Kalifa wiped the corner of her mouth, smirking.
Before Nami or Sniper King could react, she launched a barrage of bubbles.
"Move!" Nami shouted, spinning her Clima-Tact, trying to block and redirect the attacks.
Sniper King fired his flame star, but Kalifa twisted in the air, dodging.
"Dammit…" Nami muttered, barely avoiding a bubble that exploded behind her.
Kalifa's eyes glowed with intensity. "I said, don't underestimate me!" She blew a massive kiss towards them. Hundreds of deadly bubbles shot out like bullets.
Sniper King leaped backward, firing rapidly, but Kalifa was too fast. She vanished and reappeared above him, spinning in the air.
"Kick of Death!"
Usopp screamed and dive out of the way.
The kick rocked the room. Nami and Sniper King were thrown backward, coughing and shielding themselves. The walls cracked, and shards of stone and glass flew everywhere.
Nami groaned, holding her head. "We… we can't keep this up…"
Sniper King coughed, shaking his head. "She's too fast… too strong…"
Kalifa brush off her skirt.
"Pathetic. You think you can stop me?"
She lunged, faster than their eyes could follow, firing bubbles like bullets. Nami swings her Clima-Tact, trying to intercept, but the sheer number of bubbles made it impossible.
Sniper King fire flame star again trying to slow down kalifa but she dodged them all.
The room became a chaos of smoke, sparks, and flying debris.
"No… no way…" Nami gasped, spinning to deflect another wave of exploding bubbles. One grazed her shoulder, burning her. She fell to her knees, coughing.
"We… we can't keep going…" Sniper King said breathlessly.
Kalifa stood over them, her grin sinister. "Pathetic. You're finished."
Nami chuckled. "You're right… let's finish this."
Suddenly, thunder clouds started forming above the room.
"When did you set this up?" Sniper King asked.
"Meanwhile, I was dodging for my life," Nami replied, smirking.
Kalifa took a step back, eyes wide. "What is this?!"
Clima-Tact—Lightning Dragon Tempo!
The attack slammed into Kalifa head-on. The force tore through the room, walls cracking and debris flying everywhere.
Sniper King grabbed Nami, and they leapt just as the building began collapsing behind them.
Nami and Sniper King landed on the floor below.
"I guess that's it," Sniper King said. "But wait… we forgot the key."
Nami pulled the key out of her pocket. "You mean this key?"
"Awesome, Nami. I mean, young lady," Sniper King said.
Suddenly, the air around them heated up.
A sinister voice boomed, "You think that would stop me?"
Kalifa had transformed. Her body twisted into a slug-like form, six tails writhing behind her.
She loomed over them.
"Damn… damn…" Nami whispered.
She looked like a giant slug.
Sniper King swallowed hard. "Gulp."
BOOM!
A wall collapsed nearby.
Emma and Noah stepped out of the smoke.
"Are you guys okay?" Emma asked.
Nami pointed at Kalifa.
"Ew… that's a huge slug!"Emma said.
"Two more pests for me to crush," Kalifa hissed.
Nami looked at Noah. "Okay… Noah, go and take her down."
"I think I'll sit this one out," Noah said. "I used too much power against those CP5 guys."
"What… you two defeated all five of them?" Sniper King shouted.
Emma drew her blades. "Looks like it's three versus one for now."
"I'll help if it comes to it," Noah said.
Emma nodded.
Kalifa attacks.
"Acid spit!"
Emma dodged. Nami and Usopp hid behind Noah.
Noah sighed and reflected the attack.
Emma rushed in, cutting one of Kalifa's tails.
Kalifa screamed in pain. "How dare you!"
Emma attacked again and again.
Tail after tail, she sliced them off one by one.
Kalifa roared. A powerful shockwave slammed Emma to the ground.
Emma got up and attacked. Kalifa blocked with one of her tails and struck back.
"Acid Tail!"
Emma backflipped out of the way, sliding back.
"Be careful!" Noah said, observing the fight.
Nami and Usopp cheered from behind him.
"Go, Emma! Go, Emma! Go!"
"Shouldn't you two be helping her?" Noah asked.
Kalifa attacks again.
"Sea of acid" Kalifa roared.
A wave of acid launched from her mouth and melts the entire floor!
"What the hell?!" Emma yelled, distracted.
Kalifa swings her tail down, hitting Emma. The acid burned her skin.
Noah reached for his sword.
"Don't," Emma said. "I'll defeat her on my own, Captain."
Emma got up and attacks.
"Dance of the Ghost Maiden!"
She disappeared.
Slash. Slash. Slash. Slash. Slash.
Kalifa screamed in pain. "Where did she go?!"
Emma slid back, breathing hard. All of Kalifa's tails drop to the ground.
Kalifa screamed, "My tails! How dare youuuuuu!" The ground shook with the force of her roar.
Noah unsheathed his sword.
"You're making too much noise,end her now, or I will,"Noah said.
"All right, Captain," Emma replied.
She dashed toward Kalifa.
"Dance of the Ghost Maiden—Twisted Romance!"
Emma moved faster than light, slashing Kalifa a thousand times in a second.
Kalifa dropped to the ground, dead.
"Do you guys have any salt?" Usopp said, peeking out, "Just to make sure."
Emma sheathed her blades.
"Now let's catch up to Luffy," Noah said, walking away.
"Wait for me, Captain!" Emma shouted, running to keep up.
Nami and Usopp followed behind, dust kicking up under their feet.