The dark clouds in the night sky gradually dispersed, as if brushed aside by an invisible hand, revealing a crescent moon hanging high against the black canopy.
Inside a massive European-style mansion, the silence was broken by shouts. Scattered torches lit up the entrance.
"What happened?!"
"No idea!"
"I heard the noise and ran out too!"
Shipwrights gradually rushed out and gathered at the mansion entrance. They wore tank tops and shorts, some even bare-chested.
Without exception, they all held knives, hammers, saws, and other weapons, staring nervously at the hole blasted through the wall above.
"That's Mr. Iceburg's study!"
Bally clenched a cigar between his teeth, his expression grim as he shouted, "Mr. Iceburg may be in trouble! Grab your weapons and come upstairs with me!"
Cold moonlight shone into the study through the shattered wall, and the commotion below reached Reiner and the others' ears.
"So those people just now were from the World Government."
Iceburg rubbed his forehead and frowned. "Those bastards have never given up. I knew they'd come after me sooner or later."
"You knew that, and you still stayed here waiting to die?" Robin asked, folding her arms.
"This city needs me."
Iceburg leaned back in his chair and spoke calmly. "Besides, once the World Government has its eyes on me, where could I possibly run? You understand that better than anyone."
"That's true. It's about time. I should leave."
Robin's expression darkened. She looked at Reiner in silence for a while before finally laying everything bare.
"CP9's operation this time has Aokiji watching from behind, and they were even granted the authority to launch a Buster Call;
"Also, I heard Marine Hero Vice Admiral Garp is in the nearby waters. I won't go back to say goodbye to everyone. Reiner, find a way