I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Inside the Impel Down fortress, a sharp and loud alarm blared, echoing throughout the sea.

However, amidst the piercing alarms, there were few human voices or gunshots.

The fleet stationed outside Impel Down was no match for Shiki and Whitebeard, and was quickly annihilated.

Whitebeard stood before the gates of Impel Down, his naginata in hand. A shimmering white light gathered on the broad blade, a terrifying power brewing within it.

With a flick of his wrist, a burst of white light shot out from the blade and landed directly on the heavy gate of Impel Down.

Boom boom boom!

The massive gate of Impel Down shattered with a series of cracking sounds. The heavy iron gate was twisted and broken by the terrifying force, and amidst flying wood chips and iron fragments, the gate crashed backward.

After opening the main gate of Impel Down, Whitebeard didn't even look at it and turned around immediately.

“Well then, according to the plan, it’s your turn to go, Shiki.”

The white-bearded man remained expressionless and recited in a deep voice.

The golden lion, cigar in mouth, chuckled as he walked past the white-bearded figure standing at the gate.

"Don't die at the hands of the Navy, Whitebeard." As he brushed past, Shiki tossed out these words and drifted away.

The Whitebeard Pirates followed closely behind, rushing into Impel Down after Shiki.

Soon, only Whitebeard, a small number of Whitebeard Pirates, and the Seagull Mountain Pirates remained standing at the main gate of Impel Down.

Chapter 514 The Phantom of the Golden Lion

Naval Headquarters Prison.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku the Buddha strode in, his face serious, but with a hint of joy in his eyes, and his pace quickened considerably.

"Marshal of the Warring States Period!"

"The Warring States Marshal has arrived."

Sengoku nodded slightly, then asked:

"Where is the interrogation room for Arlong the Fishman, a member of the captured Sig Mountain Bandits? Take me there quickly."

Not long ago, Sengoku received news that there had been a major breakthrough in the interrogation of Arlong.

Because the matter concerned Sig and Sengoku was also very concerned, he took time out of his busy schedule to come.

Soon, prison officials led Sengoku to the interrogation room, where he could watch the prison guards conduct the interrogation process behind a transparent one-way glass panel.

"I confess." Hody Jones, who looked like Aaron, was pale and his eyes were slightly glazed, clearly having been interrogated.

Hody Jones is a man who relies on drugs to maintain his strength. His willpower is not very strong, and his psychological defenses are on the verge of collapse in the face of repeated interrogations by the Navy Headquarters.

Of course, it was Hody Jones who collapsed after being hypnotized.

"I confess. Actually, all of this was part of Boss Sig's grand plan."

"After Boss Sig died, the bandit group fell apart, and I returned to Fishman Island... but this was all part of a grand plan!"

Zhan Guo's eyes flickered slightly, as if an electric current had flashed through his mind!

I see, that makes sense!

Arlong the fishman had been lying low on Fishman Island for more than three months, and now it seems that this was not a coincidence!

Perhaps... this is related to the turmoil instigated by Hody Jones, a soldier of the Dragon Palace, on Fishman Island a few days ago!

"So, what exactly is Sig's grand plan?" the naval officer in charge of the interrogation asked.

"Boss Sig's plan is actually..." the fake Aron muttered to himself.

"It's about living a peaceful life."

"Hmm?" Sengoku's eye twitched.

This is not what he imagined.

"Boss Sig had long been tired of the precarious life of a mountain bandit, so his plan was to disband the Sig Mountain Bandit Gang and retire completely through his death."

"And he himself will be able to return to eternal peace..."

At this point, Ah Long's face showed a slight excitement:

"But Boss Sig was wrong."

"In the recent Sword Mountain Island incident, someone impersonated Boss Sig, which led to a spontaneous reunion of our old bandit group members."

"Forced into a corner, Boss Sigurd was compelled to reveal himself, returning to the world as the King of the Sea..."

At this point, a bitter look appeared on Fake A-Long's face:

"This is Boss Sig's retirement plan."

