"Notify Marineford and send reinforcements!"
CPO spoke in a low voice, feeling immense pressure as he watched the Goddess of the Heavens cradle Chaos.
"Yes, sir!"
A major had barely acknowledged the order when the golden ribbon swooped down again with a whoosh. It moved as swiftly and nimbly as a python. The marines opened fire, but the bullets only sparked against it without leaving so much as a mark.
CPO struck again, clashing with the ribbon in a Finger Pistol that left an indentation.
Chaos wasn't in a hurry. He watched CPO clash with the ribbon with interest.
In just that short time, CPO had used Finger Pistol, Shave, Geppo, Tempest Kick, and Armament Haki. He might have used Observation Haki, Paper Arts, and Iron Body as well.
One thing was certain: he wasn't a Devil Fruit user.
His combat strength was a little below Vice Admiral Ox's, but he was still at Vice Admiral level.
This offered a glimpse of the World Government's CPO organization—just the tip of the iceberg.
For all they knew, this CPO was the weakest one.
"Ka-boom!"
Under CPO's successive attacks, spiderweb cracks began to spread across the golden ribbon. At last, it burst apart into chunks of gold that fell toward the sea. But Chaos merely raised a hand, and all the fragments fused together, restoring it to its original form.
CPO landed on the deck, panting hard, his chest heaving.
He'd gone to all that trouble to break the ribbon, only for it to be restored with ease.
His expression beneath the mask was grim.
"Not bad. You've made me take you a little seriously."
Chaos flicked his golden earring, producing a clear, ringing sound.
The golden ribbon began to take on a layer of black material right before their eyes, eventually