The Moment Battle Began

"I'm so bored."

Behind the Royal Highlands, Gladius stood there listlessly, looking at the scenery before him with a somewhat lonely expression. "There are Fighting Fish here, how could they possibly not appear from this side?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the wall behind him exploded, and a figure appeared there. "What an annoyance. They made me guard the back door. They said we might have to leave from the back later. I don't even know where that guy named Gladius is."

As the smoke cleared, a figure appeared and met Gladius's gaze.

"Who are you?"

Alken looked at the other person, Gladius pointed to himself and said, "I am Gladius."

"Isn't this just a coincidence..."

Alken smiled happily. "I heard your ability is also explosive?"

"The battle has begun."

Ace yawned, sat on the shore, looking somewhat bored, and held a heart in his hand.

Aren't you going to fight?

Caesar sat down next to him and asked helplessly.

Ace shrugged and said, "The president said he doesn't need me. My responsibility is to take charge of any potential Admiral who might appear."

"Admiral?"

Caesar panicked and said, "The Admiral. How are we going to escape then?"

"Run?"

Ace laughed and said, "If there really is Admiral, we won't run away."

Mahbais looked at Heckle in front of him with a very wary expression. He knew that the other party was the president of Baroque Works and had heard that Ace had left the Whitebeard Pirates and joined his crew.

Although there is intelligence that Heckle rescued Ace when he was pursuing a traitor in the Whitebeard Pirates, which is why he received Ace's help.

Moreover, Heckle has never shown his strength; whether it was Vice Admiral or Shichibukai, it was his Giant Beast that defeated them.

Therefore, Heckle's strength has always been a mystery.

However, the fact that he can command Giant Beast and have Ace as his subordinate means that he is not weak.

That's why we can only win by defeating him.

Based on my own abilities, I have won enough.

"Die."

Mahbais leaped into the air, then spread his arms and shouted, "Ten thousand tons of hell, Mahabez!"

Mahbais's weight instantly reached 10,000 tons before he plummeted from the sky.

boom.

He slammed heavily onto the ground, causing the soil to crack and the ground to cave in. Waves of energy rolled outwards, and the surrounding walls and houses collapsed.

This is the weight of ten thousand tons falling instantly from a great height, combined with gravity, it is extremely terrifying.

"Ahem, did you dodge it?"

Mahbais, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, slowly stood up. His abilities were insufficient to completely erase the impact, and the blow caused him considerable pain.

He looked at Heckle not far away, who appeared in the distance and dodged the attack range.

"Running this far in an instant? That's incredibly fast." Mahbais's expression turned grim upon seeing this, and he sneered, "But are you going to run? If you do, I'll kill your companions."

Mahbais immediately reduced his weight and attempted to fly into the sky, intending to attack Hack, who was fighting Lao G in the distance.

But just as he took flight, Heckle appeared in front of him and threw a punch that landed on his head.

boom.

The punch struck Mahbais directly in the head. The immense force, combined with Armament Haki, shattered his skull, causing his brains to splatter.

Bang.

Mahbais regained his weight, fell from the sky, and landed heavily in the distance. His head lolled to the side; he was dead beyond any doubt.

"What an idiot."

Heckle cracked his knuckles and said, "Your ability is the Ton-Ton Fruit, which is my superior fruit, but you only know how to attack using your weight. Do you know where my ability came from? It was taken back from the last idiot who only knew how to do that, after the president killed him."

"Furthermore, do not attack other people's companions, otherwise they will not hold back."

Heckle shook his head, walked over to Mahbais, picked him up, and said, "I'll go find the president. Can he take care of you?"

"Leave it to me."

Hack answered from a distance, Heckle turned and walked toward the huge stone statue in the distance.

If I walk over there myself, the president should be able to handle him.

But after walking only a few steps, Heckle suddenly stopped. A figure flew past his ear and crashed heavily in the distance.

"Sorry, I'm no match for him."

Hack lay in the ruins, blood trickling from his mouth.

"What happened?"

Heckle glanced behind him, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Standing there was not the same old Lao G who was nearing death, but a burly figure.

"The Earth Monk Fist I practice can restore me to my peak condition."

Lao G stretched his body and said with a smile, "Let this old man play with you for a bit."

"Very good."

Heckle turned around, tossed Mahbais aside, looked at Lao G, and said, "I haven't had my fill since the start of the operation, but hopefully this time I can give it a try."

"We'll just hand your body over to the president then."

Heckle clenched his fist, and his figure vanished in an instant.

Meanwhile, Cecilia and Baby5 are also fighting.

Baby5's right hand suddenly transformed into a spear, aimed at Cecilia, and then pulled the trigger.

Bang.

The bullet was fired and aimed at Cecilia.

Swoosh.

However, Cecilia had already disappeared and appeared next to Baby5, kicking Baby5's body.

"Very good."

Baby5 also raised her leg and pulled it out, but halfway through, her leg turned into a blade.

clang.

The leg and the knife collided, producing a metallic clang.

Baby5's expression immediately changed, and a sharp pain shot through her entire leg. "How could this be?"

"How can there still be people in the New World who don't know Armament Haki?"

Cecilia smiled coldly and kicked out again, aiming for baby5's head.

But at that moment, Baby5 suddenly transformed into a missile and exploded with a bang as Cecilia's leg landed on her.

A huge explosion occurred.

Baby5 shattered into pieces, and four or five fragments slowly coalesced on the ground, taking on her likeness.

"Armament Haki? I don't know it, but there's more than one way to fight."

Baby snorted, but her gaze sharpened slightly. As the smoke cleared, Cecilia appeared not far away.

At this moment, she had transformed into Ostrich Human, using her wings to shield her body and, combined with Armament Haki, to block the attack.

"Is he still alive?"

Baby5 looked grim, but then laughed. "But you don't look too good."

Blood was seeping from Cecilia's abdomen, and the wounds from her battle with Vergo had reopened.

"That's enough to deal with you."

Cecilia said coldly.

boom.

Buffalo stopped again, fell from the sky, and crashed to the ground.

"You rascal."

Buffalo stood up angrily and lunged at Robin with his tall frame.

Buffalo was the tallest member of the Donquixote Family, taller than Diamante and Trebol, standing at a full four and a half meters tall.

But at this moment, Robin's upper body appeared on Buffalo's back and neck, and then eight arms extended from the upper body's arms, respectively hugging Buffalo's neck and legs.

"Fall down."

As Robin spoke, Buffalo collapsed to the ground with a clatter, unconscious.

She clapped her hands and looked into the distance, wondering if she could be of any help.

But then, a voice came from afar, "Death Stardust."