boom--
The shockwave generated by the clash of Conqueror's Haki swept across the entire island like an invisible raging torrent.
The core members of the Red Hair Pirates all tensed up. They knew Loki had come with anger, but they hadn't expected the giant prince to be so furious.
Beckman's cigar flickered in the strong wind, the light shimmering in his mouth. He steadied his hat brim, his gaze deep behind his glasses. Yasopp his sniper rifle tighter.
Raki Ru, the fat man who would rather eat than let the sky fall, stumbled from the shockwave but still managed to grab back the huge roasted leg that almost slipped from his grasp, muttering angrily, "Damn it... almost wasted it!"
Despite his grumbling, Lucky Roux's expression was incredibly grave. If Shanks hadn't used his Observation Haki to foresee Loki's impending hammer throw and intercepted it with " Divine Evasion," they would likely have been sent flying by the terrifying impact. After all, it was the giant prince's massive hammer; even with their strength, they couldn't have blocked it head-on like Shanks had.
Because they knew Loki's power better than anyone else. Back in Elbaf, it wasn't Shanks alone who suppressed him; it was the entire group that mobilized, enduring a fierce siege, before finally imprisoning the enraged prince in the Underworld.
Now that Loki has arrived, filled with resentment and boundless rage, it seems that, as Shanks predicted, this island will sink to the bottom of the sea in the upcoming battle.
Amidst the screams of the island's affiliated pirate crew members being blown away in droves, Shanks, who had used " Divine Evasion," was also thrown back by the violent force, his feet carving two deep furrows in the ground.
Just as he regained his footing, the massive warhammer " Iron Thunder," which had been deflected by his sword energy, emitted a buzzing sound. Like a meteor streaking across the sky, it returned along its original path, carrying the residual Conqueror's Haki shockwave, and was firmly grasped in the hand of a towering figure in the distance.
At the same time, the enormous warship, so massive it resembled a floating castle, finally entered the bay.
Before the warships even reached the shore, the giant warriors on the deck roared and leaped off the ship's side, which was dozens of meters high, one after another!
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Every time a giant landed, the entire island trembled, as if being trampled by a giant beast.
One of the giant warriors, who had fought alongside Shanks and his crew, confronted Loki, whom they mistakenly believed to be their father's killer. Naturally, he chose to stand with Loki without hesitation, even though Shanks and his crew had a close relationship with them.
Loki glanced at the giant warriors leaping off the warship and onto the shore, gripped the Iron Thunder that had returned to his hand, and said in a deep voice, "None of you should make a move."
"This is a personal feud between Shanks and me."
"I brought you here simply to keep an eye on those insignificant fellows on the island and make sure they don't get in the way."
As soon as he finished speaking, Loki's massive body, which was over sixty meters tall, suddenly bent over, and a terrifying shockwave immediately spread out from beneath his feet.
The next instant, Loki was launched off the deck and soared into the sky.
Instantly, Loki's enormous figure blotted out the light of day, carrying boundless pressure, and crashed onto the beach like a star falling from the sky.
Boom--
The entire beach looked as if it had been hit by a cannonball, with sand shooting into the sky and forming a sand wave tens of meters high. The shockwave even pushed the nearby seawater several meters away.
Although Loki was still a hundred meters away from Shanks and the others, the moment he landed, the sheer pressure from his size and strength made the Red Hair Pirates ' officers tense up.
This is the prince of the Giant Kingdom!
A monster over sixty meters tall, whose mere presence is enough to terrify any ordinary person!
The members of the affiliated pirate crew who had just gotten up from the ground looked up and saw that they were shrouded in a huge shadow. They looked at the towering figure that seemed to be able to pierce the sky in despair, their legs went weak, and they lost all courage to run away. They could only stand there, trembling.
Loki ignored these small fry, stuck out his huge tongue, licked his lips, and revealed a ferocious and bloodthirsty smile.
Shanks!
His voice was like rolling thunder, exploding in everyone's ears.
"Did you ever imagine that this prince would leave the underworld so quickly? Hehehehehe!"
