Seeing the troubled expression on Rocks D. Xebec's face, Edward Newgate was momentarily stunned.
Since joining the Rocks Pirates, this was the first time he had ever seen Rocks look like this.
After a brief pause, Whitebeard spoke:
"What's your plan, Captain Rocks?!"
Rocks glanced at him from the corner of his eye and said in a low voice,
"Though I hate to admit it… being pushed this far by a Celestial Dragon is a fact."
As he spoke, his gaze swept across the battlefield.
"Our crew has already been completely scattered. We break through first—your ability is best suited for it."
Meanwhile—
Standing atop Susanoo, Madara Uchiha observed them for a moment—
Then slashed down with his blade.
Rocks and Whitebeard immediately dodged.
"You two… are you treating me like I don't exist?!"
Madara crossed his arms, looking down at them coldly.
But in the next instant, a hint of curiosity crossed his face.
Why had Rocks come over here?
Had something happened on Acnologia's side?
"Could it be… that guy got killed?" Madara muttered.
The moment his words fell—
A voice came from behind Susanoo.
"Seriously, Madara—you're cursing me to die now?!"
The next second, Acnologia landed on Susanoo's shoulder.
Madara glanced at him speechlessly, then said calmly,
"The one you were fighting ran over here."
"I saw. That's why I came after him. That guy's ability is tricky—I got caught off guard just now," Acnologia explained.
"…"
"Caught off guard? I told you earlier to let me handle it, but you insisted on going first," Madara replied.
"Cut it out," Acnologia said dismissively.
While the two were talking—
Rocks seized the opportunity.
"Edward—now! Move!"
"Got it."
Whitebeard nodded, slinging his naginata onto his back.
Then—
He swung both fists.
"Crack—!"
The air around his fists fractured into spiderweb-like cracks.
As he drew his fists back, the shattered air snapped back into place—
But the effect was already spreading.
Beasts and birds in the distance fled in panic.
Whitebeard didn't stop.
Punch after punch—
Withdraw, strike, withdraw, strike—
By the fifth strike—
The effect fully manifested.
The ground began to tremble violently.
The earth split open, and seawater burst up from massive fissures, spreading rapidly across the island.
"What… what's happening?!"
Nearby Marines were instantly thrown into confusion.
"The ground—it's splitting apart?! That's… Edward Newgate's Devil Fruit ability!" pirates shouted.
"Even so… this hurts us too," another pirate muttered, his face pale.
And it was true—
Whitebeard's attack was a double-edged sword.
It didn't distinguish between friend and foe.
Suddenly—
The sky darkened.
Everyone looked up.
And in that instant—
Both pirates and Marines collapsed to the ground in terror.
What loomed above them was not a warship—
Nor a giant—
But a tidal wave.
A colossal wall of water, like a monstrous maw, about to swallow the entire island.
"It's over… I'm going to die because of that bastard Whitebeard!!!" a pirate screamed in despair.
"Edward—you lunatic!!!"
Compared to them—
Madara only paused slightly.
His expression barely changed.
"This guy… he's insane. Is he trying to take everyone down with him?"
Madara glanced at the falling tsunami, then at the faint smile on Whitebeard's face.
Only then did his expression shift slightly.
"Mutual destruction? No… this looks more like a cover. Using the quake and tsunami to escape."
Acnologia stepped forward.
"Since I've seen through it, there's no way I'll just stand by."
With that—
He leapt forward at high speed, charging straight toward Whitebeard.
"Ha!"
Whitebeard struck again.
A shockwave surged toward Acnologia.
But Acnologia calmly adjusted his position midair, dodging it—
And continued forward.
However—
In the very next moment—
The massive wave came crashing down.
"ROAR—!!!"
The tsunami swallowed most of the island instantly.
All sound vanished—
Replaced only by the roar of the sea.
The waves surged onward, engulfing everything in their path.
The complete disappearance of the island was only a matter of time.
After a long while—
The violent sea finally calmed.
The island was gone.
All that remained was endless ocean.
Scattered across the water—
Were drifting Marines, pirates, shattered ships, and broken debris.
"Boom!"
Suddenly—
Madara rose into the air, controlling Susanoo.
"That guy really is insane… this is seawater—and he's a Devil Fruit user."
"Splash—!"
Moments later—
Tornado, Retsu Unohana, and Acnologia burst out from the sea one after another.
Aside from Madara—
Everyone else was completely drenched.
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