One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

The dark green slash wave, undiminished in its momentum, slashed straight toward Thatchers Maffei Palace’s face!

"What--!"

Thatcherz Maffei Palace in her Qiongqi form suddenly contracted her pupils. She instinctively turned her body, but the slash was too fast.

Sizzle—!

A line of blood spread across her right wing, black feathers and blood splattering together amidst the smoke.

"Waaaaah—!"

She let out a roar that was a mixture of anger and pain, and her huge body staggered back several steps in the air before she could barely regain her balance.

Those vertical, beastly eyes were fixed on the man holding the knife before him. The contempt in his eyes had vanished, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.

"You bastard..."

Her voice was low and cold. The deep, bone-revealing wound on her wing was healing rapidly, but the pain was a stark reminder that this seemingly ordinary swordsman was no ordinary person!

Zoro slowly sheathed his sword, the Wado Ichimonji still dangling from his mouth, a roguish smile playing on his lips.

"What, are you scared already?"

He tilted his head, a fighting spirit flashing in his sharp eyes:

"I thought the Knights of God were really that powerful, but they're nothing special after all!"

"Insanity!"

Thatcherz Maffei's voice suddenly rose, and an even more violent killing intent erupted from her.

Her body swelled again, and her Qiongqi-like form became even more ferocious under the influence of her murderous aura. When her wings spread out, they blotted out the sky and cast a large shadow.

"You think that just because you sliced ​​through my energy beam, you have the right to be arrogant in front of me?!"

She opened her blood-red maw, and the energy within condensed once more, this time even more concentrated and violent than before. The dark red light almost materialized, radiating a pressure powerful enough to shake the entire battlefield.

"Let me show you the true power of the Knights of God!"

Chapter 227 Dual Nika?

As soon as the words fell—

An even more intense energy condensed at the mouth of the Maffei Palace, and the surrounding air groaned under the unbearable heat, with even the stone slabs on the ground beginning to melt spontaneously.

Zoro narrowed his eyes, his smile fading slightly, but the fighting spirit in his eyes burned even brighter.

He adjusted the Wado Ichimonji in his mouth to a more comfortable angle, crossed the Kitetsu and Enma in his hands in front of him, and assumed a fighting stance:

"That's more like it..."

His voice was deep and firm, as if stating an unshakeable fact:

"If it doesn't even reach this level, then it's really disappointing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly pushed off with his right foot, and his body shot out like an arrow, charging towards the ferocious Qiongqi!

The three swords in his hands simultaneously shone with a dazzling light, a color born from the interplay of Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki—

The power that is standard for the strongest is displayed in Zoro for the first time.

Three-Sword Style: 1080 Troubles Phoenix!

An even larger and sharper slashing wave was unleashed simultaneously from the three swords, carrying a will capable of severing everything, and head-on met the energy beam that Thatcherz Maffei was about to spew from his mouth!

Blade flashes and energy —

Swordsman and Mythical Beasts —

Two completely different forces collided violently in mid-air!

Rumble—!!!

The deafening explosion shook the entire Marineford region. The shockwave spread wildly in all directions from the point of impact, and the resulting blast of air swept nearby debris and dust high into the sky, forming a grayish-yellow mushroom cloud.

however--

Before the smoke had even cleared, two figures burst out of the smoke screen and engaged in combat once again!

The flash of blades and the roar of beasts shook the heavens.

His swordsmanship is beginning to show its brilliance!

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, Sanji, who was "fake" the fight with Doflamingo, glanced at the green-haired figure in the sky, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips:

"That green algae head... is quite capable, isn't it?"

He withdrew his gaze and returned it to the disheveled man in the pink feather coat in front of him. He lit a cigarette and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke.

"Hey, Doflamingo, that's enough of this acting."

"I'm going to that battlefield too!"

Doflamingo's lips twitched, and after a few moments of heavy breathing, a complex emotion flashed in his eyes hidden behind his sunglasses:

"Is it just... acting!?"

"Straw Hat Crew... Just how many trump cards do you guys still have up your sleeves to hide..."

"Fufufufu, I'm getting more and more excited to see what kind of earth-shattering things you guys will cause!"

Sanji smiled but didn't answer. He simply flicked the cigarette butt into the air and disappeared from the spot again.

Only a black afterimage remained, slowly dissipating in the smoke.

……

……

"Maffei Palace!"

The smoke from the battle has not yet dissipated.

Just then—

A figure suddenly shot out from behind the Knights of God, so fast that it left a blurry afterimage in the air.

The figure was short and wore simple short-sleeved clothes, making it impossible to tell that he resembled the Knights of God.

The only distinctive feature was the orange gas mask he wore, with a prominent number engraved in the center—

【46】.

There were no superfluous words, no grand pronouncements.

He silently drew his longsword from his waist, the blade reflecting a cold, sharp light in the smoke, and his figure pounced on Zoro's side like a ghost.

however--

Just before he was about to approach the battle, a streak of crimson flames suddenly streaked across the sky without warning!

boom--!!!

Flames and sword blades collided with a deafening roar!

The crimson flames exploded like a meteorite, bursting forth with a dazzling halo and scorching heat waves, blasting away all the surrounding rubble and dust.

The sudden burst of fire abruptly halted the masked man's forward momentum, forcing him to slide back several meters before regaining his footing.

"Who goes there!?"

The masked man's voice came through the gas mask, hoarse and low, with a hint of anger at being blocked.

"Although I also dislike the green algae head..."

A lazy, teasing voice came from the direction where the flames had dissipated, with its signature flippant tone at the end.

"But isn't choosing a sneak attack method too unethical?"

As the smoke slowly dissipated, a tall, slender figure was revealed.

Sanji stood between the masked man and Zoro, with the embers of fire still lingering beneath his feet.

He had a cigarette dangling from his mouth and his hands in his pockets, his demeanor as relaxed as if he were just attending an afternoon tea party.

"..."

The masked man was silent for a moment, then a deep, hoarse voice came from beneath his orange gas mask:

"An unknown nobody!"

"Then today, you're probably going to be... taken down by this 'little guy'—"

His posture slightly lowered, but a sharp smile appeared in his eyes:

"—We were defeated."

"Zoro, Sanji!"

Just then, V's voice suddenly came from the edge of the battlefield.

The voice wasn't loud, but it seemed to possess a certain magic that pierced through the smoke and roar, clearly ringing in everyone's ears.

Everyone instinctively turned their gaze to him—

V stood atop a collapsed ruin, his white coat fluttering in the scorching heat.

He pushed up his glasses, as if looking at a satisfactory work, a confident and composed smile playing on his lips.

He glanced at the members of the God's Knights, each possessing strange powers, on the battlefield, then fixed his gaze on each member of the Straw Hat crew, and shouted, word by word:

"Don't underestimate these Knights of the Gods—"

His voice suddenly rose in pitch, bursting forth like waves crashing against rocks:

"I grant you permission... to use your full power!!!"

The moment the words fell—

Zoro and Sanji both smiled simultaneously.

That smile—

It wasn't tension, it wasn't fear, but rather a kind of... exhilaration of finally being able to show off and let go!

"Since V has said so—"