Finding himself completely frozen, Woods was unable to use his powers, while his enormous roots were immediately covered in a layer of ice.

"How...? How could I defeat this guy?" He whispered, before finally collapsing to the ground.

Having used the cold to defeat his opponents, Cocytus stared at the heroes who were now all lying on the ground.

"For humans, you were powerful." The guardian affirmed. "And none of you wanted to flee during the fight! Therefore, as a warrior, I would spare you."

Nevertheless, then letting out an annoyed sigh, he affirmed.

"It's unfortunate! I really thought that fighting against the heroes of this country would allow me to improve! But that is far from the case."

Then thinking about his confrontation against Zoro, he affirmed.

"Roronoa...if I want to defeat you, I must become stronger! I want our duel to become the most formidable battle Nazarick is known for."

Clenching his fists with conviction, Cocytus felt a sense of excitement.

"Roronoa...show me the limit that humans can really reach! I'll wait for you."

Eyes wide, Endeavor tried to understand what he was seeing. Or rather, he was trying to see the fight unfolding before his eyes. And yet, even as he moved his head in all directions, he was unable to follow the movements of the two men fighting in front of him.

About ten meters above the ground, Endeavor saw a shock wave appear. Then, there was a column of flames. And finally, Jaldabaoth appeared as Sanji's foot hit him in the abdomen. However, the two opponents disappeared again and, the next second, it was Sanji who appeared, while Demiurge's long claws had managed to cut his abdomen.

The two adversaries disappeared again and Endeavor could only see shock waves which were produced during each of the collisions of these two adversaries with superhuman strength. Finally, the hero saw the duo falling towards the ground, while moving at an equal speed.

Continuing to stare at each other, the two opponents maintained their calm, despite the fact that a trickle of blood was running down their faces. Both of them were surprised to face such a powerful opponent. Demiurge had always thought that Sanji was the weakest person in Luffy's crew and Sanji had never thought he would encounter such a powerful opponent in this world.

Dropping without moving, the two adversaries observed each other while seeming to analyze each part of the other's body, in order to predict their next move. Finally, while falling seemed to last forever for Endeavor, both of the duo's feet hit the ground in perfect synchronization. And immediately, Jaldabaoth propelled himself towards Sanji.

Jumping back, the cook dodged Demiurge's enormous claws, while the demon attempted to disembowel him. Then, raising his leg, Sanji aimed at the demon's face. Brandishing one of his hands in front of him, Demiurge let the heel of Sanji's foot hit the palm of his hand. The shock was enough to raise the dust around Jaldabaoth, who nevertheless managed to remain still. Feeling the power of the kick spread throughout his body, the demon stated.

"A super-powerful kick that has nothing to do with the power of a normal human! I wouldn't even be surprised if you admitted to me that you're not a real human."

In response, Sanji tried to hit him again. Blocking each of his kicks, Demiurge then tried to attack him with his claws. Blocking one of his hands with his foot, Sanji then spun several times to increase his speed and then hit Demiurge's abdomen with a powerful kick.

" PLANCHET! "

Struck by the attack, Demiurge coughed up blood before feeling his feet retreat several meters. Finally managing to stop himself, he then placed his hand on his abdomen.

" Damn it! This human is truly capable of hitting me with power rivaling that of a level 100 guardian. "

" EXTRA HACHIS ! "

Propelling himself towards Demiurge, Sanji wanted to finish this fight. However, being far from having shown all his abilities, the demon only placed his hands on the ground.

" HELLFIRE MANTLE ! "

Immediately, several columns of fire rose from the ground around Demiurge and threatened to char Sanji. Quickly jumping into the air, the cook preferred to move away from the flaming area instead of rushing into it. Unfortunately for him, Jaldabaoth appeared right above him.

"I'm here." The demon affirmed.

Barely having time to raise his face, Sanji felt a flaming fist hit him in the cheek. Feeling like his face had been thrown into an inferno, the cook coughed up blood while feeling his body falling downward.

However, following him in his fall, Demiurge ignited both his fists before striking Sanji's body several times. Looking like a punching bag, Sanji let himself be hit, as he got dangerously close to the ground. Seeing this, Demiurge positioned one of his fists back, before aiming it at the cook's face.

" It is the end. "

However, his eyes widened when a flaming foot struck his fist and managed to knock him aside.

" What ? "

Having set his feet on fire, Sanji stared at the demon, while muttering.

" DIABLE ... "

Then, his second foot struck Demiurge's side.

