One Piece: With Sign-in System

"Enzo!"

Kuina couldn't hold back her shout as she watched the Kung Fu Dugong crash heavily into the deck.

"Worry about yourself," King's cold voice rang out.

The massive katana in his hand descended with terrifying speed and power, aiming straight for Kuina.

Even as Kuina managed to cross her dual blades in defense, the overwhelming force of the strike drove her downward.

Boom!

She crashed onto the deck of the Traveler, skidding back over ten meters before coming to a halt in front of Conis, Robin, and Bonney, all of whom were already injured.

"So, this is the so-called strength of the 'Calamity from the Skies' crew?"

King, towering and clad in black with a mask, goggles, and a pair of massive black-feathered wings ablaze with mysterious flames, sneered as he hovered above the ship. His piercing gaze swept over Kuina and the others with undisguised disdain.

"You're even weaker than I expected. Is there no one among you besides your captain who can put up a decent fight?"

Conis, Bonney, and Robin all turned pale, staring up at King with expressions of fear and helplessness.

This was the power of King the Wildfire, one of the three All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates.

This was what it meant to face a true powerhouse of the New World.

It was a force they could not hope to match.

Kuina, her hands trembling and blood dripping from her split palms, gritted her teeth as she tightened her grip on her swords. Despite the pain, she forced herself to stand tall, placing herself protectively in front of her crewmates. Her fierce gaze locked onto King, defiance burning in her eyes.

Her message was clear:

Even if the captain wasn't here, she would protect this ship. She would not allow a monster like King to run rampant.

Even if it cost her life.

"Impressive resolve," King said coldly. "If you weren't a woman, you might have had the potential to become a warrior capable of standing against me.

"But it's a shame. None of you are qualified to be strong, let alone worthy of serving Lord Kaido.

"So… die here."

Boom!

An oppressive aura burst forth from King, crashing down onto everyone aboard the ship like a tidal wave.

The already weakened crew felt the weight on their shoulders increase tenfold, and their faces turned even paler. The ship itself began to creak under the pressure, cracks spreading across its hull as though it were on the verge of falling apart.

As King's aura reached its peak, his body began to transform.

From his humanoid form, he shifted into a massive, terrifying creature—a wyvern-like Pteranodon with a body over ten meters long and wings spanning nearly thirty meters. Flames roared across his body, radiating intense heat that made the air itself ripple and burn.

Suspended above the ship, King spread his wings, his shadow consuming the deck below as the temperature soared.

"King's going all out. That ship's done for," Charlotte Cracker said from a distance, observing the battle through his telescope.

"But Nico Robin better not die," he muttered to himself. "Otherwise, I'll have a hard time explaining it to Mama."

High above the Traveler, King spread his flaming wings wide, circling in the air before diving straight down. The flames around his body burned brighter and hotter as he rocketed toward the ship like a fiery meteor.

Conis, Robin, and Bonney stared in horror as he descended, his massive form hurtling toward them with devastating speed.

"What… what do we do?!" Bonney's voice trembled with panic. "Isn't the captain back yet?!"

Robin said nothing, but her thoughts mirrored Bonney's.

They needed him—the one person who always stood in front of them during a crisis, whose back gave them an unshakable sense of security.

But now, he wasn't here.

"We have to fight!"

Conis, her face pale and her legs unsteady, pushed herself to her feet. Her beautiful blonde hair turned jet black in an instant.

Raising her left hand toward the sky and gripping her left wrist with her right, she activated her powers.

From every corner of the ship and the surrounding environment, streams of black, mercury-like steel flowed toward her, converging in front of her outstretched hand.

The steel coalesced and transformed, reshaping itself into a massive spear that radiated an aura of sheer, unyielding determination.

Conis aimed the spearhead directly at the descending King.

"Let's see if you can survive this!"

Kuina took a deep breath, her trembling hand gripping the hilt of Wado Ichimonji, now sheathed at her side. Power surged through her legs, and golden sparks of electricity crackled around her body.

High above, the massive Pteranodon form of King, engulfed in flames, looked down at them with cold, disdainful eyes. His deep voice echoed across the battlefield:

"Foolish. You don't know your place."

He made no attempt to dodge. Instead, he accelerated, diving straight toward the floating ship with even greater speed, aiming to shatter the ship, the crew, and their hopes in one devastating impact.

"Thunder Flash!"

"Iron Spear!"

Kuina and Conis unleashed their strongest attacks simultaneously.

Kuina's blade emitted a dazzling golden arc of lightning, slicing through the air like a thunderbolt, while Conis's massive steel spear hurtled upward, gleaming with deadly precision.

Boom!

In the next moment, King's unstoppable momentum collided head-on with their combined assault.

The fiery Pteranodon smashed through both the thunderous slash and the iron spear with terrifying force, scattering their attacks as though they were nothing more than paper.

In their despair-filled eyes, King continued his descent, plunging directly toward the Traveler.

Kuina gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with frustration and helplessness.

"So… this is how it ends."

"I failed to protect this ship… to protect everyone. Why am I so weak?"

Robin closed her eyes, a faint smile appearing on her lips.

"What a journey it's been," she murmured. "Even if it ends here, I have no regrets."

But then, a shadow of sorrow crossed her face. "Though… I wish I could have seen him one last time. There's so much I haven't said yet… I don't want it to end like this."

Conis, drained of all strength, was swept away by the powerful wind pressure created by King's descent. Her body, as light as a feather, was flung toward the edge of the ship.

"Conis!"

Bonney lunged forward, just managing to grab Conis's hand before she could be thrown overboard.

Tears streamed down Bonney's face as she clung to the deck, her body pinned down by the immense pressure of King's fiery descent. Her grip tightened on Conis's hand, refusing to let go despite the overwhelming force pressing down on them.

The ship was on the brink of destruction.

…

At that moment!

Far off on the horizon, a streak of black light flashed across the sky, moving at a speed so fast it seemed to tear through space itself.

Boom!

The sea of clouds, suspended ten thousand meters above the ocean, split in two, leaving a gaping pathway in the sky.

On the ship below and in the distance where Charlotte Cracker watched with his telescope, every pair of eyes widened in disbelief.

A titanic black slash, stretching hundreds of miles, came crashing down from the heavens. It carried an aura so devastating it felt as though the sky and sea were about to be cleaved in two.

The slash struck King's Pteranodon form just moments before he could collide with the ship. The sheer force of the attack sent King hurtling downward, his trajectory violently altered. He plummeted from ten thousand meters in the sky, crashing toward the ocean below.

Kuina, Robin, Bonney, and Conis, all of whom had been bracing for death mere seconds ago, were left frozen in shock. Their hearts, moments before filled with despair, now pounded with confusion and awe.

Before they could fully comprehend what had just happened, a furious voice, dripping with killing intent, roared from the distant horizon.

"King!"

"You're courting death!!!"

The shout echoed across the battlefield, carrying with it a promise of vengeance so fierce that even the heavens seemed to tremble.