Kenji's Conqueror's Haki instantly shattered several Homies, and even Charlotte's two strongest Homies were forced back into their original forms.
Only the massive wave above, the Tidal Homie, still remained.
The Conqueror's Haki previously released by Kenji did not affect the Tidal Homie in the sky at all.
Of course, this was also because the Conqueror's Haki's suppressive effect was too good, crushing all Homies in its path like a hot knife through butter.
From the moment Kenji attacked until the special Homies collapsed and reverted to their original forms, the entire process only took a few seconds.
In that short time, the giant wave stirred up by the Tidal Homie didn't even have time to fall, nor could it even touch the Conqueror's Haki below.
However, Kenji naturally had a plan for the giant wave above his head.
"The warships still need to be protected, but you?" Kenji looked up at the giant wave about to crash down, a cold expression on his face.
Regarding those warship Homies, Kenji might still want to protect them.
After all, he didn't want to go for a 'sea run' or be a 'swimming champion'. He still needed to ride the warships.
But that Tidal Homie above his head? Who the hell are you?
"Heh, running around in this state, you can't scare anyone." Kenji slowly raised his head, a cold sneer forming at the corner of his mouth.
Above him, clearly visible on the overwhelming giant wave, were massive eyes, a mouth, a nose, and other organs.
Looking up from below, it looked like the seawater had come to life, exuding a strange aura from inside out.
The next moment, Kenji grabbed a greatsword: one of the gifts from the Elbaph Giant Tribe.
Immediately after, he swung his sword without hesitation, slashing towards the giant wave in the sky.
Almost simultaneously, Charlotte, at the bow of the opposite ship, also swung napoleon, using the Giant Sword Technique.
"Ikoku!"
A simultaneous roar echoed, and then two slashes erupted almost at the same time.
The same sword technique, slashes delivered at the same time.
However, the final result was vastly different.
Charlotte's slash was aimed at Kenji, but Kenji did not meet her attack.
In the blink of an eye, while the terrifying slash unleashed by Charlotte was still in flight, Kenji's slash had already struck the giant wave Homie in the sky.
As Charlotte's slash had only crossed half the distance, the giant wave Homie in mid-air had already been pierced by the slash amplified by the divine Conqueror's Haki.
The colossal wave that obscured the sky was struck by the slash, creating a large, front-to-back gaping hole.
Blazing sunlight shone down through the gap in the giant wave.
If observed carefully, one would notice that the gap in the giant wave was precisely where the giant wave Homie's eyes, nose, and mouth had been.
After the slash swept through, the giant wave Homie immediately died, reverting to a normal giant wave.
And the gap created by the slash in the giant wave was precisely positioned directly above the three warships.
As the fragmented wave crashed down, the three warships smoothly passed through the massive gap in the giant wave, not getting a single drop of seawater on them.
"That's... forcibly destroying the soul shard!" Charlotte watched with wide eyes as the giant wave Homie was eliminated by Kenji's slash.
This time, it wasn't the influence of Conqueror's Haki, but a direct, forceful defeat.
If the situation continued to develop like this, it wouldn't be long before all the Homies present would be completely annihilated.
In fact, at this moment, Charlotte only had one Homie still alive, which was napoleon in her hand.
"It's not over yet!" Charlotte waved her hand, releasing soul shards again.
"They're just Homies! I can create as many as I want!"
As a Soul-Soul Fruit user, creating Homies was very easy for Charlotte.
However, if a strong observer looked closely, they would notice that what Charlotte was releasing at this moment was not ordinary soul shard.
The aura of this soul shard alone was incredibly powerful, far surpassing what came before.
This was Charlotte's own soul shard!
Only Homies created from Charlotte's own soul were the strongest, acting as leaders for other Homies and capable of giving orders to Homies created from ordinary soul shards.
Charlotte's soul shard shot towards a dark cloud and a ball of flame in mid-air.
Those were the remnants, or rather, the original forms, left behind after Zeus and Prometheus were destroyed.
Clearly, Charlotte wanted to revive these two Homies.
However, as soon as she raised her hand, before the soul shard could even fly a meter high, an extremely powerful and fierce Conqueror's Haki surged around her.
The divine Conqueror's Haki instantly enveloped Charlotte, and dark red light continuously impacted her body.
Even someone like Charlotte, who possessed the Steel Balloon Physique, now showed a pained expression from the shock of the Conqueror's Haki's power.
Ordinary attacks, and even the attacks of ordinary powerhouses, found it difficult to break through the Steel Balloon Physique's defense.
But what Charlotte was facing now was a Conqueror's Haki strike, and a Conqueror's Haki that had reached the divine realm.
The terrifying dark red light rotated around Charlotte, making it impossible for her to dodge.
As for the soul shard she had released, it naturally could not escape the encirclement of the Conqueror's Haki.
Even though these soul shards originated from Charlotte herself, they similarly could not withstand the might of the divine Conqueror's Haki.
Didn't you see that Charlotte herself couldn't bear it, let alone her soul fragments?
Zzzzzzt!!!
Soon, those seemingly terrifying soul shards continuously emitted 'sizzling' sounds under the shroud of the Conqueror's Haki.
It was as if ice met a hot iron, melting rapidly.
It was literal melting. The soul shards from Charlotte melted and disappeared at a visible speed under the bombardment of the Conqueror's Haki's power.
As they continued to be destroyed, the pain on Charlotte's face grew more intense.
"Huff huff... Damn it!"
When all the soul shards were destroyed, Charlotte uncharacteristically showed signs of exhaustion, beginning to gasp for breath.
"To actually make me… Ugh, cough cough!"
Unsteady, Charlotte's body swayed and she fell, half-kneeling on the ground.
If such a scene were witnessed by others familiar with Charlotte, especially the Elbaph Giants, they would likely find it hard to believe.
This 'Evil God', this 'Natural Destroyer', actually has moments of exhaustion?
Charlotte being defeated wouldn't surprise those people, but being beaten to the point of exhaustion was indeed very rare.
"Hmm? Kneeling?"
On the other side, Kenji watched with a half-smile, at his leisure.