One Piece: Surrounded at Marineford? Just kidding!

Chapter 581: Wings Block Thorns, the Sun God and the God of War Return!

Just as Luffy finished speaking!

A figure suddenly appeared!

Zoro's figure darted between the thorns and the girl. Enma was drawn. A purplish-black Armament Haki instantly enveloped the blade.

A fierce and unparalleled slash came out diagonally. The blade precisely sliced ​​into the main trunk of the thorns, severing it by the roots.

Sauron didn't turn to look at the terrified child. He held his sword horizontally in front of him, his gaze fixed on Saint Somaz deep within the ruins.

"Take them away."

On the other side, a massive collapsed stone pillar completely blocked the children's evacuation route.

Extremely high temperatures descended from mid-air. Sanji's figure descended from the sky. His right leg burst into flames. He kicked hard at the stone pillar blocking his path. A dull thud resounded as it shattered.

His burning right leg swept away tons of rubble, forcefully creating a wide escape route. Sanji landed steadily, standing between the children and Saint Somaz.

He took out a lighter from his pocket and lit a cigarette. He exhaled pale blue smoke.

"Rest now."

Somaz Saint sneered from the shadows of the ruins. His arms instantly expanded, unleashing a dense mass of thick thorns. A dozen barbed vines lashed out from the front, frantically coiling towards Zoro's three swords.

Somaz Saint manipulated the ground thorns with extreme cunning. Sharp spikes silently burst from the earth, aiming straight for Sanji's ankle. He intended to disable both of them's mobility first.

Zoro snorted coldly. He unleashed the power of all three swords simultaneously. The vines rushing towards them were instantly sliced ​​into countless fragments.

Sanji's Observation Haki had already foreseen the deadly attack from below. The moment the earth spikes pierced the ground, he lightly touched the ground with his toes, his body gracefully leaping into the air. In mid-air, he perfectly avoided the frenzied strangulation of the root system.

In mid-air, Sanji spun rapidly as he plummeted downwards. Seizing the opportunity as Somaz retracted his thorns, Sanji delivered a powerful kick to his right shoulder joint.

An extremely high temperature erupted instantly. Somaz Saint's right shoulder was charred on the spot.

A pungent, burnt smell permeated the air.

Zoro's attack followed immediately. He pressed forward from the left. The Three-Sword Style sword technique was unleashed in full force. The blades flashed like a tapestry. The three swords sliced ​​through Somaz Saint's waist, abdomen, left arm, and legs at extremely bizarre angles.

Their attacks were perfectly synchronized, one after the other. Sanji's fiery kick had barely retreated when Zoro's slash arrived, perfectly avoiding each other's attack trajectories. Somaz's healing ability, which was just about to activate, was completely interrupted by these two waves of relentless attacks.

Somaz Saint was utterly enraged. His remaining left arm transformed into an extremely thick thorn, which coiled fiercely around Sanji's neck like a whip.

Sanji's eyes flashed coldly. Instead of retreating, he advanced. He raised his left leg and kicked precisely at the bottom of the thorn. The entire vine, along with Somaz Saint's center of gravity, was kicked into the air.

Zoro had already seized the fatal opening. He slammed his legs into the ground, sending his body soaring into the sky. His three swords intertwined in mid-air, forming a massive cross of sword pressure that slashed fiercely through Somaz Saint's torso.

Somaz Saint let out a piercing scream. His body split apart in mid-air.

Sanji gave his opponent no chance to catch his breath. His body spun rapidly in the air. His right leg transformed into an extremely dazzling wheel of fire. A powerful spinning fire kick followed, slamming heavily into Somaz Saint's mangled body.

A violent force exploded outwards. The immense impact tore apart Saint Somaz's mangled body from five directions. The severed limbs and torso transformed into five black shadows, crashing into five surrounding ruins. A cloud of dust billowed into the air.

Zoro landed smoothly. He sheathed his three swords.

In the ruins, the remains of Saint Somaz flickered with an eerie green light once more. Flesh and limbs writhed violently on the ground, attempting to piece themselves back together.

But this time, the regeneration was extremely slow. Loki, the black dragon, hovered in the sky, his massive body radiating an aura of terrifying oppression. Purple-black lightning continuously exploded within the clouds. The battlefield was completely suppressed.

Zoro stared coldly at the mangled limbs on the ground that twitched a few times before coming to a complete stop.

"It seems their self-healing abilities are temporarily unavailable."

Sanji stepped forward. He kicked away a charred vine and exhaled a smoke ring.

He looked around at the scattered remains of Saint Somaz!

"It seems their self-healing abilities aren't invincible."

On the other side of the battlefield, the situation was equally tense.

The dozen or so Black Titans, controlled by Im's Stand ability, completely lost their minds. Their eyes were bloodshot, their skin covered in eerie black markings, and they swung their enormous fists, frantically attacking their own kind.

Former comrades-in-arms have become the most terrifying enemies. The giant warriors couldn't bring themselves to kill. They could only passively endure the onslaught.

Luffy stood atop Loki's massive dragon head, surveying the entire scene below. He suddenly unleashed a powerful leap, soaring hundreds of meters into the air.

In mid-air, Luffy unleashed an extremely dazzling pure white battle intent. His hair instantly turned pure white, dancing wildly in the wind and snow. The powerful aura of his Nika form instantly enveloped the area.

