The blast shook the Holy Land so violently that chaos erupted everywhere. The whole city trembled as if an earthquake had struck. The ground rolled beneath their feet like soft dough, leaving them stumbling with every step.
At the heart of the World Government, atop its headquarters building.
"What happened?"
The Longbeard Five Elder braced himself against a desk, steadied his footing, and demanded an answer through a Den Den Mushi.
"My deepest apologies! We don't know yet, but the shaking came from beneath the Holy Land. It probably wasn't an earthquake."
After a pause, Bald Zero, the head of CP0 on the other end, picked up a report and scanned it.
"We found the cause!"
"Out with it!"
"Yes, sir!"
His mouth twitched, surprise in his eyes, as he read quickly. "Byrnndi World hid inside a chamber built from Seastone and fired a cannon through it. With the help of the More-More Fruit... the shot crossed thirty kilometers and struck the outer face of the Red Line."
"What the hell is Ron doing? Is he just sitting around?!"
The Five Elders roared in fury. Letting the enemy successfully bombard the Red Line was not why they had backed Ron as commander-in-chief.
"In fact, Redfield pushed alone into the Marine lines. Commander-in-Chief Azure Dragon engaged him personally and was confirmed to have killed Lone Red moments ago... But it appears both sides suffered grievous injuries, and he has no strength left to go to their aid."
"What...?!"
The Five Elders froze and exchanged disbelieving looks before asking gravely.
"He killed Lone Red in a one-on-one fight?"
No one knew the name "Lone Red" better than they did. During their tenure, anyone who remained in their memories had been a towering figure on the seas.
And the impression Lone Red had