The battle between three Admiral-level powerhouses had shattered a third of Sphinx Island. Seawater flooded inland, and the extreme weather created by their Devil Fruit abilities blanketed the entire island. Even the surrounding sea level had risen considerably.
Seabas was in a terrible mood.
After all this time, he still had not managed to defeat Roa and Lily, the two former members of the White Wolf Pirates. Instead, the fierce battle had thrown his breathing into disarray.
"Huff, huff..."
Seabas tried to control his breathing, unwilling to let the three White Wolf Pirates see his exhaustion. But his lungs rose and fell like bellows, desperately drawing in oxygen to ease his body's fatigue.
"Haha, Seabas, you really are old!"
After half a day of fighting, Magnus was covered in blood. Great swathes of his muscles had turned purple and blue, and even the Zoan Fruit's powerful recovery ability could not fully heal him.
Yet Magnus was smiling.
Over the past half-day, while fighting Kong, he had often endured Kong's attacks head-on just to strike at Seabas, relieving the pressure on Roa and Lily. As a result, more than half his stamina had been spent, and his body had suffered serious injuries.
But Kong and Seabas were not doing much better.
There was no need to mention Kong. He had been Magnus's primary focus from the start. Although Magnus sometimes had to face the combined attacks of Kong and Seabas in order to keep Seabas in check,
once Magnus confirmed that Roa and Lily were not in immediate danger, he would prioritize attacking Kong. Kong, who had only just reached Admiral level, would immediately fall into a disadvantage.
"Admiral Jiang Ma, are you all right?"
"I can still hold on!"
Even with blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, Seabas