Shatter! Shatter!! Shatter!!!
Everything visible to the naked eye was shattering at an incredible speed. An unimaginably piercing hum reverberated through the air, making everyone's hearts pound.
An invisible pressure spread outward. Even though the spectators were still far from the battlefield where those two fought, their scalps tingled with dread.
"Admiral!"
Bagu and the others stared wide-eyed at the figure hurled into the air, his body seemingly breaking apart, and cried out.
"River!!"
Sengoku's expression changed, his pupils contracting.
"Oh my, now that's quite a sight!"
"If that were me, I doubt I'd survive!"
A gleam flashed across Kizaru's sunglasses as he murmured, his expression utterly serious.
"Like the two strongest beasts in an arena, locked in the most savage battle in the world."
"Uncle River, you won't disappoint me!"
"Will you!"
Donquixote Doflamingo kept his eyes fixed on the battlefield as he spoke in a low voice.
Whitebeard versus River.
This battle between two of the world's strongest naturally drew countless eyes. Many had not looked away once since the fight began.
They had all witnessed that shocking clash, as savage as a fight between wild beasts.
They knew that if they traded places with either man on the battlefield, they probably wouldn't last more than a few exchanges. They might even lose their lives there.
Crack-crack-crack!
The shattered space continued to distort, spreading farther outward.
River's body slowly fell, as though time itself had stopped at that moment.
"Pfft!"
At last, when he spat out a mouthful of blood, time resumed.
The instant the blood left his mouth, it turned into blood mist, enveloping River in a heartbeat.
"Newgate!!"
A low roar erupted from River's mouth.
In the next second, his body slammed heavily into the ice.
"Roar!"
Whitebeard roared. Blood flowed continuously from the corners of