Kozuki Oden's slash gave the Roger Pirates an enormous boost in morale.
Rayleigh secretly glanced at Dragon. He had finally guessed a little of what Dragon was thinking.
Once he realized that,
Rayleigh abandoned the CP0 Chief outright and plunged from the sky like a falling meteor, Black Blade in hand, heading straight for one of the God's Knights Candidates.
Rayleigh's sudden move briefly stunned the CP0 Chief.
Realizing something was wrong, he spread his dragon wings and swiftly gave chase, trying to intercept Rayleigh.
Dragon reacted even faster, appearing beneath Rayleigh in the blink of an eye.
"Dragon Claw!"
Just as he attacked, Rayleigh's Griffin strangely slipped past his claw and slammed into his chest.
"Divine Departure!"
His partially elemental body was forcibly disrupted, and Dragon was sent flying over a thousand meters.
Before the CP0 Chief could catch up, Rayleigh had already descended.
By the time this God's Knights Candidate noticed Rayleigh's arrival, it was too late. He had never expected anyone to abandon their own opponent and target him instead.
The terrifying pressure of Conqueror's Domain combined with the force of Rayleigh's descent, bearing down on his head like a mountain.
Facing this powerful opponent who might be a Celestial Dragon,
Rayleigh's eyes brimmed with killing intent.
A slash coated in Conqueror's Haki struck his abdomen directly.
At the same time, one of his arms was severed.
It was a pity Rayleigh could not kill him outright, but a severed arm and a grievous wound were enough.
Colonel Miu Lian, who had been pinned down, intensified his assault and began to counterattack.
Rayleigh himself turned and delivered another slash, the ground beneath him collapsing under the terrifying force.
The arriving CP0 Chief struck with a dragon-scaled claw coated in Haki, only for Rayleigh to block it precisely.