One could say that everyone watching the live broadcast at this moment was deeply shaken. This was Marineford! The Marine Headquarters, an impregnable fortress! How could anyone be so insane? How could any pirate dare to attack Marineford?!
After a brief moment of shock, people realized something even more terrifying. The main Marine forces had all departed for the New World. Only Fleet Admiral Kong remained at Marineford!
"Fleet Admiral Kong" was, of course, a world-renowned powerhouse! He had made a name for himself decades ago, fighting his way up from the lowest ranks of the Marines. His overwhelming power struck fear into countless pirates, earning him the World Government's recognition and ultimately making him this generation's Fleet Admiral! But no matter how strong he was, he was just one man now! His opponents were Golden Lion Shiki, Roa, Red, Charlotte Linlin, Wang Zhi, Kaido, Silver Axe, and Captain John! No matter how one looked at it, he had no chance of winning!
Were they, today, about to witness an unprecedented major event with their own eyes? Everyone watching the live broadcast at this moment involuntarily held their breath.
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The Five Elders, who wielded the highest power in the world, had not been in such a state of panic for a very long time. Beads of sweat trickled from their foreheads.
"Damn it! Damn it all! How dare they be so audacious!"
"It's too late for reinforcements! Kong can't possibly hold out that long!"
"Quickly, contact the New World News! Tell them to cut the live broadcast immediately!"
But the most terrified, naturally, were those with the Grand Marine Fleet.
"Bastards! How dare they!"
Hero Garp's rage was utterly uncontrollable. His furious Conqueror's Haki surged uncontrollably, making the giant battleships tremble in sync.
"We've been completely outmaneuvered!" Zephyr's face was equally grim. "Although we anticipated their retaliation, we never expected it to be in this manner!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru remained silent. After a long moment, she slowly spoke, "Brother Kong's fate is likely sealed. We should now carefully consider what comes next. The Marine's prestige is about to suffer a devastating blow."
Upon hearing this, Garp and Zephyr both froze. These two men, who had never feared any hardship or danger, were now deeply bewildered. It was only a few seconds later that Zephyr gave a bitter smile and said, "Tsuru, you're brutally calm."
"Because," the Grand Staff Officer of Marine Headquarters took a deep breath, "at this point, neither anger nor sorrow will do any good, will they?"
Yes, there was nothing they could do about the current situation. All they could do was to prevent future disasters. Zephyr and Garp clenched their teeth simultaneously. This feeling of powerlessness was like a venomous snake, relentlessly tearing at their insides.
Marine Headquarters.
The current Fleet Admiral, Fleet Admiral Kong, crashed heavily in front of the assembled Marines. He gave Roa and the others a deep look, the muscles on his face trembling.
"Fleet Admiral Kong, if you haven't thought of your last words yet," Roa held the Den Den Mushi towards him, "you still have a little time to compose yourself."
"Calm down!" Kong had no intention of wasting words with Roa. Despite roaring Roa's name when he first appeared, the Fleet Admiral now simply roared loudly at the soldiers in the plaza.
"Panic now won't do any good!"
With just one sentence, the Marines in the plaza, who had been panicking at the sudden appearance of Roa and the others, instantly fell silent. The Fleet Admiral had arrived; their backbone was there. Although fear and anxiety still gnawed at them, their ingrained instincts told them to simply obey!
"Oh! How impressive!" Roa held the Den Den Mushi in one hand, admiring them with great interest. "As expected of the Fleet Admiral, to really calm the Marines with just one sentence?"
"However, this is a bit too annoying." The black aura had lessened.
"Zehahahahaha!" Shiki roared with laughter. "Then what are you waiting for, brat? Aren't you going to make these scumbags feel what true terror is?"
"You're right," Wang Zhi also said. "Roa, let us witness what kind of power you possess now!"
"Wow, a bunch of adults want me, a minor, to take on the Fleet Admiral of Marine Headquarters?" Roa complained endlessly. "Isn't that going too far?! Where's the minor protection law? Respect for elders and care for the young, isn't that humanity's most basic virtue?"
"Alright," at this point, Charlotte Linlin grinned, "don't waste time. The Holy Knights might come as reinforcements at any moment. Let's all go, and finish him in an instant!"
"Agreed!" Silver Axe nodded with a mocking look. "Hahahaha! Let's see who cuts off the Fleet Admiral's head in the end!"
"I don't care," Captain John pulled out another bottle of alcohol from somewhere and was already guzzling it down again. "And didn't you say the residential area is behind the Marine Headquarters building? We can have some good fun there."
"I won't be participating," Redfield said calmly, arms crossed. "The agreement didn't include fighting the Fleet Admiral, and besides, I'm not even needed."
