Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

The deputy colonel, who was on duty for the night, had already put away his notebook and was standing on the deck of the warship observing the situation.

"Report, it's not a Sea King attack. This unusual tremor is coming from the Calm Zone," the colonel quickly replied.

"what?"

Major General Kras was slightly surprised and quickly squinted his eyes to look at the windless sea area in the distance.

Then, he gasped and said.

"Could it be that some idiot has once again used artillery or other weapons on a large scale in the Calm Belt, enraging a large number of colossal sea kings?"

"Uh……"

Halfway through his sentence, Claas suddenly realized something and turned to the colonel, asking, "Approximately where is Germa 66 on its current journey?"

"The giant snails possessed by Germa 66 will likely choose to climb the Red Line to enter the Grand Line, so they are very likely to..."

The colonel pointed towards the windless zone, and the meaning was self-evident.

"Damn it, could it be those arrogant bastards from Germa 66 who angered the colossal sea kings in the Calm Belt?" Rear Admiral Kras said, both helpless and angry.

"Major General Kras, what should we do? Should we go into the calm zone to rescue them?" the colonel asked tentatively.

"What's the difference between entering the Calm Belt at this time and courting death? Even if the bottom of the warship is inlaid with Seastone, those Sea Kings aren't blind."

Major General Krass said it almost without hesitation.

"Wait, go and contact Germa 66 to confirm the situation. If there is no response, we will go in and search again after the riots in the Calm Belt have subsided."

"Yes!"

The colonel straightened his back and agreed, then hurried back to the communications room to continue reading his notes with the Den Den Mushi.

……

As Major General Kras predicted, the situation within the Calm Belt was as follows: the giant snail crashing onto the sea surface completely awakened a large number of colossal sea kings.

When Arn used the power of "Great Crimson Lotus Hyōrinmaru" to instantly kill one of the Sea Kings, it did not instill fear in those colossal Sea Kings; instead, it completely aroused their ferocity.

The trembling sea, like tangible sound waves, made the Calm Belt area where Arn and Judge were located seem like it could be destroyed at any moment under the power of a large number of colossal sea kings.

However, what made Judge feel his heart stop the next moment was the roar of a large number of colossal sea kings.

The giant snails that had been clinging to the cliffs a thousand meters high seemed to be frightened by the fact that they had exceeded their limits, and they broke off from the cliffs of the red earth continent one after another, falling downwards.

Before the giant snails could even fall to the surface of the sea, a nearby colossal sea monster opened its mouth and caught the food that was delivered to its mouth.

"no, do not want……"

As the colossal sea king devoured the giant snail like a snack, Judge nearly fainted completely.

A son is gone, but you can have another one...

With these giant snails representing the land gone, the nation of Germa 66 will truly be completely erased from the list of nations in this sea.

Each giant snail that falls is equivalent to a portion of Germa 66's territory falling into enemy hands.

As for breeding new giant snails again, that would be a long process that would take decades.

However, since the World Conference is currently underway, if any member of the royal family who is dissatisfied with Germa 66 mentions this matter at the conference, Germa 66 will definitely be expelled on the spot.

Given the extent to which Germa 66 is disliked by the member states of the North Sea World Government, this kind of thing was almost inevitable.

Seeing Judge's utterly distraught expression, Yone seemed to understand something. He raised an eyebrow slightly and spoke calmly.

"Gage, perhaps you're more interested in the deal I mentioned earlier now?"

Suddenly, a glimmer of hope ignited in Judge's heart. He quickly turned to look at Arn and said without hesitation.

"Yes, yes, Lord Hyōrinmaru, I'll make a deal with you. As long as you save the lives of the giant snails, I'll give you the bloodline factor technology immediately."

"Hmm? Are you sure?"

At this moment, Yann gently stroked his chin with his left hand, which resembled an ice dragon's claw, and asked, "This is indeed a condition within my power..."

In an instant, Judge's face lit up with ecstasy, and he nodded without hesitation.

In response, Yann remained unhurried and spoke in a cold voice.

"Well, but I'm the most reasonable person in my life. This transaction should have been voluntary on your part, right? I didn't force you, did I?"

As Judge watched Yarne slowly speaking, two more giant snails fell from the cliffs of the Red Line and were swallowed by the colossal Sea King.

If they weren't in mid-air at that moment, Judge would have wanted to kneel down and beg Arn, almost bursting with rage as he spoke repeatedly.

"No, absolutely no coercion whatsoever. This is a deal I requested, no, I asked for. Lord Hyōrinmaru, please hurry up and make your move."

Yaen nodded slowly and said calmly, "Very well, since it's your own choice, I hope you won't break your promise."

The next moment, the ice dragon wings formed by "Daiguren Hyōrinmaru" on Aon's back suddenly unfolded, and extreme cold began to condense on the tip of "Daiguren Hyōrinmaru".

"Ice Dragon Tail - Skybreaker!"

With a sweep of "Great Crimson Lotus Hyōrinmaru", swathes of ice crystals, resembling the tail of an ice dragon, spread out from the center of Arn and crashed onto the cliffs of the Red Line.

"Click...click..."

