The Main Body Arrives
"When did Wyper acquire such boldness? He can actually talk to such a super strong person without being at a disadvantage!" Laki covered her red lips, speaking in disbelief.
"That Wyper guy was hiding his true strength so well!" Mantis stared in disbelief at the scene. He had learned from the pirate forces on the Sky Island just how terrifying the man who called himself the Golden Lion was. He was one of the most powerful people even on the boundless Blue Sea.
Even though Wyper was constantly on the run from the Golden Lion, facing numerous dangers, he still earned the respect of others. Being able to withstand such a terrifying enemy for so long was truly commendable.
"Kid, is this how you call the power of the New Era flees in such a pathetic manner? Stop making a fool of yourself!" The Golden Lion grew increasingly furious. In his continuous attacks, his swordsmanship, which had become somewhat rusty from years of not fighting, finally began to show the strength befitting Great Sword Master.
"Oh no, Wyper is exhausted!" Seeing Wyper unable to dodge and being sent flying by the golden sword Sword Qi, crashing heavily into the Cloud Layer, Laki couldn't help but exclaim in alarm.
"Kid, your journey ends here!" The dazzling sword light fell vertically as if judging fate.
In his frenzied state, the Golden Lion had clearly forgotten that Wyper, who had crashed to the ground, was not his true enemy.
At the critical moment, a slash radiating seven colors, resembling Rainbow Bridge, struck first despite being delayed, colliding violently with the Golden Lion's sword light, illuminating the entire horizon in a white haze, causing everyone to experience a temporary blindness.
"Golden Lion, is this how you show your so-called courage by attacking my subordinates?" A cold voice rang out from the white light, making Laki and the others overjoyed.
"Captain, the captain is back! Even a legendary pirate like Golden Lion is no match for the captain." The pirates who remained on the Sky Island were all veterans who had followed Roy's rise to power. They had witnessed too many legends fall at Roy's hands. As long as Roy was their backbone, they were not afraid even if their opponent was a king among pirates like Golden Lion.
"God has not abandoned his people!" The Shandia People and Skypieans felt the same way. To them, the Golden Lion was a completely foreign concept, nothing more than a bandit who invaded their homes and shattered their beautiful lives. How could he possibly be a match for the God who protected the entire Sky Island?
Once he regained his composure, the Golden Lion was secretly horrified to see that just one sentence from that person had boosted everyone's morale again, as if it could even pierce the sky.
The fact that everyone could follow him so blindly, without any reason, shows that this guy named Roy's authority on the ship had reached the heavens. Even a single word from him could make people willing to die.
Without showing any emotion, the Golden Lion mentally Vice Admiral Roy's danger level by one level, then turned around to look at the Ark Maxim floating in mid-air.
Golden Lion was, after all, a man who had seen the scenery at the top of the world. The Ark Maxim, which was a treasure in the eyes of others, only surprised him slightly. What really caught his attention were the three people standing at the very front of the Ark Maxim.
A disabled man without a left hand and a masochist with Long Ears could both give him a sense of danger, though the feeling wasn't strong, they were by no means easy opponents.
The one standing in front of the two, who seemed slightly more normal, was the one who truly made him wary. His aura was like a black hole, deep and unfathomable. Without a doubt, he was someone even he couldn't see through.
While the Golden Lion was trying to figure out Roy was also observing this tragic figure whose early life was full of glory and whose later life was a lamentation. To sum it up in one sentence:
Edd War's first encounter with Roger was a life-altering experience!
Just as the two sides were locked in a standoff, Laki and Mantis rushed forward to rescue Wyper, who was lying on the Cloud Layer, his life hanging in the balance and his face as pale as paper. After giving him a bottle of S-2 Potion, his pale complexion finally improved a lot.
"Cough cough... Thank you." After coughing up the remaining blood, Wyper thanked him.
"You've grown so strong without making a sound!" The Mantis was mostly envious, not jealous. After all, the Wyper was, the more attention their Shandia clan would receive from the captain.
"Yeah, I was wondering how you dared to face that monster alone before, making us all so scared," Laki said irritably.
Wyper's lips twitched violently as he said dejectedly, "If only I really had that kind of strength. The only reason I was able to hold out for so long against that monster called the Golden Lion was because the captain took over my body and controlled me to fight. Otherwise, with my own strength, I would probably have been blasted to death the moment we started fighting."
"Hiss, controlling your body to fight that kind of monster across several seas, is that really something a human can do?" Laki was shocked and stunned.
"Judging from your surging blood, you seem to have just gone through a fierce battle." Golden Lion was also a little curious. The moment he saw Roy, he knew that this young brat definitely possessed terrifying strength that did not match his age. On the high seas, there were very few who were qualified to be his enemies.
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. I don't have the strength to take on the Marine Headquarters by myself. These injuries were inflicted on me by Marine Admiral Akainu."
Golden Lion's pupils contracted, and he began to understand Roy's earlier suggestion. Someone who could make the Marine Headquarters send out Admiral and still return empty-handed must be a major threat to the Marine Headquarters.
"Akainu Sakazuki? I never thought that the kid who followed Sengoku back then would grow into Marine Admiral!" Despite saying that, Golden Lion did not underestimate Roy in the slightest. Having dealt with the Marines all his life, he naturally knew that every Admiral possessed terrifying strength capable of destroying the world.
At his peak, a Marine Admiral wouldn't have been much of a threat, but now he's nothing more than an old lion who's lost his fangs and claws, leaving only his former grandeur.
"Don't underestimate them. Your era has passed, and my era has not yet arrived. The currents of this era are dominated by these people."
"My era is over? Heh heh heh, enough with the boasting, brats! How could you, who grew up in such a warm era, possibly understand the terror of true pirates!" Golden Lion laughed loudly. "I'll make you ignorant brats understand that this era is called the Golden Lion!"