But at that moment, a red gleam flashed in Katakuri's eyes, and his body shifted unnaturally, evading the blow by a hair.
"What a pain!"
"So you've honed your Observation Haki to its peak?"
Aokiji frowned.
"It's not just my Observation Haki!"
Katakuri said gravely.
His heart grew heavy. He knew he would have to give this battle everything he had.
The enemy had attacked in force, and Fleet Admiral Xia Le's strength in particular was simply staggering.
Even MOM had suffered severe injuries fighting him. And the Admiral before Katakuri was exceptionally difficult to deal with.
At that moment, fierce battles raged all across Onigashima.
The five Admirals had each found opponents among the officers of the two pirate crews.
Three All-Stars and three Sweet Commanders.
Even for Admirals, opponents like these were troublesome.
The other key members fought the Navy's Flag Officers, either individually or ganging up on them.
The Admiral Candidates and Vice Admirals naturally received the most attention.
In terms of strength, the pirates clearly had fewer powerful fighters, but they held an overwhelming advantage in numbers.
In other words, joining forces allowed the two pirate crews to fight with superior numbers. Overall, they still held a considerable advantage.
"A battle where we can barely maintain a balance."
"But what will ultimately decide this war..."
Elsewhere, King narrowed his eyes as he clashed with Kizaru, turning to look toward the central battlefield.
Without question, the fierce battle at the center was the key to this war.
As long as the two Emperors won, victory would belong to the pirates.
"Worororororo!"
"Xia Le, treating Linlin like that... you seem to have forgotten I'm here!"
Suddenly, Kaido's dark, furious laughter rang out between heaven and earth.
The next second, his enormous figure abruptly appeared behind Xia Le, swinging