"What is that?"
The Holy Land Defense Force troops surrounding Roa immediately noticed the strange golden color in the sky.
"Fire! It's fire!!"
As if the Milky Way had opened a massive aperture, the cascading flames surged down like a colossal waterfall.
"Enemy attack!! Enemy attack!!!"
The defense troops screamed hysterically.
Then, someone finally caught a clear glimpse of Roa's face.
"He, he is—Calamity Roa!"
"The Pirate Alliance is attacking!!"
At the same moment.
Deep within the Celestial Dragon settlement, in the luxurious office building specially constructed for the God's Knights.
"What!"
Figarland Garling, the Commander of the God's Knights, whose hair and beard were completely white and his head was entirely bald, looked up, staring incredulously at the expanse of gold in the sky.
"What kind of joke is this! To be so utterly reckless!!"
It was at this moment that he saw a dazzling beam of light pierce through the golden flames, hurtling directly down towards the Celestial Dragon settlement ahead.
At the same moment.
Inside the Flower Room, the deepest part of Pangea Castle, right in front of Roa.
The black figure, who had been watering flowers, suddenly spun around. The voice, normally as calm as an ancient well, abruptly turned sharp,
"Madman!!"
And at that very instant, the Five Elders, who had been scattered throughout Pangea Castle attending to their respective duties, simultaneously looked up. An enraged voice echoed in their minds,
"Roa has arrived. Prepare for battle!"
"...!"
The Five Elders' expressions instantly changed drastically.
It's not Marine Headquarters; it's really the central hub of the World Government?!
How much more insane can that guy get?!
Having just returned to the seas, he's challenging the very gods directly?
A lunatic!
Truly a lunatic!!
However, though a lunatic, he was an ultra-powerful lunatic that the World Government needed to meet with full vigilance!
"Get Garp and the others up here quickly! He actually came straight for Mary Geoise!"
"Also, immediately contact Marine Headquarters. Sengoku and Borsalino must hurry over too!"
"Evacuate the Celestial Dragons quickly!! This place is about to turn into a battlefield!"
In a certain room in the middle of Pangea Castle.
"Oho…"
Mihawk, who had been meticulously wiping his beloved sword by the window, now couldn't help but look up, somewhat startled by the plumes of flame falling from the sky like heavy snow.
Then, a faint smile appeared on the man's stern face,
"It's here, actually?"
In the adjacent room.
"Gwahahahaha! What a crazy guy! This is the World Government's main base!"
Crocodile stood by the window, even holding a glass of red wine.
But in the next instant, his pupils suddenly contracted. "What is that beam of light!"
A dazzling beam of light instantaneously pierced through the golden flames, plummeting towards Pangea Castle like a falling comet.
Should I make a move?
The wine glass in Crocodile's hand instantly shattered.
Simultaneously, Mihawk in the room next door had also gripped the hilt of his beloved sword.
Yet, in this very instant, both men's movements abruptly ceased.
Mihawk turned back with disbelief, his eyes as sharp as a hawk's seemed to pierce through layers of walls, looking directly towards the deepest part of Pangea Castle.
"This aura!"
Boom!!
Beams of light descended from the sky, slamming violently into various parts of the city before most of Mary Geoise's inhabitants could even comprehend what was happening.
Boom!!
Violent explosions erupted from this.
Dazzling fireballs bloomed across Mary Geoise, each with a diameter of several hundred meters.
It was only because Mary Geoise, as the Celestial Dragons' gathering place, was incredibly vast in scale. Otherwise, these explosions alone would have been enough to cover a small town.
But this was just the explosive light; the real large-scale devastation came from the spreading shockwaves!
The air, propelled by the intense explosions, expanded at an astonishing speed, wantonly destroying everything in the city!
The ground was pulverized, buildings were flattened, plants were blown away. In just an instant, the entire city was plunged into a state of ruin.
Screams, wails, lamentations.
This time, there was no distinction between the Celestial Dragons and the slaves; they were all equally facing destruction and death.
And then.
The golden flames descended.
When the first sulfurous flame fell to the ground, the fire began to spread.
And when the flames, like heavy goose feathers, fell everywhere, half of Mary Geoise was already engulfed in fire.
