Interception Battle! Welcome Fireworks!

The enormous Golden Flying Dragon soared through the sky.

At this point, after Ian entered his beast form, he was a truly enormous creature.

With a wingspan of nearly 300 meters, it looks like a giant cloud when it flies in the sky.

Such a massive monster naturally has an incredibly broad back. For example, right now, Teacher Kai, Kuma, Bullet, three huge guys, can easily fit here. Yamato and Hancock are even less of a problem; they don't take up any space at all.

"Isn't it a bit presumptuous of you, Lord Ian, to have just the few of us?"

Bear, who was stroking a Bible in his hand, spoke in his usual gentle voice, "Since the government has gone all out, the force attacking us now is probably quite formidable."

"That's enough for us!"

Bullet sneered, "What help can the rest of you possibly be?"

He has a deep contempt for the weak.

In his view at that time, Yamato and Hancock were already the bottom line of the strong. Those weaker than these two girls were completely useless, and even if they were taken along, they would only be sent to their deaths.

"Although Bullet's words were harsh, the truth is that having more people involved in this operation has actually made things more complicated."

Ian's voice boomed like thunder echoing through the clouds, "The enemy's forces and strength will be extremely formidable. If our comrades are not strong enough, they will easily be injured or even killed if they go there."

"It's actually easier to handle when it's just the few of us."

Ian paused, a smile playing on his lips, "Besides, didn't I bring you along on purpose?"

Xiong was slightly taken aback.

That's true, his strength is definitely not comparable to Yamato and Hancock.

However, if he encounters any dangerous situation, he can instantly lead his companions to safety.

"So you understand your importance now, Bear? Your most important task in this battle is to protect yourself."

Xiong nodded heavily. "I understand."

He was on insurance for this operation.

"There's no need to worry, no matter who the enemy is this time."

Ian smiled and said, "I'm still here."

His voice carried unparalleled confidence and arrogance.

"Ian!!"

Hancock's eyes instantly lit up with hearts.

Ian looks best when he's confident!

Teacher Kai's lips curled slightly.

This kid's strength certainly gives him the right to say such things.

If Ian could render him utterly powerless, who in this world could stand against him?

"Alright, Teacher Kai, it's your turn to carry us!"

Ian had just been saying he was still there, spoke up, "We agreed that each of us would fly a part of the way."

We need to conserve our energy.

In any case, the top officers of the Beasts Pirates are already heading to the battlefield.

On the other side.

A ship sails quietly on the sea.

On the deck, Saturn sat quietly under a parasol, sipping his black tea.

Beside him, the commander-in-chief of the Knights of God, Figarland Gellinger, slowly clipped his fingernails. "Is that Ian really that troublesome?"

As Celestial Dragons among Celestial Dragons, he generally doesn't pay much attention to things happening at sea.

I do know the name Ian of the Scorched Sky, but I don't know much about his detailed deeds.

Saturn put down his teacup, paused for a moment, and then suddenly said, "That guy's words, though somewhat discouraging, suggest that even if we all attacked him together, we probably wouldn't be able to kill him."

"What?"

Gellinger clipped his nails crookedly, and said incredulously, "That guy's really that strong? It can't be—"

He paused, then his voice became somewhat muffled, "You're not trying to tell me that guy's strength is comparable to that lord's, are you?"

"His strength is naturally far from that level."

Saturn shook his head. "But his ability is very troublesome."

"As long as he doesn't want to die, it's almost impossible to hurt him directly; and if he wants to run, it's very difficult to stop him."

"Is it really that complicated?"

Gellinger frowned.

"So, we didn't actually intend to kill Ian in this operation."

Saturn lowered his voice, "Take care of the others, destroy the Beasts Pirates, and reclaim the Dyna Stone. That should be enough."

Even if Ian is incredibly strong, he won't be so scary once he becomes all alone.

"Then I'd like to see for myself."

Gellinger sneered, "Just what kind of power does that guy possess!"

"You'll see."

Saturn said calmly.

The ship continued forward; their next stop was an island to replenish supplies before heading straight for Wano Country.

Since they were about to reach the waters off Wano Country, and in order to conceal their whereabouts, there was no longer any opportunity to replenish supplies.

