Holy Land of Mariejois.
This place, where the world's most powerful nobles lived separated from the "lowly trash" they constantly spoke of, had completely lost its former glory.
Everywhere one looked was nothing but ruined walls and collapsed buildings. Hundreds of massive ships had smashed through the rooftops of Mariejois while gunfire echoed throughout the land and flames burned everywhere. Revolutionary Army soldiers and the defenders of Mariejois were locked together in brutal combat.
The Celestial Dragons, who called themselves "gods," could only hide inside emergency shelters while raging furiously.
"Damn it!!! How dare these lowly insects do this?!"
"What are the Five Elders even doing?! They actually let these trash attack this place! Do they not want their positions anymore?!"
"Mere insects actually dare speak of judging gods!"
"Tell the Five Elders to capture them alive! I'll torture them to death myself!!!"
"They dared destroy my estate! Unforgivable!!! Turn every last one of them into slaves!!!"
The surrounding CP agents carefully tried calming the Celestial Dragons, terrified of accidentally angering them and being dragged out to die.
However, at some unknown point, a faint trail of nearly invisible footprints had appeared on the floor near the shelter entrance.
Buzz!
A barely noticeable sound echoed softly as a pale purple energy field instantly spread across the entire shelter.
From outside the room, it looked as though everyone inside this palace-like emergency shelter, where nearly all the Celestial Dragons had gathered, was moving their mouths without making a single sound.
Yet neither the Celestial Dragons nor the CP agents inside noticed anything strange.
At the entrance, the Seraphim prototype modeled after Mihawk slowly revealed itself. Behind it followed the prototypes based on Hancock, Weevil, and several clone units. Each one placed a hand on the shoulder of the Seraphim in front of them, forming a chain connected directly to the Mihawk prototype at the front.
This sudden scene shocked everyone inside the shelter.
Before any Celestial Dragon could furiously order their execution, Seraphim Mihawk drew the long blade from its back and spoke in a cold mechanical voice.
"Executing. Elimination."
Slash!!!
A streak of blade light flashed across the room.
Rip!!!
Countless limbs and severed heads flew into the air as blood exploded everywhere. Some Celestial Dragons were sliced cleanly in half, their blood and organs spilling across the ground while torn intestines scattered everywhere.
At that moment, they looked no different from the "lowly trash" they constantly mocked.
They all bled the same bright red blood, and their bodies tore apart just as easily.
The countless rolling heads scattered across the floor clearly showed how fragile these so-called "gods" truly were.
"AHHHHHH!!!!!"
"Someone! Kill these filthy insects for me!!!"
"Save me!! My arm!!!"
"You damned monsters!!!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!
The sound of laser beams rang out.
Behind Seraphim Mihawk, the other Seraphim raised their glowing fingertips. Brilliant light flashed before lasers shot into the ground and swept across the shelter. The explosions from the laser energy instantly drowned out every other sound.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
One laser after another swept through the room as continuous explosions erupted nonstop and the smell of roasted flesh spread through the air. Every Celestial Dragon caught in the high-temperature laser blasts gave off the scent of burning meat.
In just a few seconds, all the furious screams had vanished.
Only agonized wails remained...
Whoosh... Whoosh...
Tiny sounds of air being cut echoed softly.
The smoke caused by the explosions filled the entire shelter, giving some surviving CP agents a chance to launch sneak attacks against these strange enemies.
But the Seraphim had once been among the strongest figures on the seas during their original lifetimes. Even weakened, they were not opponents these agents could resist.
Through their mechanically modified eyes and magnetic-field detection, the attackers' positions were instantly identified while their altered brains calculated the exact locations in an instant.
The Seraphim based on Weevil suddenly reached both hands toward the left side.
Two attacking CP agents were instantly grabbed by the head and smashed together.
Smack!!!
Under the terrifying strength of the Seraphim, their skulls exploded like balloons. Not even bone fragments remained as their headless corpses crashed onto the ground.
Meanwhile, the CP agents targeting Seraphim Mihawk were even less fortunate.
After scanning and locking onto them, Seraphim Mihawk flicked the long blade in his hand.
One CP agent after another suddenly appeared skewered upon the sword as though they had teleported there themselves. Their bodies were pierced through and lined up one after another like meat skewers until finally even the last agent hung from the blade.
