The Thirteenth Chapter: Assault! The Battle Against Sengoku! The Might of the Buddha

A certain sea area in the Calm Belt between the New World and the West Blue.

Several enormous warships moved forward slowly.

"Great Eruption!"

A massive, mountain-sized Magma Fist slammed heavily onto the enormous creature, half of which was protruding from the sea.

The intense heat was so intense that the behemoth didn't even have time to scream before half of its body was melted, and a strong smell of burning spread across the sea.

Boom!

The enormous creature crashed into the sea with a deafening roar, creating a colossal wave.

What are you still standing there for?

The thick smoke billowing from Sakazuki's arm, whose shoulder bore the rank of colonel, dissipated. "Row faster!"

The sailors, as if waking from a dream, rowed vigorously, slightly increasing the speed of the somewhat oversized naval warships.

That's the trouble with sailing in the Calm Belt; relying entirely on human rowing makes the journey incredibly slow, and there are also frequent attacks from Sea Beast.

Sakazuki walked to the bow of the ship, looked at his teacher who had remained silent, and his voice, brimming with the same fervor as his power, burst forth, "Teacher Zephyr, finally! Finally, we're going to face that guy again!"

He will never forget that crushing defeat more than a year ago.

Despite being a righteous army, they were routed by pirates like stray dogs and could only flee in disarray.

"Seriously, I've been waiting for ages!"

Zephyr clenched his remaining left fist tightly, his clothes stretched taut by the bulging muscles, as if he wanted to burst the air.

"Roa!!"

The voice carried a hatred and murderous intent akin to that of a vengeful demon crawling out of hell.

"Accelerate! Keep accelerating!"

In a certain area of West Blue, a jet-black pterosaur flapped its wings and soared into the sky.

On the back of the pterosaur sat a short, chubby boy.

The boy's eyes were lifeless, as if he had lost his mind.

And inside his body.

"Oh! It's so nice, a portable castle villa, so nice!"

Roa looked around in surprise, "With a few more household items, we could practically live here permanently."

"Having always lived inside someone else's body,"

Abel chuckled. "It feels a bit nauseous."

"Hmph, I didn't ask you to come in!"

On the sofa to the side sat a second Bege, who gave a haughty snort in response to Abel's assessment.

Bege can create a second version of himself inside his body, thereby controlling everything within it, while the original Becky becomes a manipulated puppet.

"Fufufufu, don't be angry, Bege!"

Doflamingo, his good friend, patted Bege on the shoulder and said with a grin, "If they don't want to, don't you still have me?"

Bege lowered her eyes. That bastard used me like a warehouse and dared to say that!

Just wait, I am not yet strong, but when I am, things will change!

"However, Boss,"

Bullet, who was sitting quietly cross-legged on the ground to the side, suddenly spoke up, "Won't letting them participate in the war be a hindrance?"

They were referring to Doflamingo, Bege, and Moria, who had remained silent throughout.

"It doesn't matter,"

Roa said nonchalantly, "Sengoku's forces are only a few Vice Admiral, plus that Flash Man from last year. There's nothing to be afraid of. It's good to let Doflamingo, Bege, and Moria get used to our fighting intensity."

After all, the Navy only wanted to send them back to the New World; the forces they brought weren't enough.

Ultimately, the navy's strength was indeed stretched thin in this era.

"Fufufufu! It's finally my turn to show off my skills!"

Doflamingo wasn't afraid at all. He was joking; with the Poneglyph armor, the Battle Suit, and Bege, what did he have to fear?

He even had the nerve to comfort his younger brother, "Don't worry, Bege, I'll protect you."

"... good."

Bege nodded with some difficulty.

The enemy is Marine Admiral.

For the Capone Family, a Marine Branch is already a level that requires careful consideration, while Marine Admiral is basically the pinnacle of the navy.

Moria shared similar feelings with him.

Not being familiar with anyone, Moria could only sit quietly to the side, wiping his knife.

