More than two hours later.
A golden light flashed in the sky above the Lulusia Kingdom, and then, after a series of refractions and movements, appeared on a warship in Cow Port.
Looking at the desiccated marines and Vice Admiral Comil, Borsalino's face remained expressionless, but his clenched fists betrayed his inner turmoil.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning appeared atop the port's lighthouse.
Their eyes met.
A somber atmosphere hung over the dock area.
"Why provoke us? That's not like you at all!"
"Because the times are calling, we can no longer suppress the flames of anger within us. How could your laughable sense of Justice possibly comprehend our magnanimity!"
Boom! A crimson Conqueror's Haki shot into the sky, tearing through the clouds.
The shockwave swept past with howling winds.
Borsalino's cloak rustled.
His gaze behind the sunglasses was incredibly solemn.
'It's even more powerful than before, and that Conqueror's Haki is kind of terrifying!'
"Enough talk, let's see what you've got, Borsalino!" Joshua's palm condensed into a high-frequency vibrating sword made of iron sand.
"Come on!" Borsalino conjured the Ame no Murakumo.
boom!
The two swords clashed.
Blue lightning and yellow flashes collided, as if to divide the world into two realms: blue and yellow.
"Crimson Thunder Serpent!"
A lightning serpent wreathed in Conqueror's Haki shot out from behind Joshua, lunging straight at Borsalino's face as they clashed swords.
" Light Refraction!"
Borsalino instantly transformed into light and dispersed.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides had exchanged blows hundreds of times.
Both are extremely fast. Although light is faster than electricity, light is better suited for long-distance straight-line movement, while electricity is better suited for short-distance movement. Therefore, their speeds are almost equal.
The older Borsalino is experienced, and his skills, strength, and endurance are all at their peak.
The young Joshua possessed a powerful Conqueror's Haki and a vast reserve of life force.
The battle between the two at this moment was almost evenly matched.
" Yasakani no Magatama!"
Countless energy projectiles exploded towards them.
" Magnetic Field Rotation - Positron Cannon!"
The light projectile was distorted and deflected by the powerful magnetic field of Joshua's body, while the Positron Cannon, imbued with a terrifying aura, instantly rushed towards Borsalino.
Danger! Borsalino immediately dodged.
" Magnetic Field Rotation, radio shock!"
Borsalino had barely manifested when terrifying electric currents surged around his body. His Armament Haki instantly repelled the currents. "Can it strike anything within the magnetic field's range?"
" Magnetic Field Rotation - Iron Sand Hell!"
whoosh whoosh...
Snap! The surrounding buildings vanished instantly, as if weathered by millions of years.
Black, iron-sand clouds, shrouded in Armament Haki, utterly destroyed the entire Cow Port.
The black wind was filled with iron sand.
Borsalino, at this moment, resembled a small golden the Sun, using his terrifying and impenetrable lasers to withstand Joshua's Iron Sand Hell.
At this moment, both sides have entered a test of endurance.
The fierce battle lasted for a day and a night.
Noah and the others did not make a move because he knew very well that if Borsalino wanted to escape, no one could stop him.
Therefore, there was no need to launch a siege. Noah's target was the Buster Call fleet that Kong had brought this time, as well as those high-ranking naval officers.
Moreover, he hadn't forgotten that the purpose of this operation was to support the Sky Empire's actions. While eliminating the Navy's manpower was important, it was necessary to buy some time in the early stages so that Shiki could deal with the Red Hair Pirates first.
After a day and a night of all-out travel.
The Buster Call fleet from the Marine Headquarters has finally arrived off the coast of the Lulusia Kingdom.
And it was just morning, with the sun rising.
As the first rays of sunlight shone, a News Coo, upon spotting the Buster Call fleet, immediately scattered the dozens of newspapers it was carrying before hurriedly flying away.
Zephyr caught one of the newspapers, and his eyes widened the moment the headline caught his eye.
[Declaration of war! Declaration of war! Declaration of war! Noah, Dawn Liberators, declares all-out war on the World Government!]
He quickly glanced at the contents of the newspaper.
The more he looked, the more dense the sweat became on his forehead, and the more rapid his breathing became.
Because it not only contains the code names of Noah and several other members who have already appeared, but also the ideology and principles of the Kingdom of Dawn, as well as information about the Celestial Dragons ' " Human Hunting Game," and finally Noah's declaration of war against the World Government and various Affiliated Nation.
"This is..."
" Human Hunting Game?"
"Given the personalities of those guys, it's certainly possible..."
"Arrogant fool!"
Is our Justice true Justice?
"Keep your voice down!"
"..."
Hearing the whispers of the marines around him, Zephyr felt increasingly cold and repressed. As a former Admiral, he naturally knew about the crimes of the Celestial Dragons reported in the newspapers—a cruel reality that was real.
"Hand over all newspapers immediately! This is enemy propaganda!" Onigumo roared, leading the military police, as they confiscated all the newspapers from everyone's hands.
Kong, who was inside the cabin, was now in a complete panic.
The Five Elders had just called and berated him, ordering him to immediately annihilate the so-called Kingdom of Dawn and the Liberator Organization.
However, the Five Elders ' exasperation was utterly ineffective in preventing the situation from deteriorating further.
Morgans, who was well-prepared, printed several times more newspapers than usual and had News Coo distribute them almost simultaneously, giving the World Government no time to react.
After scattering the newspapers, the News Coo immediately vanished without a trace.
Morgans himself went so far as to hide inside the Sky Empire's Torrent Province, using the Sky Empire as a shield.
At this moment, the sea was completely boiling.
Sabaody Archipelago.
Shakky's Rip-off Bar
Rayleigh, unusually, didn't go drinking or gambling. He gripped the newspaper tightly in his hands. " Noah the Liberator? Noah's Ark... The appointed day hasn't arrived yet, so why has such a huge change occurred?"
"Hmph... Why are you so fixated on the so-called appointed Hiyori and appointed person?" Shakky was once a member of the Rocks Pirates, so she naturally knew the reason for the God Valley Incident, which was actually caused by the Celestial Dragons' triennial Human Hunting Game.
Although she found Noah the Liberator, to be extremely radical, she couldn't help but admire his courage and boldness.
At least that small-scale Revolutionary Army did not directly declare war on the World Government, nor did it say it wanted to overthrow the Celestial Dragons, kings and nobles, illegal merchants, and marine pirates.
The entire world was caught off guard by this sudden and dramatic change.
Red-Haired Shanks and the Golden Lion's battle for the New World.
Compared to the Kingdom of Dawn declaring war on the World Government, it seems rather petty.
Although many factions believe that the Kingdom of Dawn and the Liberator Organization are courting their own destruction, this is the first time in eight hundred years that they have openly declared war on the World Government.
In an instant, the world's attention was drawn to the Lulusia Kingdom, the eye of the storm.
Meanwhile, in the Lulusia Kingdom, Cow Port has been completely transformed into a barren wasteland of iron sand.
Borsalino sensed the arrival of Fleet Admiral Kong and the others, and secretly breathed a slight sigh of relief. After all, he had been fighting Joshua for a day and a night, and he also had to secretly guard against sneak attacks from other members of the Liberator Organization, which put him under great psychological pressure.
Joshua also stopped, smiling at Borsalino, "You seem quite pleased? Has Kong's arrival given you the illusion that you can turn the tables?"
"Heh, that's quite a terrifying range of Observation Haki!" Borsalino said calmly.