Divine Punishment
A deep, urgent, and piercing alarm suddenly rang out, echoing throughout Marineford, causing countless sailors to look up abruptly.
In Inner Bay Plaza.
Rain poured down, Lightning flashed, and a long streak of light stretched behind the Gate of Justice.
A figure with long, lion-mane-like hair that reached down to his calves, holding a knife in each hand, stood atop a small hill piled with the corpses of naval soldiers.
Blood dripped from the blades in his hands, splashing onto the puddles on the ground with a crisp sound.
Ahead of them, a large number of figures rushed out, their faces showing tension.
"Enemy attack!!!"
Screams rang out, accompanied by the urgent, low-pitched sound of an alarm, echoing endlessly and shaking the hearts of everyone present.
"The enemy is located in Marineford, on the Inner Bay's shore plaza!"
"Quantity!"
The Staff Officer holding the Den Den Mushi, his hair soaked with rain and his forehead glistening with sweat, trembled upon seeing the imposing man atop the mountain of corpses. His face was filled with shock and terror.
"There's only one person!"
Inazuma illuminated the face of a man atop the mountain of corpses ahead.
"Could that guy be?!"
"Golden Lion, Shiki!!!"
"The enemy is Golden Lion Shiki all by himself!!!"
The piercing scream of terror roused Marineford from the Heavy Rain.
Golden Lion Shiki!
One of the three legendary figures, ranked alongside Pirate King Roger and Whitebeard Edward Newgate as the most powerful Pirate of this era!
His reputation is so great that even a three-year-old child would know it by heart.
"Hehehehe!"
"They're saying Roger was captured by some nobody kid!"
"You weak navy people always like to exaggerate, make such pointless jokes, and play tricks."
A cold laugh rang out, and Golden Lion Shiki stood there silently, looking down ahead.
A ripple suddenly spread out, causing countless sailors to retreat in terror.
Faced with this legendary man, ordinary naval officers dared not approach him easily.
"Even if Roger is to die, he should die by my hand!"
With a roar, Golden Lion Shiki leaped into the air, shattering the mountain of corpses beneath his feet, and swooped down towards the Marines ahead.
He suddenly swung his long sword out, the fierce slash instantly splitting the rain curtain and unleashing an unimaginable fierce aura.
"Help! Help!!"
The navy ahead was terrified.
The terrifying slash covered almost the entire area they could see, moving with lightning speed, making it impossible to dodge.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the void ahead brightened dramatically, and Thunder Pillar descended, striking the group in front of them.
Immediately afterwards, a figure appeared beneath the blue Thunder Pillar.
Raise your hand and throw a punch!
"Buzz!"
The Air Quake, a rainstorm erupted and collided, clearing out an area and intercepting the massive slash.
Blue arcs of electricity shot out, and several huge Inazuma snaked across the sky, illuminating the area around everyone.
"Who is that figure!?"
"Vice Admiral Xia Le!!!"
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Chapter 73 Divine Punishment
"Boom!"
The deafening roar of thunder weighed heavily on the hearts of everyone in Marineford.
Inazuma flashed like dragons through the dark clouds overhead, casting flickering light across the sky.
"Splash!"
The Heavy Rain poured down, hitting the ground and creating bubbles.
"You're the one who arrested Roger!"
Golden Lion Shiki hovered in the air, looking down at the young Vice Admiral who had blocked his attack, and shouted in a deep voice.
He wielded two swords, exuding an incredibly powerful aura.
"Golden Lion Shiki!"
Xia Le looked up, a sharp glint in her eyes.
Even today, he still cannot forget the visual Shockwave of that massive fleet he witnessed two years ago.
The man before her was etched in her heart.
At that time, Golden Lion was full of vigor and looked down on the world. He wanted to wipe out Roger Pirates, subdue his rivals, and had the ambition to rule the world.
"I don't believe it!!"
"How could someone as inexperienced as you possibly catch Roger?!"