But there's no other choice but to go for it, right?

Cheer up!

Roa laughed and said, "This time the goal isn't to kill Sengoku. I've already said, this trip is just to make peace with them."

"Have fun."

Not far from the port city of World Government Member States in the West Blue, there is the 421st Naval Branch Base.

At this moment, several enormous warships, far beyond the size of those in the West Blue, were docked in the port of this base.

On the top floor of the branch's base building, the branch's base commander stood respectfully to one side, while the seat that originally belonged to him was occupied by Sengoku Admiral from the Marine Headquarters.

Still no news from them?

Sengoku rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"The West Blue is indeed vast, Mr. Sengoku,"

On the opposite sofa, a Marine Vice Admiral said with some distress, "Although there have been a few sightings, they seem to have realized something; their course keeps changing."

"If we wait until they return to the New World, it will be too late."

The Sengoku ended with a sigh.

Roa's connections in the New World are too strong; Kaido and Charlotte Linlin are both his allies, making it difficult to take action against him in that sea.

"That's not entirely true, Mr. Sengoku."

Borsalino leaned lazily against the wall, slowly trimming his nails with nail clippers. "Wasn't the government's order simply to get rid of that man named Judge?"

"If we can't force it, there's still CP, right?"

He said leisurely, "How about we just let this go this time?"

That guy, Roa, is really scary.

I have absolutely no desire to fight him again.

Don't talk nonsense!

Sengoku glared fiercely at Borsalino, "Germa Kingdom, how exactly is CP supposed to infiltrate it?"

That country is extremely isolated; ordinary people can't even find it, let alone infiltrate it.

Borsalino sighed helplessly.

What should we do now?

"We also need to get the CP side involved—hmm?"

The Sengoku suddenly raised its head.

"Mr. Sengoku?"

The sailors were somewhat surprised, wondering what was going on.

The eyes beneath the Sengoku glasses widened instantly. "Watch out!"

Let's rewind a few seconds.

A jet-black tiger with broad wings slowly descended from the sky.

More than a year has passed, and in his beast form, Roa's size has increased considerably.

A year ago, when Roa left the Land of Endless War, his beast form was over fifteen meters long.

Now, it is nearly twenty meters tall, having reached the level of an adult giant.

Roa gazed silently down at the Marine Base below. "Well then, let's say hello first."

Patterns spread across the enormous horns on its head.

High in the sky, three spherical meteorites rapidly coalesced into shape, each a colossal object with a diameter exceeding one hundred meters.

The moment they took shape, the enormous meteorites began to plummet rapidly under the pull of gravity.

The air groaned under the strain, sending out gusts of violent wind.

At the Marine Base's harbor, the sailors had already noticed the three enormous objects crashing down from the sky, and they were all instantly terrified.

"A meteorite!!"

But all they could do was scream.

Faced with this sudden natural disaster, they were, of course, powerless.

However, it was at this time...

Boom!

The top of the branch base building exploded instantly, and a figure was launched into the air like a human cannon.

"Drink!!"

With a long trail of black lightning trailing behind Sengoku jet-black right fist, Sengoku slammed his fist into the meteorite that was falling overhead.

Boom!

Fireworks made of mud and rocks exploded in the sky, and the huge meteorite was smashed to pieces with a single punch.

It's not over yet!

Because there are still two meteorites left!

So at that moment, golden light shone from the Sengoku period, and a golden Buddha descended to earth.

"Ha!"

The giant Buddha pushed out to both sides with its hands.

"Buzz!"

The roaring shockwave instantly swept across the sky, directly slamming into the two falling meteorites.

It must be said that soil and rock are the most fragile materials in the world. Two behemoths with diameters of over 100 meters had no power to resist the shockwave of the Sengoku period and were instantly blasted to pieces.

Oh! My greeting failed?

Roa looked down at everything with a grin, "Never mind."

His voice grew louder, "I heard you've been looking for me, Admiral of the Sengoku."

