The natural system started off strong, but the navy finally reached its peak!

"How could it be you! If that's the case, then the person who just made the move was yours..."

“She’s my man.” Gern’s voice was eerily calm. “My adjutant, Navy Headquarters Lieutenant Lipo Hope.”

At the same time, an anxious inquiry came from the emergency call center at headquarters.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on? Who attacked the Celestial Dragons in the Sabaody Archipelago?"

Gern reached out and took the Den Den Mushi directly from Kadakobo's hand.

"What attack?"

Upon hearing Gern's voice, the other end of the Den Den Mushi fell silent for a moment, then a voice filled with disbelief said...

"Major General Gern...is that you?"

“It’s me,” Gern replied softly.

"Are you on Sabaody Archipelago? That's great! I heard someone attacked a Celestial Dragon. Please bring the situation under control immediately. I'll inform the Admiral..."

“It wasn’t an attack!” Gern suddenly interrupted. “It should be…”

His gaze swept over the scattered corpses of agents on the harbor, and over Charles Saint, whose head had been smashed into his neck.

"justifiable defense."

"Self-defense?!" Saint Roswald, seeing the Navy's incompetence, glared at Gern and shouted, "You lowly commoners dare to..."

"Shut up," Gern said coldly without turning his head, his Conqueror's Haki surging out like a tidal wave.

He forced Roswald Saint to his knees, and his oxygen mask cracked open with a snap.

The naval soldiers on the port retreated one after another, cold sweat beading on their foreheads. They had never felt such terrifying pressure before!

"Self-defense??" The Den Den Mushi hesitated for a moment. "What does that mean?"

“Hmm…” Gern strode directly toward Saint Roswald, his tone flippant.

"If someone attempts to attack the major general at headquarters, I shouldn't have any problem retaliating, right?"

"If someone attacked Major General Gern, there's no problem at all!"

"So!" The next second, Gern appeared in front of Saint Roswald, his right hand gripping the man's throat like an iron clamp, lifting him up.

The sudden feeling of suffocation startled the unconscious Saint Roswald awake, his face flushed red from the shock.

"How dare you... how dare you..." Roswald Saint kicked Gern's body wildly.

He even took out his handgun and fired several shots, but they all passed through Gern's body, leaving only a ripple.

"Major General Gern, what's with the gunshots?! What happened?!" the Den Den Mushi shouted, looking tense.

"I've been attacked. Is it even possible for me to intervene?"

"no problem."

"Major General Gern..." At this moment, Kadakongbo mustered his courage and spoke again, "Have you really thought this through? This might..."

“What could it be?” Gern interrupted him, glancing sideways with a sharp, piercing gaze.

"Send me to a military court? Strip me of my rank? Or... execute me outright?"

Kadakongbo swallowed hard, not daring to answer.

“Listen.” Gren’s voice suddenly softened, but the chill in it was even greater. “I expect you to report today’s events truthfully.”

If someone embellishes the story...

His gaze swept over every naval soldier present. "I wouldn't mind talking to him myself."

The soldiers all took a step back in unison, nodding frantically.

“Since that’s the case…” Gern grinned, and a shockwave suddenly erupted from his palm.

In an instant, the air shattered around the head of Saint Roswald.

And with a gust of air, Saint Roswald's body went limp.

The port fell silent once again.

Not only did they beat one person, but now they've crippled another!

For a moment, the naval soldiers were dumbfounded, even forgetting to do anything, with only the sound of the Den Den Mushi echoing in their ears.

"Major General Gern, may I ask who the attacker was?"

“Listen.” Gern leaned closer to the Den Den Mushi, his voice icy.

"At the 23rd Giant Tree in the Sabaody Archipelago, two Celestial Dragons attempted to attack a Rear Admiral, a Lieutenant, and a Warrant Officer of the Marine Headquarters."

I am now retaliating in accordance with the principle of 'legitimate self-defense'.

“Gern…” The Den Den Mushi suddenly realized, “Major General Gern, what do you mean by that?”

"To put it simply... it's what I did."

.......

After a long while, watching Gern and his two companions board the naval warship and gradually sail away, the naval soldiers on the port looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Did we... witness something incredible?" a young marine asked in a low voice.

"Shut up!" Kadakongbo shouted sternly. "No one is allowed to spread what happened today! Wait for orders from headquarters!"

But everyone knew that this matter was far from over.

A rear admiral and his adjutant publicly assaulted a Celestial Dragon, leaving one crippled and the other disabled—this was unprecedented on the high seas.

On the warship, Libo leaned against the gunwale, watching the Sabaody Archipelago recede into the distance, and suddenly asked, "Gern, have I gotten into trouble?"

“No.” Gern stood beside her, the sea breeze ruffling his dark hair. “You did a great job.”

