When Sabo saw Ulti completely unharmed and rushing out of the factory in a frenzy to attack him, his brows furrowed deeply.
Sabo stood up, planting one foot firmly on Page One's dinosaur skull.
No matter how much the latter struggled, he couldn't free himself from the ground.
"Let go of my little brother Flame Man!" Ulti shrieked in fury, her forehead pitch-black as usual, charging headfirst toward him!
Her ability was the Ancient Zoan: Pachycephalosaurus form.
This bizarre dinosaur possessed an extremely thick and hard skull bone.
Enhanced with Armament Haki, its durability reached incredible heights.
At Ulti's charging speed, even the thickest iron walls would shatter upon impact.
"Hmph! Foolish woman, haven't you learned from yesterday's defeat?" Sabo sneered, casually launching a scorching fireball.
"Fire Fist!"
The intense heat rushed toward Ulti, forcing her to change expression.
She quickly pushed off the ground, leaping into the air to evade.
After Ulti transformed into a Pachycephalosaurus, her two slender legs turned into thick dinosaur hind limbs, brimming with immense power.
Mid-air, she executed a single-legged downward slash, unleashing a crescent-shaped shockwave over ten meters long—somewhat reminiscent of the Navy's Tempest Kick from the Six Powers.
Whoosh!
The shockwave sliced directly through Sabo's head, splitting him in half before he dissipated into flames.
Ulti landed lightly, only for her pupils to constrict in shock.
The shockwave she had unleashed had struck her brother Page One's neck, nearly severing his head.
Though his head wasn't completely severed like last time, the blood gushing out in a jet over ten meters away made it clear his injuries were far from light.
"Dragon Claw!"
A deep, magnetic voice rang beside Ulti's ear.
The next moment, she felt her head being gripped once again.
This time, Sabo had seized the back of her skull.
But instead of using his flame abilities, he coated his hand in Armament Haki.
With just a slight exertion, Ulti let out a scream of unbearable pain.
Her legs gave way, her vision blurred, and she collapsed to her knees.
"The gap… is too vast."
Black Maria sighed, watching as Betty and Morley closed in.
A trace of despair flickered across her face.
Her lower body rapidly expanded, morphing into a massive spider form.
Seven or eight hairy spider legs, lined with sharp barbs, lashed out like dark phantoms toward the approaching Betty!
Black Maria's Haki wasn't strong, but her ability compensated with potent venom, making her attacks somewhat formidable.
Betty, as the Encouragement Fruit user, could not only buff her allies but also empower herself.
With a sharp battle cry—no motivational speeches or platitudes needed—she unleashed her power.
Hum!
Like the Barbarian's War Cry in Diablo III, a ring of light erupted from her body, amplifying her aura by severalfold.
Morley the giant didn't even need to intervene.
Betty alone, wielding her black steel pipe, overwhelmed Black Maria's eight spider legs, forcing her into retreat.
Bam!
Betty leaped high and swung her pipe down onto Black Maria's ample chest, sending the massive spider-woman flying diagonally out of the factory.
Just like Ulti, she was effortlessly caught by Morley's giant grip.
"Sabo, why are you back? Did you find the Pluton?" Betty asked, her expression complicated.
Sabo forced a smile.
"Not sure. But the boss is already on his way with Hack and the others. There should be results by now. I came to bring you all over. Hungry? I brought some grilled meat."
Koala approached as the battle ended, eyeing Ulti and the others with surprise.
"What's going on with them? Wasn't this woman unconscious yesterday? Now she looks completely unharmed. And that dinosaur—wasn't it already…? It's fully healed too."
Sabo frowned, equally puzzled.
"It resembles the effects of a healing-type Devil Fruit, but all three of them are clearly Zoan users. Healing abilities don't fit at all."
Hearing this, Betty turned and entered the factory.
Moments later, she returned, holding a small vial in her hand.
She examined the small bottle, then brought it to her nose and sniffed.
A refreshing fragrance filled her senses, instantly invigorating her.
Then, Betty tossed the bottle to Sabo.
"I saw that spider woman pour something from this bottle into her mouth earlier. After that, someone who had been severely injured, unconscious all night, and on the verge of death suddenly recovered completely. It's unbelievable!"
Sabo's expression turned grave as he took the bottle and sniffed it, deep in thought.
"Could this be some kind of powerful healing potion? But the effects are far too potent. If the Revolutionary Army had access to this, our soldiers' casualties would drastically decrease."
As he pondered, a massive hemispherical dome abruptly descended from nowhere, enveloping everyone.
"Huh? Trafalgar?" Sabo blinked, scanning his surroundings but failing to spot Law immediately.
"Room—Shambles!"
A cold, emotionless voice rang out abruptly.
Sabo felt the weight of Ulti vanish from his grasp, replaced by a dry clump of dirt.
The sudden change left Sabo stunned.
Almost simultaneously, the Black Maria held by Morley and Page One, who had been buried in the pit, also disappeared—replaced by small lumps of dirt that clattered to the ground.
"Borororo! This ability is truly an excellent support tool, Law! That's exactly why I couldn't bring myself to kill you, hahaha!"
"That arrogant brat Kid died so miserably because he pissed me off completely. He dares to kill so many of my subordinates—he was just too damn cocky!"
BOOM!
Accompanying the booming laughter was an earth-shaking explosion!
A massive crater erupted in the open space before Sabo and the others, sending debris flying in all directions.
A terrifying, monstrous figure slowly rose from the dust, flashing Sabo and his comrades a radiant smile—one that looked so...
Kind.
Swish!
The enormous dome vanished.
Law, holding his nodachi Kikoku, stood motionless in the distance like a statue, devoid of any emotion.
And beside him stood Ulti, Page One, and Black Maria—all of whom had just disappeared moments ago!
At the sight of the terrifying figure before him, Sabo's face twisted, his body trembling uncontrollably as cold sweat instinctively beaded on his forehead.
"Caesar!!"