The flames continued to spread, rapidly turning the entire city into a sea of fire.
This terrifying flame was impossible to shake off once contaminated. Everything that touched the fire—be it stone, metal, or human body—was rapidly ignited.
The high-and-mighty Celestial Dragons fled frantically, only to be touched by the flames and instantly turn into torches.
Around them were slaves, equally enveloped in flames, yet laughing maniacally.
Burn, burn!
Everything in this city was burning fiercely! The brilliant flames seemed intent on incinerating all sins.
"Oh?"
Roa looked up.
The beam of light plummeting toward Pangea Castle was intercepted mid-air by a powerful Haki shockwave that blasted skyward, causing it to explode.
A small sun bloomed in the sky. Although the shockwave caused the entire Pangea Castle to shake precariously, it didn't sustain any substantial damage.
"A master, huh."
Roa raised the corner of his mouth.
That Haki, was that you, Imu-senpai?
Beside him, intense light illuminated Gild Tesoro's fierce and distorted face.
The look in his scarlet eyes conveyed an indescribable excitement and exhilaration.
This is it!
This is how it should be!
Kill!
Kill them mercilessly, kill everyone here!
"What a shame."
Roa turned back, gazing at Mary Geoise, which was now completely engulfed in fire, and sighed with genuine regret.
This city, to him, was like a twisted utopia.
He had never seen a place where negative energy was so concentrated!
Compared to this, the Nation of Perpetual War he had painstakingly created back then was like child's play!
It truly takes the Celestial Dragons! They are the absolute authority!
He was still too young.
But there was no helping it; he and the Celestial Dragons were enemies.
So, he could only reluctantly destroy this city.
Roa had actually considered more than once: if he had been born a Celestial Dragon, would things have been much easier?
Sigh.
Damn bloodline theory, damn Imu!!
"Roa! You audacious madman! Where do you think you are causing trouble!"
Five pitch-black magic circles suddenly materialized in front of Roa. Black lightning abruptly ripped through the sky, shaking heaven and earth! The surging gale even blew away the fiercely burning flames around them.
Accompanied by an angry roar, a gigantic Wild Boar materialized within the magic circle.
Then came the Horse Bone, Sandworm, Strange Bird, and Ox-Demon (Gyuki).
"Oh!"
Roa raised his mouth and greeted them with a smile and a wave, "It's you five stray dogs, huh? Enjoying this Judgment Day?"
"Roa!!!"
The Wild Boar, Topman Warcury, gritted its teeth and spat out, "Don't be so arrogant! Since you've come here, don't expect to leave!!"
The entirety of Mary Geoise has suffered a devastating blow, and now even Pangea Castle is burning fiercely!
In the eight hundred years of the World Government, they have never been in such a predicament!
"Today will be your day of death!"
The Ox-Demon (Gyuki), Jaygarcia Saturn, spoke with equally cold severity.
"Well, a certain philosopher once said, don't talk big; it only exposes your weakness."
The smile on Roa's face remained, and he chuckled, "For you five stray dogs to dare bark and snarl in front of me, Roa, I think you are the audacious ones, aren't you?"
"Lord Roa!"
Although Gild Tesoro already had a suspicion, he couldn't help but ask tremblingly, "Are they—"
"That's right, the Five Elders."
Roa replied casually, "Just five ignorant old fogeys, that's all."
It really is the Five Elders!
Gild Tesoro was stunned.
The leaders of the Celestial Dragons, the Celestial Dragons above the Celestial Dragons!
The beings who truly rule this world.
Such beings are not even regarded by Lord Roa?
As expected of Lord Roa, whose reputation shook the world twenty-five years ago!
"You'll soon find out who is talking big!"
The Strange Bird, Mars, a Five Elder who had pursued Roa at God Valley, flapped his wings and spoke coldly, "Roa, let's end everything today!"
The black lightning surged up again from the teleportation array beneath him.
Then, figures suddenly began to appear from within the array.
Leading the group was a white-haired, bald man holding a long sword.
Beside him was a red-haired man in a military uniform, his gaze indifferent, a long katana also strapped to his waist.
The God's Knights, assembled!
