"Damn Navy brat! Let's see just how strong this so-called new Admiral really is—daring to look down on the Flying Six of the Beasts Pirates!"
Saul roared, gripping his massive axe.
With a thunderous stomp, he launched forward at full speed.
At the same time, a shadow burst from the ranks of the pirates, soaring through the air.
"Lord Saul, allow me to assist!"
TWANG!
The sharp twang of a bowstring rang out. Two black arrows screamed through the air, slicing toward Luoyu.
Luoyu raised an eyebrow, surprised.
If he remembered correctly, that was the infamous Bat King—rumored to have sent Luffy flying with a single punch.
But as the arrows closed in, Luoyu sighed.
"You're really forcing me into overtime. Do you know how much that costs per minute?"
"This move was meant for high-bounty targets… but fine. I'll work a little extra."
A radiant golden light burst from Luoyu's body.
BANG!
The arrows stopped dead three feet from him, blocked by a shimmering barrier.
A phantom Thousand-Armed Kannon began to form behind him.
Saul's expression shifted.
Still, he didn't hesitate—his axe came crashing down with brutal force.
BOOM!
The impact exploded outward like a hurricane.
The sheer force of the blow sent the already-injured Straw Hats flying.
Bogard appeared beside them in a flash, voice low and urgent.
"This is your chance. Get out of here. Once this madness ends, it'll be too late to run."
Run?
Nami and the others blinked.
They'd already given up hope of escaping Luoyu.
They never expected the Navy to let them go.
"No," Zoro growled, forcing himself upright. "That's a Yonko crew. A 270 million bounty pirate. I want to see the gap for myself."
Sanji lit a cigarette beside him. "Next time we face an Admiral, I don't want to be too weak to protect Nami or Robin."
"We need to know how far behind we are."
Bogard clenched his jaw, then sighed and looked back at Luoyu.
"Too late. You've already missed it."
"He only gets serious when he's working overtime. That's when he uses his real strength."
"If you want to run, you're out of time."
Zoro and the others froze.
He only gets serious when he's on the clock?
Then what was that earlier?
Were they just cut down… for nothing?
They turned back toward the battlefield.
Saul had already retreated dozens of meters.
His massive body swelled, muscles bulging like stone.
In a flash, he transformed into a five-meter-tall giant lizard.
He slammed into the ground like a meteor, kicking up a storm of dust.
His massive tail coiled around his axe, and his blood-red eyes locked onto Luoyu.
But the moment their eyes met—
Saul's bloodlust vanished.
His pupils shrank.
Even the pirates behind him froze.
In the swirling dust, Luoyu stood on one leg, the other raised in midair.
His hands pressed together in a slow, reverent prayer.
Time itself seemed to stop.
Everyone on the ruined dock felt as if they were sinking into a swamp.
Behind Luoyu, a towering golden Kannon took shape—dozens of meters tall, shimmering with divine light.
Sengoku and Garp's expressions darkened.
Earlier, Luoyu's Thousand-Armed Kannon had been a phantom.
But this one?
This one wept.
Its sorrowful face and interlaced hands radiated a pressure like a mountain crashing down.
Luoyu's strange stance only added to the oppressive aura.
From the battlefield, the Kannon looked down with divine pity.
Saul, caught in its gaze, felt a creeping dread rise in his chest.
Before he could react—
Luoyu opened his eyes.
His right hand formed an "OK" gesture.
He took a deep breath…
"Hundred-Style Kannon: Zero Form."
VMMM—
The Kannon's sorrowful face opened its mouth wide.
The compressed energy within exploded outward with Luoyu's exhale.
BOOM!
A white beam surged forth like a broken dam.
The hundred-meter distance vanished in a blink.
Blinding light consumed everything.
The explosion tore through the air like a Category 12 hurricane.
Dust and debris flew like shrapnel.
It felt like the end of the world.
Zoro and the others, who had stayed to watch, were blown away before they could react.
They crashed hundreds of meters away.
No one knew how long had passed.
When the dust finally settled—
Zoro and the others, bruised and bleeding, scrambled to look back at the dock.
What they saw made their eyes go wide.
The dock was gone.
The pirate ship at the harbor?
Gone.
The entire sea had been split in two, a massive trench carved through the water.
The seafloor was torn open, still glowing with molten heat.
They remembered only one thing:
Luoyu had struck a strange pose…
And exhaled.
Then the dock vanished.
The ship vanished.
The 270 million bounty pirate?
Gone.
One breath.
That was all it took.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they'd never believe it.
A pirate worth 270 million Berries—
Couldn't even survive a single breath.