Doll lunged forward, her arms instantly coated in Armament Haki as she met the descending giant blade head-on.
"We've got giants stationed at G-14 too. I've sparred with them plenty."
BOOM!
Fist and greatsword collided in a thunderous crash.
The shockwave was immense.
Doll was blasted backward like a cannonball.
Not everyone was Whitebeard—capable of stopping a giant's blade barehanded.
More importantly, these weren't ordinary giants.
They were the legendary warriors of Elbaf—Blue Ogre Dorry and Red Ogre Brogy—renowned for their century-long duel.
Their battle instincts were razor-sharp, honed through countless peak clashes.
CRASH!
Doll slammed into the mountainside behind her, the impact shattering the rock and kicking up a storm of dust.
Seeing his strike land, Dorry immediately turned, sword in hand, aiming for Luo Yu—the young man who had stood there calmly, drinking, from the start.
To the giants, his nonchalance was a direct affront to their pride.
But just as Dorry turned, a sharp sonic boom erupted in front of him.
"That's some serious power—ten times stronger than the giant Vice Admiral back at my base. But did you really think you could take me down in one blow? You're underestimating a Marine Vice Admiral."
Doll reappeared like a phantom, standing before Dorry, her body cloaked in jet-black Armament Haki like a suit of armor.
The two giants' expressions shifted.
They hadn't expected the world to change so much in a hundred years.
They'd seen Devil Fruits before—but this "Haki" was new to them.
"Rokushiki: Tempest Kick—Flowing Sakura Rend!"
Using Moonwalk, Doll launched herself into the air. Her long, leather-clad leg slashed down like a blade.
The Tempest Kick, infused with Flowing Sakura Haki, exploded into a massive, ten-meter-wide shockwave that tore through the air.
Dorry's face darkened. He raised his greatsword just in time to meet the strike.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
A flurry of blows followed.
The clash of giant and human echoed like thunder.
Doll's agile, precise strikes met Dorry's sweeping, overwhelming swings.
His greatsword moved like a wall of steel, shattering her Haki-infused slashes and sending shockwaves across the battlefield.
The spectators were forced to retreat again and again.
As the two locked into a deadlock, Brogy didn't move. He stood guard, eyes fixed on Luo Yu.
He knew—the calm young man sipping from his gourd was the real threat.
BOOM!
Dorry shattered another of Doll's attacks, the resulting blast sending a hurricane of force outward.
Doll used the recoil to leap back a hundred meters, hovering midair with Moonwalk.
She gathered a massive surge of Flowing Sakura Haki into her right leg.
"As expected of the giants Admiral Luo Yu picked. Impressive strength. But if this is all you've got—don't blame me for taking you down."
"Rokushiki Secret Art: Spiral Severance!"
Doll spun like a compass, channeling her energy and Haki into a devastating Tempest Kick.
A massive, whirling slash—dozens of meters wide—screamed through the sky toward Dorry.
His face tightened as he glanced at his chipped greatsword.
Now he understood why Luo Yu had said they were out of touch with the times.
Back in the day, no "small fry" would dare challenge giants head-on.
But that was exactly why Dorry's long-dormant fighting spirit reignited.
He gripped his sword with both hands and laughed heartily.
"Hah! So this is the strength of today's Marine HQ. Not bad at all!"
"If you want to settle this in one blow, then let's see how you handle a true giant's technique!"
"Elbaf Spear: Hakoku Sovereignty!"
Dorry locked his fingers around the hilt, his arms bulging like boulders as he channeled his energy into the blade.
A terrifying aura erupted.
BOOM!
With a single swing, a colossal shockwave tore through the sky, colliding with Doll's Flowing Sakura-infused Spiral Severance.
CRASH!
The explosion was deafening.
A storm of force erupted from the impact point, obliterating everything nearby.
Even from a hundred meters away, Doll felt the crushing pressure bearing down on her.
As a Vice Admiral, she had fought against Yonko crews before.
She'd never faced Big Mom or Kaido directly—but she'd witnessed their island-splitting, sea-cleaving attacks.
She had always thought such power was exclusive to the Four Emperors.
She never imagined a giant could do the same.
After all, even Marine giants couldn't perform basic techniques like the Giant Spear—let alone this.
"Vice Admiral Doll, get out of the way!"
Tashigi shouted.
Doll snapped out of it—just in time to see the deadlock shatter.
The shockwave from Hakoku Sovereignty surged toward her, unstoppable.
Everyone's nerves tensed.
But before anyone could react, a monstrous wave of Conqueror's Haki exploded once more.
BOOM!
Tangible, roaring Haki burst from Luo Yu like a dam breaking.
Jet-black Armament Haki coated it instantly.
The resulting shockwave surged forward like a black tsunami, colliding head-on with Hakoku Sovereignty.
CRACK!
The two forces clashed, sending shockwaves in all directions.
The black tide wavered for a moment—then Luo Yu's Haki surged again, even stronger than before.