"Boom—"
The Magma Meteorite tore through the clouds at high speed, rubbing violently against the air and producing a thunderous roar.
The once bright blue sky suddenly darkened, dyed crimson by the flames over Starting Island.
"What is that?!"
"A meteorite?! Is that Mr. Issho's attack?!"
On the battlefield at the edge of Starting Island, the New Marines fighting desperately against the Marine Headquarters assault noticed the abnormality in the sky. During a lull in the fighting, they all looked up.
When they saw the Magma Meteorite falling toward the island, none of them showed shock or fear.
However, the Magma Meteorite they had assumed Issho had dragged down with his ability did not fall toward the battlefield at the center of the island as the New Marines expected. Nor did it crash into the warships stationed in the waters below the island. Instead, it was rapidly descending toward the New Marines' defensive position.
The New Marines who realized this immediately turned pale. Panicked shouts rang out one after another throughout their defensive line:
"That meteorite is coming for us!! Get out of here!"
"Move, get out of the way! That isn't Mr. Issho's ability—it's an enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Cries of alarm echoed through the position, but the Magma Meteorite was falling far too quickly. In the brief moment the New Marines hesitated, it had already reached the skies above them.
"It's Admiral Sakazuki's ability!"
Under the threat of the Magma Meteorite, the New Marines had no choice but to abandon their trenches and cover and flee in panic. Smoker, who was still mingling among the New Marines, raised his head and immediately recognized the Magma Meteorite as Sakazuki's ability.
There was a clear difference between Issho's ability and Sakazuki's. With the Gravity-Gravity Fruit, Issho could pull meteorites down