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"Sigh... chirp, chirp..."
"The Gun of Elbaf—"
The unbelievably beautiful Cong Yunya was raised high into the air.
Wilhelm's eyes burned with determination. His right arm, gripping the blade tightly, bulged with veins.
A crimson glow pulsed along the razor-sharp sword, where powerful Haki, crackling electricity, eerie demonic energy, and a sinister aura intertwined and surged.
The air around it distorted violently as he slashed toward Sengoku the Buddha."Kingdom!"
"Om——"The very atmosphere seemed to shatter.
A ferocious, blinding shockwave erupted forward—unstoppable and thunderous—blasting toward Sengoku with terrifying speed.
"Air Cannon!"
"Shhhhhhh!"
The sound ripped through the air.
A blinding white light exploded forth—so intense it was hard to look at directly.
Katakuri, wielding the power of the Logia-type Air-Air Fruit, refused to be outdone. He unleashed his full strength.
In an instant, massive amounts of compressed air surged forward with no resistance, piercing through the atmosphere like a spear of lightning, slamming straight at Sengoku.
"Dual Sword Style—!"Miyamoto Musashi, heir to everything Kozuki Oden once held, charged with overwhelming momentum.
Like a wild beast breaking free, his twin swords crossed, enveloped in powerful Haki, before unleashing a fierce strike."Peach Blossom Ten-Fold Slash!"
"Hooo——"Two colossal, razor-sharp slashes tore through the sky in an instant, slicing mercilessly toward Sengoku.
Nearby, Shiryu of the Rain stood grim and focused.
Empowered by the Munch-Munch Fruit, his vicious swing merged flawlessly with his Second Generation Onitoru and a weapon forged from shape memory alloy—no less formidable than the supreme-grade blade Thunderstorm.
He didn't hesitate—activating the power of the Momo Fruit.
"Momo: Thirtyfold Slash "
"Whoosh—!"
"Hummm..."
A blazing slash ripped through the air.
Then, in the blink of an eye, its speed and size multiplied—thirtyfold—right before their eyes.
It tore through the atmosphere like a lightning bolt, screaming straight toward Sengoku the Buddha.
"Admiral Sengoku!!"
The scene unfolding left even Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru visibly shaken.
But Feathered Serpent Kuer, Swordsman Ryuma, and Charlotte Smoothie couldn't ignore the incoming assault heading straight for them—and there was no way to escape.
Let alone intervene to stop it.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Lightning exploded like flint striking steel.
One after another, the attacks rained down—terrifying, dazzling, and wildly destructive. Each strike came heavier and fiercer than the last, pounding like a storm.
Even with Observation Haki honed to its peak, Sengoku immediately sensed the danger.
But locked in fierce combat with Charlotte Linlin, he had no time to react—no way to dodge. His only option was to quickly coat his body in Armament Haki to brace himself.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!"
Blinding light flashed across the battlefield—so intense it lit up everything, making it impossible to look directly.
Caught off guard, Sengoku the Buddha let out a grunt of pain as blood sprayed from his mouth. He was sent flying backward like a cannonball.
He crashed violently into a strange, otherworldly green space.
"B—"
"How is this possible?!"
Inside the unfamiliar dimension, Marines aboard the battleships—still rushing forward, trying to escape the bizarre space—froze in stunned disbelief.
Cries rang out: "Admiral Sengoku!!"
"Fwoosh!"
At that moment—
Wilhelm, already drained from transferring the massive Marine fleet using the powers of the Transfer-Transfer Fruit, and after unleashing a full-force assault on the Fleet Admiral, didn't even pause to catch his breath.
Despite his exhaustion, he moved in a flash.
"Charlotte Wilhelm!!" Sengoku's furious roar echoed through the air, his body still tumbling, unable to regain control.
In an instant, Wilhelm reached the gateway that linked the battlefield to the strange dimension.
His voice was calm, expression cold. "Just stay in there and behave."
Without hesitation, he activated the Door-Door Fruit power embedded in the Ten Rings, slamming the massive gateway shut.
"Admiral Sengoku!!!"
The three Admirals—Aokiji, Akainu, and Kizaru—had just barely deflected the surprise assault from Smoothie, Kuer, and Ryuma.
Their faces twisted with alarm as they watched Wilhelm seal the portal.
Without a second thought, they abandoned their opponents and dashed straight toward Wilhelm.
"Bastard...!"
"Charlotte Wilhelm!!"
"What did you do to Admiral Sengoku?!"
But Wilhelm didn't even look their way.
In the blink of an eye, he vanished.
All that remained in his place was a battlefield torn with deep cracks, scattered shards of crushed ice, and a chaotic, frozen mess.
"Huff... huff..."
After reappearing hundreds of meters away, Wilhelm clutched his chest, his breathing heavy from the sheer amount of energy he had expended.
Without hesitation, he summoned several Homies.
The tip of his blade pierced through their bodies, siphoning their soul power as the "price" to activate the Ten Rings. He then used the power of the Paramecia-type Healing-Healing Fruit to quickly restore his stamina.
"Nngh..."
A flash of lightning streaked across the sky.
Seeing that Sengoku the Buddha—one of the Marine Headquarters' strongest forces—had been successfully sealed away in a separate dimension, Smoothie broke off her clash with Aokiji.
She moved swiftly to Wilhelm's side. Seeing his pale complexion and labored breath, she asked with concern:
"Wilhelm, are you okay?"
"Transferring the entire Marine fleet and then launching Hakoku at full power... It took more out of you than expected."
"Mama Mama~ Did it work?"
Charlotte Linlin let out a booming laugh, her sharp teeth gleaming with satisfaction.
Seeing Wilhelm successfully trap Sengoku in that strange dimension, she grinned widely and said:
"Wilhelm, it's not often you come up with a plan like that, brat!"
"Thanks to you, our burden just got a whole lot lighter!"
Katakuri's intense gaze fell on the three Admirals—Aokiji, Akainu, and Kizaru—who now stood across the battlefield on the fractured ice.
His eyes burned with fighting spirit.
With complete control over the Logia-type Air-Air Fruit, Katakuri's strength had soared. As the strongest of the Charlotte family's Sweet Commanders, he couldn't pass up the opportunity to test himself against these top-tier Logia users.
This would be a battle worthy of his power.
Wilhelm, meanwhile, had already begun recovering. Thanks to the Healing-Healing Fruit, color returned to his face, and his breathing steadied.
"Damn it... that Charlotte brat..."
Akainu's body blazed with molten magma as he clenched his fists tightly.
His eyes locked onto Wilhelm, now standing beside Big Mom and the others, filled with seething rage and murderous intent.
But even in his fury, he kept his focus—he didn't lose control or recklessly charge forward.
"Scum... what the hell did you do to Admiral Sengoku?!"