As Golden Lion Shiki released the Lion Fruit's ability, the entire group of floating Sky Islands began to plummet.
Countless upgraded beasts injected with IQ reagents fell into the East Blue Sea like comets, roaring to the sky.
The warship trembled violently in the turbulent currents of the sky. Lei Te gripped the steering wheel tightly and roared, "Damn it! Enel! Stop those monsters—don't let East Blue be trampled to pieces!!"
"I know!"
Enel's expression was unusually stern, his pupils turned into lightning, and his entire body suddenly transformed into pure lightning and rose into the sky. As the thunder and lightning surged, a huge phantom of the god of thunder appeared behind him.
[Thor Form]!!
"——Thunder God·Ten Thousand Thunderstorms!"
Boom boom boom!!
Thunderclouds rolled like a raging sea, and thousands of lightning pillars pierced through the sky from the top of the clouds, accurately hitting every IQ beast falling from the sky!
The alien giant lion roared in the thunder and turned into charred ashes, the Kong mammoth was pierced into powder, and the upgraded pterosaur exploded into a rain of bones!
It was as if divine punishment descended from the sky, and all the disasters that fell on East Blue were completely annihilated!
At this moment, Rogge stood on the remnant of the floating Sky Island, his robes fluttering.
He stared at the falling island core and the countless shattered monster nests, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
"Shiki——"
"How dare you raise monsters, spread poison, and throw waste on my head."
"Then you have to pay the price."
He slowly raised his hands, put his palms together, and the air fruit instantly reached its limit!
The air roared and the atmosphere collapsed!
"Atmospheric Collapse·Void Realm"!!!
boom----!!
The next moment, the air within a ten-kilometer radius of the entire airspace where the floating Sky Island was located was instantly sucked out!
The world fell into a brief dead vacuum—
The clouds collapsed, the thunder died down, and the sound waves disappeared!
All sounds seemed to be cut off, leaving only the air twisting and surging like a raging fire!
Golden Lion stared wide-eyed on the island, his face blood-stained and frozen: "This... this is...?!!"
——In the vacuum field, his body surface began to crack, his blood boiled, and his five senses were stripped away!
Immediately afterwards, the atmospheric pressure suddenly collapsed!
Like thousands of mountains crashing down at the same time, the supergravity field explodes!
The entire floating Sky Island crackled like a shriveled biscuit, and the mountains, buildings, pumice, metal mechanisms... were all crushed into powder!
The Golden Lion had a ferocious look on his face and was pressed hard into the center of the earth!
He roared one last time:
"ROG——!!!"
boom!!!
The atmosphere compressed to the limit rebounded violently at the core!
The ultimate shockwave explosion——!
Like the hand of heaven and earth, the entire group of floating Sky Islands was instantly smashed into dust by the "invisible giant palm" and completely flattened!
The flames and air waves rolled up to a height of a thousand meters, as if the sky was torn apart!
In the distance, on a warship that had just sailed out of the explosion limit zone, Lei Te suddenly braked the ship with a look of shock on his face.
He looked at the shattered sky, the destructive force falling from his palm, and murmured:
"Is this... something a human can do?"
"Boss, you are so scary."
Enel transformed into a flash of lightning and returned to the deck, saying expressionlessly, "You just found out?"
The artillery fire died down, the thunderclouds dispersed, and no trace of Sky Island remained.
The Golden Lion's dream ended at the hands of the wind.
In the sea breeze, Rogge slowly landed, his cloak tattered like a flag, his tone calm as usual:
"East Blue, still clean."
[Remote Space Monitoring Ship · CP0 Command Station]
"...He compressed the entire archipelago?"
The thick fog had not yet dissipated, and aftershocks were still echoing in the sky. The CP0 special intelligence officer gripped the telescope tightly, his knuckles turning white, and his face was full of fear.
"This isn't a 'battle'... this is a reckoning of destruction."
Another executive officer in white quivered, "One man wiped out an entire floating empire."
"Is this person... truly someone the World Government can control?"
