Giant Beasts' Terror

Immediately afterward, countless beastly roars rang out from the Floating Island, deafening enough to seem as though they would tear the entire sky apart.

Hearing the beasts roar, Mu Chen, standing on the ground, knew full well how terrifying Golden Lion's ICO Drug was. He could not let those beasts rush down and harm the civilians.

"Borsalino, use your ability to get up there! Don't let those beasts come down!"

Mu Chen shouted anxiously at Borsalino behind him.

Jia Ji and Qi Yuan were both stunned. They had never seen Mu Chen so tense before. The usually carefree, unruffled Mu Chen seemed like a completely different person now.

Borsalino kept his hands in his pockets and asked with a bewildered look.

"Hm?"

"Mu Chen, what's going on?"

Seeing Borsalino's nonchalant appearance, Mu Chen felt both anxious and irritated.

"Borsalino, Vice Admiral, if I'm not mistaken, that Floating Island is filled with giant beasts. They're incredibly powerful. We can't let them come down."

"Giant beasts?"

"Oh, how terrifying."

"Then I'll go take a look."

The moment Borsalino finished speaking, his body instantly turned into flickering golden motes of light and vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Almost at the same instant, Borsalino's tall figure appeared in midair. His feet stood firmly atop invisible currents of air, his coat fluttering wildly in the gale as he looked down over the entire Floating Island.

When his gaze fell upon the scene on the Floating Island, his previously calm face instantly darkened like the sky before a storm.

On the Floating Island, countless enormous beasts seemed to have been ignited. They roared and rampaged madly, while mountain-sized dinosaurs swung their thick tails with abandon. Every sweep struck the air like a massive hammer, producing dull, heart-pounding booms.

Elephants and rhinoceroses, beasts that normally appeared docile, now seemed possessed by demons. They crashed into one another wildly, their deafening roars seemingly about to shatter all the peace in the world.

These giant beasts looked ferocious and terrifying, and their bodies were incomparably huge.

Borsalino took a deep breath. He knew he absolutely could not let these horrifying monsters rush down. Otherwise, the backstreets of Marineford would become a living hell.

Yasakani no Magatama! He raised his arms high and swiftly crossed them before his chest. In an instant, golden light burst from his body like a surging tide, followed by countless light bullets blasting from his hands.

They descended upon the Floating Island like a swarm of high-speed hornets.

A series of deafening explosions erupted across the Floating Island. Flames and smoke intertwined, shrouding the entire island.

Each explosion was like the roar of the earth, kicking up clouds of dust. The beasts were blasted into confusion and fled in all directions.

However, although Borsalino's attacks were incredibly fierce, they still failed to stop the beasts from falling.

Like enormous balls of flesh spiraling out of control, they began dropping from the Floating Island one after another.

A massive Tyrannosaurus rex fell first. Its colossal body traced an arc through the air as it smashed toward the ground at high speed.

Watching this from below, Mu Chen furrowed his brows tightly. The veins on his forehead bulged faintly from tension and anger.

Qi Yuan and Jia Ji were also frightened pale by the terrifying giant beasts in the sky, their bodies trembling involuntarily.

Without hesitation, Mu Chen took the lead. He pushed off hard with both feet and flew into the air using Geppo.

Jia Ji stood with his mouth agape and his eyes wide, staring blankly at the giant beasts. His voice was filled with fear.

"How can there be beasts this huge?!"

"Damn it, I'm going all out!"

Jia Ji gritted his teeth, a surge of hot blood rising within him.

He too used Geppo, closely following behind Mu Chen.

Qi Yuan frowned tightly, a trace of determination flashing in her eyes.

She quickly drew the saber at her waist. The blade gleamed coldly beneath the sunlight. Then she leaped into the air and flew upward.

Mu Chen had opened the Third Gate of the Eight Gates, and powerful green energy enveloped his body like raging flames.

Only after Mu Chen drew close to the giant beasts did he realize that their bodies were covered in pustules of all sizes, making them both horrifying and grotesque.

The development of this ICO Drug must have gone wrong. These giant beasts should all be test subjects.

Mu Chen raised his right leg high, then kicked one giant beast in the abdomen like a fired cannonball, carrying the force of an army. That kick seemed to gather the power of heaven and earth itself, twisting the air with its force. The beast flew away like a kite with its string cut, blasted a thousand meters away before tracing a long arc through the sky and plunging into the sea with a splash, sending up enormous waves.

"See Jia Ji's achievement!"

Jia Ji also gathered his courage. With a shout, his Armament Haki erupted, wrapping around his legs like black flames.

Armament Haki: Rankyaku!

He kicked fiercely, sending a massive blue slash flying out like lightning. Carrying a sharp, overwhelming force, it instantly cleaved a giant beast in two.

The beast's blood sprayed out like a crimson fountain, staining half the sky red. Qi Yuan refused to be outdone, gripping her saber tightly with both hands, cold killing intent gleaming in her eyes.

She swung her saber rapidly through the air, and two massive slashes flew from her blade like two white dragons, instantly killing two giant beasts.

Mu Chen, Jia Ji, and Qi Yuan fought desperately in the air, yet the falling giant beasts remained as dense as raindrops. Before long, more than thirty giant beasts had crashed down like heavy bombs.

Dust immediately billowed across the ground as though it had been struck by a gigantic bomb. The once-sturdy houses were smashed into pieces beneath the impact of the giant beasts.