Marine Headquarters, Marineford, Fleet Admiral's Office.
Sengoku's opinion of Gern had just improved slightly thanks to his "cooperation" on the "Corazon" mission in the North Blue a few days earlier. Even his mood had lightened a little.
Yet that brief relief did not even last half a day before the frantic ringing of an emergency Den Den Mushi shattered it completely.
The Den Den Mushi mimicked the terrified expression of the direct subordinate he had stationed at G-10 Base to monitor and coordinate operations.
"F-Fleet Admiral Sengoku! Something terrible has happened! In the New World, at the Yakelo Kingdom!!" The voice on the other end shook violently with sheer terror.
"The... the Holy Knights have appeared! They... they clashed with Commodore Enel!
"It... it was two God's Knights!! Within G-10's territory... they ambushed Commodore Enel!!"
The news struck Sengoku like a bolt from the blue!
All color drained from his face in an instant. The hand holding the Den Den Mushi began trembling uncontrollably, and his pupils contracted with unprecedented fear!
"W-what did you say?!!" Sengoku's voice cracked. "Has the report been confirmed?! How is Enel now?! What about the Yakelo Kingdom?!"
"Confirmed! The battle... the shock waves were terrifying! Then... then the entire Yakelo Kingdom... completely... completely vanished!!
"Commodore Enel... his fate is unknown!! G-10 has entered a state of emergency!" The voice on the other end shouted, on the verge of breaking down.
Clatter! The Den Den Mushi slipped from Sengoku's hand and fell to the floor, but he did not even notice.
For the first time, the Fleet Admiral renowned for his strategic brilliance lost his composure in front of a subordinate and collapsed backward into his broad chair, his face filled with disbelief and... profound fear!
He knew all too well! He knew exactly what terrifying