Central Whole Cake Island.
Magma and thunderfire were still colliding wildly.
Sakazuki and Charlotte Linlin's battlefield had already been reduced to a lava wasteland.
Crimson magma flowed across the ground as thunder tore through the clouds.
Prometheus transformed into a flaming giant and roared in midair, while Hera blanketed the sky with rolling thunderclouds.
Napoleon was clenched in Linlin's hand, its blade wrapped in Conqueror's Haki and soul power. Every slash looked capable of cleaving the entire island in two.
Yet Sakazuki still stood before her, neither retreating nor evading.
Like an erupting volcano, he stood firm in Linlin's path, pinning this Emperor of the Sea dead center on the battlefield.
"Great Eruption!"
A gigantic magma fist blasted forth, and Linlin brought her sword down.
"Emperor Sword!"
"Boom—!"
Magma exploded as thunderfire surged.
The two forces collided head-on, and the terrifying shockwave sent the surrounding ruins flying once more.
Linlin's enormous body charged out of the flames, covered in scorch marks left by the magma.
Her Iron Balloon-like physique was still formidable.
But she could already feel it. Sakazuki's magma was gradually tearing through her defenses.
What was more troublesome was that this man was not afraid of her at all.
Soul Pocus was useless, Conqueror's Haki could not crush him, and even a direct fight to the death could not drive him back.
With every exchange, Sakazuki was willing to take her attacks head-on, only to pour magma into her wounds in return!
He was a madman, a madman wearing a Marine cloak!
Linlin's eyes turned savage.
"Magma Brat!"
"Are you really not afraid of dying—?!!"
Sakazuki raised his head from the lava. Half his body had been torn apart by thunderfire, only to reform the next instant.
His voice was as cold as iron.
"As long as you