"I won't go down like this,"
Jack thought angrily, frustrated by his defeat at the hands of Katakuri and Perrosperro. Trapped and unable to join the battle, he was full of anger and began to struggle fiercely.
However, the stickiness of the candies and mochi prevented Jack from using his strength. When he was defeated by Katakuri and Perrosperro, he hadn't even transformed or used his full power.
In a desperate struggle, Jack couldn't break free for a long time. Finally, he hurriedly transformed into a huge mammoth, his massive body shattering all restraints instantly.
At the same time, when Jack transformed himself, he also shouted hard as a Mammoth, and Jack rushed to the location of King after he got out.
As Jack ran, the ground shook repeatedly, announcing his massive presence to everyone.
"King, I'm here," Jack said to King once he reached him.
"Later, there'll be an explosion here. Use your huge body to shield our people,"
King instructed Jack.
"Ok, no problem."
After Jack agreed, King smiled at Aokiji. Flames erupted all over his body, burning fiercely as he began hurling them around frantically.
Small flames continued to sweep out from King's body. Whenever a flame landed near flammable oil or gunpowder, it triggered a chain reaction of explosions and fires.
Aokiji, originally prepared to counter King's actions, unleashed his freezing power to its fullest extent. The air around Aokiji filled with a chilling mist that spread outward.
It was an extremely draining technique, but Aokiji had no choice but to use it to shield the samurai from injury. His icy air swiftly extinguished the flames as they flickered.
"Damn it!"
King cursed under his breath, frustrated. He tried to move faster and change position, but Aokiji remained vigilant, immediately extinguishing every flame King shot.
"I'll help you!"
Jack roared, charging fiercely at Aokiji. His muscular trunk, imbued with Armament Haki, swung like a steel whip, creating a powerful gust of wind.
With a swift motion, the steel whip struck in front of Aokiji. Aokiji avoided engaging directly with these Zoan fruit user.
It struck again.
Aokiji's eyes narrowed slightly as he instinctively moved to intercept, but a sudden breeze from behind caught his attention. He quickly reached back and intercepted a thin thread aiming to attack him just in time.
"I've been caught, but it's alright. It's time," Doflamingo chuckled triumphantly. His puppeteer trick was in play—using the thin thread to control people's movements like a puppet.
"Oops!"
Aokiji exclaimed in dismay. His delayed response to the attack meant he couldn't stop King in time. The flames from King had already reached the ground, igniting an area covered in flammable oil.
The ground ignited instantly, and nearby samurai were swiftly engulfed by the flames. Screams echoed as chaos erupted.
Tesla quickly created many water-film bubbles to extinguish the flames on the warriors, while Katakuri shouted, "It's going to explode! Everyone, be careful!"
As soon as the voice faded, a powerful explosion erupted, followed by a series of blasts. The continuous rumbling echoed through Birdcage, shrouding everything in thick smoke.
...…
"I can't see a thing! This battlefield is too dangerous," Urouge said, his voice filled with fear.
"If it's this dangerous here, I can't imagine how fierce the battle between Whitebeard and Kaido must be. Do you all really want to see that?" Urouge asked.
"Of course I'm going. What's there to be afraid of? You've all grown timid since entering the New World one by one," Bonney declared boldly, looking at them with determination.
"Hmph, what do you know? We were naive before, thinking becoming a supernova were already strong enough. The New World is ruthless—just one of the Four Emperors is terrifyingly powerful. We're still far too weak,"
Urouge remarked helplessly.
Back then, he didn't know how high the sky and how deep the world was, so he bravely challenged a Sweet Commander of Big Mom pirates. It took great effort to defeat him, only to be quickly defeated by another Sweet Commander.
"Alright, everyone knows you challenged Big Mom Pirates, but the person you fought isn't a Sweet Commander anymore; Big Mom expelled him long ago," Apoo corrected.
"That happened after I was defeated," Urouge insisted.
....
Meanwhile, in Wano Country, another group of pirates arrived—the Straw Hat Pirates. Luffy and his crew successfully entered Wano through the waterfall.
Later, upon hearing about the battle between Whitebeard and Kaido on Onigashima Island, Luffy and his crew hurried there. Along the way, they encountered 'Sand' Crocodile.
"Straw Hat boy, long time no see," Crocodile greeted first.
"It's you! What are you doing here?" Luffy asked, surprised, and prepared for a fight.
"Hmph, I'll erase the shame of my defeat by you sooner or later. But right now, I'm not here to fight you," Crocodile snorted.
"Oh, are you here to watch the war too?" Luffy asked curiously.
"Yes."
At that moment, everyone's focus was on the war between Whitebeard and Kaido, so there wasn't much conversation.
They soon hit the road together. Upon reaching the Onigashima Island, they also meet Apoo and other supernovae.
"Luffy, the Straw Hat boy! Didn't expect you here. We've been waiting for you"
Apoo greeted happily upon seeing Luffy.
"Luffy, transform into a big balloon and get us over there," Bonney ordered straightforwardly.
"Huh? What are you talking about? I came to see Whitebeard-ossan. Where is he?" Luffy scanned the battlefield and asked again.
"Hey, isn't that the original Shichibukai, Crocodile? What's got you so interested?" Urouge joked.
"Everyone's here, huh? I didn't expect Whitebeard to bring so few people,"
Crocodile remarked with a snort, then turned to observe the battlefield.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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