"This Blade-I'll Be Taking It as a Trophy!"

He paused, his tone carrying a lofty contempt from high above:

"To deal with you, not only have we personally stepped in, but even Commander-in-Chief Steel Bone Kong, who retired behind the scenes decades ago, has returned to the field."

"With two Admirals, the Navy's elite forces... such a world-ending lineup of every elite force assembled truly amounts to using a sledgehammer to crack a nut."

"I have to say, even if Rocks, the overlord of the seas from that year, were resurrected, under such an inescapable net, he would have only one path left—utter annihilation!"

Following the Five Elders' arrogant declaration, Commander-in-Chief Steel Bone Kong, who had remained silent all this time, slowly stepped forward.

"Boom!"

With that simple step alone, the ground beneath his feet instantly cracked apart.

His tawny muscles bulged like Granite, and his hawk-sharp gaze crossed over everyone present to stab directly at Ronan, who stood with his hands behind his back.

"I know you, Ronan."

Steel Bone Kong's voice was deep and heavy, like two enormous slabs of steel grinding against each other, carrying the unquestionable pressure of one in power:

"You possess incredible strength. You even defeated Kaido."

"But you should not have tried to challenge the World Government's bottom line of order, maintained for eight hundred years!"

"This world has no need for an uncontrollable variable like you."

He slowly raised his thick right arm, coiled with muscles like a giant python, and pointed at Ronan's brow.

"Today, these ruins will be the place of your death and burial!"

Faced with this death declaration that would make any strong one in the world tremble, Ronan smiled.

It was an icy smile of extreme arrogance, even tinged with a hint of pity.

"Buzz—"

Ronan slowly raised his right hand. The Eighteen-Foot Spear standing