" JAMBE ! "

Gritting his teeth, Demiurge felt like his ribs were breaking. Yet, using all his willpower, he closed his fist, before punching Sanji's face.

The next second, Demiurge's body was thrown violently against a wall, while Sanji hit the floor of the room hard. Still remaining on the ground, Endeavor watched as the two opponents punched each other without restraint and delivered blows that would have killed a normal man a long time ago.

" Su ... Sugoi ... "

However, suddenly getting up, Sanji rushed towards Demiurge, just as the demon broke free from the wall before flying in his direction. The next second, Sanji's foot hit a magic shield, which appeared in front of Demiurge. Then, the demon created a fireball which exploded, hitting Sanji's abdomen. And despite this, the cook raised his leg and slammed into Demiurge's chin.

Chaining attacks together, the two adversaries seemed equally powerful. However, as another shockwave was produced, Demiurge allowed himself to be flown backwards. Letting his feet touch the ground, the demon remained still as he struggled to catch his breath. Facing him, Sanji let blood run down his face. Still, remaining calm, the cook reached into his pockets and took out a cigarette.

Then starting to smoke, he exhaled smoke out of his mouth, before staring at the demon.

"Already tired?"

Continuing to catch his breath, Demiurge wanted to curse his lack of stamina. When was the last time he trained? The demon's strength had remained the same since its creation. But his fight against the cook seemed to show him that his stamina had greatly declined due to not having fought any serious fight for a long time.

" What a shame for Nazarick! I remained passive for a long time and it weakened me ."

However, in no way wanting to experience humiliation in the face of the human in front of him, Demiurge let his magical force flow into him. And immediately, his face was distorted.

"Huh?" Sanji was surprised.

Widening his eyes, Endeavor saw Demiurge's face transform into that of a frog.

" What is ... ? "

"That's much better." The demon affirmed, cracking the muscles in his neck.

And before Sanji could react, a huge magic circle appeared on the floor of the room.

" FLAMES OF GEHENNA ! "

The next moment, a circle of flames surrounded the battle area. Noticing this, Sanji remained perfectly calm, while he saw the flames remain motionless.

"What are you doing? Do you want to stop me from fleeing? Have no fear, I wasn't planning on leaving without having defeated you."

However, he was surprised when he saw veins appear on Jaldabaoth's face. Seeming to be in pain, the demon felt his body grow slightly while his muscles grew.

"Stupid human! It's not an attack to stop you from fleeing! It's more of a field spell that boosts the power of the demons inside this circle of fire."

And before Sanji could react, the demon disappeared before finding himself in front of him. Having ignited his fist again, Demiurge used it to strike the cook's chin. Letting his cigarette fall to the ground, the blond's body felt itself being thrown into the air.

Unfortunately for Sanji, when he barely had time to understand what had just happened, Demiurge flew towards him, while he made two swords appear in his hands. Letting black flames cover the blades of his weapons, he then aimed them at Sanji.

"It's time I show you the power of an officer of Darkness-sama."

However, his eyes widened. Having tried to pierce Sanji with his two swords, the demon saw Sanji's foot hitting his weapons with enough force to destroy them.

" Que ... ? "

still conscious, despite the punch he had just received, Sanji stared at his enemy, as he floated in the air. However, his immobility was short-lived.

" PARAGE SHOT ! "

Unable to react in time, Demiurge hit himself several times with kicks capable of breaking the concrete. Spitting blood again, the demon was simply the target of the cook, as he let his feet glow.

" SPECTRE ! "

A powerful kick hit Demiurge's face. Barely having time to feel Sanji's foot sink into his face, the demon's body smashed against the ground and found itself in the middle of a large crater.

Staying in the air for a few seconds, Sanji then dropped to the ground and landed on his feet. Then staring at Demiurge's bloodied body which remained lying on the ground, the cook finally turned around.

" It's over. "

However, staring at the circle of flames that surrounded the area, he noticed that it showed no signs of weakening.

"Huh? This guy's flames don't disappear even though I defeated him?"

Suddenly, a cough was heard. Coughing to clear the blood from his throat, Jaldaboth managed to get to his feet. Then catching his breath, he placed his hand on his sore face, while he tried to understand what had just happened.

" This human...he managed to outclass me . "

"Still able to stand up?" the cook wondered. "You're really powerful for a guy in this world."

In response, Demiurge created a fireball, which shot towards Sanji. Simply tilting his head to the side, the blond let the attack graze his cheek before exploding behind him.

