"From Saturn at the beginning to the mysterious disappearances just displayed—"
Everything pointed to one fact: the Five Elders were not merely masters of physical combat, but all of them had also mastered their fruit powers and unique abilities.
With a single thought, Bob closed his eyes, using his extraordinary Observation Haki to sense his surroundings.
About two hundred meters away, at roughly the 8 o'clock direction, Bob detected Marcus Mars staring intently at him.
Suddenly, the elder's aura surged violently before abruptly condensing.
Hummm!!
Mars' eyes snapped open as an overwhelming Haki, emanating directly from his gaze, erupted.
Its impact reached Bob despite the distance between them.
What's more, this eerie power didn't weaken with range—instead, it coalesced in the air like an invisible spear, poised to pierce the very essence of his soul and disrupt his consciousness.
Bob's body trembled faintly under the assault.
A torrent of energy swept through his surroundings and flooded into his mind.
"Soul power?!" Bob frowned slightly.
His heightened perception instantly traced the trajectory of the immense spiritual force the moment it emerged from Marcus Mars' eyes.
Yet, he offered little resistance, even allowing the mental energy to invade his consciousness freely.
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Within Bob's mind, the invading force manifested not as a physical entity, but as an overwhelming, oppressive weight of malevolent will, attempting to crush his consciousness and erase his very being.
The distinctive power of Marcus Mars pulsed at the center of this mental assault.
Under the infusion of immense power, the malevolent will seemed to solidify, focusing its destructive intent directly on Bob's soul.
Then— The immense mental pressure rotated rapidly with a whooshing sound, accelerating relentlessly.
The next moment— Two colossal beams shot forth, aimed at Bob's soul before vanishing into it.
****
"AAAAHHHH—!!"
Nothing happened to Bob.
Only an agonized scream tore through the space.
The immense pressure vanished the moment it struck, as though dispelled by an overwhelming force.
Yet Marcus Mars' tortured howl continued echoing across the battlefield.
The instant Bob dispelled the mental assault in his mind— His eyes narrowed as his lean figure lunged forward, closing the distance to Mars in a flash.
The elder, grievously wounded by Bob's counter-assault on his mind, now bled profusely from his eyes, his vision and perception severely impaired.
He never saw Bob's next move coming.
Yet in an instant, his figure vanished from the spot entirely, leaving Bob's rapidly streaking form grasping at empty air once more.
This was the mysterious power unique to the Gorosei, seemingly capable of teleporting individuals instantly, without a trace and even concealing their presence entirely from the world.
Now. Across this entire battlefield, the Five Elders had completely disappeared as if they'd never existed, leaving only Bob alone in midair, disoriented.
The edges of his clothes flapped violently in the howling wind.
"Don't think hiding will keep you safe!" Bob murmured under his breath, a cold smirk playing at the corners of his mouth.
The next moment, Bob's aura surged abruptly as he slightly closed his eyes.
His perception instantly expanded, enveloping the entire battlefield.
At this moment, every movement around him became imprinted in Bob's mind.
The crashing of waves against the shore, droplets sliding off wet rocks, the clashing sounds of battle from Marineford.
Sengoku was currently engaged with Revolutionary leader Dragon, while Garp and Kaido were locked in an evenly matched struggle.
Kong continuously intercepted golden sword beams from Shiki, while Whitebeard tangled with Redfield.
Akainu, having been taken to safety by Kizaru, had recovered enough to rejoin the fray.
Aokiji and CP0 agents fought desperately against the pirates commander.
The remaining pirates, marines, and revolutionaries all battled fiercely against each other.
The conflict between both sides grew increasingly brutal.
Though the World Government's preparations at Marineford were nearly flawless, with nearly all available forces committed to this battle, the tide still favored the pirates.
Across all of Marineford, corpses littered the ground—severed limbs and broken bodies everywhere, blood staining the entire Marineford bay red.
By the execution platform, with the World Government's main forces occupied with their respective enemies, Luffy finally reached Ace's side under Jinbei's protection.
Beyond all this.
The faint distortions in reality across the battlefield also revealed themselves to Bob's perception.
Though the Gorosei had concealed everyone including themselves within these inexplicable distortions, their energy signatures couldn't be completely erased—these became the most obvious traces.
Following these faint energy trails, Bob quickly pinpointed their locations.
The first one Bob detected was the elder with the prominent birthmark—Saturn.
"Three o'clock!" Bob growled under his breath.
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Bob tapped his foot against empty air.
With a sonic boom, his slender figure transformed into a streak of light shooting towards his target.
His right hand formed a fist that smashed violently into seemingly empty space.
Crack.
A crisp shattering sound rang out as fine fissures spread outward from Bob's knuckles like radiating fractures.
Within seconds, the entire space became webbed with spider-like cracks.
With a final pop, the space shattered completely, fragments falling away like broken glass.
Tremendous energy erupted from Bob's fist, a tsunami of force pouring into the fractured
Under this overwhelming assault, Jaygarcia Saturn came rocketing out like a snapped kite string—sent flying uncontrollably through the air.
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