"But it is clear that the plan has failed."

This plan naturally originated from Sieg's hypnotic dictation to Hody Jones.

"Is Sieg's plan to retire into seclusion?"

"Does he actually want a peaceful life?"

Sengoku frowned, and he moved closer to the one-way glass in front of him to carefully observe Hody Jones inside the interrogation room.

But no matter how he looked at it, Hody Jones in front of him didn't seem to be lying.

Moreover... if you look into it closely, Sig's grand plan is actually a plan to go into seclusion. It seems absurd at first, but upon closer examination, it is not impossible.

There are indeed many great pirates who have gone into seclusion on this vast sea.

For example, more than ten years ago, after the death of Pirate King Roger, the entire Roger Pirates disintegrated, and its members scattered all over the world, retiring from public life.

And this time, the situation of the Sig Mountain Bandits is very similar.

"Could it be that everything I deduced before was just me overthinking things?"

"Is Sig tired of his pirate life, and his plan really just to retire?"

During the Warring States period, such thoughts even popped into his mind.

"A peaceful life?"

Zhan Guo muttered to himself, his gaze becoming somewhat profound.

Does the peaceful life that Sieg longs for exist on this vast ocean?

It does exist.

Like Crocus, before boarding Sieg's ship, he hid alone in the desolate Twin Capes as a lighthouse keeper, completely unknown to anyone.

But the prerequisite is to hide in a deserted place.

Like Rayleigh, the Navy already knows that he is likely hiding in the Sabaody Archipelago, but they have been slow to capture him.

Because if someone of Rayleigh's stature were willing to retire quietly, even Sengoku and others would turn a blind eye to him.

Capturing a legendary figure like Rayleigh is extremely difficult.

Sengoku, known as a wise general, trusted his judgment and believed that the fake A-Long before him was not lying.

Since Aaron wasn't lying... then Sig's plan to retire is highly questionable.

"If Sieg is willing to retire, it wouldn't be such a bad thing..."

"Perhaps... the Navy could try negotiating with Sig..."

An idea kept popping into Sengoku's mind.

“Brubrub…”

At that moment, Sengoku's Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.

His expression changed drastically the moment he answered the phone.

"What? Whitebeard and Shiki have descended from the sky and appeared in Impel Down? And it seems Higuma's pirate ship is also there?"

After hanging up the phone, Sengoku's breathing became heavy. In such a momentous event, he could no longer care about A-Long in the interrogation room.

He rushed back to the marshal's office as quickly as possible and issued urgent military orders through officers at all levels.

"Fleet, depart immediately! Defend Impel Down!"

.............

Meanwhile, in the skies above the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

The sky and earth were gloomy, and the dark clouds that came from Thunder God Island had completely spread out, enveloping the entire holy land.

The Holy Land Mary Geoise is located on the highest peak of the Red Line, quite close to the thick, dark clouds above, creating a suffocating sense of oppression.

"It's almost time."

Sig sat on a white cloud high in the sky and glanced in the direction of the Holy Land.

The white cloud beneath his buttocks was created by the Golden Lion's power, allowing people to sit on it.

Sieg manipulated the photo editing camera in his hand and pressed the confirmation button.

Suddenly, a figure appeared abruptly above the holy land, amidst the dark sea of ​​clouds.

The figure was dressed in a golden kimono, with long, golden hair that was almost as tall as him, making him look as majestic as a lion, and his feet were covered in ice crystals.

It was none other than Shiki the Golden Lion!

Of course, this is just a human silhouette created by a photo editing camera and cannot directly represent a real person.

Immediately afterwards, Sieg turned on the megaphone on his chest, a smirk playing on his lips, and let out a burst of wild laughter:

"Hehehehe..."

"Tremble, World Government! I am Shiki the Golden Lion, the man who reigns supreme over the sea from the sky!"

"My revenge begins in the Holy Land, Mary Geoise!"

Chapter 515 The Mountain Bandit King in the Holy Land

Above the Holy Land Mary Geoise.