Self-Destruct Sky Mines

The World Government was surely trying to take advantage of the uncertainty over whether Houka, Rocks, and Loki were alive or dead, rushing to finish off the New World Alliance and the Rocks Pirates.

By the time Houka and the others reappeared, the New World Alliance and the Rocks Pirates might already have been crushed.

"They're out to wipe us all out!"

"Do we head back to Elbaf or return to the Sky Kingdom?"

Golden Lion Shiki stared at the pursuers they couldn't shake, his face dark.

"If that old bastard Imu couldn't descend into any of his contractors whenever he wanted, I'd kill every last one of those bastards!"

Flames swirled around Babel's head as he glared at the two flying monsters behind them.

Farther back, Eagle Vedfolnir seemed to be gaining on them too.

"Have faith in Houka and the others!"

Whitebeard Newgate panted heavily. He had pushed his Tremor-Tremor Fruit powers past their limits to cover the retreat, forcibly cutting off Imu and the Four Elders' pursuit.

"Let's head back to Elbaf first!"

"With thousands of Elbaf warriors, we can hold out longer!"

Redfield glanced at the enormous crow tengu Harald. If they abandoned Elbaf now and fled back to the Sky Kingdom to hide, it might drive a wedge between them and Harald.

For now, they had to rely on Elbaf's strength and hold out until Houka and the others returned.

But when Redfield thought of the vast difference in the flow of time between the Lost World and the outside world, worry crept into his heart.

If Houka and the others spent a week recovering in the Lost World, nearly a year would pass outside.

Even one day of recovery would mean fifty days outside—almost two months.

The sun's explosion had been so terrifying that