The vast Sabaody Archipelago had been more than half destroyed.
This had never happened before.
From this, one could see just how fierce the battle that had taken place on the Sabaody Archipelago had been.
"Land!"
After a brief shock, the Marine Vice Admirals who had led the fleet were the first to set foot on the battered Sabaody Archipelago.
They had to understand the situation as quickly as possible...
The forces aboard more than a dozen warships gradually landed on Tree Island.
Yet the moment their feet touched the ground, every Marine felt an extraordinary heaviness in their hearts.
On this vast sea, the more monsters there were among the pirates, the farther away peace in the world would be.
The Marines who had landed began investigating the situation.
Before long, they found Vice Admiral Garp lying on the ground, gravely wounded.
The legend of the Marines... had been defeated just like that.
Although they were unwilling to believe it, the facts lay plainly before every Marine.
After discovering Garp, the Marines successively found three former members of the Roger Pirates amid the ruins: Rayleigh, Gaban, and Saul. Like Vice Admiral Garp, all three were lying on the ground with severe injuries.
Another dozen or so minutes passed.
The Marines finally managed to find a witness and learned some information from him.
"Successor of the Demon, Douglas Bullet... That man has always been the most troublesome existence in Impel Down's LEVEL 6. Now that he has returned to the sea, there are probably only a handful of people who can stop him."
As the details gradually came to light, the Marine Vice Admirals who had grasped the general situation all wore solemn expressions.
"According to the witness, Bullet was also seriously injured. Perhaps we should..."
"You mean pursue him?"