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

A gentle breeze swept across the plaza of the G-5 branch.

Zefa's resolute voice resounded throughout the entire venue!

"As a naval admiral, I bear the responsibility of upholding justice!"

"We absolutely will not allow... we absolutely will not allow dangerous elements like you to continue to roam free!"

A resolute aura erupted from Zefa!

The previously listless atmosphere began to recover at an abnormally rapid pace.

It's even more ferocious and dangerous than it was at its peak!

The wound on my chest is moving rapidly and slowly healing.

"Life Return - Ultimate Technique - Martial Body!"

Zefa let out a low growl, his skin turned crimson, and steam rose from his body!

By burning life force to rapidly divide cells, potential is stimulated, allowing one to gain power beyond limits in a short period of time!

"Not good!" Barrett's expression changed, and he immediately retreated.

Hawkeye gripped the black knife tightly, his eyes filled with extreme seriousness.

"Damn it!" Roy couldn't help but curse under his breath.

It's just a minor injury!

He'll be fine after a couple of days of rest at home.

He's over forty years old, yet he's still so immature, talking about fighting for justice and risking his life at the drop of a hat.

Faced with such a Zephyr, Roy and his two companions could only proceed with caution.

"Justice...must not be desecrated!"

Zefa's voice was hoarse, and his fists were once again covered in deep Armament Haki, but a faint glint of bloodlust shone through the black.

It exudes a terrifying aura of destruction!

"Black Arm - End - Collapsed Star!"

Zefa roared and concentrated all his power, along with his lifelong beliefs, into his right fist!

The fist seemed to transform into a star about to explode, carrying the momentum to destroy everything, and smashed down towards Roy!

Wherever the fist passed, space distorted and light dimmed, as if even the world itself was about to collapse under this punch!

This is Zeff's most powerful strike, a gamble with his conviction!

"not good!!!"

"Let's attack together!!!"

Faced with this earth-shattering punch, Roy knew that retreat was no longer an option.

Take a deep breath and frantically mobilize the remaining energy in your body!

Telekinesis, Armament Haki, Conqueror's Haki... all the powers at their disposal cease to distinguish one another in this life-or-death crisis.

They began a forced integration in an unprecedented way!

His right fist slowly rose, unleashing a stream of dark golden light, black and red lightning, invisible psychic ripples, and a distorted gravitational field…

Various strange phenomena intertwined and compressed on his fist, eventually forming an extremely unstable energy sphere, with nebulae seemingly flowing inside, emitting a terrifying aura!

As Roy moved, Barrett and Hawkeye also finished charging up and unleashed their strongest attacks at the same time towards Zephyr.

No sound.

At the center of the collision of the four forces, a sphere of light that seemed capable of devouring everything collided and intertwined in the air.

next moment--

"Buzz————————!!!"

An indescribable roar finally erupted!

A blinding white light instantly engulfed everything!

The entire island began to shake violently!

The ground in the square was peeled away layer by layer, and the seawater in the harbor was drained, exposing the silt on the seabed.

The entire G-5 branch was completely destroyed, leaving only a huge crater with a diameter of over 100 meters.

Seeing that things were not going well, Roy used his remaining power to form a dense array of shields in front of the group.

It is unknown how much time passed before the devastating shockwave slowly dissipated.

On one side of the deep pit, with a 'thud,' a hand emerged from the ground covered in rubble and mud.

Barrett was the first to recover from the impact; thanks to the physical enhancement provided by his mythical beast species, he was also the least injured of Roy and the other two.

The moment Roy's shield shattered, he charged straight to the front, blocking most of the impact.

Using his Observation Haki, he sensed the locations of Roy and Hawkeye.

He staggered forward, plunged his palms into the soil, and lifted the two men out, one in each hand.

"Ahem!"

As oxygen rushed into his lungs, Roy coughed violently, spitting out a mouthful of blood, before feeling much less of the tightness in his chest.

The bone, which had just been repositioned, was dislocated again due to the impact.

Large drops of cold sweat slid down his face as he endured the excruciating pain and reassembled the shattered bones.

His already pale face was now completely devoid of color.

Hawkeye was also in a disheveled state, his former aristocratic elegance gone, his clothes tattered.

He held the knife in front of him to support his body, which allowed him to maintain his standing posture.

The three men were dressed in rags, with blood at the corners of their mouths, and were breathing heavily, clearly exhausted.

"asshole!!!"

"This old guy is really passionate!!!"

Roy cursed under his breath.

On the other side of the deep pit, Zefa was half-squatting on the ground, his fists pounding the ground as he panted heavily.

Although Zefa withstood the impact of the explosion thanks to his 'Martial Body' state and his well-honed physique, he was forced out of the 'Martial Body' state as a result.

The redness on his skin faded quickly, and his breath receded like the tide.

The wound on his chest, torn open by Roy's gravity 'singularity', reappeared, and blood gushed out.

Zefa raised his head and stared intently at Roy and the other two, never expecting that the three would be so troublesome.

Not only can it withstand its own full-force attack, but it can also withstand subsequent impacts.

Although it was clear that the other person was injured, my own situation was even more dire.

No wonder the Warring States Society values ​​Roy so much; there's a reason for it!

On either side of the deep pit, four pairs of eyes clashed fiercely in the air.

Roy hadn't expected that his goal was simply to attract the Navy's attention and, incidentally, "learn" how to enhance his Armament Haki.

Who could have imagined the battle would escalate to this point?

"Roy, that guy looks like he's nearing his limit." Barrett clapped his fists together, his bloodthirsty eyes fixed on Zephyr.

"Then let's crush them in one fell swoop..."

Roy's expression changed; he sensed with his Observation Haki that a fleet was rapidly approaching.

"Damn! The navy reinforcements arrived so quickly!"

"Brubrubrub..."

Just as Roy was cursing under his breath, a phone rang out, sounding particularly abrupt.

He shook the dirt off his head and took out the Den Den Mushi from his pocket.

As soon as the call connected, Tezzolo's smug voice came from the other end.

"Boss, 'Ark Maxim' is done! I'm on my way to the agreed location now. How was your operation?"

"Very good! You go wait there, we'll retreat immediately!"

Roy hung up the phone, and Barrett, who was shooting Hawkeye, had obviously also heard the news of the new ship being acquired. He did not refuse Roy's offer to retreat.

Roy stood up, looking at Zefa in the distance with a complicated expression.

"Zeff, it seems that this is the end for us today."

"Thank you for today's 'lesson,' see you later!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Roy used his mental power to instantly envelop himself and Barrett and Hawkeye beside him, and then unleashed a shockwave. The three of them shot into the sky and quickly disappeared from Zephyr's sight.

"Pirates, don't even think about escaping!"

Zefa roared, mustered his strength, and disregarded his injuries to give chase, but he staggered after taking just one step and was then hit by Roy's shockwave.

He was sent flying backwards, landing on the ground, and could only watch helplessly as the three disappeared behind the island.