"Such a large-scale attack!!!"
Fujitora floated high in the sky, the gale from the sea making his purple robe billow out. His sightless eyes trembled wildly, as if trying to force open to see everything before him.
The residual power of the two previous world-destroying attacks still permeated the air.
Even this residual power suppressed his Observation Haki, preventing him from sensing too far.
Fujitora felt it was incredible. "How can such terrifying power exist in the world? Is it one of the legendary Ancient Weapons?"
"Which one is it?" Fujitora murmured.
He didn't retreat, but tried to expand his Observation Haki's perception. He was still looking for someone.
Communication resumed.
A Den Den Mushi from Mary Geoise rang.
Purururu...
In mid-air, Lucci bounced along using Geppo, his eyes filled with shock that lingered for a long time. He even forgot to reply immediately after answering the Den Den Mushi.
Warcury spoke first, "Lucci."
"Here, I am Rob Lucci."
Lucci snapped back to attention and replied, but most of his focus was still on the sea.
He couldn't help it. The scene he had just witnessed, combined with the massive ocean abyss now left behind, was simply too astonishing.
"Report the situation. Tell me what you saw." Warcury's low voice came through.
"Yes."
Lucci nodded and began to describe everything before him.
"I saw..."
Bang!
A shocking explosion echoed from the usually peaceful Mary Geoise. Inside the main hall, the Gorosei looked with astonishment at the magma-clad figure who had burst in.
"Akainu! Are you insane?!"
Hearing the commotion from the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Lucci's eyes widened in surprise.
Is this... Akainu causing trouble?
Inside the main hall, Nusjuro gripped the black sword in his hand, his aura suddenly becoming incredibly sharp, his eyes coldly fixed on Akainu.
Alianu felt a terrifying sensation, like daggers in his back, yet he paid no mind, looking up at the elders.
His face was grim and terrifying, his eyes blazing with fury, having reached the peak of his anger.
Just now, he had intended to come and speak with the Gorosei about Renji. But unexpectedly, the Gorosei had directly ordered the revocation of Renji's Marine rank and listed him as a wanted criminal.
Immediately after, he received news. The entire Galzburg had been erased from the world, leaving only a bottomless pit. And Renji was still on that island.
Gurgle... Gurgle...
Terrifying magma continuously erupted from Akainu's body, dripping onto the ground with a sizzling sound.
He hadn't been this angry in a long time. The astonishing killing intent seemed to solidify. As the temperature in the hall rapidly rose, the atmosphere became frighteningly cold.
Suppressing the urge to melt the old men in front of him with a single punch, Akainu took a deep breath and squeezed out a few words.
"Give me a proper reason."
All the Gorosei frowned. They hadn't expected Akainu to react so strongly.
Although they looked down on the Fleet Admiral, anyone who could hold that position, regardless of strength or influence, carried significant weight. They couldn't ignore him.
"Akainu!"
All at once, the atmosphere in the hall became tense.
"Lucci, execute the order first." Warcury said before hanging up the Den Den Mushi.
"See for yourself."
Warcury threw a thick stack of documents onto the floor, looking at Akainu with disdain.
"Huh?"
Akainu tilted his head slightly, his peripheral vision catching a glimpse of the incriminating evidence against Renji in the documents.
But having worked with Renji for two years, with just a glance, Akainu saw numerous baseless fabrications of evidence against him, and veins bulged on his forehead.
His anger finally broke through his limit of endurance.
"I'll show you!"
Boom!
Terrifying scarlet magma burst forth, transforming into a hellish hound, opening its man-eating fangs towards the Gorosei.
Hellhound!
"Akainu, how dare you?!"
Saturn cried out in shock and fury, his body rapidly expanding and transforming, black flame clouds rising. Giant, grotesque spider claws shot out, instantly turning him into a massive, hideous monster blocking the other four Gorosei.
However, the next second, Akainu not only didn't stop his action. The magma-fist instead erupted with an even fiercer red glow, smashing heavily towards the giant spider's head.
Under the horrified gazes of the Gorosei, the magma fist pierced through the giant spider's head.
A headshot!
...
Lucci received the order, his gaze as cold as ever. He turned towards Renji's warship, a cruel smile spreading across his lips.
"Just as I wished."
On Renji's warship.
The Marine soldiers were speechless for a long time, stunned by the scene before them.
From their perspective, they could only see a vast, dark line on the sea surface.
"What... what exactly happened just now?"
"Where's the island that was just there? Did it just disappear into thin air... or was it annihilated by that pillar of light?"
"Admiral Seiryu is still on the island!"
"Where is Admiral Seiryu? Why hasn't he appeared yet... Could it be!"
The Marine soldiers in Renji's warship fleet were mostly very young, and all of them had joined the Marine because of his influence.
Otherwise, it was highly probable that many of them, coming from impoverished backgrounds, would now be pirates wanted by the World Government.
It was Renji who gave them faith, who gave them a goal.
It was also he who suppressed the rampant pirate trend on the seas, which gave them hope for survival.
Now that he was in trouble, for the Marine soldiers, this was naturally an extremely difficult thing to accept.
"Captain Miguel, Admiral Seiryu should be alright, right?" A Marine asked nervously, his throat even a little choked up.
Miguel's face was equally grim at this moment. His clenched fists showed his inner unease.
Although he had always strongly believed in Renji's strength, the scene before him exceeded his comprehension.
A blow capable of destroying an island, and such a large island at that. Under such an attack, even boss...
Miguel didn't want to believe it.
"Admiral Seiryu, he..."
Just as Miguel was speaking, a sharp gust of air rapidly flew towards his back.
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