The main force split up. Sabo and the Undead Legion soldiers gradually fanned out as they ran, each picking a target and racing after it. With skates and jetpacks, they had the speed to catch the enemy.
Elsewhere, Crocodile did not chase the fleeing phantoms right away. He took a detour to collect the legendary Sons of the Sun bombs from the staff at Caesar's laboratory.
"Lord Crocodile, you must use this controller to detonate them! The blast is only two hundred meters across, but it's powerful enough to vaporize Seastone!!!"
Even the scientist who had helped develop the bombs looked terrified as he spoke. That alone said plenty about the Winged People's technology!
"Two hundred meters across??? Vaporize Seastone???"
Crocodile drew a sharp breath. "What kind of weapon has Caesar cooked up?"
After a moment of admiration, Crocodile put the question aside. He turned his body to sand and flew into the distance. He had time to collect the bombs partly because he could move faster than the enemy, but mostly because Loa had already told him which one was real.
The Phantom-Phantom Fruit could create phantoms so convincing they even had weight, making them difficult for ordinary people to distinguish. But against Loa with Enemy of All Life fully unleashed, the disguise was laughable!
Like an insect trying to shake a tree. They had no idea what they were up against!
"Even if they shake us for a while, they can't get out of the Ice Domain." Crocodile thought it through as he flew. "That means someone's coming to pick them up—and can make sure they get Vegapunk home!"
"Ice Cream Town lies in this direction, doesn't it?"
A cold smile unique to the Undead spread across Crocodile's face. "Death is only the beginning!"
On the sled, the