Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Besides that, the most eye-catching thing is that three ice flowers composed of individual petals float above the ice dragon, as if foreshadowing something.

"Click!"

As Yann took a light step forward, the iceberg cracked with a crisp sound, instantly snapping Judge, who was still in shock, back to reality.

"A...monster? This posture!"

Judge's eyes widened. Only when he stood in front of this man who seemed like an ice dragon did he truly feel the terrifying chill emanating from him.

Even though the air entering the body is constantly warmed by the respiratory tract when I breathe, it still feels like my entire chest is freezing as the air enters my lungs.

As for the body?

Even with the protection of his combat suit, Judge was gradually losing his sense of his limbs.

Just then, as Judge's eyes darted around, he inadvertently noticed that the celestial phenomena... had changed.

The once vast sky was now covered by thick, dark clouds, and large snowflakes fell continuously, as if the celestial phenomena were setting off the man before them, who resembled an ice dragon.

'This is supposed to be a calm zone, a place where frost and snow shouldn't occur. How could this be?'

Strangely enough, at this critical juncture, Judge started thinking about such trivial matters.

And Yann casually caught a crystal-clear snowflake, then his five fingers, now replaced by dragon claws, snapped the snowflake together and crushed it.

"Did you unconsciously activate one of the abilities attached to Hyōrinmaru, 'Tenshō Chōrin', and change the celestial phenomena in this area?"

"It turns out that my mood had deteriorated to this extent without my realizing it, and I had even lost control of my own abilities."

Yann murmured something, then glanced around at the Germa soldiers who, despite being restricted in their movement due to the frozen ground, continued to advance like robots.

Even though their progress came at the cost of broken feet, their expressions showed no pain or hesitation.

"Are these soldiers completely devoid of emotion, merely human machines that obey orders? They've actually gone this far, the so-called Germa 66."

"Turn into ice and snow..."

As Yann's lament resounded, the ice dragon behind him suddenly spewed out extreme cold air, and visible ice instantly spread outwards, covering the Germa soldiers in the blink of an eye.

"Click, click..."

In just a moment, all that remained on the ground were large swaths of lifelike human-shaped statues.

Those Germa soldiers who were once regarded by Judge as an indestructible barrier for Germa 66 and who had undergone special modifications to acquire powerful bodies were thus completely frozen inside.

"You bastard..."

For some reason, seeing Germa 66's fighting strength being easily defeated one after another in front of Yann, Judge, who was originally terrified, couldn't help but become angry.

It was as if he had just randomly met someone on the street, and that person had so easily recounted everything that Judge had accomplished in his life.

"Fire! Let this guy know how powerful Germa 66 technology is!"

The next moment, Judge transmitted the order to the other Germa soldiers of the giant snail through his combat suit.

A barrage of artillery roared, bullets rained down on Yaen, and even weapons resembling electromagnetic guns unleashed their power at him.

However, as Arn raised the "Great Crimson Lotus Hyōrinmaru" in his hand, a terrifying chill was released, and a wall made of ice crystals blocked the surrounding area.

"Prism-like Ice Array!"

"Ding ding ding... Boom!!"

A series of mixed sounds rang out, but under the power of the Germa 66's technological weapons, the "Prism Ice Array" did not even show the slightest tremor, let alone shatter.

However, at that moment, the giant snail that Yann and Judge were standing on suddenly began to shake violently.

The next moment, the giant snail detached itself from the cliff of the Red Line and plummeted straight down into the calm sea below. (To be continued)

[Chapter 400: The Calm Belt of Riots]

Both Arn and Judge overlooked one thing: what they were standing on was not a real warship, but a giant snail.

Although this giant snail, after being technologically modified and cultivated by Germa 66, possesses a sturdier shell with a hardness higher than that of ordinary naval warships, it can carry extremely heavy loads to cross the sea and climb mountains, making it truly versatile.

However, these giant snails are still living organisms at their core!

Under the terrifying cold air unleashed by "Daiguren Hyōrinmaru", even though Ahn did not deliberately target the giant snail beneath his feet, the extreme heat still managed to penetrate the snail's hard shell and freeze his soft body completely.

This outcome will also lead to...

On the steep cliffs of the red earth continent, thousands of meters high, a giant snail, comparable in size to a naval warship, detached itself and crashed towards the calm sea surface.

Boom!!!

The terrifying inertia meant that the potential energy generated by the giant snail crashing into the sea was no less than that of a real meteorite. The resulting waves were almost a hundred meters high, and the aftershocks even affected the sea surface within a radius of tens of kilometers.

"Cough cough..."

Atop the wreckage of a giant snail, its sturdy shell mostly broken, Judge scrambled somewhat awkwardly from the ruins, coughing incessantly.

