Hum—
Before they could even collide, their terrifying Haki clashed first, vibrations and space interacting with each other.
Crack, crack, crack—!!!
White fractures spread through the air, as if space itself were about to shatter. Countless sections of ground flipped over!!!
"What the... If this deadlock keeps up, Fish-Man Island will definitely split apart!!!"
"They're really going all out!!!"
Staring at the massive shockwaves from the clash, Crocodile's expression turned grim. She raised a hand, summoning a sandstorm to weaken the lingering force and stabilize the ground.
This was something Austin had instructed her to do long ago.
The Whitebeard Pirates also seemed to realize this, each using their own methods to dissipate as much of the clashing shockwaves as possible.
Only Mihawk stood at the bow of the Oro Jackson, arms folded over his chest, his sharp eyes fixed intently on the clash in midair.
Was this a clash between the world's top powerhouses?
I really want to try it...
The gap between me and the pinnacle of this world.
Yoru trembled faintly at that moment, as if responding to Mihawk's feelings, yearning to be swung toward the highest throne in the world.
Austin stood above, Whitebeard below, while Ace and Murakumogiri collided in midair.
The situation fell into a deadlock.
It greatly resembled the earth-shattering collision between Roger and Whitebeard in the waters of Wano Country all those years ago.
Only, back then, Austin could only cling to a tree trunk to keep from being blown away by the shockwaves. Now, he had become one of the central figures in the clash.
"Getting old, Whitebeard? To think you'd be deadlocked with a former little brat~"
Austin gripped Ace in both hands. His terrifying monstrous strength, supreme Conqueror's Haki, Ryou, and the Power of Spatial Annihilation—
He had practically