The Queen Anne's sailed swiftly across the sea, with seven or eight pirate ships trailing behind. The Ewald Pirates' flag fluttered violently in the wind, displaying their might and dominance.
"Captain Ewald, although we haven't confirmed which pirate group is responsible, it's most likely the Hell Pirates, the World Pirates, or the Golden Pirates... these Overlord candidates crews. But Captain, do we really need you to personally deal with them? Aren't you giving them too much credit?"
The main cadres of the Ewald Pirates had gathered, leaving Bristol Island, their base camp, nearly defenseless. If Rocks decided to attack, they could lose everything.
"With Diger and the others watching Rocks, we just need to act quickly, resolve the matter at Doragonzo Island, and head back immediately!" Ewald voice was cold and calculated. He wasn't reckless. He had already contacted his so-called allies, ensuring that Rocks wouldn't strike his territory while he was away.
After all, if he couldn't reclaim Doragonzo Island, how could he face the world as an overlord? His position was already tenuous, and being humiliated by unknown pirates would destroy his reputation.
"Prepare for battle! I want every last one of those bastards wiped out!"
His men roared in response. The attack flag was raised, and the fleet began its approach. The sound of the battle horns echoed across the sea, sending chills down the spines of the island's residents.
Terrified, the locals fled into their homes, locking their doors and windows. They had already suffered under countless pirate groups. All they wanted was for the conflict to end, no matter who came out on top.
"Newgate, you'll start the first wave of defense," Brook ordered with a calm but commanding tone. His eyes were sharp as he stared at the approaching fleet.
"Got it, Brother Brook!" Edward Newgate stepped forward, his massive frame exuding raw power. His right arm bulged as veins pulsed violently. With a mighty swing, he unleashed his Tremor-Tremor Fruit power.
"Earthquake Tsunami!"
The entire Doragonzo Island and the surrounding sea trembled violently. Cracks split the surface of the ocean, creating a massive wave. The water surged upward, forming a colossal tsunami that towered hundreds of meters high, crashing toward the Ewald Pirates' fleet.
"Good job, Newgate!" Brook's eyes gleamed with approval. Redfield, Linlin, and Shiki were equally impressed, watching the disaster-level attack unfold.
Meanwhile, on the Queen Anne's, Ewald eyes widened in disbelief. The sea itself was splitting apart, creating a tsunami of apocalyptic proportions.
"Impossible... what kind of power is this?!"
His crew screamed in terror. The massive wave loomed over them like a god of destruction.
"Brace yourselves!" Ewald roared, activating his Devil Fruit ability.
The sea surged violently. Pirate ships were tossed around like leaves in a storm, helpless against the overwhelming force. One ship after another was engulfed by the tsunami, dragged into the bottom of the sea, never to surface again.
"NOOOO!!!" Ewald heart sank as he watched his fleet being annihilated. These were the pirates he had raised, the men who fought for him, and now they were nothing but wreckage.
But with the waves closing in, Ewald had no time to mourn. He activated his Devil Fruit power, encasing the Queen Anne's in a protective bubble of compressed seawater, submerging the ship and allowing it to ride beneath the wave like a submarine.
Once the tsunami passed, the ship emerged from the sea, surrounded by floating corpses and shipwrecks.
"Brother Brook, most of the fleet is destroyed! Brother Newgate is too strong!" Shakky shouted, peering through a telescope. She was amazed at the sheer scale of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power.
"Gurara~! How about that, Shiki? This time my bounty might just surpass yours!" Newgate laughed heartily, clearly proud of his destructive display.
"Hmph, it's our turn now!" Golden Lion Shiki grinned wickedly. With a wave of his hand, dozens of pirate ships and hundreds of boulders rose into the air. He soared skyward, commanding the floating islands and debris with his Float-Float Fruit power.
Redfield, riding the golden ship, followed closely behind Brook and the others. His electromagnetic cannon began to charge.
