Brilliant as daylight, the light pierced the atmosphere. Billowing pillars of smoke and fire erupted one after another, and the entire sea seemed to tremble.
Earthquakes.
Storms.
All kinds of weather began to erupt.
It was an unimaginable barrage of firepower. Mary Geoise vanished in the blazing light and heat, while the Red Line Continent caved inward in a U shape, completely splitting the first half of the Grand Line from the New World.
Even Fish-Man Island, ten thousand meters beneath the sea, was torn apart. Undersea volcanoes erupted and the earth's crust shifted. Who knew how many sea creatures had perished?
A vast abyss formed, its depths pouring down like an inverted waterfall.
It was bottomless.
"Keep charging. Stand by."
Inside the ship, the virtual display gave them a clear view of what was happening to the Red Line Continent.
At Chaos's words, the group left the ship, turning into meteors that streaked brilliantly across the sky as they continued their descent toward the planet below.
The ship kept charging, ready to unleash another devastating strike if necessary.
Chaos didn't believe that one shot could kill Im. Im had Future Prediction, and one of the Five Elders could use the Teleport-Teleport Fruit.
Maybe the times had changed.
Or perhaps the World Government had some way to prolong their lives, allowing Kong, the Five Elders, and Sakazuki to remain alive. Of course, Life Return might have been the reason as well.
They were all old men now, but their combat strength was still not to be underestimated.
The deafening explosions had yet to subside.
At an altitude of twenty thousand meters, more than twenty people of all shapes and sizes appeared. They hovered in midair and turned to look at the vanished Mary Geoise and the Red Line Continent, now