However, as soon as he finished speaking, Killer's expression beside him changed drastically. He turned around sharply and immediately spotted the rapidly approaching black flame arrow.
"Kid, behind you!"
Instinctively, Killer stepped in front of Kid, gripping his twin blades with both hands and mustering all his strength to slash at the black flame arrow, hoping to block this fatal strike for Kid.
But the difference in power between the two was simply too vast.
How could ordinary attacks hope to block Amaterasu's black flames?
The arrow instantly pierced through Killer's twin blades, then penetrated his chest.
The pitch-black flames raged wildly within his body.
"Killer!" Kid's eyes nearly burst with rage as he let out a heart-wrenching roar.
It was precisely because of Killer's desperate block that the trajectory of the black flame arrow was slightly deflected. Instead of striking Kid's heart directly, it grazed past his shoulder, instantly obliterating his right arm.
Excruciating pain shot through his mind, and Kid let out a piercing scream.
In his agony, he watched helplessly as Killer's body rapidly burned within the Amaterasu black flames, eventually turning into a pile of ashes.
His only companion, the brother he had grown up with since childhood, had died right before his eyes.
Kid's eyes turned bloodshot, tears and blood mixing together as his emotions completely shattered.
He turned toward Ivan's direction and roared madly, his voice filled with boundless hatred:
"Uchiha Madara, I'll kill you! I swear I'll kill you! This grudge is irreconcilable!!"
But all he could do was roar.
At this moment, Kid was exceptionally rational. He knew that anger solved nothing and understood that, in front of Uchiha Madara, he was no different from an ant.
Only by escaping, only by surviving, could he hope for revenge.
Gritting his teeth against the pain of his severed arm, he fled desperately into the distance.
However, Ivan gave him no chance.
The hundred-meter-tall Susanoo slowly rose into the air, soaring into the sky. From its commanding height, it once again drew the Amaterasu black flame longbow.
A second black flame arrow took shape, more condensed and more lethal than the last, firmly locking onto Kid's fleeing figure.
Kid didn't even have time to react.
The arrow shot through the air, arriving in an instant.
Pitch-black flames instantly engulfed his entire body.
No scream, no struggle…
The leading Supernova, Eustass Kid, who had the potential to become one of the New Four Emperors, was completely annihilated by the Amaterasu black flames.
Thus.
Kid, dead!
Killer, dead!
The Kid Pirates, completely wiped out!
The entire coastline fell into deathly silence!
All the Supernovas who witnessed this were frozen in place, their minds blank.
Law, Apoo, Bonney, Hawkins, Drake, Urouge, Bege…
Each of their faces was etched with utter shock.
They had originally believed Kid was powerful enough, thinking the gap between Supernovas and the pinnacle forces of the sea was limited.
But today, they realized that, in the face of true absolute power, the strength they prided themselves on was nothing but a joke.
A mere cadre casually dispatched by the Shadow Garden had effortlessly erased Kid, the strongest among the Supernovas.
"Kid is dead, just like that, without even a chance to fight back?!"
"What are those black flames? Is this the true power of the Shadow Garden?!"
"Who in this sea would dare provoke them from now on?!"
Whispers spread quietly among the crowd, each word filled with awe.
Ivan stood within the forehead of the Susanoo, slowly dispersing it.
The Amaterasu black flames extinguished, leaving only a faint burnt smell in the air.
He slightly raised his head, looking toward the spot where Kid had perished. Beneath his mask, his crimson Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan remained cold and unfeeling.
The farce of Eustass Kid had come to an end.
With everything settled, Ivan no longer lingered in the devastated woodland. He turned and began walking away, heading slowly toward the outskirts of the Sabaody Archipelago.
He walked unhurriedly, his still-pristine robes gently swaying in the sea breeze.
Scattered pirates along the way caught a glimpse of his figure and, like wolves spotting a dragon passing through, dared not even breathe. They shrank deep into the woods, fearing to draw his attention.
No one dared to stop him, no one dared to approach, and none even had the courage to look directly at him.
The scene of him slaughtering the Kid Pirates and effortlessly erasing Kid and Killer was already deeply etched into everyone's minds.
Just as Ivan was about to disappear from everyone's sight, his footsteps suddenly halted.
This abrupt pause made the distant onlookers tense up instantly, holding their breath, thinking some new development was about to occur.
In the next moment, a figure slowly approached from another direction.
That person's steps were steady, his demeanor sharp, solemn, and authoritative—it was none other than the recently renowned Marine Vice Admiral, White Dove!
The moment he recognized the newcomer, Law's eyes flickered. Without any further hesitation, he turned around, lowered the brim of his hat, and quickly retreated.
Seeing this, the other Supernovas understood implicitly and followed closely behind, leaving in haste.
They had all heard of White Dove's formidable reputation.
Acknowledged within the Marines as a top-tier powerhouse, an Admiral Candidate, his strength was unfathomable, only slightly inferior to the members of the Shadow Garden.
On one side was the Shadow Garden's Uchiha Madara, and on the other was the Marine Admiral Candidate, White Dove.
If these two were to truly clash, the Sabaody Archipelago would undoubtedly be torn apart, with half of the islands likely reduced to ruins in the conflict. Anyone caught in the crossfire would be in grave danger.
After the battle they had just witnessed, they had already recognized the vast gap in power between themselves and such beings. They would no longer foolishly provoke entities of this caliber.
Even they knew to keep their distance when facing an unbeatable enemy.
But to everyone's surprise, the anticipated earth-shattering collision did not occur.
White Dove and Uchiha Madara stood facing each other from a distance, their auras clashing, yet neither made a move.
Both understood implicitly.
The Shadow Garden prided itself as a righteous organization, its core mission to walk in darkness and purge evil.
White Dove, too, upheld the Burning Justice, protecting order within his domain.
Both were well aware that, given their combat prowess, a full-scale battle between them would inevitably lead to widespread devastation on the Sabaody Archipelago, with most of the islands reduced to ruins in the confrontation.
Silence spread through the air.
After only a brief standoff, Uchiha Madara lingered no longer. He turned and continued on his way, disappearing into the distant reaches of the archipelago.
A peak-level confrontation that could have erupted at any moment dissipated into nothingness.
The Supernovas in the distance, who had missed the chance to witness a clash between the two, couldn't help but show expressions of regret.
White Dove's name had long resounded across the seas, yet he rarely took action himself. Most people had only heard of him but never seen him in person.
They had thought this would be their chance to witness him battle a monster like Uchiha Madara and glimpse the true strength of an Admiral Candidate. Yet, to their disappointment, the encounter ended with nothing more than a standoff.
Having missed this opportunity, who knew how many years it would be before they could see White Dove in action again.
Filled with regret, they could only sigh inwardly and gradually disperse.
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