On the Queen Anne's , Ewald was pulling his surviving crew from the sea with Devil Fruit-enhanced ropes, his face contorted with fury. Only one-tenth of his forces had survived the onslaught, and they were drenched, trembling, and disoriented.
"That bastard... it was Golden Lion Shiki after all!" Ewald eyes turned bloodshot with rage. He immediately spotted Shiki floating in the sky, wielding his massive airborne arsenal.
The Hell Pirates' aerial assault commenced. Rocks, boulders, and even small islands rained down upon the Queen Anne's, leaving no time for Ewald to retaliate.
"Do you really think you can destroy me so easily?!" Ewald bellowed, activating his Devil Fruit ability.
A transparent spherical barrier with a 100-meter radius appeared around him, freezing everything within its range. The falling boulders and islands suspended mid-air, unable to advance.
"Within my Devil Fruit domain... everything is under my control!!" Ewald grinned darkly. With a casual flick of his finger, he hurled the massive rocks into the sea, creating massive splashes.
Then, without warning, he drew his sword and slashed. A titanic wave of sword energy shot toward Shiki's floating ship.
"Too slow!" Shiki sneered, effortlessly dodging the attack with his flying ability.
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Golden Lion Shiki effortlessly dodged Ewald's massive sword slash. Even though it was far stronger than his own, Shiki knew he couldn't block it head-on. Instead, he watched as the sword energy cleaved through an ordinary pirate ship, splitting it clean in half.
"Damn it... my attacks are useless against him?" Shiki scowled. The fact that he was being outmatched by Newgate frustrated him. Why couldn't Ewald just fall properly?
Ewald prepared to strike again, but before he could, pillars of lightning rained down from the sky, bombarding both him and the surviving pirates struggling in the water. Those still waiting for rescue were instantly electrocuted, their bodies convulsing before they sank lifelessly into the sea.
"DAMN IT!!" Ewald roared in fury. Watching his men slaughtered mercilessly, he felt himself going insane. His elite fleet was gone. Only the crew aboard the Queen Anne's remained.
From above, Redfield's lightning and Charlotte Linlin's thundercloud flames descended upon Ewald relentlessly, scorching the ship.
"Teach Ewald—bounty: 1.5 billion berries. A Paramecia Devil Fruit user capable of controlling all matter within a 100-meter radius. Also a terrifying great swordsman," Antonio announced, reading out their enemy's profile.
Shiki's face turned grim. "Why the hell is my attack ineffective?" he muttered.
Gritting his teeth, Shiki decided to go big. "Fine! If a 100-meter island isn't enough, I'll drop a thousand-meter island on him!"
"Wait... could it be that he can't control the elements?" Brook's eyes narrowed. He quickly noticed that Ewald's fruit ability only controlled physical matter—not elemental forces. That was why Redfield's lightning and Linlin's fire weren't affected.
Hearing Brook's observation, Redfield and Linlin intensified their assault. They bombarded Ewald's flagship with fire, lightning, and soul attacks, giving the enemy no time to breathe.
Meanwhile, the pirates on the Queen Anne's returned fire, launching cannonballs, bullets, and sword slashes toward the golden flying ship in the sky.
"The Hell Pirates are here too?!" Ewald's eyes widened as he recognized the emblems on the enemy ships. "So you bastards were working together all along... no wonder you had the balls to attack me!"
At the same time, sniper Hiruba realized that his bullets were ineffective. Whenever they entered Ewald's control space, they simply stopped mid-air, floating uselessly.
"Ewald! From today on, Doragonzo Island belongs to us! I hope you'll give us some face!" Brook's voice rang out mockingly. "Newgate, give them another tsunami!"
At Brook's command, Edward Newgate once again unleashed his Tremor-Tremor Fruit power. With a massive swing of his arm, he summoned another colossal tsunami aimed at the Queen Anne's.
"You... it was you who caused the first tsunami!!!" Ewald's bellowed in rage, his eyes bloodshot with fury. He stared at Newgate with a murderous glare.