This is an uninhabited desert island. People have already stored a lot of supplies on the shore, so the World Government team can replenish their supplies as soon as they arrive.

While moving supplies, Saturn praised, "Stussy did a good job; everything was arranged perfectly."

"It's just a pity that the Beasts Pirates have moved their headquarters back to Wano Country."

Behind him, a man in a long robe and wearing a mask calmly spoke, "Otherwise, she could have provided more detailed information, so we wouldn't still be completely unaware of the current situation of the Beasts Pirates."

Saturn said indifferently, "Even if we know nothing, it doesn't matter. In terms of combat strength, we absolutely crush the Beasts Pirates."

He can also summon the other four Gorosei at any time!

He refused to believe that Ian could win against such a disparity in combat strength!

Behind the deck, the four naval personnel and the former Marine Fleet Admiral Kong were gathered together.

"Hahaha! Brother Kong!"

Hero Garp laughed heartily, "Haven't been to the front lines in so long, you won't hold us back, will you?"

The current Commander-in-Chief of the World Government's armed forces, Steel Bone Kong, was indeed promoted to Marine Fleet Admiral many years ago, and has basically never been on the front lines since.

"Garp, you should worry about yourself first,"

Steel Bone Kong laughed loudly, "If you, you bastard, drag us down, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Hahahaha!"

The naval hero just laughed heartily.

The current Fleet Admiral, Sengoku, couldn't help but smile. "It's been so many years since I fought alongside Brother Kong. I really miss it."

"We haven't even seen Mr. Kong make a move yet."

Kizaru grinned, "This time I'll finally get to see things for myself."

"Look forward to it!"

Steel Bone Kong clenched his fist.

Although it has been a very long time since I've fought anyone, my fighting spirit hasn't cooled down yet!

That is, at this time.

"Um!!"

Several startled shouts suddenly rang out from the deck.

The four naval personnel looked up at the same time, as did Steel Bone Kong.

Many others on the deck also looked up, just like them.

"What?"

Saturn stared up at the sky in astonishment.

A massive shadow silently emerged from the thick clouds in the sky.

Golden light began to bloom in the clouds, and the mere flapping of its enormous wings split the clouds apart.

A massive Golden Flying Dragon slowly descended from the flowing clouds.

"Hello!"

Kizaru incredulously pushed his sunglasses, which were perched on his nose, up to his forehead. "No way??"

A sudden gust of wind swept down from the sky, causing the large ship moored on the shore to rock slightly.

"Divine Flame Cannon"

The Golden Flying Dragon in the sky slightly raised its head, and in the next instant, it opened its mouth and spewed out a violent and surging torrent of fire.

The brilliant golden flames fell like a waterfall cascading from the heavens.

"Oh! It seems like it's greeting us!"

Kizaru said with a grin!

"It's Ian!!"

Kong completely ignored the guy's nonsense and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Watch out! This guy's attack is coming!"

"Oh? Is this guy Ian of the Scorched Sky?"

The commander-in-chief of the Knights of God stood up, lazily looking up at the enormous golden bird in the sky and the blazing flames it was spewing.

"Hmph, let me see his power."

He placed his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

The next instant, the longsword was drawn, and a massive, scarlet slash shot into the sky, colliding abruptly with the falling breath.

The Scorching Breath and the Flying Slash collided without yielding, instantly causing a violent explosion in the sky.

Then, the breath shattered the slash, and the force of the fall continued undiminished.

"What?"

Gellinger was slightly taken aback.

His earnest strike was so easily broken?

"Drink!"

A loud shout suddenly came from behind.

Commander-in-Chief Steel Bone Kong leaped into the air, forcefully throwing a punch. His right fist, imbued with Haki Inazuma, unleashed Shockwave Haki finally shattered the flames that crashed down from the sky.

"Call!!"

A violent wind howled down from above, causing the clothes of the people on the deck to flutter wildly.

The enormous Golden Flying Dragon had already flapped its wings and was floating not far above the island.

"Many familiar scents, but also many unfamiliar faces."

Ian looked down at the people on the deck below, smiling gently.

His gaze was focused on Gellinger and Saturn.

