Whoosh!
The terrifying heat instantly distorted the Void, scorching even the air until it crackled and hissed. Surging orange-red flames shot hundreds of meters into the sky, completely engulfing Sabo.
In an instant, a gigantic flaming sun a hundred meters in diameter slowly rose above Hive Island. The entire sky within a kilometer was dyed a blazing crimson, transformed into a roaring, churning sea of fire.
At that moment, everyone on Hive Island could see that dazzling flaming sun and feel its horrifying heat, enough to burn mountains and boil seas. Even the rocks beneath their feet were baked red-hot and cracked apart.
"Who would have thought the world's highest authority really was a bunch of monsters hiding their faces?"
Sabo's figure slowly condensed at the center of the flaming sun. He held the burning sphere high in his right hand as Armament Haki surged from his body like a tsunami and poured into the massive fireball, making its glow increasingly blinding.
"Don't even think about running. I'm your opponent."
"[Sun Thief]!"
The instant his attack was ready, Sabo viciously hurled the fireball in his hand at the enormous Sandworm charging wildly across the ground!
Boom!
Violent energy instantly crushed and melted the ground, forming a massive Lava Lake. Blazing flames completely swallowed the pitch-black Sandworm. Its shrill howls came from within the fire, only to be swiftly drowned out by the roar of the inferno.
In another corner of the town ruins, the battle continued.
Ochoku, whose Blackening had been forcibly dispelled by the catastrophic weather assault, lay limply amid a pile of rubble. It felt as if every bone in his body had fallen apart, and he did not even have the strength to lift a finger. He stared in despair at the Shadow Mage gradually changing