Room of Authority.
The deathly silence continued.
The Five Elders sat on either side of the long table, and no one spoke first.
The deaths of two members of God's Knights were certainly a heavy loss, but not enough to truly rattle them.
What truly terrified them was that the power within Saint Somaz and Saint Qilin Gomu had completely vanished.
It was not severe injury or a temporary loss of contact, but death in the truest sense.
Saint Saturn pressed his fingers against the report, his voice low.
"Still no signs of revival?"
Mars Saint's face was grim.
"No."
"The marks bestowed upon them by His Majesty have gone out as well."
The Room of Authority fell silent once more.
According to their original understanding, even if Saint Somaz and Saint Qilin Gomu's bodies had been completely destroyed, they should have recovered through the power granted by the Holy Land.
It was a blessing that transcended ordinary life, and the foundation that allowed God's Knights to disregard death and look down upon the sea's strong.
But now...
That power had been forcibly shattered by Loki.
Nusjuro pressed a hand against his sword hilt, his voice icy.
"Conqueror's Haki Coating..."
"His attack directly destroyed the mark left by His Majesty."
Warcury's expression darkened.
"How could the Giant Kingdom possess such power?"
"None of our past intelligence mentioned that, aside from Harald, there was another Giant with such overwhelming Conqueror's Haki."
Peter said in a low voice, "Because the intelligence agents we sent were discovered long ago."
"Elbaf has only ever shown the Holy Land what it wanted us to see."
As his words fell,
the doors to the Room of Authority were suddenly pushed open.
Saint Green strode inside.
His face was frighteningly cold, and the sword at his waist