I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

He had already heard about Sig's battle with the God King from the other bandits, and he felt increasingly frustrated.

Inside the massive mountain giant, Barrett relaxed her guard somewhat and began to drift into thoughts of the past.

But Wald did not let such an opportunity pass him by.

'That arrogant brat Barrett, does he dare to be distracted in front of me?' Wald's expression darkened slightly, his gaze falling on the towering mountain giant.

"It's big enough; we can test its power."

He gripped the explosive rock tightly in his hand.

Although it is said to be comparable to ancient weapons, that depends on the quantity.

The Pluto warship that can destroy an island with a single shot, the Sea King who rules over all the Sea Kings in the world... Is there really a weapon in this world that can compare to it?

In the movie, the explosive rocks in Zeff's hands detonated at short distances, which could directly injure and render unconscious the elderly, one-armed Zeff, and indirectly cause a volcanic eruption that could engulf an island.

In terms of sheer power, aside from the three ancient weapons, the explosive rock is probably second to none.

And when this overpowered weapon from the movie is combined with the overpowered Momo-Momo Fruit from another movie...

Wald, holding the explosive rock container, aimed at the mountain giant Barrett and swung his arm with all his might!

"Twenty times faster, fifty times the speed!"

The explosive container in his hand instantly magnified twenty times, flashing past in the sky with a sharp whistle!

Although magnified twenty times, it was still a negligible attack in the eyes of the mountain giant Barrett.

He didn't dodge... In fact, he basically couldn't dodge anyway, as the massive mountain giants were not capable of skillfully dodging small objects.

boom!

The explosive rock, multiplied twentyfold, crashed into the mountain giant, shattering the glass, and the explosive rock inside immediately burst into flames and exploded.

First, a blazing fireball suddenly appeared, and then dazzling light and heat erupted instantly with a thunderous roar!

boom!!

The blazing fireball expanded and rose into the air, a huge column of dust shot into the sky, a wave of dust swept in all directions, and a mushroom cloud rose instantly on the sky island.

The already cracked earth was thrown into the air by the enormous impact, and the rocks on the surface instantly vaporized and evaporated. The entire small sky island was directly evaporated in the violent explosion.

The mountain giant, which was over a thousand meters tall, had its body mostly vaporized in the instant by the intense heat. The remaining half of its body collapsed like a mountain, and rubble and soil fell from the sky.

Barrett bled from his mouth and nose. Sensing something was wrong, he unleashed his full power the instant the explosion occurred, activating his demon form. At this moment, his skin turned a devilish indigo purple.

Even with its full power unleashed and the mountain giant's shell providing cover, it couldn't completely stop that terrifying attack.

He was injured again, his whole body still bearing the brunt of the violent impact.

However, in his demon form, his scarlet eyes shone even brighter.

"I was careless... Vald, you did very well!"

Barrett grinned maliciously, her figure flashing as if stirring up a storm.

In its combined form, the more matter it manipulates, the greater its destructive power.

Even in his human form without using his abilities, he possesses astonishing speed and remains one of the world's top powerhouses.

He rushed toward Wald, and as he swung his fist wildly, he also subtly unleashed the power of the Fusion Fruit, transforming the transparent air into an invisible arm armor that wrapped around his fist.

With a single punch, the air fist shattered the mountaintop a hundred meters away.

Unfortunately, Wald also possessed incredibly explosive power!

"Fifty-time speed punch!"

Their fists became afterimages, clashing and exchanging blows in mid-air.

But just a few seconds later, Wald's expression changed slightly; a deep, bone-revealing wound had been cut into his fist.

"A transparent knife?" he asked in surprise.

These are air weapons that are impossible to defend against; first they were gauntlets, then daggers, and then giant axes...

The power of the Fusion Fruit transforms the air into different shapes and sizes, and combined with Barret's astonishing speed when her Devil Form is fully activated, it makes it impossible for Wald to defend against.

The two fought faster and faster, with a flurry of punches and continuous bursts of air.

.........................................

At this time.

Inside the alternate dimension of the Door-Door Fruit.

Sig turned his head to look in the direction where the explosive rock had just exploded.

"What was that explosion just now? It was incredibly powerful, it even managed to penetrate Barrett's combined giant armor."

A thought struck Sieg.

The one fighting the Golden Lion is the original form, which has rested and is in perfect condition.

The one currently in the alternate dimension is Sig, a shadow clone who arrived in a ship.

