On the front lines of the Red Line, artillery fire continued to spit flames downwards.
The five black-robed figures who descended from the sky swept across the land with unstoppable force.
The tallest man in black robes in the middle wielded a black scimitar that suddenly unleashed a blade of energy, forcing Loki to slide back two steps, carving two deep furrows into the rocks beneath his feet.
Loki's over seventy-meter-tall body swayed, and Iron Thunder slammed to the ground, shaking the earth.
"What the hell are you?!"
Loki roared, his golden vertical pupils fixed on the man in black.
The man in black robes didn't answer; he turned his blade and was about to strike again.
The black-robed man on the left raised his hand and unleashed a burst of black flames, forcefully blocking Kaido's dragon breath.
Kaido transformed into his dragon form, his mouth opened wide, and he unleashed a Bolo Breath wrapped in Lightning. However, the black flames blocked the dragon's breath like a wall in mid-air.
The two forces collided, creating a shower of sparks. Several of Kaido's dragon scales were shattered by his own sparks.
"You're asking for death!" Kaido roared, his dragon tail whipping around.
The man in black robes on the right wing now held a long black whip. He lashed it out, the tip crackling with black flame.
Luffy, Zoro, Sanji all retreated simultaneously.
Just as Luffy was about to grab the whip with his rubber hand, the whip seemed to come alive, curving into the ground at his feet and carving a trench tens of meters long.
"This whip is so annoying!" Luffy up to dodge the whip's strike.
Zoro charged in from the side, blocking the whip with three swords. Just as he was about to exert force, the whip wrapped around the blades, startling him so much that he quickly drew his swords and retreated.
The remaining black-robed man who had circled around was even more direct, heading straight for Shanks with his sword drawn.
The two men's swords clashed with a clang, and Shanks took a half-step back, as did the man in black.
Shanks ' eyes narrowed.
This is the first person today to survive a single blow from his blade.
The Army, which had been suffering repeated defeats at the hands of the Allied forces, was instantly energized by the arrival of reinforcements and charged back through the ruins.
"Hold on! Our reinforcements are here!" an Army Rear Admiral shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice cracking.
"Charge! Drive them off the Red Line!"
The Army formation, which had already begun to crumble, was actually held up by these five men in black robes.
Roy hovered in mid-air, looking down at the chaotic battlefield below, his right hand fingers resting on the hilt of Shusui's sword.
It vanished from mid-air in an instant.
In the middle of the battlefield, Loki had just pulled Iron Thunder from the ground when the black-robed leader slashed at him with his sword again.
This strike was swift and insidious, the blade skimming the ground, specifically targeting his lower body.
Loki gritted his teeth and held Iron Thunder horizontally to block. With a loud clang, he was jolted back three or four steps, his hands going numb. Iron Thunder's hammerhead smashed a large crater in the ground.
"Who is this guy?! He's more than twice as strong as those bastards from before!"
Loki cursed inwardly.
Taking advantage of the moment, the leader in black robes flicked his wrist and swung his sword at Loki's face again.
Just then, the man in the black robe suddenly felt a chill on his chest.
An extremely subtle Soul Impact entered his head, causing him to freeze for a moment.
His hand holding the knife froze in mid-air, his pupils dilating instantly.
Immediately following was a flash of indigo light.
Roy appeared to his left at some point, and Shusui slashed down diagonally, the blade wrapped in Telekinesis, the edge striking the black-robed man precisely in the center of his chest.
There was a Black Turn Mark there, faintly glowing beneath the black-robed man's clothes.
A snap.
The moment the mark was shattered by the blade's energy, the man in black robes let out a scream.
A tear appeared in his black robe, and black mist began to billow out from his body, like a punctured sack.
"You--"
The man in the black robe raised his head, revealing a pair of eyes filled with terror.
He then noticed the young man in the black trench coat in front of him, but it was too late.
Before he could finish speaking, Roy swung his knife again.
This strike cleaved the black-robed man's upper body in two.
Black mist surged wildly from the broken point, attempting to reform in mid-air.
Roy's newly Awakening dark power merely swirled slightly, and the black mist seemed to be sucked into a black hole.
It obediently burrowed into his body, leaving not a trace behind.
From start to finish, it took less than three moves.
Loki stood to the side, holding the Iron Thunder, and paused for a moment:
Thanks?
Roy ignored him and vanished from his spot again.
On the right flank of the battlefield, Luffy was being forced into a frantic struggle by the man in black robes with a long whip.
The whip was long and agile, circling around him like a venomous snake. Luffy's Gear Fifth punches clearly landed several times, but the whip always managed to circle back and lash him from strange angles.
"This guy's whip is so annoying!"
Luffy dodged and shouted, sweat beading on his forehead.
Zoro charged in from the side, his three swords blocking the whip, and just as he was about to unleash his power, Roy arrived.
A flash of indigo light, and the black-robed man's right hand, holding the whip, flew out along with the whip.
Before the man in black could react, the second knife was already at his chest.
"Ugh--"
Just like the one in the middle lane, the man in black robes turned into a cloud of black mist, which Roy casually collected.
The long black whip fell to the ground, creating a crater, before being swept away by the black mist.
Luffy was stunned. " Roy! So fast!"
"Keep fighting forward." Roy said, then turned and disappeared into the void.
Meanwhile, Shanks was locked in a fierce battle with the man in black.
Shanks ' Gryphon blade was covered in Conqueror's Haki, while the black-robed man's blade was covered in black flames. Every time their blades clashed, a burst of light exploded.
Shanks's sword strike was blocked by black flames, and the black-robed man's sword light was dispersed by Shanks' Conqueror's Haki.
The two fought for more than ten rounds, but neither gained the upper hand.
Just as the man in black was forced back half a step, Roy stepped out of the shadows behind Shanks.
The black-robed man's pupils contracted, and just as he was about to turn around, Shusui had already pierced through his back.
"Thanks." Shanks sheathed his sword, a smile playing on his lips.
Roy nodded and turned to fly to the left wing.
On the left flank of the battlefield, Kaido, transformed into a small dragon, was exchanging blows with the man in black robes. The dragon's claws struck the black flames, creating a deafening explosion.
At this moment, Kaido was clearly enraged. He opened his dragon mouth and unleashed another Bolo Breath, turning the ground around the black-robed man into glass.
Forced back three steps by the Bolo Breath, the man in black robes was about to raise his sword to counterattack when Roy swooped down from the sky and slashed at the top of his head.
The man in black robes raised his arm to block, but his small Black Turn shield was as fragile as paper in front of Roy's Shusui. The blade sliced through his arm and then slashed down his chest.
The man in black robes glanced down at the knife wound on his chest that ran from his shoulder to his abdomen, coughed up a mouthful of black blood, and died before he could even let out a scream.
The fifth man in black robes dispersed before he could even let out a scream.
In total, it was less than ten moves.
All five leaders in black robes were wiped out.
Roy floated back into the air, looking down at the bewildered Army soldiers below, his voice transmitted through Telekinesis into everyone's ears:
The man in black robes is gone.
keep going."
Just as Roy swiftly annihilated all the men in black robes, the Army's formation instantly fell into disarray.
They were only managing a weak counterattack thanks to the black-robed men, and now that all five of them are gone in the blink of an eye, who has the will to fight anymore?
The soldiers in the front ranks began to retreat, and those in the back ranks turned and ran. The entire defensive line was like a hornet's nest that had been poked.
The Rear Admiral had just been shouting "Hold on!" was the first to throw down his sword and run away.
Seeing the Army soldiers in disarray once again, Roy decisively gave the order.
"Advance across the entire front."