The Island of Sin had fallen.
Like a message borne on wings, the news swiftly spread across the Grand Line and even the Four Seas.
As the person in charge of this campaign on the Navy's side, Warring States Period invited countless newspaper reporters to Marineford to cover the event.
It was also hailed as the Navy's direct response to Roger becoming the Pirate King.
The Island of Sin had existed for several centuries. From its humble beginnings as merely a place for pirates to seek refuge and conduct trade, it had grown into the enormous pirate port it was today.
The island's masters had changed hands countless times, yet without exception, the island had never diminished in scale. Instead, it only continued to grow larger.
For pirates who fought and killed upon the seas, such a place was their ideal haven.
Throughout history, the Navy had launched several campaigns to wipe it out, but every one of them had failed. The pirates gathered there possessed formidable strength, and most of the time, the Navy was unwilling to pay too terrible a price.
But this time was different. With the Navy's prestige falling again and again, coupled with the news of Roger becoming the Pirate King spreading across the world, all eyes were fixed on the Navy. They had to produce results to reassure the people.
Thus, the Island of Sin became their target. Even a hard stone could be smashed apart with a sufficiently large hammer.
This time, the Navy's losses were also severe. Both Akainu and Kizaru had suffered grave injuries and had been urgently sent to Mary Geoise for treatment.
The World Government's finest doctors were there. Zephyr's old wounds had also flared up due to the intensity of the battle, and he would need at least