"Set sail—!!!"
Someone shouted:
"Let's search for One Piece!!!"
The crowd instantly erupted into chaos!
Everyone went mad, desperately surging toward the port!
Pirates wanted to set sail to pursue the legendary treasure.
Civilians wanted to escape to avoid being caught in the impending chaos.
Reporters scrambled to break the news, spreading this shocking information worldwide.
The entire Loguetown instantly descended into frenzied chaos!
"Attack!!!"
From the rooftop behind the execution platform, Sengoku gave the order!
Akainu Sakazuki was the first to respond!
"Great Eruption—!!!"
A massive magma fist launched like a missile, crashing violently into the crowd.
Boom—!!!
A violent explosion!
Magma splattered everywhere, flames shooting skyward!
Dozens of pirates were blown away on the spot, flesh and blood flying everywhere!
Even some civilians who couldn't escape in time were caught in the explosion, screaming as they fell!
But it wasn't over!
After the magma fist exploded upon impact, it scattered countless magma bullets like a meteor shower in all directions!
Boom boom boom boom—!!!
Explosions erupted one after another, screams incessant!
In the crowd, Mihawk's eyes narrowed.
A magma bullet was flying straight toward him!
He slowly drew the Supreme Grade Sharp Blade "Night" from his back and gave a light swing—
A flash of blade light, and the magma bullet was cleanly split in two!
Crocodile snorted coldly, waving his right hand as a sand wall instantly surged from the ground, blocking in front of him.
The magma bullet collided with the sand wall, exploding into countless splatters.
"Shadow Horn Lance!"
Gecko Moria manipulated his shadow into a spear, shattering the magma bullet flying toward him!
Doflamingo raised his leg high, dense threads erupting from his toes—
"Leg Shave Thread!"
The wave cut from his kick smoothly sliced through several magma bullets flying at him, as if cutting through tofu.
"Fufufufu!"
Doflamingo laughed strangely, looking at the others:
"The Marines have made their move. How about we join forces and escape this island together?"
Mihawk glanced at him and said coldly:
"That's not a great suggestion. Gathering together would just make it easier for the Marines to capture us all at once."
With that, he turned and left, disappearing into the chaotic crowd with a few swift movements.
"Hmph."
Crocodile snorted coldly, his body instantly undergoing Elemental Transformation, turning into a cloud of yellow sand that surged away in another direction.
"Kishishishishi!"
Gecko Moria cackled strangely:
"Looks like no one's paying you any mind, Doflamingo!"
He retreated with his subordinates in yet another direction.
Doflamingo stood in place, his smile freezing for a moment before twisting even further:
"Fufufufu... So what if you're a Sword Master? So what if you're a Logia Type?"
"Young Master!" Diamante shouted anxiously, "We need to leave now! The Marines are closing in!"
Doflamingo retracted his smile and turned to leave.
"Let's go!"
The group vanished into the chaotic crowd.
On the rooftop behind the execution platform.
Aokiji watched the carnage in the square, his expression grim.
"Sakazuki, such large-scale attacks will harm civilians."
Akainu, surrounded by rolling magma, coldly stated:
"Better to mistakenly kill a thousand civilians than let a single pirate escape! Why do these civilians mingle with pirates anyway?"
After speaking, he leaped up, chasing in the direction the pirates fled!
"Scary~"
Kizaru stood at the edge of the rooftop, using his signature sly tone:
"The pirates who blocked Sakazuki's attack earlier seem... unusual..."
His body transformed into particles of light, instantly vanishing from the spot, becoming a golden streak as he pursued them.
Aokiji sighed, said nothing more, and jumped off the rooftop, heading in another direction.
The other Marine officers also sprang into action!
The entire Loguetown descended into unprecedented chaos!
"Tsuru."
Sengoku watched the turmoil in the square and suddenly spoke.
Staff Officer Tsuru approached: "What is it?"
"I think I just saw... Garp's son, Dragon."
Staff Officer Tsuru froze.
"I'll go confirm it."
After speaking, Sengoku leaped off the rooftop, disappearing into the curtain of rain.
...
"Scum, where do you think you're running!"
Akainu's figure shot forward like a burning meteor, rapidly closing in from the direction of the square.
Wherever he passed, the ground was scorched black by magma, and the air distorted from the intense heat.
Ahead, two figures were sprinting desperately.
Crocodile and Gecko Moria.
These two were not originally allies, but under Akainu's pursuit, they had no choice but to temporarily join forces.
"Great Eruption—!"
Akainu's right arm suddenly swelled, transforming into a giant magma fist several meters in diameter, smashing toward the two.
Crocodile's pupils contracted, instantly activating his Elemental Transformation.
His entire body dissolved into a cloud of yellow sand, scattering in all directions.
Moria reacted slightly slower, his shoulder grazed by the edge of the magma fist.
Sizzle—!
Moria grunted, stumbling a few steps from the impact, his shoulder charred black and mangled.
"Damn it...!"
Gritting his teeth, he kept running, not daring to pause for even a moment.
The next second, Akainu crashed down in front of them like a cannonball.
Boom!!!
The impact of his landing sent waves of scorching heat rolling outward, magma splattering everywhere.
Akainu removed his Marine cap, revealing a sharply defined, ferocious face.
"Today—"
"You will all die!"
Crocodile halted, sneering coldly.
He swung his right hand, sand surging from his palm, rapidly coalescing into a sharp sand blade.
"Moria, if you don't want to die, use your real power."
"Don't order me around!"
Moria roared, the shadow at his feet instantly surging and elongating like a living thing!
"Shadow Horn Lance—!"
The ground erupted violently as a massive black lance shot upward, stabbing straight at Akainu.
The lance was pitch black, formed entirely of condensed shadow.
In the same instant, Crocodile moved!
His right hand transformed into a huge sand blade, slashing horizontally!
"Desert Treasure Sword—!"
Two attacks, one from the left and one from the right, one high and one low, sealed off all of Akainu's escape routes.
Akainu's eyes were icy cold.
His right arm swelled abruptly!
"Great Eruption—!"
The enormous magma fist blasted forward, colliding violently with Crocodile's Desert Treasure Sword.
Boom—!!!
Magma and sand exploded!
The Shockwave spread outward like a hurricane, toppling and crushing the surrounding buildings as if they were made of paper.
At that moment, the Shadow Horn Lance thrust in from the side!
Akainu's left hand instantly turned to magma, erupting at extreme speed—
"Dark Hound!"
A magma pillar shot out from his left fist!
Boom!!!
The Shadow Horn Lance was struck head-on by the magma pillar, instantly shattering into countless shadow fragments.
However—
Just as Akainu shattered the Shadow Horn Lance, the shadow beneath his feet suddenly came to life.
Shadow Doppelganger!
Moria had activated his ability at some unknown moment—he instantly swapped positions with Akainu's shadow.
The next second, Moria appeared right in front of Akainu!
His fist, wrapped in Haki, smashed hard into Akainu's face!
Thud!!!
A solid hit!
Caught off guard, Akainu was forced half a step back, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
But he did not fall.
He didn't even show a pained expression.
On the contrary—
His eyes grew even more fanatical.