From the moment he set foot on the island, Tsugikuni Yoriichi could sense the surging emotions of Alabasta's people.
There were actually survivors from the former Alabasta Kingdom on this deserted island, which should have been sealed off by the World Government and the Marines. With a little thought, it was easy to understand why these people had remained here.
No normal person would willingly stay on an island so lacking in supplies.
Presumably, it was the pressure from the World Government and Marine Headquarters that had forced these surviving people to remain on this island.
For a moment, Yoriichi could not understand why they had not simply killed everyone to keep the news contained.
Perhaps... it had something to do with the Nefelt Clan's former status as one of the Twenty Kings?
The ring-shaped island was not very deep. In just a few minutes, Tsugikuni Yoriichi had arrived at the edge of the sinkhole.
In only a few short years, this sinkhole had changed enormously compared to five years ago.
Standing at its edge, Tsugikuni Yoriichi could feel scorching heat rising from within. Strangely enough, the heat venting from the pit had also greatly affected the surrounding environment. The dense vegetation around it displayed the characteristics of a tropical climate.
"An Ancient Weapon... its power was actually this terrifying."
Having seen the sinkhole with his own eyes, Tsugikuni Yoriichi now had a clear understanding of the Ancient Weapon's destructive power.
A massive kingdom like Alabasta possessed a land area far beyond that of ordinary island nations.
Even Tsugikuni Yoriichi as he was now, going all out, might be able to kill every citizen of the Alabasta Kingdom, but he could never completely destroy its land and blast a sinkhole into the continent itself.
Even Yoriichi was incapable of an