Pollock Island, Marine G-5 Base.
Amid the ruins, Kaido swung his purple lightning-wreathed spiked club down at Sephiroth's face with lightning speed. Caught off guard, the latter could only raise his twin blades to block.
The weapons in their hands never actually touched, yet the overwhelming Haki flowing from their bodies collided head-on.
The terrifying power of both sides continuously spilled outward. Unable to withstand the immense pressure they created, the ground began cracking and crumbling inch by inch. Howling gusts swept through the area, sending sand and stones flying everywhere.
Beneath a corner wall in the rubble of Marine G-5 Base, Vice Admiral William, who had fortunately been pinned beneath a stone slab, widened his eyes and watched in horror through a gap between the rocks as Sephiroth and Kaido fought fiercely in the distance.
Not far from him, amidst another pile of rubble, lay the nude corpse of a blonde woman, split into two.
Her death had been especially gruesome. After her body was cut in half at the waist by a wind blade, a stone falling from the ceiling had struck her head, smashing her brains apart. Red and white matter spilled all over the ground!
Damn it! What the hell did Sephiroth do to make Kaido come knocking on our door?! Vice Admiral William cursed inwardly as he dialed Marine Admiral Sengoku's number.
The commotion from their battle was simply too great. Frank, who was not far away, could only hurriedly retreat and run off into the distance...
Marineford, Marine Headquarters Building.
Fleet Admiral's Office.
Sengoku sat behind his desk, holding an official document and reading through it at an unhurried pace.
"Mr. Sengoku, please have some tea!"
Rosinante placed a gray clay teacup on the desk. It was filled with emerald-green tea, with steaming