Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Therefore, Yann never allowed members of the Revolutionary Army to come into contact with that area to avoid the possibility of accidental exposure.

"However, with the Hades blueprints and Franky in hand, even if we don't get anything from the Ancient Weapon Hades, at least we've got a guaranteed reward this time."

Upon learning this result, Yann felt a slight sense of relief.

"boom!!"

Just then, Crocodile interrupted this joy once again, with a large amount of dark light converging in one area and forcefully piercing through the sea of ​​cherry blossoms, heading towards Yann.

"What a spoilsport..."

As Yann muttered something, a large number of cherry blossoms gathered around him and swirled like a giant dragon, forcefully using their sheer numbers to counteract the power of the dark light.

Crocodile was extremely annoyed by Yann's methods and couldn't help but roar.

"Damn it, Cobra, you bastard, give me back control, I'm going to blast this bastard to death with the main gun."

"Give up, Crocodile. Abandoning the Hades is your only option," King Cobra retorted.

Crocodile spoke as he continued to attack Yann.

"You idiot, do you really think the World Government will treat the Alabasta Kingdom after the Pluton Giant Ship appears there? Relinquishing control and eliminating all enemies in its way is your only option."

Immediately, King Cobra's voice fell silent.

With King Cobra in a low spirits, Crocodile was able to control a significantly larger number of turrets, at one point even able to overwhelm the sea of ​​cherry blossoms, the dense black light almost obliterating everything that approached the Hades behemoth.

The sheer intensity of the firepower far exceeded what ordinary people could imagine.

Seeing that King Cobra seemed to be wavering, Yann personally manipulated a large number of cherry blossoms to fill the gaps in the sea of ​​cherry blossoms blocking the Pluto ship, and spoke up.

"How naive you are, Crocodile. The power of the Ancient Weapon Pluton is indeed terrifying, and it truly deserves the title of the most ferocious warship in the world. However, a single warship cannot possibly be a match for the World Government..."

After a pause, Yann continued.

"From the moment you touched the Ancient Weapon Pluton, your fate was sealed. You would either die under the siege of the World Government and the Navy, or be buried by my own justice."

"What an arrogant bastard, Sakura Dragon! You're just a Rear Admiral, do you really think I can't do anything to you?" Crocodile roared angrily.

"Yes, you just can't do anything to me."

Yan stated this fact calmly.

This repeated provocation drove Crocodile into a state of utter rage. Unbeknownst to him, he was even being led by Yann to deviate from the planned route that traversed numerous cities, heading towards a relatively secluded path.

"Rumble..."

What would it be like if a mountain range moved across the land?

Everything in its path was flattened, and the area within a hundred miles felt like it was constantly in the midst of an earthquake.

Even though it didn't cross the city but grazed its edge, it still caused numerous buildings to collapse and the ground to crack.

In contrast, the various methods prepared by CP9 to obstruct the Ancient Weapon Hades had almost no substantial effect.

Under the erosion of the desert, both river channels and ravines were instantly filled in.

In the end, the CP9 organization returned to the most primitive and simplest method.

Artillery fire!

In the name of the World Government, CP9 forcibly requisitioned all available cannons in the Alabasta Kingdom and bombarded the Ancient Weapon Pluton relentlessly.

However, under the baptism of countless cannon fire, the dark luster of the ancient weapon, Hades Ship, was polished to be even more dazzling, and it failed to cause any substantial damage.

Ultimately, despite Yann's obstruction, the Ancient Weapon Hades arrived at the coast of the Alabasta Kingdom after a day and a night.

At this moment, dozens of World Government warships and naval vessels were already positioned on the sea.

These are the foundations of world governments and navies.

At all costs, this number of warships were assembled in the nearby waters in just one day.

A warship of this caliber possesses firepower powerful enough to easily flatten a small country.

"Fire!"

In an instant, countless cannon fire rained down on the ancient weapon Hades, so intense that even Arn had to dodge aside.

However, even so, the ancient weapon Hades, under the watchful eyes of the masses, slowly descended into the water with the air of a king, enduring countless cannon fire...

set sail!!!

Eight hundred years later, the Hades' colossal ship, which had been sleeping underground, returned to the sea once more.

"Hahaha, do you think Hades' power will still be the same once it comes into contact with seawater?"

As Crocodile's arrogant voice rang out, the dark beams emitted by the turrets scattered throughout every corner of the Hades's behemoth suddenly swelled, becoming much thicker than before, and their power was astonishingly greater.

"boom!!"

The sea of ​​cherry blossoms that had been constantly harassing the Hades giant ship was instantly blasted through by a large amount of dark light. With the spread of its power, it almost instantly shattered a row of warships and military vessels in the distance.

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Brilliant fireworks lit up the sea.

"Such power?!"

At this moment, whether it was the Five Elders far away in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise or the high-ranking naval officers watching from Marineford, they all showed expressions of astonishment.