A series of freezing sounds rang out, and in just a moment, a large ice crystal platform, comparable in size to an island, formed at a height of 800 meters on the red earth continent.

"Boom boom boom!"

Subsequently, one after another, giant snails, comparable in size to naval warships, fell down and crashed onto the ice crystal platform.

That seemingly fragile ice platform easily withstood the enormous impact created by the giant snail.

Seeing this, Judge's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

At the same time, I gained a completely new understanding of the man in front of me, who resembled an ice dragon.

Manipulating celestial phenomena, freezing the ocean, creating icebergs...

It's terrifyingly powerful!

"I wonder who's stronger, him or Admiral Aokiji, the Marine who has the 'Ice-Ice Fruit' ability..."

Just as Judge was thinking to himself, the massive bodies of the countless colossal sea kings around him began to move.

The scene resembled countless elephants approaching two sparrows in mid-air; the terrifying sense of oppression made Judge tense up again, and he quickly warned them.

"Hyō... Lord Hyōrinmaru, take me away so the rest of the deal can be finalized." (To be continued)

[Chapter 402: The Great Crimson Lotus Hell]

Yann glanced at Judge without saying a word, then suddenly turned and headed straight for the calm sea below.

The "Great Crimson Lotus Hyōrinmaru" is said to be the strongest ice-type Zanpakuto, and A'en wanted to see its power. He also wanted to use it to further intimidate Judge and prevent him from having any other ideas.

The cold air... began to gather...

At that moment, as Yaen fell toward the sea, countless frosts naturally gathered, quickly enveloping Yaen's figure, making him look from afar like an ice dragon made of frost swooping down.

"The Great Crimson Lotus Hell!"

The moment the "Great Crimson Lotus Hyōrinmaru" in Arn's hand touched the sea surface, an unprecedented chill spread in all directions at a terrifying speed!

Wherever the cold air passes, everything... freezes!

Whether it's the surface of the sea, the seabed, or even those colossal sea monsters the size of islands, they were almost instantly and completely frozen.

Several breaths passed...

Yaen landed slowly, landing steadily on the frigid ice.

At this very moment, the windless sea area within a hundred miles was completely frozen, turning into a great red lotus hell!

Of the twelve ice petals floating above Yann, four shattered.

Yaen glanced at it and understood that as he continued to release the power of "Great Crimson Lotus Hyōrinmaru", the ice petals would shatter faster.

When all twelve ice petals shattered, that was when Ahn would be unable to continue using the power of "Great Crimson Lotus Hyōrinmaru".

It wasn't that "Daiguren Hyōrinmaru" itself had a strict time limit, nor was it that Aon's spiritual pressure was about to run out.

Rather, it is the gentleness of "Daiguren Hyōrinmaru" that can no longer suppress its true power. If Aon forcibly continues to use the power of "Daiguren Hyōrinmaru", it will force "Daiguren Hyōrinmaru" to show its true form.

Just like when Aon unleashed the "Bankai: Zanka no Tachi" of "Ryujin Jakka", the "Daiguren Hyorinmaru" itself has a form comparable to "Zanka no Tachi", which Aon cannot normally control with his current spiritual pressure.

Therefore... when all twelve petals shatter, it signifies that "Daiguren Hyōrinmaru" is about to be unable to suppress its true power.

"However, as expected of the strongest ice-type, Hyōrinmaru..."

Yaon murmured a word of praise, then stopped forcibly suppressing his power with "Daiguren Hyōrinmaru" and voluntarily deactivated his Bankai state, reverting to his normal Shikai state.

Even now, Judge, still high in the sky, was unable to come to his senses and stared blankly at the frozen world below.

Or rather, it was precisely because Judge was flying in the air that he was able to feel the terrifying power that froze everything more clearly and directly.

Everything within sight was completely frozen, and the sea... was thus completely still!

As for this previously restless and turbulent calm sea area, it has become completely quiet and deathly still.

"So...so scary..."

As he muttered to himself, Judge suddenly shuddered, realizing that Lord Hyōrinmaru was truly an incredibly reasonable man.

After all, Hyōrinmaru-sama had initially come to make a deal with him, but he had refused Hyōrinmaru-sama without hesitation at the beginning.

At least, Judge knew very well that once he possessed the power of Hyōrinmaru-sama, he would never give the weak a chance to refuse him.

Either die! Or hand over what you need!

At this moment, Judge just wanted to slap himself a few times, wishing he could turn back time to the moment when Hyōrinmaru-sama first opened his mouth to make a deal.

In this way, not only will I gain the friendship of Lord Hyōrinmaru, but I will also receive his promise!

With such a strong promise, even if Germa 66 offends the Navy and the World Government, they can probably still live a very comfortable life.

It's even possible that, with this man's power, Germa 66 could regain its rule over the North Blue.

But since things had come to this, even though Judge was filled with regret, he could only suppress all his thoughts, quickly take off the hood covering half of his head, and greet Arn with a smile.

As for escaping?

Germa 66's entire fortune is here; Judge would rather die than escape alone.

"Lord Hyōrinmaru, thank you for your hard work, thank you for your hard work..."

"It's not hard work, it's about being a good person..."