From within the scattered flames, a clear blade emerged, slashing directly toward Shamrock.
Shamrock raised his sword to meet it, and black lightning flashed instantly.
Amid the heavy collision of Conqueror's Haki, the three-headed hound shrouded in black flame clouds twisted its body and pounced, completely shattering the flames from which the blade had emerged.
Both the flames and the blade were dispersed.
Cyrus's body appeared out of thin air from one side, lifting his leg to deliver a heavy kick to Shamrock.
Boom!
The powerful strike sent Shamrock flying sideways, but as soon as Cyrus appeared, the drill formed by the three dog heads attacked once more.
Cyrus blocked horizontally with his sword.
The drill pressed against the flat of the blade, emitting a piercing screech of grinding metal.
Feeling the immense force transmitted through the sword in his hand, Cyrus raised his eyebrows slightly.
Ever since his strength surpassed the value of 150, Cyrus had never encountered anyone whose physical power could pressure him.
Even when he fought against two Admirals on the Sabaody Archipelago, their strength hadn't given him this feeling.
Of course, this was purely physical strength.
'That makes sense!'
Realization dawned in Cyrus's eyes.
Although what merged with this Mythical Zoan was a weapon, the physical enhancements brought by the Zoan Devil Fruit's Awakening were clearly present and transferring to the user.
If it were before his recent strength breakthrough, in his normal state, he might not have been able to easily block this strike.
But now...
His physique had broken through the second limitation, surpassing the 200 mark.
Cyrus could distinctly feel that after breaking through that limit, his entire body was undergoing tremendous changes, and this transformation was ongoing.
It was even more pronounced than when he first broke through his initial limits.
Raising his hand, he swung his sword, sending the three black drills flying back to spin onto the three-headed hound's necks.
With its heads reattached, the hound barked furiously at Cyrus.
Shamrock, who had been kicked away, also came to a sliding stop.
All around them, the various nightmare monsters pressed down on Cyrus.
Boom!
Flames erupted, shooting straight into the sky.
The attacking monsters were directly blasted away, flames burning fiercely on their bodies.
But after all, these were things born from illusions.
When the flames burned to a certain extent, these monsters simply vanished into thin air, or rather, the Devil Fruit ability that allowed them to appear was completely erased by the fire.
Swish!
Cyrus raised his hand and swung his sword, releasing a massive orange-red Flame Slash.
The attack cut through everything in its path before being blocked by a person with a dragon's head.
Holding an asymmetrical trident in front of him, the person was pushed backward by the force of the slash.
"The objective has been achieved!" the dragon head in the bubble shouted toward Shamrock.
Shamrock, who had shown no change in expression before, now darkened his face.
'Achieved, my ass! It's about to be achieved! But with your shout...' Shamrock's eyes locked onto Cyrus, carefully observing his expression.
"Trying to make me into a great villain? Although it sounds thrilling, what I choose to do isn't something you can decide by carrying out certain actions."
Noticing Shamrock's gaze, Cyrus spoke calmly.
Observation Haki enveloped the port area. Gunko and her companion had already made contact with Robin and Issho.
"If this is your goal..." Cyrus's narrowed eyes suddenly widened, and dense black lightning burst from his body.
Phase Two, full power activated.
Boom!
The violent Conqueror's Haki sent the swarming monsters flying backward, dissipating them in mid-air.
Visible black lightning shot skyward, violently impacting the cloud layers above.
Under this overwhelming pressure of savage Conqueror's Haki, Shamrock, Killingham, and even Doflamingo struggled immensely just to endure.
As for the Donquixote Family Executives further away, they all collapsed unconscious with their eyes rolled back.
"Sugar, you mustn't fall asleep!" Pica materialized his body from the stone, using his ability to protect Sugar all along.
Then, Pica's own eyes rolled back as he fell heavily unconscious.
As for Sugar, she had already fainted under Cyrus's Phase Two Conqueror's Haki.
In Dressrosa, the toys instantly transformed back into humans the exact moment Sugar lost consciousness.
However, no one paid attention to this bizarre phenomenon at the moment.
The entire nation's people, while still in their induced slumber, were continuing to converge toward the palace!
...
"Mil fleur: Hundred Fists Barrage!"
Facing the incoming arrows at the port, Robin swiftly evaded using the arms growing around her while activating her ability.
Hundreds of fists infused with Armament Haki surged straight toward Gunko.
Just as Gunko attempted to retreat and dodge, immense gravity materialized out of nowhere and pressed down heavily on her.
Boom!
A circular depression formed on the ground where she stood, completely compressed by the gravitational force.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The fists formed by the Flower-Flower Fruit pummeled down, filling the entire crater created by the Gravity Fruit's pressure.
Robin sidestepped as an arrow grazed past her arm, leaving a shallow wound.
Issho's blade was already drawn.
Clang!
A black Spiked Club collided heavily with the sword in Issho's hand.
Then, Sommers—wielding the Spiked Club—was sent flying backward by a single powerful slash from the blind swordsman.
"I have no time to spare, so I won't hold back!"
Holding his sword in a reverse grip before him, Issho turned his blind eyes toward the soaring Sommers.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Waves of intense gravity materialized abruptly.
Sommers, sent flying by the combined force of gravity and the sword slash, was slammed sideways into the ground by the sudden gravitational pressure.
Layer upon layer of crushing gravity piled onto his body, and each gravitational press caused violent tremors to ripple through the earth.
Issho's Observation Haki range was vast enough to perceive absolutely everything currently happening in Dressrosa.
If he couldn't resolve things here quickly to assist Cyrus, at the very least he couldn't allow these two Knights to achieve their goal.
Their target was Robin, clearly intending to use her as leverage against Cyrus.
This was something Issho would never permit.
Without holding back in the slightest, Issho unleashed the absolute full power of his Gravity Fruit.
The rule-based power stacked layer upon heavy layer onto Sommers.
Bang!
Under the accumulating gravity, Sommers's entire body violently exploded.
"Cyrus mentioned these people might possess immortality body!" Robin reminded Issho loudly while continuously hammering Gunko with her Devil Fruit.
"I'm aware!"
Hearing Robin's warning, Issho nodded, then turned and crossed blades with the incoming black arrows.
Sommers's crushed body rapidly regenerated, soon standing upright within the gravity-formed crater.
"You bastard!" Sommers never expected to be completely helpless against Issho's Devil Fruit ability.
'This guy's strength rivals that of a Marine Admiral. To think he'd be this powerful.'
Observation Haki enveloped the surroundings as Issho easily deflected the incoming black arrows, then abruptly bent over, releasing an intense gravitational wave that shot straight skyward.
The area above them seemed largely empty now.
Issho pursed his lips and turned to face Sommers in the massive crater.
"Crimson Lotus Hell!" Sommers, looking up, didn't know what Issho had just done, but since his current objective remained unfulfilled, he immediately unleashed his ultimate move.
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