"This kind of attack method..."
Tiger narrowed his eyes. During the era when he rose to prominence, legends about the Golden Lion still circulated across the world.
"It's practically like a natural disaster~"
"A natural disaster???"
Crack—
Enel hugged a golden staff in his arms, somehow pulling out another apple from who-knows-where and biting into it.
"A true natural disaster isn't something life on the ground can accomplish~"
Hearing this, Tiger turned his head toward him.
"Could it be that..."
"Yahahahaha!!! Just watch carefully!!!"
Casually turning the apple into ashes with electricity, Enel burst into laughter as intense lightning erupted from his entire body.
He transformed into a pillar of thunder that shot straight into the sky. Dark clouds within thousands of miles were drawn together, terrifying light brewing within the layers of clouds.
At that moment, countless gazes gathered.
Samurai of Wano Country stood frozen in ignorance and confusion, while Beast Pirates dropped their weapons in fear.
The Seagull King cursed under his breath and hurriedly flapped his wings toward the distance, avoiding the incoming thunderstorm.
The most bewildered one was Kaido, who stood atop Onigashima, currently battling the Supernovas in a peak showdown. Swinging his kanabo, he roared:
"Three Realms: Ragnaraku!!!"
The ferocious technique was shouted out, yet the strike that followed was still just an ordinary blow.
Luffy and the other two immediately complained in unison:
"Isn't this still Thunder Bagua?!"
Only Kaido himself looked confused.
Why hadn't the lightning from the sky empowered his attack this time?
Because at this moment, all the thunderclouds Kaido had gathered were completely under Enel's control.
Seated within the clouds, lightning circled around him, condensing into enormous thunder drums that brewed a terrifying strike.
Sabo and Ace clearly noticed this as well. Their pupils trembled, battle instincts screaming warnings.
If they didn't prepare properly, taking this attack head-on would truly mean death!!!
Ace staggered to his feet, an unprecedented seriousness appearing on his face.
"Sabo."
Sabo beside him nodded.
"I know."
The two no longer held anything back, nearly unleashing their full power.
Under Sabo's ability control, part of Onigashima's land rose into the air, transforming into an incomparably massive earth dragon.
Black-red lightning appeared around Ace's body, wrapping around the flames in his hand, making them burn brighter and more violently.
Seated in the clouds, Enel watched with disdain in his eyes as lightning across hundreds of miles condensed instantly.
It poured down from the heavens like a galactic waterfall!!!
"Divine Judgment!!!"
At the same time, the black-red fire dragon and the enormous earth dragon intertwined as they soared upward, colliding head-on with the descending lightning.
The power was so overwhelming that even the Seagull King flying far away had to summon a storm to protect himself. As for Chopper and O-Tama, the chaotic electric arcs in the air had already turned their hair into explosive afros.
Everyone on Onigashima witnessed this terrifying scene.
Even Luffy, who had just grabbed his straw hat and draped on a black cloak preparing for another round, was blown away by the shockwaves.
The other Supernovas suffered the same fate.
They were forcibly pulled back from midair by Law using his Room space.
As for Kaido and Big Mom, they relied on their massive weight to remain standing, resisting the violent winds with their abilities while staring solemnly at the distant sky.
"What kind of monsters have arrived on Onigashima?!"
"I don't remember any brats among the Supernovas being this terrifying!!!"
Standing high in the sky, thunder roared endlessly around Enel, the power still increasing.
With storm clouds stretching for thousands of miles, it was like Kuzan standing at the North Pole, Crocodile standing in the desert, or Tesoro atop the Golden City—
A perfect natural home field!!!
Ace and Sabo clearly realized this as well. Ace gritted his teeth and patted Sabo's shoulder.
"No choice. If we drag this into a battle of attrition, we can't beat him. We have to concentrate everything into one decisive strike!!!"
"Ace, you..."
Sabo froze slightly as Ace made up his mind.
"After this attack, I probably won't be able to fight anymore. I'm counting on you, Sabo!!!"
"Don't tell me you're planning to—?!"
Like father, like son. The only method Ace could think of now was a desperate, all-or-nothing gamble—
Using all of his Conqueror's Haki to break through the thunderstorm's domain and knock Enel down from the sky!!!
Sabo clenched his teeth tightly. He understood that only someone with Conqueror's Haki like Ace could accomplish this, so he nodded.
Tears welled in his eyes as Sabo provided cover for Ace.
One hand instantly hardened with Armament Haki.
"Ryusoken!!!"
His claw struck out, clashing directly with Tiger who approached to intercept.
Ryusoken was a special martial art that allowed Sabo to briefly contend with Admirals and even served as inspiration for Orin.
Even against Tiger's peak Fish-Man physique far surpassing humans, the two matched each other evenly in raw strength for a moment.
With his other hand, Sabo grabbed Ace's clothes and hurled him toward the sky with all his strength!!!
A streak of fire bathed in lightning shot upward.
Enel's Observation Haki naturally noticed him.
He frowned slightly, unable to understand what Ace intended—until the streak of fire suddenly accelerated, appearing before him almost instantly.
Ace's smiling face reflected in Enel's eyes.
"I already told you—if you want to touch our little brother, you'll have to step over our bodies first!!!"
Mixed with Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki, an immense blaze erupted in midair, its brilliance illuminating all of Onigashima like midday sunlight.
Sabo, already injured by Tiger, watched with trembling pupils before abruptly disengaging from battle.
He flew into the sky, caught the heavily wounded Ace, and disappeared into the heavens.
Tiger couldn't fly—or even if he could, he wouldn't catch up to a fruit specialized for aerial movement.
He simply watched the two young men who had given everything, a complicated expression in his eyes.
And what about Enel?
At this moment, smoke rose from his body as he fell straight from the sky.
His eyes were slightly vacant as he smashed through a rooftop and crashed into a room below.
"What just happened?!"
Lying on the ground, Enel looked speechless as two curious faces leaned closer.
One was an orange-haired woman.
The other, a long-nosed man.
"Mere mortals..."
"What are you staring at?"