The navy's involvement led to a brief period of unity among the pirates.
But alliances between pirates were unreliable from the start.
While exchanging blows with Zephyr, Linlin subtly shifted her position.
While she swung Napoleon to block Zephyr's heavy punch, she steered Zeus toward Onigashima.
Each step is only a few meters, almost invisible in the chaos of battle, but the cumulative effect is significant.
In just a few breaths, she had moved nearly a hundred meters toward Onigashima.
Zephyr saw through her intentions and was happy to oblige, as this was a good opportunity to advance towards Onigashima.
Zephyr delivered a powerful punch straight to her face.
Linlin used Napoleon to brace herself, and was jolted back a few steps, but she still slid towards Onigashima.
" Linlin!"
Kaido's roar exploded from the side, and his dragon tail swept towards her.
"If you dare take another step forward, I'll tear you apart!"
"Mama-- Kaido, what are you being so stingy about! The old woman just moved around a bit, she didn't do anything!"
Linlin tried to argue, but her feet stopped moving.
But her greedy eyes still kept glancing towards Onigashima, clearly still looking for an opportunity.
The Golden Lion is even more cunning.
While he was dealing with Kizaru, seemingly frantically dodging light-speed attacks, he was actually secretly manipulating several small floating Sky Island.
The target is also Onigashima.
If Roy hadn't been able to keep his Observation Haki constantly locked onto the entire area, it would have been very difficult to spot him.
Roy swung his sword to force Garp back, then swung his left hand towards Onigashima.
The Telekinesis swept across the ice like an invisible hand, pulling all the floating Sky Island back.
"Trying to take advantage of the chaos?" Roy said coldly.
The Golden Lion shrugged, showing no embarrassment at being exposed.
"It's just a try, don't be so nervous."
Taking advantage of Roy's momentary distraction, Kizaru transformed into a beam of light, attempting to break through the defenses from the side.
He was so fast that the naked eye could only see a golden streak flash across the ice, his target Pluton.
At his speed, it wouldn't take him more than two seconds to get from the battlefield to above Pluton.
But Roy never let his guard down around Kizaru.
His Telekinesis: Barrier had predicted Kizaru's path long before he even set off, appearing precisely in front of him.
Kizaru's light-speed form collided with the Telekinesis: Barrier, forcing him to exit his beam form and slide for more than ten meters on the ice before regaining his balance.
His expression rarely showed a hint of annoyance. "What a nuisance~ You guys always stop me~"
He complained about how troublesome it was, but his hands moved quickly.
The Ama no Murakumo Sword materialized in his hand, and the light sword slashed towards Roy's neck.
Almost at the same instant, Golden Lion suddenly slashed at Kizaru from the side, not to help Roy, but purely to steal the kill.
Oto's blade sliced through the air, emitting a sharp whistling sound.
Kizaru was forced to create a clone. He used the Ama no Murakumo Sword to block Golden Lion's attack, and with his other hand, he fired a beam of light to repel Kaido tail.
The Golden Lion grinned, then floated back to his floating rock, continuing to roam the edge of the battlefield.
Taking advantage of the situation, Roy forced Garp back with a single strike, and glanced at the entire battlefield.
Zephyr and Kaido are currently locked in a direct confrontation.
Each of Zephyr's punches carried the power to shatter mountains.
Kaido's dragon claws were equally formidable; the Conqueror's Haki Coating claws collided with the mechanical arm, and the resulting shockwave sent all the debris flying from the surrounding ice.
The ice beneath Zephyr's feet shattered inch by inch, but he himself remained completely still.
" Kaido! All these years have passed, and all you still know how to do is rely on brute force!"
Zephyr roared and delivered an uppercut to Kaido's dragon chin.
"Brute force is enough!"
Kaido, in his human-beast form, swept his dragon tail back, sending Zephyr flying.
Zephyr rolled on the ice more than a dozen times before stopping, his right arm digging a deep groove into the ice.
Aokiji immediately stepped in, placing his hands on the ice.
The ice spear pierced out from under Kaido's belly, the sharp ice spikes aimed at the softest part of the dragon's body.
Kaido twisted his body to avoid a fatal blow, but was still grazed on the side by the ice spear, and a thin layer of ice formed on his scales.
In the midst of the chaos, Linlin started resorting to underhanded tactics again.
She deliberately directed Akainu's magma attack towards Roy.
A massive Magma Fist grazed her hair as it flew past, slamming straight into Roy's back, who was locked in combat with Garp.
Roy didn't even turn his head; his Telekinesis: Barrier automatically deployed.
The Magma Fist slammed into the barrier, splashing dark red magma that sizzled on the ice surface.
" Linlin, your little tricks are too obvious." Roy's voice was as cold as the wind on an icy plain.
"Mama--There's no trickery involved, the old lady just didn't notice!" Linlin's laughter was full of hypocritical sweetness.
Kaido was also enraged, and turned his dragon head towards Linlin.
" Linlin! If you dare to betray my ally again, I'll tear you apart first!"
Linlin shrugged dismissively, but her subsequent actions were somewhat more restrained.
Golden Lion played the most elusive role; he neither attacked the Navy with all his might nor helped the pirates, but simply kept hovering on the edge of the battlefield.
He would occasionally stab Roy, and then occasionally block an attack from Kizaru for Roy, leaving everyone wondering what he was thinking.
But in reality, he always had only one goal—to get closer to Onigashima.
His floating Sky Island constantly made minor adjustments to its position amidst the chaos of battle, moving only a few meters at a time. It looked like he was dodging stray bullets, but in reality, all these adjustments were directed towards Onigashima.
By the time others noticed, he had moved from the very edge of the battlefield to the side closest to Onigashima.
Roy's Telekinesis locked his floating Sky Island in place, and the two engaged in a silent tug-of-war of abilities in the air.
Golden Lion's Float-Float Fruit continuously propelled the floating rock forward, while Roy's Telekinesis acted like iron clamps, holding the floating rock in place and preventing it from moving.
The rock mass trembled slightly in mid-air, and fine cracks appeared on its surface, with pebbles constantly falling from the cracks.
The four sea emperors and five top naval warriors clashed in a fierce battle, the aftershocks of which blasted the ice field into countless holes.
The once smooth, mirror-like ice surface is now riddled with pits and cracks; the holes burned by lava are still steaming; and the piercings made by ice spears are bottomless.
Shattered ice, lava, flames, lightning, slashing waves, shockwaves—the aftershocks of various attacks intertwined, turning the entire ice field into a living hell.
No one can win easily.
When two equally skilled individuals are on guard, it takes days to determine a winner.
Whitebeard and Roger fought for three days and three nights without a clear victor. Now that nine top-tier fighters are clashing together, the battle will only become more intense.
Garp punched Roy away, then glanced in the direction of Onigashima.
A portion of Golden Lion's forces and Big Mom's forces have already clashed with the Beasts Pirates, while King alone has held off most of the Flying Pirates ' officers.
The fighters of the Totto Land Fleet spread out on the ice and launched an assault towards Pluton.
However, the Beasts Pirates ' defenses remained relatively stable. Queen's Gatling gun array formed a line of fire on the ice, and any enemy who crossed it would pay a heavy price.
As long as Pluton is there, this chaotic battle will not stop.
Roy also looked towards Onigashima.
According to his Observation Haki, King had already entered battle mode, his black wings hovering above Pluton, flames burning at the edges of his wings.
Although the commotion on Onigashima wasn't as earth-shattering as here, the intensity of the battle was no less.
As for Pluton, it's up to Jin and his team.