Roy!
" The Heavenly Dao Emperor? Is that it?!"
Saint Saturn whispered something, so softly that only he could hear it.
"I'll see just how big your ambitions really are."
He pushed open the door to the Room of Authority, and the light from the corridor shone on his aged face, casting a half-light and half-shadow on his wrinkled features.
At the end of the corridor, twelve figures were already lined up and waiting.
They were all dressed in identical white robes, but each wore a different mask.
The leader was tall, and the face beneath the mask bore a striking resemblance to one of the Four Emperors.
But their temperaments are completely different—they are colder and more aggressive.
Figarland Shamrock.
The current leader of the Holy Knights.
Saint Saturn approached them, his cane striking the stone slabs of the corridor with a dull echo.
"Set off."
Just two words.
The gates to Room of Authority slowly closed behind him.
The blackness on the giant screen continued, with occasional flashes of electricity illuminating the faces of the five elderly people for a fleeting moment before plunging them back into darkness.
Saint Shepherd Ju Peter leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh.
Hopefully, it's not too late.
On the battlefield of Marineford, the mist of blood still lingers.
The Sengoku witnessed all of this firsthand.
The Buddha Form he transformed into shone with golden light. His body, several meters tall, stood in the center of the battlefield, and each palm strike could shatter a large area of ice.
But at this moment, his eyes were bloodshot, and the golden light on his palm trembled with rage.
Another Vice Admiral fell to Roy's blade.
The Vice Admiral Sengoku knew was named Gurumi. He was Headquarters Vice Admiral directly under the Marine Headquarters and had served him for over twenty years.
He was lying on the ice, blood still gushing from the wound in his chest, his eyes wide open, dying with his eyes open.
Twelve had already fallen before him.
Twelve Vice Admiral.
Twelve veterans who had served at the Marine Headquarters for more than a decade or even several decades.
Twelve subordinates whom he had personally promoted.
They were killed by Roy one after another.
" Roy --!!!"
The roar of the Sengoku shook the ice surface within dozens of meters around.
He wanted to rush over.
He had to get through.
He wanted to stop that madman himself; he wanted Roy to pay for his men's lives.
But Yamato stood in his way again.
"Don't even think about leaving!"
Blood trickled from the corner of Yamato's mouth, but he gripped his spiked club tightly with both hands, standing resolutely in front of Sengoku.
Her fur was mottled from the shockwave of the Sengoku, and a large patch of her clothes was stained red with blood.
Savi cut in from the side, his fist, wreathed in Armament Haki, slamming into Sengoku's side.
Charon's harpoon chains entangled Sengoku's other leg.
Enel's high-voltage lightning struck Sengoku directly in the face.
Giant Pea plants surged up from all directions, their vines entwining Sengoku's arms.
The four of them, along with Yamato, used all their strength to keep Sengoku firmly pinned to the spot.
"Get out of here--!!!"
Sengoku a sweeping palm strike, the golden Buddha's palm, carrying a shockwave powerful enough to shatter a mountain, hurtled towards Yamato.
Yamato neither dodged nor avoided.
She took a deep breath, and her entire body, in its Okuchi no Makami Form, activated at full power, with icy blue light frantically gathering on the spiked club.
Conqueror's Haki surged upwards simultaneously, dark red Inazuma intertwining with icy blue light.
"Ice Thunder Bagua!"
The spiked club and the Buddha's palm clashed once more.
This collision was more violent than any of the previous ones.
The shockwave exploded from the center of the collision, overturning the surrounding ice surface.
Savi was thrown backward by the shockwave, rolling on the ground more than a dozen times before coming to a stop.
Charon's chains shattered inch by inch.
Enel was thrown from mid-air by the shockwave.
The Pea plant was torn to pieces by the shockwave.
Yamato himself was also thrown back dozens of meters, his feet carving two deep furrows in the ice.
Her arms were trembling violently, her hands were split open, and blood was dripping down the handle of the spiked club.
But she did not collapse.
She coughed up blood, then gripped the spiked club tightly again.
"Again!"
Yamato's voice was hoarse but firm.
Sengoku looked at the insane woman before him, whom he couldn't defeat no matter how hard he tried.
He glanced again at Roy's figure slaughtering his men in the distance, and the impatience and anger in his heart were almost driving him mad.
"You little brat—you're asking for it—!!!"
With Sengoku hands clasped together, the golden light emanating from the Buddha Form suddenly became even more dazzling.
The shockwave was compressed wildly between his palms, forming a huge energy ball with a diameter of over five meters.
Yamato stared at the energy sphere, his pupils slightly contracting.
She knew the power of this move.
Just now, Sengoku used this move to blast one of the Whitebeard Pirates ' division commanders hundreds of meters away.
But instead, the corners of her mouth turned up in a smile.
Come on!
Yamato used his legs to propel himself forward, charging towards Sengoku.
She raised her spiked club high above her head, concentrating all her strength into this single strike.
Savi got up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and rushed forward as well.
"I haven't lost yet!"
Armament Haki was concentrated to its maximum on his right fist.
Although his physique was not as exceptionally gifted Yamato Yamato's, it was still genuinely enhanced by multiple bloodline powers.
Charon stood up again and drew another harpoon from behind his back.
Enel soared back into the air, the lightning on his Golden Staff even more dazzling than before.
Pea gritted his teeth and conjured dozens of giant Pea shooters, aiming them at Sengoku.
They might not be able to defeat the Sengoku.
But we can hold him off.
For every minute Roy can stall, he can take down a few more Marine Vice Admiral.
Every minute that is delayed, the navy's manpower will be further depleted.
That's enough.
Yamato's spiked club clashed with Sengoku's shockwave once again.
This time, Yamato was blasted away.
Her body tumbled several times in the air before crashing into a pile of rubble, with debris raining down on her.
But she got up immediately.
He was covered in blood, but he was still standing.
Sengoku wanted to take this opportunity to rush towards Roy, but Savi and Charon blocked his way again.
"Hey, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, don't be in such a hurry to leave."
Savi grinned, revealing his blood-stained teeth.
Sengoku's expression was extremely gloomy.
He had never encountered this style of play before.
Despite being weaker than him, they were all like cockroaches that could never be killed, sticking to him like glue, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't be driven away.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, Akainu's patience had completely run out.
The four members of the CP group in front of him were no match for him individually, but their combined efforts were extremely troublesome.
Lucci was the main attacker, and every shot he made went straight for the vital points.
Kaku provides support from the flanks with incredible speed, capable of filling gaps in the defense at any time.
Blueno acted as a meat shield, and his Model: Cave Bear's defensive capabilities were quite astonishing, managing to withstand several of Akainu's Magma Fist.
Jabra roamed in the distance; if Akainu were to be touched even slightly by his Rust-Rust Fruit, his elemental transformation would be affected.
The four worked together seamlessly, avoiding a direct confrontation with Akainu, yet managing to hold him back relentlessly.