Realizing the overwhelming force of the second wave, Ewald's knew he couldn't fight it head-on. Gritting his teeth, he once again transformed his ship into submarine mode, allowing it to dive beneath the tsunami.
If he hadn't done so, the massive wave would have torn his ship apart.
"Brother Brook, I want to go down and fight him!" Redfield growled, eager for a direct confrontation. Watching Ewald's get pummeled without being able to fight back only made him crave a duel even more.
"No! You're underestimating him!" Brook's voice was firm. "Right now, we only have the advantage in air and long-range attacks. If you go into his Devil Fruit's range, you'll be at his mercy. You won't last long!"
Even though the Hell Pirates were dominating from afar, Ewald's power in close combat was still formidable. Once he pulled them into his control field, the battle could turn against them in an instant.
"EVERYONE, GET BACK!" Golden Lion Shiki bellowed. His voice echoed over the battlefield as he lifted a massive island—nearly a thousand meters wide—using his Float-Float Fruit. His veins bulged, showing the strain of holding such a large mass.
"Shiki... are you insane?!" Newgate's eyes widened slightly, impressed by Shiki's resolve. The Golden Lion's refusal to accept defeat made him grin slightly.
Watching Shiki hurl the massive island toward the Queen Anne's, Ewald's face turned ashen. Even a pseudo-overlord like him knew the impact would be catastrophic.
(TL: The reason he is part of the Overlord In the New World is because he is allied with other pirate crews, combining their forces to become a true powerhouse. Together, the crews strength reach an overlord-level strength, comparable to Rocks' crew in terms of overall might.)
"What the hell?!" Ewald cursed as the massive island plummeted from the sky. "You bastards! Do you all have Devil Fruits with the power of natural disasters?!"
Desperate, Ewald pushed his Devil Fruit powers to the limit, exerting every ounce of strength. His arms bulged with veins, muscles tearing from the force as he unleashed a colossal sword slash, cutting the falling island clean in half.
The two halves of the island crashed into the sea with a deafening roar, creating tidal waves that surged violently.
But before Ewald could catch his breath, another pillar of lightning struck his ship, and Brook's ghost army descended. The ghostly figures swarmed the Queen Anne's, creating mass confusion among the crew.
"Captain, let us help you!" Ewald's top officer, Biff, rushed to his side, leading a group of elite pirates. They clashed with the ghost army, but their attacks passed through the phantoms harmlessly.
Meanwhile, Linlin's thunder and fire struck the ship repeatedly, leaving the Queen Anne's in tatters.
On the Hell Pirates' side, Shakky and the other crew members, unable to contribute much to the long-range battle, watched the four main fighters perform with awe. Even sniper Hiruba couldn't get involved due to Ewald's control field.
"It's time for some music!" Brook grinned, pulling out his skull-shaped guitar.
Antonio immediately activated the sound shells, amplifying the music through the Den Den Mushi.
Brook's ten-meter-tall Soul Death manifestation appeared, and the haunting melody of "House of Flying Daggers" filled the air.
The souls of the Ewald's Pirates' crew began to tremble violently. Their faces turned pale, their limbs grew cold, and their life force plummeted.
"NOOO!!!"
Even Biff, Ewald's top officer with a 700 million berry bounty, felt his blood run cold. His energy waned and his body slowed, leaving him vulnerable to Redfield and Linlin's combined assault.
Ewald, still reeling from the constant barrage, clenched his teeth in fury. For the first time since his debut, he felt utterly humiliated.
Despite his powerful Haki, advanced swordsmanship, and fruit mastery, he was completely suppressed. The Hell Pirates gave him no chance to counterattack.
"Brook! I'll remember this grudge!" Ewald's roared in frustration.
But despite his defiant words, Ewald's fled with his tail between his legs. He had come with overwhelming force, yet he was retreating like a drowning dog.
From that day forward, Ewald's reputation as a new world overlord would be severely tarnished.
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