The shadow clone Sig only had half the telekinesis, so moving the Dushan into the sky was much more strenuous and energy-consuming than for the main body.

After crashing his boat into people and landing it on a sky island, he quietly entered the alternate dimension within the Door-Door Fruit.

“I don’t know…” Stussy stood beside Sig, his eyes flickering:

"It seems to be an attack from Wald? When did he become so powerful?"

The two discussed it briefly, but the third person beside them suddenly spoke up.

“We’ve found Aion’s location,” Violet said with her eyes closed.

Within the alternate dimension created by the Door-Door Fruit, one can see the outside world, only with a green underworld filter added.

Violet, who enters the alternate dimension, can avoid the interference of the external battlefield and carefully search for Ain's whereabouts.

.................................

In the corridor of the building on the main island of the Sky Island Group.

Ain stopped in the corridor and stood on tiptoe to look out the window, where she could still hear the deafening explosion.

"What's wrong? Keep going, don't make us resort to violence," the two pirates following behind Ain said coldly.

And at this moment.

A large door opened in the air, and the shadow clone Sig stepped out.

"Who—" The two pirates had just shown their surprise when an invisible Conqueror's Haki erupted instantly, knocking them unconscious. Their eyes rolled back and they collapsed.

Sig stood in front of Ian, silently meeting her gaze, while loud sounds of fighting and gunfire emanated from the window behind them.

"I've come to take you home."

He took Ain's hand and was about to step into the air portal when he felt a fragrant breeze and was pulled into Ain's arms.

"Old Man Sig---"

Ain tilted her little face up at just the right moment, her eyelids glistening with a slight mist, and clung to Sig like a koala.

"..." Sig was a little flustered and didn't know what to do for a moment, so he just patted her head.

He didn't notice that Ain had his head down, a slightly sly look on his face, and a slight curve at the corners of his mouth.

Although the two were reunited after a long separation, Ain was also a member of the Navy and was raised by Sig and Zephyr. She was experienced and not a hothouse flower.

However, knowing when to act cute and vulnerable can make a self-righteous, arrogant man stylishly display his reliable side...

Just like the smiley face on that life card back then, it was all a little trick of hers.

But what she didn't realize was...

Stussy and Violet, who were inside the air portal's alternate dimension, saw her micro-expression clearly.

Violet didn't quite understand, but Stussy's eyes flickered.

She stepped out of the airlock and said softly:

"My child, you have suffered."

"Come, I'll take you home, you won't have to suffer anymore."

As she spoke, she subtly took Ain's hand, speaking in the tone of a mistress of the house, and portraying Ain as a fragile child.

"I..." Just as Ain was about to say something, Violet also walked out of the alternate dimension.

She seemed oblivious to the atmosphere, simply asking herself:

"Aion, General Zephyr, he should have been captured by the Golden Lion as well, right?"

Mentioning Zephyr, Ayn's expression finally turned serious. She loosened her grip, a hint of worry in her eyes:

"good."

“Professor Zephyr was also captured by the Golden Lion; he is another hostage.”

"However, although I have seen him in the images of Den Den Mushi, I do not know exactly where he is in the Sky Islands."

"Therefore, we cannot leave just like that."

Golden Lion didn't push Ain too hard, after all, the rejuvenation of the Fifty-Six Emperors was all in her hands.

So, with Zephyr as a useful hostage, the Golden Lion generously allowed Ain to roam freely around the island, giving her a certain degree of freedom.

As long as Zephyr is still around, Ain can't just abandon her and run away on her own, or prematurely remove the effects of the Rewind Fruit's power.

But the problem is...

The Sky Islands of Vermeeryu consist of more than a dozen sky islands of varying sizes, and their total territory is no smaller than that of Big Mom or Kaido's previous territories.

Finding Zefa's whereabouts is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Even with the presence of Violet, the user of the Gaze-Gaze ​​Fruit, it would simply mean finding a needle in a haystack more efficiently.

In such a high-intensity battlefield, finding Zephyr sooner means that Ain can instantly restore everyone's age to normal, thus ending the battle ahead of time.

“I understand… Stusi, Violet, Ain, you go and go find them,” Sig said.

The Stare-Stare Fruit can greatly improve search efficiency, while the Door-Door Fruit can ignore spatial distance and directly find Zephyr after determining the location.

As for Ain... she is not suitable to appear in front of the Golden Lion and the others at the moment.