The G-5 Marine Branch in the New World was situated on an island spanning over 200 square kilometers.
This was a purely military base—no civilians, no soldiers' families.
Every day, over a thousand soldiers—who behaved more like pirates than actual pirates—trained boisterously and patrolled the seas with unruly swagger.
Whenever they captured unlucky pirates, they'd bring them back to the base and take turns fighting them in brutal, all out combat.
These weren't staged fights with declawed opponents—this was real, bloody battle.
Born and raised in the New World, G-5 Marines understood the cruelty of these waters far better than those from other seas.
As a result, they were even harsher on themselves than they were on their enemies.
This was how G-5 had earned its reputation for being more ruthless than the pirates themselves.
Today, Smoker was leading a routine patrol.
By sheer coincidence, they had just captured a notorious Supernova pirate moments after setting out.
On the deck of the colossal warship, Smoker stood with one foot planted on a burly man's back, two thick cigars dangling from his mouth as he exhaled smoke.
Beside him, Tashigi scribbled notes in her logbook.
"Urouge the 'Mad Monk,' bounty 830 million Berries, captain of the Fallen Monk Pirates. Vice Admiral Smoker, this is a big catch—our merits are going to skyrocket!"
Tashigi pushed up the nonexistent glasses on the bridge of her nose, speaking cheerfully to the empty air beside her.
Behind her, a group of thuggish-looking soldiers drooled and exchanged lewd glances while ogling Tashigi's figure.
"Whoa! Long live Tashigi-chan!"
"Tashigi-chan, forget the military merits—how about giving us some perks? The boys are practically dying of anticipation!"
"Yeah, yeah!"
"Yeah my ass! Get the hell out and man the ship!" Tashigi snarled furiously.
Smoker frowned, picked up the red glasses from the ground, and tossed them into Tashigi's arms.
Just then, the Den Den Mushi in Smoker's pocket rang.
He leisurely fished it out and saw—it was a call from the Fleet Admiral's office.
Smoker immediately answered.
"What? Someone's coming to destroy G-5 Base and I need to evacuate the island? What kind of joke is this? This is the Marine's face in the New World! Who dares come here to die? There are over a thousand soldiers here and hundreds of powerful coastal guns!"
Smoker frowned, baffled by the order.
But then, Akainu's furious roar from the other end of the line exploded across the entire ship's deck.
"Just shut up and move! Damn it, why is everyone so stubborn? Get going now, or I'll have your rank stripped!"
Smoker held the Den Den Mushi away from his ear, then looked at the G-5 Base looming just ahead.
After a moment's thought, he decided to follow Akainu's orders—at least to notify the three hundred or so soldiers left at the base.
Better safe than sorry…
No sooner had the thought crossed his mind than shouts erupted from the deck.
"What the hell is that? Smoker-san! Tashigi-chan! Look up at the sky!"
"Oh my god! There's a giant golden bird flying this way!"
"What bird? Isn't that a sky island?"
Smoker's body shuddered involuntarily.
He quickly looked up, and the cigar in his mouth slipped out unnoticed.
"What… is that?"
On the distant horizon, a colossal golden bird soared through the sky.
The hurricane-force winds stirred by its flight scattered the clouds, leaving a vast trail in its wake.
As the bird drew closer, its terrifying form became clearer to everyone.
It was an awe-inspiring golden bird, its entire body gleaming like gold under the sun.
Every feather looked as if it had been forged from pure gold.
Its two talons, each larger than a mountain peak, looked capable of crushing the G-5 Base's fortress with ease.
Eyes wider than lakes reflected the island below.
Smoker trembled violently, staring in disbelief as the monstrous bird spread its wings—so vast they blotted out the entire island!
One wing stretched to the far side of the island, while the other cast a shadow over their warship.
"Akainu! You dare hang up on me? I'll show you the consequences right now!"
The golden bird actually spoke—its voice like thunder, echoing across miles of ocean and stirring massive waves.
Then, to Smoker and the others' utter horror, the golden bird dove straight towards G-5 Base, plummeting like a meteor!
"Fufufufu, what tremendous power! With just one strike, an entire island can be destroyed! Fufufufu, this is the might of the Beast God Pirates' captain!"
Doflamingo's figure was instantly flung sideways from Caesar's grasp, pulled by invisible strings as he landed boldly atop the warship.
At this moment, Smoker and the others had completely disregarded the sudden arrival of Doflamingo.
All eyes were fixed on the island in horror.
The colossal bird that blotted out the sky dove straight down to the ground, crashing into the island with devastating force!
BOOM!!!
In the deafening explosion, the G-5 base fortress—standing tall for decades as a symbol of justice—was instantly pulverized into dust, smashed deep into the ground.
And that wasn't all.
The entire island groaned and trembled under the impact!
Around the island's shores, the sea was violently pushed back by the terrifying force, the tide receding rapidly to expose the seabed dozens of meters below.
Countless fish, unable to escape in time, flopped helplessly in the shallow pools.
"NOO!!"
Only after the entire island had been crushed under the giant bird's impact did Smoker's horrified cry finally escape his throat.
The rowdy soldiers on the warship had lost all traces of their usual bravado.
Pale-faced, they clung to the railings, staring in shock at the utterly annihilated G-5 base.
Hearing the explosion from Smoker's end, Akainu—far away at the G-1—veins bulging on his forehead, roared into the Den Den Mushi.
"Smoker! What the hell is happening there?! Report immediately!"
Smoker's mind was in a daze as he watched the golden giant bird on the island rapidly shrink, transforming into a terrifying humanoid figure nine meters tall.
"Bororororo! Akainu, this is what happens when you hang up on me!"
The maniacal laughter reverberated from the monstrous figure, leaving Smoker's mind blank.
After a long pause, he finally managed to force out a few words through gritted teeth.
"The G-5 branch base... has been completely destroyed!"
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