I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

As the mountains and rivers trembled and the entire Marineford shuddered.

A tiny bullet, bathed in the blazing golden light of the sun, finally collided with the giant Buddha's palm from the Warring States period!

A soft thud.

The angry expression on Zhan Guo's face suddenly froze.

The massive Buddha statue, as large as a small mountain, trembled, and the once dazzling golden light in its palms quickly dimmed as it was shattered by the tiny bullet.

The force of the blow sent Sengoku staggering back two steps, his hands falling limply to his sides, leaving his chest wide open!

"W-what happened?"

"What happened to the Warring States Marshal?"

The joy and excitement on the faces of the navy personnel froze completely. Before they could even see what was happening, the second bullet struck Sengoku Daibutsu in the chest!

With a clang!

The Buddha statue from the Warring States period trembled once more, its golden light dimmed, and it slowly tilted backward like a mountain collapsing!

Chapter 1151 The Golden Lion Returns to Marine Headquarters

"The Warring States Marshal has fallen?"

"How is this possible? Was he hit by some kind of attack?"

"It looks like... two slingshot pellets?"

Before the shocked eyes of the navy, the Sengoku Fleet Admiral, who had transformed into a giant Buddha, collapsed backward like a small mountain.

The golden light on his body gradually faded, and his body was once again directly forced back into human form, leaving him in poor condition.

The noisy battlefield fell silent for a moment, and the naval personnel were momentarily stunned.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Hero Garp are both iconic figures in the Navy.

But the hero Garp was only a vice admiral and did not take charge of specific commands.

Sengoku was not only the highest-ranking naval marshal, but also the commander in charge of this war, and no one could replace him.

His fall shook the Marines even more than the fall of the usually eccentric Garp.

"What is Sengoku doing?" Zefa asked, a hint of confusion in his expression.

As a veteran general, Zephyr should logically take over command.

But the Warring States period ended too suddenly, and he had no time to think about it.

"This was too sudden! Those two bullets looked like ordinary attacks... Is it that Sig's attack methods are strange, or is it that Sengoku...?"

Zefa was increasingly puzzled.

Although he was determined to leave the Navy and start anew, he continued to fight as a member of the Navy on this battlefield and did not hold back.

But what about the actions of the Warring States period...?

With a flash of golden light, Kizaru, the fastest of the three, swiftly teleported to the side of the fallen Sengoku. He examined Sengoku, and his expression became even more peculiar.

He nodded toward Zephyr in the distance, indicating that Sengoku was not in mortal danger... but the morale of the army had wavered.

"Has Fleet Admiral Sengoku fallen after Vice Admiral Garp?"

“We still have General Zephyr, and... and in the end, Sig is nothing more than a defeated opponent of Vice Admiral Higuma!”

"Don't panic! Stay calm, we can win!" some generals shouted to prevent their soldiers from wavering.

"Once Whitebeard dies, Vice Admiral Higuma and the others will be free to deal with Sigmund more than enough. It will simply be a repeat of the Battle of Lost Island."

The fall of the navy's two flags was a defeat that could shake morale, and even the generals who had spoken out were somewhat shaken.

Despite wavering, the slogans still need to be shouted.

If even these generals lose confidence, the navy is truly doomed.

But at this time.

"Hehehehehehe..."

A loud laugh suddenly rang out from deep within the clouds above.

"This is the funniest joke I've heard all year."

The thick clouds in the sky suddenly gathered into a human shape. It was a man with golden hair that reached almost to his feet, like a lion's mane. He was none other than Shiki the Golden Lion.

The Dragon King, who was also lounging in the sky, suddenly changed his expression and quickly fled to the Dushan giant ship on the ground.

"Shiki the Golden Lion?" Zephyr looked up abruptly.

As expected! Shiki the Golden Lion has appeared!

"Ski, what are you doing here?" Zephyr demanded sharply, as he suddenly realized something chilling.

Golden Lion is a Logia-type Cloud-Cloud Fruit user, so could he have been elementalized and merged into the clouds above from the beginning, watching from above until now before making his appearance?

If that's the case, then what is his intention?

"Of course I'm here to see your navy make a fool of itself."

Golden Lion laughed loudly, looking down at the battlefield below where Garp and Sengoku had fallen to the ground.

More than 20 years ago, he stormed the Marine Headquarters in anger after Roger was arrested by the Navy. He was eventually defeated by Garp and Sengoku and sent to Impel Down.

Now, he has come to the Marine Headquarters once again, but the two men who defeated him before have both fallen this time.

"Take advantage of this time... retreat quickly!" Kizaru was in charge of leading the group to block Luffy, Ace, and the others. As soon as he left, Luffy and the others continued to run wildly towards the coastline.

