An unbearable agony shot from her head through her entire body, as though her soul were being torn apart.
Her face twisted, and she was about to scream when Sakazuki's left hand suddenly clamped down on both sides of her face. The pain drove her mad.
She clawed at Sakazuki's hand with both hands, veins bulging, but his grip did not budge.
Sakazuki watched Pudding struggle. Gripping her face with his left hand, he lifted her up and shook her from side to side.
Crack, crack...
A series of sharp cracks rang out, as though every joint in her body had come loose.
Her face, contorted with agony, slowly relaxed. Her eyes closed, her struggles ceased, and her limbs hung limp as she passed out.
Sakazuki tossed her toward Carol.
"Lock her up."
With a somewhat resigned expression, Carol reached out and caught the girl, whose body now seemed utterly boneless.
"Yes, sir."
He vanished in an instant, taking her for treatment first.
Sakazuki looked at the eyeball in his hand. His right hand suddenly turned red.
Sss-
A sound like a hot iron sizzling rang out-the eyeball's anguished death cry...
The heat continued to build until, like a kernel of popcorn...
Pop!!!
It suddenly burst, disappearing completely...
Sakazuki shook his hand and walked toward the motionless Poneglyph with a quiet scoff.
He pressed his hand against it, channeling Armament Haki into the Poneglyph, then lifted it in defiance of all reason and walked toward the Rampart.
He hurled it toward the Execution Platform.
The massive Poneglyph traced a perfect arc and crashed into the hastily constructed Execution Platform.
Boom!!!
The tremendous crash resounded across the island, shaking all of Headquarters.
Everyone turned toward the Execution Platform.
Fortunately, the Execution Platform was made entirely of steel and huge stones, so