Seeing Franky successfully combine with the Pacifista's ability, Sengoku's brows furrowed even more tightly.
The Straw Hat was already difficult enough to deal with, and they were getting stronger and stronger in battle, which put more and more pressure on Sengoku.
"Wah ah ah ah ah..."
"Damn it! What's wrong with these brats? They've been fighting this long and are still completely unharmed!"
"They're even harder to deal with than the Shichibukai themselves!"
Just then, such a sound came from a battlefield near the execution platform.
Sengoku and the others looked in the direction of the sound and saw several Seraphim had also arrived on the battlefield.
At this moment, many Captains from the New World and well-known figures were jointly attacking them.
But what shocked everyone around was that these famous Captains were unable to inflict any damage on these Seraphim.
Furthermore, they were being repelled by the Seraphim's powerful combat abilities, suffering heavy casualties.
The surrounding pirates, witnessing such a scene, all showed expressions of terror and cried out in disbelief.
"What exactly are these things?"
"Even the Captains are completely helpless!"
"These things are too invincible, aren't they?! How can we possibly defeat them?"
Just as these people were in shock, several more Captains were sent flying by the Seraphim.
Seeing that the Seraphim had temporarily dealt with the surrounding enemies, Sengoku immediately ordered them.
"Seraphim! Quickly break through and intercept the Straw Hat!"
Before the battle began, Sengoku had been given the authority chip that allowed him to command the Seraphim.
So, upon hearing his command, all seven Seraphim immediately aimed their targets at Luffy and the others, who were advancing towards the execution platform.
Just as the Seraphim shifted their attention, a figure shining with brilliant light suddenly rushed towards Jinbe's Seraphim S-Shark at high speed.
"Oh oh oh oh..."
"Brilliant Impact!"
Boom!
A loud bang rang out, and S-Shark was violently sent flying dozens of meters, knocking down a large number of Marines along the way.
This sudden sight immediately caused a flurry of exclamations from the crowd.
"It's Diamond Jozu!"
"He actually sent such an invincible weapon flying!"
"He must have finished it off this time!"
"Well done, Captain Jozu!"
Sengoku's heart also couldn't help but pound.
Regarding the Seraphim, he wasn't sure of their true strength.
Just as the pirates rejoiced that S-Shark had been "finished off" and Sengoku worried about it, people watched in utter astonishment.
S-Shark, after being knocked away, immediately got back up.
And it still appeared to have sustained no damage whatsoever.
At this, the entire battlefield, including the whole world, was stunned.
"How is that possible?! Even Captain Jozu can't injure these guys?"
"This weapon called Seraphim is too invincible, isn't it?!"
"Damn it! If this is the case, we have no way to deal with them at all!"
...
Onigashima!
Upon seeing the abilities displayed by the Seraphim, Kaido immediately looked at King beside him.
"King! This weapon couldn't be something that Vegapunk researched based on your race's bloodline, could it?!"
King, wearing a mask, made his expression unreadable, but his eyes showed surprise as he nodded and said,
"From their characteristics and abilities, it is indeed the bloodline of our clan!"
"I didn't expect Vegapunk to be able to revive even our race, which was 'extinct' in history!"
Queen, who had been staring at the Seraphim for a long time, chuckled and said,
"From their performance, these guys called Seraphim are fundamentally different from those Pacifista."
"Pacifista are cold, thoughtless weapons."
"But these Seraphim appear to possess independent thought; they should be manufactured clones!"
"From their appearance, they are still in their infancy."
"But even in their infancy, they already possess such powerful combat capabilities."
"When they truly grow up, perhaps each of them will become a top-tier powerhouse in this world."
"That Vegapunk really did create something incredible!"
As an excellent scientist himself, Queen quickly saw through the essence of the Seraphim.
And his words caused even Kaido to frown deeply.
If the Marine truly mastered such a force and allowed them to grow, then in the future, their so-called Four Emperors would probably be eliminated.
At this moment, Kaido couldn't help but want to immediately eliminate Vegapunk and remove these future hidden dangers.
...
On the battlefield!
When S-Shark got up unscathed, everyone on the entire battlefield was instantly stunned.
"Damn it!"
S-Shark frowned in anger and said in a deep voice.
The next second, he suddenly plunged headfirst towards the ground.
And just as he plunged headfirst into the ground, people were shocked to see the ground seemingly transform into water.
