Boom!
The violent blast of air surged forward like a torrent, slamming head-on into the trees and golden buildings ahead.
Under the immense impact, giant trees that would take more than a dozen people to encircle were shredded apart.
The heavy golden structures fared even worse, sent flying by the blast.
In an instant, the direction Whitebeard's fist pointed toward was violently torn open by the massive shockwave, leaving behind a barren strip stretching from the harbor entrance all the way to the docks behind it.
Once the dust and sand swirling through the sky dispersed in the wind, Charlotte Linlin, standing in the air atop Zeus, had turned slightly livid.
Looking at Zeus beneath her feet in his black-cloud form, her heart bled even more.
When faced with Whitebeard's incomparably fierce strike just now, Zeus had been the first to pull away and dodge.
However, the attack had come too swiftly. He had reacted too late and was directly ripped open by the aftershock of the air quake, leaving a huge gash in his cloud-like body.
Charlotte Linlin did have a way to repair such damage, but with a great battle imminent, she was utterly unwilling to waste the power of souls on healing Zeus's injuries.
"Heh heh, looks like I arrived a little late. But now probably isn't the time for infighting, is it?" Red-Haired Shanks's voice suddenly rang out.
"If you really want to fight, you'll only be giving me the chance to reap the rewards."
The Red Force swiftly rode the wind toward shore.
Red-Haired Shanks, who had been standing at the front of the deck, leaped onto the dock with Benn Beckman and the others.
Following close behind them was none other than Asura Demon Scopper Gaban.
With the sudden arrival of this third force,