Looking at the hundreds of Magma whips, each over ten meters thick, shooting skyward in front of them.
Shanks, a slight smile playing on his lips, spoke softly.
"Every Logia is a huge problem, sigh..."
"But Logia are still human after all, and their physical strength will always have its limits."
As Benn Beckman spoke, he stood beside Red-Haired Shanks, holding a gun in his left hand and a knife in his right, and continued speaking to Shanks with a smile.
"Why think so much? Just beat him up!"
"Good!"
Shanks laughed as he lifted Gryphon and slowly advanced towards Akainu, stepping onto the Magma.
Beckman took the lead and sprinted towards Akainu.
Watching Beckman charge forward, Akainu remained motionless, but the Magma whips that resembled tentacles all around him slammed towards Benn Beckman.
The Magma tentacles, carrying thick smoke and the smell of sulfur, were close to Beckman's head in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Beckman subtly shifted his feet, dodging Akainu's attack.
After changing his trajectory, he used his Observation Haki to dodge the subsequent whip attacks and continued charging towards Akainu.
However, after changing direction, he only took two steps before quickly stopping.
Because he sensed danger approaching!
At the same time, a new Akainu suddenly appeared on the scorching lava in front of him!
Looking at Akainu in front of him, Beckman glanced at Akainu in the distance.
Sure enough, the Akainu in the distance instantly turned into an ordinary mass of lava and fell into the huge lava field.
Seeing this, Beckman smiled slightly and teased.
"Using the magma tentacles to control my movement? That's child's play, Sakazuki!"
Unfortunately, Sakazuki had no intention of speaking to him. Facing Beckman's smiling face, Akainu simply raised his right fist.
"Hellhound!!!"
In an instant, the giant Magma fist covered a distance of tens of meters and slammed straight toward Beckman's face.
Beckman suddenly swung his sword down, using it to block the Magma fist, while simultaneously firing a shot from his left hand, the bullet curving towards Akainu's face.
Seeing this, four Magma whips suddenly extended from the ground beside Akainu. These whips, covered in Armament Haki, blocked the bullets for Akainu then leaped forward and threw another punch at Benn Beckman.
At the same time, Shanks, who was far away, seized the opportunity and accelerated instantly. He arrived first despite being behind, Griffin Gryphon, along with Benn Beckman's blade, immediately blocked Akainu's fist.
With the combined power of the two on him, Akainu inevitably had to take two steps back. Even with his amazing physique, he couldn't withstand the combined attack from Red-Haired Shanks and Beckman.
But after taking only two steps back, he regained his footing and launched a counterattack.
"Dog Bite Crimson Lotus!!!"
The moment Akainu finished speaking, the war between the three of them finally began in earnest.
On the other hand, on the Sky Island.
After Rayleigh left, the atmosphere among Gawain and his group suddenly became tense.
"My lord, why is Shanks' ship heading to Mock Town? Could it be that Mock Town is related to some of his plans or purposes?"
Gion asked softly.
Before Gawain reply, Yi Xiao shook her head.
"Probably not. After Red-Haired Shanks isn't the kind of person like Kaido who would do anything for a fight."
Although our crew has a small number of officers, our overall strength is almost greater than that of any of the Four Emperors' pirate crews!
Therefore, Shanks shouldn't have acted so unwisely; his arrival is most likely for other reasons!
"Yes, I've met Red-Haired Shanks before. Although I don't know him well, he seems like a wise and deep-thinking person!"
Jinbe picked up where the old man left off, and then hesitated before continuing.
"If that's the case, then why did Red-Haired Shanks appear? Could it be...?"
As he spoke, Jinbe couldn't help but glance at Uta looked on with a surprised expression, not far away.
"Could it be because Red-Haired Shanks saw a picture of his daughter on the news?"
"Huh? How could that be? He would never leave the New World for me!"
Before anyone could even begin discussing the topic, Uta himself refuted Jinbe's assessment.
"Even though I begged him to take me away, he didn't care about me at all."
They just left me with the thought that I wasn't a good match for their ocean, and then abandoned me at home!
How could someone like him impulsively come looking for me just because of my photo!