S-Shark actually began to swim in the watery ground, moving at an extremely fast pace towards Jozu.
However, the other people standing on the watery ground were unaffected and could not fall into the water formed by the earth.
Seeing such a sight, Doflamingo, who was sitting on the ruins of a high-up town, overlooking the entire battlefield, immediately frowned.
"That ability... isn't that Señor's?"
"When did that Vegapunk even copy Señor's ability?"
Doflamingo had no clue about this question.
He even found it unbelievable that his own String-String Fruit ability could be copied.
As he was surprised, S-Shark, who had quickly arrived next to Jozu, suddenly burst out of the water.
"Fishman Karate: Seven Thousand Brick Fist!"
A roar!
Jozu's strong body was sent flying by a punch, also flying dozens of meters away.
This scene utterly dumbfounded everyone present!
"No way?! Even Captain Jozu was sent flying!"
"What in the world are these guys?"
"Bastards! This is too ridiculous!"
The pirates felt deep despair and shock at the combat power displayed by the Seraphim.
And the Seraphim, after breaking through the interception, had already obeyed Sengoku's command and rushed towards Luffy and the others.
The first to attack was Hawkeye's Seraphim S-Hawk!
After breaking through the defense of the pirates on the side, he immediately unleashed a slash towards Luffy and his crew.
The ground was instantly split open by that slash, and its power seemed to be on par with Hawkeye's own slash.
This made the surrounding pirates even more despairing.
"No way?! It's on par with Hawkeye's world's strongest slash!"
"Oh no! That slash anticipated Straw Hat's go ahead speed and is heading for him!"
"Stop quickly, Straw Hat!"
"Be careful!"
Voices from all around urged Luffy to stop, but Luffy seemed not to hear them, maintaining his original speed and continuing to advance.
This made countless pirates even more anxious.
However, just as the slash was about to strike Luffy, a figure suddenly flashed out from beside him.
Clang!
The sound of swords being drawn rang out simultaneously.
Then, there was a violent roar and an explosion of energy fluctuations.
Before the massive slash, a person holding three famous swords stood crossed in front of him, steadily blocking it.
"It's Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro!"
A gasp immediately came from the crowd.
Then, there were sounds of infinite shock.
"sugei! He actually blocked a slash comparable to the world's strongest!"
"It's just like Captain Jozu earlier!"
"Could it be that Roronoa Zoro is already a powerhouse of Captain Jozu's level?"
"This is too surprising! Aren't they a new crew?"
Just as these people were discussing, they suddenly widened their eyes.
Their faces were filled with shock and disbelief.
They had originally thought that Zoro, like Jozu, would need to hold on for a while until the power of the slash weakened, and then change its trajectory to fully intercept it.
Instead, they saw Zoro suddenly erupt, a terrifying black-purple mist instantly surging from his body, like an aura from hell.
With a loud boom.
The slash was actually shattered with a roar.
Before these people could exclaim about it, their inner shock escalated another notch.
After shattering the slash, Zoro continued to exert force.
The terrifying black-purple mist on his body instantly adhered to all three of his swords.
Then, Zoro suddenly spun around.
All three swords simultaneously unleashed three black-purple slashes.
And the moment the three slashes flew out, they rapidly merged, transforming into an even larger and more astonishing slash.
When this slash was unleashed, the entire world was stunned.
Because they clearly discovered that the power displayed by this slash was on par with the world's strongest slash, and its speed was even superior.
The slash split the ground and instantly flew in front of S-Hawk.
S-Hawk immediately raised his sword to block.
This immediately caused an incredibly fierce collision, erupting in a violent roar and energy impact.
Seeing Zoro instantly destroy S-Hawk's slash and return a comparable one, the entire battlefield completely erupted.
"No... no way?! He actually instantly shattered that slash comparable to the world's strongest?!"
"That was a slash on par with Hawkeye's!"
"And the slash Roronoa unleashed is also so strong..."
"Could it be that Roronoa is already stronger than Captain Jozu? This is too unbelievable?!"
Just as these people were shocked by this, they watched in even greater astonishment.
S-Hawk, who had been seemingly invincible on the battlefield, was actually defeated by Zoro's slash at this moment, flying violently backward.
Immediately, everyone was completely dumbfounded.
They couldn't even believe what their eyes were seeing, and their voices trembled with shock.
"Is that… is that real?! He actually cut down that monster?!"
"So many Captains were at a loss against the Seraphim, yet Roronoa alone…"
"Roronoa… is too strong!!!"
