Stussy Makes Her Move, Battlefield in Peril
After much internal struggle and deliberation, Stussy finally made up his mind.
She knew she had no way out. The feud with the Straw Hat Pirates was there, and if Second Golden Lion was defeated, she and Weevil would never be able to leave this deserted island safely.
"Weevil. Make your move."
A command was given.
Edward Weevil, who had been standing motionless in place, suddenly moved.
The towering, seven- or eight-meter-tall figure strode forward with heavy steps, the ground trembling beneath his feet. He gripped the naginata, thicker than a mast, his arm muscles bulging, and with the power of his waist and abdomen, he swept it horizontally with ferocious force.
Buzz--!!
The massive naginata sliced through the air, unleashing a massive white wave of energy, releasing the unbridled power of Whitebeard's bloodline.
This wide-range sweeping attack indiscriminately crushed everything in its path, including rocks and sand. Even several low-ranking Flying Pirates who couldn't retreat in time were hit by the wave and screamed as they were thrown into the sea.
The situation on the ground has changed dramatically.
Luffy, who was Luffy a fierce battle with Rudolf Ness, suddenly narrowed his eyes when Weevil launched his attack.
At this critical moment, a green figure shattered the sand beneath its feet and instantly moved to stand in front of him.
It's Zoro.
"Luffy! Leave this to me!"
He drew all three swords simultaneously, their blades wrapped in dark Armament Haki. Instead of unleashing a deadly attack right away, he calmed himself, using the momentum of Lute Ness's slash to deflect the force. He skillfully deflected the opponent's longsword with his own blade, using the force to spin and create distance. By adopting a defensive posture, he forcefully withstood all the attacks from the seventeen billion bounty first mate.
Luffy understood instantly, and without the slightest hesitation, the air around him suddenly surged.
His bulging muscles were covered with a layer of rubbery Armament Haki. He suddenly activated Gear Fourth, and wisps of steam rose from his body. He leaped into the air and charged straight at Weevil's terrifying sweeping slash.
"Rubber... Kong Gun!"
Boom!!
The fist collided violently with the naginata's wave-cutting blade, creating a massive shockwave that ripped outwards, carving deep furrows into the sand.
With Weevil, a top-tier fighter, officially joining the fray, the balance of the entire ground battlefield instantly began to tilt in favor of the Flying Pirates.
Weevil unleashed his wide-range attacks with utter recklessness, the devastating offensive forcing the Straw Hat crew to retreat continuously. Even with Brook's Swordsmanship, Franky's full-power attack, and Nami's constant summoning of lightning to disrupt them, it was difficult to completely counteract this overwhelming physical strength.
Many of the Straw Hat Pirates members guarding the ship were forced to devote most of their energy to dodging Weevil's indiscriminate attacks.
Stussy stood on a high reef behind, not personally engaging in combat, but keeping his eyes fixed on the battlefield, constantly issuing short commands to direct Weevil's attack direction and control the rhythm of the brute beast's attacks.
The battle high in the sky remained at a stalemate.
The Second Golden Lion manipulated floating rock mountains to smash Ace and Sabo in turn, with flying rocks and fire mingling in the sky.
Ace's raging flames burned the flying boulder, while Sabo's Dragon Claw Fist punches shattered the rock layers one after another. The two cooperated well, advancing and retreating with great skill. Despite the immense pressure, they did not show any signs of defeat and were not completely suppressed for the time being.
But the ground is already in grave danger.
Zoro faced Rutneus alone, barely managing to hold his own, and was gradually finding himself in a difficult situation;
Luffy Gear Fourth form, fought Weevil with all his might, but could only barely withstand the opponent's unreasonable brute force.
Taking advantage of the chaos created by Weevil, the Flying Pirates ' officers launched an even fiercer offensive.
Sanji kept kicking away the enemies who rushed at him, his eyes scanning the entire battlefield out of the corner of his eye. His brows were tightly furrowed, and the cigarette in his mouth curled slightly from the heat of the splashing flames.
"Oh no, the situation has been reversed."
The sea breeze, carrying the smoke of gunpowder, swept across the entire deserted island, the roar of battle never ceasing.
The originally evenly matched battle was now under heavy shackles for the Straw Hat Pirates due to the addition of Stussy and Weevil.
The battle between the two sides intensified, and the nearby sea and the entire island were completely enveloped in the battlefield.
High in the sky, the battle between Second Golden Lion, Ace, and Sabo reached its climax.
The power of the Float-Float Fruit was released without reservation, and large sections of the remaining mountainside on the deserted island and giant rock pillars that had rolled out from the ground detached from the surface and rose into the air with a roar.
Not only on land, but also on the sea, a large area of seawater was pulled by the Devil Fruit's power, churning up water walls tens of meters high. Rocky waves swirled and intertwined, creating a violent offensive and defensive domain in mid-air. The dual attacks from the sea and the air took turns crushing towards the two.
"Don't think you can trap us with these rubble!"
Sabo's eyes sharpened, his Armament Haki surged, Dragon Claw Fist unleashed a barrage of explosive force, shattering the oncoming giant rock pillar into pieces with each punch, sending rubble raining down onto the sea.
But as soon as one piece was broken, two or three larger pieces of mountain debris followed closely behind, crashing down with a whoosh.
Ace was engulfed in raging Blaze, unleashing the full power of the Flame-Flame Fruit. The crimson flames transformed into a massive curtain of fire that stretched across the sky, the scorching heat instantly vaporizing the incoming seawater, and white mist instantly spreading throughout the air.
The rising steam obscured his vision, and he used the white mist as cover to constantly change his position. The fireball of the Great Flame Commandment condensed in his palm, and scorching Fire Fist pierced through layers of rocks, heading straight for the Second Golden Lion himself.
Second Golden Lion's golden hair danced wildly in the gale, his feet resting on a floating boulder weighing hundreds of tons, moving freely between rocks and waves.
He constantly manipulated the surrounding land and sea with both hands, avoiding direct confrontation with Ace and Sabo. Instead, he relied on his Devil Fruit ability to continuously draw upon all things in the world as weapons, using overwhelming attacks to wear down both of their stamina.
"Two very capable individuals. It's a pity you're unwilling to submit to me." The Second Golden Lion's voice pierced through the roaring winds, tinged with regret. "Since you cannot be of use to me, then stay here forever."
A series of deafening roars echoed through the air, a cacophony of sounds as rocks crumbled, Blaze exploded, and seawater vaporized. Shockwaves from the explosions spread outwards in concentric circles, unleashing layers of tsunamis that surged toward the distant sea.
The battle on the beach was equally tense.
In Gear Fourth mode, Luffy is enveloped in Armament Haki, repeatedly clashing with Weevil's giant naginata with his punches.
With each collision, the beach beneath their feet collapsed several feet. Weevil's indiscriminate sweeping attacks continued unabated, sweeping many of the Flying Pirates into the sea by the aftershocks, but this did not affect the giant's offensive rhythm in the slightest.