'Thud!'

  “That monster…”

  “The ohat was just sent flying… Could it be…”

  “Admiral Hark made a miscalcution.”

  The entire exge happened in a fsh, leaving Sengoku, Garp, and the others stuhe Marines and CP agents on the se, wide-eyed with disbelief, broke out in cold sweat.

  'Huff, huff—'

  In the moment, Sengoku and Garp stood frozen, beads of sweat running down their foreheads. Their muscles tensed as they prepared to un attack behind them.

  “Armament Haki…”

  “Fist…”

  But before they could finish, a t figure, radiating terrifying lightning and wielding four wings, advanced. Without mercy, the figure unleashed both a pund a kick.

  'Boom!'

  'Boom!'

  “Ah—Ah!”

  Screams echoed as two young and promising figures were struck hard. Their faces twisted in agony, eyes bulging, and mouths spewing blood as they were sent flying.

  'Boom… Boom…'

  The ground shook tinuously as trees were smashed and the earth cracked beh the impact. Fortunately, the soil of the Sabaody Archipego was retively soft; otherwise, the damage would have been far worse.

  “Rear Admiral Sengoku!”

  “Rear Admiral Garp!”

  'Thud! That speed—'

  “We couldn’t eve!”

  “Where did this monster e from?”

  The Marines and CP agents looked on in terror at the tall, fearsome figure before them. Its menag presence was overp. They could hardly believe that two of the Navy's brightest stars were so easily crushed.

  “Sengoku! Garp!”

  trolled by the Pet-Pet Fruit, Tsuru was forced to approach the unscious Saint Fenix. Her eyes widened in horror as she saw what had happeo her rades. Her face paled as she called out in worry.

  'Cough, cough…'

  Deep in the forest, Garp, covered in blood, staggered. He coughed up more blood, his face pale and weak, staring in disbelief at the terrifying figure that had attacked him. With just one kick, he felt as though his internal ans had been shattered, unsure of how many bones had brokeruggled to stand but colpsed again, overwhelmed by the unbearable pain before fading into unsciousness.

  “Graah, graah…”

  Behind him, the imposing figure with bzing fmes emanating from its back began to shrink, returning to a more human form. Bck wings unfurled, and a devilishly handsome face emerged, resembling a fallen angel. His calm demeanor was in stark trast to the beastly appearance from moments before.

  “The future of the Navy? Pathetic.”

  Without a sed thought, he gnced coldly toward the dust cloud in the distance. Murderous i clear in his eyes, he prepared to attack agaiermio finish off Sengoku and Garp food.

  “Fallen Angel, El!!!”

  Just then, a fierd ferocious figure rushed forward at lightning speed. His skin was grotesque iure, his fanged jaws resembling those of a beast, and bck fme-like ribbons swirled around him. The figure swung its sharp, cw-like hands, coated with Haki, directly at El.

  'Screech!!'

  The etal rang out as powerful winds swept through the battlefield, making it difficult for ao keep their eyes open. El, his expression calm, raised his arm, covered in Armament Haki, and easily blocked the deadly strike aimed at him.

  “Not bad…”

  El raised an eyebrow, gng down at the fierce, monstrous figure standing before him. His gaze lingered on the eerie bck fmes surrounding the attacker. “Zoan-type, Dragon Fruit, A Model: Scythe Dragon… And it’s awakened?”

  Ihe admiral known as Hak was a rare Zoan-type Devil Fruit user with the power of the Scythe Dragon. His cws, sharp as scythes, earned him the title "Iron Cw." He had fully awakened his Devil Fruit pranting him terrifying speed, strength, endurance, and recovery—far surpassing the average Devil Fruit user. In terms of speed, even the young and powerful Linlin might not be able to match him.

  “El, Oni!”

  “El-sama!”

  Upon seeing who had arrived, Linlin, Roef, and the others lit up with joy.

  “You’ve done well.”

  El turned slightly, a word of praise to Linlin and the others.

  “Hehe…” Pleased by the pliment, Linlin's eyes kled with delight.

  “Bais…”

  Fag off against the Fallen Angel El, Hark's eyes narrowed as he assessed the situation. Seeing both Sengoku and Garp incapacitated by this monstrous Lunarian, he khat the Navy's future was in jeopardy. These two, once hailed as the Navy's brightest stars, were on the verge of destru.

  Without turning his head, Hark barked an order: “Take Sengoku and Garp back to Navy Headquarters immediately!”

  These two were the Navy's future, destio be its pilrs. No matter what, they couldn’t be allowed to die here.

  “Yes, Admiral Hark!”

  From the sky, a massive vulture swooped down, grabbing the unscious Garp with its talons before flying upward.

  'Swish!' It then darted toward Sengoku, swiftly retrieving his bloodied body and heading back toward Navy Headquarters.

  “It’s Vice Admiral Bais!”

  Tsuru, her eyes narrowing, breathed a sigh of relief. Whatever her fate may be, she didn’t want her rades, Sengoku and Garp, to die.

  “A Bird Fruit user, huh?”

  El g the retreating vulture, his eyes flickering with thoughts of pursuit. However, fag the looming threat of Admiral Hark, who was clearly i on proteg Sengoku, Garp, and the others, El refrained from giving chase.

  Instead, he turned his gaze toward the captured Tsuru, a cold smile f on his lips. “I’d like to see what choice you two make .”

  He hadn’t anticipated Linlin and her crew entering the future Navy Trio here at Sabaody, let alone capturing Tsuru aing this game in motion. But now, intrigued, he was eager to see how things would unfold.

  “If that’s the case, then I’ll gdly take this future naval strategist.”