A sharp crack rang out.
World's lower spine snapped clean through, bending his body into an inverted V.
The black Armament Haki covering his entire body rapidly faded.
His eyes rolled back as his body convulsed, barely drawing breath.
Sakazuki released his right hand, keeping hold of World with his left.
He activated his Devil Fruit power, instantly turning the ground into lava.
A huge cavity opened in the lava.
It led straight to the basement where the fruit was stored, and Sakazuki dropped down into the storeroom, dragging World with him.
Looking at the baskets of fresh fruit around him, Sakazuki lifted World with his left hand.
He coated his right hand in Armament Haki, seized World's throat, and squeezed hard.
The Armament Haki churned the flesh and bone inside World's throat into pulp.
His body gave one violent, instinctive spasm, then went completely lifeless.
Sakazuki activated his Observation Haki, sensing for any changes.
His eyes stayed fixed on the surrounding fruit. Three seconds later... nothing had happened.
He snorted coldly.
Holding World's corpse, Sakazuki unleashed an endless torrent of magma from his body, bursting out from underground and landing on the surface.
A lava pit several meters wide and deep now occupied the fruit stall's former location.
He carried World toward the center of town to meet up with Sengoku, then suddenly stopped.
Among the fruit scattered across the street, an unusual oval fruit caught his eye.
Its green stem curved at both ends, and concentric cloudlike swirls covered its skin.
Sakazuki tossed World aside, stepped forward, and picked up the fruit.
The fruit crucial to his plan... the More-More Fruit.
The corners of Sakazuki's mouth lifted slightly. The most critical piece had fallen into place.
Then the magma in his chest began to shift.
A hole opened