The three moved with blinding speed, leaving only afterimages in the air.
Like shooting stars, they arrived before El in an instant.
"EL!!!"
They positioned themselves instantly, attacking from the left, right, and directly above.
Their fists were coated in a terrifying combination of Armament and Conqueror's Haki.
They threw their punches with the force of thunder, their combined auras exploding outward with overwhelming power.
Each of them was already a monster in their own right, strength comparable to the Five Elders who ruled the World Government.
When the three of them fought together, there was almost nothing in this world capable of stopping them.
Their combined power was truly capable of destroying everything in their path.
"How troublesome… I guess things were never going to be easy today."
El looked at the three figures closing in on him and sighed slightly.
He had no interest in fighting them. If he could have just taken the fruit and left without any trouble, that would have been perfect.
But clearly, a smooth departure was impossible now.
To get what he wanted, he would first have to defeat Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr, and then take the Op-Op Fruit from Tsuru!!!
CLANG!!!
Without hesitation, El drew the blade at his waist.
In his hand was Eclipse, one of the 12 Supreme Grade Swords.
Since Rocks was dead, this weapon had naturally come into El's possession.
"COME ON!!!"
Holding Eclipse firmly, El's aura rose to its absolute peak.
The pressure radiating from his body was terrifying, like that of a demon god, sending chills down everyone's spines.
"DIVINE FALL!!!"
El shouted softly. Veins popped out on his arms as he poured both Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki into the blade.
The sword glowed with a sinister, eerie black light, looking like a hungry ghost ready to devour lives. It exuded an absolute aura of death toward the three Marines!!!
SWISH!!!
El swung his arm fiercely, unleashing a single slash toward them.
The blade cut through the air with a deafening explosive sound. It felt as if space itself had been sliced apart by that single stroke.
The shockwave distorted the very air around them!!!
A massive, pitch-black slash of energy tore through the sky, instantly transforming into the shape of a gigantic black dragon with jaws wide open, roaring as it charged directly at them!!!
Seeing this attack, Garp and the others stared in shock.
They had never imagined El's power had reached such terrifying heights. A single casual swing possessed such destructive force!!!
But… there was no time to retreat. The battle had already begun.
They didn't expect to win; they only needed to buy time. They had to hold El back long enough for Tsuru to escape with the fruit!!!
"COME ON, EL!!!"
Garp roared at the top of his lungs.
Together with Sengoku and Zephyr, they poured every ounce of their strength into their fists and met the black dragon head-on.
BOOM!!!
The moment their fists collided with the dragon-shaped slash, an earth-shattering explosion erupted, shaking the heavens and earth.
The dark clouds in the sky were instantly blown away.
Even the falling snow was violently thrown back upward into the air.
Visible shockwaves rippled outward, covering the entire island.
Everything within hundreds of meters—the ground, the trees, and the piles of snow—was sent flying high into the sky!!!
CRACK!!!
While the watching Marines were still stunned, a sound loud enough to burst their eardrums rang out.
They saw a massive crater form in the center of the battlefield, covered in thick dust and smoke that blocked out the falling snow.
"Hey… did someone get blown away?"
"I… I bet it was that guy El! He got sent flying!"
"Yeah! That has to be it! We have Vice Admiral Garp, Admiral Zephyr, and Admiral Sengoku all fighting him together!"
"As strong as he is, he can't beat all three of them at once!"
The Marines whispered among themselves, staring at the huge crater.
Because of the smoke, they couldn't see clearly what had happened. But naturally, as Marines, they wanted to believe that their heroes had defeated the enemy.
However, as the dust slowly settled… the sight that greeted them turned their blood ice-cold.
"Th-This can't be real! The one who got blown away… it's Admiral Zephyr!!!"
Standing in the middle of the crater was not El. It was Zephyr, one of their strongest Admirals!
"Just what is going on here?! His strength is absolutely insane!"
"All three of them attacked together, and in just one single exchange… Admiral Zephyr was sent flying?!"
"Is this monster actually invincible?! Even the combined might of our top three fighters isn't enough to beat him?!"
Looking at Zephyr standing there with injuries, the Marines were overcome with absolute terror and shock.
They had heard the legends about El, and they had felt his terrifying Haki moments ago.
But legends were just stories, and Haki alone didn't win battles. They knew El was strong… but Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr were the absolute pinnacle of the Marines!
They had expected a tough fight, but they never imagined the gap would be this huge.
Just how powerful had El become?!
"DAMN IT!!!"
Zephyr stared at El, his face pale and filled with disbelief.
Just now, they had all attacked together to block that slash.
But the power behind it was simply too monstrous. Even with all three of them combining their strength, they couldn't fully neutralize it.
Because Zephyr was slightly weaker defensively compared to Garp and Sengoku, he bore the brunt of the impact and was injured.
The wounds weren't life-threatening, but the psychological impact was devastating.
They had known they were at a disadvantage. They had known it would be hard to win.
But they never imagined the difference in strength was this vast!
And right now… El wasn't even using his full power. He hadn't tapped into the energy of the Ten-Tails or transformed into the complete Sage of Six Paths mode yet.
With just his base strength, he was already dominating them.
Zephyr couldn't even begin to imagine what would happen if El decided to unleash the true power of the Six Paths...
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