To their shock, Emporio Ivankov and the others had actually been swallowed into the sandworm's belly!!
"Mr. Ivan! You!!"
Sabo's heart sank completely.
So much time had already passed.
And given how far Morley had developed her Push-Push Fruit, they should have gone beyond the range of his Observation Haki.
He had never expected the sandworm to catch up with them.
From the look of things, this member of the Five Elders had stronger Observation Haki than he did.
Although the situation was terrible, he could not afford to hesitate now.
With a slight beat of his wings, he vanished from where he stood and appeared in front of the sandworm.
At the same time, he coated his pipe with all his Armament Haki.
He raised his hand and smashed it toward the sandworm's head!
The sandworm showed no surprise at Sabo's sudden appearance. Instead, it coated its large white teeth with Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki.
Clang!
The sandworm bit down on the pipe.
Streaks of pitch-black lightning erupted, and the already devastated ground cracked apart inch by inch.
Sabo's attack came to an immediate halt as well.
He hung from the sandworm, unable to advance another inch.
Before he could react, his Observation Haki suddenly detected someone else's flying slash behind him.
He could only abandon the pipe and dart aside.
Before he could steady himself, an enormous, crescent-shaped, greenish-white slash swept past the tip of his nose and flew off beside him.
The slash tore through everything in its path unopposed, cutting every building in two.
It flew straight ahead for several thousand meters, finally shattering a massive church before gradually dissipating.
Sabo turned toward Horse Bone, his brows tightly furrowed.
That slash had come from Horse Bone.
Both opponents before him were members of the Five