Looking in the direction from which the violent aura emanated, one could see the sea of clouds below the Holy Land Crystal Tower churning violently, and a colossal creature struggling to raise its mountain-like head from the clouds.
It was a Cloud Roar Behemoth, dozens of times larger than ordinary cloud beasts. Resembling a lion, its entire body was composed of the purest, solidified cloud cores, which should have emitted a soft white light, symbolizing protection and auspiciousness. But at this moment, dense, dark purple energy clung to its entire body like maggots, even corroding half of its head and one eye, making it look ferocious and pained. Its roars were no longer majestic, but filled with the frenzy of being corrupted and endless sorrow.
Every struggle it made caused the entire Kumokakure Village to tremble violently, and the Rainbow Cloud Bridge swayed precariously. Its corrupted eyes were fixed on the top of the Holy Land Crystal Tower, where something seemed to be deeply attracting it, or perhaps the " Dark Abyss " was driving it to destroy that place.
"We must stop it!" The Winged Tribe elder (who had also arrived upon hearing the news) said in a trembling voice, "The Cloud Howler is an ancient guardian of the sacred land and one of the core elements maintaining the stability of the 'floating cloud base' beneath the village! If it completely goes out of control or dies, Kumokakure Village may fall from the sky!"
The situation is extremely critical!
"Wow! What a huge thing!" Luffy wasn't scared at all; instead, he became even more excited, instantly activating Gear Fourth. "Watch me wake it up!"
"Idiot! It's in pain! Can't you hear it screaming?" Chopper, as the doctor, could better understand the Cloud Roar Behemoth's pain and shouted anxiously.
Zoro drew his sword three times, his eyes sharp. "Controlled? Then cut off what controls it!"
Ace's flames seemed insignificant compared to the colossal size of the Cloud Roar Behemoth: "This guy... is tough to deal with."
Sanji observed the situation. "Someone needs to draw its attention, and someone needs to try to approach to purify it or attack the core!"
Allen hovered in the air, calmly analyzing the situation. He could clearly "see" that the core of the Dark Abyss energy was located in the heart and brain region of the Cloud Roar Behemoth, and was resonating with the Holy Land Crystal Tower in a strange way.
"A direct attack on its body would cause massive damage, and might even accelerate the instability of the floating cloud base," Allen quickly assessed. "We need to send purifying power directly into its corrupted core, and at the same time... sever the distorted energy connection between it and the crystal tower."
This is an extremely delicate and dangerous operation, requiring someone to break through the Cloud Roar Behemoth's ferocious attacks and precisely deliver its purifying power to the core.
"I'll distract it!" Luffy roared, and his Gum-Gum Balloon form instantly expanded into a giant sphere, crashing into the Cloud Roar Behemoth's chin like a cannonball!
" Gum-Gum -- Giant!"
Bang!
The massive impact caused the Cloud Roar Behemoth to jerk its head back, letting out an even more furious roar, its attention successfully drawn to Luffy.
"Now!" Zoro and Sanji dashed upwards along the thick forelimbs of the Cloud Roar Behemoth like two bolts of Inazuma!
Ace created a large wall of fire in the air to interfere with Cloud Howl's vision and perception.
Franky's laser and Brook's slash harassed them from the side.
Jinbe stood guard in the direction of the village, preparing to deal with any possible shockwaves.
Nami and Usopp were responsible for providing cover and support.
Robin, below, used her ability to generate eyes to carefully observe the energy flow on the Cloud Roar Behemoth, providing guidance for Allen.
Allen's figure moved like a ghost, silently approaching the half of the Cloud Roar Behemoth's head that was being corrupted by the Dark Abyss, amidst the chaos created by Luffy and the cover of his crew. His fingertips were condensed with highly concentrated Light of Purification, while his senses locked onto the twisted energy connection lines.
Just as he was about to make his move, the last remaining clear eyes of the Cloud Roar Behemoth, not yet completely corrupted, suddenly turned to Allen! In those eyes, there was no rage, only endless pain, pleading, and a trace... a faint will belonging to the guardian himself!
It's crying for help!
Allen instantly understood. Without hesitation, the purest light at his fingertips, like the gentlest Scalpel, precisely touched the densest core of the Dark Abyss between the Cloud Roar Behemoth's brows. At the same time, another invisible force of spacetime, like a sharp blade, gently severed the twisted dark purple energy line connecting it to the Crystal Tower!
"Rest in peace, Guardian," Allen whispered.
The Light of Purification erupted instantly!