They transformed into four-meter-tall lava giants and charged at the rampaging pirates.
Sakazuki was also hunting down pirates with powerful auras. As for why he had appeared here alone...
Several minutes earlier.
When God Valley had become faintly visible ahead.
Aboard the assembled Marine fleet, the officers could already sense the intensity of the battle on the island-not just from the Conqueror's Haki raging all the way out here.
There was also the sky above God Valley, which looked as though it had been slashed countless times.
Sakazuki frowned to himself aboard his warship.
Many Marine soldiers on the island had been transferred from branches across the Four Seas. In a battle like this...
These pirates had all come from the New World. The gap in strength was enormous.
At that thought.
Sakazuki exchanged a few words with Vice Admiral Morris.
He ordered his warship to push to the front, then stood on the bow deck.
His arms transformed, continuously pouring out flowing magma. Once the island was visible to the naked eye.
"Meteor Volcano!"
He gathered his power and raised both arms, his fists firing like rocket launchers.
Countless fist-sized chunks of lava shot diagonally into the sky at tremendous speed.
He lost count of how many he fired. When he finally felt a trace of fatigue.
His entire body suddenly melted into a pool of magma.
Boom!
With a thunderous blast, Sakazuki transformed into a giant lava fist and likewise shot into the sky.
The officers aboard the surrounding warships were stunned.
Although they had no idea why Sakazuki was launching fist-sized chunks of lava into the sky.
The sight alone was utterly breathtaking.
By the time Sakazuki landed, he had crossed the sea and plunged into the outer battlefield of God Valley.
His Observation Haki swept out, clearly sensing that the Marine casualties had already reached an incalculable number.
"Still too late, huh?"
"You damned trash of the sea."
"Death Burial Formation!"
He had developed this move with inspiration from Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto in Bleach.
Magma was easier to shape than fire. Countless magma giants rose from the ground and charged at the pirates.
These magma giants had no intelligence.
They had only the momentum of a fearless charge. Ordinary pirates were already scared out of their wits at the sight.
Only the elite pirates and captains who could use Haki began fighting back after their initial panic, smashing the lava giants one after another.
"Damn it, you damned Marines!"
"Thunder Bagua!"
The young Kaido wielded a spiked club, smashing a lava giant apart with a single blow.
At this point, Kaido was still an apprentice and had no right to follow Rocks and the others into the depths of God Valley.
He could only fight alongside the main force on the outskirts. Just as he was enjoying the slaughter.
The tide suddenly turned, and endless magma rained down.
Boom!
Elsewhere, Sakazuki was destroying pirate ships one after another to cut off the pirates' retreat.
Suddenly, he heard the name of a move buried deep in his memories.
That's!!!
He whipped his head around, unleashing his Observation Haki.
He quickly pinpointed Kaido. A vicious glint flashed in his eyes, and he charged toward him.
Bang!
Kaido had just smashed another lava giant apart and had yet to catch his breath.
Every hair on his body stood on end, his heartbeat quickened, and a sudden sense of mortal danger flooded through him.
"What?!"
"Dog Biting Crimson Lotus."
Kaido could not react in time. By the time he noticed, Sakazuki had already flashed in front of him.
His right arm transformed into a giant magma hound and savagely clamped its jaws around Kaido's neck.
He pinned Kaido firmly to the ground.
This brought out Kaido's ferocity. He coated the spiked club in his right hand with Armament Haki.
He swung viciously at Sakazuki and roared:
"Thunder Bagua!"
Sakazuki's left hand instantly turned black, likewise coated in Armament Haki.
Clang!
The sound of clashing metal rang out.
He blocked Kaido's spiked club and put even more force into his right hand, intent on finishing him for good.
With his attack failing, Kaido was driven by the threat of death.
He twisted and thrashed wildly on the ground.
At last, he flung Sakazuki away.
Then he frantically scraped the magma off his neck with his Armament Haki-coated hands.
"Cough, cough... damned Marine."
"Give me your name."
His answer was raging magma, bearing down on him like a small mountain.
"Great Eruption!"
Boom!
As he watched Sakazuki, who seemed determined to fight to the death.
Kaido's expression darkened, but his mind raced as he searched for a way to escape.
Yes, escape.
He definitely could not win this fight. Kaido might have looked brutish, but he was actually very shrewd.
"Vajra Arrow!"
He sent a column of force from his club hurtling toward Sakazuki, then turned and ran.
He charged deeper into God Valley.
Sakazuki shattered the club's force with a punch and watched Kaido flee into the depths of God Valley.
He paused briefly, worried about the soldiers still fighting back.
Turning around, he plunged both hands into the ground, aiming toward the remaining pirates.
"Magma Great Burial!"
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The ground split open in fissures, and erupting magma surged like ocean waves, sweeping over the pirates.
Then he chased after Kaido, charging toward the battlefield where the fighting was tearing the sky apart.
Elsewhere.
As the Oro Jackson docked at the rear of God Valley.
A group disembarked and excitedly ran toward several unmistakable palace ruins to plunder their treasures.
Meanwhile, after Roger and several core members disembarked, they headed toward the battlefield.
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