Seven-Colored Star Fortress Offensive and Defensive Battle, Awakening of Lin Ye's Consciousness Fragments

Earth orbit, Seven-Colored Star Fortress.

Luffy stood in the fortress's top-floor Command Center, gripping the railing tightly with both hands.

Purple light flickered in his eyes—the mark of the Will Toxin.

Visions of his companions dying kept appearing in his mind, every scene as painful as a blade cutting into him.

"Captain Luffy!" the communications officer called urgently. "Karax's main fleet is thirty thousand kilometers from the fortress!"

Luffy forcefully suppressed the despair in his heart and gave the order. "The entire fortress is to enter highest combat readiness! Activate all defensive systems!"

"Yes!"

A piercing alarm rang throughout the fortress.

A million Awakened Ones rapidly took their positions, but many of their eyes had already lost focus.

"I saw it... Mom died..." one Awakened One muttered blankly.

"No... this isn't real..." another warrior clutched his head and struggled in agony.

The effects of the Will Toxin were more severe than they had imagined.

In the second-floor fire control room, Ace operated the console with trembling hands.

His flames had faded from white back to orange, and their glow had grown dim.

"Firepower systems check complete!" Ace forced himself to report. "But... my power..."

The vision of Lin Ye's death kept battering his sanity.

In the fifth-floor close-defense control room, Zoro's three swords could no longer remain steady.

"Close-defense systems in position!" Zoro said through gritted teeth. "But my sword intent is being disrupted..."

He saw visions of all his companions dying because of his own incompetence.

In space, Karax's fleet bore down like dark clouds.

One hundred and twenty Void capital ships formed an attack formation, each radiating a terrifying presence.

"The Solar System's last stronghold..." Karax sneered. "Destroy it, and this war will be over."

The enormous mouth at the front of the flagship opened, revealing dense masses