Ortolan: Shiki, How Dare You Kill the Fleet Admiral!
"Spandine?" Ginny looked at the other person with some surprise upon hearing the name, then asked, "Are you really Spandine?"
"Huh?" Spandine a little confused, but quickly replied, "Yes, yes, I am Spandine!"
"We're on the same side, then that's good." Ginny raised her gun, no longer pointing it at Spandine, and said with a smile, "You Vice Admiral Bane seem to have a good relationship."
"One of our own?" Spandine was completely bewildered. When did I join the Revolutionary Army?
But upon hearing the name 'Bane,' he immediately realized what was going on and quickly said, 'That's right, that's right, I have a very good relationship with Vice Admiral Bane, we are good friends!'
"Vice Admiral Bane is also a friend of my boss, so if he's a friend, he's a friend of ours," Ginny said, stepping forward and patting the still-shaken Spandine on the shoulder.
Spandine finally breathed a sigh of relief; this suicide mission had unexpectedly taken such a turn!
Boss Ortolan's connections are truly terrifying; he even has some connection with the Revolutionary Army... Hmm... Although Spandine had a premonition in his heart, how could a loyal and righteous man like Ortolan, a World Government, not have connections with the Revolutionary Army?
Let alone Ortolan, even Spandine, if given the chance, would like to establish some kind of relationship with the Revolutionary Army.
Before Spandine could even process these thoughts, Ginny grinned and put her Spandine his shoulder, saying, "Since we're friends, we need your help with a little thing. There's some machine information upstairs with a self-destruct mechanism. You should be able to open it, right?"
As a shrewd individual, Spandine knew that the Revolutionary Army wouldn't give him such face based solely on his relationship with Ortolan. They wanted to use this relationship as a pretext to exploit him and obtain more information about the CP Agency.
Furthermore, they might even want to develop Spandine into a coerced and controlled Revolutionary Army spy within the CP Agency!
Spandine understood all of this, but he also knew very well that he had no way to refuse at this moment. If he refused, no one's face would matter, and he would die here tomorrow.
"I have the authority to grant permission, and I may only be able to enable some things..." Spandine swallowed hard.
"Something is better than nothing. Okay, come with me..." Ginny casually dragged Spandine upstairs.
Meanwhile, in the skies above Mary Geoise, Ortolan was engaged in a fierce battle with Shiki, with Inazuma and thunder roaring and occasionally tearing through the firelight and night sky.
Feeling the time was right, Ortolan struck Shiki again with his hammer, sending Shiki crashing down from the sky and slamming him into a street Shiki had already been burned to ruins.
Then, Ortolan's figure transformed into an Inazuma, chasing after the enemy from the air and quickly disappearing into the smoke and fire.
After landing, Ortolan breathed a slight sigh of relief, sat down on a broken rock, put down his Warhammer, and said, "This kind of performance must be tiring, right?"
A smile appeared out of nowhere, and the guy wiped the sweat from his brow, saying, "I'm even more tired than you, okay? I still have to control Shiki and 'fight' with you..."
As he said this, Yixiao took out a pocket watch from his pocket, opened it and checked the time, saying, "In another hour, it will be about time to evacuate. After all, we have no way of knowing how Mary Geoise will react. If we really drag the Admiral Sengoku into this, then this show will be difficult to perform."
The plan to burn Mary Geoise was to take place at night, but it wasn't specified that the burning would last all night; about two hours would suffice. The longer the delay, the greater the chance of mistakes and loopholes appearing.
As long as the main objective is achieved, that's fine.
For Ortolan, his main objective had already been achieved: to create enough chaos in Mary Geoise to make Shiki show up and become the scapegoat for this incident. After he took down Shiki, the Marines would get the credit!
For Rayleigh, rescuing the Hancock sisters is his main objective. Given Rayleigh's abilities and the current chaotic situation, this should be no problem at all; in fact, it might already be resolved.
That Fisher Tiger, when he first lit the gunpowder barrel and the fuel barrel, he had already achieved his goal of burning Mary Geoise. How many slaves he could liberate afterward was up to luck.