At this moment, the combat power displayed by the Ancient Weapon Hades was far more terrifying than that on land.

If the dark beams fired from the densely packed turrets on the Ancient Weapon Hades were comparable in power to the main guns of a naval warship...

After the ancient weapon Hades came into contact with seawater, its power increased significantly, reaching a terrifying level that could easily shatter a massive warship with a single shot.

"Damn it! I thought the Hades warship had been corroded over the past eight hundred years, thus greatly reducing its power..."

"I never expected that the power of the light released by the Hades ship after it came into contact with seawater would reach the same level as before."

"Could this be the hidden function of the Hades behemoth that we didn't know about before? Its power increases after coming into contact with seawater?"

"No, perhaps those guys were hiding it from us before. The seemingly inexhaustible energy of the Hades behemoth may actually come from seawater. So, after it came into contact with seawater, the energy it could use was completely restored."

"If that's the case..."

The Five Elders' expressions had become completely serious, and they murmured to themselves.

"Then we must be prepared for the destruction of several sea areas, and we must also be prepared to take action. This scourge left over from eight hundred years ago must be completely eradicated!"

……

While the Five Elders were somewhat prepared, the Navy's high command was utterly shocked.

Previously on land, the Pluto behemoth's combat power and destructive force, while terrifying, were not enough to cause despair. In fact, Yann alone used the "Cherry Blossom Fruit" to restrain the Pluto behemoth to some extent, which made the Navy's high command underestimate it.

That's it?

Aside from its hard outer shell, can something this tough really be called a "weapon capable of destroying the world"?

However, at this moment, the naval high command fully realized that destroying the world... was definitely not a joke!

Each beam of dark light could easily destroy a naval warship, and in addition to its extremely exaggerated main cannon, the Pluto behemoth was covered with thousands of small turrets all over its body.

In other words, under extreme conditions, the Hades behemoth could instantly destroy thousands of naval warships known as steel behemoths.

Even with the size of a navy, it's impossible to gather thousands of warships even if they were distributed across all sea areas!

"Damn it! We absolutely cannot allow such a dangerous weapon to fall into the hands of pirates. If this continues, this ocean and this world will be destroyed!"

Marshal Sengoku could no longer sit still. He glanced at Arn on the transmitted image with some concern, and then spoke.

"I will personally lead the charge and destroy the Ancient Weapon Hades as quickly as possible."

"Marshal Sengoku, after you leave, who will be able to hold down Marineford?" a senior naval officer said in a dissenting tone.

"The justice and order of the sea are on the verge of collapse, so there is no point in maintaining Marineford."

"Announce to all naval personnel currently en route to the Kingdom of Alabasta: the place where I am and the place where they are is the Naval Headquarters, the place where true justice prevails!"

As the Warring States Marshal finished speaking, he turned and walked straight out of the conference room, the word "Justice" written on his cloak inexplicably dazzling.

Inside the conference room, Lieutenant General Tsuru shook his head helplessly, stood up, and said.

"Gentlemen, this battle concerns the very survival of justice on the high seas. Now that the Fleet Admiral has made his decision, let us act accordingly. All departments, all officers, and all naval personnel, mobilize!"

"For justice!!!"

As Vice Admiral Tsuru's unusually impassioned voice rang out, the high-ranking naval officers present all stood up.

"For justice!"

In an instant, the entire Marineford Naval Headquarters began to mobilize, and even nearby naval bases, branches, and sub-branches began to gather their forces.

……

However, the scene along the coastline of the Kingdom of Alabasta was deathly silent.

Countless people stared in disbelief as the fleet of warships that had previously stood like an iron wall blocking the sea was forcibly breached, causing massive fires to erupt.

"Guhahaha..."

Crocodile's arrogant and unrestrained laughter echoed within the Ancient Weapon Hades, venting his frustration from the previous ordeal on land.

"Hades, that's a weapon powerful enough to destroy the world! How utterly presumptuous!"

Immediately, under Crocodile's control, some of the turrets slowly turned and pointed towards the land, their brilliant black lights beginning to flash.

"You scum, die!"

Immediately, the faces of the Navy and CP9 members who had been pursuing the enemy to the edge of the coastline turned pale.

Given the power displayed by the ancient weapon Hades, these hundreds of dark rays, once they land on the ground, would be enough to instantly destroy this large area of ​​land.

Numerous cherry blossoms fluttered in the air, attempting to block out the dark light.

only……

"boom!"

When the two collide, even though the number of cherry blossoms transformed from "Senbonzakura Kageyoshi" is almost infinite and is not affected by the restraining effect of the dark light.

However, the immense power unleashed by the dark light still managed to force its way through the sea of ​​cherry blossoms and hurtle straight towards the land.

"My style, the wind of Pira!"

Gion drew her "famous sword, Kinpira" from her waist, unleashing a fierce flying slash that swept out like a whirlwind, heading straight for the dark rays whose power had been greatly weakened by the sea of ​​cherry blossoms.