The surrounding forest exploded under the impact of the devastating storm. Countless splinters and shattered stones were swept into it, making the once-pure vortex of air and clouds even more dangerous.
The pirates who had failed to escape the forbidden zone were all ground into mincemeat. Even the enormous Seastone cage imprisoning Griffin was blasted apart and sent flying.
In the blink of an eye, this peaceful little island had become a living hell.
The surviving pirates had either fled underground or been lucky enough to be blown into the sea by the gale.
At that moment, only Longinus and Waldo remained standing upon this land, as though they were the only two people left in the entire world.
"Marine brat, let this island be your sacrificial offering!" In order to make his voice carry over the howling winds, Waldo had unconsciously infused it with the aura of Conqueror's Haki.
"You should save that offering for yourself. After all, once you die, who in this world will still remember you?" Longinus's voice was not loud, yet it was incomparably solid, somehow piercing through the storm to reach Waldo's ears.
Hearing Longinus's words, Waldo fell silent for a moment before bursting into thunderous laughter. "I'm a pirate! Do you really think I care about something like a sacrifice?"
"We've wasted enough time on pointless nonsense. Now, let me send you to hell!"
With an enraged roar, Waldo suddenly hurled the storm, which had been spinning for who knew how long, at Longinus.
"You're the one who should be going to hell, Waldo!" Longinus strode into the storm. Then, an incomparably powerful aura erupted from the center of the vortex, tearing apart the thunderclouds and the tempest.
This was his first step onto the world stage, and the complete eruption of an