"Hahahaha! World Government — tremble before our might!!!"
Thirty-six years ago, Rocks D. Xebec's wild, domineering laughter could shake the seas themselves. Now, that same frenzied voice echoed over the Holy Land of Mariejois, rolling across the sky like thunder.
"Uoohhhhhh!"
"So this is Mariejois! The Holy Land itself!"
"I never even dared to dream of this when I was alive!"
"To think I'd actually get the chance to storm the Holy Land!"
"Hahaha! We're already dead — what's there to be afraid of now?!"
"Come on, boys! Let's tear this place apart!"
The ferocious pirates revived from history burst into crazed laughter.
The moment they landed on the sacred soil of Mariejois, they scattered in all directions like a swarm of demons unleashed.
In an instant—
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Explosions erupted across the pristine white city.
Majestic palaces shook and collapsed.
Guards shouted in panic, and the desperate screams of Celestial Dragons rang through the air.
"Hahahaha! Then I'll go have some fun too!"
The Sea Overlord, Rocks D. Xebec, fixed his gaze on the Five Elders standing atop Pangaea Castle.
"Roger, what's that noise over there?"
Kozuki Oden turned toward the depths of the Holy Land.
"Mmm… funny, I sensed the same thing." Roger grinned. "Well then — let's go!"
The Pirate King dashed forward with a smile full of mischief.
Atop Pangaea Castle
"Damn it! Damn it! DAMN IT!"
"ROCKS D. XEBEC!!!"
"And on top of that—!"
The Five Elders trembled with fury — and fear — as they watched Mariejois fall into chaos of a scale unseen in eight hundred years.
But—
What came next chilled them far more than Rocks and the undead pirates.
BOOM!
Thunder cracked across the sky.
Dark storm clouds surged over the Holy Land, swallowing the heavens in black shadow.
This was no ordinary storm — it was catastrophic, apocalyptic.
A faint golden glow flickered within the darkness.
Then another.
And another.
The light multiplied, blossoming into a sky full of golden radiance.
One after another, highly compressed golden lightning spheres appeared.
One hundred…
Two hundred…
Three hundred…
And still the number increased.
They formed a ring in the sky — a vast halo of golden destruction encircling the entire Holy Land.
"D-Damn it… What is he planning? What is that bastard trying to do?!"
Saturn's voice cracked. His rage was real — but the fear twisting inside him was far greater.
The undead wreaking havoc below…
The priceless heritage of Mariejois…
The power of the World Government's elite…
Yes, they could deal with all of that — slowly but surely.
Even if Rocks and Roger joined forces, they could eventually put them down.
But this…
This was something else.
"Hahahaha! What's with those faces, Five Elders?!"
Rocks mocked with wild delight.
"Don't look so terrified — I'm just getting ready to blow up the whole damn city!"
He said it as casually as if he were commenting on the weather — and that made it even more horrifying.
"Rocks! If you do that, you'll be blown away too!"
"Aren't you planning to make use of this rare chance at resurrection?"
Mars — the Five Elder Mark Kamasus — snarled back.
"Hahahaha! Wrong again!"
Rocks spread his arms wide.
"You still can't comprehend the greatness of President Sugisawa Yuuto! With a single thought from him, we can return from hell as many times as he wants!"
"W–WHAT?!"
The three Five Elders inhaled sharply, their faces drained of color.
"I lost at the Valley of the Gods thirty-six years ago…"
Rocks' grin vanished, replaced by a cold, chilling edge.
"But this time — it won't be the same. Let's begin."
Following the massive battle at Naval Headquarters—
an even greater war erupted in Mariejois.
A sacred city that had stood at the world's center for eight centuries…
Now became the stage for the largest conflict in history.
Screams of undead pirates, the despairing cries of the Celestial Dragons, and the relentless roar of thunder echoed endlessly.
Above the Holy Land, a haunting melody — the Song of Divine Sound — resonated from the storm.
Forbidden Magic — Shenming Palace, Activate!!!
And the world trembled.
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