Kirishima flicked his wrist slightly. Yamato had not fully left its sheath, but its blade was instantly enveloped in a ghostly blue glow like icy flames.
He slashed diagonally at the empty space ahead.
Riiip-!
A long, narrow, pitch-black spatial rift appeared, ghostly blue arcs dancing along its edges.
Then Kirishima turned his wrist and delivered another slash, striking precisely across the first rift to form a massive, ghostly blue cross with extremely unstable edges...
At the center of the cross, space collapsed inward like a shattered mirror, twisting and rapidly expanding into a deep spatial passage several meters across, dangerous electrical light flashing along its edges.
From the other end of the passage came faint traces of an entirely different atmosphere, carrying the fine dust of modern industry, the chill of night, and... a barely perceptible ripple of magical energy.
"Follow me."
Kirishima Bupai offered no explanation. Without even looking back at the two, he stepped forward, entered the ghostly blue spatial passage, and vanished in an instant.
Crocodile and Enel stared at the spatial passage, which resembled the maw of a great beast poised to devour someone. Sensing the chaos and unknown within, they felt their scalps prickle.
What the hell was this?! Traveling through space?! This was completely beyond their understanding of Devil Fruit abilities!
But the Demon King's orders could not be defied! The two exchanged glances, each seeing the same fear and helplessness in the other's eyes.
Enel gritted his teeth. Lightning flashed over his body, and he rushed in first.
Crocodile took a deep drag on his cigar and exhaled thick smoke. His gaze turned resolute as he followed close behind, his figure disappearing into the ghostly blue passage.
The instant they entered, the massive cross-shaped spatial rift rapidly contracted inward and sealed itself