East Blue: Public opinion is boiling across the country
In Windmill Village, Shields Town, Loge Town, and other places, the warship broadcast bugs and intelligence broadcasters simultaneously broadcast announcements:
"G-5 Branch Chief Rogge annihilated the Flying Pirates led by Golden Lion Shiki over East Blue, destroyed the experimental floating archipelago, slew thousands of violent creatures, and successfully prevented the spread of the IQ drug to East Blue.
No civilian casualties were reported in the entire region."
Children ran and cheered, wearing paper hats and waving wooden swords: "I am Marine Vice Admiral Rogge!"
The old village chief gazed at the setting sun, his pipe between his teeth as he sighed, "One man changed an entire ocean... Marine has produced a man who can bring the entire New World under control."
The old fisherman stroked his beard and sighed, "Rogge—much more cruel than Garp."
"But we are really relieved."
[New World·Newsbird Full Delivery·Major Powers Shocked]
The News of the World's front page had a bold, scrolling headline:
"Golden Lion Shiki is destroyed!" — G-5 Branch Chief Rogge ends the Sky Empire!
[The floating experimental island was completely eradicated, and the world's largest "biological weapon plan" failed! ]
[Beasts Pirates·Ghost Island]
"Boss..." The photo of Golden Lion and the explosion scene came into Kaido's eyes.
Kaido was silent for a long time, drank the wine jar in one gulp, and crushed it with a click.
"That madman...finally moved."
He sat up, his muscles twitching and his face looked colder than ever.
"Xuanlin Vice Admiral, that's interesting."
"Don't touch East Blue anymore." Quinn reminded in a low voice.
Kaido picked up the mace and said, "I'm not afraid of anything. War is only interesting when there is bloodshed!"
[BIG MOM Pirates · Totto Land International]
Inside the Great Library of Nations, Charlotte Perospero looked at the image information with shock.
"Mom! Shiki was crushed to death by that guy!"
Charlotte Linlin was munching on cake furiously. Upon hearing the news, she paused for a moment, her eyes darkening. "Hmph...that old lion finally lost to the youngsters."
She licked her lips. "But—we have to avoid East Blue next. There are mad dogs in that sea right now."
"Uh-huh...and I don't like dogs."
Whitebeard Pirates: Moby d**k
Aboard a huge white ship far away in New World, the atmosphere was heavier than usual.
"Dad..." Marco put down the newspaper with a complicated expression, "That Golden Lion guy has been completely eliminated."
Whitebeard Edward Newgate sat in the main chair and remained silent for a long time.
"Gulala…"
"Shiki...we were rivals back in the day under Rocks' ship...and we were fellow travelers."
"A madman like him is destined to be unable to coexist with the new era."
"And Rogge—" Whitebeard clenched the bottle, "this brat, even I can't see through him anymore."
"Those who need to move will always move."
He looked towards the sky, "A new era scavenger..."
Marineford Naval Headquarters Marshal's Office
Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru Vice Admiral sat together, the room so quiet that only the rustling of newspapers could be heard.
Sengoku stared at the title for a long moment before putting his tea down. "Shiki... I've finally reached the final step."
Garp's face darkened. "Yeah, he's... the most stubborn person I've ever met."
He sighed and said, "IQ test kit... I actually bet my last hope on something like this. In the end, I still lost to the times."
"And Rogge—"
"More ruthless than any of us back then."
Sengoku said calmly, "Total destruction, leaving no room for error."
"That is... unwavering justice."
[And at this moment, the Rogge fleet is returning]
The warships shuttled through the clouds, avoiding the wind and clouds.
Lei Te leaned against the railing, muttering, "... crushing an entire Sky Island. It's totally unreasonable."
Enel hung upside down from the mast, a dried fruit in his mouth. "I think this is pretty cool. I want to develop a large-scale thunder avalanche too!"
On the bridge, Rogge reviewed the intelligence and gave orders in a calm tone:
"G-5 base radar system updated; East Blue defense map adjusted."
"Also—ask CP0 to send me the latest intelligence on the Pirates in the New World."
"...About time, it's time to go over to them."
He closed his eyes lightly, and the sea breeze blew his cloak.
He said it so casually, as if... it was just a routine task.