One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

Those naval officers and soldiers who had not yet fallen also showed expressions of astonishment, and their weapons involuntarily dropped to their sides.

"What...what is this?!"

"Conqueror's Haki... This is Conqueror's Haki!"

"Impossible! How could Straw Hat Luffy possess such powerful Conqueror's Haki?!"

On the high platform, Doflamingo's signature wicked smile froze for the first time.

He squinted, staring intently at the smoke screen, a flicker of disbelief flashing in his pupils.

"...Hey, hey, hey," he lowered his voice, his tone unusually serious, "This is serious, Straw Hat Boy~"

Mihawk crossed his arms, and a hint of surprise finally flickered in his usually calm eyes.

He slowly raised his head, his gaze piercing through the dust and smoke beneath his hat brim, landing on the figure that was slowly emerging.

The smoke and dust dissipated instantly under the powerful impact.

The next second—

A figure suddenly flew out from the dissipating dust.

The figure wasn't tall, but the moment he appeared, the entire world seemed to be drawn to him.

White steam, like flames, swirled around him, rising and swirling on his shoulders, arms, and back, reflecting a dreamlike halo in the sunlight.

Luffy – Gear Fifth Form, activated!

He hovered in mid-air, surrounded by ribbons of white steam, like a god descending to earth.

The straw hat remained firmly on his head, and the golden pupils beneath the brim surveyed the entire battlefield with an extraordinary calmness and imposing presence.

"Rubber, rubber..."

"...White Rocket Launcher!"

Chapter 218 Moria VS Akainu

boom--!!!

Without warning, a white beam of light, like a falling meteor, burst forth from his fist with unparalleled impact.

Dark lightning, as if alive, coiled around Luffy's arm, crackling and popping, creating a stark contrast with the white steam around him, like an interplay of light and darkness.

On the high platform, Sengoku's face was so black it could drip ink. He abruptly turned his head, his gaze like a knife piercing the silver-haired old man beside him, his voice trembling slightly with anger:

"Garp! Keep your grandson in check!"

The usual lazy smile on Garp's lips had completely vanished.

He gazed at the boy above the square, his body wreathed in white steam and black lightning, his cloudy eyes flashing with a complex and unfathomable light—a mixture of pride, worry, and above all, a heavy sense of helplessness.

"...Luffy!"

Garp's voice boomed across the square like thunder.

He took a sudden step forward, and the stone slab beneath his feet instantly cracked, with spiderweb-like cracks spreading in all directions.

The next second—

An equally terrifying, even more profound and steady Conqueror's Haki erupted from Garp's seemingly aged body!

Om-! ! !

The two Conqueror's Haki clashed violently in mid-air!

Unlike the overwhelming sense of pressure that spread in one direction like a tide when Luffy cleared the area earlier.

At this moment, the domineering aura of the grandfather and grandson was like two invisible mountains, colliding, squeezing, and tearing fiercely in mid-air!

Black lightning bolts shot out wildly at the point of impact, like countless twisted black pythons tumbling and entangled in the air.

The air seemed to groan under the weight of the storm, the ground of Marineford trembled violently, and the harbor waters were stirred up by an invisible hand, creating towering waves.

Rumble—!!!

The stone slabs in the square were cracked inch by inch, and the cracks spread in all directions like a spider web.

Those naval soldiers and revolutionary soldiers who had not yet fallen felt their knees go weak, as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on their shoulders, making it extremely difficult for them to even breathe.

"This...this is the clash of Conqueror's Haki?!"

"What a joke... That straw hat kid can actually go toe-to-toe with Mr. Garp?!"

Countless gazes focused on the two figures in mid-air—where black lightning and white steam intertwined and swirled, like the chaos at the beginning of time.

One side of the platform—

Akainu's face was so gloomy it looked like ink could drip from it.

He stared at the figure shrouded in white steam in the sky, his fist clenching involuntarily. Hot lava dripped from his fist, scorching black holes in the stone slab.

