Toward the end of his rant, Garp wore an exaggeratedly troubled expression, shrugged, and threw up his hands.
"So you're planning to dump the aftermath on me, huh?!"
At that moment, Sengoku finally understood why Garp had dared to show such blatant disrespect to the Five Elders.
It wasn't just about strength—
The real reason was simple: he planned to leave the cleanup to Sengoku.
Garp got to play the carefree role, while Sengoku was left to carry the burden.
Sengoku was absolutely furious.
"Enough of that. We need to go support the Admirals. Unless... you want to transform here, bust through the wall, and fly off?"
Garp switched the subject without a shred of subtlety.
"You just love making things worse, don't you?!"
Sengoku nearly exploded, grabbing Garp by the head and dragging him off.
"OW! OW! OW!!"
. . .
Meanwhile, on a certain island—
What was once a bustling town now lay in ruins.
The reason?
The Siren Heads had appeared.
They emerged without warning and immediately began slaughtering civilians and laying waste to the area.
Fortunately, Kizaru had arrived in time to save the remaining survivors.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
Kizaru unleashed a barrage of laser blasts.
Now empowered by Specium energy, each of his rays carried ten to twenty times their original destructive power.
The sheer force was terrifying.
The island shook violently under the relentless bombardment, as if pelted by a storm of meteors.
Yet, despite the devastation, the Siren Heads showed little sign of damage.
Instead, they charged at Kizaru, undeterred and more ferocious than ever.
Kizaru immediately turned to light and relocated elsewhere.
But the Siren Heads had a countermeasure.
Just as Kizaru reappeared, they struck.
Despite the distance, multiple Siren Head fists appeared out of nowhere around Kizaru, slamming through him.
The space surrounding him distorted—
The Siren Heads were attacking across space itself, using spatial manipulation to close the gap.
Fortunately, Kizaru's body was already elemental. Physical strikes passed harmlessly through him.
"VRRRRRMMMMM!!"
Two Siren Heads let out an intense, piercing soundwave.
The horrific noise made Kizaru clutch his ears in agony, temporarily paralyzed by pain.
Seizing the moment, several other Siren Heads unleashed blinding light.
When the flash subsided, Kizaru had been frozen into an ice sculpture.
But the very next second, the sculpture cracked apart—
Tiny light particles scattered, then gathered in midair, reconstituting Kizaru's form.
"Man... this is such a pain. I finally get stronger, but still can't take you down. This could go on forever."
Kizaru hovered above the ground, watching the Siren Heads with a weary expression.
Just then, one Siren Head spat a stream of highly corrosive liquid at him.
It passed straight through Kizaru's light body.
"Haven't you realized yet? None of your attacks can touch me."
He scanned the Siren Heads, his eyes locking onto their heads.
"If I destroy those speakers... you won't be able to fight anymore, right?"
Kizaru raised both hands, gathering light.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
Once again, a massive volley of laser blasts rained down, this time targeting the Siren Heads' heads specifically.
Realizing his intention, they raised their arms to shield their heads.
In the very next instant, Kizaru transformed into a beam of light and reappeared behind one of them.
He reformed with a glowing leg raised—
"One down."
With a devastating kick, he struck the Siren Head's speaker-head, triggering a massive explosion.
The creature collapsed to the ground, twitching violently.
"And now the next—"
Just as Kizaru prepared to repeat the process, his body froze.
"Oooooooo..."
Suddenly, his expression contorted. Sweat poured down his face. He was... afraid?
But there was nothing visible in front of him.
"AAAAAHHHHH!!"
The next second, Kizaru clutched his head, screaming in sheer terror, falling from the sky.
He crashed to the ground, writhing in fear and screaming uncontrollably—completely unlike his usual self.
The Siren Heads slowly encircled him.
From their speakers came eerie, mocking laughter.
. . .
Elsewhere, on another island—
Thanks to Aokiji, half the island had turned into a frozen tundra.
Two Siren Heads had already been frozen into statues.
But within moments, their frozen forms melted and reappeared elsewhere.
"Damn it. Freezing alone isn't enough."
From afar, Aokiji dodged attacks as he scowled at the scene.
He hurled dozens of ice spears in every direction, targeting the Siren Heads.
"VRRRRRMMMM!!"
But the creatures unleashed another wave of sonic attacks, shattering the spears mid-air.
The sound enveloped Aokiji.
The pressure was overwhelming—it shattered him into shards of ice!
One of the Siren Heads fired a blinding beam at the falling ice, attempting to incinerate him completely.
But a concentrated swirl of cold air surged upward, spiraling rapidly.
Aokiji reformed from the vortex of ice.
His body was now scorched with burns.
"Phew... that was close. I almost died."
He panted heavily, glancing at two Siren Heads whose heads had been pierced by large ice spears and were now twitching on the ground.
"Took all that effort for just two? There's still six left..."
He hadn't underestimated the Siren Heads, but he hadn't expected them to be this relentless.
He thought he could instantly freeze them all with absolute zero.
But not even that could keep them contained.
Even frozen solid, they could still break free.
Only by destroying their heads could they be truly defeated.
Now that the Siren Heads had adapted to his combat style, targeting their heads would be much more difficult.
"Alright... let's do this."
Aokiji steeled himself, ready to continue.
But the next moment, his body stiffened, trembling uncontrollably.
His eyes widened in horror.
"Afraid? Me? Why...?"
He tried to process it through the fog of panic.
Then it hit him—
The broadcast had mentioned it:
The Siren Heads could induce terror in others.
Was that... what he was experiencing now?
(End of Chapter)
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