"The fight is not over! It has only just begun." Demiurge assured. " EIGHT-LIMB OF SPEED !"

Letting his body distort again, Demiurge made three more pairs of arms appear. Then, creating eight magic circles, he summoned several spheres of flame.

"Let's go for the second round." He assured, before bombarding Sanji with his fireballs.

Dodging Franky's fist, Aura got in front of Franky's abdomen and punched him with her fist. Letting out a groan of pain, Franky took a step back. However, gritting his teeth, he raised his fist again to strike the dark elf.

However, appearing behind the cyborg, Mare raised his staff and used it to strike the back of Franky's head.

" Sorry ! "

Screaming in pain, Franky fell forward from the impact. Placing one knee on the ground, he was the target of Aura's whip, which wrapped around his neck.

Beginning to choke, Franky tried in vain to remove the whip from around his neck. But immediately, vines sprouted from the ground and began to wrap around him. Seeing him stop, Aura showed an amused smile.

"I feel like this fight is already over for you."

Noticing that the vines had already immobilized his legs and one of his arms, Franky hastened to lift the metal plates which covered his shoulders, which allowed several rockets to appear, which he directed towards the twins.

" PUG LAUNCHER! "

Seeing the projectiles being propelled towards them, the two twins jumped back to dodge them. Seeing his weapons explode when hitting the ground and creating a cloud of smoke, Franky took the opportunity to open his still good arm and directed it towards his legs.

" WEAPONS LEFT ! "

Immediately, he created another explosion with his bazooka, which destroyed the vines that were immobilizing him. Free again, he rushed towards Mare.

" FRANKY BOXING ! "

Seeing him making many movements with his arms, Mare hastened to make many roots appear in front of him and used them as a shield. Striking at the roots, Franky barely managed to damage them. Yet, uttering a war cry, he struck the roots again and again, and began to pulverize them.

Surprised, Mare saw a hole appear in his protection, which could allow Franky to hit him directly.

" FRANKY ... "

Unfortunately for him, Aura threw herself behind his back and gave him a powerful kick to the back of his leg. Letting out another cry of pain, Franky froze for a short moment, which allowed Mare to throw herself towards him, while holding his staff, like a baseball bat.

"Sorry!" He apologized.

Then, in the next instant, his staff smashed Franky's jaw and the blow was powerful enough to pulverize some of the skin on his face. Collapsing onto his back, Franky remained on the ground. Approaching him, Aura could see the metal part under his skin missing.

"This is the first time I've seen a real robot! I wonder if Demiurge would be willing to beg us to give him this guy's body! He'd be happy to study it."

Continuing to smile, Aura now stepped on Franky's abdomen and stared at the face of her opponent who was now unconscious.

"Are you dead?" She asked, with a mocking smile.

Suddenly, she was surprised to see Franky open his eyes, while his pupils had turned red. Then raising one of his fists, the cyborg attempted to strike Aura. Rocking her body to the side at the last minute, Aura dodged his attack, while feeling Franky's fist brush against her.

"What...?" She wondered, jumping back.

As surprised as she was, Mare saw Franky stand up. Exhaling smoke-like steam out of his mouth, Franky raised his face and stared at the duo, with his red eyes, which gave him a terrifying look.

"He can still stand?"

In response, Franky inhaled a large amount, before spitting flames in the direction of the twins. Reacting immediately, Mare created a magical shield in front of him, while Aura jumped above the flames to avoid them. Then landing on the ground, the dark elf rushed towards Franky, with her whip in hand.

"This fight is starting to no longer amuse me! It's time to finish you off."

However, she immediately froze. Having aimed it, Franky clasped his hands together before focusing his energy there.

" FRANKY RADICAL ... "

Seeing a huge light source appear in the cyborg's hands, Aura couldn't help but take a step back.

" That ... ? "

" BEAM ! "

A huge beam left Franky's hands and shot towards the dark elf, who could only remain motionless. And the next second, a gigantic explosion shook the entire area. Feeling the shockwave move his clothes and hair, Franky was blinded by the smoke produced by his attack.

Yet smiling, he declared.

"You should stop underestimating your opponents so much."

However, as the smoke cleared, Franky's smile disappeared as he saw a huge figure appear in front of him.

" What is this ? "

Finally, when all the smoke disappeared, Franky saw the gigantic wall of plants that had appeared in front of Aura. Having protected his sister, Mare had summoned countless roots and vines to form a solid and thick wall, which managed to block Franky's attack.

