"P-Pure Gold was destroyed..." A pirate crawled up from the ground, ignoring the burns covering his body as he gazed at the sky in a daze.
"Although it's a little hard to accept, if you think about it carefully, it's actually quite normal, isn't it?" another pirate who had escaped disaster sighed. "In a clash at that level, even diamond would be pulverized!"
"So many people died, and in the end, this adventure has no victor at all!" a pirate growled in anguish.
Just then, a crisp sound rang out, as if something had cracked. Accompanying it was the mournful cry of an ancient creature.
"Th-The sky is cracking!" a pirate looked up and muttered.
"It's not the sky..." a pirate wailed in despair. "It's the body of the Lantern Fish!"
"You've got to be kidding me! I'm a Devil Fruit user!"
"This is the deep sea. Let alone a Devil Fruit user, anyone who went out there would be crushed into meat paste."
"There's no light or air in the deep sea, only countless Sea Kings. If we go out, there's no way we'll survive!"
"We're doomed. Let's just wait here to die!"
This scene was clearly the result of the attacks of the four men merging together and punching straight through the Lantern Fish's body.
Yet the few people on the battlefield had not the slightest awareness that they were the culprits.
Golden Lion was silent at first. Then boundless fury erupted from his heart. "Damnable scum, look at what you've done!"
After ravaging his own body and forcibly unleashing his power, he had placed all his hopes on Pure Gold in one desperate gamble.
Now, all his hopes had been shattered.
After a moment of silence, Longinus said, "Golden Lion, your journey ends here!"
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