Lina's figure suddenly disappeared from where she had been standing.
"Oh no!"
"Masaka!"
Everyone quickly turned toward the desk behind them.
Lina was already standing there.
The little girl immediately sighed in relief when she saw Lina appear unharmed. She had been terrified just moments ago.
"Big Sister, you're okay! Those bad guys are so hateful!"
Lina blinked softly and looked at the little girl.
"Then how about Big Sister beats them all down for you?"
The little girl nodded rapidly like a pecking chicken.
"Okay, okay!"
Lina's lips curved into a beautiful smile as she casually flicked her fingers toward the six men dressed in black.
Immediately, glowing flames appeared in the air, swirling like blooming flowers as they slowly floated toward the six black clothed men.
However, as those flames danced in the air, the temperature in the entire room suddenly plummeted.
Within seconds, the temperature dropped by nearly one hundred degrees.
"So cold!"
"Hiss! Why did it suddenly become so cold?"
"Isn't that fire? Why does it feel freezing?"
"Hehe… so cold!"
Even the little girl started shivering from the sudden chill and hugged her arms tightly.
"Big Sister, it's really cold."
Just then, Nami's voice sounded from behind.
"Lina, stop playing. Finish it quickly."
The moment her words fell, she suddenly tightened the whip wrapped around the man dressed in white.
"Ah!"
The tremendous force caused the man to spit out a mouthful of blood before his vision went completely dark.
Seeing this scene, the six black clothed men felt a chill run down their spines.
They never expected such a stunningly beautiful girl to act so ruthlessly.
Slowly, they turned their stiff necks to look at Lina again.
Lina pouted slightly.
"Alright, I know."
Her tone sounded obedient, almost like a well behaved younger sister.
Although Lina was actually more than a year older than Nami, she had a youthful face and stood only about 1.6 meters tall. Combined with her soft voice, she looked more like the younger one.
Because of that, she always called Nami "Big Sister".
Within the Ion Tempest crew, Lina had always been the group's favorite.
Clap.
Lina raised her delicate hand and snapped her fingers.
The glowing flames floating before the six men suddenly shot forward at terrifying speed.
In the next moment, they pierced directly into the hearts of all six men.
Ping.
Ping.
Ping.
The six black clothed men instantly froze.
Their bodies turned into six solid ice sculptures.
Bang. Bang. Bang.
Under the stunned gazes of Iceburg and the little girl, the frozen statues shattered into countless fragments.
The icy dust scattered across the floor.
At that moment, a gust of wind blew through the open window and swept the fragments outside.
If Iceburg and the little girl had not witnessed everything with their own eyes, no one would have believed that six people had been standing there only moments ago.
Iceburg stood there completely stunned.
Those government special agents had pushed them into a desperate situation.
Yet Lina eliminated them with a simple snap of her fingers.
Meanwhile, the little girl clapped her hands happily.
"Yay! Big Sister is amazing!"
Lina raised both arms proudly and tilted her head back.
"Right? Big Sister is amazing, isn't she?"
The little girl nodded enthusiastically.
"Yes! Big Sister is the most amazing person I've ever seen."
Nami could only shake her head helplessly.
She then turned to Iceburg.
"Do you need to prepare anything? We're about to leave."
Iceburg scratched the back of his head.
"Well, it should take about a day to prepare everything."
New World, Peach Garden Coast.
A guard stared at the old man who had just climbed onto the shore from the sea.
The man stood shirtless on the beach while wringing out his soaking clothes.
Splash.
Splash.
He squeezed the water from his clothes while muttering to himself.
"The storms in the New World are really fierce. My ship actually capsized. Looks like I'm getting old."
The guard frowned slightly.
"A storm?"
The old man sighed.
"Yes, a huge one."
"Then… did you swim here?"
The old man nodded.
"Mm. I swam for a while and was already exhausted. Maybe I'm getting old, or maybe Shakky drained too much of my energy."
The guard's mouth slowly dropped open.
Ever since their King had transformed the surrounding sea, storms could not appear within five hundred kilometers of Peach Garden.
Which meant that if the old man encountered a storm, it must have been at least five hundred kilometers away.
In other words, this old man had swum over five hundred kilometers through the New World sea.
Was he really just an old man?
To the guard, he looked more like one of Franky's armored patrol ships.
There was only one feeling he gave off.
Extremely powerful.
The old man finished wringing his clothes and put them back on.
"By the way, this is Peach Garden, right? I lost my compass in the storm, so I followed a Vivre Card."
The guard was still stunned and did not respond.
The old man coughed lightly.
"Ahem. Young man, is this Peach Garden? I didn't come to the wrong place, did I?"
The guard finally snapped out of his shock.
"Yes… yes, this is Peach Garden. Who are you looking for?"
After realizing the old man had swum such a distance through the sea, the guard instinctively spoke more respectfully.
"I'm here to find Rolan. I came to fulfill a promise I made to him."
The guard frowned slightly.
Aside from their King, there was no one else in Peach Garden named Rolan.
Since Peach Garden had been established in the New World, almost nobody had come directly to seek an audience with their King.
However, the old man seemed calm and friendly, yet extremely powerful. If handled carelessly, he might bring trouble to the entire island.
So the guard answered honestly.
"Rolan is our King. Old man, are you sure you're looking for the right person?"
The old man nodded calmly.
"Yes. I'm looking for your King."
Just as the guard was about to speak again, a giant pterosaur descended from the sky and landed nearby.
The guard immediately bowed respectfully.
"Lord Wyper, this old man is looking for the King."
The massive pterosaur transformed into a human figure.
Wyper.
"I understand. Leave him to me. You've done well."
"Yes, sir."
Wyper then turned toward the old man.
"Welcome, Mr. Dark King Rayleigh. Lord Rolan is already waiting. Please follow me."
This old man was none other than the legendary Dark King Rayleigh, who had come all the way from the Sabaody Archipelago.
Rayleigh looked at Wyper as he walked ahead, unable to hide his surprise.
What Wyper had just displayed was clearly the power of an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit.
More importantly, the aura coming from him was extremely powerful.
Rayleigh could immediately tell that Wyper's strength was frighteningly high.
Almost at the level of a Marine Admiral.
From what he had heard, the members of Ion Tempest all possessed power close to that level.
He never expected that even a guard in Peach Garden would be this powerful.
If that was the case, the hidden strength of the entire Peach Garden must be unimaginable.
As they continued walking, the sounds of a bustling city slowly filled the air.
Rayleigh looked around the island with curiosity.
Soon, his eyes widened again.
"Isn't this the giant kingdom from over eight hundred years ago that Rolan mentioned?"
Rayleigh had once reached Laugh Tale together with Gol D. Roger.
Because of that, he knew about the ancient giant kingdom recorded there and its once glorious civilization.
The sights before him now felt almost identical to the descriptions recorded in history.
It felt as if that lost kingdom had been reborn.
Wyper noticed Rayleigh's shocked expression and could not help feeling a little proud.
"Mr. Rayleigh, I honestly didn't expect you would actually come."