"Woo hoo hoo..." Big Mom cackled, her unique laughter echoing across the frozen battlefield.
"Kacha Kacha..." Katakuri's distinct, dry chuckle followed.
Boom... Rumble...
The earth-shattering sounds originated roughly ten miles from the intense clash of the two massive armies.
A chaotic spectacle unfolded: brilliant flashes of light, deafening explosions, and the relentless cracking and shattering of ice.
Molten magma, searing flames, piercing lasers, frigid ice, and ferocious slashes erupted and collided in a furious display.
It was an unrestrained barrage of power, as if resources meant nothing, an endless and continuous assault.
The scene resembled the arrival of doomsday, an indescribable shock that sent chills down spines and caused involuntary trembling.
Even Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji, locked in a fierce battle against Charlotte Linlin, Wilhelm, Katakuri, Rain Shiryu, Swordsman Ryuma, Miyamoto Musashi, and Feathered Snake Kur, were initially stunned by the colossal thunderball descending from the distant sky.
But it was too late to intervene.
They could only watch helplessly as the terrifying thunderous sphere, crackling with violent lightning, plummeted from the high altitude in the distance.
In a single, devastating strike, the "Four Zero Zero" attack completely annihilated the left-wing Marine forces, numbering no less than tens of thousands of elite soldiers.
One by one, the Admirals' eyes widened in disbelief and then narrowed with intense fury.
"Damn it...!" Aokiji growled, his voice laced with rage.
A chilling aura gathered intensely in his right hand.
He aimed directly at Rain Shiryu, Swordsman Ryuma, and the others who were advancing rapidly.
"Ice Age: Pheasant Beak!"
A colossal ice bird, shimmering with intense cold, materialized rapidly.
With a powerful flap of its wings, it surged forward.
Everywhere it passed, the terrifying chill instantly froze the surroundings, sending a palpable wave of cold that prickled the skin.
"Two-Sword Style: Peach Blossom Spring!" Ryuma roared, his blades flashing.
"Heh, a desperate struggle! Tenfold Momo Slash!" Shiryu sneered, his dark blade glinting ominously.
"Our stances are different; words are meaningless! Shimotsuki Style: Gale Bird!" Musashi declared, his swords held ready.
"Yehahaha~! Useless... Chaotic Blade Storm!" Kur cackled, unleashing a flurry of feathered strikes.
In a split second, Miyamoto Musashi, Rain Shiryu, Swordsman Ryuma, and Feathered Snake Kur surged forward, each unleashing their unique and formidable attacks.
A barrage of astonishingly sharp slashes and countless violent wind blades erupted simultaneously.
The very air seemed to tear apart as their combined assault shattered the gigantic ice bird into countless fragments.
Undeterred, their attacks continued towards Aokiji.
Boom boom! Aokiji was forced to retreat violently.
But whether intentionally or not, the battlefield was now shifting directly towards the location of the main fighting forces.
Facing the relentless siege of these four powerhouses, even Aokiji, a candidate for Naval Headquarters Admiral, was gradually being overwhelmed.
Feeling the mounting pressure, a flash of deep worry crossed his eyes, tinged with anxiety. "This isn't good!"
"Damn it... Dog-Eat-Dog: Crimson Lotus!" Akainu roared in frustration.
On the other side of the chaotic battlefield, Akainu was in a disheveled state, his entire body radiating intense heat as magma surged around him.
At some point, his face had become smeared with blood, indistinguishable from the bright red magma that coated him.
"Roar—!" A colossal magma hound erupted from his form like a caged beast unleashed, lunging ruthlessly at Charlotte Linlin, who advanced on him with her blade.
"Mama Mama~! I didn't expect that girl Smoothie to be quite capable..." Big Mom chuckled, having also noticed the earlier devastating attack.
With a powerful swing of Napoleon, her saber crackling with flames and lightning, she violently compressed the atmosphere and unleashed a devastating slash. "Akainu brats, you're finished... Weiguo!"
Whoosh—
A massive shockwave of sword energy erupted suddenly and violently.
It collided head-on with the rushing magma hound and its bloody maw.
Boom...
"Woo hoo hoo..." Big Mom's laughter echoed again.
Magma splashed violently, and a searing heatwave rolled outwards.
The ice beneath them shattered instantly, and the shockwaves continued to ripple.
