Whitebeard suddenly struck

In an instant.

A razor-sharp blade hurtled toward Roya.

And a transparent sphere enveloped its keen edge!

This was the Tremor-Tremor Fruit power!

That was right!

Whitebeard, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly struck. His massive frame leaped into the air as he brought the enormous Murakumogiri down on Roya. More importantly, he had used his Tremor-Tremor Fruit power right from the start.

He had even coated it in Armament Haki! The attack was not only immensely powerful, but blindingly fast!

A single hit from that thing would probably shatter every bone in a person's body!

It seemed Whitebeard had acknowledged Roya's strength, opening with a killing blow. He clearly had no intention of leaving Roya any room to maneuver.

Unfortunately for him.

With his Observation Haki, Roya had already anticipated Whitebeard's attack and reacted immediately.

Crackle...

Whitebeard's Murakumogiri swept through a bolt of lightning.

No, more precisely, Roya had used his Rumble-Rumble Fruit power to undergo Elementalization at that very instant, successfully evading Whitebeard's attack.

Whitebeard's massive frame was not to be underestimated. Even at his advanced age, his speed was far beyond that of ordinary people. If Roya had not turned his body into lightning beforehand, relying solely on the Navy Six Powers—even mastered to their highest level—might not have been enough to dodge Whitebeard's attack.

But Roya did not simply stand by.

After turning into lightning to evade the attack, he immediately counterattacked, gathering countless arcs of electricity in his hand and driving them toward Whitebeard's chest.

However.

Whitebeard, who also possessed Observation Haki, reacted just as swiftly. He immediately dodged, hastily retreating two steps before reversing his grip on his massive weapon and bringing it down on Roya's head.

This time, Roya did not use his Rumble-Rumble Fruit power to evade. Instead, he drew