Marine Headquarters, Marineford
Magma Fist—Hellhound!
Sakazuki furiously swung his magma-coated fists, and scorching lava poured down like a waterfall, completely swallowing a massive Void monster. But it was only one among countless monsters; more twisted shadows were streaming endlessly from the cracks in the sky.
All of Marineford lay shrouded beneath the haze of Void Energy. The monsters born from nothingness came in all shapes and sizes. Some resembled gigantic spiders, while others looked like ferocious demons. Yet they all shared one trait—their bodies were made of pure Void Energy, rendering ordinary physical attacks almost useless.
"Damn Monsters!" Sakazuki gritted his teeth as he watched the enemies continuously emerge. "Why are there so many of them?!"
Just then, an ice spear shot in from the side and precisely pierced through the head of a Void spider.
"Sakazuki, don't act alone," Kuzan said as he slid along an ice path to Akainu's side. "Their weakness is the energy core inside them. We have to attack together to destroy them completely."
"Hmph, I don't need you to tell me that!" Though Sakazuki's words were as harsh as ever, he still stood back-to-back with Aokiji, ready to face the enemy together.
The two admirals worked together flawlessly. Sakazuki's magma attacks suppressed the enemy head-on, while Kuzan's frost abilities struck with precision from the flanks. Ice and fire alternated across the battlefield, creating vast clouds of steam that provided cover for the Marine soldiers.
But just as the battle reached its fiercest point, all of Marineford suddenly began to shake violently.
"An earthquake?!" Kuzan looked around warily.
The tremors were far stronger than any ordinary earthquake, and the entire fortress was shaking. Even stranger, the Void Monsters that had been attacking so frantically suddenly stopped moving. As though they had sensed some terrifying threat,