As expected, it was this guy. This is bad.

Those old bastards really were a cancer holding the Navy back.

Damn it.

Sooner or later, they'd all be purged.

Sakazuki beckoned again.

Two executioners came around the back of the platform.

"The time has come. The most wicked bloodline in the world, the pirate Straw Hat Monkey D. Luffy, is hereby sentenced to death."

The entire battlefield fell silent.

Countless eyes fixed on the execution platform as the two executioners raised their gleaming blades.

"Luffy!"

The winds and clouds shifted. Dragon forcefully drove Zephyr and Kizaru back, unleashing a wave of Conqueror's Haki imbued with the might of heaven. Everyone in its path, whether Revolutionary Army or Navy, foamed at the mouth and collapsed unconscious.

But the distance was simply too great. On top of that, Zephyr released his own powerful aura, leaving Dragon unable to reach Luffy in time.

"Luffy!"

In the Revolutionary Army's ranks, Zoro and the others could barely move. They struggled to their feet, only to fall again and again.

"Get out of my way!"

At the center of the battlefield, Sabo slammed a fist into Aquite's chest. With the sound of cracking bones, he broke through the obstruction and charged straight for the execution platform.

Below it, Sengoku had Karp's head pressed firmly into the ground, holding him down by force.

"Execute him."

Sakazuki gave a cold snort and waved her hand. Without hesitation, the two executioners thrust their swords at Luffy.

"Luffy!"

"Don't you dare hurt my brother! Get away from him!"

Sabo leaped into the air.

His eyes were bloodshot, and a murderous aura spread from him. Behind him, a divine dragon seemed to roar.

In an instant,

his violent, overwhelming aura surged toward the two executioners.

"Thud."

The executioners' eyes filled with terror. Their pupils shrank to pinpricks before they lost