Upon receiving the message from the CP agent, the Five Elders, after a brief discussion, immediately contacted the Marines.
The CP agents' strength was insufficient to face a pirate of Shiki's caliber, and the God's Knights were not under their command.
Speed was of the essence. They didn't have time to consult Imu.
Marineford, Marine Headquarters.
Sengoku sighed softly. "No choice, Sengoku. You'll have to go again."
Garp was rarely home, and Zephyr had to be kept to deal with incidents of Celestial Dragons being attacked.
Especially since Celestial Dragons had been killed twice in a row, the World Government's Five Elders' stance was unyielding. A Marine Admiral had to be kept on standby to respond to any Celestial Dragon incidents.
And in truth, Zephyr's strength was slightly inferior to Sengoku and Garp.
Sengoku nodded slightly, his eyes firm. "Don't worry, Fleet Admiral. I'll handle it."
Sengoku looked at Kong with increasing satisfaction. Strong, wise, knowing when to advance and retreat. He was only one step away from becoming Fleet Admiral of the Marines—Kong's retirement.
"Remember, the primary target is Shiki. The Fuwa Fuwa no Mi poses too great a threat to the World Government and the Marines, and Shiki's temperament is capricious.
If you can capture him and throw him into Impel Down, that's best. If not, kill him on the spot. Even if the Devil Fruit is reborn, the World Government and Marines have a much higher chance of acquiring it than pirates."
"I understand," Sengoku replied. He then flung his "Justice" cloak and turned to leave Kong's office.
Wano, Ringo.
King stared intently at Kaido, wielding Hassaikai, and Shiki, fiercely clashing.
The rumbling thunder in the sky, the dark red lightning born from Conqueror's Haki, and Shiki's crisscrossing sword energy filled the entire battlefield.
Although Kaido's chances of defeating Shiki now were almost a pipe dream,
Shiki's desire to defeat Kaido would also not be achieved overnight.
Whether Shiki admitted it or not, the moment Kaido learned Conqueror's Haki infusion, he had already stood in the same league as him.
What's more, Kaido also had the blessing of the Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon. Animal-type Devil Fruits were the most suitable Devil Fruits for combat.
Just as Shiki and Kaido's Conqueror's Haki clashed in mid-air once more, a cold voice came from the distant sky.
"Sun Eater!"
A slash tore through the void, trailing dark red lightning, whistling down towards Shiki.
"Another expert?" Shiki's face changed drastically, exclaiming in surprise.
A small Wano, why would there be two individuals capable of Conqueror's Haki infusion here?
Shiki had no time to think further. Without any visible movement from him, the ground began to tremble, and sand and stone rapidly gathered, instantly forming a majestic earthen lion, hundreds of meters tall, roaring with bared fangs and claws.
The earthen lion opened its gaping maw, biting down on the howling slash.
Boom!
The slash collided with the earthen lion, cutting through it as smoothly as a hot knife through tofu. The lion was pierced by the slash, transforming into scattered sand and stone.
Shiki naturally knew that these sand and earth wouldn't stop a slash imbued with Conqueror's Haki.
In the fleeting moment that the slash took to cut down the earthen lion, Shiki's Conqueror's Haki erupted fiercely once more, his arms visibly thickening.
Shiki forcefully parried Kaido's Hassaikai with his two swords, then, as if weightless, he lightly dodged the slash.
The slash plunged into the ground, instantly splitting the earth with a massive crack, sending soil and rocks flying.
Shiki steadied himself, looking in the direction from which the slash had come.
Noro, dragging his Sun Eater halberd, stood on Flame Clouds, looking down at Shiki below.
With just one glance, Shiki recognized Noro's identity—Vice-Captain of the Beasts Pirates.
What followed was an overwhelming sense of disbelief!
Both the Captain and Vice-Captain of the Beasts Pirates possessed Conqueror's Haki infusion?!
Kaido, you've been hiding your strength well!
Kaido, seeing it was Noro, couldn't help but smile.
With him and Noro present, Shiki wouldn't escape today, even if he had wings!
Noro's Observation Haki quickly sensed King's weakened aura, his dark yellow vertical pupils shifting.
With just a glance, the murderous intent in Noro's vertical pupils seemed to materialize and overflow.
King was the youngest in this pirate crew, and he had been with Kaido and Noro from the very beginning. All these years, Noro had treated him like a younger brother, and King had always been respectful towards him.
This damned lion dared to hit King!
Was this even hitting King?
This was hitting his own face! He had promised to protect King back on Punk Hazard.
Noro's eyes were cold, and he said, enunciating each word, "You did that to him!"
Shiki was somewhat speechless. Did the Captain and Vice-Captain of the Beasts Pirates not know any other words?
But even facing Kaido and Noro, Shiki remained arrogant, grinning savagely. "Yes, I cut him. What can you do to me?"
Noro didn't reply, his expression indifferent as he brought his Azure Dragon ship down next to Queen's giant robot.
In the next instant, a roar echoed through the clouds.
"Shiki, I'll f*** your mother!"
Noro gripped his Sun Eater halberd, wreathed in dark red lightning, and with the force of splitting a mountain, brought it down towards Shiki below.
"You think I'm afraid of you!"
Shiki, true to his name, the Lion King never feared any battle.
Holding his two famous swords, he flew directly to meet the attack.
Boom!
Their weapons clashed in mid-air, like a comet hitting Earth. A massive impact spread outwards from the point of collision.
Dark red lightning raged in the air; fierce winds howled, sweeping shattered rocks from the ground into the sky.
Kaido, seeing this, roared and joined the fray. Hassaikai, carrying the power of lightning, smashed fiercely towards Shiki.
Shiki parried left and right, his two famous swords dancing impenetrably. For a moment, he actually blocked both their attacks…
On the distant Azure Dragon, the crew members, under the terrifying impact of Shiki, Kaido, and Noro's Conqueror's Haki, one after another, foamed at the mouth, collapsing unconscious.
"This mad lion!"
Stussy was accustomed to it. In the Rocks Pirates, the Conqueror's Haki of those people never ceased.
She was somewhat glad that Olvia was hiding in the Door-Door world, studying Poneglyphs. Otherwise, if she fainted, Stussy would have to carry her in.
Unfortunately, her son Lei was restless and refused to stay obediently in the Door-Door world.
Hmm? Son?
Distracted by the battle of the three in the sky, Stussy suddenly remembered that her son Lei was still on the deck.
Her eyes immediately searched anxiously for her son's figure.
Soon, Stussy saw her son Lei's small figure. Not only was he not knocked unconscious by the Conqueror's Haki, but he was slowly approaching the direction of the three's battle.
"Lei, what are you little brat trying to do?!" Stussy scolded playfully, quickly moving forward, wanting to carry the child into the Door-Door world.
Before Stussy could get close, a terrifying aura erupted from Lei's small body…
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