In desperation, Garp could only grit his teeth and rush forward, joining forces with Zephyr once more to face this unprecedentedly powerful enemy!
And so, the great battle began.
A battle destined never to end.
A battle fated to be carved into history itself.
Swish!
Three lightning-fast silhouettes clashed, overlapping again and again.
Every collision thundered through the air, shaking the battlefield.
To outsiders, the noise was like the roars of beasts locked in a savage struggle.
Not only that—since all three wielded top-level Haki, the overflowing remnants alone shattered the ground with every exchange. Even a mere trace of their Haki was enough to crack the earth, spiderweb fissures spreading outward in every direction.
The Marines had no time to marvel. To them, it felt as though they had encountered a true demon.
And that demon's name was Albedo.
"You're enemies too, aren't you?"
Albedo stepped toward the Marine commando elites, her eyes cold, as though she were staring at nothing more than trash.
Her beauty was breathtaking, her allure unmatched—but when the Marine elites saw that face, the first emotion that surged in their hearts was not admiration. It was terror.
"God…"
"So terrifying!"
"Die!"
Albedo, her anger pushed past the limit, unleashed her fury upon the commando squad. Her blows crushed their pride, leaving the Marines broken and humiliated.
From beginning to end, the proud elites of the Marines were completely overpowered.
They were crushed.
"It's not that we're too weak…" one squad leader gasped bitterly, blood on his lips. "It's that this woman… is invincible!"
Those were his final words before he collapsed, lifeless.
The surviving elites felt the same despair. Perhaps it wasn't that they were too weak—perhaps it was that this woman, this crew member by Kronos' side, was too monstrously powerful.
These men weren't ordinary soldiers. They had been educated as Marines from childhood, some personally trained by Zephyr himself.
A few had even mastered the Six Powers before turning ten. By any standard, they were prodigies—dragons among men, phoenixes among their peers.
And yet… these so-called "elites" were being utterly crushed by Albedo.
What filled them with the greatest despair was that Albedo hadn't even revealed any special abilities. From beginning to end, she relied only on raw strength—brutal, overwhelming power.
While Albedo dismantled the commando squad, on the other side of the battlefield, Garp and Zephyr were also forced back, retreating step by step under Kronos' assault.
Before this battle began, the Marines believed that as long as these two veteran powerhouses fought together, there was nothing they couldn't handle.
No matter how difficult the foe, Garp and Zephyr had always been the wall that held the line. Even monsters like Rocks or Roger had treated them with caution, knowing that one mistake could mean instant death against the "Hero of the Marines" and his iron comrade.
But now, to everyone's shock, the ones being overwhelmed were not Kronos, as expected.
It was the two Marine veterans themselves—the heroes who had built an era.
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