Annihilated

Zephyr's initiative seemed to ignite a fuse; those on both sides who could stay airborne rushed up, while those who couldn't opened fire incessantly. The ships of both sides began to collide, and the navy and pirates were all entangled together.

"You stay behind in case the Golden Lion is rescued."

Before he could finish speaking, Sakazuki used Geppo to charge towards one of the three executives.

Standing on the warship, Ye Chen's face darkened slightly. Fortunately, there were many other Vice Admiral present.

In an instant, artillery fire raged, and all the ships clashed together, resembling a vast landmass where navy and pirates could be seen everywhere, shouting and fighting.

"Thump thump"

Like dumplings being dropped into a pot, whether pirates or marines, anyone who wasn't careful would fall into the sea, be swept away by the cannonballs, stain the sea red, and become a floating corpse.

"Notify the Admiral of the Sengoku and ask him to provide support."

With a cold expression, Ye Chen looked at a man rushing towards him from the air, gave an order to the navy officer beside him, and then took off.

"Yes."

In the air, a deafening explosion erupted, a ripple swept down, and amidst the swirling winds, two fists collided.

The immense force caused Ye Chen's expression to change, and his entire body plummeted downwards.

"Boom boom boom"

With smoke and flames rising from his feet, Ye Chen stood three feet above the sea, his face grim.

"Compression Fruit, Calstella."

At the moment of impact, Ye Chen could feel that there was a tremendous force concentrated in the opponent's fist. This feeling reminded Ye Chen of someone: Bartholomew Kuma.

The Compression Fruit, as the name suggests, can compress various forms of energy, such as air and explosive force. As you can see, Calstella's hands are shrouded in a light gray shield, which reminds Ye Chen of a man named Whitebeard.

This man has the highest bounty among the three, so his strength is definitely the strongest.

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and made a rough guess.

After knocking Ye Chen, Calstella flew directly towards the warship imprisoning the Golden Lion, attempting to rescue him.

The sea surface exploded, and Ye Chen suddenly appeared like a rocket.

Radiation Ripple, Ye Chen kicked out, using his ability.

"Ghost, get out of my way!" The air convulsed as Calstella unleashed a punch, creating a sonic boom.

"Boom boom boom"

At the moment of collision, smoke and flames clashed, and the intense light and heat formed Shockwave that transformed into a halo, whipping up a fierce wind.

With a series of crackling sounds, Ye Chen's right foot burst into flames, as if a red-hot oil pan had been plunged into cold water, causing it to boil and explode.

It crashed into a pirate ship, and the entire pirate crew jumped, causing the surrounding seawater to sink and churn violently.

"Whoosh whoosh"

Two Rankyaku descended, tearing through the gale, forming semicircles like two crescent moons, gleaming with dazzling light.

Standing on the wrecked deck, Calstella contracted his abdomen, his right fist hummed, and the surrounding air currents quickly gathered into his hand, forming a point, which he then swung out with a vengeance.

The air exploded, and a Shockwave not only shattered Rankyaku but also rushed towards Ye Chen with unstoppable momentum. However, Ye Chen had already disappeared by then.

As you can see, the white clouds above were pierced through a hole and quickly pushed away.

Turning to the side, Ye Chen swept out another kick, but this time, Calstella was prepared and kicked out as well.

It was torn to pieces; the entire ship shattered, and billowing seawater rose up.

He was sent flying backwards, blasting through several bedrooms in succession. Ye Chen, his face grim, rose into the air in a somewhat disheveled state.

There was no other way; without using his abilities, he was no match for his opponent. Just in terms of sheer strength, Ye Chen couldn't compare.

Meanwhile, the battles were equally intense in the other two directions, especially the fight between Zephyr and Patrick, the Devil Fruit User. Due to the limitations of his ability, Patrick lost his advantage and could only engage in close combat with Zephyr.

Who is Zephyr? He's a pure martial arts master, so from the start, Patrick's face turned ashen, and he could only passively take the beating.

