Elsewhere.
Seeing the Eight-Armed Magma Giant towering half a body taller than him,
Hale Nock, who had transformed into a steam giant, felt a jolt of alarm.
Sometimes, appearances alone could not determine strength.
But when someone's construct towered that far above yours,
there was no way they could be weak.
Still, he had dominated the New World for years through more than just his influence.
What mattered most was strength...
A vicious gleam flashed in his eyes as Haki coated his enormous steam fists.
He fired them off continuously as he charged toward Sakazuki.
The Eight-Armed Magma Giant extended five hands.
A series of collisions rang out.
Five enormous magma hands caught the incoming steam fists.
Hiss-
The captured steam fists suddenly released vast amounts of white steam, engulfing the magma giant.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...
A string of explosions erupted.
The tremendous impact drove the magma giant back several steps.
A short distance away, the steam giant flicked his right hand.
A white steam greatsword hundreds of meters long formed in his grip.
At the same time, Hale Nock unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, bearing down on Sakazuki.
In the blink of an eye, he charged up to the magma giant shrouded in white steam.
He leaped, aiming for the center of the steam.
Then he brought his sword down in a mountain-cleaving slash.
Suddenly, an enormous magma hand broke through the steam and caught the greatsword.
Boom!
A violent blast of air scattered the steam.
The magma hand yanked the greatsword downward while another massive hand reached out and clamped around the airborne steam giant's neck.
Then it slammed him straight down.
The five-hundred-meter-tall steam giant was pinned to the ground like a child beneath the magma giant.
The ground shook violently.
Countless people across the island