"Rumble!"
The wind howled, and the air trembled.
Moving at blistering speed, River became a streak of blue light. Like a savage beast, he swept across the ice, tearing a massive chasm through its surface and throwing a cloud of ice shards into the air behind him.
His figure flickered from side to side. In the blink of an eye, his afterimages covered the battlefield in an unbroken wave, as though countless Rivers were racing forward.
"This presence!"
"I have to admit, it's got this old man's blood boiling!"
"River!"
Whitebeard narrowed his eyes slightly, watching the figure hurtling toward him. His eyes shone brilliantly.
"Then come!"
"I'll beat you down once and for all!"
"Then I'll go save my beloved son!"
He lowered his stance slightly. After whirling the Naginata Murakumogiri above his head several times with his right hand, he slammed its shaft down onto the ice.
"Bzz!"
A ring of air surged outward. Then his massive body sank slightly, and the ground beneath his feet crackled as it caved in.
"Pop!"
He extended both arms. Light flickered over his fists as spheres of tremor energy appeared around them.
"Rumble!"
The approaching figure crossed hundreds of meters in a single breath and reached the air directly before him.
The air trembled as River's figure emerged, his fists clenched. Two enormous tiger-shaped masses of energy roared, paused briefly, then plunged down with a thunderous rush.
"Newgate!!"
With that roar, River threw his punch.
"Boom!"
The tiger-shaped shock wave plummeted like a meteor, heading straight for Whitebeard.
"Daytime Tiger?"
"But you know, River!"
Whitebeard's eyes gleamed as he drove a fist toward the sky.
"Crack!"
Space shattered. The powerful tiger-shaped shock wave was smashed apart by that single punch.
"That move won't work on me!"
He pulled his right fist