"Gorosei, you guys are truly persistent!" Marco stared at the Gorosei before him. They remained in their demonized forms, each radiating power on the level of a king. His expression turned serious.
Behind all of them, a pair of demonic wings had grown, allowing them to hover in the air.
Saint Nusjuro sheathed his Supreme Grade blade and said coldly, "Kaido, I didn't expect you to still be alive."
Kaido grinned, his tone filled with menace. "Worororo, not only am I alive, but Linlin is too. I almost died back then, but I survived. Meanwhile, one of you Gorosei is already dead. Worororo, that is going to shake the seas."
Kaido's smug expression clearly irritated them.
Saint V. Nusjuro snorted. "Fujitora is useless. Those two had no strength left to resist, yet he still failed to kill them. The Marines are becoming more incompetent."
Saint Peter spoke indifferently. "The Marines were always just a facade for the World Government. They can barely handle minor pirates. Against an alliance of multiple Yonko crews, they are insufficient."
Saint Nusjuro added with contempt, "The real problem is Sak. His failed assault on the Big Mom Pirates cost too many lives and achieved nothing. Making him Fleet Admiral was a mistake."
"Are you done talking?" Marco snapped, his patience gone.
At that moment, Sak and King flew over.
"Captain Marco, Kaido, we are here to assist," Sak said.
Other Devil Fruit users from the Beasts Pirates did not follow. Against opponents at the Gorosei's level, numbers meant nothing. Only Haki mattered. Even Sak and King could barely survive in such a battle. Without Conqueror's Haki, defeating the Gorosei was impossible.
Saint V. Nusjuro scoffed. "So eager to die."
Below, Ace looked up at the sky, his expression dark. "Damn it, the Gorosei again, and that weapon…"
Yamato clenched her fists. "They are all in the air. I can't even reach them."
Marco's gaze shifted to the massive weapon emerging from the spatial distortion.
"That is Uranus," he said. "We move now. We cannot let them use it. We destroy it before it activates."
"I know," Kaido growled.
He opened his jaws, gathering immense energy. "Boro Breath…"
Before he could release it, Saint Nusjuro appeared instantly in front of him. A terrifying slash descended.
The attack detonated inside Kaido's mouth before the blast could be fired. Blood sprayed as his jaws were torn apart.
Saint Nusjuro calmly sheathed his blade. "Have you forgotten your previous injuries, Kaido?"
Kaido quickly shifted into his hybrid form. He clutched his face, his eyes bloodshot, his voice distorted with fury.
"Damn it…"
His jaw hung unnaturally. The muscles connecting it had been severed before, and now they were cut again. His mouth split open grotesquely, a horrifying sight.
Against someone like Saint Nusjuro, his full dragon form was too large a target. Even his scales could not withstand such precise, overwhelming sword pressure.
At the same time, Saint Peter intercepted Sak, Saint Saturn blocked King, and Marco faced Saint V. Nusjuro.
Marco let out a faint scoff. "Do you really think you can stop me alone?"
Saint V. Nusjuro, now in his hybrid form with a monstrous appearance, replied coldly, "Not for long, but holding you for a few minutes is enough."
His gaze flicked toward Uranus behind him.
"You should feel honored. Ants like you rarely get to witness such power. This is Uranus, the ultimate weapon of the World Government. In eight hundred years, it has only been used a few times. Today, it will erase you."
"That is assuming you can last even that long," Marco replied.
He took a slow breath. His presence began to fade.
Observation Haki and Conqueror's Haki merged.
Observation Kill.
Saint V. Nusjuro's pupils shrank. Marco stood right in front of him, yet his presence had completely vanished.
"Observation Kill…" he muttered.
Very few in history had mastered it. Gol D. Roger had it. Rocks D. Xebec had it. Among those alive, only Figarland Garling and Red-Haired Shanks were known to possess it.
Now Marco had reached that level.
This changed everything.
Marco raised his hands. Armament Haki condensed into two sharp energy blades, each as lethal as a Supreme Grade sword. Black flames ignited along their edges.
In an instant, he moved.
His wings flared as he shot forward, his speed peaking.
Saint V. Nusjuro did not attack. Without being able to sense Marco's presence, striking blindly would be pointless.
Instead, he reinforced his entire body with Armament Haki. His already tough physique turned into something like living steel.
"Come," he said, crossing his arms in defense.
Marco appeared in front of him in a flash.
The twin blades struck.
Their bodies crossed.
A split second later, Saint V. Nusjuro's arms were severed cleanly. A deep X-shaped wound tore across his chest as blood burst from his mouth.
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