The flames of war swept across all of Elbaf.
"Kill!!"
Dragon roared, his voice rolling like thunder, seemingly freezing the air around him for an instant.
Like a beast awakening from a deep slumber, he burned with fighting spirit. He crushed the solid rock beneath his feet and hurled himself down from the heights like a white meteor!
Veteran Marine heroes such as Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr also sprang into action. Though no longer young, they acted with even greater resolve than the younger fighters.
Years of battlefield experience told them clearly that the turning point of this war was right before them. The enemy's morale had already crumbled. All they needed was one more push to bring the entire battlefront crashing down!
And Dragon would never let this heaven-sent opportunity slip away.
"Their formation up ahead has broken!
Press the attack!"
Sengoku's cape snapped in the wind, a cool, keen light flashing in his eyes as he shouted orders on the run.
High above, fierce winds howled, and Dragon's towering figure seemed to radiate an oppressive presence that blotted out the sky.
The long blade in his hand sliced through the air, its edge wreathed in visible tremors of light-a power capable of tearing mountains apart!
And below-
The World Government soldiers, who had stood ready for battle, were now in utter chaos.
They watched the Neo Marines sweep down on them like a flash flood. Many fled in all directions before they had even secured their grip on their weapons.
What they did not know was that, just moments earlier, the Five Elders-the figures who held supreme authority-had quietly vanished from the heart of the battlefield. No one knew where they had gone, nor could anyone understand why they had left this decisive battle.
Their disappearance was like