"Everyone, listen to me... I've found a way to save the world..."
Lin Ye's voice reached all four battlefields through the watcher bloodline, every word as heavy as a mountain.
On Starting Island, Luffy and Ace immediately responded, "Lin Ye! What did you come up with? Tell us!"
Lin Ye fell silent for a moment, then slowly said, "I'm going to fuse with the Anchor Stone and become the array's eternal core... Only a Living Anchor Stone can ensure that the seal will never be broken..."
His words struck everyone's hearts like a bolt from the blue.
"No! Absolutely not!" Luffy was the first to erupt, his Blazing Rubber Giant form trembling violently. "I will never let any of my friends die! There has to be another way!"
Ace roared just as fiercely, "Lin Ye! Have you lost your mind?! We've already lost Sabo. We can't lose you too!" Tears welled in Ace's eyes as he remembered his younger brother's sacrifice. "I swore I'd protect the family I had left..."
In the waters around Laugh Tale, Zoro gripped Wado Ichimonji tightly, its blade trembling. "You bastard... You think we'd agree to a plan like that?"
Jinbe's voice was also full of opposition. "Lin Ye, please think of another way... We haven't tried every possibility yet..."
Above Marineford, Sengoku spoke heavily. "Lin Ye... This is too great a sacrifice... Let's think of something else..."
For once, Sakazuki did not take a hard line. "Kid... Justice doesn't demand a price like this..."
Kuzan's voice was almost pleading. "There has to be another option... Give us a little time..."
Faced with everyone's objections, Lin Ye shook his head with a bitter smile. He watched the starlight rapidly vanishing from the sky and sensed the cracks spreading across Earth's surface. He knew better than