“…Straw Hat Boy…” His voice was low and cold, filled with barely suppressed anger, “First that mechanical bastard, and now you…you all are indeed a menace that must be eliminated!”

Even so, a hint of shock, which he himself was unwilling to admit, flashed deep in the eyes hidden by the shadow of the hat brim.

Aokiji remained silent, but his gaze was equally solemn.

He slowly exhaled a breath of cold, white mist, and murmured, "Mr. Garp's grandson... the son of the dragon... the Straw Hat Boy... Monkey D. Luffy..."

He shook his head and didn't continue, but his deep eyes clearly reflected some complex thoughts.

In the sky, the clash between the two Conqueror's Haki continued.

Black lightning and white steam eroded and devoured each other, each collision causing the entire battlefield to tremble.

however--

Garp is getting old, while Luffy is at his peak. In addition, V's soul enhancement technology, which is ahead of its time, gives his Conqueror's Haki a purer and wilder power.

Gradually—

The imposing aura that belonged to Garp actually began to show a slight, almost imperceptible wavering!

"Varied--"

Zhan Guo's pupils suddenly contracted.

Garp... he's actually being suppressed?!

Sengoku's face instantly turned ashen. He stared intently at the red-clad youth in the sky, countless thoughts flashing through his mind—

This farce can't be allowed to continue any longer!

He was about to give the order—

Just then, a calm and clear voice, like a sharp blade cutting through the clamor of the battlefield, entered everyone's ears:

"Let's not just sit idly by!"

Everyone's eyes turned in the direction from which the sound came.

On the Shichibukai viewing platform, V pushed up his glasses, a confident smile curving his lips, his white coat billowing slightly amidst the smoke of the battlefield.

"Rescue Sabo and the Revolutionary Army as soon as possible and end this battle!"

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried a power that compelled people to believe him.

Before he could finish speaking, he abruptly turned his head, his gaze falling on the figure slumped in a large chair on the other side of the viewing platform:

"Moria...! Do it!!!"

"Yes, sir V!!!"

Under the puzzled and fearful gazes of the other Shichibukai, Moria respectfully responded.

The next second, a large amount of soil gushed out from beneath his feet.

Natural Type: Earth Fruit!

This is the brand-new demon badge that V just gave Moria before the war began.

Endless mud flowed and gathered.

In the blink of an eye, Moria's size surpassed that of the giants present in the navy, reaching a terrifying height of several hundred meters.

He had already trampled the entire Shichibukai platform to pieces, with gravel and dust flying everywhere.

The other Shichibukai also withdrew from the outer perimeter, each seeking a safe location.

"This...how is this possible!?"

Doflamingo, unaware that a new era had arrived, stared in astonishment.

The other Shichibukai were equally visibly shaken.

Only the bear remained clutching the Bible, his expression unchanged, merely raising his gaze slightly to observe Moria's changes.

"Hehehehehe—"

Moria let out his signature wicked laugh, which, amplified by his enormous size, sounded like rolling thunder, causing the entire battlefield to tremble slightly.

He slowly raised his enormous hand, large enough to cover half the street, his fingers slightly spread, a thick layer of darkness surging in his palm.

With a single gesture, his voice seemed to emanate from the depths of the earth, deep and resonant:

"Come forth, Shadow Dancer!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Moria's shadow suddenly rose up, like a piece of night peeled off the ground, twisting, expanding, and coalescing.

A gigantic shadowy monster, almost the same size as him, rose from the ground and stood in the center of the smoke-filled battlefield.

Moria suddenly swung his large hand, his thick fingers pointing directly at the figure on the high platform, clad in a red cloak and surrounded by scorching magma—

"Charge! Target—Admiral Akainu!"

boom!!!

The shadow monster shot out like an arrow, carrying dense dark energy, heading straight for the high platform where Akainu was located.

Along the way, the ground was eroded by the shadow energy, leaving scorched marks, and the air hummed under the pressure of the shadows.

On the high platform, Akainu's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Damn it... Moria! Are you going to betray us too?!"