"Crack... crack..."

  "Bang... bang..."

  On the chaotic battlefield, bullets, shells, and rockets were fired relentlessly at Rock of the Loribe and the Fish-Man, Jieonating amidst a thick cloud of smoke.

  "Storm Leg: Full Sever!"

  Without warning, a massive, arc-shaped ssh tore through the air, slig forward with devastating force.

  "Ahhh..." Numerous Marines and CP agents screamed as they were cut in half. A t tree was ly severed, leaving a smooth, chilling cut.

  "That guy..." Tsuru, who was engaged in battle with Nef, narrowed her eyes in shock. From the smoke emerged a monstrous figure resembling a humanoid flea.

  "Is that... a flea?" Tsuru was astonished. She hadn't expected Rock, the Loribe fighter, to be a Devil Fruit user, capable of such powerful sshes while also mastering the Six Powers.

  "Heh, you've got a sharp eye tnize his hybrid form so quickly," Nef smiled, flinging two pet rings toward Tsuru, trying to trap her. "Rock is a user of the I-I Fruit, Model: Flea. The Loribe is already known for their incredible leg strength, and with the Flea form's enhanced jumping power, his leg teiques are greatly amplified."

  "His strength ranks among the top in the Fallen Angel Pirates!"

  Thanks to her Devil Fruit powers, Nef had no iion of engaging Tsuru in close bat. Her hands glowed green as she tinuously threw pet rings at Tsuru from a distance, shifting her position to stay clear of direct frontation.

  "Fallen Angel Pirates?" Tsuru dodged the green rings, her eyes widening in disbelief. "You're one of Fallen Angel El's subordinates?"

  Tsuru was familiar with the notorious Fallen Angel Pirates. Their captain, Fallen Angel El, had a bounty of six hundred million berries at the age of nine. Even Admiral Steel Bone Kong, their superior, had once suffered a major defeat at El's hands.

  Years ago, when Steel Bone Kong was still a didate for admiral and ander of the G-11 base, he had uimated El, nearly losing his entire fleet in a battle with the young Lunarian.

  "Heh, surprised, aren't you?" Nef ughed. By now, the Fallen Angel Pirates no longer o hide their identity. With their captain already in a, there was no fear of revealing themselves to the Marines.

  "What's your purpose in attag the Celestial Dragons?" Tsuru's expression grew serious as she locked eyes with Nef. If they were indeed members of the Fallen Angel Pirates, their atta the Celestial Dragons couldn't just be revenge against the Wover. It had to be part of a rger, more strategi.

  "I've heard you're quite the strategist, being the brains of the Marines' 'Trio.' Why don't yuessing?" aunted with a sly griuring toward the Marines and CP agents she had already ensnared with her pet rings.

  "Grab her!" she anded.

  "Damn it…"

  "We 't trol our bodies!"

  "Rear Admiral Tsuru, look out!"

  The Marines and CP agents, now under Nef's trol, charged at Tsuru, despite their own shod frustration.

  'Whoosh!'

  Tsuru swiftly evaded their attacks, but her gaze remained locked on Nef, growing more wary. "So, it really is the Pet-Pet Fruit," she muttered to herself, recalliails from the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia. She had already suspected Nef's abilities and was careful to avoid direct tact with the green rings.

  "Rear Admiral Tsuru, we're sorry! We 't stop ourselves!" the trolled Marines and agents cried as they tiheir assault, uo resist Nef's and.

  "Storm Leg!"

  Suddenly, the sound of rushing air filled the battlefield. A figure, ughing wildly, dashed toward Tsuru, unleashing a barrage of leg attacks that seemed to tear the very air apart.

  "Paper Art!" Tsuru's face paled as she skillfully weaved through the storm of kicks like a sheet of paper in the wind, avoiding each strike with incredible grace. However, Rock's flea-enharength and speed were overwhelming.

  "Sorry, but we're not fighting alone!" Nef sneered from a distahrowing another pair of green rings toward Tsuru.

  'Whoosh, whoosh...'

  "What?!" Tsuru, focused on dodging Rock's attacks, couldn't rea time as one of the green rings nded around her neck. The moment, Rock's powerful kick struck her squarely.

  'Boom!'

  Tsuru cried out in pain, spitting blood as she was sent flying, crashing hard into the au house amidst dust and debris.

  "What?"

  "Tsuru!"

  Sengoku and Garp, who were locked in fierce battle with Linlin and Oars Jr., turned in shock, their faces filled with anger and worry as they saw Tsuru's defeat.

  "You let yuard down!" In her hybrid form, Linlin moved like a shadoearing in front of Sengoku, who was already struggling and distracted by Tsuru's injury. With a swift and brutal ssh, Linlin's bde tore through Sengoku's golden defense.

  'Splurt!'

  Blood sprayed as Sengoku's chest was sshed open. Though he mao avoid a fatal blow, the deep wou him staggering, f him to retreat.

  "Elbaf Spear!"

  Not letting up, Linlin pressed her advantage. With her Haki-enhanced sword, she unched a devastating attack at the retreating Sengoku, her observation Haki locked onto him.

  "Sengoku!"

  'Boom! Boom!'

  Garp's face twisted in fear as he saw the attaing, but Oars Jr. wasn't about to let him interfere.

  "Super Spin: Iron Body Ball!"

  Oars Jr. leaped into the air, spinning at incredible speed. His massive, Haki-covered body became a blur as he hurled himself like a onball tarp.

  "Get out of my way!" Garp roared, his massive fist glowing with Armament Haki as he unleashed a powerful puneet Oars Jr.'s attack.

  'Boom! Boom!'

  Bleam