Hot—so hot!
Even though they were still standing on a thick sheet of ice, surrounded by glaciers in every direction, the air had already begun to heat up. It felt as if their entire bodies were being scorched beneath the blazing summer sun, while the sound of ice cracking and breaking rang in their ears.
Whether they were warriors of the Sky Pirate Crew or soldiers of the Marines, sweat had begun to bead on their foreheads. Yet no one cared anymore. As they stared at the enormous fireball descending from the sky toward Sengoku, who was flying toward the Marines' main warship, there was only one thought in everyone's eyes.
"Run... Run as far away as you can... This isn't a battle we can take part in!"
Staring at the massive fireball hurtling toward him and feeling its searing heat, Sengoku showed no fear.
He had already experienced an attack like this before—and each time, it had been even more terrifying.
At that thought, he raised both palms high. Golden light blazed across them as black Conqueror's Haki coiled around them.
"Buddha's Wrath!"
In that instant, the attack infused with Conqueror's Coating collided with the enormous fireball.
It was like a meteor crashing into the earth.
The blinding light made everyone squeeze their eyes shut.
Then came a tremendous explosion. The violent shockwave left the nearby Marines no chance to evade, sweeping them into it.
The enormous glacier frozen by Kuzan rang with the sound of cracking ice. Cracks visible to the naked eye spread across it like a spiderweb, and the entire massive glacier began to collapse as seawater surged up from within.
"Th... That's terrifying..."
Those who had narrowly escaped had not even had time to compose their terrified expressions when the violent shaking beneath their feet