?!
At this moment, Roger was almost unable to move, but as Makima's voice rang in his ears, his nearly broken arm suddenly moved.
Aatrox was about to devour Roger, just a little bit more. The scarlet flesh had even crawled to Roger's side, but at this moment Roger's body moved involuntarily. In that instant, the blade flashed.
It was like Roger's most powerful slash in his peak state. The green pyramid amplified his power, and with a slash sound, it cut through all the approaching flesh. Moreover, the surging power transformed into a huge crescent moon, directly cutting off Aatrox's right hand holding the giant sword!
?!
Aatrox was shocked, but this shock couldn't last. Because when the sword lost its connection with his flesh, Aatrox completely lost his means of influencing the outside world.
But Roger was equally shocked. He couldn't even believe his sudden slash. Immediately afterward, a strong backlash struck. He was already close to shock, and now this overdrawing of his power caused him to feel intense pain.
Roger and Aatrox fell from the sky, or rather, one man, one sword, and a large mass of flesh. Scarlet blood rained down from the sky. Within this blood and flesh were the two strongest people in the world.
At this moment, Rayleigh and the others finally arrived. With the help of Dragon's wind, they were faster. The moment they arrived, they saw Roger and Aatrox falling at the same time.
Makima suddenly appeared in front of everyone. She made another strange gesture, and the green pyramid separated from Roger's body.
That powerful item, which Aatrox called the 'Key to Hell', was what allowed Roger to truly fight Aatrox. Now that it had separated from Roger's body, Roger's body twitched.
He was already forcefully supporting himself with the Shikon Jewel shards in his body. And this portable pyramid was enhancing his healing ability. Now that the pyramid was gone, his self-healing ability became much weaker.
Did Makima want this green pyramid?
Rayleigh and the others behind her saw this scene, their pupils shrinking. They vaguely felt that this 'Key to Hell' might be Makima's true purpose. Was everything - dealing with Aatrox, luring Roger here - just an excuse for her to obtain this Key to Hell?
Although they were still in alliance at this moment, they couldn't help but have different thoughts. Maybe Makima wasn't doing all this for Aatrox at all. Were they being used?
Whether they were pirates or Marines, such a thought appeared in their minds at this moment.
However, just as they were thinking about what to do next, a pyramid suddenly appeared in the separated sea?!
It was the pyramid in Yuba before, but how could it suddenly appear here?
Of course, it was because of the instant teleportation power of the Superpower Training Box!
This teleportation ability couldn't just teleport himself. The pyramid was already filled with countless homies created by Makima. Of course, it was no problem to come to this sea with teleportation.
The moment the real pyramid appeared, the Key to Hell that separated from Roger's body appeared in a man's hand.
He had a handsome appearance, long hair, and light purple eyes.
It was Kuchiki Byakuya!
Of course, the pirates didn't know him, but Dragon did.
At this moment, Kuchiki Byakuya stood in the air. Suddenly, countless pink cherry blossoms swirled and fell, enveloping the green pyramid.
He glanced at Makima one last time. Makima also looked at him. Neither of them spoke.
Makima crossed her arms behind her back and suddenly chuckled. The next moment, her body disappeared again.
This time, she didn't reappear anywhere.
Kuchiki Byakuya watched Makima leave, still without saying a word.
The next moment, Roger and the demonic sword that Aatrox had become fell. Kuchiki Byakuya, however, made a move that surprised everyone. He...
Actually reached out and grabbed Aatrox's demonic sword?!
Was he crazy?!
Didn't he know that grabbing that demonic sword would lead to being possessed by Aatrox's will?
They had finally defeated Aatrox. Was Kuchiki Byakuya going to revive him now?
However, in the next moment, Kuchiki Byakuya didn't change at all.
He held the giant demonic sword. His entire person suddenly disappeared. The instantaneous speed made it impossible for everyone present to see clearly. At the same time, the pyramid in the separated sea also disappeared.
All of this happened in an extremely short amount of time, so short that they didn't even understand what had happened?!
Roger successfully 'killed' Aatrox, Makima appeared seemingly to seize the Key to Hell, and Kuchiki Byakuya appeared to protect it, and disappeared with Aatrox's demonic sword and the pyramid.
At this point, a great battle finally ended.
Roger successfully defeated Aatrox, but...
How could it be that simple?
While they were still in amazement, Mumei's body appeared. He stood in the air and caught Roger, who was still falling.
At this time, the pirates breathed a sigh of relief. The Thunder God said, "The entrance to Hell has disappeared. I don't know where it will be fixed next time."
"Does that mean it won't appear in Alabasta again?" Dragon asked.
He was a bit regretful because there were many murals in the pyramid, symbolizing the 'real world', that he cared about. He wanted to see them again.
"Perhaps it will still be somewhere in a corner of Alabasta," the Thunder God said.
"The location of the entrance to Hell cannot be known to too many people, otherwise it will be used by ambitious people. After the battle with Aatrox, whether it is the Marines or the pirates, and even many other people, already know the location of the entrance to Hell. This is enough for them to leave."
Mumei teleported here at this time. He slowly placed Roger on the ground and said softly, "He is seriously injured. I'm afraid even the Shikon Jewel shards can't heal him in a short time."
As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh and Gaban looked at Garp and Tsuru with cautious eyes.
"Don't look at me like that!" Garp said unhappily. "Although our positions are different, we are still in an alliance. Wait until you return to the sea and continue the battle between the Marines and the pirates."
"I hope so," the Thunder God sighed softly. "I hope you won't become our enemies."
His words made everyone silent.
Because, in the battle with Aatrox, they were all infected by the demon's soul!
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