"In that case," Roa carefully handed the Visual Den Den Mushi to Red, "Red, I'll leave the filming to you. Remember to make me look cool."
"I can't promise that." Redfield smiled, took the Den Den Mushi, and aimed it at Roa.
"If you make me look ugly, I'll come looking for trouble! And then," Roa turned his head. Not far away, the Fleet Admiral was issuing commands.
"Officers ranking Major and above stay! All other soldiers, go to the town and organize the residents' evacuation!" Kong roared loudly.
"Yes! Fleet Admiral Kong!" Even at this point, the Marine soldiers' voices were resolute.
But.
"Run? Sorry, no passage here." Roa's eyes instantly reversed from black to white, and his negative emotion manipulation ability activated instantly! Even though Kong used his prestige to forcibly suppress the fear in the Marines' hearts, it didn't mean that these emotions had completely vanished. In fact, facing the terrifying lineup of Roa and the others, it would be strange if these Marines felt no fear at all.
So now, these wisps of fear transformed into devils that devoured the Marines! In just a blink of an eye, a large number of Marines, or rather, the vast majority of them, had their eyes corroded by a black color, instantly becoming Gloom Ghosts controlled by Roa!
"What?!" Kong keenly noticed this change. He knew this was Roa's ability! He also knew that Sakazuki had once forcibly interrupted Zephyr's manipulation process. But it was too late! There was no time to stop it! He couldn't possibly punch every single one of them now!
In that moment of Kong's shock, the Gloom Ghosts, under Roa's control, had already launched their attacks on him. Swords, guns, various weapons, rushed towards Kong in a frantic assault!
"Mama mama!" Watching this scene, Charlotte Linlin burst into loud laughter. "What a magnificent sight! Roa, your ability is as terrifying as ever!"
And this scene had already filled everyone watching the live broadcast worldwide with terror. What did Roa do? How did he control so many Marine soldiers in an instant? Was this also part of his Devil Fruit ability? It wasn't just a natural disaster!! What he could control was also human-made disaster!
"Bastard!!" Veins bulged on Kong's forehead. He didn't particularly care about the attacks launched by the Marines who had become Gloom Ghosts. A layer of black Armament Haki instantly covered his body, and all attacks, whether from swords or guns, were easily blocked.
However, Kong looked around, watching these twisted, deformed, crazed soldiers pouncing on him, and the muscles on his cheeks trembled.
"Roa!!" The damage was not great, but the humiliation was overflowing! To actually kill so many Marine soldiers in front of him, the Fleet Admiral! And even to so cruelly mock their corpses!
"You truly deserve to die!!" Amidst his roar, the Fleet Admiral leaped into the air, arcing like a grenade, and smashed directly towards Roa! The descending Kong's right fist was pitch black, invisible ripples wrapped around his arm, and black Haki lightning sparked! Conqueror's Haki coating!
Almost simultaneously, from behind, several figures also leaped in pursuit.
"Fleet Admiral! We're here to assist you!" The various Marine Generals stationed at Headquarters had also arrived! At this point, more words were meaningless. Battle! Only battle offered a chance to survive!
"Zehahahahaha! Coming for you, brat!" Shiki roared with laughter.
"Well, there's no choice then!" Roa instantly leaped into the air. "I'll take the lead!" The crimson blade at his waist suddenly unsheathed.
"Five Realms of Annihilation!"
Various elements instantly wrapped around the light-saber-like blade.
BOOM!
In the next instant, the long blade and the iron fist collided in mid-air. Violent winds howled, thunder raged, flames surged, and magma spewed! Both the Gloom Ghosts and the Marine soldiers trying to maintain their normal state were swept away in an instant, directly blown flying. And even more astonishingly, the clashing Haki of the two shot into the sky, once again routinely tearing through the clouds!
In the intense collision, Roa suddenly plummeted, sliding several steps backward after landing on the ground. "As expected of the Fleet Admiral! Still strong even in old age!"
At the same time, Kong was also sent flying backward by Roa's single strike! Conqueror's Haki coating!! How old was this brat, and he already mastered such a technique?!
He wasn't given any chance to catch his breath. A figure already pursued him like a phantom.
"Zehahahahaha! Kong!" Shiki wielded his twin swords. "Like Roa said, it's time to think about your last words!" His twin swords struck down like thunder. The Fleet Admiral gritted his teeth and countered with a punch. Another earth-shattering boom, another violent gust of wind. Amidst the roar, Kong suddenly plummeted.
At this moment, Kaido and Charlotte Linlin simultaneously raised their weapons high.
"Mama mama! Kaido! You haven't forgotten this move, have you?!"
"Uroguroro! Linlin, this old man knows it much better than you do!"
So.
"Hakai!"
