Queen's face turned deathly pale as he pleaded, "Admiral Raleigh, I was wrong—"
Thud.
The razor-sharp Minazuki Munechika pierced through Queen's body, its tip protruding from the other side.
Streams of blood trickled down the blade, dripping steadily onto the ground.
Queen's expression twisted with desperation.
Knowing Raleigh would not spare him, he resolved to fight with everything he had.
The power of his Zoan-type Devil Fruit surged forth, a long roar echoing his unwillingness and struggle.
Minazuki Munechika embedded in Queen's body began to shrink, squeezed by his bulging muscles.
Raleigh's expression remained unchanged as he effortlessly pulled the sword free.
Zoan-type Devil Fruit Ability users possessed freakish survivability after awakening their powers.
Wounds that would be fatal to other ability users were not insurmountable for them—only severing their heads would truly end them.
Queen transformed into a massive yellow brachiosaurus, his arms thickening into sturdy, scale-covered dragon claws.
Clutching at the sliver of hope for survival, he fiercely launched an attack at Raleigh.
"Black Coffee!"
His elongated dragon claws stretched out, aiming to crush Raleigh in his grasp.
Yet, Raleigh's figure drifted like a gentle breeze, always just beyond Queen's reach.
"Queen, after all these years apart, it seems you've made no progress under Kaido's command."
Suddenly, Raleigh positioned the Cursed Blade Murasame directly in the path of Queen's right arm.
Even without moving, Queen's momentum drove his arm straight into the blade.
Thump.
A severed arm fell from the sky, and a pool of blood spread across the ground.
Queen gasped for breath, his time running out.
Any further delay would strip him of even the slightest chance.
His enormous dragon head lunged toward Raleigh, jaws widening into a bloodthirsty maw.
A dangerous, golden light flickered within.
Queen had integrated a laser cannon into his body, allowing him to strike when his opponents least expected.
This move had once defeated many who underestimated him.
But just as an ant, no matter how evolved, remains no match for a human, the laser blast struck Raleigh's body—yet the expected explosion never came.
The beam passed through him as if through a thin mist, vanishing into the sky.
Logia Devil Fruit—Elemental Transformation!
Queen stood frozen, mouth agape.
He—perhaps everyone—had grown so accustomed to Raleigh's overwhelming strength that they'd forgotten he was a Logia user.
In the past, Raleigh never dodged, meeting force with force and enduring every attack was his style.
But there was no time left for Queen to process this. A hand coated in Armament Haki pressed against his forehead.
Queen tried to resist, a brilliant light flaring in his eyes—
Crack.
The sound of an eggshell breaking rang out.
Queen's body stiffened instantly, the glowing laser in his eyes flickering out one by one.
Advanced Application of Armament Haki—Internal Destruction.
What seemed like a light blow had completely scrambled Queen's brain into mush.
Raleigh jumped back onto his own battleship, letting Queen's corpse fall freely through the air.
Almost simultaneously, everyone on the battlefield sensed the conclusion of this fight and turned their heads to look.
Upon seeing the freely falling corpse, the Navy side showed no excitement.
Because in their view, aside from Sakazuki and Kaido, Raleigh could instantly defeat anyone else present.
But the Pirate side felt entirely different.
Whether it was Kaido, King, or Jack, they were all filled with rage.
For the Beasts Pirates, Queen was not just one of the Disasters—he was also their top scientist.
Although the Pirates' understanding of technology remained at the most basic level, everyone knew it was Queen who provided them with effective weapons and equipment.
Force was only temporary, but what technology left behind could be preserved forever.
Now, such a top-tier scientist, weapons manufacturer, and anatomist had been effortlessly eliminated by Raleigh like a mere insect.
Boom!
Kaido flew into a complete rage.
He abandoned his entanglement with Sakazuki and sprinted toward the battleships by the shore.
"Boro Breath!" Kaido directly transformed into his Azure Dragon Form, opening his jaws wide to launch an attack.
However, Sakazuki was not there to spectate.
Thud!
Kaido's head was firmly pressed to the ground by a massive magma hand, causing the Bolo Breath to explode directly inside his mouth.
"Roar!!"
Sakazuki showed no mercy. He raised his enormous fist and smashed it fiercely onto Kaido's head.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Seizing the opportunity, Sakazuki hammered Kaido's head three times in succession, leaving him dizzy and disoriented, unable to mount an effective defense.
"Kaido-san!" "Lord Kaido!"
The tremendous noise prompted King in the sky and Jack on the beach to cry out in alarm.
They instantly unleashed formidable combat power, forcing their opponents back. Even at the cost of taking a hit, they were determined to aid Kaido.
"Sixty Million Volts—Thunder Dragon!"
"Ultimate Cannon!"
Both attacks landed squarely on King and Jack, but relying on their awakened Zoan-type Devil Fruit abilities, they stubbornly withstood the blows.
"Karyudon!"
"Mammoth Impact!"
Jack, transformed into a mammoth, arrived at the battlefield first.
His sharp tusks pierced through the rocky surface of the magma giant, and with a powerful heave, he flung the giant into the air.
Immediately afterward, an attack from the sky descended upon the magma giant.
Scorching flames, along with the katana enveloped within them, melted the giant's body.
The two paid no heed to the effectiveness of their attacks or their own wounds, hastily helping Kaido to his feet.
"Kaido-san, are you alright?" "Lord Kaido, how are you?"
After the magma giant melted away, Sakazuki's figure emerged from the flowing lava.
Though King's flames were formidable, they were powerless against Sakazuki's Magma-Magma Fruit.
Moreover, Sakazuki's strength was not something King could match.