When they saw Sengoku and the others trapped inside the massive sphere, the Five Elders, who were watching everything from their office, all turned deathly pale.
It wasn't just because they were deeply familiar with Sengoku and had a fairly close relationship with him.
It was also because Sengoku was one of the World Government's absolute pillars of military power.
He had sat in the position of Commander-in-Chief of the entire military for many years and held immense prestige throughout the World Government's armed forces.
If something happened to him, the entire military system of the World Government could be thrown into chaos.
Not to mention, from the standpoint of status alone, Sengoku was someone who absolutely could not be sacrificed.
Fleet Admiral of the World Government's entire military...
That was a position only slightly below to the Five Elders themselves.
The moment they saw Sengoku and the others swallowed into the gigantic sphere, several of the Five Elders had already risen to their feet.
Just then, a figure came rushing in at astonishing speed and slammed a fist into the massive sphere.
Boom!
The enormous sphere instantly cracked all over from that single punch.
Then huge chunks of it began breaking apart and crashing down to the ground, sending out thunderous rumbles.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several figures burst out from inside the sphere.
"Huff... huff... huff..."
After landing on the ground, those people bent over and gasped for breath.
"Hahaha! Old man Kong, your moves have gotten a little slow!" the newcomer laughed.
The one who had suddenly appeared was none other than Garp.
And the people who had seized the opportunity to escape from the giant sphere were Sengoku, Momousagi, and the others.
At that moment, several more figures rushed over at high speed.
Leading them was none other than Fleet Admiral Sengoku, along with Sakazuki, Kuzan, Borsalino, Fujitora Issho, and the others.
"I'm fine. Be careful. Rosinante's abilities have become extremely strange," Sengoku said, taking a deep breath. Just now, under that crushing pressure, there had been no air at all.
After landing, Army Admiral Purple Steed looked around him, and disbelief appeared on his face.
The area around them looked like the aftermath of the apocalypse.
Of the one hundred and fifty thousand elite army troops who had previously stood there in grand formation, only a tiny number remained alive.
Purple Steed's face turned incomparably ugly, filled with fury as he glared at Rosinante, as if he wanted nothing more than to rush over and fight him to the death.
"Rosinante!"
Just like Purple Steed, Sakazuki was also staring at Rosinante with blazing anger.
"Oh? Looks like everyone's here now. All familiar faces," Rosinante said with a smile.
"Rosinante... it's really been a long time. Back when I heard you died, I was actually upset for quite a while. I thought I'd never get the chance to take revenge. But now it seems heaven has given me another chance," the furious Sakazuki said, suddenly baring his teeth in a grin.
"If you want revenge, that depends on whether you have the strength for it. I'm standing right here. If you want to settle things, then come and try," Rosinante replied with a faint smile.
Hearing Rosinante's words, Sakazuki stepped forward.
But at that moment, Kuzan grabbed him by the shoulder.
"Don't be reckless," Kuzan said.
"Relax. I'm perfectly calm right now," Sakazuki said, brushing Kuzan's hand away.
"Rosinante, what exactly is your purpose in coming to the World Government this time?" Sengoku stepped forward and asked.
Hearing Sengoku's question, Rosinante stepped forward and stomped on the ground.
That single step caused the earth beneath him to split apart, cracks spreading in every direction.
"Do you really need to ask? Naturally, I came here to settle the score from ten years ago. Sengoku, you haven't forgotten, have you? Ten years ago, you all really did a number on me," Rosinante said with a smile.
"Rosinante, times have changed. You're no longer the Dragon King of the Gray Kingdom. The Gray Kingdom is gone now," Sengoku said coldly.
"Hahahaha! So what? Who do you think I am? Do you really think I need to rely on the power of subordinates? Do you think my name was built by my underlings? Since you're all here today, then let's settle the debt from ten years ago," Rosinante said.
"Rosinante, let's settle our score first!"
At that very moment, Sakazuki suddenly shot forward.
In a flash, he appeared right in front of Rosinante and threw a punch at him.
His arm was covered in magma, radiating an unbelievably intense heat.
Just from the sheer temperature alone, it was obvious that Sakazuki had grown much stronger than before.
Bang!
Rosinante raised his hand and caught Sakazuki's punch with a single palm.
The moment Sakazuki's magma-coated fist touched Rosinante's palm, the magma instantly vanished, erased by the Power of Annihilation covering Rosinante's hand.
But in the next moment, more magma surged out again.
Then it was erased once more.
Then it surged out again.
"It seems you haven't wasted these ten years either. You've grown much stronger. You've already stepped into the realm of a peak Admiral," Rosinante said with a faint smile.
That had just been an ordinary punch.
And yet its power was already comparable to Sakazuki's full-strength strike using his magma giant form from ten years ago.
"If I didn't see you turn to ashes with my own eyes, I would never believe you'd die so easily. For the past ten years, I've been waiting for this day. In order to one day defeat you, how could I possibly allow myself to slack off?" Sakazuki said with a cold sneer.
Ten years ago, the World Government had announced that Rosinante was dead.
And from Sengoku and Garp, Sakazuki had also learned that Rosinante's soul had been exiled from this world.
But unless he personally saw Rosinante die, Sakazuki would never believe Rosinante was truly gone.
He had always had a premonition.
Rosinante would return someday.
That was why, for the past ten years, Sakazuki had trained himself relentlessly.
Over those ten years, his strength had finally reached the true level of a peak Admiral.
All of it...
had been for this day.
And that was why Sakazuki was now incomparably excited.