In the early stages of the war, the situation remained chaotic.
The Monster Legion, the Beasts Pirates, and Byrnndi World were only there to lend a hand in the fighting.
All they needed to do was focus on their opponents and battle the World Government and the Navy.
Rescuing Atlas had nothing to do with them. That was the Flying Pirates' mission.
"Golden Lion" Shiki faced Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro.
The two figures flashed through the sky again and again.
Every collision sent a tremor through the entire sky.
Waves of black-and-red sparks spread outward under the impact of their Conqueror's Haki.
Shiki wanted to defeat Saint Nusjuro, but doing so was no easy feat.
The tremendous vitality granted by his Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit made up for Saint Nusjuro's age.
His bizarre special abilities forced Shiki to stay focused to avoid being caught by a sneak attack.
More importantly, they knew each other too well.
The First Bloody War, the Second Bloody War, the battle at G-1 Fortress.
They had even fought many times during the Rocks era.
Both Shiki and Saint Nusjuro had reached their peaks in every respect.
It would take days and nights to determine a winner.
Unless an outside force intervened.
Gurado targeted Kuzan to prevent him from using his ability to seal away several monsters from the Monster Legion.
"Godspeed" Xiaer tried to approach the Execution Platform repeatedly, but Borsalino blocked him every time.
Their back-and-forth had been a constant feature of the major battles between the Navy and the pirates over the years.
"Deva Path" Pain faced Admiral Sengoku head-on.
Repulsive force and shock waves collided again and again.
As long as Pain avoided close combat and contests of physical skill with Sengoku, relying instead on his Fruit Ability to fight at range,