Above Egghead, darkness twisted, and overwhelming pressure descended in an instant.
The four pillars of light symbolizing supreme authority vanished completely.
When five figures radiating terrifying auras fully materialized above the ruins,
the air across the entire island froze.
Every sound seemed to be swallowed by this unprecedented collective pressure.
The remnants of the Blackbeard Pirates-
Blackbeard himself, Van Augur, Jesus Burgess, and the dying Shiryu, who had to be supported-
all froze in place.
The Five Elders... the highest authorities of the World Government... all of them had actually come?!
Even for men who had weathered countless storms, the sight seemed unreal.
Blackbeard's swollen face twitched as he frantically weighed the advantages and disadvantages of this sudden upheaval.
Luffy, Edison beside him, and Vegapunk's main body, whom York held in a half embrace, gaped even more dramatically.
The gusts stirred up by that collective pressure blew Luffy's straw hat backward, leaving it hanging around his neck.
He stared fixedly at those five figures.
Although he did not recognize them all, he instinctively sensed extreme danger, and his fists clenched involuntarily.
Vegapunk's gaze was utterly grave. As someone who knew part of the world's truth,
he understood better than anyone what the gathering of the Five Elders meant.
"Heavenquake's era is over."
York was terrified out of his wits. His enormous body trembled, and even his arms around Vegapunk became unsteady.
Only moments ago, he had been rejoicing over meeting Gern. Now, in the blink of an eye, an even more terrifying lineup surrounded him.
He felt as though he had escaped a wolf's den only to enter a tiger's lair-and one holding five prehistoric giant tigers at that!
Of everyone present, only Gern remained calm before a lineup that would have shaken any Emperor-Class fighter.
He held the Black