ONE PIECE: THE GREAT VOYAGE

The crisscrossing claws sliced through the air, generating a powerful gust of wind that seemed to tear Caesar's head apart.

"Soru!"

Sensing the imminent attack, Caesar instinctively executed Soru, the high-speed movement technique of the Rokushiki, a skill he had picked up during his battle with Douglas Bullet.

"Soru! Geppou!"

At the critical moment, Caesar evaded a fatal strike from the CP0 elite operative, his body vanishing and reappearing midair.

"Huh?"

The CP0 agent was taken aback. He hadn't expected an outsider to use Rokushiki, a secret martial art known only to the Marines and World Government operatives.

Not far away, the legendary pirate Golden Lion, along with Whitebeard and Kaido—who stood hundreds of meters away—observed the scene without surprise.

Both the CP0 agents and the Marines watching the battle were visibly shaken.

"When did this guy..."

"Did he really learn Rokushiki just now, mid-battle?"

Brad and Gliner, who had been worried about Caesar's safety but were too occupied to assist, were astounded.

"Caesar is incredible! He's picking up the enemy's techniques on the fly!"

"He's too strong! Boss, you have to take him down!"

The Marines and CP0 operatives were both shocked and enraged.

"Where the hell did Rocks find this monster?"

"Not only was he born with Haoshoku Haki, but he's already mastered Advanced Conqueror's Haki and now this… and he's still so young!"

"We can't let him leave here alive! He's too much of a threat!"

"Leave him to me! The rest of you, focus on the other enemies!"

"Understood!"

The surrounding CP0 agents nodded before dashing off toward Charlotte Linlin and the others, their figures flickering out of sight.

---

Across the battlefield, the CP0 elite operative narrowed his eyes at Caesar.

"I didn't expect this from you. You're more dangerous than I thought."

He raised both hands, fingers curling into claws. A jet-black sheen of Busoshoku Haki coated them, enhancing his attack power. His aura surged.

"You haven't seen anything yet."

A smirk tugged at Caesar's lips. Before his opponent could react, he vanished from sight.

"Tch!"

The CP0 agent's instincts screamed danger. He twisted to his left just as a blade came slashing down.

"Clang!"

The impact sent sparks flying.

Even Caesar himself was momentarily surprised by his increased speed after mastering Soru. He had closed the distance in an instant, his sword swinging with lethal force.

But the CP0 agent reacted with inhuman reflexes. In a fraction of a second, he shifted to the side, dodging the full brunt of the attack while blocking with his left claw.

Yet, his expression betrayed his shock.

Before he could counter, Caesar vanished again.

A storm of razor-sharp winds surged toward him.

The sky darkened under the sheer number of slashes. Thousands of Rankyaku blades wove together into a massive net, sealing every escape route.

The CP0 agent's pupils shrank.

"He even mastered Rankyaku… and integrated it into his swordsmanship this quickly?"

"An opponent like this... I can't take lightly!"

With a deep breath, he flexed his fingers. Busoshoku surged around his claws, and he retaliated.

"Let me show you the real Rokushiki!"

In a blur, his hands slashed forward.

Blades of compressed air, coated in Haki, tore through the battlefield. The two warriors' attacks clashed midair, turning their surroundings into a hurricane of slashes and shockwaves.

The repeated explosions of Haki-infused strikes rocked the area. The sheer force of their battle made it impossible for ordinary fighters to approach.

No wonder the CP0 agent had ordered his subordinates to stay back. Anyone caught in this duel would be shredded instantly.

The longer the fight went on, the more alarmed the CP0 agent became.

"He's not just copying my techniques—he's refining them. Integrating them into his own style. His growth mid-battle is absurd!"

"At this rate, I can't suppress him with pure skill alone!"

---

Meanwhile, elsewhere on the battlefield, Charlotte Linlin was in trouble.

A CP0 powerhouse and two Marine vice admirals had her surrounded.

Her Tekkai-enhanced physique allowed her to endure their attacks without even using Busoshoku, and she could crush rear admirals with a single punch.

But breaking through this blockade to chase the fleeing Celestial Dragons? That was another story.

"You plan to stall me here?"

Her grin widened.

"Maa You think that'll work?"

With a massive swing of Napoleon, a wave of purple-black lightning-infused sword energy shot toward the CP0 agent.

The sheer force sent him skidding backward.

But before she could press the attack, the vice admirals lunged at her.

She swatted them away with ease, yet the momentary distraction allowed CP0 to regain his footing.

Within seconds, they had encircled her again.

---

Across the battlefield, Silver Axe and Wang Zhi were cutting down Marines left and right, desperately trying to reach Rocks.

They had already realized the situation—

"The captain's in trouble!"

Rocks was locked in a brutal clash with Garp and Roger. And it wasn't looking good.

"Damn Roger! Teaming up with the Marines?!"

"Captain Rocks! Hold on! We're coming!"

But before they could move, a wave of elite Marines and Roger Pirates intercepted them.

A heated battle erupted, preventing them from advancing any further.

---

Elsewhere, Whitebeard, Kaido, and Golden Lion were still biding their time.

A Marine vice admiral growled as he parried Silver Axe's strike.

"This is insane… Pirates and Marines working together?"

A Roger Pirate snorted.

"Don't get it twisted, Marine. We ain't your allies. We're just following Captain Roger's orders."

"Tch. Just don't forget—we'll be hunting you next."

"Heh… we'll see about that!"

---

Whitebeard, meanwhile, traded blows with Silvers Rayleigh.

A powerful punch sent Rayleigh skidding back, but Whitebeard himself swayed slightly from the impact.

"Kuahaha! You're strong, Dark King."

"Interested in joining my crew?"

Rayleigh smirked.

"You trying to recruit me mid-fight, Newgate?"

His blade glowed with Haki as he swung.

Whitebeard met it with Murakumogiri, unleashing the force of his Gura Gura no Mi.

The clash split the sky.

"Come on, Rayleigh! Show me what you've got!"

---

Back in Caesar's battle—

The CP0 agent remained unshaken as sword energy rained down around him.

Then—

"Clang!"

Caesar's blade met his claw in another high-speed exchange.

The force sent both warriors flying back.

"So you saw through that one. Then how about this?"

Caesar smirked.

Before the CP0 agent could react, a massive blade of energy came slicing down from above.

"Boom!"

The battlefield shook.

As the dust settled, Caesar flickered into the distance, his body light as a feather.

Then, suddenly—

A piercing howl split the sky.

The battlefield froze.

The thick smoke parted as an invisible force burst forth—

And the real battle began.