Rox Pirates.
As Rox finished speaking, the Golden Lion beside him grinned and stepped forward, raising his right hand and flicking his fingers downward.
A dense array of pirate ships plunged toward God Valley, crushing countless slaves in the outer defenses and hastily dispatched naval branches.
This was not the end. After crashing onto the ground, countless pirates leaped from the decks, engaging in fierce combat with the ground forces.
Rox and his crew, meanwhile, were heading towards the palace deepest within the island.
"Buddha Shockwave!"
A booming voice echoed, followed by a golden shockwave hundreds of meters wide, shattering the sound barrier and shooting towards Rox and his crew.
"Kura-kura-kura-kura, Sengoku, is it?"
*Hum!*
A clang sounded as Whitebeard leaped forward, his right fist enveloped in a fist-sized white aura. He swung his fist at the shockwave.
*Crack! Crack!*
Cracks appeared in the air before him, and an endless force of vibration erupted forward, colliding with the shockwave.
*Boom!*
Like thunder from a clear sky, the impact created a giant crater hundreds of meters in diameter. A strong gust of wind swept through, dispersing the smoke.
The two forces had finally clashed head-on...
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"Bru-bru, bru-bru."
A Den Den Mushi in the palace rang. The robust Gorosei picked up the call.
"Sengoku is not here. I am a Gorosei. What is it, speak."
"Ah! Gorosei-sama, the Buster Call fleet is about to reach God Valley. Please give your instructions."
"Await orders."
"Yes!"
Outside God Valley, the slave army and the dispatched Marines had already suffered heavy casualties. After all, one side was the ferocious pirates of the New World, and the other was merely slaves and naval branches from the four seas.
Resisting two waves of assault was already difficult enough, but then the unexpected happened.
Just as the defense line was about to be breached, the previously clear blue sky and white clouds changed. The sky turned a fiery red, as magnificent as a sunset cloud.
Countless pirates looked up at the sky in confusion. As the red clouds were pierced by numerous small dots, everyone's expression drastically changed, and they scrambled to escape.
"Hey, hey, no way, what a joke!"
"How the hell can something like that fall from the sky!"
"Quick, take cover!"
"Quick!!!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom..."
Giant lava fists descended from the sky like falling meteorites, crashing fiercely into the chaotic pirates. Those hit had no time to even scream before they were dissolved by the magma.
Upon impact with the ground, all the magma exploded, destroying everything in its path. Even more terrifying was the magma's potent corrosive and toxic properties.
"Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh!"
"Save me!!!"
"Help me!!!"
"Please, take me! Take me!"
Piercing screams echoed continuously. Anything touched dissolved, and countless pirates were reduced to mangled remains.
The continuously falling lava fists in the sky mercilessly reaped life after life. In a short period, thirty percent of the attacking pirates had vanished, completely dissolved by the magma.
The fiery red sky and the lava on the ground mirrored each other.
At this moment, this place felt less like the mortal world and more like...
Hell!!!!
Meanwhile, the Marines from the four sea branches began to cheer excitedly. This lava, they were all too familiar with it!
"Lava! It's lava!"
"Rear Admiral Sakazuki!!! He's here!!!"
"Hahahahaha!!!!"
"Brothers, hold the line! Support has arrived!!"
"Ooooh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The last lava fist landed in front of and behind the defense line. A wave of Observation Haki swept across, and a furious voice boomed upon seeing the heavily injured Marines.
"Still too late, I suppose."
"Damn scum of the sea."
"Lava Billion Dead Burial Array!!!!"
With a roar, the last lava fist that landed on the ground transformed into Sakazuki's form. Following this, countless magma erupted from the ground, forming lava giants four meters tall.
They charged towards the pirates!