The warship fell from the sky and slammed heavily onto the thick ice.
Wood splinters flew everywhere, striking the ice with sharp cracks.
Luffy climbed out of the pile of broken planks and shouted Ace's name at the top of his lungs.
Sengoku stood on the raised platform, his expression turning ugly.
"Garp, it's that wonderful grandson of yours again!"
Garp sat cross-legged on the steps, munching on rice crackers, pride written all over his face.
"Hahahaha! That boy Luffy sure knows how to make an entrance!"
Sengoku picked up the Amplifying Den Den Mushi, about to order Vice Admirals to surround and eliminate the Straw Hat Kid.
In the center of the bay, directly in front of the Execution Platform, space suddenly rippled like flowing water.
A great mass of dazzling golden light lit up in midair without warning.
A huge dark-gold Light Gate was forcibly torn open in the void.
The Light Gate stood ten meters tall, profound, ancient formation patterns flowing along its edges.
Its piercing hum drowned out the clash of weapons across the entire battlefield.
A hundred thousand Marines and tens of thousands of pirates stopped moving at once and turned to look.
Heavy footsteps sounded from inside the Light Gate. Qian Ye stepped out first, his gaze fixed directly on the Execution Platform.
A large foot encased in a heavy leather boot followed close behind, planting itself on the ice.
A sharp crack rang out.
Several foot-wide fissures split the hard ice beneath that step, cold air spilling out in every direction.
Bullet's massive figure strode proudly out of the Light Gate.
He was bare-chested, his powerful, solid muscles gleaming like metal.
A savage grin spread across his face, his hands hanging casually at his sides.
The instant he stepped through the Light Gate,