As Shiki spoke, the massive fleet floating above New Marineford began moving again, flying toward Mary Geoise.
Axel and the others followed closely aboard thirteen enormous aerospace carriers.
Given the distance between Marineford and Mary Geoise, the combined fleet took less than an hour to arrive above the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.
The enormous fleet was even larger than Mary Geoise itself, shrouding the entire city in its shadow.
"Jihahahaha! Open fire!"
Looking down at Mary Geoise, Shiki did not land immediately. Instead, he shouted from high above. Not everyone had the chance to bombard Mary Geoise.
At Shiki's command, thousands of warships from the North Blue Fleet and the Oran Fleet fired together. Ten thousand cannons roared, instantly engulfing Mary Geoise in cannon fire.
The Oran Empire's thirteen aerospace carriers were especially formidable. Each ship's main cannon embodied the empire's painstaking efforts, with power comparable to an Admiral's.
A single shot razed everything within a kilometer, leaving not a blade of grass.
Yet not a single Celestial Dragon was seen dying in the bombardment. Perhaps the World Government had known the war was inevitable and evacuated Mary Geoise's Celestial Dragons beforehand.
All of Mary Geoise seemed to have become a ghost town.
Still, that did nothing to dampen Shiki and the others' enthusiasm. Watching Mary Geoise crumble beneath the bombardment gave everyone a particular sense of satisfaction.
But just as everyone was thoroughly "admiring" the beautiful sight before them, the World Government's people, who had been hiding somewhere until then, suddenly appeared on the distant horizon.
Then, before Shiki and the others could react, an enormous transparent dome rapidly enveloped all of Mary Geoise, trapping the entire fleet inside.
"Jihahahaha! Looks like the World Government does have a few tricks!" Shiki, at the very front, showed no sign