In Sea Circle Year 1519, the pirate world ushered in a page of history: the Creed Allied Forces arrived at the Red Line, smashing through the harbor that led to the Holy Land, Mary Geoise in one fell swoop. Countless pirates abandoned their ships and stormed ashore, aiming straight for Mary Geoise.
Right after that, the Creed Alliance advanced like an unstoppable tide. The Yonko willingly served as the vanguard—there wasn't a single opponent who could withstand even one exchange. Countless high-ranking World Government commanders fell.
On the second day, the World Government's air force was annihilated to the last by Shiki.
On the third day, the World Government's elite ground troops were crushed by the Beast Pirates.
By the fifth day, the Creed Alliance had already reached the gates of the Holy Land, forming a siege ring. They refused to meet or negotiate with the Five Elders—and even executed the envoys sent to them.
"Creed! Come out and fight me!"
With their envoy slain, the Five Elders finally couldn't hold back any longer. The five of them stepped out together and landed at the front line.
Even with thousands upon thousands on Creed's side, once peerless monsters like the Five Elders descended, no one dared brush their edge.
At this level, numbers were meaningless.
The Creed Alliance quickly responded: Kaido, Mihawk, Big Mom, Shanks, and Redfield stepped forward to face the Five Elders.
"How ridiculous. You think fighting us is simple?" the First Elder laughed.
Among the five of them was a combined technique that could push their strength far beyond normal.
In other words, once the battle began, the Five Elders were no longer just five—they were at least six.
"Big Mom, Kaido… remnants of Rocks. You still dare come to the Holy Land? This time, there won't be a second Rocks to protect you!" the Second Elder said coldly as he stared at Kaido and Big Mom.
"Old bastard, it's time we settled accounts!" Kaido snarled. "Even if I can't get to Imu, using you to vent my rage will do just fine!"
Kaido's body swelled by a full size. His bones crackled with thunder-like pops as Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki) spread across his entire body!
At the same time, countless arcs of lightning and flames leapt out, bathing him in thunder and fire, his pressure overwhelming.
After his last crushing defeat at Creed's hands, Kaido's strength had clearly risen again. Without even transforming into a dragon, he could already control thunder and fire with ease!
"Interesting!"
The Five Elders were about to draw their blades—
But Mihawk blocked in front of him. "Heh. Your opponent is me!"
...
Deep within Mary Geoise, there was a place overflowing with blooming flowers, with trees and vines winding and climbing everywhere, inside a towering, magnificent structure.
This place was called the Flower Room—the residence of Imu, the master of the Empty Throne.
Boom! Boom!
The violent roars outside, the fierce storms that swept across the sky from time to time, and the endlessly trembling ground shattered the silence that had lasted here for centuries.
"How nostalgic… The last time someone fought their way into the Holy Land… who was it? It's been too long. I've forgotten."
A middle-aged man draped in a black robe that trailed the floor, wearing a crown, yet with a face impossible to see clearly, sighed softly.
Imu!
The highest leader of the Celestial Dragons!
And the strongest existence that had intimidated the world for who knew how many years!
"Creed… I hope you won't disappoint me."
He murmured to himself.
"Lord Imu! The Five Elders are holding the front gate against the Creed Alliance, but the two flanks of the Holy City have been breached by Dragon of the Revolutionary Army, leading Kaido, Shanks, Whitebeard's division commanders, and the rest!"
A personal guard rushed in with an urgent report, making Imu's brows seem to tighten slightly.
"Understood. Leave. Just protect those wastes."
Imu waved a hand, then picked up the rapier beside him.
"Yes!"
The personal guard quickly withdrew.
He more or less understood who Lord Imu meant by "wastes": the Celestial Dragons.
"Which side should I deal with first?"
Imu continued speaking to himself, then extended one hand and clenched at a patch of empty air.
Woom!
A strange muffled sound erupted—
And in response, the southwest side of Mary Geoise!
There, Kaido's Three Calamities were leading the Beast Pirates as they broke through the walls and charged in.
Even though the defenders outnumbered them eight or ten to one, they still couldn't stop their advance. In a short time, they were nearly slaughtered clean.
The Beast Pirates were the best at land warfare within the Creed Alliance. Their brutal strength had already been proven when they wiped out the World Government's elite army earlier.
And today, they were once again the first to break into Mary Geoise!
But their footsteps stopped right there.
Boom!
A black orb spinning unstably—dragging countless spatial rifts that stretched outward—suddenly appeared in the very center of their formation!
Then, the black orb abruptly collapsed inward, and the surrounding space collapsed with it. A terrifying suction swept in all directions, dragging the Beast Pirates—along with the ground and buildings—into it.
Crack!
Rip!
In an instant, seventy to eighty percent of the Beast Pirates were torn apart by the spatial rifts. Even those strong enough to temporarily resist the rifts with powerful Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki) and avoid immediate death were then carved into pieces by the collapsing space.
The Beast Pirates had been erased from this world!
Only the Three Calamities barely managed to avoid the catastrophe, but they were still brutally injured by the spatial rifts and lay sprawled on the ground.
If another wave came, they wouldn't be able to hold on…
(End of Chapter)
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