"Is that…"

  "Rocks—"

  "Why is he here?"

  "Damn it, where did that guy even e from?"

  "Wait, in his hand… that’s Blood Mane Bays…"

  "Vice Admiral Bays!!"

  The arrival of a figure cloaked in swirling bck mist, emanating an aura of pure malevolence, sent shockwaves through the battlefield.

  Everyone present, from the Wover forces to some among the Fallen Angel Pirates, wideheir eyes in shod fear.

  It was her than **Rocks D. Xebec**, the infamous captain of the Rocks Pirates, with a bounty exceeding 1.5 billion berries.

  Not only had he effortlessly sent Saint Denis, the powerful Mythical Zoan Thunderbird user, flying, but he had also killed Blood Mane Bays, ae vice admiral of siderable strength.

  "That bastard…"

  Hammons William’s face darkened with rage.

  No one had anticipated that Rocks, a notorious pirate in the New World, would suddenly appear here, let alone ally himself with Fallen Angel El.

  It was nly obvious that their supposed flict with the Fallen Angel Pirates had been an eborate ruse to deceive the Wover.

  "Damn you, Rocks…"

  Steel Bone Kong’s eyes burned with fury as he gred at Rocks. His fists ched tightly as he took in the sight of Bays’s lifeless body, discarded like trash.

  "Is this your hidden card?"

  From above, the fming, bird-like Saint Mars muttered coldly as he gred down at El.

  His voice was ced with disdain as he decred:

  "Even with Rocks on your side, your fate is sealed. You will lose!"

  "I wouldn’t be so sure."

  El’s smirk widened, his gaze unwavering as he met Saint Mars’s sful eyes. Despite the overwhelming threat posed by the Five Elders, he exuded fidence, unshaken.

  "Hahaha, that’s the spirit. Let’s get this started!"

  Rocks threw his arms wide, his body shrouded in eerie darkness. With a twisted grin, he surged forward like a lightning bolt, heading straight for where Saint Denis had nded.

  "Holy Knights, huh? Guess I’ll start with you!"

  The mythical Zoan Thunderbird ability was a rare, flight-based power, and Rocks’ avaricious gaze showed his clear i: to cim it for himself.

  "Don’t even think about it!"

  Saint Mars’s expression turned grim. With a powerful beat of his fming wings, he shot forward, furious aermio intercept Rocks.

  "Shhh!"

  Saint Mars opened his razor-sharp beak, spewing a massive wave of fire at Rocks.

  "Bang—"

  Rocks didn’t flinbsp;

  In one swift motion, he uhed the bde at his waist, its edge gleaming coldly. With a mighty swing, he cleaved through the ining fmes.

  "Boom—"

  Fiery embers scattered as Rocks effortlessly deflected the attabsp;

  But Saint Mars’s intervention had served its purpose—it bought Saint Denis enough time to recover.

  "Damn pirate!"

  A battered figure emerged from the rubble.

  Saint Denis had shifted into his hybrid form: a thunderbird-like creature with a bird’s head, wings, and sharp cws, his human frame blending seamlessly with his Zoan transformation.

  Blue electricity crackled around his body, and his aura was as fearsome as ever.

  "Elder, be careful!"

  Blood dripping from the er of his mouth, Saint Denis’s eyes filled with caution as he stared at Rocks. His voice rang out in warning to Saint Mars above:

  "This guy’s ability… it’s bizarre! It eutralize Devil Fruit powers!"

  "What!?"

  The revetio a ripple of shock through the Wover’s forces.

  The idea that Rocks could e Devil Fruit abilities filled even the most battle-hardened among them with dread.

  Many Devil Fruit users turned pale with fear, uo hide their unease.

  Even the Five Elders were not immuo this sudden dread. Their eyes locked on Rocks, filled with disbelief and growing wariness.

  If Rocks truly had the ability to nullify Devil Fruit powers, could he also disable their regeive abilities?

  "The Dark-Dark Fruit… a truly fearsome power," murmured Tsuru, recalling descriptions from the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia. She gazed at Rocks with deep caution.

  "Hahaha… looks like dealing with you won’t be so simple after all."

  Rocks licked his lips and sneered, his ugh twisted and uling.

  "Eliminate him first!"

  Saint Mars’s eyes were cold, filled with killing i. Without hesitation, he surged forward, spewing scorg fmes that distorted the air and unleashed waves of seari.

  At the same time, Saint Denis, in his hybrid form, fpped his wings violently, propelling himself forward at incredible speed.

  His steel-like talons crackled with electricity and Haki as they sshed fiercely toward Rocks.

  "Thunder Cws!"

  "g! g!"

  "Boom! Boom!"

  The battle erupted. Fmes roared, lightning fshed, and shadows swirled.

  Three imposing figures cshed with ferocious iy.

  "Crack… crackle…"

  Bd crimson lightning surged around them as their queror’s Haki cshed, filling the battlefield with overwhelming pressure.

  The shockwaves alone caused several hollow facades meant to deceive the Wovero colpse.

  The Wax Homies inhabiting the fake buildings expired, their temporary two-month lifespans ending.

  Wayward souls began s back toward Atntis, returning to the bodies of the true citizens hidden there for safety.

  "Ku-ku, I’ll team up with Saturn to hold him off. You go and deal with those pests!"

  The massive, wild boar-like Saint Valkyrie, embodying a mythical beast, charged straight toward Fallen Angel El.

  At the same time, the ox-headed spider-like Saint Saturn, his many legs g menagly, alsed toward El with murderous i.

  "You’ll find I’m not so easy to handle!"

  El smirked, his eyes glinting with pyful yet chilliermination. Tugging mogly at his colr, he sneered:

  "This is perfect. I’ve been wanting to test out my new form."

  Before his words fully settled, El stabbed his mighty halberd into the ground.

  With a deep growl, he ched his fists tightly.

  "ROAR—!"

  A terrifying aura erupted from him, sweeping across the battlefield.

  Before everyone’s eyes, El’s body began to shift and grow at an incredible pabsp;

  A colossal figure, hundreds of meters long, emerged.

  "Shhh—"

  His massive serpent-like head was adorned with jagged fangs and gleaming golden horns. A bzing fme burned fiercely atop his head, adding to his dragon-like majesty.

  The enormous body, covered in shimmering azure scales, bore two pairs of massive wings, one bd one green.

  This new form featured four massive, razor-sharp cws that looked as though fed from steel itself.

  The transformatio everyounned.

  The sheer force of El’s presence sent chills through even the boldest among them, cold sweat dripping down their backs.

  Bleam