As for Dragon's Revolutionary Army, they were the last to leave. Ortolan had already made this clear to Dragon. When the time came, they would retreat. As for whether Dragon would retreat or not, Ortolan wouldn't care. They could continue causing trouble if they wanted, just don't involve us.
Anyway, Ortolan didn't give Dragon any substantial evidence. Even if something unexpected happened and it implicated him, he wouldn't admit it.
Then we'll see whether the World Government is willing to believe what your Revolutionary Army says, or what I, the Marine Admiral was the first to support Mary Geoise, say!
Just as Yixiao was saying these words to Ortolan, a figure suddenly rushed in from the smoke and headed straight for Shiki's location. With a swift motion, he stabbed Shiki, who was lying in the ruins, in the heart!
This unexpected turn of events left both Ortolan and Yixiao stunned!
"Hmm?" The figure frowned after plunging a knife into Shiki's chest, muttering in confusion, "Already dead?"
His voice was somewhat aged, and he wore a shawl-like coat similar to the Justice Cloak, except that the two words written on it were not 'Justice', but 'Commander-in-Chief'!
That's right, the guy who suddenly appeared was none other than the Fleet Admiral, Kessler!
After confirming that Shiki was dead, Kessler turned around and said, "I didn't expect you to be able to take down Shiki in such a short time, Vice Admiral Bane."
Looking at this guy, Ortolan was unsure how to end things. According to the plan, Shiki would chase after him, take the opportunity to leave Mary Geoise, and then bring Shiki's body back to complete the task when the time was right.
Before things had even progressed to this point, the Fleet Admiral suddenly appeared and stabbed Shiki in the heart, immediately sealing Shiki's death.
How am I supposed to continue acting now?
Moreover, the commander-in-chief may not have noticed anything amiss yet due to the chaos of the situation, but Ortolan is almost certain that once this is over and the debriefing begins, the Fleet Admiral will definitely realize that something is wrong.
A thousand thoughts raced through his mind, but reality was fleeting. Ortolan immediately stood up from the rock, feigning great effort, and said, "Commander-in-Chief, this isn't just my doing; we also have to Rear Admiral Issho. His ability is the Gravity-Gravity Fruit. Just now, the instant I knocked Shiki down, he suddenly intervened, controlling Shiki, which gave me the chance to Shiki a fatal blow..."
Upon hearing this, Kessler turned to look at his companion and smiled, nodding in satisfaction. "With people like you..."
However, before he could finish speaking, a bolt of Inazuma suddenly appeared in his peripheral vision, followed by the appearance of Ortolan's figure emerging from the Inazuma, his eyes gleaming with ferocity.
Although he was quite old, over eighty years old this year, Kessler's reaction speed was still fast enough. In an instant, he realized that there was a big problem here, and at that moment, he tried to put up a fight with his long sword.
But it was already a little too late. Just as he was about to react, an invisible force pressed down on him, causing his movements to slow down for a moment!
The combined force of Yixiao's gravity and Ortolan's Rumble-Rumble would be devastating, even for someone over eighty years old who hadn't been on the front lines for countless years, let alone a Whitebeard Fleet Admiral. If he wasn't careful, he would suffer a great loss!
"Thunder Plow Heat Blade!!!" Ortolan delivered a merciless finishing blow, slamming the commander-in-chief around the neck and knocking him to the ground.
Then, Yixiao drew his Cane Sword and, in perfect coordination with Ortolan, stabbed it directly into Kessler's heart, twisting it forcefully to kill the commander-in-chief on the spot!
"I only wanted to force you into retirement, sigh..." Ortolan said softly, looking at the last breath of the commander-in-chief, Kessler.
"You... betrayed..." Kessler struggled to say something, but he couldn't get the words out before his head lolled to the side and he fell silent.
With a smile, he pulled the Cane Sword from his heart and looked at Ortolan, asking, "What do we do now?"
"What else can we do?" Ortolan shrugged, then gathered his emotions and roared, "Shiki, how dare you murder the Fleet Admiral of our World Government! This is utterly lawless! I will kill you!!!"
The next second, a pillar of lightning descended from the sky, engulfing the area and destroying all traces and evidence.