Chamber of the False Throne, collapse is imminent.
Sabo and Robin collapsed to the ground, severely injured, struggling to get up but unable to. They could only watch helplessly as Allen fell, his fate unknown. Imu, though wounded and bleeding, had his foundation of power shaken, and his dark red energy raged wildly and became extremely unstable. Yet, his destructive aura was even more terrifying. His distorted face was a mixture of anger and fear, and his killing intent had reached its peak.
"This is the end... you insects..." Imu's voice became hoarse and distorted due to the surge of power. He raised his trembling hand, and the dark red Chaos energy gathered once more. Although unstable, it was enough to completely annihilate the three critically wounded and dying people before him. "Together with your laughable will... turn to Void!"
A dark red torrent of destruction, like a sea of death bursting its banks, surged once more toward the three who had no way to dodge!
Sabo's eyes were bloodshot as he tried to push Robin away with his last bit of strength, but he couldn't even lift his arm. A hint of despair flashed in Robin's eyes as well, but she still tried to look at the light source that was bound by chains, as if to remember this last sight.
At this final moment of despair—
" Gum-Gum --!!!!"
That roar, filled with endless entanglement and rage, was no longer faintly audible, but pierced through the spatial barrier with unparalleled clarity and deafening force, even overpowering the energy boom Chamber of the False Throne! It was as if it were right outside the door!
Immediately afterwards--
boom!!!!!!
The incredibly sturdy gate of light Chamber of the False Throne was smashed apart by an extremely brute force! Amidst the flying fragments of light, a figure enveloped in white steam and the joyful beat of Drums of Liberation, with skin as red as lava, charged in like a cannonball!
Luffy! Nika Form!
He's here! Under the selfless protection of his comrades and with Pluton's relentless barrage clearing the way, he followed his inner guidance and the bonds with his companions, forcing his way through countless obstacles, and finally arrived at the final battlefield at the most crucial moment!
" Sabo! Robin! Allen!" Luffy spotted his heavily injured crewmates lying on the ground and Allen, whose life hung in the balance. His eyes, usually sharp and unyielding, instantly filled with boundless rage and heartache. "Bastard!!! What did you do to my crewmates?!"
He didn't even glance at Imu. His rubber arm instantly stretched and expanded, wrapped in the ultimate advanced Armament Haki and the joyful and powerful Liberation Force, and punched the dark red energy torrent that was about to devour Sabo and the other two!
" Nika the Giant Gun!!!"
Thump! It wasn't an explosion, but a more peculiar sound, as if it were a collision at the level of rules! The dark red energy, filled with destruction and death, when it came into contact with Luffy's fist, which contained the ultimate will of "freedom" and "liberation," was as if it had met its nemesis, letting out a painful howl and being forcefully knocked back!
"What?!" Imu's pupils constricted, and for the first time, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face! His " Return of All Things to the Void " power was actually... reflected?!
Luffy stood in front of his crew, surrounded by white steam, the joyful beat of liberation resounding within him. He glared at Imu: "I don't care who you are! How dare you hurt my crew, I'll beat you to a pulp!"
"The drums of liberation... Nika..." Imu stared intently at Luffy, especially at his form brimming with infinite possibilities, the fear in his eyes finally overpowering his anger, "Another... mistake that must be eliminated!"
He forcefully suppressed the injuries and backlash from his body, unleashing a barrage of even more violent dark red energy mixed with the phantom of chains of order, like countless Poison Dragon, Luffy from all directions!
" Luffy! Watch out! His power can deny existence!" Sabo shouted with all his might.
"Negation?" Luffy laughed, his body twisting and stretching at incredible angles like rubber, effortlessly dodging most attacks. Occasionally, when he couldn't dodge, he'd smash them with a single punch! "My freedom... can't be denied! Gum-Gum --!!!"
His fighting style has completely changed! It's no longer just about physical attacks, but about infusing the will of "liberation" into every strike! His fists can shatter the shackles of order, his laughter can dispel the gloom of despair, and he can even casually grab those dark red energies and tear and crush them like putty! (Of course, his palms were also corroded and injured, but they quickly recovered under the powerful vitality of Nika Form.)
Nika vs. Imu! Freedom vs. Order!
Two diametrically opposed, mutually antagonistic rule-level forces clashed violently within this Chamber of the False Throne! The entire space trembled violently, cracks spreading everywhere, as if it could not withstand the clash between these two extreme forces!
Luffy's appearance not only brought powerful combat strength, but also a vibrant vitality and hope that could not be suppressed by order! His liberating laughter and the drumbeats of battle seemed to possess magical power, actually beginning to dispel the suffocating and oppressive atmosphere Chamber of the False Throne!
Sabo and Robin felt the pressure on their bodies ease, and the Order Force Field that was trying to erode their will weakened! Even the " Primordial Light " that was bound by chains seemed to react to Luffy's aura, its light flickering more rapidly, as if struggling and responding!
" Luffy... he's... purifying this place?" Robin looked on in disbelief.
"It's his will... the will of freedom..." A spark of hope rekindled in Sabo's eyes, "He's awakening the suppressed instincts of the ' Primordial Light '!"
Imu also realized this, and he was both shocked and furious! Luffy's very existence was the greatest threat to this Absolute Order Field! He had to be eliminated at all costs!
" The End order, the annihilation of all things!" Imu went completely mad, disregarding his own injuries, and condensed all his dark red energy along with his original will into a dark singularity that kept collapsing inward and devouring everything, and smashed Luffy!
This is a last-ditch effort, a gamble with everything!
Luffy also felt an unprecedented crisis, but there was no fear in his eyes, only endless fighting spirit and determination to protect his comrades! He gathered all the power of his liberation, Haki, and the beliefs of all his comrades into his fist!
"The power of everyone!!! Nika, the Liberation Gun!!!"
Just as their final moves were about to collide—
No one noticed that on Allen's cracked body lying on the ground, a faint wisp of Power of Zhulong, fused with light and darkness, slowly flowed out. It wasn't an attack, but rather a gentle caress over the cracked roots of the Order Chains that Sabo had previously attacked.
"Time... ripples... fuel the fire..." His faint thought echoed.
The already extremely unstable base of the chains was abruptly and completely destroyed by the Power of Zhulong that transcended time!
• Rumble!!! Several major chains of order snapped and shattered completely!
The " Primordial Light," which had been suppressed and polluted for so long, finally received a momentary, partial liberation!
A pure, warm radiance, brimming with boundless vitality and creative power, burst forth from the core like the first rays of dawn, instantly dispelling a large amount of dark red energy and illuminating the entire Chamber of the False Throne!
This sudden burst of pure light not only greatly weakened Imu's "annihilation of all things" power, but also bathed Luffy like the best tonic!
"This is...?" Luffy felt a warm and powerful force surge into his body. His Nika Form became more solid, and the cheerful drumbeats became louder! The light of liberation on his fist shone brighter than ever before!
Imu let out a shrill and unwilling scream! The partial release and backlash from the source of his power made his dark singularity extremely unstable!
BOOM!!!!!!!! The final collision has occurred!
The dazzling Liberation Gun collided violently with the unstable dark singularity!
The light devoured everything!