The pitch-black Susanoo coated in Armament Haki completely crushed Sentomaru and the Pacifista PX-4 with a single blow.
But just as Sentomaru was sent flying by that punch, a figure shimmering with golden light silently appeared atop a nearby Yarukiman Mangrove, as though he had teleported.
It was none other than the late-arriving Admiral from Marine Headquarters-Kizaru, Borsalino.
"Oh my~ What an extraordinary sight~"
With his hands in his pockets, Kizaru surveyed the devastated battlefield below.
"Sentomaru~ You really are getting more useless by the day~ You couldn't even handle one young man~"
He glanced at the unconscious Sentomaru on the ground, shook his head, then ordered:
"Stand down. There's nothing more for you to do here."
The pirates who had been watching nearby were scared out of their wits the instant they recognized Marine Admiral Kizaru!
"It's... it's Kizaru! A Marine Admiral is here!"
"Run! If his laser hits you, you're dead!"
For a moment, all the pirates scattered, terrified that this unpredictable Admiral might casually wipe them out.
Kizaru ignored the fleeing small fry, his gaze settling on Ye Chuan with interest.
"Ye Chuanliu, was it?"
His voice remained languid.
"Just recently, Kuzan told me he nearly suffered a serious setback at your hands."
"I'd like to experience it myself~ Just how frightening is this strength that even Kuzan found troublesome~?"
Before he finished speaking, Kizaru's figure abruptly turned into a dazzling yellow flash!
He crossed dozens of meters almost instantaneously, appearing before Ye Chuan the next moment.
His right leg, charged with photon energy powerful enough to blow an island apart, swept viciously toward Ye Chuan's head with world-destroying force!
Light-Speed Kick!!!
Yet just as that golden Light-Speed Kick was about to land-
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Without warning, several slender arms, as smooth and delicate as white