Allen fell like a meteor, his silvery-white flames completely extinguished, and his life force became extremely weak.
" Allen --!!!"
Luffy let out a heart-wrenching roar, stretching his rubber arms to their limit, and finally managed to catch Allen tightly just before he crashed into a floating piece of warship wreckage. Chopper immediately rushed over, tears welling in his eyes, and performed the highest level of first aid.
"Damn it! You guys!!!" Luffy raised his head, his eyes bloodshot beneath his Straw Hat. Boundless anger and sorrow transformed into a tangible Conqueror's Haki, sweeping across the battlefield like a blood-red storm, even causing several damaged Devourer warships nearby to explode!
"Buy him time!" Zoro roared, his three swords humming, Conqueror's Haki Coating, transforming him into a demon emerging from hell, " Three-Sword Style: Purgatory: Yamata no Orochi!" Eight massive slashing tornadoes rushed towards the enemy formation, frantically shredding and crushing them!
"Burn everything... burn to ashes! ' Flame Emperor - Purifying Lotus'!" Ace raised his arms high, compressing the platinum-gold World-Purifying Flame to its limit, transforming it into a giant, slowly rotating lotus of fire, which then burst into bloom! The destructive purifying flames swept across a large area of the sky, evaporating all the Abyss ships within its range!
Sanji, Jinbe, Franky, Brook, Usopp, Nami, Robin... all the Straw Hat Pirates members unleashed 200% of their power! They formed an unbreakable defensive line around the falling Luffy and Allen, tearing apart any enemy that dared to approach!
The Allied soldiers were also moved by this tragic and resolute scene.
"For Allen!"
For our world!
"Fight them!!"
The remaining allied ships roared in their final fury, abandoning all defense and unleashing all their energy into their main guns in a desperate counterattack! Even the Council Observer Group fleet seemed to be moved by the courage and will of these mortals, and joined the attack without holding back.
The battlefield situation miraculously stabilized due to Allen's sacrifice and the Straw Hat Pirates's outburst, and they even began to suppress the Abyss Fleet, which had been severely damaged by " Law's Return to Silence "!
The Drums of Liberation, a Miracle Reappears
At this moment of raging war and burning willpower—
Thump... thump... thump...
A deep, rhythmic voice, seemingly emanating from the very source of life, suddenly resounded in everyone's hearts.
That sound... originated from within Allen, who was nestled in Luffy's arms, his Fire of Life flickering like a candle in the wind! No, more accurately, it originated from the remnants of the World Seed," which had been completely fused with his life essence after his shattered rebirth!
This drumbeat is completely different from the cheerful "Liberation Drum" of Luffy's Nikka form. It is more ancient, steady, and full of inclusive and nurturing vitality, as if it were a bell ringing in the ruins of a world on the verge of destruction, proclaiming new life and hope!
"This is...?" Robin looked at Allen, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Thump... thump...
The drumbeats grew louder and clearer. As the drumbeats echoed, a miracle occurred—
Allen's faint aura began to recover and grow stronger at an astonishing speed! His shattered body was enveloped in pure white light, and his injuries healed rapidly. Even more astonishingly, centered on him, the shattered rules that had been devoured by the " Abyss Maw " and torn apart by the Temporal Overseer began to automatically repair and mend themselves! They even became more resilient and stable!
The unstable spatial structure of the Void Rift itself began to calm down under the influence of the drumbeats that contained the primordial vitality of the "world"! The chaotic Void energy became docile, as if it had found its backbone!
"It's the ' World Seed '!" The Observer Xingtong's voice (via communication) was filled with immense excitement. "It didn't disappear! It merged into his life, becoming his heartbeat! This is... the manifestation of the world's primordial will! It's the drum of protection and rebirth!"
Endgame: Definition of Freedom
To the beat of the " World Heartbeat," Allen slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were no longer silver-white, but had returned to their original color, yet deep within them seemed to contain the sedimentation of the entire Xinghai and the weight of a world.
He gently pushed away Luffy's helping hand and stood up. Without a word, he felt a surge of immense power within him, connecting him to the battlefield beneath his feet, to his homeland behind him, and to countless lives. This was not his own power, but the convergence of all the will to protect, the ultimate embodiment of the " Watcher Alliance " belief.
He looked at the remaining Abyss fleet, still putting up a desperate fight, and the Temporal Overseer in the distance, trying to reorganize their offensive.
There was no anger, no roaring, only a calm declaration.
"This battle should end."
He raised his hand, not to attack, but to send his final thought across the entire Void Rift, towards the consciousness of all participants:
"Use this body as the boundary, and this heart as the witness."
" Definition -- This star region is the 'Land of Freedom'."
"All wills of tyranny, devouring, and imprisonment, be utterly... dispersed!"
Words become law!
There was no dazzling light, no violent explosion. But in the instant that intent, imbued with the will of the world and the Definition of freedom, swept over them, all the Abyss ships, like ice and snow exposed to sunlight, crumbled and dissipated inch by inch, starting from their bows, transforming into the purest energy and returning to the Xinghai. At that Temporal Overseer was also as if repelled by an invisible force, forcibly pushed out of this Definition star field, disappearing into the distant Void.
The battlefield fell silent instantly.
All that remained were the remnants of the Allied warships and Allen, who hovered in the Void, bathed in soft white light, seemingly one with the world.
He succeeded. He sacrificed himself, igniting the World Seed, ultimately protecting this place, his home, his companions, and Definition for them... freedom.
Luffy up to him, grinned with an incredibly bright smile that was also tinged with tears, and patted him hard on the shoulder.
"Let's go, Allen," Luffy said, his voice loud and cheerful, as if the previous tragedy had never happened. "Let's go home! Let's have a party!!"
The surviving Allied soldiers were stunned for a moment, then erupted in deafening cheers! The joy of surviving the ordeal, the excitement of victory, and the hope for the future were all mingled in these cheers.
The war is over.
Sunlight pierced through the Void Rift, shining upon the battered yet proudly flying fleet. The Straw Hat Pirates stood at the bow, gazing towards their homeland, their faces beaming with victorious smiles.
Their adventures will continue, and the Xinghai remains vast. But whatever lies ahead, as long as their companions are by their side, and as long as their hearts beat with freedom, they will have nothing to fear.
The drums of freedom have resounded across the Xinghai. And their voyage will never cease.