"Eh! Wasn't I still in the West Blue? Why was I suddenly called back!"
"I was busy creating nightmares in the North Blue. What happened? And where is this place? Why is it a sea of fire?"
The speakers were an elderly man in a military uniform and another younger man with a mouth full of sharp teeth.
"Silence, Sommers, and Killingham."
The crescent-moon-haired man, Figarland Garling, the Commander-in-Chief of the God's Knights, spoke coldly, "Take a good look around. This is Mary Geoise. The Pirate Alliance has attacked."
"What!!"
The God's Knights who had just been urgently recalled from the West Blue and North Blue were instantly shocked.
They quickly looked around at everything. Although it was fiercely burning now, Pangea Castle was still so conspicuous.
"Eh!"
Shepherd Sommers was immediately dumbfounded. "They actually attacked Mary Geoise? There's such a crazy person in the world!"
"He's right in front of you."
The red-haired man, Figarland Shamrock, the son of Figarland Garling and the future heir of Figarland, and the Deputy Commander of the God's Knights, casually pointed forward.
"Huh?"
Shepherd Sommers instinctively looked in the direction Shamrock pointed.
And then.
"Roa!!!"
His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and his face instantly became exceptionally terrified. "I don't want to fight him!"
That guy genuinely possesses the ability to break immortality!
He will kill me; fighting him will surely mean death!
"Shut up, Shepherd Sommers!"
One of the Five Elders, the Horse Bone Nusjuro, snorted coldly. "Now, do you think you have a second choice?"
"Waaah… As you command…"
Shepherd Sommers sighed, falling silent.
The God's Knights had also assembled.
Gild Tesoro's breathing became more rapid.
He realized that what he was witnessing was not just a raid, but a war in the true sense, launched against the World Government!
Lord Roa!
I adore you!
"Roa! You finally showed up!!"
A roar came from the distant sky.
"Oh?"
Roa looked up. Six figures were approaching from the distance, striding through the air.
The one roaring now was a one-armed man.
"Is that Mr. Zephyr?"
Roa enthusiastically waved his arm to greet the newcomers, "Long time no see!"
It was after defeating this man back then that he truly made his name famous across the seas.
Thinking about it now, it truly brought back memories.
"You scum, you're as disgusting as ever!"
Zephyr landed heavily on the ground, his tone, like his expression, conveying an unspeakable disgust.
"Roa, your day of death is today!"
Beside him, Admiral Akainu spoke with a cold sneer.
"I really am being underestimated, aren't I?"
Roa shrugged helplessly. "Every single one of my former defeated opponents is now talking big."
"Ararara, Calamity Roa, I am not one of your defeated opponents!"
Admiral Aokiji, clad in a blue suit, spoke with a cold laugh.
Roa glanced at him, then gave a slight nod. "You will be soon."
"I really am being underestimated!"
Aokiji copied Roa's line.
However, he looked around, a hint of excitement in his eyes, and couldn't help but exclaim, "He actually went straight for Mary Geoise! What a lunatic!"
They had actually prepared for this, as Roa's madness was well-known.
High-ranking Marine forces, except for Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Admiral Kizaru who remained at Marine Headquarters, had gathered at the port beneath the Red Line so they could immediately provide support whether Mary Geoise or Marine Headquarters was attacked.
But even so, upon seeing the fiercely burning Mary Geoise with his own eyes, Aokiji couldn't help but feel a little schadenfreude—no, a sense of shock.
He's genuinely crazy!
"Is that Calamity Roa?"
The woman with the long katana, Vice Admiral Momousagi Gion, scrutinized Roa. "He's as young as he was in the newspapers. How does he maintain himself? Is he really older than us?"
Beside her, Vice Admiral Chaton Tokikake, whose appearance was nearly as wretched as Kizaru's, stroked his chin. "But he's certainly handsome. Just slightly less handsome than me."
Even at such a critical moment, Momousagi couldn't help but glance back at the man.
How bold he is to say that.
"Where are the Warlords?"
Standing at the forefront of the Marine contingent, Marine Hero Monkey D. Garp, the Iron Fist, turned his head and questioned the massive Sandworm not far away, without reservation.
