"Roar—!!!"
The giant dragon flew into a complete rage.
Its voice brimmed with killing intent, making the entire Misty Sea tremble beneath that single roar.
"World Government scum—go die!!!"
The instant the words exploded from its mouth, the dragon's tail came crashing down!
It was like an entire mountain range had been ripped from the earth and smashed down with brutal force!
Sonic booms erupted in overlapping waves, like countless bolts of thunder detonating beside their ears.
The World Government ship had no time to react at all.
"Crackle—!"
A flash of lightning streaked across the deck, and electromagnetic force instantly wrapped around Sakazuki, carrying him away from his original position!
"Boom—!!!"
The dragon's tail struck!
There was no struggle whatsoever. The entire ship was crushed into powder by that single blow!
"Boom—!!!"
A massive crater was blasted into the sea, and a column of water shot skyward like an inverted waterfall!
The Cipher Pol agents on deck vanished completely before they could even scream, every last fragment swallowed by the deep sea.
High in the sky.
The Black Dragon slowly raised its head.
Those enormous vertical pupils, like dark abysses, locked firmly onto the two figures floating before it.
"Dogahahaha..."
A deep laugh echoed through the night.
"Interesting..."
"There are actually two strong ones on this ship."
"If I kill both of you..."
"The World Government—should be very heartbroken, right?"
The air grew heavy.
Sakazuki hovered in midair, his body supported by a stable layer of electromagnetic force.
He looked up at the dragon stretched across the heavens.
That colossal body, so immense its end was nearly impossible to see, carried a pressure that seemed to freeze even the surrounding air.
"Brother Rock..."
He spoke in a low voice. "What kind of monster is that thing?"
Rock stood beside