Boom!

Sengoku landed heavily on the top of the base building, looking up at the tiger silently flapping its wings in the sky, "Roa!"

This is the first time I've ever seen it with my own eyes!

The next instant, light gathered around him.

"Oh!"

Borsalino pushed up his glasses, his face contorted in a grimace. "Why did you come looking for me?"

Now, there's no way to avoid it.

After him, one by one, the Marine Vice Admiral crawled out of the ruins, covered in dust and grime, feeling a lingering fear in their hearts.

If it weren't for the intervention of Admiral from the Sengoku, they would probably be wiped out by now!

Is this the Calamity Roa? He's a monster who just randomly uses natural disasters to smash people!

"Arrogant brat!"

Sengoku period, head held high, said coldly, "You actually dared to walk right into our trap!"

They really underestimated me. They knew I was right here, yet they still dared to come looking for me!

"The Net?"

On Luo Ya's ferocious face, the corners of his mouth slowly raised, "Do you expect to use a net to catch natural disasters?"

"Arrogant!"

Sengoku had no intention of wasting any more words with Roa, and suddenly slapped Roa with his right hand.

The enormous golden shockwave instantly transformed into a torrent of light, rushing towards Roa.

Roa took a deep breath.

Then.

"Roar!"

A terrifying Tiger Roar!

The sound waves that should have spread were forcibly constricted into a beam, which also contained the internal destructive Armament Haki and the shockwave of the Hasshoken.

The combined attack of the three collided violently with the shockwave from the Sengoku.

Two different types of energy began to clash fiercely at this moment, and the air was instantly thrown into chaos. The aftershocks alone caused strong winds in the sky and sand and stones to fly on the ground below.

What?

Sengoku's pupils contracted slightly.

That kid has gotten even stronger!

According to Zephyr, in the battle more than a year ago, this brat originally did not have the power to defeat him. He was defeated because Zephyr had become weaker and was also verbally harassed by the brat.

Zephyr asserted that a year ago, Roa would never have been able to touch the realm of top-tier powerhouses.

But now, he's blocked his own attack?

"You seem quite surprised, Sengoku."

Roa leisurely flapped its wings, "Don't underestimate the growth of teenagers during puberty."

Sengoku's expression had become extremely serious.

This kid should not be underestimated.

"Everyone else, step back! The first priority is protecting the soldiers! Borsalino, you're coming with me!"

Now that things had come to this, the Sengoku knew there was no time to hesitate, and immediately gave the order, "I will attack from the front, while you hold them off from the flank!"

After transforming into Buddha Form, his mobility decreased significantly, meaning that if Roa wanted to run, he definitely wouldn't be able to catch him.

But thankfully, there's still Borsalino!

As for the other Vice Admiral, it would be difficult enough for them to protect themselves in front of Roa, let alone be expected to participate in the battle.

"This is really a headache."

Borsalino sighed softly.

But there was no other way; we had to bite the bullet and go for it.

"Want to bully the few with the many?"

Roa smiled. "That won't do."

Higher in the sky, the Pteranodon swooped down.

"Bloody Hand Dylan?"

Borsalino narrowed his eyes. "Just him? Hmm? And he has a child on his back? What does that mean?"

But the next moment, two figures appeared almost out of thin air.

"What?"

Borsalino's expression suddenly changed. What was going on? Where did they come from? And they were all acquaintances!

Bear!

The blazing flames were already falling directly overhead.

Long time no see!

As Abel scattered the flames, he didn't forget to greet his old rival.

"Don't get in my way!"

But what responded to him was a ferocious shockwave.

A massive shockwave swept across the flames in the sky, but fortunately, Abel was incredibly fast and instantly flapped his wings to evade the attack.

Meanwhile, Bullet, who had emerged from Bege's stomach along with him, crashed heavily onto the base's plaza.

Following closely behind him was Dylan, who swooped down and landed smoothly on the ground, allowing Bege to land carefully.

