"I just hope Lorne doesn't go too far. Otherwise, this sea really will spiral completely out of control," Sengoku sighed.
Suddenly, the office door was violently shoved open with a loud bang.
Admiral Akainu Sakazuki walked in with a grim expression, radiating a scorching smell of sulfur.
"Sengoku! I heard Issho failed?" Akainu's voice was low and restrained, like a volcano on the verge of erupting.
"Sakazuki, watch your attitude. This is the Fleet Admiral's Office." Sengoku frowned, his expression souring.
"My attitude? Who cares about attitude at a time like this!" Akainu slammed his fist into the desk beside him.
Boom!
The sturdy mahogany desk instantly shattered under the magma's intense heat, becoming a floorful of charred splinters. It even burned a large hole in the floor.
"That traitor took the Poneglyph! He's openly challenging the Navy's bottom line!" Akainu roared, his eyes seeming ready to spit fire.
"We can't sit back and do nothing anymore. We must activate the final plan immediately and gather all our forces to wipe him out!" Akainu's roar echoed through the office.
"Sakainu, calm down." Vice Admiral Tsuru stood up and looked at him coldly.
"Calm down? How can I calm down! Are we supposed to wait until he digs up an Ancient Weapon and completely destroys Marineford?" Akainu turned and stared fixedly at Vice Admiral Tsuru.
"You should know perfectly well that our current forces cannot support an operation to surround and eliminate Lorne in the New World," Sengoku said gravely.
"The Four Emperors in the New World are still watching for an opening. If the Navy's main force suffers losses, the entire world's order will collapse!" Sengoku rebutted loudly.
"So we just let him keep growing stronger? He's already become the 'Fifth Emperor.' If we let him get an Ancient Weapon