The natural system started off strong, but the navy finally reached its peak!

Its form blurred and disappeared the instant it came into contact with the ripples!

The next moment, he appeared on another relatively flat spot dozens of meters away.

Although he still fell heavily, rolled a long way, and coughed up blood incessantly.

However, the impact upon landing and the potential for secondary damage were minimized!

Van Augur, with his accurate predictions and the unique application of the Teleportation Fruit,

They forcibly changed Blackbeard's landing point, saving his life!

But the price was that Van Augur's face instantly turned ashen, and his breathing became disordered.

Clearly, the continuous high-intensity use of his abilities (his escape from Hawkeye had already taken a huge toll)

This precise "trajectory swap" has placed a huge burden on his physical and mental strength.

"The Teleportation Fruit?"

After sending Blackbeard flying with a single punch, Gern's Observation Haki locked onto Blackbeard's aura, his killing intent palpable.

This sniper and spatial ability user poses a greater threat than Burgess in a frontal assault, and must be eliminated as a priority!

But just as Gern was about to make a move, the ground beneath his feet suddenly exploded!

A sandworm head, resembling a turtle's head, burst forth from the ground without warning, revealing an abyss entrance with a gaping maw over ten meters in diameter!

Shepard X Pitt Saint, one of the Five Elders (Sandworm Form)!

After being cut in half at the waist, it quickly regenerated its lower body thanks to its immortality.

And seizing the moment when Gern's attention was drawn to Van Augur, they launched a long-planned sneak attack!

The sand worm's enormous mouth snapped shut with lightning speed.

The giant mouth closed with a dull, loud thud!

Gern was "swallowed"!

........

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield.

Luffy, Edison, York who was simply tied up, and the person Luffy had just "taken back" from York's control.

Vegapunk, still shaken, was standing on a broken wall relatively far from the core battlefield.

They witnessed firsthand the breathtaking scenes of Gern fighting six opponents single-handedly, severing the Five Elders, blasting Blackbeard away, and then being swallowed by the Sandworms.

The indicator lights on Edison's round head flashed wildly.

Looking at Luffy, who had been silently staring at the battlefield, he urged him urgently.

"Straw Hat Kid! What are you waiting for?! Dr. Vegapunk has been rescued!"

York, that traitor, has been captured! Our objective has been achieved!

This place is about to become a slaughterhouse where gods and monsters fight!

Quick! Let's get out of here while they're distracted!

Return to the Thousand Sunny and set sail immediately!

"We'll deal with York's situation once it's safer!"

As an embodiment of "thought," he understood the danger of the current situation better than anyone else.

The Five Elders appear together, a quake erupts, and Blackbeard stirs up trouble...

This is no longer something they can intervene in or even stand by and watch; the slightest misstep could result in their annihilation!

Vegapunk slowly turned his head and glanced at the sandworm's massive body, which was writhing and trying to digest Gorn.

I glanced again at the distant scene where things were struggling to regenerate and regroup.

Although their auras were damaged, the other four Elders were even more ferocious.

And Blackbeard, struggling to his feet, his eyes filled with venomous hatred...

She couldn't help but sigh softly, her voice filled with emotion:

"Straw Hat Boy, Edison was right."

This is no longer a 'battle' that we can participate in...

This is a reckoning between the Navy and the highest levels of the World Government.

It is the final showdown between 'Skyquake' Gern Reginald Sigmar and the 'World' he once served, but now completely breaks with.

"Perhaps... after today, the brief but glorious era that belonged to 'Tianzhen' will end."

The era that has shaken up the entire world order... is about to come to a complete end.

This statement seems to foreshadow the fall of a supreme expert.

At this moment, Luffy, who had been silent all along, staring intently at the battlefield,

After hearing Vegapunk's words, he turned his head.

"It won't end."

Luffy's voice wasn't loud, but it was resolute.

Both Vegapunk and Edison were taken aback.

Immediately afterwards, they heard

Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom!

The familiar and uplifting heartbeat of the liberation drum.

Once again, a powerful roar erupted from Luffy's chest!

It got louder and louder, faster and faster.

"Straw Hat Boy!"

"You...you wouldn't be thinking of..."

Vegapunk was astonished.

He knew all too well what the drumbeat meant!

Luffy didn't look at him, but slowly turned around to face the sandworm that had devoured Guern, and to the Five Elders and Blackbeard who had regrouped.

The body, in rhythm with the drumbeats, began to undergo wondrous changes.

Hair and eyebrows quietly turned snow-white!

The skin has a unique rubbery sheen!

A cheerful white steam rose from every pore of my body!

Fifth Gear - Nika Mode!

Luffy lowered his head slightly, looking at his fist that had turned white, and clenched it.

Then he grinned, revealing an incredibly bright smile.

"Sorry, Uncle Apple."

"Although that 'weird old man'... I don't particularly like him."

But... I don't particularly dislike him!

He even said, "I must defeat him to become the Pirate King!"

Luffy raised his head, his gaze intense.

"Besides... he just treated me to a 'meal'."

Luffy's smile became even more dazzling, his snow-white hair fluttering in the steam.

"So, I..."

He pushed off with his feet, and the rubberized ground gave him amazing elasticity!

"I need to go and tell him..."

Thank you so much!!!

Before the words were even finished!

Luffy's figure transformed into a white streak of light, heading forward without hesitation.

They charged straight towards that ultimate battlefield!

Monkey D. Luffy, the Straw Hat Boy, chose to follow his heart and express his gratitude in the name of...

They brazenly joined the war!

Edison stood frozen in place, the indicator lights flashing erratically: "He...he's gone mad?!"

Vegapunk watched Luffy's white figure disappear into the distance, and listened to the drumbeats echoing across the battlefield, filled with a sense of liberation.

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, ultimately turning into a very soft sigh.

“Nika, the sun god who represents liberation…”

"Regardless of the reason, when facing 'oppression'..."

The sun will ultimately choose to bring liberation!

"Now that the Five Elders have descended to earth together... perhaps this is the choice of 'fate'."

"Go and cause a ruckus, Straw Hat Boy!"

"Let this world...see the radiance of the 'sun'!"

"I also want to tell the world the truth!!"

Chapter 699 Fighting Side by Side!

Luffy's Gear 5 form allows him to rubberize buildings and then launch them using a slingshot.

The fist was enveloped in white steam and flowing Haki as it flew through the air!

"Rubber White Rocket!!!"

"Thump!!!!"

The sandworm's abdomen was hit squarely by Luffy's all-out "White Rocket," and instantly caved in!

"hiss!!!"

Piet Saint let out a painful scream, his body convulsing violently!

Luffy's Haki made it impossible for it to maintain its "devouring" state any longer, and its mouth opened involuntarily!

And Gern flew out of the sandworm's mouth, did a nimble flip in the air, and landed steadily!

He then looked at Luffy, who was grinning at him from not far away, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Unexpectedly, this person who had just been "treated" to a meal by him...

The Straw Hat boy, who almost came to blows because of his stance, has actually returned.

Moreover, it was in this... Nika-style, quirky yet effective way that he was helped to break out of his predicament.

Luffy laughed even more heartily when he saw that Gurn was free.

He didn't explain or waste words; instead, his body underwent another change!

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a towering white rubber giant.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, he stretched out both hands.

He grabbed the sand worm by the head and tail, which was still writhing in pain!

"Heave-ho!!"

Luffy let out a joyful shout, and with a burst of strength, he swung the sandworm, which was hundreds of meters long, up in the air!

"Rubber jump rope!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh!!!"