The sky wasn't anything special. As long as you weren't blind, anyone could look up and see it every day.
The island wasn't anything special either. Except for Mary Geoise, everyone in this world lived on islands, big or small.
The sky and the island weren't special. It was normal for people on the island to look up at the sky. This was the daily routine of people all over the world.
However, when an island fell from the sky, that was truly something special.
The whole of Marineford fell silent in an instant.
Then came the terrified shouts, "An island! It's an island! An island fell from the sky!"
"How is that possible! How did an island get up to the sky?!"
But Sengoku knew.
That was the power of Shiki's Float-Float Fruit!
This guy could make anything he touched defy gravity and control it at will.
However, to drop an island and smash it on someone, that was something that had never been done before!
The muscles on Kong's face trembled. At a glance, the island that fell seemed to be over ten kilometers in diameter! It was much bigger than Marineford!
He couldn't even begin to imagine the destruction this massive object would cause as it fell from the sky.
Marineford would of course be crushed into dust in an instant. The enormous shockwave might even trigger an unprecedented terrifying tsunami that would swallow all the islands in the nearby seas!
Was the Float-Float Fruit more destructive than Whitebeard's Quake-Quake Fruit?
But now wasn't the time to think about that. They couldn't let this island fall!
They absolutely couldn't!
"Sengoku! Garp! What are you two idiots waiting for?!"
Kong ripped off his coat and yelled, "Destroy it!"
Behind him, two figures almost shot into the air the moment he finished speaking.
At the same time, they tore off their justice cloaks to reveal the same black suits underneath.
The two pillars that had supported the Marine since the previous era, Admiral Sengoku and Marine Hero Garp, were already soaring into the sky.
Admiral Sengoku emitted a powerful golden light, and in the next moment, transformed into a massive Buddha.
Garp's gaze was intense, his right fist tightly clenched, and a long, pitch-black lightning bolt followed him closely, like a tail.
Kong didn't fall behind either. He shot into the air, his fist wrapped in dark, Armament haki.
In the sky, diagonally above.
Shiki looked down at the three ascending figures, a slight smile curling at the corners of his mouth.
"Kong, Garp, Sengoku… each one of them is a damn bastard."
After speaking, he turned and flew away without hesitation. "But for now, consider this a greeting. We'll play properly next time."
His head injury hadn't fully healed yet. He needed to wait until his brain fully recovered before he could face these guys in battle again.
He left, but the three Navy men roared in unison.
"Shockwave!"
Sengoku clapped his hands upwards.
The two powerful forms of haki—Armament and Conqueror's—were now infused into the shockwave that came with the Buddha Fruit's power, creating an incredible torrent of air that distorted as it rushed upwards.
"Galaxy Impact!"
Vice Admiral Garp swung his fist in the air!
The air exploded instantly, with pitch-black lightning shooting in every direction. A haki shockwave, no less powerful than Sengoku's, erupted with force.
The same went for Kong. This man was also a haki master, swinging his fist and releasing a shockwave of haki with an overwhelming scale, just like Garp.
The three shockwaves merged into one, becoming an unstoppable destructive force.
The island, falling with the force of a thunderstrike, collided with the massive wave of energy.
In almost no time, the lower part of the island was directly pierced, the shockwave raging upwards without restraint.
Even though it was falling at such a rapid speed, it was essentially just a mix of dirt and rocks.
Before the power of the strong haki users, it was nothing.
Boom!!
An incredibly huge and dazzling dirt firework exploded in the sky, and this island was violently split apart by the three of them.
But it wasn't over yet. A large number of soil and rock fragments were falling down.
Some were as small as dozens of meters, while others were massive, even thousands of meters long.
"Do your best!!"
Fleet Admiral Kong shouted loudly.
As he spoke, he swung his fist with all his might, relentlessly unleashing Haki shockwaves, shattering the island's fragments into even smaller pieces.
The other two were doing the same. If they allowed these massive fragments to fall, it would be a catastrophic disaster for Marineford as well.