Although Ian had never met either of them, he knew about them.

The commander-in-chief of the Knights of God, and Saturn, one of the Gorosei.

Since Saturn is here, it means that the other four Gorosei can also be summoned at any time.

Wow, that's really scary. The government has really gone all out this time.

"Ian!!"

Saturn slammed his cane down, looking up at Ian while gritting his teeth slightly, "Why are you here, you bastard!"

This was a secret decapitation operation; even within the World Government, very few people knew about it.

Their operational routes were kept highly confidential!

Ian had absolutely no reason to know they'd be here!

But the current situation is that Ian, that bastard, has conveniently blocked their path.

How did he know about this? How did he know the route of the operation?

Who told him? Who leaked the information?

In a flash, Saturn's mind raced, and faces flashed rapidly before his eyes.

Who is it?

Could it be Stussy?

"They actually asked me how I knew, haha,"

Ian chuckled softly, then called out, "Mihawk! My good friend, aren't you going to come out and see me?"

Saturn was slightly taken aback.

The next instant, the deck was torn apart by a sword aura from below, and a figure leaped out from the crack.

Hawk Eyes landed on the ship's bow, then looked back with some unease at the people on deck.

After a brief moment of astonishment, everyone immediately glared at him with extreme malice.

Hawk Eyes's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but look up at Ian, "Good friend, is this how you treat your friends?"

That bastard is completely framing me.

"You betrayed us?"

The air was instantly torn apart, and a long sword wrapped in Two-Color Haki suddenly attacked from behind Hawk Eyes.

In the nick of time, Hawk Eyes turned around and drew his sword.

When!!

As the Haki Inazuma flashed, Hawk Eyes was jolted backward and landed lightly on the shore.

"Oh?"

His hawk-like eyes instantly turned fiery as he stared intently at the man who had just swung his sword at him—the commander-in-chief of the Knights of God.

"A magnificent strike!"

Hawk Eyes's lips curled into a wide smile. "So the government has been hiding a great swordsman like you?"

"To be an enemy of the World Government,"

Gellinger said coldly, "Your only fate is death."

"Dead or alive,"

Hawk Eyes raised his longsword. "Let's settle this with swords!"

Although Hawk Eyes really wanted to know the difference between himself and Ian, he simply couldn't bring himself to not fight such a powerful swordsman right in front of him!

Ian?

Go crawl to the side for now!

"Ha ha!"

Ian burst into laughter.

The reason for shifting the blame to Hawk Eyes was simply to protect Stussy's CP0 status and incidentally get Mihawk to defect.

But I didn't expect it to go so smoothly.

Mihawk and Gellinger really hit it off.

"Very good, good friend!"

Ian laughed and said, "Then let's fight side by side again after all this time!"

Hawk Eyes rolled his eyes in disdain.

But now there's no other choice, is there?

Now I can't even explain myself clearly.

"Even Hawk Eyes is on that bastard's side?"

Sengoku walked to the ship's side, gritting his teeth, "The Beasts Pirates are even stronger than we imagined!"

"Kill them here, no matter what."

Saturn tilted his head back.

Besides Ian, there were several other powerful auras high in the sky, indicating that Ian hadn't come alone.

That's perfect!

"What a coincidence, that's what I was thinking too."

Ian descended and landed on the shore amidst violent shaking, behind Mihawk. He smiled and said, "You must be one of the Gorosei?"

"Now that you've come to the human world, don't go back."

"You think you can take it?"

Saturn sneered.

In short--

Ian extended his right claw.

Then he grabbed Mihawk.

"Um?"

Hawk Eyes was startled, and instinctively struggled, "Ian! What are you doing?"

"Mihawk, you go upstairs and wait for a while!"

With a powerful upward flick, Hawk Eyes instantly transformed into a cannonball, soaring into the depths of the sky and disappearing from sight.

Then.

Ian's body gradually shrank until he transformed into an orc form. He smiled and said, "Ready to watch the fireworks?"

The expressions on everyone's faces on the deck of the ship suddenly changed.

Ian held a jar in each hand, each containing a Dyna Stone.

Click.

The surging, domineering Haki shattered the jar.

Boom!

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