High in the sky, Kaido clashed alone against Saint Nusjuro, while Marco faced three mbers of the Gorosei by himself. As the battle raged on, Uranus fully erged from the spatial wormhole.
With a diater of nearly ten thousand ters, Uranus hovered ominously above Egghead Island. Even without attacking, its sheer presence terrified the pirates below. The massive, circular flying structure lood like a nightmare pulled from darkness. Panic spread instantly as pirates scrambled toward the warships, wishing they could move faster.
Those already aboard were no calr. Standing on deck offered no reassurance. As they stared at Uranus hanging in the sky, despair crept into their eyes.
This was the ancient weapon Uranus, a force said to be capable of wiping out an entire nation like Wano in a single strike.
Could anyone truly escape sothing like that?
Marco stared upward, his expression grim. Facing Saint Peter, Saint Saturn, and Saint V. Nusjuro, he had no imdiate way to destroy Uranus. Still, he shouted to the pirates below,
"Run, get away from Egghead Island now!"
Saint Saturn let out a cold sneer. "Too late."
As his words fell, Uranus began to shift. From its surface, multiple electromagnetic cannon barrels extended outward. A bright white energy started gathering at their tips.
Marco narrowed his eyes. The blinding light made it difficult to look directly at the weapon, but sothing clicked in his mind. Uranus was charging. If it was focusing all its energy on the attack, then its defensive systems might be weakened.
If the shield was down, this was his chance.
The energy continued to build, growing brighter with each passing second. The intensity forced even Marco and the Gorosei to pause montarily.
Saint Saturn spoke with chilling indifference. "Once the charge is complete, Egghead Island will vanish. Even if so escape, the Phoenix Pirates will be wiped out today."
Below, the pirates covered their eyes, unable to withstand the overwhelming brightness. The light from Uranus illuminated the entire island like a massive artificial sun, making it impossible to see clearly.
Marco also felt the strain on his vision. Then a sharp realization crossed his mind. If the light was blinding him, then the Gorosei could not rely on their sight either. They would be using Observation Haki.
That ant there was a way to disappear.
Marco imdiately suppressed his presence and erased his aura.
Then he shot toward Uranus.
"What..." The Gorosei reacted instantly, shock evident on their faces. Their Observation Haki could no longer detect Marco at all.
The intense light prevented them from locating him visually.
"Observation Kill... damn it," Saint V. Nusjuro muttered.
"He is going after Uranus," Saint Saturn snapped.
Without hesitation, the Gorosei launched themselves upward, rushing toward the ancient weapon.
By then, Marco had already surpassed Uranus, reaching a position high above it, nearly seven thousand ters in the air. From there, he looked down at its structure.
At the very top, he spotted it, a massive gem-like core radiating a deep red glow.
"So that's it..."
He could feel the imnse energy contained within it. The structure reminded him of the energy source he had seen before, only this one was far larger.
Most of the core was embedded within the machinery, but the exposed portion alone spanned over a hundred ters.
Without hesitation, black flas erupted around Marco as he charged forward. In his right hand, a blade of condensed energy ford, coated in powerful Armant Haki.
"If I destroy this, Uranus should stop."
The flas intensified as he closed the distance.
"Destruction Phoenix Sword!"
With a violent thrust, his blade pierced directly into the core.
A violent reaction followed instantly. Purple lightning burst out in every direction as the energy within the core destabilized.
Marco's eyes sharpened. The resistance he expected was gone.
"The shield is down."
At that sa mont, the charging cannons of Uranus shut down. The blinding white light faded rapidly, as if the entire system had suddenly lost power.
Below, the pirates were stunned.
The imminent destruction they felt monts ago had vanished.
"Did Marco stop it?" Jozu muttered.
Big Mom wasted no ti. "Don't hesitate, move now. Get away from Egghead Island imdiately!"
The alliance forces responded at once, pushing their ships to full speed as they fled.
High above, Marco pressed forward. Increasing the force in his arm, he drove his blade deeper into the core.
A sharp cracking sound echoed.
A fracture spread across the massive energy stone.
As the crack ford, lightning began erupting across Uranus, crawling along its entire structure.
At that mont, the Gorosei arrived and witnessed the scene.
Their expressions changed instantly.
"Marco, stop! You cannot destroy that!" Saint Saturn roared, his voice filled with fury.
They surged forward in unison.
Marco glanced at them briefly, a cold smirk forming.
"You tell not to destroy it, so I should listen? That just confirms it is the core."
His aura exploded outward. Black flas surged violently around him, intensifying his power.
The energy blade in his hand grew sharper, denser.
With a roar, he pushed forward with everything he had.
Armant Haki poured into the cracks, spreading deeper into the core. Under the combined internal and external pressure, the fractures multiplied rapidly.
Then it gave way.
With a thunderous break, Marco's arm pierced through the core completely.
He continued driving forward, tearing through it relentlessly and shattering it from within.
The Gorosei froze for a split second.
"This is bad..." Saint Saturn's voice dropped, his pupils shrinking.
They understood exactly what this ant.
But it was already too late.
As the core shattered, Marco suddenly felt sothing shift.
The fragnts of the destroyed energy stone began to glow red.
Each piece radiated terrifying power.
His instincts scread.
This was not over.
This was worse.
The fragnts surrounding him all began to shine brighter, their energy spiraling out of control.
Marco's pupils contracted sharply.
"It's going to explode..."
A suffocating sense of death wrapped around him.
He tried to move, to escape, but there was no ti.
He was completely surrounded.
Every fragnt pulsed with destructive energy, their glow intensifying with each passing mont.
Then, in the next instant, the remnants of the core released a blinding white light.
The sky itself was swallowed whole.
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