Flying Fleet Attack!

Qi Yuan immediately raised both legs, which were instantly coated in Armament Haki. With a flying leg clamp, she shot out like a cannonball.

Tokikake was still shouting in midair when a deafening boom rang out the next second, as loud as a cannon blast.

Zhiyuan, go easy with your feet!

Mu Chen instinctively thought Qi Yuan's kick had been too heavy, but the next second he realized something was wrong. It wasn't me!

Qi Yuan also looked confused. The sound had not come from here; it seemed to be cannon fire from the harbor.

Several more cannon blasts followed, and only then did everyone realize that the firing was clearly coming from the harbor.

Only then did Mu Chen realize what was wrong.

This was bad. Golden Lion... Mu Chen's expression turned grave. What was meant to come had finally come. Marine Headquarters was already on combat alert during this period, and with cannon fire arriving at a time like this, there was no need to guess who it was—it could only be Golden Lion Shiki. At that moment, all the cannons at the harbor had lost their target, while several enormous shells had smashed huge craters throughout Marineford Harbor.

At the same time, alarms blared throughout Marineford. Where were the cannons coming from?

Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Where is the enemy?

All the Marines instantly entered combat readiness. Each of them anxiously gripped their weapons and prepared to defend, yet they could not find the enemy anywhere.

Then someone suddenly looked up and shouted, "The sky! Look at the sky! The enemy is in the sky! It's Golden Lion's Flying Fleet!"

What?

None of the Marines could believe their eyes. A floating island was slowly emerging from the clouds above Marineford Harbor. The enormous Floating Island was incomparably spectacular. At its front stood a massive golden lion head, majestic and imposing. The entire island resembled a pirate ship and even flew a pirate flag, while countless cannons lined both sides. The huge Floating Island blocked out the sunlight, plunging the entire harbor into dim half-darkness.

The Marines throughout the harbor were stunned by the sight, beads of sweat as large as raindrops forming on their faces.

Th-that's Golden Lion Shiki's Flying Fleet.

Golden Lion... Golden Lion is here! Everyone was shocked beyond words.

Even more Marines in Marineford had not known Golden Lion would come. Their orders had merely been to enter combat readiness because an enemy attack was expected. But the instant that massive Floating Island appeared, all the Marines were instinctively shaken. That was Golden Lion Shiki, a great pirate on the same level as Pirate King Roger!

Meanwhile, in the Fleet Admiral's office, Kong, Sengoku, and Zefa all wore grave expressions.

Sengoku slowly said, "What was meant to come has come. Since Golden Lion dares to come here, we'll make sure he stays!"

Zefa clenched both fists and stormed out the door.

"Zefa!"

Kong had just tried to stop Zefa, but Zefa was already gone.

"Forget it. Sengoku, go with Zefa."

As Kong spoke, he unconsciously took out a special Den Den Mushi.

"Attention!"

This Den Den Mushi was connected to every loudspeaker in Marineford.

On the Floating Island, Golden Lion Shiki wore a yellow-orange striped coat, his golden hair draped behind his back and over both shoulders.

He held two swords as he stood atop the head of the island's enormous golden lion statue.

Shiki raised his right hand and touched his forehead, muttering, "Roger, you were an opponent I acknowledged. I, Golden Lion, have never suffered such grave injuries, yet how could you have been executed by such insignificant Marines?"

The wound on Shiki's head was one he had received during his battle with Roger. Even now, a broken ship's wheel remained embedded in his skull.

"I don't believe it! I'm definitely stronger than you! So what if you were the Pirate King? Just watch me wipe out this damned Marine Headquarters today!"

Hahahaha!

Shiki burst into wild laughter.

Meanwhile, Mu Chen and the others, who were in the back streets of Marineford, also saw the island in the sky.

Golden Lion... Mu Chen's expression was grave. He was even a little nervous. He knew Golden Lion Shiki was incredibly powerful. Not only did he possess all Three Types of Haki, but he also had the Float-Float Fruit, which allowed him to fly.

Moreover, Golden Lion possessed formidable swordsmanship, and his two weapons, Oto and Kogarashi, were both among the Twenty-One Great Grade Blades. Tokikake had just crawled out from the pile of rubble when he saw the floating island, his eyes filled with terror.

"No way... Golden Lion really came?"

Even now, he could not believe Golden Lion had truly come. This was Marine Headquarters—Marineford had never seen a pirate dare to attack it.

At first, he had thought it was all just boasting and that Fleet Admiral Kong had been overly nervous. But the moment he saw the Floating Island, Tokikake felt as though his head were about to explode.

Just then, Kong's voice rang out from every loudspeaker in Marineford.

"I am Kong! I order all cannons to aim at Golden Lion's island and stand ready to fire! I also order all Marines to gather at the harbor!"

After Mu Chen and the others heard Kong's voice, Qi Yuan prepared to set off, while Tokikake still had not recovered from the shock.

"Wait!"

Mu Chen stopped Qi Yuan. Qi Yuan turned back and asked in confusion, "What is it?"

When Qi Yuan was stopped, she suddenly and instinctively wondered whether Mu Chen was afraid of death, but he did not seem like that kind of person.

"Don't rush. Based on what I know about Golden Lion, he wouldn't deploy all his main forces at the harbor. And haven't you noticed that there's only one Floating Island?"

"Where is the rest of the Flying Fleet?"

Mu Chen voiced his analysis.

Someone as powerful as Golden Lion could indeed choose a frontal assault, but Mu Chen did not believe Golden Lion would truly be that foolish.