"Wahahaha! Rolan Boy, let this old man take your head today!"
A powerful voice shook the battlefield.
Dozens of meters ahead of the Ion Tempest's bow, Garp slowly stepped forward.
He rolled up his sleeves to his elbows while cracking his fists.
Black lightning surged wildly around his arms, releasing terrifying pressure.
At the same time, an overwhelming burst of Conqueror's Haki exploded from his body and spread across Brown Square.
The battlefield trembled.
Many people instantly felt suffocated.
"Vice Admiral Garp's Haki is terrifying!"
"That's the Navy Hero!"
"Vice Admiral Garp is unstoppable!"
"With him here, what can Rolan possibly do?!"
The Marines instantly erupted into cheers.
On the coast, Sengoku rubbed his forehead helplessly.
"Sigh... this idiot only becomes proactive during moments like this."
Tsuru nodded slightly.
"Even at his age, Garp still acts like a battle maniac. You really should chan..."
Before she could finish speaking, Sengoku had already vanished from beside her.
Tsuru's forehead twitched violently.
"That old bastard ran off too..."
The next second, Sengoku appeared beside Garp.
Garp burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha! Sengoku, don't even think about stealing him from me!"
Sengoku removed his Marine coat completely, revealing his muscular upper body.
A terrifying burst of Conqueror's Haki erupted from him as well, colliding directly against Garp's.
The sky above them crackled violently.
Sengoku looked toward Garp and smirked slightly.
"It's been a while since we fought side by side."
Garp dug his finger into his ear.
"You getting senile already? Weren't we just fighting together at Marineford?"
Then he narrowed his eyes at Sengoku.
"And stop trying to steal Rolan from me. That brat still owes me a proper fight."
Sengoku stroked his braided white beard calmly.
"Just make sure you don't get beaten half to death."
The veins on Garp's forehead bulged instantly.
"You wanna fight me first instead?!"
Nobody on the battlefield found the argument surprising.
Everyone in the Marines already knew how these two operated.
They fought.
They argued.
They insulted each other constantly.
Yet whenever the world faced true chaos, the two always stood together.
Meanwhile, aboard the Ion Tempest, the atmosphere remained strangely relaxed.
Shirahoshi nervously held onto Vivi's clothes while peeking toward the battlefield below.
"Vivi nee-san... is this Crusimia?"
Vivi gently held Shirahoshi's hand.
"Yes. This is Brown Square, the center of Crusimia."
Shirahoshi looked at the battlefield filled with Marines, pirates, and explosions.
"Then... there's really going to be a war here?"
Vivi quietly looked into the distance.
"The biggest war in the world is happening here already."
After saying that, her expression became more determined.
"But after this war... maybe the world will finally change."
At that moment, Hancock walked toward the bow while riding Salome.
Her beautiful face was filled with disdain as she looked down at the battlefield.
"Hmph! Government dogs, have you prepared your necks already? This concubine will personally take your heads."
The moment Hancock appeared, countless people below instantly lost control.
"Hancock-sama!"
"She looked at me!"
"I can die happily now!"
"She's too beautiful!"
"That's Pirate Empress Hancock?!"
"Somebody hold me, I'm about to faint!"
The battlefield immediately turned chaotic.
Zoro crossed his arms while smirking slightly.
"She can probably wipe out half the battlefield just by standing there."
Robin chuckled softly from nearby.
"That only works because it's Hancock. If we tried the same thing, we'd probably get beaten to death."
"Robin nee-san, don't say scary things like that..." Vivi said helplessly.
At that moment, Kuro adjusted his glasses and walked onto the deck.
"Looks like everyone's getting impatient."
The next second, his arms transformed into massive roc wings.
With one flap, his figure instantly disappeared.
Law raised his hand calmly.
"ROOM."
A massive spherical space spread out instantly before he vanished as well.
Issho lightly tapped his cane sword against the deck before calmly leaping off the ship.
Robin looked at the people leaving one after another and smiled.
"So those are the Seraphim... interesting."
Flowers bloomed around her body as she disappeared from the deck.
Hancock's gaze locked onto the Seraphim modeled after her.
The temperature around her instantly dropped.
"How dare they create a fake version of this concubine."
Her expression became terrifying.
"Who gave them permission?"
She immediately stepped forward toward the battlefield.
At that moment, Ivankov burst out from inside the ship.
"Hee haw! Didn't expect me to survive, did you?!"
Ivankov jumped onto the bow and pointed dramatically toward the battlefield below.
"World Government bastards! Come die already!"
Then he jumped straight down.
Molly, Karasu, and Dellinger followed closely behind him.
Shirahoshi looked around nervously after seeing everyone leave.
"Vivi nee-san... everyone already went to fight. What about us?"
Vivi gently patted Shirahoshi's hand.
"Our mission is different."
She glanced toward the deeper area of the ship.
"We stay here and protect Kuma."
Shirahoshi immediately nodded seriously.
"Okay!"
Far below, Saint Nusjuro frowned while watching Ivankov and the others descend.
"So you were rescued after all."
His expression darkened slightly.
"I should have killed you personally back then."
Then he calmly shook his head.
"No matter. Ants remain ants. Whether they die now or later changes nothing."
"If others are ants to you... then aren't you the same from my perspective?"
Mihawk's cold voice suddenly sounded.
Saint Nusjuro's eyes instantly sharpened.
"You traitorous bastard!"
A terrifying slash erupted from his blade and tore across the battlefield.
Mihawk calmly swung Yoru.
Another monstrous slash collided directly against it.
Boom!
The air exploded violently.
Elsewhere on the battlefield, Saint Warcury stared coldly at Kuro.
"You are Kuro, strategist of the Ion Pirates?"
Kuro slowly pushed up his glasses.
A cold gleam flashed across the lenses.
"Stop wasting my time with pointless nonsense."
Saint Warcury's face darkened immediately.
"You insects from the lower world truly don't know your place."
Kuro quietly observed the old man before him.
At the same time, countless thoughts rapidly passed through his mind.
The Gorosei were dangerous.
Far more dangerous than most people realized.
Meanwhile, another section of the battlefield erupted.
"Hahahaha! Where's Rolan?!"
Garp cracked his fists loudly while staring at Law.
"You aren't enough, Law Boy!"
Law rested Kikoku on his shoulder while smiling faintly.
"Vice Admiral Garp, you're already old."
"The era of old men is ending."
Garp's eyes widened before he burst into laughter.
"Brat! When this old man dominated the seas, you weren't even born yet!"
Law slowly raised his hand.
"Then let me experience the strength of the Navy Hero myself."
"ROOM."
A massive circular space instantly expanded and engulfed both of them.
Garp grinned fiercely.
"Then come!"
Black lightning exploded around his fists as he stomped forward.
Boom!
The ground shattered beneath him as he rushed toward Law like a cannonball.
At another location, Issho respectfully cupped his fists toward Sengoku.
"Former Fleet Admiral Sengoku, this old man wishes to ask for guidance."
Sengoku looked carefully at the blind swordsman before him.
The pressure emanating from Issho was monstrous.
Not weaker than an Admiral.
Possibly even stronger.
Sengoku nodded slightly.
"I've heard of you too, Issho."
Issho smiled modestly.
"For someone like you to know my name, this old man feels honored."
Sengoku cracked his neck.
"Enough talking. Let's see yo
ur strength."
Golden light instantly erupted from Sengoku's body.
His figure rapidly expanded.
Moments later, a gigantic golden Buddha over twenty meters tall appeared on the battlefield.
The pressure instantly multiplied.
Issho slowly gripped his sword hilt.
Purple gravity energy surged around the blade.