Despair! The Dragon Soaring Through the Nine Heavens!

The wind was blowing over Amazon Lily.

Moreover, it wasn't a continuous gale.

Gusts of explosive wind howled.

The source of the gale was a colossal creature over 100 meters tall.

It's hard to imagine that such a massive creature could float in the sky by simply stepping on the air.

But at this moment, Loki is just being unreasonable.

Because at that moment, Loki possessed such unparalleled power!

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The wind howled as he stomped his feet, and Loki's laughter boomed like thunder, "Straw Hat! Get out here and get your ass out here!"

On the shattered ground, at the bottom of that bottomless, enormous crater, Shanks gazed up at Loki's colossal body in the sky.

What's going on? Why is Roa so familiar with this fruit?

In just a few words, Loki has already developed this fruit to such an extent!

Although the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit Awakening, the aura Loki is exuding at this moment is already astonishingly strong!

"If you don't come out soon, I'm going to smash this island to pieces!"

Loki laughed loudly and raised his warhammer high.

Of course, as is customary in the martial arts world, the heavy hammer in his hand had also swelled to a size commensurate with his physique.

The fact that weapons automatically adapt to changes in their owner's body size is no longer surprising.

And on this divine weapon passed down through generations in Elbaf, brilliant lightning leaped forth.

At the bottom of the crater, Shanks dared not delay any longer and immediately sprang up again. He knew very well that if Loki's attack was allowed to land on Amazon Lily, the entire island would be doomed!

Shanks' entire body was enveloped in black and red Haki, Inazuma and crackled, causing the air beneath his feet to explode, propelling him into the sky like a rocket.

Rayleigh had, of course, taught him the basics of Geppo.

"Loki! Behave yourself!!"

The sky was instantly stained a dark red color, simply because Shanks swung his sword with all his might.

"Haha! You've come at the perfect time!"

Loki's two lower legs, wrapped in Haki, imposing energy, contracted towards his thighs, then sprang out again in a flash, providing power like jet engines that allowed him to float in the sky.

Using this force, his massive body surged forward.

Inazuma of two different colors, pale blue and jet black, flashed across the hammer before it slammed down heavily on Shanks.

The two figures, one large and one small, collided again at that moment.

The world went dark in that instant, as the constantly leaping black Inazuma in the sky almost obscured the sun's brilliance, and the black Inazuma, spreading like a spider web, enveloped the sky above Amazon Lily.

Shanks felt an overwhelming force surge from the blade in his hand, and his body was sent flying like a cannonball, so fast that the air itself seemed to explode.

What exaggerated power!

Shanks gritted his teeth.

This power is more than enough to close the gap between his Conqueror's Haki and Loki's!

Moreover, as his power increases, this guy's Conqueror's Haki is also gradually becoming stronger!

"Hahaha!"

Loki laughed wildly, "Now, who's stronger?!"

Although he hasn't named this move yet, he has indeed become incredibly strong!

My bodily functions have been enhanced in every way, making me significantly stronger than before!

Yeah, it's just that the Haki aura is being used up a bit too quickly.

Perhaps that bastard Bullet would be more suited to this move?

This thought existed in Loki's mind for only a moment.

What a joke! I am the Sun God of this era!

Bullet?

That guy was indeed very strong, but after I gained the ability, the balance of power shifted!

"Hahaha!"

Loki laughed loudly and shot out by stepping on the air.

Shouldn't we be able to defeat this guy before his Haki runs out?

Shanks crashed onto the crumbling mountainside and took a deep breath.

Trying to outmuscle Loki, an Ancient Giant Tribe, is a foolish idea.

So!

A red light flashed in his eyes, and his body shot out once more.

On Roa's side, he watched Loki and Shanks' fierce battle with great interest.

To be honest, Gear Fourth is perfect for someone like Loki who is born with superhuman strength.

This took his already astonishing power to an even higher level.

In Luffy's hands, Gear Fourth is already comparable to the power of other Devil Fruit Awakening, but for Loki, the amplification of this technique is even greater.

In terms of direct combat strength, Loki has surpassed Shanks.

However, winning is not so easy.

"Roa! Look what you've done! Didn't you promise you wouldn't lay a hand on this country?!"

An angry roar came rushing towards me, but even faster than the sound was a beautiful leg that shot towards me like a rocket.

The leg slammed into the black wall.

Robin's expression changed slightly.

Is this... Haki?

The Haki emanating from him could actually possess such power?

Her all-out attack couldn't even make that Haki wall tremble!

"I've just been standing here quietly the whole time. Wasn't it Loki and Shanks who were causing trouble?"

As Roa gently stroked Hancock's soft hair, he looked at Robin with interest and said, "However, you should eat the Rubber Fruit, Robin. That way, you might not be so powerless right now."

Robin's strength is already quite formidable, no less than Yamato's, and perhaps even stronger.

Even Roger and Shanks at his age might not have had this level of power.

However, this amount of power is far too insignificant in today's world.

Shut up!

Robin's voice was deep.

She was indeed hesitant the whole time.

When she was a teenager, her mother told her the story of her father.

