He definitely didn't expect the legendary pirate, Shiki, to appear in such a place. And judging by his tone, it seemed he had been hiding in the shadows for a long time, observing their actions.
And this person's objective was undoubtedly the blueprints for Pluton!
"Hahahaha…"
Shiki approached gracefully, grabbed Iceberg by the collar, and said excitedly, "Kid, hand over the blueprints you have!"
Hearing this, Iceberg's face turned pale, but he gritted his teeth and stared fixedly at Shiki.
Even after more than a decade, Shiki's name was still renowned. Iceberg knew who he was.
"I won't give them to you unless you rescue Mr. Tom!" he said, suppressing his fear.
Shiki raised an eyebrow and chuckled. "You've got guts. Anyway, once I get the blueprints, I'll need a shipwright to build warships. How about you two join the Flying Pirates?"
"I refuse!" Iceberg shook his head. "As long as you can rescue Mr. Tom, I'll give you the blueprints!"
"You're courting death!"
Shiki roared in anger, but then quickly sneered. "No problem. As long as you hand over the blueprints, I'll immediately help you rescue the person from the Phantom Organization!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the space in the sailor's room suddenly distorted, and a rift into the shadow world opened like a monster's maw.
From within, two figures stepped out.
"Hehehehe…" Shadow Fiend chuckled twice. "Shiki, do you want to make an enemy of our Phantom Organization?"
"Shadow Fiend!" Shiki's gaze sharpened. "I didn't expect you to get involved in this mess. How about this: we join forces, get the blueprints first, and then discuss the distribution. As long as you agree, I'm willing to share the entire world with Emperor Vladimir!"
"Not interested."
Shadow Fiend's expression remained unchanged. "We obtained the blueprints solely for auction. If you're interested, just offer a price that satisfies us."
As he spoke, he suddenly let out a soft exclamation.
"What's wrong?" Robin asked quickly.
"There's been a slight problem with Lich King over there. I need to send him something."
With that, Shadow Fiend snapped his fingers, and an shadow door appeared. From within the vortex of the door, a figure gradually materialized.
It was none other than the Archangel!
"Archangel!" Shiki's expression changed. He grabbed Iceberg and quickly retreated a few steps.
"I'll leave this place to you."
Shadow Fiend's body flashed, and he vanished instantly.
The Archangel glanced at Robin, then looked at Shiki. "Hand over the person."
"Hahahaha… So that's how it is," Shiki's eyes glinted with ferocity. "You told me the relevant information back then just to make me stir up trouble, didn't you? Hmph, the Pluton blueprints, I'm definitely getting them!"
He grabbed Iceberg and quickly ascended into the sky.
Seeing this, the Archangel waved his hand and unleashed a beam of holy light.
This holy light was not an attack on Shiki, but rather enveloped Nico Robin.
"You control the situation. With the power of holy light protecting you, as long as you don't die immediately, you won't be injured. This one called Franky, capture him first."
After giving the instructions, the Archangel's six wings flapped, and he instantly soared into the sky.
In the sailor's room, Robin stared blankly at her body. A warm power protected her, and her body emitted a faint white light, as if she had received divine favor.
7W?
"Another Dominator-level executive…"
...
Setting aside the chaos here.
In the abandoned shipyard, the Undead Legion had almost annihilated the Marines. Only Aokiji and a few other mid-to-high-tier combatants were still holding on.
Suddenly, a sharp bird cry echoed from the sky. In the next moment, a giant bird with a wingspan of a hundred meters descended abruptly.
The bird had a peculiar appearance, with a long beak at the front. On the bird's back were five men wearing white-bordered robes, each embroidered with a shield and cross star emblem.
"The Holy Guard from the Holy Land?"
Vladimir stopped fighting and looked up.
He recognized all five people on the bird's back. The one in the lead was Vice-Commander Okritho, an Admiral-level expert, and the other four were all ability users.
As for the giant bird beneath their feet, it was an Ancient Zoan-type, Bird-Bird Fruit, Albatross form!
In the blink of an eye, this group arrived above the battlefield and then leaped off the bird's back in unison.
The giant albatross circled in the sky, its pair of sinister eyes looking down at the undead legion below.
Bang!
The five landed. Vice-Commander Okritho raised his hand, and the ground surged as if a giant hand from beneath the earth had emerged. It swept across the area, and with a single palm strike, it pulverized hundreds of elite skeletons nearby into dust.
Beside him, Aokiji breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Reinforcements, and it turns out to be the army from the Holy Land?"
Thinking this, he said, "Be careful. He can summon undead endlessly; they can't all be killed. You can only deal with the main body…"
He had fought for a long time earlier and couldn't do anything about the Lich King.
Both of them possessed ice power, so it wouldn't be easy to determine a winner.
"Lich King." Okritho nodded, but his gaze was fixed on Vladimir. "Stop struggling. Facing so many of us, you can't stop us! Hand over Tom!"
Hearing this, Vladimir couldn't help but laugh, his laughter laced with sarcasm.
"The ones still struggling are you! If I remember correctly, you should have information about 'seals'."
Hearing this, Aokiji and the others' expressions became grave.
"Then why don't you guess how many layers of 'seals' I just broke?"
With a playful laugh, a wisp of black smoke appeared behind Vladimir, then spread, instantly engulfing the entire area.
The rolling black smoke churned, blocking all visibility.
"Not good!" Okritho's face changed drastically. "Act! He's going to break the seal!"
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