"Gurararara! Come and fight, you powerhouse of the World Government!" Edward Newgate's roar exploded through the air like thunder.
His towering, imposing body suddenly moved. He raised Murakumogiri high, its cold, gleaming blade tracing an arc through the air as he slashed straight at Shepherd Sommers.
As Whitebeard moved, the space around him seemed to tear apart, and a tremendous force swept outward from him in every direction.
The surrounding Marines and pirates paled as they felt that terrifying power. They scrambled to flee farther away, terrified of getting caught in it.
In the blink of an eye, Whitebeard and Shepherd Sommers collided like high-speed trains.
Boom! Crack!
With an earth-shattering crash, their weapons slammed together, unleashing a deafening roar. Violent Conqueror's Haki erupted like a volcano, clashing fiercely in midair and sending wave after wave of red energy surging outward like a raging tsunami.
Wherever those waves passed, the weaker fighters, Marine and pirate alike, had no way to resist. They collapsed unconscious in swathes like stalks of grain flattened by a hurricane.
Yet this was only the beginning.
Seeing that their attacks had failed, Whitebeard and Shepherd Sommers exchanged a glance and immediately attacked again. Their movements were dazzlingly fast, as swift as lightning. In mere moments, they had exchanged dozens of blows.
Each collision unleashed astonishing energy, like a meteor striking the earth. Beneath them, the ground could not withstand the tremendous impacts. Deep cracks began to spread, as though the earth itself were about to be torn apart.
"Gurararara! Powerhouse of the World Government, tell me your name!" In the midst of the fierce battle, Whitebeard suddenly let out a hearty laugh, his booming voice echoing across the chaotic battlefield.
"Shepherd Sommers, a member of the World Government's Holy Knights." Shepherd Sommers answered Whitebeard just as