The clash carved a shocking, bottomless chasm straight through the ice.
It was a terrifying sight that made the scalp crawl.
"Eight-Foot Curved Jewel!" Kizaru's voice echoed from hundreds of meters away.
Golden light blazed intensely, too dazzling to look directly at.
Incredibly dense light bullets, imbued with Haki, carried a terrifying impact force.
They rained down relentlessly in all directions.
However, Wilhelm vanished from his spot in an instant.
Utilizing the power of the "Ten Rings," he opened an insignificant small doorway in another dimension, preventing Fleet Admiral Sengoku from escaping. Simultaneously, using his Devil Fruit ability, he slipped into the interdimensional space.
No matter how desperately Polusalino attacked, he couldn't touch him.
"Air Blades!" Katakuri declared, showing no sign of backing down.
A brilliant white light emanated from his hands as countless hardened air bullets shot forth.
Infused with Haki, they collided repeatedly with the light bullets from Kizaru's furious assault.
Boom...
The light was blinding, and the deafening noise shook the heavens.
The entire battlefield was so intensely illuminated that direct vision was impossible.
But in the next moment, Kizaru appeared.
His body was now covered in blood, a picture of disarray. His previously severed left arm had been completely reconstructed by the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit, forming a tangible, eye-catching prosthetic limb, and his fine hairs stood on end.
"Yata Mirror!"
With a warning from his Observation Haki, Kizaru acted instantly.
Without hesitation, he crossed his arms and condensed a mirror of light, unleashing a beam towards the sky like a lightning strike.
It transformed into a photon and shot directly upwards.
At that precise moment, countless invisible projectiles, densely packed and utterly imperceptible to the naked eye, hurtled down.
Xuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...
The atmosphere tore apart repeatedly as they slammed into the ice below.
Boom...
Countless ice shards exploded outwards, and powerful airwaves billowed.
The entire ice surface was bombarded in the blink of an eye.
It was an exaggerated, chilling scene.
Unbearably cold.
Creepy.
"Swipe!" But Kizaru simply flashed high into the air.
The completely invisible figure of Wilhelm reappeared above him in an instant.
Chhhh— The gorgeous, invisible blade, imbued with indestructible Haki and violent electricity, slashed down mercilessly.
Clang!!
With his Observation Haki honed to an astonishing degree, Kizaru sensed the "breath" of the attack in the blink of an eye. He condensed the light from his Logia-type Glint-Glint Fruit, reinforcing it with high-level Armament Haki on his Amacongun sword, narrowly blocking the blow.
Despite the block, the sheer force of Wilhelm's attack still slammed into Polusalino's entire body, sending him hurtling like a kicked wolf towards the water below.
"Scrub..."
Almost instantly, Wilhelm's eyes narrowed sharply.
He saw densely packed air bombs, crackling with Haki, suddenly flashing into existence.
A violent attack erupted from below, aimed directly at Polusalino as he plummeted.
It caused Kizaru's expression to change drastically.
And Wilhelm vanished from his position in the same instant.
Boom...
Golden light blazed intensely.
Polusalino, covered in blood and riddled with wounds, was in a state of panic.
But there was no time to catch his breath.
An unspeakable crisis slammed into his awareness.
Chi—
Without warning.
An invisible sword edge suddenly pierced through his body.
"Gah...!" Polusalino coughed up blood, his chest pierced by the unseen blade.
His eyes widened in disbelief as he turned his head, looking at Wilhelm who had reappeared nearby.
"You can't even dodge such an attack; it looks like you won't last long," Wilhelm said lightly, observing Polusalino, whose chest was pierced even though he had avoided a fatal blow. "Is it due to excessive blood loss, the serious injury affecting your bodily functions, and a miscalculation based on your knowledge?"
"Wilhelm, watch out!"
Katakuri's eyes were filled with awe, and his expression shifted dramatically.
Foreshadowing danger, he shouted a loud warning, his face etched with anxiety: "He's going to blow himself up!"
"Light Explosion!" Polusalino declared, his expression remaining blank despite his injuries.
His entire being erupted with dazzling light and intense aura in an instant, the extreme heat visibly distorting the surrounding atmosphere.
It caused Wilhelm's expression to change immediately, and he vanished from his spot without hesitation.
Boom...