The Protection of Iron Fist and Black Arm!
East Blue · Dawn Village
The rain poured down, and dark clouds loomed overhead, threatening to engulf the entire village.
A thunderclap rang out, instantly illuminating the rainy night sky and revealing two figures wading through puddles.
Saint Shepherd Sommers threw his head back and laughed loudly, his voice like thunder, shaking the rain curtain. "How strange! A mere family member of a navy officer actually makes me come all this way in person?!"
He clicked his tongue, his face full of impatience and mockery. "If that kid, Saint Shamrock, weren't the designated next leader... I wouldn't bother with this kind of nonsense!"
As he spoke, he glanced sideways at Blueno beside him through the rain. "Right, little horn?"
Blueno's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and rain mixed with cold sweat slid down his temples. Facing Celestial Dragons, how could he dare to say anything more? He could only lower his head and remain silent.
Seeing this, Saint Shepherd Sommers was too lazy to tease him anymore and simply flicked his fingertips.
Thorny Vines wriggled on his fingertips, exuding a chilling aura.
"But... this trip was quite interesting."
He narrowed his eyes, a sinister smile spreading across his face, "There are quite a few sentries along the way, and they're all pretty capable— at Rear Admiral major general level..."
A thunderous roar and a flash of lightning followed.
In the dark alleys and under the eaves of houses on both sides of the street, more than a dozen figures lay sprawled in the puddles.
Rainwater and blood mingled together, creating a deathly silence.
Those men were all in plainclothes, their military bearing still lingering, but now they were all entangled in Vines, their bodies stiff and their eyes vacant.
Blueno was chilled to the bone. "A mere naval family member... how could she have so many people secretly protecting her?"
"This is definitely not an ordinary background... In the East Blue, if it's not Garp, then there's only --"
A name exploded in his mind like a thunderbolt:
--Roy!
The moment the name appeared, a chill ran down Blueno's spine, and he almost froze on the spot, his breathing becoming rapid.
Saint Shepherd Sommers, however, paid no heed, splashing water and blood from his feet as he approached the door of the Rock family's house.
He raised his hand and knocked on the door, a playful smile on his face, "Hello? Is anyone home?"
There was no response from inside; only the howling wind and rain pounding against the wooden windows.
Saint Shepherd Sommers's patience ran out instantly; he raised his leg and kicked out fiercely—
"Bang!!"
The wooden door shattered with a deafening roar, its panels flying everywhere. The candlelight inside was instantly extinguished by the gust of wind, plunging the room into darkness.
Saint Shepherd Sommers grinned, his white teeth gleaming like a demon crawling out of hell. "Hey, hey--"
"You must be Roy's parents?"
He grinned maliciously, his voice carrying a chilling undercurrent. "You'd better come with me obediently!!"
"Boom--!"
A bolt of lightning tore through the rainy night, illuminating the scene inside the house.
Rock and Airin sat peacefully at the round table, where steaming hot tea filled the air, creating a scene that seemed to separate them from the stormy world outside.
In front of them, on seats with their backs to the door, stood two tall figures like a screen.
The burly man with purple hair gently set down his teacup, his voice low and menacing. "Sigh, still as shameless as ever..."
The white-haired giant twisted his neck, his joints cracking, and slowly rose to his feet:
"Ah~ it seems Roy's decision to have Kuma bring us back beforehand was really the right one..."
Saint Shepherd Sommers's steps suddenly faltered, his pupils contracted sharply, and his breathing became rapid.
In the instant the lightning flashed, he recognized the two figures.
Zephyr, the purple-haired "Black Arm" man.
Garp, the white-haired "Iron Fist".
Two legendary figures who once dominated the world stage are now standing before him.
"How... how is this possible?!" Cold sweat instantly soaked his back, and even the torrential rain couldn't wash it away.
Garp slowly turned around, his gaze icy, his face as grim as if death itself had descended. "Looks like you're really tired of living..."
Saint Shepherd Sommers's throat tightened, and he was about to speak in his defense—
Suddenly, a dark shadow shot over!
The Iron Fist was covered with Haki of black and red lightning. The lightning and Haki aura intertwined and transformed into Cross-shaped Star that rapidly spread in the fist wind, as if tearing apart the night sky!
