Sight across space!

Seeing the pirates ruthlessly draw their blades and stab their former comrades to death...

The overwhelming sense of suffocation felt like an invisible hand gripping Scarlet and Violet's hearts tightly.

Even though they had mentally prepared themselves in the cabin.

But when they saw the pirates' brutality with their own eyes, Violet and Scarlet still felt a chill in their hearts.

The sheer disregard for life was simply horrifying.

The deck had long been taken over by the ferocious and brutal pirates.

Underneath these pirates lay the bodies of the soldiers who had escorted them from Dressrosa all the way here.

Scarlet even saw a young, fearful face staring at her—it was a young soldier from the guard. She still remembered his shy expression when he saw her, but now he had become a cold corpse.

"Hahaha, surrender and maybe you'll suffer less. After all, it would be a pity if two such beautiful ladies got hurt accidentally," said a burly man with a silver beard, wearing a captain's hat, as he pulled his sailor's knife out of Iron Beard's body and looked coldly at Scarlet.

"You bastard! Don't underestimate the resolve of the Dressrosa Royal Guard, scum!"

With an angry roar, a Dressrosa guard, who had been standing in formation, charged forward with his weapon.

Facing the furious guard, Silver Beard merely smirked.

With a deft flick of his sailor's knife, he slashed through the air, leaving wounds on the soldier's body even through his armor.

In just a moment, Silver Beard's formidable strength had turned the soldier into a bloodied wreck.

"Impressive, Captain Silver Beard! Great swordsmanship!"

"Be smart and surrender. Our great Captain Silver Beard is not someone you weaklings can defeat. Surrender, and you might get a quick death!"

"Hahaha! That's right. If you don't want to end up like him, drop your weapons!"

Surrounded by jeering pirates, the morale of the Dressrosa guards plummeted, while the pirates' morale soared.

Isolated at sea, outnumbered, and outmatched, the guards knew they couldn't fight their way out.

They understood that surrendering would only lead to a quicker death—after all, these were ruthless pirates.

Captain Kyros, who had rushed out of the cabin, looked at his fallen subordinates on the deck, and the sorrow in his eyes gradually gave way to determination.

In this desperate situation, perhaps they had only thirty seconds, maybe a minute, before they were all wiped out.

But even if he were to die, he wanted to take down that pirate to honor his fallen comrades.

Captain Kyros gripped his sword tightly and charged at Silver Beard.

His speed was so great that many on the deck didn't even have time to react.

"Oh?"

Silver Beard glanced at the swiftly approaching Kyros, narrowed his eyes, and countered with a slash.

Seeing the attack coming, Kyros quickly blocked with his sword, turning from attacker to defender.

Clang!

With a clash of metal, Silver Beard's powerful strike sent sparks flying.

Feeling the immense pressure from his sword, Kyros gritted his teeth and resisted.

But Silver Beard's strength was overwhelming. After a brief struggle, Kyros was sent flying.

With just one exchange, the stark difference in their strength was laid bare for all to see.

Despite this, Captain Kyros did not give up.

Using the ship's cabin to steady himself, he launched another attack at Silver Beard.

"Foolish. Don't you understand the absolute difference in our power?"

Silver Beard coldly watched Kyros's approach. Enveloping his sailor's knife with Armament Haki, he struck down.

Unable to dodge, Kyros could only brace himself.

Clang.

This time, Silver Beard's blade sliced through Kyros's sword and slashed his chest, sending him crashing into the cabin.

"Without Armament Haki, where does your confidence come from?"

Silver Beard sneered at the bleeding, incapacitated Kyros.

The Dressrosa soldiers, despite their elite status, were no match for Silver Beard's overwhelming strength.

Even for those adept with Armament Haki, they were no match.

Silverbeard sensed an attack, Scarlett's sword aimed at him.

But this was no duel for show; it was real combat.

With a clang, Silverbeard caught her sword, disarmed her, and pulled her towards him, catching her with one hand.

"Sister...!"

"What's this?"

Silver Beard suddenly sensed a threat and saw a steel whale, born of Violet's power, rushing towards him.

With a swift, Haki-imbued strike, Silver Beard shattered the steel whale.

"A Devil Fruit user, huh?" he remarked, now interested in Violet.

A beautiful woman with such a unique ability would fetch a high price on the market, especially after some "training."

However, these captives were destined for someone else. Taking them back to Dressrosa would still yield a handsome reward.

With a burst of speed, Silver Beard reached Violet and struck her with his hilt, knocking her to the ground.

Violet, clutching her abdomen, could barely breathe from the pain.

"Kill everyone else!" Silver Beard commanded.

Violet's eyes widened in horror as the pirates descended upon the remaining guards.

Sounds of blades slicing through flesh, screams, and splatters of blood filled the air.

Despair, anger, helplessness—all emotions crashed over Violet, leaving her mind blank.

Just a day ago, life had been peaceful, but now, everything was destroyed by a demonic man.

Soon, no Dressrosa guards were left standing on the deck.

In utter despair, Violet watched Silver Beard drag Scarlet towards her.

Everything felt hopeless.

In her extreme distress, Violet felt her vision lift, as if her spirit was ascending.

From above, she saw their ship, the surrounding pirate ships, and the chaotic scene below.

She wished she had a stronger Devil Fruit power to protect everyone.

Suddenly, she sensed a distant, powerful presence.

Following the winds, her vision travelled far over the sea until she saw a massive three-masted ship being torn apart by fierce winds. In its wake floated a small skiff, serene amidst the storm.

Standing on the skiff was a figure, surrounded by the wind.

With the power of her Glare-Glare Fruit, Violet saw the green-clad figure on the skiff and the man lounging behind him.

"Who is that...?"

In awe, Violet's spirit connected with the figure on the skiff.

Sensing her gaze, the figure looked back, directly meeting her eyes.

In that moment, despite her shock, Violet felt a glimmer of hope.

But before she could react, her vision snapped back to the deck, facing Silver Beard once more.

What she had seen felt like a dream.