Clearly, even with his strong physique and the protection of his high-tech combat suit, Judge felt a churning and tearing sensation within his body under that immense impact.

"That bastard, my giant snail..."

Looking at the giant snail carcass floating on the sea, Judge couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

For Germa, which had long since lost all its territory, these giant snails were the last symbol of Germa 66's dignity and status.

If all these giant snails are lost, Germa 66 may even have its kingdom title revoked.

But the next moment, Judge's gaze shifted, and he suddenly realized something.

The sea area where the giant snail fell is... the Calm Belt, a veritable nest of colossal sea kings?!

And with such a huge commotion?!

Got it!

At that moment, Judge leaped upwards almost without hesitation, attempting to use the flight capabilities of his combat suit to get away from the giant snail beneath his feet.

however……

"Bang bang bang bang..."

Stimulated by the impact of the giant snail against the sea surface, countless enormous creatures emerged one after another from the calm sea.

The appearance of these colossal sea monsters was so overwhelming that they blotted out the sky.

The giant snails, which are as large as naval warships, are tiny compared to these colossal sea monsters, barely larger than their eyes.

If the Pluto's giant ship was like an island of steel, then these colossal sea kings were like islands themselves, their sheer numbers suddenly filling the entire calm seas.

The terrifying number and overwhelming size of the creatures instilled a chill in Judge almost instinctively.

"Run!"

Driven by instinctual fear and the will to survive, Judge completely ignored Reiju and the three Ichi brothers who were still on the giant snail, and suddenly accelerated and fled into the sky.

However, Judge's stillness was fine, but his movement instantly attracted the attention of the surrounding colossal sea kings.

The feeling... is probably like a human who has just been woken up from sleep and sees a fly, instinctively raising their hand to swat it away.

What kind of illusion is it that a claw bigger than a typical city port is slamming down?!

Nowhere to escape?

Unable to resist?

Gaji, who was in mid-air, looked at the darkness that was enveloping him and his face immediately turned completely pale.

No matter how outstanding Germa 66's combat suits are in terms of protection, Judge felt that he would be instantly smashed into a pulp by this level of impact.

At this critical moment, a piece of ice crystal swept past Judge and crashed into the claw of the colossal sea king.

"Click...click..."

To Judge's astonishment, the giant sea king's claws were instantly frozen by ice crystals, and the crystalline substance was even spreading rapidly upwards, freezing the giant sea king's forelimbs in just one breath.

"Roar!!!"

Only then did the colossal sea king belatedly realize the abnormality, and an angry roar echoed through the Calm Belt.

But soon, the roar of the colossal sea king abruptly ceased, and its furious eyes quickly lost all color as if covered by a layer of ice crystals.

"Click...click..."

The next moment, the colossal sea king, comparable in size to an island and covered in muscles, suddenly shattered into countless ice blocks and fell onto the calm sea surface.

"How...how is this possible?"

For a moment, Judge's eyes widened completely.

Even though Yann's strength was overwhelming in front of Germa 66, Judge never expected Yann to be this terrifying.

Easily capable of destroying a small to medium-sized island in a short time with pure brute force, the true overlord of this ocean—the colossal sea king—was instantly frozen?

The man before them was definitely no weaker than the legendary Admiral Aokiji, whose power was said to be able to freeze the sea.

"monster……"

Judge subconsciously swallowed, fully realizing just how vast the gap was between Germa 66 and the top combat power of the sea.

"Hey Judge, are you trying to run away without giving me compensation?"

The next moment, Yann's slightly cold and calm voice rang out behind Judge, and the terrifying chill that emanated from him at all times made Judge shiver involuntarily.

"Hyō... Lord Hyōrinmaru..."

Judge froze, stammering, "I...I..."

However, the colossal sea kings surrounding him wouldn't give Judge a chance to speak slowly and haltingly.

The shattered body of that colossal sea king, frozen solid in the blink of an eye, thoroughly enraged the numerous colossal sea kings around it.

"Hoohoho..."

In an instant, a cacophony of distinct and chaotic roars from the sea kings erupted, the sonic waves so tangible that they shook the surface of the sea and even caused signs of turbulence to appear on the distant calm seas.

No one knows how many colossal Sea Kings are lurking beneath the seemingly calm surface of the Calm Belt, but as the commotion within the Calm Belt grows stronger, Rear Admiral Claes's warship, located near the edge of the Calm Belt on the Grand Line, also senses something amiss.

The sea... seemed to be trembling! (To be continued)

[Chapter 401. I didn't force you, did I?]

"What happened? Was it a sea king attack?"

Feeling the unnatural tremors of the warship, Rear Admiral Kras grabbed his weapon and rushed out of his bedroom.