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  "System, s that st attack!" Coby called out urgently.

  [Skill S initiated on 'queror's vi'. Analysis in progress…]

  The system’s voice echoed in Coby’s mind, cold and meical as it processed the information.

  [queror's vi is an untapped, untrolled maion of queror’s Haki, triggered when the user's willpower reaches a singur point of vi. This teique surfaces in moments of extreme y or desperation, when the user's resolve bees so focused that it unsciously els their tent queror's Haki into a powerful strike. Unlike fully mastered queror’s Haki, this form is wild, unstable, and ot be trolled or used at will. While it delivers a devastating blow, it is weaker than an awakened form of queror's Haki, and the strain it puts on the user's body cause physical exhaustion or injury. It is a double-edged sword—capable of turning the tide of a battle but at great personal cost. Estimated cost for acquisition: 250,000 SP. Please firm if you wish to proceed with the Skill S and acquisition.]

  Coby’s eyes widened. “I k…” he muttered under his breath, but there was no time to focus on that now.

  On the far side of the bridge, Nami, Sogeking, and Chopper rushed to the edge, looking down at Luffy’s motionless form. Nami cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted, her voice filled with urgency, “Luffy! Get up! The Buster Call is about to destroy this pce too!”

  Chopper, tears welling in his eyes, yelled out, “Luffy! Please! You have to move!”

  Luffy, still lying on the ground, forced his eyes open, his vision blurry as he tried to focus on his crewmates. He heard their voices, faintly, like echoes in his fogged mind. He wao respond, to tell them he would be fine, but all that came out was a weak, broken mumble. “I-I ’t… I don’t think I move…”

  He struggled to push himself up, but his arms buckled beh him. His body, battered and broken, refused to respond.

  Zoro and Sanji, who had been watg from a distance, exged gnces. Sanji’s face was grim, his cigarette dangling from his lips. “That idiot… He’s really do this time.”

  Zrunted in agreement. “He won’t stop until he’s dead.”

  Coby kicked off the air using Geppo, s over the crumbling battlefield and ndio Luffy, who was barely scious. Lifting him up gently, Coby spoke softly, "Captain, you wotle. You protected your crew."

  Luffy gave a weak, tired chuckle, his eyes fluttering shut as his body gave in to exhaustion. Coby shifted Luffy into a secure position in his arms and quickly leaped back toward the bridge, where the rest of the crew stood waiting. The Buster Call had fully enced, and the front of the isnd was being obliterated by repeated on fire. The air was thick with the sound of explosions and the crumbling of stone.

  Just as Coby reached the bridge with Luffy, two massive warships moved into position oher side. From the decks, hundreds of Marines jumped down, their boots hitting the stoh a synized thud. Among them, several were clearly Devil Fruit users, their forms and abilities distinguishing them from the regur troops.

  A Marine captain stepped forward, barking orders to his men. "Retrieve Nico Robin! Elimihe rest!"

  Coby, Zoro, Sanji, and Franky stepped to the front, f the main line of defense. Luffy was down, Chopper still weak from his Monster Point, and the rest of the crew was battered from their individual fights. Robin and Nami stood protectively o Luffy and Chopper, while Sogeking positioned himself at the side, ready to provide cover fire.

  The first wave of Marines charged forward, swords drawn and rifles aimed. Zoro’s eyes narrowed as he uhed his swords, stepping forward to meet them head-on. "I’ll take the ones on the right," he said calmly, his grip tightening around his bdes.

  "Then I’ve got the left," Sanji replied, crag his knuckles and stepping toward the ining Marines.

  Coby stayed in the ter, ready to jump into the fray. The Marines rushed in, but Zoro was already moving, his bdes fshing in the light as he cut through the first row of attackers. His sshes were swift and brutal, taking down multiple Marines in one swift motion.

  Sanji, meanwhile, leaped into the air, delivering blurring kicks to the face of a Marine who had been about to fire his rifle. He spun, delivering a powerful roundhouse kick to another Marine, sending him flying into the ranks behind.

  Coby’s fists ched as a group of Devil Fruit users rushed toward him, their powers already active. Coby didn’t hesitate. He dodged the first strike, dug low and tering with a Super Heavy Sniper Pistol, his fist smming into the Marine’s chest and sending him flying into a nearby wall, unscious.

  Just then, Coby spotted a Marine wearing a veil, heading directly toward Zoro. His mind fshed to the moment in the ahis was the guy who could rust steel. If he touched Zoro’s swords, it’d be game over for one of them.

  Without wasting a sed, Coby used Shadow Step, moving so fast he appeared in front of Zoro just as the swordsman raised his hands to strike.

  “Coby?” Zoro’s brow furrowed, surprised by the sudden intervention.

  “Hiken!” Coby shouted, unleashing a bst of fire from his fist, engulfing the Marine in fmes and sending him crashing to the ground, out cold.

  “He rust steel,” Coby said quickly. “Don’t let him touch your sword. He’s down, but stay sharp.”

  Zrimaced, imagining the fate of Yubashiri if that Marine had gotten too close. “Got it.” He gave Coby a nod of thanks before turning his attention back to the flood of Marines closing in.

  Anroup of Marines charged toward them, and Zoro didn’t waste any time. His swords fshed through the air in a series of precise sshes. “Santoryu: Tatsu Maki!” he roared, creating a powerful whirlwind with his bdes that sent the Marines flying in all dires.

  Just then, Coby noticed something down in the sea below. His eyes widened as a detail he pletely overlooked hit him hard. "Damn it!" he cursed under his breath, his tone urgent. "How I be so stupid?"

  Without wasting another sed, Coby darted toward Sanji, who was busy kig a Marine across the bridge. "Sanji!" Coby called out, catg the cook's attention. "Wanna see a mermaid?"

  Sanji’s rea was immediate. His eyes lit up, turning into literal hearts as he grabbed Coby by the shoulders, practically shaking him with excitement. "A mermaid? I want!!" he yelled, already imagining the beauty waiting for him.

  Coby grinned for a split sed before ung a powerful kick straight into Sanji's face. "Then go!" he said, sending the cook flying off the bridge toward the sea below.

  The crew’s jaws dropped in shoami screamed, “Coby, what the hell are you doing?!”

  Zoro just blinked, clearly fused, while Usopp and Franky were too busy fending off more Mario react. Even Luffy, barely scious, mao groan in protest from the pile he was lying in.

  But Coby didn’t seem fazed. He o himself, satisfied with his choice. "I’m such a good guy," he muttered before returning his focus to the battlefield. Sanji would be fine.

  Coby watched as Sanji sailed through the air, screaming his lungs out as he plummeted toward the sea below. The sound of his voice quickly faded as he disappeared from view. For a brief sed, the crew froze in disbelief.

  But before anyone could react further, a loud spsh echoed from below the bridge. The crew looked down, only to see a figure rising from the water, carrying a limp and foaming Sanji on her back.

  It was Kokoro, nding gracefully on the bridge with ey and Gonbe in tow. She dressed as quickly as she left the sea, so besides Sanji, no one else saw her true form.

  "Perfect." Coby grinned.

  Sanji, still unscious, had foam bubbling at the mouth, his body twitg as he tried to deny what his eyes had seen.

  Krinned wide, her sharp teeth gleaming. "Heheh! Looks like the cook had quite the shock," she said, patting Sanji’s head with a bit too much force.

  ey jumped down from Kokoro’s back, grinniedly. “We found you guys!”

  Nami blinked, still processing the se in front of her. "How?!" she excimed, her eyes dartiween Kokoro’s and the unscious Sanji.

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