Maud had known from the intelligence that the Straw Hat Pirates would show up sooner or later.
Fujitora, on the other hand, had seen the Straw Hat Pirates in their invisible state rushing from the rear district straight toward the execution platform through the "mind's eye" constructed with Observation Haki.
With the Golden Lion suppressed, Fujitora no longer needed to concentrate on restraining the four islands floating above Marineford.
The reason he had paid them such close attention before was largely because those four floating islands posed far too great a threat.
After all, one moment of carelessness could allow the Golden Lion to bring the floating islands crashing down.
The whole of Marineford would sink into the sea in an instant.
The consequences would be too horrifying.
Fujitora naturally hadn't dared to be careless.
Now, thanks to Kizaru and the outstanding performance of several hundred elite Marines, the Golden Lion no longer had the strength to carry out his plan of smashing the islands into Marineford.
Fujitora freed one hand and immediately used a gravity field to suppress the Straw Hat Pirates' movements.
"This heavy pressure is..."
"Ugh, my body feels so heavy."
"It's gravity!"
Nami's knees buckled as she struggled to withstand the gravity pressing down on her. She stared at Fujitora as if he were some kind of monster.
For a time, the group gathered beneath the execution platform was pinned down by the downward gravity field, making it difficult for them to move.
Clang—
The ground beneath their feet was suddenly pressed into a shallow crater by the gravity field, showing that its force was growing stronger.
"Damn it, we can't fight like this."
Sanji gritted his teeth.
The steadily increasing pressure seemed intent on forcing them flat onto the ground.
Fujitora partially drew his cane