One Piece: The user of the Nen-Nen Fruit, who overturned the sea.

"Who would want to join you pirates!"

Kuzan leaped into the air, stretched out his hands, and three ice spears materialized in front of him.

"Ice Block - Polar Spear!"

"How could we let you stop our captain? I'm your opponent!"

Barrett instantly transformed into a beast, flashing to Kuzan's side. With a wave of his right hand, he shattered the ice spear, and with a swift movement, his left hand extended, its black and red tiger claws slicing through Kuzan's chest.

If Kuzan hadn't tilted his head back slightly, Barrett's unexpected attack would have sliced ​​his neck open.

"Bang!"

Kuzan's figure flew backward, smashing through a nearby house.

"Kuzan!" ×3

As the smoke cleared, young Kuzan emerged from the ruins, his chest wound now frozen solid.

His gaze towards Barrett turned serious. Although they had met once four years ago and he had heard about the Roy Pirates' strength from Kizaru, he had been somewhat careless in their first encounter.

This was the first time he had been injured since eating a Logia-type Devil Fruit.

"Hey, hey~ Don't let your guard down, Kuzan! I almost got killed by Roy back then!"

"This is getting more and more terrifying! The Roy Pirates!"

Before he finished speaking, Kizaru's figure had already appeared beside Tesoro, and his flashing right leg struck Tesoro's head!

It's clear they intend to deal with Tesoro, the weakest of the four, first.

"I've been on guard against you for a while now!"

A red light flashed in Roy's eyes, and before Kizaru could react, he had already appeared beside Tesoro, slashing down with his Frostslash, leaving a trail of blood in the air.

"Sneak attacks are no good habit, Borsalino!"

Kizaru's figure appeared in the distance. Feeling the pain in his right leg, a cold sweat ran down his lazy face. If he hadn't retreated quickly, his right leg might have been cut off.

"Predicting the future? What a hassle!" Kizaru muttered, looking at Roy's crimson eyes.

"We really can't afford to be careless at all, Roy the 'Heavenly Path'!"

"Hahaha~ How about letting us leave? You don't want the navy to suffer heavy losses, do you!"

Roy pointed to the naval soldiers lying on the ground around him.

"Enough talk! Pirates, surrender!"

With a sharp cry, Gion drew her famous sword "Konpira," its fierce blade locked onto Hawkeye Mihawk.

As one of the few female swordsmen in the navy, she could clearly feel the terrifying pressure emanating from the man opposite her who was carrying a black sword.

"Your opponent is me."

Hawkeye spoke succinctly, holding the black blade horizontally in the night, his hawk-like eyes focused solely on the formidable foe.

"The Ice Age!"

Kuzan pressed his palms to the ground, and the extremely cold freezing air instantly spread, attempting to completely freeze Roy and his companions, along with a large area around them.

"Hmph! I told you your opponent is me!"

Barrett roared, and in his White Tiger form, he unleashed astonishing speed, his tiger claws, covered in Armament Haki and faintly glowing with black and gold light, stomping fiercely on the ground!

"boom--!"

The violent force clashed with the freezing air, and the ice shattered inch by inch under Barrett's feet, only to be covered by an even deeper layer of cold air. The two instantly became locked in combat, their fists and feet clashing, ice shards and shockwaves flying everywhere.

"Thunder and Lightning Kirin!"

Tesoro launched the first attack, his body crackling with lightning, transforming into a ferocious lightning beast that roared as it charged toward Chaton, Momonga, and the other vice admirals.

The wide-ranging lightning was so blinding that it forced them to use Armament Haki for defense or to dodge.

"Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi!" Kizaru naturally wouldn't stand idly by. Light particles in his hand condensed into a golden light sword, and his figure transformed into a stream of light, stabbing straight at Roy, who seemed to be directing the entire scene.

"clang--!"

A crisp, metallic clang rang out!

Roy's "Frost" steadily blocked Kizaru's lightsaber. The black and gold Conqueror's Haki swirling around him clashed fiercely with the light energy of the Glint-Glint Fruit, bursting out lightning interwoven with black, red and gold!

"Oh~ how scary~"

Despite claiming to be afraid, Kizaru continued to increase the force in his hands.

"You've even mastered Conqueror's Haki Entanglement? Your growth over these four years is truly astonishing, Roy."

