Five Elders: Marineford, Death Sentence!

As that question rang out, figures began appearing on the streets and atop the buildings of Marineford.

Some wore black suits, others purple, and still others white.

The five old men in black suits were the so-called Five Elders, each possessing a Mythical Type Devil Fruit developed to the point of awakening!

Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, wearing a top hat and bearing a long scar at the corner of his left eye, was the [War God of Science and Defense]. He possessed the Zoan Spider-Spider Fruit, Mythical Type, Gyuki Form!

Saint Marcus Mars, with a long, thin face and three wisps of long white beard on his chin, was the [War God of Environment]. He possessed the Zoan Bird-Bird Fruit, Mythical Type, Itsumade Form!

The bald, short, plump old man was Saint Topman Warcury, the [War God of Justice]. He possessed the Zoan Pig-Pig Fruit, Mythical Type, Fengxi Form!

Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, holding a black blade in his arms and looking exceptionally fierce and sharp, was the [War God of Finance]. He possessed the Zoan Horse-Horse Fruit, Mythical Type, Bakotsu Form. The black blade in his hands was none other than the [First Generation Kitetsu], one of the Supreme Grade Blades!

The only handsome fellow among the Five Elders with golden hair was Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, the [War God of Agriculture]. He possessed the Zoan Bug-Bug Fruit, Mythical Type, Sandworm Form!

The Five Elders wore different expressions, but all of them looked as though they could not wait to get rid of Sengoku and the others.

On the other side stood several people of varying builds, genders, and ages.

Yet no one dared underestimate them.

The aura they gave off was the aura of true powerhouses!

They, too, looked over with extremely indifferent eyes, their attention mainly fixed on Zhu Mang.

They were the Celestial Dragons' true trump card—the Holy Knights!

Every one of them was an absolute elite, carefully selected, meticulously nurtured, and rigorously trained!

Compared to them, the enormous force of at least several thousand CP agents who appeared after the Five Elders and the Holy Knights was far less eye-catching.

Well, not entirely.

Zhu Mang spotted several familiar faces among them.

Rob Lucci, the "King of Pretension," with a pigeon perched on his shoulder serving as his "tongue."

Kaku, the "Long-Nosed King," who looked like a distant relative of Usopp and Pinocchio.

Blueno, the "Bull Demon King," who, for some unknown fetish, liked to fix his hair into bull horns.

And Kalifa, the stunning mature beauty who loved wearing black, skin-tight hip-hugging outfits and black fishnet bodysuits. (I know what you want to see, so here you go.)

These were all CP9 agents originally involved in the Water 7—Sea Train—Enies Lobby incident.

Logically speaking, they should have been arrested for failing their mission.

He had not expected them to rejoin Cipher Pol so quickly.

Perhaps this was what it meant to have connections.

Among these people, the one Zhu Mang paid the most attention to was, of course, the stunning mature beauty—ptui, the "Bull Demon King."

The [Paramecia Door-Door Fruit] that Blueno had eaten allowed him to create doors in all kinds of unbelievable places, such as air, flames, and even human bodies.

Its true essence lay in spatial movement.

From the moment Zhu Mang learned that he had transmigrated into the world of One Piece, he had already set his sights on this Devil Fruit.

He had originally thought he would have to go to great lengths to find the hidden Blueno.

Who would have thought that he would appear together with the Five Elders and the others!

"Wait, why is Red-Haired Shanks in the World Government's intelligence agency?" Someone spotted one of the Holy Knights, widened his eyes, and blurted it out.

Among the Holy Knights stood a man with long red hair and a sword at his waist. Beneath that red hair, his face looked almost identical to Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors of the New World!

"Tch—so you mistook me for that guy." The Holy Knight who resembled Red-Haired Shanks curled his lips, then decisively drew the sword at his waist and slashed at the Marine rear admiral who had spoken.

Although the Marine rear admiral had not expected that one unconscious remark would bring about his own death, he was still a headquarters rear admiral and had the strength and reactions to respond.

He raised both hands as well, crossing the twin blades in his hands before his body.

[Iron Body: Iron Wall Blade]!

Clang!

The red-haired Holy Knight's flying slash struck the Marine rear admiral. It paused for only a moment before a sharp crack rang out.

The defense formed through an advanced Iron Body technique was cleaved cleanly in two.

Along with it went the Marine rear admiral's body...

"Hmph! The Marines should obediently follow orders. Who gave you the nerve to rebel?" The red-haired Holy Knight sheathed his sword and spoke coldly.

Whoosh!

Akainu's face immediately darkened.

"Fuck you, Celestial Dragons!"

[Hellhound]!

Akainu raised his hand and launched an attack at the red-haired Holy Knight.

The red-haired Holy Knight seemed to have expected this. With a flash, he evaded the attack.

The magma fist landed behind him, smashing the buildings in the rear into ruins.

"Sengoku, is this your intention as well? Are you really going to rebel against the World Government?"

Another person stepped out from behind the Five Elders.

He was none other than Kong, the teacher of Sengoku, Garp, and the others, and the current Commander-in-Chief of the entire military!

At that moment, grief and disappointment showed on the old man's resolute face.

"Commander-in-Chief Kong..." Sengoku's lips moved.

"Fleet Admiral, they're clearly treating us like dogs to be ordered around. What's the point of talking to them?" Akainu roared, then used Soru and charged straight at the red-haired Holy Knight.

"Red-Haired Shanks, lackey of the Celestial Dragons, die!!!"

"Fuck your Shanks! I am the noble Celestial Dragon, Saint Figarland Shamrock!" the red-haired Holy Knight shouted, drawing his sword and charging at Akainu as well.

Seeing Akainu and Shamrock already fighting, the Five Elders no longer hesitated.

The War God of Justice raised one hand and declared loudly, "Now, in the name of the World Government's War God of Justice, I sentence Marineford to death! The World Government will erase this island from the world along with all of you!"

"You still have one final chance to atone for your sins: kill the rebels led by former Fleet Admiral Sengoku, former Marine Admiral Sakazuki, and former Marine Vice Admiral Garp!"

"For all those who repent in time, we shall grant leniency. You may even be given important positions in the newly established Marines afterward!"

The War God of Justice's words were truly vicious.

Both threats and temptations were laid out at once, and some wavering or ambitious Marines were genuinely shaken.

After all, some had followed the rebellion out of loyalty to the Fleet Admiral and Admirals, some out of dissatisfaction with the World Government, and others simply because they had gone with the flow.

But now, enormous benefits were placed right before them.

And they had come directly from the Five Elders themselves!