No way!
After he finished speaking, Uta lowered his head in a somber mood.
Although she said it was impossible, at that moment the little girl really hoped that Jinbe said was true.
But the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment; Uta had long since learned how to avoid being too disappointed!
Seeing Uta's dejected look, Shirahoshi moved closer to Uta and whispered something.
"Uta, trust Shanks, he must have come for the reason Jinbe mentioned."
How could there be Pops in this world who doesn't like his daughter?
"Yes."
Upon hearing Shirahoshi's words, Gawain frowned deeply for a moment, then relaxed slightly.
He transformed into Inazuma and instantly appeared beside Uta.
After patting Uta on the head, Gawain laughed.
"I think the reason he came here this time is most likely related to you."
However, we don't need to think about it too much right now. As for why he came, we can just ask him ourselves.
Therefore, the relocation plan will probably have to be brought forward. Let's make the God's Island move a little, to remind the Shandia!
"Yes, sir!"
Upon hearing this, Yixiao immediately stretched out his right hand towards the distant God's Island, and a moment later, the entire God's Island rose up.
Because the God's Island was inserted into the Divine Vine on the Sky Island, its movement not only caused a violent vibration but also produced a very loud sound.
In the distance, the Shandia, who were heading towards Angel Island with their families, immediately noticed the anomaly on God's Island.
Chief Empad stared in shock, his eyes wide.
"What's going on? Why did the God's Island suddenly rise up? Has Gawain forgotten about us?!"
As he spoke, Empad was incredibly nervous. What if they were truly left behind on the Sky Island, while the Holy Land had been taken away...?
"Speed up, faster!!!"
In an instant, the entire Shandia Tribe followed Chief Empad's footsteps and charged forward in a frenzy.
At the same time, Empad also gave orders to the great warrior Wyper.
"Wyper, quickly gather everyone wearing Skates and head to the designated Angel Island Square as soon as possible!"
"I'm going right now!!!"
At this moment, Wyper was even more anxious than Empad. He immediately slid in and used his aerial skates, which were equipped with Breath Dial shells and resembled roller skates, to rush wildly towards Angel Island.
Meanwhile, in the direction of God's Island.
As he manipulated the island to rise, he smiled and whispered to Gawain.
"My lord, the entire Shandia Tribe is within the range of my Observation Haki."
And they seem to be accelerating.
Since their desire to go home is so strong, I suppose they wouldn't object even if I used my abilities to quickly send them here."
After speaking, Yi Xiao quietly awaited Gawain's decision.
Gawain nodded slightly in response to Yi Xiao's suggestion.
"Do as you say."
"Yes, sir!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yi Xiao suddenly stretched out his left hand towards the southwest.
Suddenly, the Shandia who were running found that a large piece of the Island Cloud beneath their feet had been torn off out of thin air, carrying them towards the God's Island!
Even the group of Wyper who had run far ahead were not left behind by Yixiao. Yixiao sent them all directly to God's Island!
The next moment, after they landed on the rising Holy Land atop the Island Cloud, the Shandia could no longer contain themselves.
First, they made the decision to leave their homeland, the Hidden Cloud Village they had lived for hundreds of years, and then they were just shocked again.
Therefore, when they felt the surrounding vegetation and earth, their long-suppressed emotions were finally released.
Cries, screams, and the sounds of people kneeling on the ground praying loudly rose and fell.
Even Empad was so excited that he threw himself on the ground, kissing the damp soil again and again.
As he kissed her, Empad murmured Gawain's name and expressed his gratitude.
Unfortunately, Gawain was in no mood to care about Empad's feelings at that moment.
He simply smiled softly and asked.
"Have all the Shandia gone to the God's Island?"
"Yes, sir!"
He smiled and nodded in response.
Upon hearing this, Gawain raised his right hand.
"Alright then, let's set off and meet another one of the Four Emperors on this sea!"
As he spoke, Yixiao intensified his control over the God's Island. Moments later, the God's Island soared into the sky, completely breaking through the Divine Vine and floating high in the heavens!
At the same time, Yixiao controlled everyone and himself to return to the Dark Bird Ship.