However, a huge portion of the wall had been disintegrated during the explosion, while the ground was now covered with a large quantity of charred vegetation.

Behind the wall, Aura fell on her butt, surprised by what had just happened. If this attack had managed to hit her, she doubted that she would have been able to face it. Next to her, with his staff touching the ground, Aura remained motionless. However, the boy ends up kneeling on the ground.

Having been forced to summon a huge amount of plants in an instant, the dark elf must have expended a large portion of his magic. Tired, Mare caught his breath, while his plants disappeared.

"Mare?" Aura was surprised.

Immediately, she felt fear. Finding himself at a disadvantage once again, the dark elf thought back to Zoro's grim face, when the man had almost killed her. Feeling intense fear for the swordsman, Aura found that she was once again losing to a human because of his arrogance.

Also starting to feel exhausted, Franky stared at the two elves in front of him, while growling.

"Damn it! But where did these dwarves come from? How could they resist this attack?"

" Hey ! "

Advancing towards Franky, Aura walked towards him, while having her gaze downcast.

"Onee-san…" Mare said, wanting to follow her.

"Stay where you are, Mare." His sister ordered him.

Then glaring at Franky angrily, Aura stated.

"I will never again be humiliated."

Immediately feeling the humiliation she had felt in front of Zoro, she affirmed.

"Never again will I lose to a human."

And before Franky could react, she disappeared, before finding herself in front of him. Then, her foot struck the cyborg's abdomen, crushing his diaphragm.

" ARRRRGGGHHHH ! "

And as Franky fell to her knees, Aura conjured a magic circle in her hand, before summoning a bow.

"It's time to finish you off."

Meanwhile, watching Demiurge and the twins fighting, Albedo couldn't help but feel frustrated.

"Is this a joke?"

Having seen Demiurge get smashed by Sanji's foot, while Franky's laser beam almost hit Aura, Albedo growled.

"They're getting beaten! How can something like this happen?"

Staring at Franky and Sanji angrily, she roared.

"Roronoa and Mugiwara were supposed to be the best fighters in this group of humans so how can these two match the power of three Guardians of Nazarick?"

Remaining silent, Galadriel only observed the fighting. Certainly, she was still surprised at Sanji's true power and the fact that he could fight Demiurge was not part of her plan. However, she was far from worried about the situation. On the contrary.

"The situation is turning to our advantage."

"Huh?" Albedo was surprised.

Continuing to stare at the fighting, Galadriel saw Franky being brought to his knees by Aura, while Demiurge continued to face Sanji.

"I think Aura finally learned an important lesson." Galadriel said. "The fear she felt while fighting Zoro is still present in her! And she doesn't want to experience that feeling again! I think this will help her take the fights she's going to face more seriously in the future! I have no fear! She and Mare can easily defeat this robot! However, it is true that Demiurge will have many more problems."

She saw another explosion as Demiurge's fire spheres exploded trying to hit Sanji.

"Demiurge is the perfect example to demonstrate that we lack training." Galadriel said. "Since we became unbeatable, we greatly neglected any form of training and this explains all the difficulties we have experienced since our arrival in this world! Shalltear's defeat in Russia... that of Aura against Zoro...the phoenix's successful escape to Africa..."

"Galadriel-sama...do you honestly think...that these humans can defeat Nazarick?" Albedo questioned.

"For you, that's not the case?" Galadriel asked.

"Of course not! No one can beat you and..."

Positioning her hand in front of Albedo's face, Galadriel flicked her which touched her forehead.

"Ouch!" Albedo complained.

"What is happening now shows us that the domination of this world will not be achieved without difficulty." Galadriel retorted. "It's because of our arrogance that we lost in Korea! I have no idea how powerful Kaido really is but if we can't get an easy victory against Mugiwara then I doubt we can win against to a yonko who managed to defeat him."

Continuing to watch the fights, she stated.

"No matter today's results, we must find a way to become stronger."

Suddenly, looking into her crystal ball, she began to smile.

"And I feel like someone figured that out a long time ago! Ever since she felt the bitterness of defeat, Shalltear has been training and I think I can say that those efforts have paid off."

Spitting up some blood, Shalltear was injured. However, still standing, she ended up displaying a petty smile, while she stared at the body of her opponent who was on the ground. With his face bloodied, Jinbe seemed unable to continue the fight.

"I warned you, stupid fishman." Shalltear said. "You didn't stand a chance against me! You and your stupid captain, we're going to destroy you all."