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"Shiki, are you out of your mind?! Why are you trying to save Roger?"
But even if it's Garp, a single blow from Ayr is still enough to overwhelm him!
"Was Naval Headquarters attacked after we left? Could it be that all the major New World pirates have formed an alliance?" Tsuru furrowed her brows in deep thought.
Otherwise, she truly couldn't fathom anyone capable of standing against Garp, Sengoku, Kong, and 100,000 elite Marines.
"I understand now..." she whispered grimly.
Yet even understanding that much didn't ease the pain. She knew Garp had been gravely injured in the battle with Ayr, even though he hadn't died.
Her thoughts spiraledâconfusion, frustration, disbelief, fear.
This didn't happen at Impel DownâŠ
"Damn that Ayr...!"
He believed he had a full grasp of Ayr's power, a foolproof way to reduce him to nothingâŠ
...
These surviving Marines were mostly Commodores at bestâmere remnants of the once-proud army.
Then they finally encountered Kong. The three of themâKong, Sengoku, and Garpârose together to the surface of the sea.
Kong surveyed the devastated sea around them, his face darkening.
Although Ayr had struck Garp down and seriously injured him, he hadn't taken his life.
"The Naval Headquarters... it's sinking."
Around them, only shattered remnants of buildings clung to the sea surface like corpses clinging to breath.
Ayr hadn't lingered. Instead, he pressed on, forcing Vegapunk to steer the warship elsewhere.
Golden Lion raised his chin slightly, rain trailing down his face, and calmly lit a cigar.
The Marineford baseâthe proud headquarters of the World Governmentâwas guarded by 100,000 elite Marines!
"Can the Marines really even step foot in the New World now? Ayr alone is a nightmare. What happens if more monsters rise?"
Unless every New World pirate united, they couldn't survive such a clash.
And today, Ayr buried Marineford and its pride beneath the waves!
Sengoku had no idea when or how they'd ever get a chance to eliminate Ayr now.
Only about a thousand Marines had survived.
"That bastard is practically invincible!!!"
Besides those three top officers, more Marines soon surfaced, each looking haunted.
When Garp had attempted to swim upward from the abyss, Ayr had summoned another meteoriteâTengai Shinseiâand completely submerged Marineford.
If Roger had died at Ayr's hand, Golden Lion would've likely been delighted.
But sadly, the execution had been carried out by the Marines, not Ayrâand those dealing with Roger's affairs now included Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru, and others.
"I really didn't think it would end like this."
Why had he, Golden Lion, gone to start trouble at Marineford alone?
Now, with Roger executed, shouldn't Golden Lion have been celebrating?
If he wanted to die so badly, then let him charge Impel Down himself!
The twoâKaido and Golden Lionâturned and left the wreckage behind.
Nearly everyone had perished under Ayr's devastating Tengai Shinsei.
"I don't know... when we'll finally get rid of Ayr." Tsuru exhaled shakily.
"Let's go, Vegapunk," Golden Lion said at last.
Even though Zephyr and Tsuru couldn't match Garp and Sengoku in raw might, they were still among the most fearsome forces in the world.
If they charged in recklessly, they'd likely be subdued by the elite battle group.
To destroy Marineford completelyâ!
"What... what happened here?" Zephyr muttered.
He had already trained his Armament Haki to the Ryusoken levelâblackened bones, capable of shielding his internal organs.
But even he was stunned at the carnage. Golden Lion must have truly gone mad!
But what shocked him more was that not only had they failed to take Ayr, Kaido, and Golden Lion downâŠ
They had lost nearly 100,000 Marines, and the proud fortress of justice was now a graveyard beneath the sea!
That blastâAyr's Gedo Statue-fueled Tailed Beast Bombâwas on a scale none of them had imagined.
Not long ago, Kaido and Golden Lion had even teamed up to raid the Roger Pirates.
Now, Marineford was gone.
Garp, a man known for his monstrous physique and unmatched Armament Haki, had fallen too.
"Pffftâ!" a Marine coughed up seawater.
Even Garp had lost in single combat against Ayr.
Kaido left those words hanging in the air and walked away.
At that moment, Garp clenched his fists, trembling with rage and humiliation.
From the ocean surface came the groan of splitting tides and broken pride.
"Grrrk!"
How had Marineford sunk in a day or two since their departure!?
Though Golden Lion now wanted to act alone, his insane idea of raiding Impel Down to rescue Roger was suicide.
"Damn itâare the New World pirates really working together? Aren't these monsters all mortal enemies? Why would they ally?" Akainu spat, confused and furious.
"Roger's death doesn't make me happy, Kaido. His existence made this world interesting." Golden Lion exhaled smoke from his nose.
Marineford was the symbol of global order and honor.
Impel Down was another pillarâhome to countless monsters and feared prisoners.
But Kaido had no desire to entangle himself with Golden Lion's lunacy any further.
A Marine battleship approached the wreckage zone.
With such unimaginable firepower... what kind of monster could sink Marineford?!
Even bones protected by top-tier Armament Haki wouldn't survive that.
On the surface, Garp, Kong, and Sengoku looked out at the floating ruins and the broken sea.
Out of 100,000 Marines, only about a thousand remained.
Moments later, the group that had left earlier returned to the edge of the wreckage.
Kong, too, was a pinnacle of physical might and combat power.
Now, even uttering Ayr's name filled the survivors with dread.
Golden Lion stood alone, the wind blowing past his cloak, his cigar still burning.
He couldn't accept what had happened. Not truly.
Sengoku and Garp were considered stronger than even the Five Elders in terms of personal power.
Though Impel Down wasn't as dangerous as Marineford, it was close.
When that place sank, the loss wasn't just structural.
It was psychological.
The Marines who survived now drifted like ghosts in the current.
Golden Lion, after some thought, decided to temporarily withdraw.
At the same time, the remaining Marine fleetâled by Zephyr, Tsuru, Akainu, Kizaru, Aokiji, and othersâarrived.
"Splashhh!!"
But even with their strength, they were like paper before Ayr's overwhelming might.
"Cough!!"
"Even though we've grown stronger these past years... Ayr's power grows even faster," Garp muttered grimly.
Rough calculations showed that only about a thousand were still alive...
They had thought they could defeat Ayr, Kaido, and Golden Lion with their top brass.
"Damn it! If only Zephyr and Tsuru had been here soonerâwe could've cornered Ayr!"
Now Ayr even aimed to invade Impel Down to rescue Roger.
Kaido swore as he disappeared into the mist.
Zephyr, standing over the devastation, was frozen in shock.
Most of Marineford had been flattened by Tengai Shinseiâa single meteor technique wielded with the Gedo Statue's might.
Below the surface, he had even encountered Sengoku, now nearly unconscious.
But Roger had already been executed by the Marines.
"You idiot! If you want to die, go ahead! I'm not dying with you," Kaido had snapped at Golden Lion.
If only Zephyr and Tsuru had been present during the battle at Marineford alongside Garp...
"The thing I regret most isn't failing to take Ayr and the others down," Sengoku said weakly. "It's that all those Marine elites... men we trained for years... were wiped out by Ayr alone."
He closed his eyes, exhausted. And the sea kept weeping for what they'd lost.
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