"Although I know you didn't really intend to kill me back then, that's not a reason for me not to retaliate!"
With that, Loki hoisted the massive warhammer Iron Thunder onto his shoulder, looking down at the red-haired crew who seemed as insignificant as ants. "Come on, Shanks, don't let me look down on you! Let's have a good fight!"
Before he could finish speaking, his voice suddenly turned cold, "If your crew dares to interfere again like last time!"
"I wouldn't mind killing every single person on this island... every single one!"
Faced with Loki's verbal threat, Shanks calmly stepped forward with his sword, then looked up, his gaze fixed intently on the massive face etched with rage, and said in a deep voice, " Loki, I'm afraid you're not here entirely for revenge."
"To escape from a place like the Underworld, you must have received help from that Navy Marshal. And you came straight to me the moment you were free! What? Are you also preparing to pledge your loyalty to that Marshal?"
Upon hearing the words " Navy Marshal," Loki's fury subsided for a moment in a strange way.
In an instant, he grinned and let out a deafening burst of maniacal laughter.
"Hahaha! Why not!"
"After all, the Lord Marshal was the first person to call me a hero!"
As he spoke, Loki suddenly raised the Iron Thunder in his hand, and his terrifying Conqueror's Haki erupted once again without reservation!
Above the sky, the churning black clouds instantly turned as dark as ink, with countless thick bolts of Inazuma dancing wildly within the clouds, weaving together a thunderous inferno.
Seeing this, Shanks stopped wasting words.
There's no point in saying more. Now that Loki has made his choice, let's let our strength speak for itself!
He held his sword horizontally in front of him, assuming a fighting stance. An equally domineering crimson aura soared into the sky, standing shoulder to shoulder with the raging thunderclouds above!
The next second, the two of them moved at the same time!
Loki's massive body unleashed an astonishing speed completely disproportionate to his size, charging forward with overwhelming force. The warhammer Iron Thunder in his hand was enveloped in jet-black Armament Haki and raging Conqueror's Haki, directly drawing upon the thunder from the heavens, transforming it into a thunder hammer that could tear the sky apart, crashing down upon him!
Faced with this devastating attack, Shanks advanced instead of retreating.
" Divine Evasion!"
He flashed, transforming into a streak of crimson light, and fiercely swung his longsword at the giant hammer that was several times larger than him!
There are no unnecessary techniques, only simple and pure collisions!
boom--
The sword and hammer collided with a deafening roar in mid-air!
The moment they collided, the world was plunged into a deathly white, and all was silent.
The whole world seemed to have been muted.
Immediately afterwards, an indescribably blinding light suddenly erupted from the point of impact!
The crimson sword energy and the dark purple lightning intertwined and annihilated each other, forming an ever-expanding sphere of energy.
Click--
A sharp crack, like a pillar of heaven breaking.
Under the horrified gaze of all the Red Hair Pirates' officers, a huge, bottomless crack appeared on the solid island beneath their feet, centered on Shanks and Loki!
The crack, like a black Inazuma, spread wildly towards both ends of the island, causing mountains to collapse, the earth to split, and sand and dust to fill the sky wherever it passed!
The entire island was torn in two by the combined might of the two men's strongest attack!
The endless black clouds that shrouded the island could no longer maintain their shape under this terrifying impact that pierced the heavens and earth. Like ink being stirred by an invisible giant hand, they surged and churned, and were finally torn apart completely, scattering in both directions with a roar!
Immediately afterwards, a torrent of golden light cascaded down like a waterfall.
The island, which had been shrouded in darkness and thunder for a long time, was suddenly illuminated by the dazzling sunlight, becoming as bright as day.
The power of that single strike was enough to shatter the heavens and the earth!
Beckman's cigar, which he had been holding in his mouth, had fallen to the ground at some point.
Yasopp stared, mouth agape, at the island split in two and the sky reborn.
Even the usually carefree Raki Ru forgot to gnaw on the meat leg in his hand and exclaimed, "Are you kidding me?! They're really going to sink this island?!"
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