Then, Moria emerged from Bege's stomach.

"Fufufufu! It's my turn to step in!"

Finally, the little purple giant stepped forward, "Bege, let's become one!"

Doflamingo hadn't forgotten his good brother; the purple light spread once more, enveloping Bege completely.

The Combination Fruit cannot combine life forms, but it is still possible to create a dedicated space for Bege inside the Little Giant's stomach, and even design a corresponding launch port.

Inside the Little Giant, Bege took a deep breath. Small windows opened in his chest and stomach, and tiny cannon muzzles were pushed out by soldiers hidden inside him, perfectly matching the firing ports.

This is their newly mastered combined attack technique.

On top of the base building, Sengoku's expression had become quite grim.

Not to mention Roa, his subordinates Bullet, Abel, and Dylan are all exceptionally strong individuals!

If it's just Borsalino...

"Here comes the Sengoku Admiral!"

Without giving Sengoku any time to think, Roa pounced on him.

As it flapped its wings and descended, the lines on the horns on Roa's forehead spread out.

Field magic, activate!

Boom!

The earth suddenly began to tremble.

An earthquake struck.

The intense tremors caused cracks to appear in the ground of the Marine Base, and the base buildings began to collapse. The sea outside the port was also shaking continuously, with huge waves rising and falling one after another.

"What?"

As the collapsing building crashed to the ground, Sengoku frowned deeply. What did this mean?

While the ability to create an earthquake is indeed extraordinary, who could be harmed by such an attack?

He couldn't understand.

But Roa had already achieved his goal.

The powerful earthquake naturally affected the nearby port city.

Houses are collapsing, and roads are cracking.

In just a moment, screams and cries of terror filled the entire city.

The sudden meteorites had already shaken the city considerably, and now this powerful earthquake has pushed the panic and anxiety to the extreme.

Roa took a deep breath, and a bright smile instantly appeared on his face. "Getting into it!"

The massive tiger's body suddenly began to shrink, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed back into a tiger warrior about 1.8 meters tall.

It would be absolutely impossible to fight a top-tier master like Sengoku without the assistance of Enma and Tiger Soul!

Moreover, even with the assistance of these two knives, there is absolutely no chance of winning in close combat.

So...

In an instant, Roa drew his twin swords, and as the two Famous Sword clashed, flames surged.

"This is?"

Sengoku felt a strong heat wave hit him, and his whole body was bathed in a crimson light.

A giant of similar size fell from the sky, its body entirely composed of crimson flames.

The fire giant held a scarlet blade in each hand, with lightning and wind leaping across the blades.

An invisible wave restrained the two forces, transforming them into two supple spiraling snakes that coiled gracefully around the flame blade.

Not bad, it's become even smoother after incorporating the shockwave from the Hasshoken.

"Flame Warrior God - Tiger Devour - Annihilation of the Four Directions!"

The twin swords slashed down with a thunderous roar.

"Bring it on!"

The golden Buddha's right fist was stained with a touch of black, as if revealing the image of a wise king, ready to subdue demons and monsters at this moment.

In addition to the imposing Haki of a thick black lightning bolt extending from his right fist, golden light also emanated from Sengoku's right fist—the shockwave of the Buddha Form.

Boom!!

The Buddha Form's powerful fist collided violently with the descending twin swords.

In an instant, the ruins where the Sengoku was located were completely blown away, and even the ground beneath their feet was blasted open, creating a huge crater.

The bewildered naval soldiers around them were like helpless paper boats in a giant wave, and in an instant, they were gone without a trace.

In the deafening collision, the fire giant's twin blades shattered, and as it staggered backward, its right arm and the right half of its body were also pulverized.

"What kind of power is this?!"

Roa couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

In terms of physical strength alone, he completely surpasses Big Brother Kaido Sister Linlin! They are both much stronger than me!

That doesn't make sense. How could Buddha Form achieve such a level of amplification?

So strong!

This guy is incredibly strong!