All-Out War!

"Is this a trap, Marines?"

Rebrus's voice echoed: "Have you Marines been secretly working with the Blind Witch all along, just to lure us here?"

Among the ten warships ahead, five were rapidly retreating from Witch Island, carrying the Revolutionary Army prisoners, the children, Miya and other wounded, as well as most Marines below the rank of captain.

The upcoming battle no longer required them; they had their own battlefield. Soon, the rumbling of cannon fire rang out again. Not all the Hell Pirates members who fell into the sea were Ability Users—some pirates were secretly swimming in an arc toward the island!

The remaining twenty-plus Marine Rear Admirals, five Marine Vice Admirals, and Sapphire stayed behind to face Rebrus and the Hell Pirates Cadre.

"Not a bad strategy."

Purple Flame licked at Rebrus's face, burning into his eyes. His winged First Mate had returned to his original form and stepped back a few paces. The other Cadres also retreated in unison, suppressing their anger as they watched their boss unleash his power, careful not to get caught up in it.

Rebrus's features rapidly transformed. His gray nose stretched and lengthened, his human head gradually shifting into a dog's head. His hands and feet quickly turned into hooves, and he dropped to all fours, changing from a six-meter-tall human into a giant dog over ten meters long, wreathed in eerie purple flames—a Mythical Zoan even rarer than a Logia: the Hellhound!

All must die!

Roar~!

The giant dog let out a howl, its mouth snapping open wide as it spewed blazing purple flames!

The purple fire expanded, engulfing everyone ahead, including the five warships moored at the shore. It spread like a tidal wave, scorching the faces of all who faced it red and hot, as if they would melt within it!

But suddenly, the purple flames seemed to hit an invisible barrier, and their expansion halted.

In front of the purple fire, Figo stood at the center, flanked by Doug and Sapphire on left and right. The three thrust their hands forward simultaneously, flowing Armament Haki coating their palms as they firmly resisted the spread of the flames, deflecting the force away.

The flames subsided. The giant Hellhound snorted coldly and lunged straight at Figo, bearing down like a mountain toppling!

Sapphire's blade fell, and the weather shifted abruptly. A blizzard descended in an instant, howling with biting cold, surging toward Rebrus. Yet as it neared him, the purple flames burned it away in a flash, failing to slow him in the slightest, leaving only thick snowdrifts behind him.

Facing the giant dog's crushing descent, Figo's chest swelled with spirit, and he unleashed Conqueror's Haki once more!

Since crossing over, he had been leveling up in Impel Down, fighting one-sided battles. But that didn't mean the sixteen years of training had robbed him of the courage to clash with a powerful foe! Facing Rebrus, who might be stronger than him, his bloodlust was fully ignited. Every cell of his body buzzed with excitement!

His body suddenly swelled a full size, his height shooting up to 3.5 meters. His powerful muscles instantly tore through his clothes, baring his upper torso!

'Life Return—Martial God Body!'

Instead of retreating, he charged forward!

With a thunderous boom, his body collided with the giant dog. A fierce gale erupted, the ground shattered and cracked, layers peeling up. The shockwave flattened and melted all the snow Sapphire had just created, and the wind pressure nearly knocked the Hell Pirates Cadre and Marine Vice Admirals off their feet!

The force connected with the sky, as if piercing a hole through it! A terrifying atmospheric phenomenon spiraled inward to an unfathomable depth. Their clash held for over ten seconds before they finally separated!

The Hellhound plowed its four hooves into the ground, skidding backward rapidly, carving two deep trenches until it slid right into the midst of the Hell Pirates Cadre. The Cadres quickly moved aside: "Boss!"

"Hmph, this guy seems a bit more troublesome than that annoying Gandor, but... I'll kill him!" Rebrus's words brimmed with killing intent and abundant confidence!

"Of course, Boss!" The Hell Pirates Cadre believed it without a doubt.

On the other side, Figo tumbled backward, flipping through the air until several Vice Admirals, including Doug, caught him.

"How is it, Figo?"

Figo sat on the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood. "No problem, Teacher. Today, we'll wipe out the Hell Pirates together!"

"You brat... Did you already know? Did Xiaoya tell you?" Doug's expression flickered for a moment, then he said firmly, "That's right. Today, we'll annihilate the Hell Pirates here. I, Doug, believe it without a doubt!"

The power of the Inspire-Inspire Fruit surged.

This time, Figo didn't resist the force's invasion. Encouraged, his blood flowed even faster as he gained a buff!

He stood up and clashed with the Hellhound again, fist against claw, body against flame!

Once! Twice! Three times!

Shockwaves spread recklessly!

No one could interfere in their collision—not even Sapphire, who was a step behind.

A corner of Witch Island gradually crumbled as seawater surged in. Seeing this, Rebrus grunted and deliberately swept Figo toward the island's center with his tail, shifting the battlefield!

Sapphire saw this and conjured white snow wings again, intending to support Figo from the edge, but in the end, she didn't take flight. Her Observation Haki foresaw herself being knocked out of the sky by a giant shield mid-flight, and she turned her gaze to the Hell Pirates' First Mate, Tony Toa.

The fat man's face quivered slightly as pitch-black Armament Haki dyed his body, turning him into a massive black ball.

"Marines, you can't interrupt the boss's fun. Don't ignore us!"

The fat man shot toward Sapphire at a speed completely at odds with his size, his arm turning into a black round shield as he swung it at her face. With a clang, it was blocked by her sword and gradually froze!

The other Hell Pirates Cadre also moved, launching attacks at the Marine officers!

One Cadre transformed into an eight-meter-long brown rhino with a three-meter horn—Ancient Zoan: Palaeotragus!

Another Cadre turned into a ten-meter-long white tiger—Ancient Zoan: Megalodon Tiger!

There was also a ten-meter-tall ancient ape, a seven- or eight-meter-long flat-headed boar... The Four Beasts of the Hell Pirates all transformed, bearing down on the officers.

If viewed from the sky.

The most eye-catching sight was naturally the clash between the Hellhound and Figo at the island's center. Every impact made the entire island tremble, and dozens of meters-deep craters spread with each collision. Purple flames had already engulfed all the buildings left by the Revolutionary Army, along with the surrounding flowers, grass, and trees, in a sea of fire!

On the periphery, a flurry of snowflakes drifted beautifully, constantly freezing a black sphere, only for the sphere to shatter free. The officers paired up in twos and threes, fighting the four Ancient Zoan beasts and the other Hell Pirates Cadre.

On the outermost sea, non-Ability User pirates who had fallen into the water had already boarded the warships tasked with cleaning them up, locked in bloody combat with the Marine captains!

Around Witch Island, the war between the Buster Call-class fleet and the Hell Pirates had fully erupted!

And soon, it reached a fever pitch.

Thank you, thank you to the Elephant Alliance Leader for the tip—an old friend who's always supported Si Yang. Thank you, and thanks to all the new and old friends for your strong support. To sit at the top of the new book rankings for half a day—a result I've never achieved before—I'm moved to tears.

Enough said. There will be an extra update at midnight tonight!