Deep within the Red Line.
The rock formations that had supported it for centuries were completely torn apart by two successive deep tremors, connecting hollow spaces layer after layer.
The entire Red Line had become a gigantic, withered skeleton, hollowed out from within.
"Don't let him unleash another tremor!"
Garp leaped back into the fray, bringing his Fist Bone, wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, crashing down head-on.
At the same time, Shanks swung Griffin from the flank, sending a blade of energy tearing through the air.
Boom!
Two vibrating tentacles were hurled into the sky together.
Sakazuki's torrent of magma followed close behind. Kuzan raised a hand and froze the fractured rock layers, while Borsalino turned into golden light and darted between the fissures.
Bullet braced himself against Kraken's enormous torso head-on. Mihawk, Issho, Zephyr, Sengoku, Loki, Enel... every top-tier fighter still able to move poured their firepower into the same target.
They could hold Davy down, even sever his eight tentacles over and over, but the flaw in their approach soon became clear.
They could stop the enemy, but they could not stop the rock layers from collapsing.
Crack—
Another load-bearing rock layer snapped completely, and Vegapunk's voice abruptly changed pitch. "Stop focusing only on holding him back!"
"The underground stresses are completely out of balance!"
"Even if we stop fighting now, the cracks will keep spreading downward on their own!"
In the medical area.
"One more time!"
Luo pressed both hands against Rock's chest, expanding his ROOM to its limit.
Mansherry knelt beside him, her eyes red, tears on the verge of spilling.
The hideous wound that pierced his chest was slowly closing, and his shattered ribs were realigning and healing under the combined effects of the Op-Op Fruit and the Heal-Heal Fruit.
But Luo's expression did not