Saint Saturn's death made the other Gorosei realize the gravity of the situation.
The destruction of the transmission array by Tsugikuni Yoriichi's attack had also made the other Gorosei understand that every one of them was among Tsugikuni Yoriichi's hunting targets.
Leaving even a single Gorosei alive would not make him stop.
Having realized this, the survivors finally reached a consensus. Under the immense external pressure, the team that had been on the verge of falling apart drew tightly together.
Saint Saturn's death had shaken everyone present.
Now that Saint Marcus Mars's head was about to fall into Tsugikuni Yoriichi's hands, Saint Topman Warcury and the others could no longer stand idly by.
Though the Gorosei held the numerical advantage, they had already fallen into a disadvantage against Tsugikuni Yoriichi. If they lost another fighter, total annihilation awaited them.
Saint Topman Warcury understood that, and naturally, Saint Garling and the others understood it as well.
Boom—
An explosive roar rang out across the ground. The first to act was, surprisingly, Saint Garling, the youngest among the Gorosei.
Saint Garling's appearance in his Mythical Zoan Transformation was exactly the same as Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, who had died at Tsugikuni Yoriichi's hands years ago.
A black cloak enveloped Saint Garling's entire body. The knight's sword that had hung at his waist had grown enormously large. As he swung it fiercely upward, he launched a slash at Tsugikuni Yoriichi in the sky.
As the terrifying slash shot skyward, black Flame Clouds lifted Saint Garling's body, allowing him to hover low above the ground.
At that moment, Saint Garling did not feel like a normal human at all. In Tsugikuni Yoriichi's Observation Haki, Saint Garling's body gave off the vitality of a living creature, yet his presence was extraordinarily faint.
Had Tsugikuni Yoriichi's