The highest combat power of the Cipher Pol division who had rushed over was actually the previous user of Ace's Fruit?
Even as thoughts raced through Noah's mind, his hands did not slow in the slightest.
His blades slashed down, and the sword energy gathered upon Yone's Twin Blades transformed into a dazzlingly enormous pillar of lightning. It abruptly burst apart, splitting into countless roaring bolts of thunder that surged toward the overwhelming white cold flames!
Two-Sword Style: Endless Thunder!
This strike had once served as the final blow that completely crushed Big Mom. Naturally, dealing with these cold flames was no challenge at all.
Lightning ran wild and surged forth. Within mere seconds, every last white cold flame was swallowed up.
Yet the remaining thunder still charged onward with unstoppable momentum, until a fist blazing with fierce flames ruthlessly smashed it apart.
Crackle!
As the lightning faded, the newcomer withdrew his right fist and stood atop the city wall before the Five Elders, coldly watching Noah from across the distance.
He was a powerfully built old man with graying sideburns.
Over five meters tall, he wore a white suit. He had a hooked nose, narrow brows, and an icy countenance. He appeared to be at least sixty years old, yet every muscle on his body was knotted and packed with terrifying explosive strength.
But even more eye-catching—
Were the enormous, exceptionally broad black wings behind him, each tipped with two quietly burning flames.
"It's Director Hephaestus!"
"He's finally here!"
Excited cries immediately rang out below. The elite guards of Pangaea Castle, who had been braced for a great enemy with their nerves stretched taut, all visibly relaxed. Clearly, they had absolute faith in their director's strength.
Hephaestus?
Noah narrowed his eyes. What an ancient mythological-sounding name.
This man was