The roaring light instantly eclipsed the sun in the sky. A massive shockwave hundreds of meters wide roared forward, about to instantly engulf Kong, who had just landed, and the Marine officers rushing to assist him!
The faces of the high-ranking Marine officers instantly turned pale! Such an attack, even if it just grazed them, would instantly leave them without a burial ground!
"Bastard!!" The moment he was engulfed by the shockwave, Kong roared, swinging both fists at the shockwave, violent Haki surging forth.
BOOM!!
The collision of the two forces was like a meteor hitting the Earth, instantly producing a massive explosion! It must be said that he truly lived up to his title as Fleet Admiral. Even against Kaido and Charlotte Linlin's formidable combined attack, Kong still barely held on! Although he was continuously pushed back, he forcibly split the shockwave into two streams! Protecting the Marine officers who had come to reinforce him.
However, even though the mighty shockwave was split in two, it still grazed the main headquarters building and spread towards the town behind, successfully piercing two massive pathways through it.
"Fleet Admiral Kong!" The Marine officers finally arrived, swinging their weapons, wanting to relieve pressure on Kong.
However.
"Ohohoho! Isn't that cool! Good thing I'm cool too!" Roa, now in his beast-man form, flapped his wings and laughed heartily, suddenly clenching his free left hand into a fist. "Here comes the volcano!"
BOOM!!
The raging shockwave had yet to dissipate when Kong's face suddenly changed. The ground beneath his feet instantly shattered. Thick smoke and magma erupted into the sky, engulfing Kong and the newly landed Marine officers. The sudden volcanic eruption dyed the sky crimson.
Roa nodded contentedly. "What beautiful fireworks."
"That's seriously exaggerated!" Below, Silver Axe clicked his tongue. "He just summoned a volcano directly?"
"That's just the beginning!" Wang Zhi laughed, already stomping on the air and launching himself upwards.
In the sky, the splashing magma suddenly exploded.
"Come on! Scum! Bring it on!!"
Having used all his strength to block the massive shockwave earlier, Kong had no more Haki for defense when the volcanic attack suddenly hit. The final result was that he lost his left lower leg, and his entire body was scalded beyond recognition, almost unrecognizable.
But he was still roaring. Even at this point, he remained enraged.
And now, a massive Haki-infused fist came crashing towards him.
"Here it comes!" Wang Zhi laughed, his special technique's Haki-infused heavy punch colliding with Kong's roaring iron fist. Another clash between Conqueror's Haki. There were no clouds left in the sky to demonstrate their power.
Amidst the roar, Wang Zhi's Haki-infused iron fist shattered, and Kong was once again blasted flying! He didn't fly far.
"Lion's Threat—"
Swoosh!
Two intersecting sword lights flashed in the sky. Shiki, who had appeared behind Kong at some point, directly slashed the man's back with his twin swords.
"WAAAHH!!" The Fleet Admiral screamed. As blood spurted from his back, his body was also sent flying forward by the slashes. His spine was almost severed, and his lower body instantly lost all sensation.
"Bang bang bang!"
At the same time, several gunshots rang out. On the ground, Captain John's flintlock was smoking. Having suffered continuous heavy blows, Kong, who was barely able to gather Haki on his chest, instantly saw blood blossom in streaks.
But it wasn't over. Silver Axe spun into the sky! Wielding a giant axe and spinning madly, Silver Axe laughed as his heavy battle axe heavily struck Kong's crossed, defensive arms. The immense force once again sent the Fleet Admiral plummeting.
"Great Full Impact: Thunder Bagua!"
"Emperor Sword: Hakai!"
And on the ground awaiting him were an iron club, a great sword, and two loud laughs.
BOOM!!
Kong was immediately sent flying into the air again, like a rag doll.
"Oh! I thought it was a top, but it's the Fleet Admiral!" Roa looked at the Fleet Admiral flying towards him, unable to help but exclaim, "However, for one person in their entire life to endure so many ultimate techniques, it's a fitting death!"
In his experience, only Ms. Bucking could compare. Going against so many of them alone, it would be strange if it weren't such a one-sided defeat.
"Then, I'll finish this!" Roa raised his left hand.
At his fingertips, a point of light coalesced! Although it was just a tiny point of light, at this moment it emitted a brilliance that surpassed the sun.
Mini Solar Flare!
The point of light suddenly transformed into a beam.
Solar Flare Ray!
This dazzling beam instantly pierced the sky. And also pierced was the heart of the flying Fleet Admiral. Too fast, too powerful in penetration. So much so that the momentum of the flying Kong was barely reduced; he continued to fly towards Roa, only with a hole now in his heart.
Roa grabbed the unrecognizable Fleet Admiral's head. "That's why I told you to think about your last words earlier," he said with a hint of regret.