This team that stormed the execution platform included powerful figures such as Jinbe, Crocodile, and Ace. They were so strong that without Kizaru's intervention, the other Marines would have had little chance of stopping them.

call out!

A white shadow streaked across the sky.

That was Sieg riding a white cloud, traversing the battlefield directly through the air.

After Sengoku's sudden collapse, this upheaval caused a moment of surprise and silence among both the navy and the pirates, but Higuma was the quickest to react.

He charged directly down to the ground battlefield, grabbed Law and Crocus, and flew away on the clouds.

Although the navy is numerous and powerful, it lacks sufficient air defense capabilities, allowing Marco the Phoenix and Alyn riding Pegasus to directly assault the execution platform.

Now, Sig is riding on auspicious clouds, traversing the battlefield at lightning speed, encountering almost no obstacles, and heading straight for Whitebeard.

Whatever scheme Shiki the Golden Lion may have, Higuma has no time to worry about now; his target is Whitebeard.

"It's Shiki the Golden Lion... He actually came too." Some members of the Whitebeard Pirates cheered.

They considered Shiki the Golden Lion's presence a good sign.

"Is he here to help us? After all, Dad and he have a history; they were on the same ship back then."

"Moreover, ten years ago, we even formed a temporary pirate alliance and attacked Impel Down..."

Whitebeard was in poor condition, badly injured, and besieged by too many people. They were somewhat desperate and pinned their hopes for breaking the deadlock on Shiki.

These comments reached the ears of the Golden Lion, but they made his eyes turn cold.

"Helping Whitebeard? Pirates actually help each other out? Are you guys deliberately trying to disgust me?"

The golden lion's right leg, solidified with ice crystals, transformed into a sharp blade and slashed downwards. A massive golden sword light fell from the sky, aimed directly at the pirates who had just spoken.

With a flash of silver light, Diamond Jozu, covered in diamonds, charged in from the side, forcefully blocking the slash with his own body, but was also cleaved into the glacier below by the sword light.

He shook his head, leaped up, and landed back on the ground, shaking his head as he said:

"Don't be naive. Pirate alliances are inherently fragile, and betrayal is the norm. Besides, our alliance ended back then."

"Golden Lion Shiki is different from Roger. Rather, Roger and people like Higuma are the exceptions among pirates."

The battle between Whitebeard and Roger lasted for days and nights without killing either of them. In the end, they were able to sit down and happily drink and exchange supplies together.

However, the Battle of Eidolon between Roger and Shiki was a war in which both sides fought to the death.

Chapter 1152 The Death of Blackbeard (1 words)

"Golden Lion attacked the Whitebeard Pirates. Does this mean he's not with Whitebeard and Higuma?" a Marine commented.

"Don't let your guard down. The Golden Lion is the kind of person who thrives on chaos and is capable of anything."

Zefa shook his head.

Shiki the Golden Lion was also part of the operation plan; he was one of the hypothetical enemies anticipated by the Navy.

Even though he claimed to be there to watch the show and showed no mercy to Whitebeard's subordinates, the Navy could not simply stand by and watch Shiki stand by.

A figure in a purple robe shot into the sky from the ground; it was Fujitora, the user of the Multiple Fruit.

According to the original battle plan, once Shiki appeared, Fujitora was supposed to restrain him.

As a user of the Gravity-Gravity Fruit, Fujitora can achieve long-duration flight similar to that of Shiki.

A small rock beneath Fujitora's feet lifted him into the sky. Without hesitation, he slashed at Shiki with his sword. As the sword flashed through the air, the air itself distorted, pulled by the distorted gravity, and hurtled towards Shiki.

"An admiral with a similar ability to me?" Shiki slashed with both swords, parrying Fujitora's attack, and coldly snorted.

"I'm just a spectator watching the show. If you really want to fight me, you'd better think carefully about the consequences."

Golden Lion was indeed just there to watch the show, from the very beginning of the battle until now; he had no intention of joining the fight.

Upon hearing that Sengoku and Garp had been defeated, some Marines were pinning their hopes on Vice Admiral Higuma, which made Shiki burst out laughing.

As someone who knew the inside story, he desperately wanted to reveal Higuma's true identity on the spot to see how the navy would react... but reason told him that now was not the time.

"As a pirate, you should be considering the consequences of trespassing into the Marine Headquarters at a time like this," Fujitora replied in a deep voice.

"Oh? Quite the boast."

The golden lion sneered, pointed downwards, and immediately a strange change occurred.

The outline of an island gradually emerged from the sea of ​​clouds above. A rocky, floating island suddenly recovered from its weightlessness, was recaptured by gravity, and fell from the sky.

Without a word, the Golden Lion decided to abandon the island.

The enormous shadow rapidly grew larger, almost covering the entire Marineford below. The whole sky suddenly turned black, causing many marines and pirates to look up in panic at this scene that seemed like the end of the world.