Looking at the six CP agents impaled on his sword, Seraphim Mihawk gave his right hand a violent shake.
Rip!!!
The agents' bodies tore apart like strips of cloth.
Severed limbs scattered everywhere while the remains of their bodies twisted into horrifying stick-like shapes as they screamed on the floor. With only their upper bodies remaining mostly intact, they would bleed to death in agony within seconds...
The Seraphim behind Mihawk each took out a large net.
Lining up side by side, they walked deeper into the shelter. Amid the gradually weakening cries, they picked up the shattered corpses wearing Celestial Dragon clothing along with their severed heads and tossed them into the nets...
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Holy Land of Mariejois.
Slash!!!
A streak of sword light erupted from the collapsed white palace.
An enormous sword slash nearly a hundred meters tall burst outward as the spreading trench of sword energy crushed toward the front.
Then suddenly, a collision rang out.
Boom!!!
The massive slash violently trembled and shifted off course before blasting straight through the Red Line and disappearing into the distance.
Crack!!!
The sound of fists colliding exploded.
Nusjuro's previous strike had failed, and immediately afterward, Warcury charged forward. His right fist, coated in dense Haki, slammed directly against Garp's iron fist.
Cold sweat faintly formed on Warcury's forehead as a shocked expression appeared on his face.
Garp's strength...
BOOM!!!!
Warcury was blasted backward while Garp remained standing firmly in place, his expression never changing.
Like an immovable mountain, he stood there without budging.
Behind him, Dragon's chest had collapsed inward while a slash that pierced through his abdomen had nearly cut him in half. He continued gasping heavily while struggling to stabilize his breathing.
Not far away, several figures with strangely powerful auras charged toward them...
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Mariejois city ruins.
As the Commander-in-Chief of the entire military, Kong collided fists with the hundred-meter-tall golden Buddha form of Sengoku.
Dong!!!
A sound like the tolling of a giant bell echoed through the heavens as both men were forced several steps backward.
At that very moment, several CP agents dressed in white suits and wearing white masks instantly appeared around Sengoku's massive body and launched attacks toward him.
Within the eyes of Buddha-form Sengoku, golden light flashed.
Despite his gigantic hundred-meter body, his movements were actually faster than the ant-like CP agents. Before they could even strike him, Sengoku's enormous hand appeared above their heads as though teleporting there instantly while his deafening voice rang out.
"Impact Wave!"
A translucent energy barrier instantly enveloped the attacking CP agents.
The overwhelming compressive force froze them midair in an instant.
Then an extreme sense of danger exploded through their minds.
BOOM!!!!
The white-suited agents were blasted away in every direction. Blood burst from all over their bodies as they lost consciousness and crashed into the ruins.
Standing in the distance, Kong looked at Sengoku and spoke heavily. "You people are being too irrational, Sengoku. If Sakazuki appeared here, I wouldn't find it surprising. But I truly didn't expect you two. Are you really going to oppose the World Government?"
A trace of helplessness flashed through Sengoku's eyes as he replied, "I have no intention of becoming enemies with the World Government. But you know Dragon's identity better than anyone. He's Garp's only son. If you allow us to take him away, I can persuade Garp to leave immediately."
Kong also felt a headache coming on as he answered helplessly, "Do you think the disaster he caused can simply be forgiven?
"The entirety of Mariejois has already been destroyed. If we let him leave, then the World Government might as well cease to exist.
"Tomorrow, news that Revolutionary Army leader Dragon rampaged through Mariejois and escaped unharmed will spread across the world. The authority of the World Government will completely collapse, and you know very well what that would bring. It would plunge the entire sea into chaos."
Sengoku smiled bitterly. "If Dragon can't be rescued, that old bastard Garp definitely won't let things end peacefully. I can't just stand here and watch both Garp and Dragon die in this place."
Both men felt helpless.
Neither needed to say things openly because they already understood each other perfectly.
The core problem was simple.
No matter what, the World Government could never allow the Dragon who attacked Mariejois to leave alive.
As the leader of the Revolutionary Army, the Five Elders had wanted him dead for a very long time. Now that they finally had the chance, how could they possibly let him go?
As long as Dragon was executed, the Revolutionary Army would collapse instantly. Mere "lowly insects" would never be capable of causing any major waves.
The world would once again return beneath the control of the World Government.
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