After everyone boarded the ship, Yixiao included the Dark Bird Ship within the range of gravity control. In this way, the Dark Bird Ship and the large ship left the Sky Island together and drifted into the distance.
Just like when they came, they couldn't get through the special Sea of Clouds near the Sky Island, so they had to take a long detour.
As Gawain and his group slowly departed, the people on the Sky Island all stayed at home, maintaining their identity as Gan Fall, and silently prayed for the ever-receding God's Island.
In the past, watching their real land leave their world would have been an unbearable heartache for them.
But in the past seven days, Gawain has completely dismantled the forest on his boat, packaging the soil and forest and selling it to almost every family on the Sky Island.
For those who cannot afford to buy or do not have enough savings, Gawain has also introduced a policy of replacing purchases with work-related benefits!
Therefore, at this time, almost every household in the Skypieans had several cubic meters of soil.
Among them, many of the adults in the families signed agreements to work for the Sky Island Shell Cultivation Base for a period of time without pay.
Therefore, since almost every household had soil, the Skypieans did not show any particular reluctance or dissatisfaction about Jaya's departure.
There were people who took the opportunity to cause trouble, but Gan Fall dealt with them all very well.
Of course, Gan Fall wasn't a man who killed indiscriminately; his approach was simply to persuade them through personal charm and the art of language.
And so, in the eyes of the Skypieans with their own differing thoughts, Gawain and his group completely disappeared.
Not long after, on Jaya.
The war between Akainu and Shanks and Beckman is raging.
The direction where the three were fighting had almost completely transformed into the shape of a constantly erupting volcano!
Soaring sword energy and magma rose and fell one after another, reaching the sky. The sword energy disappeared immediately, but the magma seemed to rain down fire upon the surrounding world!
Their relentless struggle was captured on camera by reporters from afar.
Of course, not all reporters were spectators who enjoyed watching the battle; a considerable number of them focused their cameras on the people who were constantly rescuing women and children from the inferno!
The scene of Rayleigh holding the children, in particular, was almost universally photographed and made headline news!
In an instant, the two groups of reporters worked together perfectly, thoroughly recording everything that was happening on Jaya.
But just as they were quietly taking notes, a shadow suddenly appeared above their heads!
The moment the shadow appeared, the reporters, who were feeling the heat due to the rising temperature, were overjoyed.
"That's good. The sky is overcast. If there were a heavy rain, the temperature would probably be much better, right?"
"Hehe, you're overthinking it. With Admiral Sakazuki's abilities, he could probably turn even rain into Magma with his Devil Fruit Awakening power!"
After all, even the ground around him and a large part of Golden Town had become his Magma world!
"Indeed, as expected of Marine Headquarters Admiral, he managed to hold his own against Four Emperors Shanks and Benn Beckman!"
"You're right. If it were me, I'd probably be lying on the ground right now!"
While the reporters were excitedly discussing and frantically taking photos...
Suddenly, a reporter managed to pull their attention away from the battle between Akainu and the others.
Their keen news sense told them that there was definitely something wrong with the shadow hanging over their heads.
So the moment they looked up, they were completely stunned.
The most senior reporter quickly reminded his colleague.
"Damn it, quickly take a picture of the sky, that's the key!"
That's Saint Gawain's Dark Bird Ship in the sky, and the island he brought back!!!
"What a huge island! To be able to make such an island float, the Dark Bird Group is truly amazing!"
"As expected of the Celestial Dragon's team, they really have a constant stream of strong members!!!"
Amidst the reporters' gasps of surprise, the Photo Den Den Mushi in their hands were in utter misery.
Do you know how tired our eyes are?
We've even lost the strength to blink!
Unfortunately, nobody cares about the opinions of Den Den Mushi, and nobody knows when the Den Den Mushi will truly stand up.
While the reporters were in shock, Akainu, Shanks, and the Red-Haired Shanks two also looked up at the sky in astonishment!
The next instant, Akainu burst into laughter and clenched his fist!
"Saint Gawain came back really quickly. It seems he values you a lot, Shanks!"
With the help of the monsters under his command, he was able to...
"You're definitely not getting away, Shanks!"