Snowflakes drifted down across the vast ice field.
Within ten minutes of the start of the battle, the World Government had lost a high-ranking combatant, who was also taken into custody. This caused the hearts of those from the World Government's side to sink.
Saint Saturn roared in fury, "Damn it, Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kuzan, Barry, Lawrence, and Toraji, why aren't you making a move yet?"
Borsalino moved, and Joshua's lightning followed closely behind.
Above the azure sky, golden flashes and golden lightning intertwined.
Kuzan looked at Blizzard Monet not far away. He didn't feel too much pressure from this opponent, after all, the Ice-Ice Fruit was a superior version of the Snow-Snow Fruit.
Monet wasn't too concerned about Kuzan, because her target was the hundreds of Vice Admiral and Rear Admiral behind Kuzan.
'This is bad. These Vice Admiral and Rear Admiral behind us are no help at all. We must get them to the outer perimeter as soon as possible, otherwise I'll have to protect them all the time and won't be able to deal with Blizzard Monet.'
Kuzan had already made up his mind, and then, while remaining wary of Monet, he used his ability.
In an instant, countless characters for "ice" appeared before the Vice Admiral and Rear Admiral.
[All Rear Admiral immediately advance to the outer perimeter; Vice Admiral Elite Vice Admiral remain to carry out orders.]
Everyone was stunned for a moment, but they quickly reacted and sprinted away to the outer perimeter.
After all, this was an order given by Admiral Kuzan, so even if the Five Elders blamed him afterward, it would be Kuzan's responsibility.
Of course, this was also related to the current battle situation. Although they wanted to help, most of the major Rear Admiral and Vice Admiral felt powerless in the face of the special environment created by Monet's large-scale freezing of oxygen.
Therefore, retreating now is actually the wise choice.
Monet saw the Rear Admiral and Vice Admiral retreating quickly, but she did not stop them, because her goal from the beginning was to contain Kuzan.
However, five Elite Vice Admiral did remain.
On the other side, Doria saw the Rear Admiral and Vice Admiral retreating to the outer perimeter, and he immediately summoned a large number of robots to rush towards the enemies.
When preparing to take over the Dressrosa Kingdom, Noah had already used tarot cards to divine that the World Government would most likely use this opportunity to try to wipe out a portion of the Liberator Organization.
Therefore, the Liberator Organization decided to use this tactic to their advantage, setting up the battlefield near the Dressrosa Kingdom.
As for why the World Government knew about the Dressrosa Kingdom's plan to defect to the enemy...
The answer is very simple: Den Den Mushi) eavesdropping.
After the Five Elders ordered the destruction of Hell Valley Island, the Cipher Pol predicted that some of its Affiliated Nation would defect to the Liberator Organization, hoping to avoid being affected by the destruction of the New World by using the power of the Float-Float Fruit or spatial teleportation.
Among the Affiliated Nation of the New World, the Dressrosa Kingdom is the most likely to defect to the enemy. The more a king loves his people, the more likely he is to surrender for the sake of his subjects.
Therefore, the Cipher Pol focused its efforts on monitoring the Den Den Mushi signals of the Dressrosa Kingdom.
The conversation between King Riku and King Elizabello II was, of course, successfully overheard by the Cipher Pol.
This is also why the World Government was able to concentrate such a massive amount of high-level combat power and suddenly appear in the Dressrosa Kingdom.
Meanwhile, on the Liberator Organization' side, Noah used tarot cards for divination, combined with the power of the Lucky-Lucky Fruit, to deduce the World Government's plan to launch a surprise attack on the Dressrosa Kingdom.
This is the behind-the-scenes confrontation of the Battle of Dressrosa.
A fierce battle of ice and snow between Kuzan and Monet.
Borsalino and Joshua engaged in a fierce battle between the speedsters.
Meanwhile, Sakazuki was also unable to escape; his opponent was Vic.
