Marine Headquarters, Marineford
"Magma Fist—Hell Hound!"
Sakazuki furiously swung his magma-covered 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 black shadows streamed endlessly from the cracks in the sky.
All of Marineford was shrouded in the haze of Void Energy. The monsters born from nothingness came in countless forms—some resembled giant spiders, while others looked like ferocious demons—but they shared one trait: their bodies were made of pure Void Energy, rendering ordinary physical attacks nearly useless.
"Damned monsters!" Sakazuki gritted his teeth as he watched enemies continue to pour forth. "Why are there so many of them?!"
Just then, an icy spear shot in from the side and pierced straight 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 mass at their core. We have to attack together to destroy them completely."
"Hmph, I don't need you to tell me that!" Though Sakazuki's words remained as sharp as ever, he still stood back-to-back with Aokiji, preparing to face the enemy together.
The two Admirals worked together flawlessly. Sakazuki's lava 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 at the height of the battle, all of Marineford suddenly began to shake violently.
"An earthquake?!" Kuzan looked around warily.
The tremors were far more intense than any ordinary earthquake, shaking the entire fortress. Even stranger, the Void monsters that had been attacking so frenziedly suddenly stopped moving. As though they had sensed some terrifying threat, they retreated one after