Towering waves surged across the sea.
The Pluton · Fearless plowed through the waves, its pitch-black planet-destroying main cannon aimed at Red Port's Elevator Hub.
It was the symbol of the World Government's eight-hundred-year rule, a cloud-piercing elevator connecting divine authority to the mortal world.
"Fire!"
Lorne stood at the bow and calmly gave the order.
A dark purple beam of destruction tore through the sky, piercing straight through the three steel fortifications ahead.
Red Port's gun emplacements and Modified Bio-Weapon Soldiers turned to ash in the light, and the cliff collapsed into a broad ramp.
Thirty thousand Wano Country Samurai drew their swords, their battle cries shaking the entire Red Line.
Dragon transformed into a gale and swept away the remaining guards, while Kuina and Denjiro guarded the left and right flanks.
They climbed over the rubble, passed through the collapsed walls, and stepped into Mary Geoise.
The gates of Pangaea Castle were already open.
At the end of the empty staircase, five figures radiating decay and authority stood side by side.
The World Government's highest authorities, the Five Elders.
Their eyes held contempt as they looked down at Lorne, who walked at the front.
"Vermin will always be vermin. You actually dared set foot in the abode of gods."
Saint Saturn leaned on his cane, his murky eyes filled with murderous intent.
"How dare you insects from the lower world trample eight hundred years of order!"
Saint Shepherd Ju Peter's voice was icy, his robes stirring without wind.
The Celestial Dragons' privileges could not be violated. They were the foundation of their rule over the world, and every rebel had to be erased.
Lorne did not stop. With every step, the white marble bricks beneath his feet cracked further.
"You've sat above the clouds for so long that