Absolute Deterrence
Holy Land Mary Geoise Room of Authority
The air was so heavy it felt like it could drip blood.
Saint Nusjuro stood up, the chair back shattering with a crack. His fists clenched tightly, his voice booming like thunder:
"Saint Saturn's aura is rapidly fading!! Are the Navy... truly going to betray the World Government?!"
Enraged, Saint Warcury kicked over the desk containing the intelligence and the Den Den Mushi, scattering fragments all over the floor. The Den Den Mushi writhed and twitched on the ground, groaning in pain.
"Damn it! All the Den Den Mushi were destroyed by Saint Saturn himself!! We're blind now, we can't see anything!!"
Saint Mars's forehead veins throbbed, his voice low but suppressing an uncontrollable rage:
"We can't hesitate any longer! We must send someone to intervene immediately, otherwise... the order of the sea will completely collapse!"
Before the words had even finished --
"Boom--!"
The heavy palace doors were suddenly pushed open with a sound like muffled thunder, causing the palace lanterns to shake violently and spill lamp oil.
A tall figure stepped in, his silver-white cloak trailing on the ground, his sharp, sword-like aura pressing down on the entire hall.
Saint Garling!
Saint Shamrock followed closely behind, his eyes as cold as iron, his steps firm.
Saint Garling knelt on one knee, his longsword held horizontally before him, his voice resolute. "Please allow us to immediately lead the 'Holy Knights' to Marineford— "
"The dignity of the Celestial Dragons... must be upheld by us!!"
The Four Elders exchanged a glance, their expressions grim, a mixture of murderous intent and shock and anger.
Saint Nusjuro suddenly waved his hand, gritting his teeth and spitting out a single word. "Accurate!!"
"You must depart immediately!!"
Marineford Execution Plaza
The Buddha's light gradually faded.
The giant Buddha's palm from the Sengoku slowly retracted, and blood mist churned in the deep pit of the palm print.
Saint Saturn had regained his human form, his limbs severed, his body collapsed, black blood soaking the ruins, and even his proud roar had turned into a low, hoarse wail like that of a dying mortal.
"Uh... ah... I... no... cannot..." The voice was broken and intermittent, filled with disbelief and fear.
Off the field, Shanks knelt on the ground, while Griffon, deeply embedded in the rubble, supported his mangled body. His eyes were vacant, his lips trembled, and he murmured:
"The Navy... actually attacked 'God'..."
On the other side, Buggy was slammed into the rock wall by Luffy's Dragon Fist. His shattered body fell apart, difficult to piece back together. He was breathing heavily, his eyes glazed over.
"Shanks... you idiot... get up...!"
At the edge of the Battlefield, Kizaru's Ama no Murakumo gleamed with golden light, its blade piercing through Bullet's shattered chest, and the hundred-meter-tall colossus crumbled into iron filings and dust in the collapse.
Aokiji's thousand-foot Iceburg crashed down, freezing the surrounding area and completely cutting off the remaining Pirates ' retreat, like a net that locked everything in place.
The battle situation has been completely taken over by the navy!
Just then--
Sakazuki, covered in blood, slowly walked over. Lava surged and the rage of the volcano roared across the heavens and earth. He raised his giant lava fist high, and his Haki burst forth like a raging sea of fire.
"Red-Hair —you've lost!!"
The molten lava fist, as fiery as a molten star, hurtled straight towards Shanks' head!
"Buzz--!"
The sky suddenly split open!
A jet-black Pentagram Array fell like Meteor, carrying the power of destruction and judgment, and crashed heavily onto the Execution Plaza!
"Boom--!"
A devastating Shockwave swept across the entire area, as if the world had collapsed, and the sea surface instantly surged with waves hundreds of meters high!
Sakazuki roared as he was forcefully blasted a hundred meters away, his lava body shattering inch by inch, blood mixed with molten lava splattering out and crashing into the broken walls and ruins!
Smoke and dust filled the air, and gravel flew everywhere.
From the depths of the shattered ruins came the sound of steady yet sharp footsteps.