One of the Five Elders, Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, looked down at Garp. He didn't seem angry, merely saying plainly, "They're here!"
Indeed, they were here!
Yellow sand drifted in.
"Gwahahaha! What a spectacle."
Crocodile, smoking a cigar, materialized to one side. "Is it about to begin?"
He looked at Roa; there were truly no changes from back then!
What exactly is going on with this guy?
Then, another figure also appeared within the magic circle left by the Five Elders.
Captain John had cold sweat on his forehead, his eyes darted around, and he held a bottle of wine but hesitated to lift it to his mouth.
"Oh, Uncle John!"
Roa keenly spotted him in the crowd and greeted him with a cheerful smile, "You're the only one missing."
John dared not reply, merely bowing his head, sweating profusely, not daring to look at Roa.
"What an incredible aura!"
An exclamatory voice rang out. A figure bearing a pitch-black great sword descended from the sky, landing precisely next to Crocodile. The man with the hawk-like sharp eyes stared intently at Roa's beloved sword, Hupò, strapped to his waist. "Even unsheathed, that aura of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood is impossible to conceal!"
"Is that so?"
Roa instinctively picked up Hupò and sniffed it. "No smell? I polish it very clean every day."
Mihawk paused, then couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.
What an interesting man.
It makes me impatient to clash with him!
It wasn't over yet. After the Warlords appeared, white-clad figures rapidly leaped over—it was CP0.
At this point, Gild Tesoro's eyes were wide with shock.
Monsters, so many monsters!
Roa replaced Hupò on his waist, then turned his head to ask him, "How is it, Gild Tesoro, are you scared?"
"No!"
Gild Tesoro clenched his bloodied fists and declared resolutely, "I'm not afraid of death anymore!"
Mary Geoise has been reduced to ruins. Who knows how many Celestial Dragons died today. So, Stella, although I couldn't personally take revenge for you, at least I witnessed this scene! Now, even if I die here alongside Lord Roa, I will have no regrets!
"Is that so?"
Roa grinned. "If you're not afraid of death, then let's fight."
"Ugghahaha! What a party!"
"Jieh-hahaha! Everyone's an old acquaintance!"
"Mama Mama! Even this old lady is getting fired up!"
Accompanied by strange laughter, figures descended from the sky.
The expressions of the Five Elders, the God's Knights, the Marines, the Warlords, and CP0 all subtly changed.
The people descending were Kaido, Shiki the Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, Charlotte Katakuri, Redfield, Teach, Loki, Douglas Bullet, and King!
Figures, some lightly, others heavily, crashed onto the ground around and behind Roa.
The entire earth trembled incessantly. The wind generated by the landing alone scattered the fiercely burning flames nearby.
"Zehahahahaha! It's finally starting!"
Teach burst into loud laughter.
"Yehahaha! False gods, it's time to step down from your divine thrones!"
Lightning crackled around Enel.
"Let's see who can take down more people, Yamato!"
Bonney laughed, hoisting her great sword.
"This time, I guess I can play with you!"
Yamato held up her spiked club.
"Fufufu! Mary Geoise, this scene suits this place better!"
Doflamingo shouted hysterically, "Hey, Bege, don't hold me back!"
Bege, one of the few executives urgently recalled from the West Blue to participate in the battle, snorted, "Don't say stupid things!"
"What are we waiting for, Roa!"
Katakuri stood beside Roa, his sharp trident already gripped in hand. "Let the war begin!"
Roa did not answer immediately, because—
Crack!
A streak of pitch-black lightning shot up from within a magic circle.
A massive entity suddenly appeared from within the magic circle.
"Master! Harald hears your command!!"
The colossal demon giant entered the scene, roaring and brandishing its great sword.
"Boss!!"
Loki instantly roared, "Kill him!!"
Roa still did not answer. He merely raised his head.
On the summit of the fiercely burning Pangea Castle, a figure descended, flapping its wings.
"Roa, this time, it won't be like twenty-five years ago!"
The woman descending from the sky, Imu in an awakened form, hovered in mid-air, looking down at Roa. Her voice was no longer the cold detachment of the past; it was pure, unadulterated killing intent!
"Good,"
Roa raised his mouth, "Come on."
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