The air was compressed so violently it exploded, the deafening roar shattering our eardrums!
Accompanied by a thunderous roar, "You bunch of trash!!"
"Boom--!"
Saint Shepherd Sommers had no time to react; the shadow of the fist had already engulfed everything in front of him!
The next instant, his ribs shattered, and blood gushed out! He flew backward like a cannonball, his body traversing the entire street, tearing through the rain, and finally crashing heavily into the distant beach rock wall!
The rock wall instantly shattered, rubble and waves surged and intertwined, and blood mist scattered under the lightning!
Blueno, standing to the side, was terrified, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets. He was about to activate the Door-Door Fruit to escape—
"Trying to leave?!"
A deep, cold roar accompanied by a pair of iron-like hands that pressed down hard on his head!
The next moment, Conqueror's Haki crushed everything in its path!
"Bang--!"
Blueno's body was shoved into the mud, stones flew everywhere, his eyes went blank for a moment, and he completely lost consciousness!
Garp lifted the unconscious Blueno, the ground beneath his feet cracking, his figure streaking through the rain like a meteor, chasing after the direction of the blasted-away Saint Shepherd Sommers:
"You lackeys of the Celestial Dragons... I'll teach you what manners are today!!"
--Inside the house.
Zephyr simply smiled calmly and reached out to pour hot tea for Rock and Airin.
Don't worry about it, it's just a small matter.
He spoke casually, as if the shocking scene he had just witnessed had never happened.
"Let me tell you, back when Roy was training..."
Thunder roared and torrential rain poured down outside, mixed with Garp's furious roar and the sound of explosions as the rock walls on the beach crumbled.
The room was filled with the aroma of tea, and the warm laughter of Rock and Airin could be heard.
High in the sky, Roy stood in the void, relieved by the intelligence coming from his undercover agents.
"My parents... the teacher and the old man are there." He murmured, his eyes suddenly turning sharp, a murderous intent burning like flames.
The next instant, his figure vanished into the sky as if erased by space itself.
--Wano Country, a land where Thunderclap and fire intertwine.
The clouds and mist were suddenly torn apart, and a deafening dragon's roar resounded throughout the heavens!
The enormous Azure Dragon burst forth from the Thunderclouds, its scales gleaming with a cold luster, and roared as it swooped down onto the Battlefield!
"Laugh--!"
Countless bolts of lightning exploded in the sky. Enel grinned maliciously, spreading his arms wide, Thunder Drums roaring, his eyes burning with fanaticism.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Kaido!!"
He transformed into a bolt of lightning and charged straight upwards, the thunder and the dragon's roar colliding fiercely in the sky!
Upon seeing this, Yi Xiao lightly flicked the Cane Sword in his hand, and the earth suddenly cracked open, with dozens of giant rocks being lifted into the air by an invisible force!
"Ace, the on-site command is now in your hands."
As soon as he finished speaking, the giant rocks flew into the sky, intertwining with Enel's lightning, and crashed down like a meteor shower, heading straight for Kaido!
--Center of the Battlefield.
Blade flashes and flames clashed as Zoro roared and cleaved through King's black wings, his sword energy and blazing flames tearing the heavens and earth apart!
On the other side, Kuina's sword flashed like snow, icy cold, forcing Queen to roar repeatedly as his massive steel arm smashed the earth!
Blood and fire collide, steel and sword roar in fury!
Ace, engulfed in flames, led the Navy Elite alongside Drake against the Beasts Elite led by the four Flying Six!
The two armies clashed like two torrents, their roars shaking the heavens and the earth!
The battle intensified, with thunder and dragon roars in the sky, and flames and blood tides on the earth, plunging the entire Wano Country Battlefield into Purgatory!
All of this was broadcast live to the world via the "World Economy News Paper" Visual Den Den Mushi!
--Marineford, Execution Plaza.
"Thump--! Thump--!"
The heavy tolling of the bells echoed through the heavens, overwhelming the wind and waves and the heartbeat.
Sengoku, draped in Coat of Justice, stood atop the high platform, his gaze as cold as a knife. With a sudden wave of his hands, his voice reverberated throughout the entire plaza:
"Prepare for execution!!"
A roar that shook the heavens and the earth!
The eyes of the world are now focused here!