From Here, Ascend to the Top

The great battle had come to an end.

The Beasts Pirates' army of Ancient Zoan ability users, along with the Gifters, had been completely wiped out.

The Three Calamities' Queen, the Tobi Roppo Black Maria, and the captain of the Beasts Pirates, Beasts Kaido, were all gravely wounded and unconscious, reduced to helpless prey.

What awaited them was Maud's executioner's blade.

"Room."

Luo spread his field over Kaido's massive body and skillfully removed Kaido's heart.

If they had still been fighting, his ability would absolutely have been unable to shake Kaido's Haki.

But while Kaido was unconscious, it was a different story.

The process of removing the heart was extraordinarily easy.

"So the 'monster's' heart... isn't any different from an ordinary person's heart."

Luo lowered his head and looked at the heart he had removed from Kaido's body. It was no different from an ordinary human heart.

Everyone glanced at Kaido's heart in Luo's hand, each wearing a different expression.

Beasts Kaido, who had stood at the pinnacle of the New World for many years, was about to meet his end today.

Even at this moment, they still found it somewhat unreal.

"Maud, are we going back to the ship?"

Luo raised his head and looked at Maud beside him.

The heart had already been removed. Next, they had to obtain the Devil Fruit as quickly as possible.

He had not explained himself clearly, but Maud understood what Luo meant.

"You go back first."

Maud glanced at Yamato in the distance and told Luo and the others to return to the ship ahead of him.

"Okay."

Luo nodded and walked toward Thriller Bark with the heart.

The others glanced at Maud, then carried the unconscious Kaido and the others and headed for Thriller Bark as well.

Yamato watched Kaido, whose