Mangaka in the StrawHats

"We can't just sit here waiting for death!! Fight back!!"

Saint Marcus Mars roared, his eyes blazing with fierce determination, his voice echoing across the battlefield.

Without hesitation, he spread his arms wide, his form beginning to shift and expand. His body morphed, feathers erupting across his skin, transforming him into a terrifying hybrid creature—a bird with a hauntingly human face, a cruelly hooked beak lined with saw-like teeth, and a serpentine body coiling behind him like a snake.

The creature, known in legend as Itsumade, began to flap its massive wings, and as it did, whirlpools of immense power began to materialize in the air around him.

But these weren't ocean whirlpools. They were whirlpools of pure, twisted space, swirling ominously in the atmosphere!!-!

The once-stable space now resembled a rippling lake, riddled with dark, endless voids. Each whirlpool was a portal into unknown darkness, and through these holes, one could glimpse an endless river of stars, shimmering faintly beyond the veil.

The whirlpools spread, distributed randomly yet completely surrounding Saint Marcus Mars, casting an eerie beauty across the chaotic battlefield.

Meanwhile, one of the Terra Robots charged at Saint Shepard Ju Peter, its massive iron fists clad in Armament Haki, each punch carrying enough force to shatter worlds. The fists rocketed toward Saint Shepard Ju Peter, who only responded with a sly, mocking smile.

In an instant, a whirlpool opened beside him, swallowing him whole.

Boom!!

The Terra Robot's powerful punch hit only empty air, its target vanished without a trace.

Behind it, another whirlpool silently emerged, and out of its depths stepped Saint Shepard Ju Peter, transformed into his own formidable hybrid form. His head and upper body had morphed into that of a monstrous black sandworm, while his lower half retained a human shape, now greatly expanded and menacing.

The sandworm's mouth opened wide, a dark red energy gathering within, pulsing with destructive force. Although this energy had no name, the Straw Hat Pirates, watching from a distance, sensed the overwhelming aura of devastation it emitted.

"That must be his Devil Fruit power, right?" Robin muttered, frowning as she studied the new form of Saint Shepard Ju Peter.

"These old guys are really something else," she added with unease.

"That robot's in for trouble!!!" Franky exclaimed, his voice tinged with tension as he saw Saint Shepard Ju Peter poised to unleash his attack.

But Logan, watching calmly, merely smiled, saying nothing~~~

Just as Saint Shepard Ju Peter was about to unleash the devastating energy from his open jaws onto the unsuspecting Terra Robot, a sudden jolt interrupted him.

Boom!!

In the blink of an eye, Saint Shepard Ju Peter bit down hard on his own tongue, his face contorting in agony. His eyes bulged, bloodshot and wide, as if they would pop from his skull.

The dark red energy he had been preparing dissipated, fading from his mouth.

"What just happened?" Franky asked, dumbfounded.

Sanji raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Huh~? Why did he stop? He had the perfect opportunity and just... gave it up?"

"Stupid curly brow!! The robot interrupted him!" Zoro cut in, eyeing Sanji with a look of disdain.

Usopp, wielding his God Killer Star and using his excellent eyesight, caught sight of the true cause and gasped, his face a mixture of awe and horror. "Oh man! That... that looks like it hurt! A LOT!!"

The other members of the Straw Hat Pirates quickly pieced together what had happened.

Just as Saint Shepard Ju Peter had prepared to attack the Terra Robot, it had swiftly spun and delivered a brutal kick, reinforced with Armament Haki, directly between Saint Shepard Ju Peter's legs! Hiss!!

The Straw Hat Pirates collectively cringed, especially the men, who immediately understood the agonizing pain Saint Shepard Ju Peter was enduring... Oh my god~~~ A moment of silence swept over them for Saint Shepard Ju Peter's plight.

"Wait, is that Terra Robot's... maneuver..."

Suddenly, Chopper's eyes widened as he noticed something unusual.

Sanji, just as perplexed, chimed in, "No way! How did it know to kick him there? It didn't even turn around—how did it hit his... um... sensitive spot?"

Logan's smile widened, explaining with a tone of pride, "This technology is from 800 years ago! It's vastly more advanced than what we have today, surpassing modern capabilities by hundreds of years. Do you really think a robot designed with such cutting-edge tech is limited by a human skeleton?"

"Wow!!! So these Terra Robots are on par with the ancient weapons!!! Look! Their legs can rotate a full 360 degrees without a single blind spot! SUPPERRRR!" Franky shouted, raising his hands in triumph, his body vibrating with excitement as he struck his signature pose.

"Yeah, super!!" echoed the others.

Indeed, as Franky said, the Terra Robots' skeletal structure allowed each limb to rotate fully without any blind spots.

This enabled them to detect and attack enemies in any direction—whether from the front, back, left, right, above, or below—striking with unparalleled speed and accuracy without compromising power.

"Hey, hey, hey! This is insane!!!" Usopp shouted, awestruck, like a kid from the countryside seeing the big city for the first time.

"This technology surpasses even Germa's advancements," Vinsmoke Reiju observed, her eyes narrowed in thought.

Zoro was equally baffled. "But then... how did the Terra Robot even know where Saint Shepard Ju Peter appeared? Even if it has Observation Haki, shouldn't the whirlpool mask his presence from its senses?"

Zoro's Observation Haki was at a highly advanced level. As he observed the battlefield, his Haki swept over every corner. But he noticed that each whirlpool seemed to block any attempt to peer inside.

Even at the exact moment when Saint Shepard Ju Peter emerged from a whirlpool, Zoro could not sense him at all.

So how did the Terra Robot pinpoint his exact location?

"I've got it!!!" Franky suddenly shouted, as if struck by a flash of inspiration.

"These robots—they must share vision! So even if one Terra Robot didn't see him, the others did, right?"

"Exactly!!" Logan confirmed, giving Franky an approving thumbs-up. "Each Terra Robot is linked—they share both vision and perception. What one sees, they all see."

The Straw Hat Pirates stood in stunned silence, awestruck by the revelation.

These formidable Terra Robots could share their vision and sensory awareness...

This was beyond anything they'd ever encountered.

Thank goodness these Terra Robots are on our side...

Otherwise, the thought alone was terrifying!!!

Without a moment's pause, the Terra Robot that had delivered the painful kick to Saint Shepard Ju Peter launched a follow-up attack.

Bang!

With a loud, mechanical whir, the Terra Robot's palm, coated in a dense layer of Armament Haki, came crashing down onto Saint Shepard Ju Peter's face with brutal force.

Boom!!

Saint Shepard Ju Peter's body was sent hurtling to the ground, his form streaking downward like a falling star, the impact as powerful as a small-scale nuclear explosion!!!

The Straw Hat Pirates inhaled sharply, each of them feeling the weight of the Terra Robots' devastating power.