Just as Roy was about to disappear into the crevice, Garp's fist arrived.
Garp punched Kaido from the side, and Kaido instinctively blocked it.
But Garp's fist suddenly changed direction in mid-air, and the shockwave Conqueror's Haki Coating exploded, not hitting Kaido, but hitting the spatial rift behind Roy.
The aftershocks of the clash of Conqueror's Haki caused the spatial rift to tremble violently, slowing its closing speed by half a beat.
Roy frowned slightly.
Garp used Conqueror's Haki to disrupt his spatial rift.
This wasn't a technique; it was purely a matter of brute force that shattered the spatial stability around the crack.
Roy's figure paused for a moment in mid-air.
Zephyr's fist was already upon him.
Roy didn't have time to hide in the spatial rift. He had no choice but to take the hit.
Shusui was held horizontally in front of him, Telekinesis: Barrier was superimposed on the blade, and Armament Haki Hardening his entire body.
BOOM--!!!
Zephyr's Black Arm slammed into Shusui's blade.
The shockwave exploded outwards from the two people, and the ice beneath their feet collapsed, creating a crater more than ten meters in diameter.
The shockwave whipped up the ice fragments, sending them flying in all directions like shrapnel.
Roy was thrown into the air and slid for more than ten meters on the ice before regaining his footing.
A trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his mouth; the web between his thumb and forefinger, gripping the knife, was split open, and blood dripped down the hilt.
But Zephyr wasn't having an easy time either.
His Martial Body prowess began to crumble the moment he struck Roy.
The muscles contracted from their swollen state, the veins disappeared, and the black of the Armament Haki faded, revealing the frighteningly pale skin underneath.
Zephyr swayed and almost lost his balance.
Garp supported him with one hand.
"How is it?" Garp asked.
"It's ruined," Zephyr said decisively. "Thirty breaths, not a second more."
His right arm hung limply at his side, completely unable to be raised.
That punch just now used up all his strength, and now he can't even clench his fist.
Garp didn't say much, he just patted him on the shoulder.
Just then— Kizaru moved.
This is not a probe, not a feint, but a full-scale surprise attack.
Kizaru transformed into a golden beam of light, shooting out from the formation at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow.
His target was Onigashima, and Pluton.
At the same instant he started, Roy, who was originally flying backward, forcibly suppressed the injuries on his body.
Roy's Observation Haki never relaxed its lock on Kizaru.
Since the start of the war, he has devoted 80% of his energy to guarding against Kizaru.
When Zephyr's fist slammed into him, he was knocked away, but his Observation Haki lock remained intact.
Kizaru Roy instant he activated his attack.
Ignoring the gash in his hand and the blood at the corner of his mouth, he channeled all his Telekinesis.
A spatial rift opened up in front of him.
Roy stepped in.
The beam of light that Kizaru transformed into drew a straight golden trail across the ice field.
He flew several hundred meters, and was about to leave the main battlefield.
The space in front of them suddenly split open.
Roy stepped out from among them.
Kizaru's pupils dilated suddenly—how could it be so fast?!
His speed of light is the fastest way to move on this ocean, bar none.
From launch to flying several hundred meters, it took less than half a breath.
Roy was knocked away by Zephyr a kilometer away from here. How did he manage that?
Spatial capabilities.
The moment the thought crossed Kizaru's mind, Roy's index finger was already outstretched.
The Mental Shock gathered at his fingertips was unleashed towards the beam of light that Kizaru had transformed into.
Even if Kizaru moves at the speed of light, he can't outrun thought. Mental Shock uses mental energy as a medium, and its speed is close to teleportation.
Kizaru abruptly changed direction mid-air.
He swung his palm downwards, unleashing a beam of light that struck the ice surface.
It instantly changed its trajectory by utilizing the principle of light refraction.
The person drew a zigzag line in the air, narrowly avoiding the core of the Mental Shock.
But the aftershock still grazed him.
Kizaru deactivated his beam form and stumbled slightly as he landed on the ground.
His face was deathly pale, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.
His hands were trembling slightly, not from fear, but from the aftershocks of the Mental Shock that had caused him a severe dizziness.
It was so close.
If Roy's Mental Shock had hit him head-on, he wouldn't be feeling so good right now.
"How could it be so fast..."
Kizaru muttered something to himself, his voice unusually devoid of its usual languid tone.
Roy landed in front of him, with Shusui lying across him. The bloodstains at the corner of his mouth hadn't been wiped clean, and blood was still dripping from the mouth of his hand, but his eyes remained unmoved.
I said it,"
Roy's voice wasn't loud, but every word was clear.
I'll keep an eye on you.
Kizaru took a deep breath, and golden light re-condensed between his fingers.
But he did not attempt to advance again.
Roy's combination of Observation Haki and spatial abilities was far more troublesome than he had anticipated.
He tried almost ten times, but without success even once.
Kizaru transformed into a beam of light and retreated.
He landed back in the naval formation, his fingers still trembling slightly.
Garp watched him retreat, his face darkening.
Zephyr's Martial Body form has been completely dispelled.
Garp had Aokiji help him up, and then walked to the front of the formation.
The Navy's latest attempt at a breakthrough ended in failure.
Roy landed back beside Kaido, Shusui twirled her sword in her hand.
Maintaining future observation for an entire day, plus the long-distance spatial teleportation just now, plus the energy drained from taking that punch from Zephyr—
Roy's breathing was much more rapid than before, and the red light in his eyes was not as stable.
But he didn't show it.
Kaido glanced at him sideways but didn't say anything.
The Golden Lion, floating on the Sky Island that was less than half full, grinned as it watched this scene.
"Hahaha! The Navy has really bitten off more than they can chew this time."
Linlin was panting heavily, her hand holding Napoleon's still trembling, but she was just as sharp-tongued as she was.
"Mama--This kid is annoying, but he's reliable when it counts."
Garp surveyed the battlefield, his anxiety growing stronger.
He could sense it.
Support for Hachinosu won't be long.
His Observation Haki allowed him to vaguely sense that an extremely large mass of energy was rapidly approaching in the distant sky.
That energy was so strong that he could detect it even from this distance.
Tesoro's Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
Bullet's white tiger aura.
There were several other equally powerful auras.
Reinforcements from Hachinosu are arriving soon.
Kizaru wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his usual lazy expression vanishing.
" Roy, that guy, is definitely the most troublesome."
Akainu snorted coldly, and his arms transformed back into magma.
"I told you to run them over head-on. Five of us will charge in, let's see how long they can hold out."
"There are only four and a half left now." Aokiji glanced at Zephyr.
Zephyr leaned on his shoulder, unable to lift his right arm at all, and his breathing became rapid.
But his eyes were still sharp.
"I can still fight. Don't worry about me, push forward."
Garp remained silent for a moment.
"Keep pushing forward," Garp said.
Garp gazed at the massive black warship in the direction of Onigashima in the distance, a resolute glint in his eyes.
"Advance to within Pluton's firing range, Akainu, you're in charge of opening fire."
Akainu nodded, a sinister smirk playing on his lips.
The five-man formation has been readjusted.
Garp stood at the very front, with Zephyr positioned in the center of the formation. Akainu and Kizaru stood on either side.