Sengoku tilted his head back, gazing up at the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon looking down at him from above, a slight ripple in his gaze.
On the sub-ship, Kaido and Stussy simultaneously noticed the suddenly appearing Nine-Tailed Fox Demon.
Although its appearance changed from a four-tailed dark red monster to a nine-tailed golden giant fox, they both instantly recognized that this was Ron.
"I never thought Ron would still have a trump card like this..." Stussy stood on the deck, turning to look at Kaido not far away, a teasing tone in her voice: "Hey, hey, Kaido, when you sparred with Ron back then, if he used this move against you, would you hold a grudge against him for the rest of your life?"
Kaido glanced at Stussy with a dark face. This stinky woman really knew how to rub salt in a wound.
"Hmph." Kaido raised his head, no longer looking at her, his gaze falling back onto that Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, a nameless complexity in his eyes. Well... perhaps there was a tiny trace of envy.
If he also had a powerful devil fruit, he would be just as glorious as Ron right now.
"Huh? Why aren't you talking?" Stussy tilted her head and pressed on with a question, a hint of mischievousness in her smile: "Are you born not liking to talk?"
"You guy." Kaido snapped back irritably: "If you really have too much free time, go over and help!"
"Hahaha." Stussy waved her hand and laughed: "We're already preparing to evacuate, who cares about them."
Kaido paused for a moment. One was a senior who took quite good care of him, and the other was the pillar of his Intern Alliance. This woman was actually so vicious? Leaving them behind and running away?
"Stussy, do you want to follow the path of that bastard Ochoku?" Kaido gripped his club and said in a deep voice.
The light and breezy expression on Stussy's face instantly froze. She felt that if she didn't explain something, this idiot Kaido was going to bring his club down on her.
"Kaido, can you use your brain for a second? Have you forgotten Ron's speed? As long as we don't leave their line of sight, he can catch up in a matter of minutes." Stussy said speechlessly.
"You'd better be thinking that." Kaido let out a cold snort.
Meanwhile, Ron, transformed into the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, didn't waste words with Sengoku.
His body suddenly changed, and several arms condensed from chakra extended from both sides of his body.
"Lava Release."
Ron's voice came out from that huge fox mouth, and the next second, a molten lava fireball condensed on every single palm.
Sengoku's gaze sank. Without any hesitation, he leaped up fiercely and sprinted toward the direction of the shore.
"Go."
Ron's voice sounded once more.
The lava fireballs shot out simultaneously, dragging long tail-flames as they roared in pursuit through the air.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!"
The sound of fireballs tearing through the air was sharp and piercing.
Sengoku didn't take them head-on; his figure constantly changed direction, swerved, and rolled in mid-air, dodging all the fireball attacks with almost perfectly timed evasions.
"Boom!!!"
All the fired lava fireballs landed on the ground, explosion following explosion in succession, and clusters of mushroom clouds soared into the sky, firelight flickering within the smoke and dust.
Such a massive commotion caused Whitebeard and Garp, who were locked in fierce combat, to involuntarily halt their movements.
The two of them turned their heads simultaneously, their gazes first glancing toward the direction of the explosion, and then simultaneously looking out toward the sea.
When they saw that golden Nine-Tailed Fox Demon entrenched on the sea surface, whether it was Whitebeard or Garp, a trace of undisguised astonishment flashed across both of their faces.
"Gurarararala!!" Whitebeard suddenly burst into loud laughter. He turned his head back, his gaze landing on the opposing Garp: "It seems we can have a good fight now, Garp."
At the same time, Whitebeard also silently cursed inwardly: Ron, you really are a bastard. Why hide an ability like this? You made me distracted and worry about your side the whole time.
Garp withdrew his gaze from the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, the corners of his mouth slowly splitting open: "I remember that guy was called Ron... a bit interesting. But before that, I'm going to knock you down first, Newgate!!!"
Whitebeard let out a few more laughs: "Who knocks down whom isn't certain yet, you idiot Garp!"
The moment his voice fell, two bursts of Conqueror's Haki erupted simultaneously, and the invisible coercion violently collided like two transparent walls, causing the air to emit a groan of unbearable strain.
"Thud!!!"
The two figures instantly collided together once again.
Naginata intersected with iron fist, and a fierce gale centered on them instantly spread outward in all directions.
Just as the two of them were locked in a stalemate and the pressure waves were surging.
Suddenly, they almost simultaneously sensed something.
Without the slightest hesitation, the two of them withdrew their strength at the same time and rolled to the sides to dodge.
"Boom!!"
A huge object smashed into the spot where they had just been standing.
The shockwave wrapped in rubble and sand swept all around.
Whitebeard and Garp simultaneously raised their heads to look at the fallen object.
When they saw the thing in front of them clearly, expressions of utter disbelief surfaced on their faces.
That was an entire section of a battleship's bow, the fractured keel exposed like ribs.
Almost at the same time, the two men's gazes cast toward the sea surface once again.
On the sea, the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon was still hovering above the water, but the World Government's warship was gone.
Garp's gaze fell back onto that truncated bow before him, his pupils shrinking sharply.
That really is our ship?
That bastard... threw it over?
This bastard... really makes one's teeth itch with exasperation.
"Hey, Newgate." Garp's voice lacked its previous high spirits: "Can you wait for a second? I want to beat that guy to death right now."
Whitebeard was stunned, and then let out an "Uh...", immediately retorting: "Are you kidding me? Do you think we're playing house?"
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