"Wow--!!"
Everyone on the high ground looked up, their mouths agape.
Usopp dropped the binoculars he was holding.
"This... this is way too big!!"
Chopper's eyes widened, and his little body stiffened.
A giant a thousand meters tall!
Standing in the center of the island, his head was almost touching the clouds, and the whole island looked like a small hill at his feet.
"Is this going to be a decisive blow?"
Zoro narrowed his eyes.
With such a large size, its strength must have increased to a terrifying level.
Roy stood on the ground, looking up at the enormous Luffy.
The wind blew down from the giant, carrying strong wind pressure, making his clothes flutter wildly.
He smiled.
You're playing for high stakes, aren't you?
"Perfect," Roy said softly.
The next second, a third heart in his chest began to pound.
"Boom--boom--boom-boom!" It was completely different from Luffy and Nika's battle drumbeats, much deeper and heavier, like a war drum coming from the abyss.
My heartbeat grew louder and faster, as if something was trying to burst out of my body.
What was that sound?
Nami paused for a moment, then looked around.
"It sounds like... Roy's side?" Usopp heard it too.
Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, thick black mist erupted from Roy's body!
The black fog, like an out-of-control volcano, shot into the sky, gathering more and more, rising higher and higher.
The black mist surged wildly, condensed, and continued to rise.
Hundreds of meters, thousands of meters... Finally, another black giant, also thousands of meters tall, slowly took shape.
Unlike Luffy's white giant, this black giant was enveloped in pure darkness.
Like an ancient demon god crawling out of the abyss, its outline was blurry, yet it exuded a suffocating sense of oppression.
Two giants, each a thousand meters tall, stand facing each other across the entire deserted island. One is white, the other black, like the two poles of the world.
The forces of light and darkness collided violently in the middle, causing air currents to surge and a fierce wind to rise.
"I'm not seeing things, am I...?"
Sanji murmured,
" Roy can grow that big too?"
Zoro gripped his sword tightly, his eyes serious.
"It's the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit."
No wonder he hasn't used this power much.
If it's released, the scale will be too exaggerated.
In the center of the battlefield, the white giant Luffy looked down at the black giant opposite him and grinned.
Roy! You've got that trick up your sleeve!
His voice boomed like thunder, echoing throughout the entire island.
The black giant didn't speak, but slowly raised his fist.
Black mist swirled around the fist, carrying an aura of devouring everything.
Luffy also raised his fist, and white light and black and red Conqueror's Haki Inazuma intertwined on his fist.
The next second, the two threw punches simultaneously!
"Boom--!!!"
Two enormous fists collided violently in the air above the deserted island.
Black and red Conqueror's Haki Inazuma, pure black Dark-Dark Fruit power, and white Nika light intertwined, entangled, and collided wildly at the point where their fists clashed.
A blinding sphere of light formed between the two of them, growing brighter and larger, like a miniature sun, before exploding in an instant!
"Buzz--!!"
A blinding white light instantly engulfed everything.
Everyone instinctively closed their eyes and raised their hands to shield their faces.
The bright light was blinding; I couldn't see anything.
All that could be heard was a deafening roar and the ground beneath one's feet trembling violently.
The entire deserted island was shaking; mountains were collapsing, rocks were tumbling down, and seawater was being flung outwards by the shockwaves.
This created massive waves that spread in all directions, creating tsunamis in the waters surrounding the deserted island.
After a long while, the light gradually faded away.
The group slowly lowered their hands and opened their eyes.
The sight before them stunned everyone.
The entire deserted island split open from the middle.
A huge crack stretched from the center of the island all the way into the sea, as if it had been cleaved in two by a single stroke.
Rocks on both sides of the crack continued to slide down and fall into the sea below.
Both giants vanished.
" Luffy!"
"Lord Roy!"
Everyone reacted instantly and rushed towards the center of the island.
Near the crack, in the pile of rubble, Luffy lay motionless on a rock, having returned to his normal size.
" Luffy!"
Chopper was the first to rush over and jump to his side.
Loki strode over, stretched out his enormous hand, and carefully scooped Luffy out of the rubble.
Luffy coughed twice, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and slowly opened his eyes.
"... We lost."
He muttered something, still somewhat unwilling.
"You've already cracked the island open, and you still aren't satisfied?!"
Nami ran over and, seeing his injured body, felt both angry and heartbroken.
I told you not to do anything reckless!
"Hey-hey..."
Luffy grinned, and was about to scratch his head when the movement aggravated his wound, causing him to wince in pain.
On the other side, Roy stood on a rock on the other side of the crevice.
His black trench coat was badly torn, his hair was a bit messy, and there was a faint trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, but he quickly suppressed it.
With the added healing power from multiple bloodline abilities and the assistance of Telekinesis, this injury is nothing.
He looked at Luffy across from him and shouted:
" Luffy, well done!"
Upon hearing this, Luffy immediately forgot his pain and waved his hand, shouting:
I'm sure I can beat you next time!
I'm available anytime.
Roy smiled, then leaped off the rock and landed on the group.
The squad leader from Hachinosu immediately ran over.
"Lord Roy, are you alright?"
"Fine."
Roy shook his head, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.
"It's about time; I should head back to Hachinosu."
He looked in Luffy and raised his voice slightly:
" Luffy, once you get back, gather your men as soon as possible and contact allies in various places."
I will inform you of the time for the final assault once I have completed the deployment.
"Knew!"
Luffy was put down by Loki, stood on the ground, and waved his fist, shouting.
"Let's fight our way to Mary Geoise together!"
Roy nodded.
He didn't say anything more and turned to walk towards the warship.
The support soldiers from Hachinosu followed closely behind.
Roy stopped aboard the warship and looked back.
Luffy was still standing on the pile of rubble in the center of the island, waving in his direction. Zoro and Sanji stood on either side of him, Nami was scolding him, Chopper was jumping around bandaging him.
The sunlight shone on them, highlighting their youthful vigor and spirit.
Roy looked away and gave a slight smile.
"Let's go back to Hachinosu."
He leaped and landed on the bow of his boat.
The fleet quickly weighed anchor, turned around, and headed towards Hachinosu.
The black sails unfurled in the wind, sailing further and further away until they gradually disappeared at the horizon.
Luffy stood on the shore, watching the direction in which the fleet had disappeared, and clenched his fists.
" Nami, let's go too!"
He turned around and strode towards the Thousand Sunny.
"Go back and gather everyone! Prepare for war!"
"Okay, okay!"
Nami followed behind, muttering to herself.
"Go back and heal your wounds, you idiot!"
Everyone hurriedly followed and walked onto the boat.
The Thousand Sunny slowly weighed anchor and headed in the opposite direction.
Two ships, heading in two directions, carrying the same goal.
The dark curtain that has shrouded the world for eight hundred years has begun to crumble.
The final battle is just around the corner.