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

The fleet from all nations received the order.

Perospero began directing the fleet to turn around, bypassing the main battlefield and heading towards Ghost Island.

Katakuri stood at the bow of the ship, arms crossed, his scarf covering most of his face, but a hint of seriousness flashed in his eyes.

His Observation Haki had already detected the defensive deployments in the direction of Onigashima, and he knew that this trip would not be easy.

The international fleet accelerated its circling maneuver, the waves it cleaved through leaving long white trails on the sea.

A cold glint flashed in Roy's eyes: "Trying to go around it?"

He suddenly forced Lingling back with a slash, and Qiu Shui slashed a huge slash in front of him, temporarily forcing Lingling back a few meters.

Taking advantage of this gap, Roy leaned back and disappeared into the spatial rift that appeared out of nowhere behind him.

Lingling's slash missed its mark, and she froze for a moment: "Spatial ability?"

Roy's figure suddenly appeared in the sky directly in front of the flagship of the International Fleet, the Queen Mother.

He stepped out from the spatial rift, and the Conqueror's Haki on Qiushui Blade pulsed wildly like dark red lightning, distorting the air around the blade.

Roy swung his right hand and slashed down with his sword.

The Conqueror's Haki-infused slash transformed into a black crescent moon, a blade of light several meters wide, accompanied by a piercing shriek that tore through the air, as it fiercely slashed down towards the bow of the Queen Mother.

Where the blade flashed, the sea surface automatically parted into two white walls of waves, and the seawater evaporated into white mist from the aftershocks of the strike.

Katakuri's pupils contracted sharply.

Without hesitation, he leaped from the bow of the ship and headed directly at the black slash.

He crossed his arms in front of him, hardened his Armament Haki to its limit, and activated the power of the Mochi Mochi Fruit, transforming his arms into mochi shapes to amplify his defense with the fruit's elasticity.

"Everyone, stand back!!"

The black slash slammed into Katakuri's arms.

boom--!!!

The bow deck beneath Katakuri's feet was shattered, with wood chips and nails flying everywhere.

The impact forced him backward more than ten meters, his feet carving two deep furrows in the deck.

After enduring the direct impact of the slash, fine cracks began to appear on the Armament Haki hardening on the arm, spreading rapidly like ice cracks on porcelain.

A mouthful of blood spurted from Katakuri's mouth, splattering onto the shattered deck, its red color gleaming in the sunlight.

But at the last moment, he forcibly deflected the direction of the slashing wave.

The black crescent moon flew past the hull of the Queen Mother, blasting a kilometer-long trench in the distant sea, the aftershocks of the strike evaporating large plumes of white steam.

"Katakuri-nii-san!!"

Smoothie and Cracker rushed forward at the same time and supported the swaying Katakuri.

Katakuri wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, pushed away the hand supporting him, and stood up straight. His voice was hoarse but still steady.

"I'm fine. Don't get distracted, keep going."

The scarf covered half of his face, but his slightly trembling arms revealed that the impact of the blow had far exceeded his expectations.

Roy hovered in mid-air, looking down at the man who had taken a knife from him without falling, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.

Katakuri's defense and resilience are indeed astonishing. Moreover, just now, he adjusted the elastic structure of the mochi at the moment of contact with the slash, using the properties of the fruit to absorb most of the impact.

This cannot be achieved with just Haki; it requires extremely precise control over the Devil Fruit.

But despite his admiration, Roy showed no sign of stopping.

Just as he was about to strike again, a scorching wind pressure suddenly came from behind him.

Lingling caught up.

She rode Zeus, and the Napoleon sword in her hand had transformed into a blazing inferno, with Prometheus's flames coiling around the blade, turning the entire sword red-hot.

The greedy smile that had been on her face was gone, replaced by an almost insane rage.

"How dare you get distracted while fighting me—Roy!! You have absolutely no respect for me!!"

Napoleon, imbued with both flames and thunder, slashed fiercely at Roy's back.

Roy didn't even turn his head as his psychic barrier automatically deployed.

With a deafening roar, Napoleon struck the psychic barrier, causing flames and lightning to explode on its surface, sending sparks and arcs flying everywhere.

Roy used the recoil from the slash to float forward several dozen meters, then turned around to face Lingling again.

And below,

The All-Nation Fleet has taken advantage of this gap to readjust its course and continue to approach Ghost Island from another direction.

Katakuri stood on the damaged deck at the bow of the ship. The mochi-like transformation of his arms had not yet been removed, but his eyes had regained their composure.

He was assessing the situation and looking for an opportunity to break through the defenses.

Roy stared at the enraged Big Mom before him, then glanced with his Observation Haki towards Onigashima, where King was gathering the Beast Pirates to build a defensive line.

Quinn's Gatling guns have begun to be mounted on both sides of the Pluto ship.

The defense line is not yet fully formed, and we must wait a while longer.

His gaze finally settled on the faintly visible naval presence in the distance.

That's the biggest variable.

But right now, we need to stop this crazy woman in front of us.

Roy and Linlin faced off again high in the sky, the air between them distorted and warped by the clash of their Conqueror's Haki.

The sea below could not withstand the pressure either; wherever the dark red lightning passed, waves were blasted open.

In the distance, Kaido and Shiki were still locked in a fierce battle in the sky.

The Azure Dragon's breath and golden slashing waves exploded continuously, turning half the sky into a color of interwoven azure and gold.

The Golden Lion's floating island group continued to split during the battle, multiplying and becoming increasingly scattered.

Seven or eight small floating rocks have already broken through Kaido's interception line and are slowly but steadily drifting towards Onigashima.

To make matters worse, the All Nations Fleet, under Katakuri's command, changed course again.

Instead of forcing their way into Roy and Lingling's main battlefield, they took a long detour, attempting to break in from the reef area on the side of Ghost Island.

Roy's Observation Haki took in everything. He took a deep breath and made a bold decision.

His mental energy surged from his body and split into two streams.

A psychic barrier remained in front of him to continue blocking Lingling's attacks.

The other stream extended towards the Golden Lion's floating island group, precisely locking onto the three floating rocks closest to Ghost Island.

The movement of the three floating rocks suddenly slowed down, as if they were being tightly gripped by an invisible hand.

Golden Lion, who was locked in battle with Kaido, immediately sensed the anomaly.

Someone is trying to take control of the Floating Rock from him!

The Float-Float Fruit's power is to gain control by touching objects. Once an object is touched by him, he can continuously control it with minimal physical exertion.

But now an external force is forcibly seizing the Floating Rock from his control. That force is domineering and direct, and completely unreasonable.

"Roy!! You little brat—"