BOOM!

Three attacks slammed into the Golden Lion at once, and an explosion erupted.

"Hey, Momonga, find a chance to throw me onto the Golden Lion."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"I mean exactly what I said, you idiot. Plant me right on top of the Golden Lion, you'll see what happens."

"Alright, but that's not gonna be easy, you know."

Even though he didn't understand what Hammer was planning, Momonga chose to trust him.

"You damn brats!"

"DIE!"

A terrifying slash attack came sweeping out. Everyone scrambled to dodge it.

At that moment, the Golden Lion looked extremely battered, a trickle of blood hung at the corner of his mouth, and his once-shining golden mane was now black and limp.

He was wounded. The infamous Golden Lion was actually injured under the combined assault of these young fighters.

Even if it was just a light wound, it was enough to send him into a rage.

"Tch. Just a scratch? These old monsters really are something else..."

A flash of gold, Borsalino turned into a beam of light and shot straight at the Golden Lion.

"Ama no Murakumo!"

A brilliant golden sword appeared in Kizaru's right hand in an instant.

"Ohh! Borsalino's getting serious! Momonga, what are you waiting for?! Get in there!"

Seeing Borsalino engage the Golden Lion in close combat, Hammer hurriedly urged Momonga on.

Momonga nodded and, with Hammer's speed boost, shot forward like a cannonball.

Lance pulled back, aiming his sniper from midair, waiting for an opening.

Yamakaji gulped down huge breaths, trying to recover his stamina.

"Hmph! You think your swordsmanship can match mine?"

"Die!"

Borsalino was a monster-class powerhouse.

After eating the Glint-Glint Fruit, he'd mastered every ounce of its potential.

Don't be fooled by the Ama no Murakumo Sword looking like a blade of light; it carried intense heat and destructive power.

With it, Borsalino clashed with the Golden Lion in a fierce three-strike sword duel, without yielding an inch.

Momonga's charge instantly broke this balance.

The Oath Hammer, transformed from Hammer himself, unleashed 120% of its power in Momonga's hands.

The Hammer-Hammer Fruit's abilities fired off non-stop, flames, shockwaves, and Shaper Air Hammers struck one after another.

Even someone as fearsome as the Golden Lion couldn't break free for a moment.

"Hammer Space!"

"Hammering of the Soul!"

An inside-outside two-hit combo blasted him again.

The moment Golden Lion's brow twitched and he tried to leap out of range.

"Not so fast!"

"Yasakani no Magatama!"

Golden light particles sealed off every escape route.

"YOU LITTLE-!"

As Shiki roared in fury, the Hammer Space and Hammering of the Soul locked him in place once more.

"Now! Throw me in!"

"Oh! Got it!"

Hearing Hammer's shout, Momonga immediately grabbed him and wound up to throw.

"Go, my Hammer!"

Whoosh!

With Momonga's full strength, the Oath Hammer hurtled straight at the Golden Lion.

The Hammering Space couldn't block the Hammer-Hammer Fruit's user. Hammer blasted right through, crashing into Shiki's chest.

"Heh heh… Old man! Time to die!"

"Air Hammer!!"

With Hammer locked to Shiki's chest, a massive blast slammed into his back.

BOOM!

A huge shockwave, the Golden Lion was knocked flat in midair.

And now the Oath Hammer pinned him right in the chest.

"What the hell is this weight?!"

The next moment, the Oath Hammer felt like it weighed millions of tons, pressing Shiki down toward the sea.

No matter how he struggled, he couldn't escape that crushing force.

"Impossible!"

"What kind of Devil Fruit is this?!"

The unnatural sense of gravity made the Golden Lion doubt reality for the first time.

"Heh heh heh, hey, Golden Lion, ever heard of Thor's Hammer?"

"…Oh, wait, you probably haven't, huh?"

"Hahahahahaha!"

"Hammering of the Soul! Maximum output!"

"Lazy King's Will!"

"Shirley! Hina! Seastone!"

Hammer forcibly adjusted his falling angle. Instead of hitting the ocean, the Golden Lion was dragged straight toward the Warhammer.

At the same time, Hammer unleashed both the Hammering of the Soul and his Conqueror's Haki at full power.

A mental shock and invisible force smashed into Shiki's mind, even this legendary pirate felt his head spin, dazed and disoriented.

Below, the Marine soldiers were ready with Seastone cuffs.

BOOM!

With a thunderous crash, the Warhammer's tough deck cracked open. The Golden Lion lay there, beaten.

Click!

As the Seastone shackles snapped shut on his wrists, the Float-Float Fruit's power instantly vanished.

CRASH!

"Cough cough… Why can't I resist your gravity?!"

The floating islands above lost their anchor and began to crumble, falling into the sea.

"Quit standing around! Everyone evacuate this sea zone now!"

Still in Oath Hammer form, Hammer barked out the order.

The Warhammer and the other warship revved their engines at full power, speeding away.

Back aboard the Warhammer, Lance and the others stared at the still-hammer-shaped Hammer in confusion.

"Hey, Hammer, why aren't you changing back?"

"Aaargh! Damn it!"

"If I don't keep crushing him, that old bastard'll get up again!"

Ignoring the Golden Lion's furious roars beneath him, Hammer stayed perfectly calm.

This was the true hidden power of the Oath Hammer.

Unless he willed it, no one could pick him up.

Anyone under his weight would be pinned by terrifying gravity, unable to resist, unable to move.

No one could wield the hammer without his blessing.

And the same force could pin down even the strongest opponent.

The price? He'd lose all mobility himself, stuck in hammer form to keep crushing his target.

"With my ability, nobody can lift me now."

"And whoever's under me feels an unbearable gravity; they'll be lucky to even breathe."

"Of course, for an old monster like the Golden Lion, that won't kill him outright."

Momonga curiously walked over to Shiki, reaching out to grab the hammer.

He'd just swung it around a moment ago. Now Hammer said nobody could lift it? He had to see for himself.

"Holy crap! It's so heavy, I can't budge it at all!"

"Hmph! You little rookie, the only reason you could swing me was because I let you!"

Facing the disbelieving Momonga, Hammer mocked him mercilessly.