Luffy crashed into the densest area of ​​black giants like a white meteor. He didn't directly smash the enemies with his fists. Instead, his arms instantly grew enormous, transforming into two thick rubber pillars.

Luffy nimbly dodged the heavy punch of a black giant. His enormous rubber hand pressed down on the back of the giant's head, slamming it heavily onto the solid ice.

Luffy's giant rubber hand slammed down heavily on the back of the black giant.

This strike did not contain any destructive power, but it carried the strange fluctuations unique to Nika's form.

The black giant, struck by the attack, let out a painful groan. The eerie black markings on its skin rapidly faded. Its crimson eyes gradually regained their clarity.

The giant, now fully conscious, looked around blankly. He spotted his wounded comrade not far away and called out his name in a hoarse voice.

Luffy's face broke into an extremely bright smile.

The liberated warriors indeed restrained the Black Transformation Domination!

Luffy turned around and shouted at Chopper, who was anxiously tending to the wounded not far away.

"Chopper. These guys can still be saved."

Chopper's eyes lit up. He pulled a Rumble Ball from his medicine box and swallowed it in one gulp.

Chopper's body instantly swelled, transforming into an enormous monster. His eyes held no rage, only the resolute determination of a healer to save lives.

The gigantic Chopper took heavy steps, charging towards another berserk Black Giant. He didn't use his sharp antlers to ram it, nor his powerful hooves to kick it.

Chopper mimicked Luffy's earlier move. He raised his enormous hand high and slammed it heavily onto the giant's back.

A dull thud resounded. The Black Giant's legs buckled, and he collapsed to his knees amidst the ruins.

Chopper actually slapped it back!

Chopper's tears welled up instantly. He held up his giant deer hoof and shouted excitedly to Luffy and the giant warriors around him.

"It really can. I'll save them."

The Straw Hat crew's perfect teamwork was on full display at this moment.

Luffy laughed loudly. He was tasked with stopping the most ferocious and destructive Black Giant. He used his massive rubber body as a shield. All the deadly attacks were blocked.

Chopper followed behind Luffy, tasked with waking up the giants Luffy had knocked down one by one. He quickly used his special medicine to check and treat their injuries.

On a distant, ruined high point, Usopp set up his massive slingshot, its black hilt gleaming. His eyes were focused. He drew the bowstring taut and fired a dozen or so specially made sticky projectiles in quick succession.

The green slime struck the still-throbbing Black Giant's wrists and ankles with pinning them firmly to the ground. Chopper's pressure to rescue him was greatly reduced.

Nami stood on the broken wall on the other side, her Clima-Tact pointing straight to the sky. Zeus, the thundercloud, was under her control, transformed into a massive black cloud, unleashing blinding lightning.

Just as a few thorny branches, attempting to sneak up on the rescue area from the shadows, peeked out, Zeus unleashed a torrent of lightning that pulverized them. Nami then used her lightning to create an absolutely safe protective circle around Chopper.

Deep within the Royal Palace of Elbaf.

Aruru stood before the massive, broken French window of the palace, leaning on his cane. A fierce wind, carrying snowflakes, blew into the hall, ruffling his white beard. He remained oblivious.

The old man's gaze pierced through the wind and snow, fixed intently on the distant battlefield.

In the sky, a colossal black dragon, obscuring the sun, coiled among the clouds. Dark purple lightning continuously struck. On the ground, a youth radiating pure white light ran through the ruins. Each strike pulled his people, fallen into darkness, back into the light.

Yaru's withered fingers gripped his cane tightly. His knuckles turned white from the force. Tears streamed down his cloudy eyes. His body trembled violently.

The old man opened his mouth. His voice trembled, yet it carried with remarkable clarity throughout the entire hall.

"The sun god and the god of war have returned."

The dozen or so giant guards standing behind him trembled violently upon hearing these words. They followed the elder's gaze and witnessed a breathtaking scene.

The captain of the guard's eyes were red with emotion. He immediately turned and ran frantically through the palace's passageways. They needed to deliver this message to every giant warrior still fighting and bleeding for the city as quickly as possible.

The balance of power in the battle has shifted completely in Elbaf's favor at this moment.

At the highest point in the center of the battlefield. On a high platform made of solid ice and rock.

Im's double observed everything unfolding on the battlefield. His expression grew increasingly grim.

She witnessed Somaz Saint being dismembered by Zoro and Sanji. His prized immortality and regenerative abilities were brutally torn apart; Somaz Saint was powerless to resist!

And those other Titans who were corrupted are being freed one by one by the Straw Hat Pirates!

A piece of trash is indeed a piece of trash!

Im's Stand raised its right hand, no longer glancing at the disastrous outcome. Its gaze was fixed intently on the enormous black dragon in the sky.

He decided to personally eliminate this biggest variable.

As she raised her arm.

An extremely ancient and evil terrifying pressure erupted from her.

In the center of Im's Stand's pale palm, a crown mark as black as ink appeared.

The moment the mark appeared, the space around her palm began to distort violently.

In the sky, Loki, the circling black dragon, sensed a dangerous fluctuation!

Loki, in his dragon form, lowers his massive dragon head.

The dark red vertical pupils of Im's Stand.

Then he let out a roar.