Chapter 113 Fleet Admiral, Stay Sharp—Don't Lose Face!
Holy Land Mary Geoise.
Pangaea Castle, highest floor—the Room of Authority.
Watching the scenes in the broadcast, the Five Elders' expressions grew increasingly grim.
"What the hell is the Navy's intelligence department doing?! How could they not detect such a major development beforehand?!"
"Those CP wastes are the same—didn't they say Kaido was fighting Red-Haired Shanks?!"
"That Golden Lion too—the Navy has been searching for him for over a decade since his jailbreak and couldn't find him. Now look, he's come knocking on their door!"
After cursing the incompetence of both the Navy and CP, the Five Elders gradually calmed their emotions.
"Now the situation is beyond our control. We need to prepare ourselves," Saint Warcury said with a furrowed brow.
Prepare for what? Naturally, prepare for the Navy's defeat!
Before this "Rocks" had appeared, the Five Elders never doubted the Navy would win—they were only considering to what extent the Navy would triumph.
But now, they had to consider the possibility that the Navy might lose, and what consequences that defeat would bring.
"Send the order—have Figarland Garling lead the Holy Knights to Sabaody Archipelago and stand by. If the Navy's battle takes an irreversible turn for the worse, then have the Holy Knights join the fight!" Saint Saturn said gravely after a moment's consideration.
"The Navy's defeat is unacceptable. When necessary, cut all signal channels, shut down the broadcast—we must take the battlefield ourselves!" Saint Nasujuro declared with resolute force.
This wasn't some localized conflict where the Navy and pirates traded victories without consequence. Such minor defeats wouldn't hurt the Navy's foundation, and they could recover quickly without major problems.
This was a war that could determine the Navy's rise or fall for decades to come. Once the Navy was defeated, the pirate faction would become completely rampant. Who knew how many would proclaim themselves kings or emperors?
Ambitious individuals worldwide would become active, the World Government's prestige built over eight hundred years would plummet, and whether it was the Revolutionary Army or other enemies, they would all seize this opportunity. The World Government was indeed a colossal entity—but precisely because of that, it had countless enemies both visible and hidden!
Therefore, the Five Elders absolutely would not allow such a situation to occur!
At the front lines of Marine Headquarters, the Warlord formation.
Doflamingo looked at the rapidly descending islands in the sky, his smile growing increasingly maniacal.
"Fufufufufu!" Doflamingo suddenly spread his arms wide: "At this very moment, we stand at the center of the era's tide! This place is true neutrality—the great battle that will define the concepts of justice and evil has begun!!!"
"Doflamingo, what are you going crazy about?" Hancock glared at Doflamingo with displeasure.
"Kishishishi!" Moria laughed, though while his mouth smiled, his eyes were filled with cold killing intent. After a few laughs, Moria suddenly turned to look at Doflamingo beside him: "Flamingo, you have a pretty good relationship with that bastard Kaido, don't you? You're not planning to betray us, are you?"
"Fufufufufu!" Doflamingo turned his head to look at the towering Moria: "What? Worried I'll switch sides at the last moment? No need for such concerns. Regardless of my relationship with Kaido, I still very much need this Warlord position."
"Golden Lion Shiki..." A hint of interest flashed in Mihawk's eyes—was he anticipating something?
In his younger days roaming the seas challenging various swordsmen, one of his targets had been Shiki. After all, Shiki was also a renowned top-tier swordsman across the four seas. However, Shiki was elusive, and after his jailbreak, he had vanished without a trace. So Mihawk had never gotten the chance to duel with Shiki.
He had thought he'd never get this opportunity in his lifetime, but unexpectedly, by participating in a war at Marine Headquarters, he would encounter Shiki. How could he hold back?
On the execution platform, Teach burst into maniacal laughter: "Zehahahaha! You're all dead! You're all dead! Bane, looks like even if I can't survive, you won't have a good ending either!"
Seeing the descending islands drawing ever closer, the shock on Fleet Admiral Sengoku's face gradually dissipated. He regained his usual strategic composure, his voice deepening: "Whether it's Rocks or Whitebeard, in today's battle, we Marines will be victorious!"
On the elevated platform in front of the execution stage, Borsalino said somewhat helplessly: "Then let me shatter these little islands—I'll leave the remaining debris to you all."
But before he could even stand up, he saw that expert beside Vice Admiral Garp below the execution platform—not too far from them—make his move.
Issho. Borsalino knew his name and had heard Garp mention that this man possessed strength comparable to the Marine Admirals, but he didn't know the specific details.
While thinking about this, Borsalino watched as the man named Issho gently stepped forward. The moment his foot touched down, a pale purple energy aura rapidly spread from his position, enveloping the entire plaza in the blink of an eye. Then the man gently drew the staff sword from his hand.
"Gravity Field: Arbitrary Kite!" Issho whispered quietly.
The pale purple aura transformed into rings that suddenly shot up from the ground, instantly covering the sky above the plaza. The three islands descending from above seemed to lose their original downward momentum upon contact with this energy aura, steadily suspended in mid-air.
"Oh?" Shiki noticed this scene, interest sparking in his eyes: "When did the Navy acquire such a person?"
But before he could investigate further, he saw the islands that had been suspended in mid-air seemingly affected by a repelling force. After a brief moment of hovering, they shot upward like massive cannonballs, flying back toward the Whitebeard Pirates' fleet in the sky!
Seeing this, Shiki raised his finger, apparently preparing to do something, but Newgate moved first.
A gleam flashed in his eyes as he struck downward at the void with his fist.
An air quake!
With a crack like shattering glass, everyone at Marine Headquarters who looked up could see the sky seemingly split with countless spider web-like fissures!
Immediately after, powerful tremor force howled out from all directions. The three islands that had been repelled upward were caught in this tremendous tremor force and shattered into countless rocks in the blink of an eye. Issho's repelling gravity was also destroyed by this massive tremor force, and then the chaotic debris fell like a rain curtain once again.
This time it lacked the previous massive momentum, but it carried Whitebeard's tremor force—equally dangerous!
Once this rain of debris fell into the military formation, it would definitely cause massive casualties among the Marines.
"Black Void: Abyss of Darkness!" Bane called out softly.
He made his move without waiting for another opportunity. Standing on the execution platform, he pressed one hand toward the sky. Endless dark elements formed a surging tide that rolled forward. In less than three to five breaths, a darkness abyss that blocked out the sun had formed above the plaza. The countless rocks carrying Newgate's tremor force fell into this dark abyss but seemed unable to create even a ripple—the stillness was chilling!
At this moment, behind Bane, Teach kneeling on the execution platform looked ready to breathe fire—it was jealousy!
This should all have been mine! This dark power should have belonged to me! Damn you, Bane!!!
After absorbing this "gift" from "Rocks" in one go, Bane chuckled: "Fleet Admiral, even if Rocks has been revived, our Navy has made complete preparations. This battle is assured victory, so don't lose face—stay sharp!"
Fleet Admiral Sengoku chuckled, watching as Bane drew the dark force back into his body. He nodded with satisfaction, then looked up at the sky again and called out: "Whitebeard!"
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