Whitebeard watched the rain of fire hurtle toward him, drew his right fist back, and punched.
Crack!
The atmosphere shattered. At the same time, Whitebeard's arm burst with a bang, muscles tearing and blood spraying.
An invisible tremor warped space.
The magma raining down reversed course, surging upward toward the magma bombs still forming behind it.
Sakazuki stood atop the pillar of magma.
Watching Whitebeard, he said with a slight curl of his lips:
"Not a fan of lavish funerals, Whitebeard?"
Whitebeard's lips curled as well.
"Go light some birthday candles, magma brat."
With that, he unleashed his power beneath his feet in an explosion, Conqueror's Haki flowing around the Naginata in his hand. He launched himself at Sakazuki.
Sakazuki summoned his power, formed a long blade, and met him head-on, several enormous magma dragons following behind to overwhelm him with sheer force.
Both wore faint smiles, murder gleaming in their eyes, as they clashed again.
Boom!!!
The Oro Jackson.
After crushing Sambel's wrist underfoot and taking his harpoon, Zephyr raised his foot again, ready to finish him.
Whoosh!
A green, arrow-shaped slash shot toward his ankle.
Zephyr flickered and vanished.
He instantly appeared behind the swordsman whose yellow hair stood straight up.
His pitch-black left hand seized the man's sword-wielding wrist.
Crack!
The wrist bones shattered instantly. His right hand caught the falling sword and swept it diagonally upward.
Clang!
Squelch!
The coating of Armament Haki held for only an instant before the yellow-haired swordsman was cut in half at the waist.
"Taro!!!"
"You bastard!!!"
"Aaaah!!"
Everyone aboard stared at Taro's severed body in rage and terror.
Sambel, the Fish-Man, rose beside the railing, his eyes bloodshot.
"Fish-Man Karate!"
"Five Thousand Brick Roundhouse Kick!!!"
With agility that belied his bulky frame, he spun and kicked at Zephyr.
Expressionless,