At this moment, everyone present was awed by Zoro's displayed strength.
Even Hawkeye's eyes showed shock as he exclaimed, "Has he grown to this extent already?"
"I still underestimated your growth rate!"
As he spoke, a strong fighting spirit ignited in Hawkeye's eyes.
He could no longer resist the urge to immediately engage Zoro in a fierce battle.
Beside him, Doflamingo suddenly burst into laughter, looking at the S-Hawk that had been cut down and saying, "It seems that thing called Seraphim isn't completely on par with our strength after all!"
"Although that swordsman's slash was indeed terrifying, if it were you, you'd definitely be able to block it, wouldn't you!"
Hawkeye temporarily put aside the idea of a match with Zoro, nodded, and expressed agreement.
Then, he showed a puzzled expression and said, "He indeed displayed attack power almost equal to mine just now."
"Judging by that level, he should have been able to block that slash, but why…"
Neither of them knew the reason for this for the time being.
Only Sengoku, who was on the execution platform, was still feeling lingering fear.
He exclaimed in his heart, "As expected, we let them enter this top-tier battlefield too early!"
"When S-Hawk unleashed that slash just now, the flames on its back extinguished."
"Is this the special bloodline ability Vegapunk mentioned?"
Sengoku recalled the information about the Seraphim that Vegapunk had specifically warned him about.
"The current Seraphim have not fully matured yet."
"If they want to exert world-class power, they can only rely on the flames on their backs."
"These flames are a special ability of the Lunarian race."
"They can use the flames to strengthen their power, allowing them to exert strength beyond their normal state at the moment of attack."
"However, to use this power, the flames on their backs will extinguish, and at the same time, their defense will decrease."
"Their originally invincible defense will be broken by powerful force at that instant."
As Sengoku was recalling this information, the S-Hawk, which had been cut down by Zoro, had already climbed up from the ground.
Although it failed to block Zoro's slash just now, S-Hawk did not suffer any damage because of the flames.
The first thing it did after getting up was to charge forward again and engage Zoro in battle.
At the same time, the other Seraphim also rushed towards the Straw Hat all at once.
Several members of the Straw Hat spontaneously went out to actively confront those Seraphim.
Kuma, Jinbe, and Empress faced their respective clone Seraphim, S-Bear, S-Shark, and S-Snake.
They all understood these Seraphim, which replicated their combat abilities, very well, so they were the most suitable people to deal with these Seraphim.
Furthermore, S-Snake possessed the same ability as Empress to petrify others.
And because of the characteristics of the Mero Mero no Mi, the petrification of different ability users did not conflict with each other.
Even copied abilities were like this.
Therefore, neither of them could undo the petrification ability exerted by the other.
However, because Empress and S-Snake both had absolute confidence in their respective beauty, they would not be moved by each other.
So their two BUG-like abilities were effectively nullified against each other, able to cancel each other out.
As for the Captive Arrow, which could forcibly petrify the opponent, both of them tacitly did not use it.
Because they both understood this ability very well.
The moment this ability is released, the ability user will stop in place, just like shooting an arrow.
If they were to simultaneously use Captive Arrow on each other, neither would be able to dodge the other's attack.
At that time, if both of them were petrified simultaneously, no one would be able to release their abilities.
Here, three former Shichibukai faced their own clone Seraphim.
The remaining three Seraphim were intercepted by Ivankov, Nojiko, and Nami.
Ivankov charged towards Crocodile's clone Seraphim, S-Crocodile.
Nami and Nojiko, on the other hand, faced the remaining Seraphim of Moriah and Doflamingo.
When the Seraphim came to intercept them, some Marine Vice Admirals from the front also rushed forward to attack them.
These individuals were blocked by Usopp and Vivi.
Both of them possessed powerful, wide-range attacks, capable of dealing with several enemies at once.
And because of Vivi's flying ability and speed, as well as Usopp's own powerful explosive abilities, almost no one could get close to them.
They could fight these Vice Admirals alone without needing cover.
Only a few short minutes had passed since the battle began.
The members of the Straw Hat were forced to stop one by one, going to deal with the enemies preventing their advance.
Karu, on the other hand, had disappeared from the battlefield using his ability the moment the battle began.
As a result, only Luffy, Uta, and Sanji remained.
And they were now very close to the execution platform.
However, in front of the execution platform, there were three rows of enemies standing.