"Thanks to your navy, I dare not slack off!"

Roy's eyes were sharp, his mental energy was highly focused, and his Observation Haki was running at full power as he anticipated Kizaru's unpredictable light-speed movement.

At the same time, an invisible telekinetic field quietly opened up, interfering with the surrounding space and making Kizaru's elemental transformation and teleportation less free.

"Gravity Blade - Mental Storm"

Roygo deflected the lightsaber and unleashed a slash that, imbued with gravity and mental interference, hurtled toward Kizaru, thickening the air in its wake.

Kizaru's figure flashed, transforming into a photon and appearing on the other side, avoiding the strange attack, but the frivolity in his eyes had lessened considerably.

Roy's combination of abilities is too complicated: Observation Haki, telekinesis, gravity suppression, mental interference, plus the newly mastered Conqueror's Haki Entanglement, which makes it impossible for him to easily defeat his opponent even though he has an absolute advantage in speed.

On the other side, the battle between Hawkeye and Momousagi was nothing short of spectacular.

Momousagi's swordsmanship is swift and precise, bearing the imprint of the Navy's Six Powers, and her attacks are like a tidal wave.

Hawkeye, however, appeared calm and composed. Each of his strikes contained the will to cut through everything. He often struck first after the opponent, neutralizing Momousagi's exquisite sword moves one by one and forcing her to retreat continuously, barely managing to hold on with the help of his rich combat experience.

"Flying Swallow Slash!" Momousagi shouted, and an arc-shaped flying slash swept towards Hawkeye.

Hawkeye merely flicked his wrist, and with a gentle slash of the black sword Yoru, Momousagi's attack was sliced ​​through like paper and vanished without a trace.

"Strength is adequate, but technique is lacking."

Hawkeye gave a nonchalant assessment, then his eyes narrowed. "Try this move."

Black Blade Night slowly raised it, and an even more terrifying sword aura began to gather.

It is not a simple flying slash, but a thrust that concentrates all the body's energy, spirit and domineering aura into a single point!

The black blade flashed faster than the eye could see as it pierced Momousagi!

"Clang!"

A piercing crash rang out, and Momousagi was propelled backward by a tremendous force, her feet carving two deep furrows in the ground.

Blood instantly stained the hilt of her sword as her tiger's mouth split open. Her eyes were filled with horror; the power of this sword strike far exceeded her expectations!

The battle between Barrett and Kuzan was a clash of pure power and the forces of nature.

Barrett, relying on his Mythical Zoan abilities and powerful physique, withstood Kuzan's freezing attack. With each swing of his fists, the sound of wind and thunder arose, smashing the giant ice spears and ice birds to pieces.

Kuzan, utilizing the properties of the Logia type, constantly altered the terrain, using ice walls to restrict Barrett's movements and seeking an opportunity to freeze him.

"Ice Block - Fierce Pheasant Beak!" The giant ice bird charged towards Barrett.

"Crushing Fist!" Barrett neither dodged nor evaded, but threw a punch that shattered the Ice Bird into pieces. The force of the punch, still strong, blasted a large hole in the building behind Kuzan.

"What a monster..."

Kuzan exhaled a breath of cold air, his expression solemn. The opponent's defense and strength were too strong, greatly reducing the effectiveness of his freezing technique.

Tesoro, relying on the speed and destructive power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, fought against several Vice Admirals, including Chaton and Momonga.

Although they couldn't win, they successfully held them back. The golden lightning snakes raged across the field, preventing the naval commanders from easily providing support elsewhere.

The entire battlefield was in chaos, and the Roy Pirates, with only four members, were able to fight against elite Marines including Kizaru, Momousagi, and Kuzan.

However, Roy's heart sank.

Sengoku and Zephyr clearly sensed that although they had gone to chase Kaido, their presence hadn't gone far, and the battle there could end at any moment.

Once the two admirals return, or if the Navy Headquarters sends reinforcements, they will be in dire straits.

We must break through as soon as possible!

"We can't delay any longer!"

Roig deflected Kizaru's lightsaber, and his mental energy surged forth like a tide, connecting with the consciousness of his three companions.

(Barrett, Mihawk, Tezzolo, step back behind me. I will create an opportunity to crush them in one fell swoop!)

(Understood!) The three responded simultaneously.