When the Music Ended

Trafalgar!

Just as Luo swung his sword and sliced a Marine Major into pieces, another Marine Vice Admiral roared and pounced on him.

"Ah, can the Vice Admiral's Haki be cut through?"

Luo said with a smile.

However, he had no intention of trying it out. Just as the Vice Admiral leaped up and brought his greatsword down, Luo lightly flicked his finger.

His body had vanished into thin air.

"Oops!"

The Vice Admiral's eyes widened.

"Since you dared to trespass into my room, you must have been prepared, right?"

Luo appeared behind the Vice Admiral, placing his hands on the unfortunate man's back. "Cardiopulmonary shock!"

Crack!

The electric shock, delivered directly to the deepest part of the body by the power, is difficult even for those with Haki to withstand.

"Whoa!!!"

The lieutenant Vice Admiral could only scream in agony.

"It looks like we've won again this time."

Black Maria casually wielded her massive weapon, the Wheel-Entering Monk, blasting away a group of Marines. She smiled and said, "As expected of Sirius, even Kizaru was severely injured by him."

"Let's work hard to clean up the battlefield!"

Time has passed, Sirius and his companions have been at sea for three years. He has become stronger, and so have his companions.

Today, Vice Admiral high-ranking naval officers are no longer insurmountable obstacles for their comrades.

"Are you kidding me? How could someone actually do something like that?"

Utterly disheveled, Crocodile, lying on his back, struggled to sit up. He stammered in disbelief, "Black Wolf —this guy—"

It's incredibly powerful!

Does that brat really possess power comparable to Whitebeard?

I can't win, there's absolutely no way I can beat such a monster!

But Pluton, as long as one can obtain Pluton--

"Is there anything you're wondering about?"

Jack strolled closer. "Sirius is going to be the Pirate King! It's only natural that he can do something like this."

Pirate King?

Crocodile's eyes darkened. "To become king, it's me!"

He roared and lunged at Jack.

"You think you can take me on?" Jack scoffed.

They were completely powerless against him, yet they have the audacity to call themselves the Pirate King?

"You're too weak, Crocodile!!"

Without any mercy, Jack sent Crocodile flying with a single punch.

Crocodile collapsed to the ground.

He gritted his teeth.

Yes, I feel so weak right now.

When exactly was it?

When exactly did it begin to weaken?

When exactly did it start that he couldn't even use his Haki anymore?

When exactly did I begin to feel fear?

"Let me end your life, you pathetic weakling."

Jack clenched his right fist, "Seven thousand watts - straight punch!"

"I won't die!!"

Roaring, the Crocodile brandished the Golden Hook in its left hand.

This time, however, the hook was entangled with invisible fluctuations.

Boom!!

As expected, the Crocodile was blasted away once again.

"Hmm? You can use Haki?"

Jack was somewhat surprised.

Why didn't you use it before?

"Guhahahaha! Guhahahaha!"

The Crocodile lying on the ground suddenly burst into laughter. "I guess I really have been doing stupid things for a long time. I should thank you, you elephant bastard."

"Oh?" Jack raised an eyebrow.

"As a reward, I'll suck you dry!!"

Boom boom boom boom boom!

The enormous robot stood still, its numerous cannons continuously firing laser beams, bombarding the ground and altering the terrain.

"Brother Sakazuki, what should we do now?"

Chaton was so enraged by the commotion that he jumped up and down, yelling, "My suggestion is to retreat!"

He had no way to deal with that giant iron weight; Borsalino was getting brutally beaten and didn't even know how badly he was injured.

The Shichibukai Crocodile was even more pathetic, getting beaten so badly by Black Wolf's subordinates that he was almost powerless to fight back, and the officers and soldiers he brought were also massacred.

Although Sakazuki, with his only advantage, has suppressed his opponent, ending the battle won't be so easy.

"Are you kidding me!"

Akainu roared, "Justice cannot be abandoned halfway!"

This isn't a matter of giving up halfway, Sakazuki.

Chaton is having a headache.

"Borsalino! If you're not dead, get the hell over here!" Akainu roared.

Almost instantly, light gathered around him, and Kizaru appeared.

However, at this point, Kizaru should be described as a "red ape".

Covered in blood, it looked extremely horrifying.

Who would have thought?

He was panting heavily, then sighed, "Black Wolf suddenly learned Observation Haki to Future Sight, which was a huge surprise to me."

"Enough with the nonsense!"

Akainu looked up at Sirius, who was looking down at him, and said, "Since you're still alive, you can handle the White Wolf. I'll deal with the Black Wolf."

"I have no idea how long I can keep going."

Kizaru managed a strained smile.

The injuries on his body's surface were secondary; the injuries from within were the most serious.

Is Akainu the next opponent?

Sirius narrowed his eyes.

The next round is still not easy.

Kizaru was indeed severely injured, and he probably wouldn't be able to defeat Yamato in a head-on fight.

However, if he continues to use cowardly tactics, Yamato, who cannot Observation Haki to Future Sight, will find it difficult to defeat him quickly.

But at that moment, Black's voice suddenly came from his sensor.

"Captain, we're running out of energy."

Sirius turned his head and looked at the giant robot that was still bombarding and chasing Chaton everywhere.

Indeed, with such unrestrained bombing, it's normal for energy to be depleted.

In that case...

"Let's retreat."

Sirius, "Black, tell everyone to evacuate."

"Clear."

Everyone received the command via the sensors.

You're so lucky.

Jack glanced at the Crocodile standing trembling in front of him, then snorted coldly and turned to leave without looking back.

"Hey! Mammoth! What do you mean?!" Crocodile roared in frustration.

"If you're not happy, see you in the New World." That was all Jack left behind.

Crocodile's expression shifted between anger and uncertainty.

New World-

"Come here, everyone."

On the other side, Luo and the others' retreat was much simpler. They had everyone approach him, and then he released a huge ROOM. In just an instant, everyone appeared on the Sirius's shoulder.

Luo kept the room open, then waved his hand and brought Jack up as well.

"Captain, the crew is assembled," Black's voice rang out.

Sirius slightly, his body shrinking as he landed beside Yamato, stepping onto the ice she had created. "Time to retreat."

"Huh?"

Yamato was disappointed. "Are we leaving already?"

"The objective has been achieved," Sirius said with a smile.

Kizaru blinked. "Are we going to retreat?"

"That's really good news," Chaton said sincerely.

"Don't even think about running!"

But Akainu persisted, shouting, "Lava Burst!!"

A supervolcano erupted, and lava instantly blotted out the sky.

Sirius smiled.

"Don't get in the way."

The giant's chest lit up, its dazzling light like another sun in the sky.

At the same time, the translucent sphere quietly enveloped Sirius and his companion.

"Final Annihilation Cannon!"

An unprecedentedly huge and dazzling beam of light crashed down, colliding directly with Akainu's magma.

The heavens and earth roared, and the massive explosion nearly blew everything around it away. Even King Cobra and the others who were watching from afar were blown to the ground and rolled around.

After the flames of the explosion finally subsided, there was no trace of Sirius and his group ahead.

"Hateful!!"

Akainu gritted his teeth and roared in fury.