A massive energy beam descended upon Marineford Island, followed closely by... the meteor that had lingered in the sky for so long finally falling as well.
In the blink of an eye.
After the blinding light faded, the meteor slammed violently into the sea.
At that moment.
Everyone understood deep down...
Marineford.
Navy Headquarters.
Had vanished!
That was right!
It had disappeared completely, reduced to ashes before everyone's eyes amid that blinding light.
Everyone stood there dumbfounded, their faces blank, their eyes filled with disbelief and terror.
Th-this... what was going on?
Just moments ago, they had been summoned to attack the Land of Grass together. How had it... vanished in the blink of an eye?
Marineford was gone?
The Land of Grass had won?
With such terrifying energy beams and meteors, no matter how one thought about it... even the Four Emperors probably could not withstand them!
Everyone trembled as they stared at the enormous waves rising behind them, inwardly rejoicing that they had fled quickly enough. Otherwise, they probably would have vanished just now as well.
Even the pirates who had originally ignored the World Government's summons fell silent at the sight before them.
They were once again stunned by the strength displayed by the Land of Grass, yet they had to admit... those people really were a bunch of lunatics!
Especially Blackbeard, who was currently being besieged by the Whitebeard Pirates... he wanted to curse them to hell. While the Land of Grass's strength had once again shocked him, those bastards... had they not said they were cooperating? Why had they still not arrived?
If this dragged on any longer, he would not be able to hold out!
Those bastards were not planning to come collect his corpse, were they?
However.
As they watched the towering waves