Chapter 139: Who Allowed You to Raise Your Head?
"Perhaps there are no coincidences in this world, only inevitability."
"Everyone who comes to this world has their specific mission. Perhaps not everything is accidental. Exploring the unknown future is what is truly worth pursuing."
Rayleigh, already fifty-four years old, although he still appeared to have golden hair, upon closer inspection, one could see scattered silver strands.
At this moment, his fingers were deeply embedded in the vermilion cliff face. His entire Body was pressed against the 'wall', and looking up, the Clouds and Mist-shrouded, Starlight-twinkling Starry Sky still seemed endless.
This Red Line was thousands of meters high, so steep it looked like it had been cleaved by a single Blade, making it hard to believe its verticality was naturally formed.
There were no Plants or Trees on it, only the increasingly chilling wind current that howled with the rising Height, but to him, it felt like a gentle breeze.
After all, he was still in his prime!
"That guy Roger loved adventure and exploration the most. We went to Fish-Man Island ten thousand meters below the Seabed, to Sky Island ten thousand meters above High Altitude, and also to the legendary Laugh Tale, but the one place we didn't see was Mary Geoise, known as the Holy Land."
"This time, let me take a look for you. When we meet again in the Land of the Yellow Springs, I'll tell you all about it."
For Rayleigh at this moment, this Operation might be his last adventure.
To be honest, if Roger's carefully planned Great Pirate Era hadn't been easily ended, he really wouldn't have wanted to take such a big risk.
Because he preferred to wait and see at Sabaody Archipelago, waiting for the legendary Pirate who could inherit Roger's will, and perhaps give them a push if possible.
But now, he only wanted to know one Matter.
What exactly was the reason, or who was the person, behind the World Government's recent various changes.
[Bang!]
Bending his fingers and exerting Force, his powerful arm Strength propelled his entire Body upwards. Rayleigh was like a swallow flying rapidly along the wall, ascending dozens of meters in the blink of an eye.
When he sensed his Strength was nearing its limit, he would once again insert his fingers into the rock face, and then continue to ascend with Force. This action repeated itself, constantly approaching the top of the Continent at an astonishing Speed.
If Fisher Tiger from the original Timeline were to see this scene in the future, his feelings would probably be very complex.
Rayleigh's process of climbing the Red Line truly seemed a bit too 'easy' and rapid.
[Patta.]
After an unknown amount of Time, one hand finally touched a flat surface. With a forceful flip, he saw his entire Body flip once in the air before landing steadily on the cliff's Edge.
"Finally made it up."
Rayleigh scanned the surrounding Environment, and at the same time used Observation Haki to sense the nearby Aura, immediately discovering numerous Holy Land Garrison in the distance.
But more Aura came from the large gathered crowd.
"As expected, freeing the Slaves was just a performance to deceive the World. The Celestial Dragons are still the same Celestial Dragons..."
Under the Moonlight, Rayleigh's gaze appeared much darker, but he also knew the purpose of his trip and didn't immediately have the idea of rescuing the Slaves.
However, perhaps on his way back, he could give these Slaves a chance to regain their freedom.
Thinking of this, he untied the Long Saber strapped to his back and took it into his hand, then began his Operation. Following the shadows of various Trees and Buildings, he silently approached the brightly lit, golden City with extreme Agility.
Holy Land, Mary Geoise!
The Holy Land Garrison in this place had been peaceful for too long, and their vigilance was basically close to zero. This was also why Fisher Tiger succeeded.
Even if the alert level was raised afterwards, the Revolutionary Army still easily infiltrated.
Now, replaced by the 'Dark King' Silvers Rayleigh, whose Strength was countless times greater, there was even less difficulty. He was like a ghost; the armored Soldiers standing guard or patrolling along the way couldn't detect his presence at all.
Rayleigh's target was precisely Pangaea Castle.
Because he heard that the highest-ranking Celestial Dragons, the Five Elders, were in that place. The Sixth Sense of an Expert was faintly telling him that there must be what he wanted to know there.
"But then again, the Environment here is really nice. Clean wide rivers, neat green forests, even the air is indeed much fresher than below, and the Moon looks so big from this place."
Rayleigh hid behind a wall, waiting for a patrol team to pass by, and at the same time, he looked up at the full Moon in the Starry Sky and revealed a Smile.
"However, the Moon on Sky Island is still bigger."
Inside the Room of Authority, Im held an unremarkable famous sword of unknown name, casually coaching Mihawk's Swordsmanship. But even so, he could still easily suppress the latter, forcing him to retreat step by step, his chest heaving like a broken bellows, gasping for rapid, rough Breaths.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, the former raised an eyebrow and suddenly stopped his movements. This finally gave the latter time to catch his breath, and he quickly seized the moment to adjust and recover his Breathing.
Because there were about thirty minutes left until the end of the training, Mihawk thought this was Im giving him time to rest. But he found that the latter had actually put away the Blade in his hand.
"Lord?"
"An interesting golden-haired mouse ran in."
At the same time.
Rayleigh had successfully infiltrated the interior of Pangaea Castle and arrived at an open space, which was the Social Plaza.
When he saw the Tennis Court, bathed in Moonlight, which used the entire Grand Line and Calm Belt as its Court, he immediately felt a powerful Aura rushing towards him.
"This is truly outrageous, these Celestial Dragons..."
However, he wasn't interested in these things either. With a sigh in his Heart, he withdrew his gaze, and his entire Body turned into an Afterimage heading towards the Gate inside the Castle.
He had already seen that the lights were on on one floor, and on that floor, there were clearly five Auras gathered together. No matter how he thought about it, it was most likely the Five Elders.
[Boom——————]
But just as Rayleigh's right foot was about to step onto the Stairs, an extremely Haki Air Current erupted from the Corridor inside that Gate.
Its momentum was so fast that he only had time to block with his Long Saber in front of him, and at the same time, protect his front with Armament Haki. The next moment, his entire Body was directly blasted back.
"Was I discovered? But this Strength..."
Rayleigh's figure finally stopped when the soles of his shoes were almost scraping up smoke, but two long scratches had already appeared on the Grass Court in front of him, extending until he stepped onto the Court representing the First Half of the 'Grand Line'.
[Swish!]
Rayleigh turned around and left without hesitation. He came this time to gather Intelligence, not to cause a ruckus in Mary Geoise, so there was no need to engage in battle.
His Speed was very fast, or rather, the Speed of Great Swordsmen is particularly fast. However, his figure had just disappeared from the spot for less than a second, and before even a Sonic Boom could manifest its presence, he was blocked by a beam of Moonlight descending from the air.
[Clang——]
With a crisp metallic collision sound, Rayleigh only felt an extremely powerful Force spreading from the Blade to his hand, and his Body was once again uncontrollably sent flying back.
Tap, tap, tap. After a few heavy Footsteps, he finally stopped his figure. When he looked up again, he saw a white figure standing in mid-air, with the enormous Bright Moon behind them, bathed in Starlight and Moonlight.
The moment their gazes met, Rayleigh's back instantly felt cold, and an emotion he hadn't felt for a long time overflowed in his Heart.
Fear!
"Ant, who allowed you to raise your head?"
(End of this chapter)