Alliance Golden Lion, Attacking Marine Headquarters?

Bang bang bang!!!

Now that Austin finally stopped intentionally dodging, the aftermath of the three people's battle finally spread within a certain range, with soaring cold air and dust mixing, drifting towards the sky.

The originally clear sky gradually turned dark.

Once again, he turned back and drew his sword, releasing beams of massive black sword energy that intercepted all incoming attacks. Austin then looked up at the sky.

The sky was dark and oppressive, like the prelude to a storm.

"Austin, is this also your doing?" The two looked up, having also noticed the abnormality in the sky, and asked Austin with grave expressions, "Can you stop blaming me for everything... There's no way we could cause this. It looks like a big shot has arrived."

A terrifying red light sounded, and Austin's face showed a hint of surprise. After a moment of thought, it seemed natural.

Yeah, Captain Roger is about to be executed, it's about time.

Still, witnessing such a historic moment would make this trip worthwhile.

"It seems your plan is going to be ruined halfway. Marine Headquarters has a formidable guy here."

Austin sheathed his sword with great interest and, with no regard for proper combat etiquette, warped towards the front plaza of Marine Headquarters.

"Besides you, who else would dare invade Marineford? Hey, wait a minute..."

Gion wanted to chase after him, but Kuzan grabbed her shoulder.

She looked confused.

When she turned around, she saw that Kuzan hadn't moved at all. Instead, he was looking at the sky above Marineford with a grave expression.

Following his gaze, Gion also looked up, and cold sweat immediately broke out on her forehead, her pupils trembling uncontrollably.

This... How is this possible?

Is it a meteor?

No, it looks like an island?

In the sky, massive rocks like islands broke through the clouds, descending uniformly towards Marineford.

The two could no longer care about Austin, or rather, the entire high-level combat power of Marine Headquarters was too preoccupied to pay attention to the commotion in the residential area.

What they were about to face was a crisis that could sink the entire Marineford to the bottom of the sea.

The Golden Lion—Shiki has arrived!!!

"I know it's exaggerated, but this ability is really cheating."

Sitting on the roof of Marine Headquarters, Austin watched the island clusters, which looked like the end of the world, falling from the sky in a vast expanse. Under the force of gravity, they were hurtling directly towards Marineford.

Almost all the high-ranking Marines, including a few familiar faces, were using Geppo, fully engaged in dealing with this crisis.

Garp, Sengoku, Tsuru, Sakazuki...

Facing this attack, the gap was large, but not insurmountable.

After all, a young Garp alone had the strength to destroy an island with one punch, not to mention the existence of other Admirals, and those Logia Type monsters specifically responsible for large-scale AOE.

After a barrage of attacks, although most of the islands were shattered, it was roughly estimated that nearly half of Marineford was destroyed.

Of course, this did not include the Marine Headquarters building where Austin was currently located.

As the clouds moved, a heavy rain followed, and a figure floating in the air descended.

"Long time no see, Golden Lion."

Austin sat on the roof of Marine Headquarters, looking at the golden figure floating not far away, and greeted him proactively.

"Huh?"

Hearing the voice, Shiki, who had been angrily storming Marine Headquarters, was stunned. He then looked towards the source of the sound. A figure in a trench coat was sitting on the roof, calmly looking at him.

"It's you. I remember you, the monster kid from Roger's crew!"

Seeing a familiar face, Shiki was surprised. "Hey, kid, did you come for Roger too?"

Uh...

Austin originally wanted to say that he wasn't here to rob the execution ground, as he knew Captain Roger had voluntarily surrendered.

But he was indeed here for Captain Roger, wanting to infiltrate the Marines and visit him in Impel Down.

"Well... you could say that."

"Hahahaha, it's true that those with Conqueror's Haki are all the same. Roger couldn't possibly be captured by mere useless Marines, nor should he die in humiliation in the weakest East Blue!

Join forces with me, kid, and let these Marines witness the terror of Great Pirates!!!"

As Austin was about to say something, he suddenly felt danger approaching through his Observation Haki.

"You pirates, what do you think Marine Headquarters is!!!"

Boom!!!

With a blinding red light, black and red lightning erupted. It was a burly man, his fist wrapped in terrifying Conqueror's Haki, charging directly towards Austin.

Austin had felt that kind of power from afar more than once, but this was the first time it was directed at him.

Now there's no Captain Roger to take the hit for him.

As the top of the building shattered inch by inch, the terrifying punch's residual power still lingered, shaking the dark clouds in the sky and stirring up waves.

"No honor, I'm a young man of the New Era, Garp."

At some point, Austin's figure had already appeared beside the Golden Lion.

The continuous movement of the Warp Fruit allowed him to move in the sky in a manner that was almost like hovering, with his hands in his pockets, as if walking on level ground.

Looking at the burly old man standing on the roof of Marine Headquarters, with black and red lightning still crackling on his fist, Austin felt a bit alarmed.

After all, he was a top-tier powerhouse. His Conqueror's Haki Infusion was still a bit lacking in front of such a King-level expert.

At least for now, he couldn't go head-to-head with a punch.

"Kwahahaha, Garp, are you too old to move?

You missed even when dealing with a mere kid, you should just go home and retire!"

Seeing Garp's punch miss, Shiki mercilessly activated his taunt skill.

At the same time, among the Marines on the ground, many were holding up Den Den Mushi cameras, capturing the scene of Austin and the Golden Lion standing side-by-side in the sky.

Seeing this, Austin felt helpless.

He just came to join the fun and witness a famous scene, how did he become an accomplice?

Now it's really like mud falling into his crotch, it's not shit, but it looks like shit...

He leaned down to look, Marine Admirals, Vice Admirals, Rear Admirals... countless Marine grunts.

This setup was even comparable to the Summit War, perhaps even surpassing it.

After all, in that war, Garp and Sengoku, the ace combatants, along with two Marine Admirals, barely played any role, just slacking off the whole time. Only Akainu and some Vice Admirals were working hard.

But now, they were facing a full-power Sengoku and Garp, along with many Marine generals and the future Three Admirals.

Honestly, Austin was starting to consider just warping away.

But looking at this unprecedented grand spectacle, he admitted, even if it was a bit overestimating himself, he was really itching for a fight!!!

He decided to act on impulse and retreat if the situation turned unfavorable.

After all, after so much training, he really wanted to see his limits. Garp and Sengoku had the Golden Lion to deal with anyway.

So he would give it his all and try his best!