arena, apart from Katakuri and others who were intensely fighting Sakazuki and Magellan, the rest of the Charlotte Family, after recovering, scrambled to their feet and ran towards where Charlotte had fallen.
Then, they noticed the ground continuously rumbling and, turning their heads. They saw a group of Giant warriors running madly.
These muscle-bound giant warriors were even more anxious than them, shouting as they ran.
"The 'Evil God' has entered the village! Hurry and drive her away!"
"Hey! Haven't you eaten? All of you, run faster! Don't let that 'Evil God' destroy our houses!"
"No way, that's my new house I just built this month!"
The giants' full-force running made the ground shake even more violently than before.
Among them, some giant warriors, while running, turned their heads and glared fiercely at Kenji, indignantly saying.
"Why do we suffer losses when you fight?!"
"Drive all these people away! Elbaph is not a place where outsiders can do as they please!"
The Marines and Charlotte Family members present were simultaneously targeted by the enraged giant warriors.
However, these Viking-dressed giant warriors hadn't had time to act before a figure suddenly rushed towards them from the front.
It was Charlotte Linlin.
At this moment, she had used her Soul-Soul Fruit ability to repair Napoleon, and was now rushing forward with the sword in hand, her bloodshot eyes fixed on Kenji in the distance.
"Don't block my way! All of you, get out of my way!"
Facing the charging giant warriors, her steps did not slow down at all. She continued her unstoppable charge.
Soon, the giant warriors closed in, each swinging their massive weapons down, while Charlotte, looking impatient, casually swung her sword.
Bang... Bang... Bang...
Napoleon continuously slashed, sending giant warriors flying one after another.
Charlotte's momentum did not weaken due to the giants' obstruction. Instead, her power grew even stronger.
By the time she reached the village entrance, she was like a charging rocket, ready to send anything in her path flying.
"Waaah! Get out of the way, don't block Mama!"
The Charlotte Family members were scared out of their wits by Charlotte's frenzied appearance, scrambling to their feet to clear the path, their legs at this moment almost completely drained of strength.
"Hakai!"
While running, Charlotte raised Napoleon, covering the sword with Prometheus.
In the final stretch towards Kenji, she leaped high into the air, her top-tier Conqueror's Haki wrapped around the sword's edge, slashing down from mid-air.
Crack! Boom!
The moment the sword slashed down, Zeus in the sky aimed at Kenji below and attacked, a thick bolt of lightning suddenly striking down.
"I feel... this level of lightning can be blocked by just [Steel Balloon]."
Kenji clenched his right fist, Conqueror's Haki shimmering, and met the sharp sword slashing down from the air.
At the same time, he raised his left arm, his palm not covered by any Haki, intending to withstand the attack with [Steel Balloon]'s defense, to slightly test this trait.
The next moment, the lightning light struck.
Boom! Zzzzzzt!
The thick pillar of lightning fiercely struck Kenji's raised left hand, then exploded, dense currents scattering like tiny snakes in the air.
And Kenji's left hand, which had endured the thunderous blow, did not even show a single charred mark.
However, he had no time to check, as his Conqueror's Haki-infused right fist had already violently collided with the flaming sword in mid-air.
Oomph!
Dark red light exploded, large patches of Haki traces swirled and shattered the surrounding ground, and surging energy kicked up endless dust.
The exploding dark red Conqueror's Haki rapidly spread, instantly sweeping across the battlefield.
For a moment, it was as if countless thunderclaps erupted from flat ground, and the earth began to shake violently.
And those outside the arena, whether they wanted to or not, had been drawn into it, unable to escape.