"To react that quickly... as expected of the World's Strongest Man!"
While the whole world thought Whitebeard was showing weakness, Carina spoke with a hint of pity: "If he had chosen to crush the Super Railgun and let it explode, that would have been fun!"
Nami also sighed slightly: "Is that the Paramecia-type Gura Gura no Mi that Master wants to obtain in the end? Such terrifying destructive power to be able to change the flight trajectory of the Super Railgun. Aside from Master's Black Hole, this is the first time I've met someone who can take that move head-on."
"Carina, that Phoenix is yours."
Hancock said arrogantly: "Nami, the user of the Logia-type Flare-Flare Fruit is yours. I will deal with the rest."
"Okay, Sister Hancock."
Carina and Nami nodded obediently.
Immediately, Carina turned into a streak of blue-white electric light, rushing violently towards Marco, who was still dazed by the Super Railgun.
It was the Power of Lightning: Razor!
Bang bang bang!!!
Arriving in front of Marco, Carina launched a storm-like offensive against him.
Various moves fusing elemental power, sound wave abilities, and Armament Haki—extensions of the Six Powers—were continuously unleashed from Carina's hands.
The current Carina was just like Rob Lucci would be two years later, but an enhanced version.
The physical constitution of a Mythical Zoan and her superpowers allowed Carina to utilize the Six Powers in various creative ways over these past few years, and she had also mastered Life Return and Advanced Armament Haki.
After all, for the past few years, Carina had been the most hardworking existence in the Maid Corps; if she wasn't training, she was on her way to train.
Coupled with Hancock's guidance, it was easier for Carina to comprehend Advanced Haki than it was for Yami.
As a result, facing Carina's offensive, Marco was suppressed for a time.
It couldn't be helped; Marco had been too comfortable all these years.
Just like him, there were the other division commanders.
Having followed Whitebeard since childhood and being used to his protection, with the death of Roger and the retirement of the Golden Lion, the Whitebeard Pirates naturally became the World's Strongest Pirate Crew, and they forgot what pressure felt like.
This comfortable life meant that Marco, who was forty-three this year, had not mastered Advanced Haki.
In the original story, it was only after the Summit War, when Marco led the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates to fight the Blackbeard Pirates, that his strength slowly improved, finally becoming the ultimate support in the Wano Arc, not damaging the image of the Whitebeard Pirates' first mate.
But right now, he couldn't display that kind of strength seen in the original story.
Even though he was of the same generation as Shanks, he was being caught up to and surpassed by a junior like Carina.
"Fire Jet!"
Seeing Marco falling into a disadvantage, Ace, whose personality was still as reckless as in the original story, immediately turned his lower body into fire, flying towards the sky to help Marco.
Seeing the 2nd Division Commander leading the charge, Jozu, Thatch, Vista, and other division commanders also leaped down from the Moby Dick, preparing to clear the path for their "Pops" at the front.
After the captains took action, the other crew members on the Moby Dick and the forty-three affiliated pirate crews also disembarked one after another, pushing towards the central area of the large island.
"Those who haven't mastered Haki, do not go to the central area."
King the Wildfire and Charlotte Katakuri, the two first mates, also issued commands to their respective crews.
Immediately, King transformed into a Pteranodon and flew towards the Perfume Yuda.
Jack the Drought turned into a giant Mammoth, charging into the center of the island.
Unlike the visually impactful Beasts Pirates, Charlotte Katakuri and Charlotte Smoothie led their teams forward at a moderate pace.
"Fuffuffuffu... Let's go. We should find our respective opponents too."
Seeing the three Emperor crews pushing forward from the air, Doflamingo also issued orders to his family members. Then, using strings, he sent Sugar over to the Perfume Yuda: "Sugar, go stay over there. No matter what orders they give, you must obediently listen."
After speaking, Doflamingo used the "Sky Path" to dive down.
At this moment, only Nojiko and Shirahoshi remained on the Perfume Yuda.
As for Perona, the other girls, and the Kuja warriors, along with Sugar who had just flown over, they were all taken into the castle inside Nojiko's body.
A moment later, Perona's astral body flew out of Nojiko. She directed Shirahoshi to control the Flame Clouds, moving the Perfume Yuda to a certain area. Then Nojiko transformed into a mobile fortress, and the Kuja warriors released a rain of Haki-infused arrows to bombard the ground below.
If anyone capable of short-term flight or possessing long-range attacks approached, Perona would use Negative Hollows to knock them down, or Shirahoshi would use tornados for defense.
Compared to the Donquixote Family led by Doflamingo, the Perfume Yuda and the mobile fortress, holding air superiority, were the most terrifying existence.
As for Hancock and Nami, they had found their respective opponents.
Nami's opponent was the fellow Logia user, Ace.
However, while dealing with Ace, Nami was multitasking, stalling several division commanders at the same time.
Because shortly after engaging, she realized Ace was not on the same level as her at all.
Although the opponent possessed all three types of Haki, his application of them wasn't even as strong as Doflamingo's.
Inferior in elemental power, inferior in Observation Haki... if Nami hadn't mastered Advanced Armament Haki, she could have instantly killed Ace in just a few moves.
Dealing with this 2nd Division Commander was simply too easy.
Hancock's opponent was King the Wildfire.
BOOM—
Not long after the battle of high-end combat power began, a loud noise, resounding through half the island and even reaching the whole world via the Visual Den Den Mushi, exploded in the high sky.
Hancock was seen running rapidly through the air. Appearing above King like an arrow, she raised her long leg, over a meter in length, which was laced with dark red lightning. With a face full of shock, King was kicked from the sky into the ground.
The moment he landed, a giant mushroom cloud immediately rose.
The speed was so fast, and the power so strong, that Hancock instantly became the most eye-catching existence in the world.
Carina and Marco in the air, the powerhouses who mastered Observation Haki, and even Whitebeard, who had stepped down from the Moby Dick and was slowly walking toward the center of the island, couldn't help but look up at the Pirate Empress standing in the sky, overlooking everything.
"Con... Conqueror's Haki Infusion!"
The experienced Marco, due to extreme shock, accidentally revealed an opening and was kicked flying by Carina.
"Fuffuffuffu... What a terrifying woman."
Doflamingo, who was using Parasite String to control pirates, couldn't help but laugh evilly: "Her current self shouldn't be inferior to Benn Beckman of the Red-Haired Pirates, right?"
"With her ability, she might be even stronger than Benn Beckman!"
Displaying Conqueror's Haki Infusion, Hancock instantly became an invincible existence on the battlefield.
Unless Whitebeard acted personally, only the powerhouses using swarm tactics could hope to contend with Hancock.
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