"Fallen Angel El—"

  In an instant, Hammons William, the Navy Fleet Admiral, stared at the blood-soaked head rolling on the ground, his eyes burning red with rage. He surged forward at incredible speed, fury boiling over. "You damned brat, how dare you…"

  'Hum—'

  His biceps flexed, veins bulging, as his massive right fist gathered a visible aura of power. Without hesitation, he u straight at the t figure of El. "Justice Impact!!"

  'Crackle, crackle…'

  Electricity surged around El, his horns and scales making him appear even more menag. Grinning, baring his sharp fangs, he faced the enraged Navy leader without a trace of fear. "Hah! What wouldn’t I dare…?"

  El swung his massive Great Halberd, crag with electriergy, meeting William's ining attack head-on.

  "Mighty Nation!!"

  The atmosphere shattered as sword energy and the mighty shockwave collided violently.

  'Boom!!!'

  The deafening explosion reverberated across Isnd No. 2 and the neighb isnds, shaking the very grouh them.

  'Boom… boom…'

  The earth split apart as blinding light expanded, ing everything. The two terrifying shockwaves cshed, pressing the air around them.

  'Whirr…'

  'Crackle… pop…'

  With an immense burst of wind pressure, the two equally powerful waves of queror's Haki erupted, bd red lightning violently iwining and spreading across the sky, cloaking the entire isnd in darkness.

  The skies, already heavy with thick, oppressive clouds, swirled in chaotic motions, drawn by the powerful auras emanating from both fighters. The sheer scale of it all was awe-inspiring.

  'Thud… thud…'

  tless civilians, pirates, nobles, and merts who were unfortunate enough to be nearby colpsed on the spot, their eyes rolling back, foaming at the mouth, uo withstand the overwhelming pressure.

  'Crash… crash…'

  Ourbulent sea, giant waves surged, and the air seemed to split. Two massive forces, one blue and one bck, were almost tangible, pushing against each other.

  'Boom… boom…'

  tered on Isnd No. 2, debris, rocks, and trees were uprooted and flung into the air. It looked as though two enormous hemispheres had formed, c the isnd as the two forces battled for dominance.

  "Is that… a csh of queror's Haki?"

  Aboard a rge Navy warship, a tall figure made of writhing is stared at the astonishing se unfolding on Sabaody, a hint of surprise crossing his face. "So, he’s already arrived?"

  Earlier, when the red signal fre was unched on Sabaody, Charlotte Linlin and the others kly what it meant. The Shapeshifting Witch, Sally, responsible fathering intel for the Fallen Angel Pirates, had sent the fre to warn that the Navy Fleet Admiral had likely left Marineford and was rushing to Sabaody.

  Charlotte Linlin was unfazed. After all, it wasn’t shog for someone like the Fleet Admiral to possess such powerful queror's Haki. Even Sengoku, whom she had fought earlier, was simirly gifted. It was only natural for the head of the Navy to have such strength.

  'Boom—'

  Suddenly, on Sabaody, the two g forces surged toward the sky and exploded. In an instant, calm returned, as though nothing had ever happened, except for the widespread devastation that remained, causing cold sweat to drip from onlookers’ faces.

  "The Fleet Admiral, huh?"

  On the wrecked Isnd No. 2, two men stood fag each other. One was tall, the other shorter, but both exuded a deadly aura. Despite their obvious differen size, their presence was equally terrifying, keeping others at bay.

  "Paramecia-type Impact-Impact Fruit… it's a pretty det ability."

  El, now in his beastly hybrid form, t at over teers, looked down at the broad-shouldered, bck-haired, slightly graying Fleet Admiral, Hammons William. El smirked with derision. "But from the looks of it, you—despite being a Fleet Admiral—don’t even know how to wield queror’s Haki infusion properly!"

  "Is it because you ck the talent, and you’ve never grasped it?"

  El wasn’t surprised that the Fleet Admiral possessed queror’s Haki. It was expected for someo the pinnacle of the Navy. But clearly, despite his furious onsught just now, William had not used queror’s Haki infusion—not because he was holding back, but because he hadn’t mastered it.

  Though El himself had yet to fully grasp queror’s Haki infusion, he had made great strides through years of experimentation. With his natural talent and deep accumution of strength, he was only a step away from mastering it. He k wouldn’t be long before he unlocked this elite ability, reserved for only a few.

  "Such a sharp tongue…"

  Hammons William’s eyes darkened as he stared down the Fallen Angel. His fists ched, veins bulging in anger as he g the bloodied, headless corpse in the distance the body of Admiral Hark, whose severed head had been lost amidst the earlier csh.

  However, he didn’t notice that in the shadows of the forest, an i-like creature was quietly extrag the visible soul from Hark’s decapitated head.

  "I never expected the one who slipped through rasp years ago would rise to such power, defeating even a Navy Admiral… We truly uimated you."

  The Fleet Admiral’s face was livid with rage, but beh that, there was a flicker of fear. He had thought he was already giving the Fallen Angel enough credit, but even he had miscalcuted. He knew Hark’s strength well—Hark may not have beero of admirals, but he was certainly a formidable 'monster.' His abilities were far superior to those of someone like 'Pegasus,' the Admiral statio Mary Geoise through es alone.

  Yet, even Hark had been no match for El and had beeed so swiftly that not even William, rushing to the se at full speed, had arrived in time to save him.

  "Fallen Angel El…"

  Just as the Fleet Admiral prepared to speak again, a sharp sound pierced the air.

  'Whoosh—'

  A signal fre shot into the sky from an inspicuous er of Sabaody, and a yellow cloud spread across the sky, distinct from the previous red fre.

  "Hmm?" William's eyes narrowed. "A signal fre?"

  El’s expression became amused. "It seems what I’ve been waiting for has finally shown up."

  …

  "A yellow signal fre, not any of the other colors…"

  Meanwhile, aboard a massive Navy warship littered with corpses drained of blood, a 20-meter-tall female giant noticed the signal and her pupils shrank slightly.

  "Is this the mysterious Holy Knights unit that Er mentioned?" she muttered to herself. It was only natural for the Wovero send their best, giveuation involving kidnapped and murdered Celestial Dragons.

  Then, as if switg gears, her voice ged to Gerd’s tone: "Linli’s not worry about that for now. We’ve gathered enough souls, and I’m reag my ste limit. Let’s finish off the rest of these guys and n this out."

  "Ma ma ma ma~ Is that so?" Linlin, who was in trol of the giant’s body, raised her eyebrows. She g the seven ht remaining warships and smiled excitedly. "Just in time, Zeus and Hera are ready to go!"

  "But I must say, the soul of an admiral is quite delicious!"