She learned about her father's adventure and his last wish.

Then her mother solemnly asked her if she wanted to carry on her father's last wish.

Olvia said at the time that it didn't matter what choice she made; as parents, she and Roger only hoped that their daughter could live her life freely.

Without much hesitation, Robin chose to carry on her father's last wish.

The father gave his life to entrust his hopes to those who come after him. As his daughter, do I have any reason not to shoulder that hope?

That's what Robin thought.

So Olvia told her the whole truth.

Robin finally understood just how heavy the burden of the hopes his father placed on his successors truly was.

After that, Robin began training relentlessly, wanting to become stronger.

She has indeed become very strong; both Rayleigh and Shanks have said that she is a true gifted individual.

But is that enough?

Would that be enough to overthrow the World Government and win the war that has dragged on for eight hundred years?

Robin often thought this way.

So when Shanks actually presented the fruit to him, Robin hesitated.

Is it really her?

Even someone as powerful as Shanks didn't eat this fruit, so should she really eat it?

Even Joy Boy lost; can she really win after eating this fruit?

If she can't Devil Fruit Awakening, wouldn't all her efforts be in vain?

This hesitation led to the Rubber Fruit becoming Loki's meal.

"How pitiful,"

Roa calmly and effortlessly created walls of Haki, blocking every single one of Robin's attacks. At the same time, he spoke with a tone of pity, "In the moment you hesitated and wavered, the person Joy Boy was waiting for, the person Roger was waiting for, was no longer you, Robin."

Just like Shanks.

Knowing too much might not be a good thing?

On the contrary, they will have too many concerns.

"I told you to shut up!"

Robin leaped into the air, raised his right leg high, and delivered a powerful downward slash straight at Roa's head.

Do women always aim for the other person's face when they fight?

Roa felt somewhat helpless.

Do you know how many girls around the world dream of this face every night?

Roa simply shifted his body to the side, thus avoiding Robin's powerful attack.

Then he raised his hand and easily caught Robin's swan-like neck.

"Forehead!"

Robin couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

No!

The difference is too big!

This guy's power has surpassed the realm of humanity!

I was completely powerless against him!

"Robin!"

Hancock gasped in surprise as she watched her childhood best friend being captured.

But she could do nothing; the Haki hand binding her was unbreakable, making it impossible for her to move at all.

"Robin, because it's you, I'm giving you another chance."

Roa generously said, "Come to my side and become my subordinate."

"Shouldn't we have been on the same side all along? Roger and I had a very pleasant conversation back then, and we both shared the common goal of overthrowing the World Government."

"Well, if I had to say, the person Joy Boy is waiting for is me, isn't he?"

"After all," Roa said solemnly, "I've already taken all of his inheritance."

Robin just stared at Roa without saying a word.

She hadn't given up resisting, but no matter whether she threw a punch or kicked, an invisible, Haki hand would appear at just the right moment, easily thwarting her attacks.

"Let go of Robin! You filthy man!!"

Hancock is still in a state of impotent rage.

Roa ignored her and simply looked calmly at Robin, waiting for her answer.

"It wasn't you!"

The roar grew louder as it approached, accompanied by a whistling sword light.

Roa turned his head.

Rayleigh, who should have been being chased and beaten by Gaban, flew over and slashed his sword directly at Roa's right arm. "The person Joy Boy and Roger were waiting for is definitely not you, Roa!"

What they await is hope for the world, not deeper despair!

The vice-captain of the Roger Pirates had a deep wound on his back, inflicted by Gaban's axe during an emergency retreat from the battlefield.

"Boss! Sorry! This guy suddenly went berserk!"

Gaban hurriedly caught up, but it was too late.

Roa raised an eyebrow. "You have excellent taste, Mr. Rayleigh."

"Um,"

He nodded repeatedly with an air of seriousness, "A despair even deeper Imu's?"

"Not bad, I love bringing despair to people, Mr. Rayleigh, are you ready?"

Roa grabbed Robin by the slender neck and slammed the woman directly towards Rayleigh's sword.

Rayleigh's pupils suddenly contracted. If he continued to slash with his sword, he would have to cut Robin in half before he even reached Roa.

He had no choice but to abruptly sheathe his sword.

But at that very moment, a bolt of lightning, like a spear piercing the sky, slammed heavily into Rayleigh's body.

This is not the thunder of nature, not Enel's Inazuma, nor the lightning on Loki's hammer, but the divine thunder of judgment struck down by Zeus, the king of the gods!

That single bolt of lightning took a lot of effort from Roa. "Ugh!!"

Even a seasoned veteran like Rayleigh was struck by the lightning in that instant, letting out a scream as his body was enveloped by the lightning and plummeted downwards.

Then.

At the very moment he fell.

"Sorry, Rayleigh!!"

Gaban, carrying two heavy axes, leaped to his feet, tears streaming down his face. He raised his axes high, shouting, "But this is what you deserve!"

"Axe Heaven Joy!!"

Rub!!

Two intersecting arcs of light suddenly appeared in the sky, and a bolt of lightning, like a spear, crashed to the ground.

