Sakazuki watched the last grains of sand slip from his fingertips and chuckled.
"It was that ridiculous dream of hers..."
Whole Cake Island was heavily fortified. Under normal circumstances, it might have posed a bit of a problem, and a frontal assault would have been unnecessary.
But after several days of chaotic fighting, getting whatever they wanted was child's play...
Carol smiled as well.
"How nasty of you, Fleet Admiral Sakazuki."
Sakazuki looked at Carol and said quietly:
"Watching them go mad with rage, yet remain utterly helpless."
"It's amusing, isn't it?"
Late at night, Whole Cake Island.
The defense of Whole Cake Island had entered its fifth day and was about to reach its sixth.
Half of Whole Cake Island had been destroyed. The remaining half was covered in green vegetation, but those plants were constantly being destroyed as well.
The battlefield where Garp and Charlotte Linlin fought was gradually closing in.
After five days and five nights of fighting, Garp and Charlotte Linlin were still locked in a stalemate.
Garp was renowned throughout the world for his formidable Armament Haki, while Charlotte Linlin ruled the seas with her impenetrable defense.
It was another version of the strongest spear meeting the strongest shield.
Meanwhile, Aramaki was being held back by the combined efforts of Katakuri, who had rushed back, and the ministers arriving from the other islands.
Even overwhelming strength had its limits. With so many opponents and so many abilities, even Borsalino or Kuzan would have been unable to sweep through them.
Above the island, Sote concealed his presence, sweeping his Observation Haki over the ground below again and again.
He had arrived some time ago. The reason he had remained hidden was that he was searching for that thing...
The thing that, according to legend, would