Magma-Magma Fruit VS. Rock-Rock Fruit.
" Volcanic Meteor!" Sakazuki roared.
" Carpet Bombing!" Vic in mid-air conjured countless crystal Dyna Stone.
Boom boom boom...
Centered on Green Bit (the island where the Tontatta live), the land and glaciers within a radius of tens of kilometers were instantly destroyed by the two's wide-range attack.
Flames shot into the sky.
The roar was deafening.
Water vapor evaporates.
Jagged rocks pierce the sky.
Viewers around the world who witnessed this scene through Morgans ' live broadcast couldn't help but gape, their eyes filled with fear, anticipation, and worry.
No one had ever witnessed the devastation of the New World, but the destructive power displayed by the advanced forces of the World Government and the Liberator Organization at this moment showed everyone what a human-shaped natural disaster truly was.
Sakazuki slammed his fist into the ground, sending countless streams of lava spreading in all directions. The volcanic eruption he had previously triggered erupted violently once more.
Vic was not to be outdone; he was encased in Mozambique armor, which the heat of the magma could not melt.
" Gem Dragon!"
Dozens of enormous gem-encrusted dragons emerged from the ground and beneath the ice, encircling and attacking Sakazuki.
" Hellhound!"
Sakazuki manipulated the magma in the lava lake, transforming it into dozens of enormous magma Hellhound that pounced on the charging Gem Dragon.
boom!
A Hellhound was strangled and crushed by Gem Dragon.
Click!
A Gem Dragon's body was shattered by the explosion of the Hellhound.
Vic clasped his hands together. " A-Shura's Wrath!"
A massive Ruby Laser Cannon was aimed at Sakazuki, and in an instant, a laser beam crackling with Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki burst forth.
Sakazuki's hair stood on end. Sensing a deadly danger with his Observation Haki, he instantly plunged into the lava lake.
Sizzle...
In an instant, a canyon several hundred meters wide appeared on the ground and in the glacier, stretching for tens of kilometers.
The ground beneath Vic's feet suddenly exploded.
boom!
Fist against fist.
Conqueror's Haki versus Conqueror's Haki.
Armament Haki versus Armament Haki.
Fist separates, leg rises.
" Erupting Leg!"
" Exploding Leg!"
Boom! The evenly matched collision ended in an instant.
Sakazuki's expression was grave. He had never faced a top fighter from the Liberator Organization before, and at this moment he finally understood Borsalino and Kuzan's feelings.
The strength of the Rock Demon Vic in front of him was almost equal to his.
Regardless of its Haki strength.
It's still about physical skills.
Or it could be a Devil Fruit ability.
Even in terms of the most crucial aspect—endurance—the opponent showed no signs of fatigue.
Neither side can gain an overwhelming advantage, which makes Sakazuki's situation extremely difficult. The current battle situation is clearly very unfavorable for the World Government.
Because Admiral Toraji, Admiral Barry, and Admiral Lawrence, who fought against Noah, had not gained any advantage at this time either.
Even more terrifying is that Saint Nusjuro, one of the Five Elders, has been controlled by the enemy.
This is equivalent to the enemy suddenly gaining two high-level combatants.
The scales of war are tipping in favor of the Liberators.
"Sinner, let me end you completely!" Sakazuki swiftly sank into the lava.
Boom boom boom...
The surrounding ground and ice surface shook violently.
Sakazuki is clearly preparing a powerful attack underground.
In an instant, more than a dozen terrifying jets of magma erupted from the ground around Vic.
However, Vic suddenly frowned.
Because these magma columns are not as powerful as one might imagine.
Just then, Monet, who was entangled with Kuzan in the distance, sensed a deadly killing intent with her Observation Haki. Without hesitation, she activated the Magic Card hidden within her body.
In an instant, the glacier beneath her feet suddenly erupted.
A column of lava with a radius of more than one kilometer shot into the sky, engulfing Monet's body.