Whoosh!
A piercing rush of wind rang out without warning.
The figure that landed in the arena first made quite a few pupils suddenly constrict.
"It's Red-Haired Shanks. Why has he gotten involved too?"
No one knew who cried out, but it jolted everyone's nerves.
As they watched the figure clad in a black cloak and flip-flops slowly step into the arena ahead of everyone else, all their expressions changed drastically.
Yet what was even more shocking was the figure weaving through the clouds in the sky.
Its enormous head burst through the cloud cover, its wide eyes gleaming with a savage light that struck terror into the heart.
Right behind it was Charlotte Linlin, another of the Four Emperors, riding Zeus.
With three Four Emperors appearing in an instant, not only the Marine soldiers, but even Sengoku, Akainu, and the others underwent a drastic change in expression.
To them, the sky itself had changed.
The Four Emperors were normally sovereigns of the seas who fought independently. Even Marine Headquarters found it troublesome and headache-inducing to face any one of them alone.
If war could be avoided, absolutely no one wanted to clash head-on with a Four Emperor.
Yet now, the Four Emperors who usually acted alone had appeared together at Marine Headquarters, Marineford, as though they had arranged a time beforehand.
This was even more serious than Shiki declaring war.
"Look! The Whitebeard Pirates' Moby Dick is here too! The man standing on the bow deck is Whitebeard Edward Newgate!"
Another startled cry rang out.
Across the vast plaza, countless pairs of eyes turned in unison toward the distant sea.
As the outline of that enormous pirate ship rapidly came into focus, and they saw Whitebeard standing on the deck with a naginata in hand, towering like an iron