Lightning flashed and thunder roared above Lulusia Island, casting the sky in oppressive black and red.
Inside the Palace, three figures collided relentlessly, sending showers of sparks bursting out.
"Mr. Dragon!"
"Luffy!!"
Sabo hurried to Ace's side. After checking his injuries, his expression turned grave.
Without question, neither side had held anything back in this battle. Ace's injuries were severe: his ribs were broken, and his abdomen had caved in.
Even his ability to transform into his Logia element had not spared him from injury in this fierce battle.
Likewise, Ivankov and the others had caught Zoro farther away, but their grim expressions made it clear that his condition was far from encouraging.
"Are we doomed to lose?"
As he murmured those words, Saron felt despair rise in his heart for the first time.
He had never seen a human this powerful. Xia Le's terrifying strength had already surpassed the limits of the world!
Whoooooosh!
Violent winds suddenly swept across the entire island, turning the clouds above the Lulusia Kingdom into a vortex in mere moments.
From a distance, it looked like a gigantic funnel, its tip extending all the way to the ground.
Massive bolts of lightning flickered amid the surging winds, while great waves rose on the seas around the island, roaring and churning.
At that same moment.
A Dog-Head Warship was heading toward Lulusia Island through the raging wind and rain.
At its bow stood a burly, white-haired old man with a square face, dressed in a standard Marine uniform. His expression was so grim and dark it looked ready to drip water.
His eyes remained fixed on the island ahead, utterly solemn, with a faint trace of worry visible in their depths.
"Garp!"
Suddenly, an aged, low voice sounded behind him.
Garp paused, and some of