As for Sakazuki, who was fighting against the corrosion ability user Dest, he also gained the upper hand because his Magma-Magma Fruit effectively countered Dest's corrosion.

Magma is not only flowing, but also extremely hot. Dest's ability is like a corrosive liquid; it not only fails to corrode the magma, but is instead suppressed and evaporated. Therefore, Dest is currently feeling particularly frustrated.

Most importantly, this place isn't far from Marineford. As long as Ye Chen and the others stall them, these guys will surely die.

Clearly, Calstella and the others realized this as well, and were getting anxious, wanting to break through their respective defenses to rescue the Golden Lion.

Neither side aimed to kill the other; otherwise, it would have taken considerable time to succeed.

At the same time, a golden light shot up from Marineford, carrying a person in its hand, and rushed towards Ye Chen and the others.

"Hateful"

Pushed back by the explosions time and again, Calstella glared at Ye Chen with fury and murderous intent.

At this moment, Ye Chen was like a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment, regardless of whether you touched him or not. That force caused Calstella's blood to surge again and again, and blood dripped from his mouth.

If this continues, forget about rescuing the captain; we might all perish here.

"Whoosh whoosh"

Hovering in mid-air, Ye Chen unleashed several kicks in succession, more than a dozen Rankyaku of wind and waves, rumbling towards and engulfing Calstella.

One minute, two minutes, five minutes

The battle at the lower levels had already turned the sea red, while the battle at the higher levels was evenly matched, so Ye Chen and the others were not in a hurry at all.

"Damn it, there's no time!"

Spitting out mouthfuls of blood, Patrick roared at Dest and Calstella. There was no need to guess; naval reinforcements had surely arrived.

"Damn it, if it weren't for the heavy losses in the Ward Sea, we wouldn't be in this predicament, so restrained."

Dest's shoulder was covered in bruises; he had been hit by Sakazuki and stood up abruptly. Sakazuki, on the other hand, was dressed in tattered clothes and looked extremely disheveled.

"Withdraw"

Calstella knew that the operation had failed, and that dragging it out would only result in further losses.

"Wow! How tragic! Isn't that Dest from the Flying Pirates?"

A lewd voice suddenly rang out, golden light flashed, and Borsalino suddenly appeared, his fingertips turning red. A Laser pierced directly through Dest's chest.

"The Dark Hound."

In a flash, Sakazuki found his opening and unleashed a magma eruption that slammed heavily into Dest's chest.

"Click-clack"

With the sound of bones breaking, Dest transformed into a streak of light, piercing through several giant ships. But before he even landed, a bone-chilling cold aura appeared behind him.

In the blink of an eye, ice covered the sea, and lifelike ice sculptures, depicting all walks of life, appeared on the ocean.

The ice hissed and steamed, slowly corroding the ice. Dest gasped for breath and knelt on the ground.

"Go to hell!"

In a flash of light, scalding lava surged forth, and a bloodied arm pierced through Dest's chest.

Blood bubbled and gurgled, Dest's eyes bulged, he gripped Sakazuki's right hand tightly, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace.

"Damn garbage."

Sakazuki, his face contorted with righteous indignation, thrust the magma in his right hand once more, instantly Burning Dest's internal organs.

Sakazuki pulled his hand away, panting heavily, blood splattered on his forehead, and stared coldly at the lifeless Dest, his gaze chilling.

Faced with the combined attack of Borsalino, Kuzan, and Sakazuki, Dest was utterly powerless and was killed instantly.

"There are still two pieces of trash."

Sakazuki turned around, looked at Patrick fighting Zephyr, and at Calstella, who was in a sorry state because of Ye Chen, and charged out.

Following the same pattern, facing Borsalino and Kuzan were rushing to the scene, along with Zephyr, Sakazuki, and Ye Chen, Carl and his two companions were simply courting death.

Moreover, there were other Vice Admiral and Rear Admiral involved. Therefore, this operation was doomed to failure from the very beginning.

Finally, as expected, Patrick and Calstella died instantly, and none of the other pirates escaped; they all turned into corpses and sank to the bottom of the sea.