The earth shattered, and lightning flashed everywhere.

Amidst the leaping lightning, a figure was thrown high into the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

"Forehead-"

Rayleigh, his body charred black, coughed up a mouthful of blood. A huge X-shaped wound had been slashed through his left chest cavity, piercing him from front to back. His internal organs had been ripped apart, and his left arm was nowhere to be seen.

Gaban landed not far from him, tears streaming down his face. "Rayleigh, why did you have to fight the Boss?"

"So, is killing you the only option left?"

"Rayleigh!!"

Robin, who had been thrown by Roa, slammed heavily to the ground and rolled several times. When she finally got up, she saw Rayleigh lying on the ground.

"Rayleigh!!"

Not only Robin, Hancock also couldn't help but shed tears at this moment.

No matter how proud and arrogant she was, she would still feel grief seeing her teacher, who had taught her since childhood, severely injured to the point of near death.

"Mr. Rayleigh!!"

Shanks, who was in the sky relying on his ability to Future Sight and his clashing with Loki using his Observation Haki Killer, was also unable to hide his grief.

"Hahaha, don't even think about running away!"

Loki laughed heartily, "If you run away, my attack will be aimed at that island below!"

Loki already knew how to manipulate this man.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Straw Hat Pirates, Kuja Pirates, and Coron Pirates were engaged in a fierce battle with Enel Bege and his crew.

"Uncle Gaban!!"

Buggy screamed in agony as he was cleaved into pieces by Coron's axe.

"Captain Coron! What are you doing?!"

Those who were once his companions in Coron are now in immense pain.

I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry!

Coron wept like his old father, but his swinging axes never stopped. "But, everyone who opposes the Boss must die!"

"We can't afford to get entangled with them any longer!"

Beckman shouted.

Roa's Conqueror's Haki just now rendered too many people unable to fight; otherwise, they should be the ones with the advantage.

"Do you think you can just stop bothering me if you want to?"

Bege laughed loudly, and from his massive castle-like body, huge cannonballs kept raining down, suppressing the pirates so much that they couldn't even lift their heads.

"Hahaha! You're all doomed!!"

A barrage of thunderbolts rained down relentlessly.

Meanwhile, Gaban walked step by step toward Rayleigh.

"Gaban! Stop!!"

At that moment, on the crumbling mountainside, Olvia could no longer contain herself and roared, "He's Rayleigh!"

Gaban ignored him, simply walked up to Rayleigh, and raised his axe.

As Rayleigh coughed up blood, he struggled to lift his eyes and look at him. "I'm sorry, brother."

Gaban wept uncontrollably, but the axe fell heavily.

"Rayleigh!!"

Robin came running at full speed.

But it was still too slow.

Only.

Stay away from Lao Lei!

As soon as the sound rang out, a powerful flying kick was delivered towards Gaban.

The extremely weakened Rayleigh's expression changed drastically in that instant, "No! Shakky!"

Gaban suddenly turned his head, "Shakky, I'm so sorry!"

"Axe Heaven Joy!"

A dazzling arc of light streaked across the sky.

The woman, still with a cigarette dangling from her mouth, gradually opened her eyes wide.

She still flew over, but she flew over in two parts.

Thump.

This is the sound of the lower half of the sound falling beside Gaban.

Thump.

This is the sound of the upper part falling beside Rayleigh.

"Shakky!!!"

Rayleigh's voice was weak, but it was heart-wrenching.

"Shakky!!"

Not only him, but also on the mountainside, Gloriosa was in tears.

"Shakky!!"

Robin felt his body go limp and almost collapsed to the ground.

"Wow, Gaban, that's ruthless!"

Roa said with some emotion, "But, to live and die together? What a touching love story, I'm totally shipping them."

"You piece of trash!!"

Hancock struggled frantically, her exquisitely beautiful face now contorted with a monstrous rage, screaming, "I'll kill you!! I'll kill you!!"

"That's strange."

Roa tilted his head and touched the woman's face again. "Didn't you choose this yourselves? Then you should have been prepared long ago. What are you lamenting here for now?"

"But what a magnificent face! Even with such a mad dog-like expression, it's still so endearing."

Hancock bit Roa's hand and tore at it frantically, just like a mad dog.

Unfortunately, it's too tough to chew.

"Alright, Rayleigh and the others just left first."

Roa laughed and said, "Everyone else except you and Robin gets one."

"Um?"

Roa suddenly looked up.

What's that? Something's coming!

"Hold head high!!"

A deafening roar suddenly came from afar.

A dark cloud was rapidly approaching in the distance, moving at an astonishing speed.

"What?"

Roa gradually became dumbfounded.

Because it's moving so fast, we can see it clearly now.

That was a dragon.

It has a slender, snake-like body, huge wings, sharp horns, slightly slender limbs, and dense, thick, jet-black scales.

It resembles both a long snake with wings and limbs and a giant dragon soaring through the heavens!

"Ah!"

Roa's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "What the hell is Imu doing?!"

Why wasn't this thing deployed during the attack on Mary Geoise? Why is it being used now?