Saint Garling and Saint Shamrock walked out side by side, their silver armor gleaming coldly in the firelight.
They saw it--
Shanks, his eyes glazed over and grievously wounded;
Saint Saturn lay in the deep pit, his flesh mangled and barely alive;
The remnants of the Pirate lay on the ground, wailing and kneeling, begging for mercy.
And the golden Buddha image standing majestically in the center.
Their pupils contracted sharply!
"Boom--!"
Saint Garling fluttered even without wind, and his Conqueror's Haki exploded like a raging storm, crashing down on the entire Battlefield!
"Navy—! What have you done?!"
The overwhelming pressure, as if it were capable of destroying the world, swept across the entire area. The naval morale that had just been ignited instantly froze, and the soldiers gasped for breath, almost suffocating!
Sengoku, the Buddha's light shone brightly. The giant Buddha stepped forward, its massive form standing tall as if supporting the sky, forcefully blocking the Haki Impact.
The golden Buddha's Wrath, his voice booming like a bell. "Saint Garling—!"
"We are simply upholding Justice!!"
The sky roared and split in two.
Half of the Buddha's light shone brightly, illuminating the entire earth;
Half of the silver lightning surged forth, like a heavenly tribulation.
The entire Marineford, which was pieced together from Iceburg to maintain its dilapidated structure, trembled violently, as if it would collapse and sink into the sea at any moment!
Saint Garling sword pointed directly at the Sengoku, his eyes were like blades, and his voice was chillingly cold.
"Sengoku!! You know perfectly well that the Celestial Dragons are sacred and inviolable, yet you dare to attack Saint Saturn —do you know what the consequences will be?!"
"The duty of Fleet Admiral is to maintain order—not to trample on divine authority!!"
Sengoku Buddha's eyes widened in fury, his voice booming like a bell, shaking the heavens. "The Navy's Justice is to annihilate Pirates and protect the weak!"
"Instead of kneeling and worshipping so-called 'gods'!!"
"Saint Saturn protected Pirates and interfered with their execution... From that moment on, he was no longer a 'god,' but a 'sinner'!!"
"Boom!!"
Behind Saint Garling, the silver teleportation array suddenly flashed.
Saint Killingham led eight members of the Holy Knights out, their silver armor gleaming, their killing intent surging like a tide!
They stood ramrod straight, longswords in hand, their aura like that of judges from mythology, instantly suffocating the air!
Behind the Sengoku period, lava erupted!
Sakazuki, covered in blood, slowly walked out, his entire body enveloped in lava, exuding the power of a volcanic eruption.
Kizaru's Ama no Murakumo gleamed with golden light, while Aokiji's icy mist condensed into thousands of ice blades.
Flaming lava, icy frost, blazing light, and golden Buddhist light intertwined to form a terrifying barrier, directly confronting the forest of silver-armored Holy Knights!
The Three Admirals stood side by side, along with the golden Buddha shadow, facing off against the Holy Knights from afar!
Enraged, Saint Garling laughed coldly, his sword suddenly raised, its Haki sweeping across the entire arena like a storm. "Well done! A bunch of arrogant fools!!"
"In the name of the Holy Knights —today we will all..."
However, before he could finish speaking...
A voice tinged with disdain suddenly rang out in front of him:
"What will happen to us...?"
"Buzz--"
The air suddenly froze; the wind stopped, the fire froze, the ice stopped, and the light stopped!
Even the flow of Haki was completely frozen in that instant! Everyone's eyes trembled, and their breath caught in their throats!
Roy's figure had appeared before Saint Garling at some point.
His imposing, three-meter-tall figure looked down at Saint Garling!
The black and red arcs of electricity pulsed silently, and cracks appeared in the space, as if it were transparent glass and about to collapse at any moment.
Saint Garling's longsword froze in mid-air, cold sweat rolling down his temples and soaking his silver armor.
Saint Shamrock's pupils contracted sharply, and he instinctively gripped the hilt of his sword, a chill running down his spine as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
The entire Holy Knights trembled silently in their silver armor!
--Roy, simply by his existence, silenced the entire Battlefield!