Thunder continued to roar from the sky as the three top Navy powerhouses relentlessly attacked, finally destroying all the larger fragments.
However, the smaller fragments still fell like a meteor shower, crashing onto Marineford's surface.
In the blink of an eye, the island had suffered severe damage, especially the main building, which was pierced with massive holes.
The worst part, though, was the town located behind the main building, where many Navy families resided.
That place had almost turned into ruins amidst this meteor shower.
Kong looked down at the island, filled with thick smoke and the sounds of screams everywhere, his eyes bloodshot with rage!
"Shiki!!!"
That bastard must die!
Soon after, a report of the attack on Marineford was placed on the desk of the Gorosei.
The five noble beings who held the highest authority in the world sat in silence.
After a long time, it was unclear who spoke first.
"Shiki must die."
The other four nodded silently.
Of course, that bastard couldn't be allowed to live.
What if that guy suddenly appears over Mariejois and drops a few islands down?
Just thinking about that scene made the Five Elders' scalps tingle.
They were indeed immortal, but the other Celestial Dragons were not.
There was no doubt about it. Shiki, who had returned to the sea, was now the World Government's number one headache.
The Float-Float Fruit... was it really that outrageous?
Everything else could be put aside for now, but this Golden Lion guy had to be taken down!
Ian had no idea that in such a short period, Golden Lion had caused such an earth-shattering incident.
He had just landed on the icy Drum Island with his companions.
"Ga ba ba ba ba!"
Brogy, rubbing his hands, walked across the fluffy snow. With every step, he crushed the snow beneath him.
He stomped right down to the hard frozen ground below, leaving behind huge, deep footprints.
"It's so cold..."
He grinned and said, "If only there was a warm drink right now."
"Well, that's impossible. You guys drank all the alcohol on the ship."
Ian, still dressed in his black suit, hadn't even thickened his clothes in response to the icy weather of Drum Island.
No need.
Even without using his abilities, he was very resistant to both cold and hot weather.
"Ke ke ke ke ke!"
Dorry, who was rubbing his arms trying to warm up, chuckled a bit awkwardly, "It's been decades since I had a drink. It's hard to bear it."
That wasn't just hard to bear.
These two guys wished they could soak in alcohol every day. In just two days, they had drunk all the remaining alcohol on the ship.
"Let's head to the nearby town to restock," Ian said. "I hope they have enough alcohol."
"Ga ba ba ba ba!"
"Ke ke ke ke ke!"
The two giants chuckled awkwardly.
"So, Ian, who is it that we're taking with us?"
Law, also bundled up in a thick cotton coat, trudged through the snow, one step sinking deeper than the other. "Are there any potential companions on this island?"
"Companions?"
Ian tilted his head slightly. "Not really."
At this point, Chopper still didn't know if he had been chased away by the reindeer herd. Who knew where he might be wandering on this island?
Even if he grew into the Chopper of the future, Ian thought the only useful thing he could offer would be the Rumble Ball.
That thing could not only give Zoan-type Devil Fruit users multiple transformations, but after eating a few, it could also trigger a berserk state similar to awakening.
But Chopper wouldn't be able to develop the Rumble Ball until ten years later.
Ian certainly wasn't willing to wait that long.
As for multiple transformations, he could achieve that using his Life Return ability. And awakening—well, in a few years, he could awaken on his own, right?
Right now, he was on this island for Wapol.
That guy definitely didn't have the qualifications to become his companion.
"Ian, Ian, look!"
A cheerful voice came from the side.
Yamato, riding on the back of a giant white rabbit, jumped out from the forest. The rabbit had a few lumps on its head, its eyes teary.
"Rabbitski!"
The name had already been decided. "It's so enthusiastic! The moment it saw me, it jumped right over! Hahaha!"
Of course, it was enthusiastic.
Ian smirked. This was a characteristic animal of Drum Island, called Lapahn, a carnivorous beast-rabbit.
Unfortunately, it had just encountered an even fiercer carnivorous creature.
"Let's go, Rabbitski!"
With Yamato's command, Rabbitski energetically hopped forward.
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