The Golden Lion suddenly waved its hand, its eyes widened, and it roared.
With his shout, the rain in the air seemed to stop, and a violent, domineering aura swept out in an instant, Shockwave the entire Marineford.
Countless sailors could not withstand the Shockwave of the shockwave and collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"Believe it or not, we'll know after the battle."
Xia Le said calmly.
He paused, then spoke again in a cold voice.
"Whatever your reason for coming here today, it's a pity."
"This is the end for you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a violent, Conqueror's Haki aura Shockwave forth, directly approaching the imposing figure in front of him.
"Buzz!"
A powerful aura of Conqueror's Haki swept through the air, stirring up the golden hair on the back of the Golden Lion and causing his eyes to suddenly narrow.
Such Haki made him instantly realize that the young man in front of him was no ordinary person.
"Hahahaha!"
"I have no interest in fighting a naive kid like you."
Where is Roger?
"Even if he's going to die, I should be the one to kill him with my own hands!"
"Instead of dying a pathetic death at the hands of you navy!"
Shiki laughed loudly, his gaze sharp.
"I've said it before, whatever your purpose in coming here."
"That's the end of it!"
"As for Roger..."
Xia Le paused, and blue arcs of electricity crackled around her.
"He will be publicly executed in a week in Loguetown, East Blue."
Golden Lion Shiki's body trembled, and he suddenly shouted, "What?"
"A guy like him, is he really going to perish in the East Blue, the weakest ocean, his birthplace?"
"This is an insult to him!!!"
Xia Le's gaze was indifferent, and arcs of electricity crackled around him, illuminating his entire body in a blue light.
You said the East Blue is the Weakest Sea.
"I don't think so!"
"Despite our different stances, I still acknowledge Roger's strength!"
"As for you!"
A burst of blue lightning flashed, and Xia Le's figure vanished in an instant.
When it appeared, it was already in front of Golden Lion Shiki, appearing amidst Lightning, its right fist clenching tightly, making a cracking sound.
He still wore the Seastone Gloves, but needed a thinner layer of gloves for protection.
"Boom!"
A thunderous roar erupted, and a bright light shone overhead.
"Let me see just how strong you are at your peak!"
The cold voice echoed in Shiki's ears, causing him to pause slightly, and then his pupils contracted.
The opponent's speed was too fast, so fast that it was invisible to the naked eye, like Lightning, no, this kid himself was Lightning!
"Fist Bone!"
Xia Le clenched his fist, and fine Black-Red Lightning crackled around his Seastone Gloves, covering it with Tekkai and Armament Haki, all superimposed on his right fist.
The explosive power was brewing at this moment, with arcs of electricity spontaneously swirling around him, flickering as his naval robes trembled.
"Nuclear Explosion!!!"
With a spitting sound, the clenched fist slammed down.
"Sizzle!"
Black-Red Lightning, blue arcs of electricity, intertwined at this moment, bursting forth and shooting towards the Golden Lion Shiki, who was standing almost within reach.
The violent airflow stopped the surrounding rain, and the air within a hundred meters radius became still.
Golden Lion Shiki suddenly grinned and burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha!"
"Arrogant brat!!"
His right hand, Kogarashi and bare, suddenly swung, unleashing a fierce slash that swept upwards. Golden hair fluttered behind him, his eyes were ferocious, and his face was distorted, like an enraged lion, exuding a chilling aura.
"Buzz!"
The next second, Xia Le's fist collided with the opponent's longsword, and the void trembled.
"Boom!"
Thunder roared, striking the area around the two men and leaving a charred mark on the ground.
Golden Lion Shiki suddenly shuddered, a look of shock appearing in his eyes.
"Boom!"
With a deafening roar, its body plummeted, crashing into the ground of Marineford Square like a cannonball, instantly shattering and collapsing rocks within a kilometer radius.
Dust cannot be stirred up in the rain, but gravel flies out in all directions like bullets.
"Back off!! Back off now!!"