The End of an Era!

"Crunch~"

On the other side, the World Government's Live Den Den Mushi had also successfully connected!

At this moment, the scene at Marine Headquarters in Mary Geoise was being broadcast to the entire world via the Live Den Den Mushi's wires!

"This is the New World G3 Branch! The 'Whitebeard Pirates' have no unusual activity!"

"This is the New World G14 Branch! The 'Beasts Pirates' in 'Wano Country' show no signs of descending the waterfall! Even if Kaido leads the Beasts Pirates to Marineford now, they won't make it in time..."

"This is the New World G11 Branch! The 'BIGMOM Pirates' have no unusual activity!"

"This is the New World G7 Branch! Ochoku on 'Hachinosu Island' has no unusual activity!"

After Shiki was sent to the execution platform under Steel-Bone Kong's supervision, Kong, the current Fleet Admiral, took out a Den Den Mushi and listened to the reports from the various Marine branches monitoring the monsters in the New World.

Yes, the reason Steel-Bone Kong had summoned Zephyr, Sengoku, Garp, and a host of Marine Vice Admirals was not because he feared the remnants of the Flying Pirates. He feared that the great pirates who were formerly part of the Rocks Pirates, such as Whitebeard, Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and Ochoku, might suddenly go berserk and come to Marine Headquarters to rescue Shiki. Now, he realized that was an overreaction.

"Shiki the Golden Lion, it seems your companions have abandoned you!"

Kong said softly, holding the Den Den Mushi in one hand and looking at Shiki, who was kneeling beside him, bound in chains and tortured beyond recognition.

"Shut up! They are not my companions!"

Shiki retorted stubbornly upon hearing Kong's words.

Shiki had known from the beginning that Whitebeard and the others wouldn't come to rescue him...

After all, he wasn't truly a companion to Whitebeard and the others!

They were merely a group of bandits assembled by Rocks, bound by mutual interests~

At most, they had some personal connections among themselves as former Rocks Pirates~

But they definitely didn't have the feelings of comrades. As soon as Rocks fell, they immediately disbanded, not even having the desire to avenge Rocks...

"How pathetic, Golden Lion..."

"You're about to be executed, and no one is coming to save you!"

Kong ignored Shiki's words and continued to speak to himself.

"Idiot! Do you think I need someone to save me?"

"Who do you think I am?"

"I am the renowned Admiral of the Flying Pirates, Shiki the Golden Lion!"

Shiki roared disdainfully.

"Reporting to Fleet Admiral Kong, hundreds of pirate ships have been spotted approximately one hundred nautical miles from Marineford! They are currently advancing towards Marineford at a speed of two hundred nautical miles per hour! Based on the pirate flags on their masts, it's preliminarily judged to be pirates under Shiki the Golden Lion and the Flying Pirates..."

The very second Shiki finished speaking defiantly to Kong, a Marine report immediately came from the Den Den Mushi in Kong's hand.

"Shiki, did you hear that? Your subordinates are coming to save you..."

Kong said with a smile, looking at Shiki beside him.

"Idiot, why did they have to come?"

Shiki's expression turned to shock upon hearing this, and he roared.

Unfortunately, Shiki's roar could not be heard by his companions...

After Kong informed Shiki about the Flying Pirates' arrival!

Shiki felt immense torment in his heart!

However, time would not stop for this!

On the Marine Headquarters building, as the minute and second hands of the clock continued to move! Time slowly ticked by, second by second...

"The enemy is fifty nautical miles from Headquarters!"

"The enemy is thirty nautical miles from Headquarters!"

"...Twenty nautical miles!"

"...Ten nautical miles!"

"The enemy's pirate ships can already be seen!"

With each successive report, pirate ships, one after another, emerged from the thick fog and slowly appeared within the sight of the countless Marines at Marineford!

"Captain Shiki, we've come to save you!"

On the main ship of the Flying Pirates, Indigo, the second-in-command and ship's doctor of the Flying Pirates, shouted towards Shiki with a wide grin.

"Idiot, don't come!"

To this, Shiki was both moved and despairing. Based on his understanding of the Flying Pirates, even if these fools were fully prepared, daring to come to Marine Headquarters would be like trying to hit a rock with an egg.

To face the strongest lineup of the Marines and retreat safely, one would need the combat power of the Rocks Pirates at their peak! They were far from enough now...

"Close the gates!"

The moment Shiki saw Indigo, Kong mercilessly ordered all Marines.

"Boom!"

The moment Kong finished speaking, the gates of Marine Headquarters slammed shut. Those dozens of steel gates, weighing hundreds to thousands of tons, completely blocked all the hundreds of pirate ships belonging to the Flying Pirates outside Marine Headquarters!

But that wasn't all...

"Ice Age!"

As Vice Admiral Kuzan Aokiji of Marine Headquarters shouted, the sea instantly froze. The hundreds of pirate ships of the Flying Pirates were directly frozen in place!

"Damn it! The sea is frozen, we can't move..."

At that moment, the pirates roared in despair.

"Rest assured! You won't need to move anymore..."

"Just be quiet and all of you will be buried here!"

Just as the pirates were at a loss, Vice Admiral Sakazuki of Marine Headquarters had already positioned himself on the thick walls of Marineford...

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..."

As his words fell, he was seen throwing punch after punch towards the sky, his massive fists burning with scorching magma!

"Meteor Volcano!!"

Accompanied by the mournful cries of the sky!

Instantly, countless giant volcanic meteors broke through the clouds and descended from the sky, carrying infinite power as they smashed towards the pirates!

"No good! It's Magma Bombs!"

"Dodge! Dodge!"

"Can't dodge, the ships are frozen!"

The moment the pirates looked at the sky, they were stunned. They all said in shock.

It seemed they had forgotten how to escape...

"Boom!!"

At that moment, all the pirates were dumbfounded! After realizing their ships couldn't move, they could only watch as the Magma Bombs rained down from the sky like meteors...

The next second, the pirates' doomsday seemed to have arrived! Sakazuki's massive magma fist, like a destructive force, pierced through all the pirate ships it hit, along with the pirates on them and the ice beneath them, burning them to ashes!

"So scary~"

"It's like the end of the world~"

In the sky...

Borsalino, who had arrived at some unknown time, casually curled his lips as he looked at the continuously burning pirate ships, one after another. Then, he assumed his attacking stance.

"Yasakani no Magatama!"

As Borsalino finished speaking, tens of thousands of lasers rained down like a torrential downpour. Any pirate hit was instantly pierced through and exploded to death...

Perhaps it was because there was no grandson of Garp among these pirates, Borsalino's Yasakani no Magatama successfully hit every single pirate of the Flying Pirates!

In an instant, the hundreds of warships of the Flying Pirates were completely annihilated!

Just like the Battle of Edd War back then...

Three chapters today! It completely broke Old Lion's mentality! Please keep reading, brothers!