World Naval Battle

The vessels of both sides rapidly closed the distance amidst the raging waves.

Gale-force winds wrapped around the ocean swells, the bow cutting through the water as the deck emitted a dull roar under the violent jolts.

Artillery fire roared out at the exact same time—

"Boom! Boom! Boom—!!!"

Cannonballs tore through the air, skimming across the sea surface and exploding one after another around the two hulls.

Muzzle flashes and fragments of steel shot skyward, massive pillars of water blasted into the air by the explosions cascading down like a torrential downpour while the sea churned incessantly from the shocks.

The next second—

"Boom—!!!"

World's massive green flagship slammed head-on into the warship's port side with an entirely unreasonable momentum.

Steel and wooden structures ground violently against one another under the terrifying inertia, emitting a harsh, tearing sound.

The hull tilted abruptly and the deck shuddered, many marines and pirates nearly being flung off, but both sides steadied their footing almost simultaneously.

The slaughter erupted in an instant.

"Charge!!"

"Get them—!!"

Angry roars rose and fell in succession.

The pirates laughed wildly as they tossed iron cables and boarding bridges, the iron hooks spinning through the air and hammering fiercely into the warship's deck in an attempt to board by force.

However—

They had not even managed to land their feet.

Sakazuki stepped forward, the deck emitting a low groan beneath his boots.

"Great Eruption!"

The low roar resembled a rumble from deep within a volcano.

His arms completely transformed into magma in an instant, crimson molten lava churning and surging across the surface of his skin.

A massive magma fist condensed from molten lava blasted forward with terrifying impact force akin to a volcanic eruption!

"Boom—!!!"

The magma fist swept horizontally across the deck, the air instantly ignited.