PIRATES: I WORK IN NAVY FROM NINE TO FIVE

"Ryuo: Hakoku Sovereign Slash!"

BOOOOM!!!

A torrent of blackened energy erupted like a volcanic eruption, tearing through the air and sea alike.

The sheer pressure distorted the atmosphere, and the strike—like a ten-thousand-meter-long black dragon—roared across seven to eight nautical miles, straight toward the massed pirate fleet.

Pirates who had just been riled up moments ago… froze in place.

No one expected an attack launched from such a distance.

And no one was prepared for the apocalyptic force behind it.

How could their fragile limbs and decks possibly block something like that?

BOOOOM!!!

A devastating shockwave rolled out, blasting apart more than a dozen pirate ships in an instant.

The exploding wave surged outward like a tsunami, flooding the entire area in a raging downpour of seawater and wreckage.

Within seconds, everything within a radius of several nautical miles was engulfed.

Shattered masts, burning hulls, and bloodied bodies were flung in all directions.

The sea boiled with destruction.

Even those who managed to remain upright—pirates, Marines, guards, Doflamingo, Blackbeard—were stricken with horror.

They turned as one to stare at the two towering giants in front of Luo Yu.

Eyes filled with disbelief.

One attack…One technique…And the battlefield was already devastated.

A full tenth of Kaido's 120,000-man pirate force—gone.

Just like that.

"Hahaha! That was glorious!""A true battlefield, just as Lord Luo Yu promised!"

Dorry the Blue Ogre laughed, his face alight with renewed battle spirit.

He gripped his massive sword once more, sinews bulging with strength.

"Brogy! Let's finish what we started! Let the world know who we are!"

"I am Dorry of Elbaf!""And I am Brogy of Elbaf!"

"Ryuo: Hakoku Sovereign Slash!"

BOOOOOOM!!!

Another wave of annihilation tore across the sea.

This time, it was even stronger.

The sea split in two as if carved by the gods.

The pirate fleet, which had just begun to regroup, stood paralyzed.

Every pirate on deck felt utterly insignificant before the oncoming doom.

"Boss Kaido! Save us!!!"

"Damn bastards… sneak attacking me?! I'll destroy you!!"

Kaido roared, brandishing his massive Kanabo.

"Thunder Bagua: Supreme Seaquake!!"

The two forces—Kaido's overwhelming shockwave and the dual Hakoku strikes—clashed in midair.

BOOOOM!!!

Even Kaido, the so-called strongest creature alive, couldn't completely stop the fused power of the two Elbaf titans.

The excess shockwaves broke through and shattered even more ships.

Dozens more vessels were pulled into the chaos, their remnants scattered like leaves in a storm.

The sea itself trembled.

Thousands of pirates were dragged under.

The screams of the dying rose like a funeral dirge to the heavens.

What once was a mighty battle formation was now in tatters.

Doflamingo and the others stood dumbstruck.

"This... this isn't what we planned..."

They had envisioned a one-sided slaughter.

120,000 elite pirates, gathered under Kaido's banner, sweeping away Impel Down in a single tide.

But instead?

Two giants had just shattered 20–30 warships like toy boats, taking tens of thousands of lives with them.

And now they finally understood—

Why Luo Yu had never once requested backup from Marine HQ.

This level of battle…

Ordinary soldiers would only get in the way.

"Scatter!""Don't let them target us again! I'll handle them!"

A fiery figure plummeted from the sky like a meteor.

King the Wildfire, his body wreathed in flames, dove straight for Dorry and Brogy.

He had witnessed firsthand the destructive power of their combined technique.

Letting them attack again would doom the entire Beasts Pirates force.

But Dorry and Brogy didn't even flinch.

Still catching their breath, they gave a mirthful chuckle.

"Sorry, we're tapped out.""That was our last move."

"It's time for the next round."

Next round?

King's expression froze.

And then—his instincts screamed.

A wave of fear crawled up his spine.

Just as he landed—**

A weathered old man** stepped in his path, calmly puffing on a pipe.

"You old fool... think you can stop me?!""Do you know who I am?! 1.39 billion bounty!!"

"Inferno Slash!!"

"1.39 billion?"The old man chuckled."Unless you're the Pirate King himself, I've got nothing to fear."

He opened his eyes—and they crackled with Conqueror's Haki.

The air exploded as his warhammer lit up with Ryuo and Conqueror's coating—infused together.

"Conqueror's Bind: Flaming Cannon Hammer!!"

BOOOOOOM!!!

An explosion of flame and force tore through the battlefield.

The very air seemed to shudder.

The old man—Nagli—brought his hammer down like a falling star.

CRACK!!!

King's body was smashed backward, vomiting blood as he flew like a rocket across the sea.

The speed of his flight was even faster than when he had charged in.

He tore through several ships before crashing down, causing another eruption of debris and sea spray.

On the platform, Nagli stood calmly, pipe between his teeth, face slightly flushed.

Doflamingo and the others stared at him in stunned silence.

"This old man... is a monster!""No—everyone around Luo Yu... is a monster!"