“But…” Ribo lowered her head, “that Celestial Dragon said they are World Nobles…”

“World nobles?” Gern scoffed. “They’re nothing but parasites hiding behind privilege.”

Tesoro stood to the side, looking at Gern with a complicated expression: "Major General Gern, would it be... if we went back to headquarters now..."

"I need to go back to headquarters, because only at Marine Headquarters can the World Government do nothing to me!"

"After all, the Seven Warlords system has only been in place for a short time. Does the World Government really want to target me at Marine Headquarters?"

"Ha, they're not qualified yet."

Moreover, the bigger the commotion, the better I feel!

Chapter 155 A World-Shaking Event

Three days later, at the headquarters of the World News Agency

"President Morgans! Breaking news! A shocking event!"

A staff member stumbled open the office door, his clothes still stained with wet ink, and slammed an urgent telegram heavily onto the table.

Morgans was leisurely puffing on a cigar, casually unfolding the telegram.

The next second, his pupils suddenly contracted, the cigar slipped from his mouth, and sparks splattered onto the carpet.

"This...this is impossible! How long ago was the Battle of Adwall? Now..."

He suddenly stood up, his feathers bristling, his wings trembling violently, and his voice almost hoarse.

"Rear Admiral Gern publicly assaulted a Celestial Dragon in the Sabaody Archipelago?! Leaving one crippled and the other disabled?!"

The entire office fell into a deathly silence. All the reporters and editors stopped what they were doing, staring wide-eyed as if they had heard something unbelievable.

"Quick! Print a special edition immediately! Front page headline! Newspapers all over the world must print this news!" Morgans was so excited his voice almost cracked, his wings flapping wildly.

"The Navy has taken action against the Celestial Dragons, and the Seven Warlords system is just beginning to take shape. Heh, this will be the most sensational news of this century, sparking endless speculation around the world!"

The news simply cannot be contained.

In just one day, the whole world was in an uproar!

Rear Admiral "Skyquake" Gern brutally beats up a Celestial Dragon! The World Government is furious!

[The World Government announces the Seven Warlords of the Sea system; is the Navy using this as an opportunity to vent its discontent?]

[The Celestial Dragons plot to enslave the Navy; "Skyquake" strikes with overwhelming force!]

This incident was later known as the Celestial Dragons Incident No. 23!

……

Meanwhile, on Fishman Island, in Fishman Street.

Fisher Tiger clenched the newspaper in his hand, his knuckles turning white from the force.

The front page of the newspaper prominently featured Guern's stern face against a backdrop of chaos in the Sabaody Archipelago, with a headline that was both glaring and eye-catching.

Rear Admiral Gern, nicknamed "Skyquake," brutally beats up a Celestial Dragon! The World Government is enraged!

"Is this guy... insane?" Tiger murmured, his throat dry.

He suddenly looked up and roared at Ah Long and Xiao Ba beside him, "I'm going to the Dragon Palace!"

Aron glanced at the newspaper, his jagged nose twitched, and he scoffed, "Ha, human infighting, what does it have to do with us?"

"Shut up!" Tiger roared in rare fury, veins bulging beneath his crimson skin. "You have no idea what this means!"

Xiao Ba nervously handed over the coat, his six arms flailing frantically: "Boss, Tiger, the boat is ready..."

Tiger grabbed his coat and strode toward the exit of Fishman Street.

His mind echoed with Gern's words from the Sea Forest.

"Kindness needs to be protected by strength."

And now, that man is declaring his "power" to Fishman Island in the most extreme way.

Dragon Palace, Throne Hall.

Neptune sat upright on his throne, the newspaper in his hand trembling slightly.

Queen Otohime stood beside him, covering her mouth with her hands, her eyes filled with disbelief.

“Your Majesty Neptune…” The captain of the guard rushed in, about to report Tiger’s arrival, but saw Tiger already striding into the hall, also clutching a newspaper in his hand.

Their eyes met, and the air froze for a moment.

“You saw it?” Neptune asked slowly, his voice low.

“That’s right, and if we’re estimating the timeline,” Tiger nodded, “He attacked the Celestial Dragons immediately after leaving Fishman Island.”

Princess Otohime picked up the newspaper with trembling hands and softly read the headline.

"'Rear Admiral Gern severely injured two Celestial Dragons under the pretext of self-defense'... Is... is this true?"

“Absolutely true.” Neptune sighed, his dragon-beard trembling slightly. “The news agency’s report can’t be false, and besides…”

He pointed to small print in the corner of the newspaper, “Even the world government’s statement has acknowledged the existence of the ‘conflict’.”

Tiger stared intently at Neptune: "He's showing his resolve regarding our alliance."

Neptune paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed. "Yes, in the craziest way." He looked up at Tiger, a sharp glint in his eyes.

"But he proved that his 'justice' even dared to shake the Celestial Dragons."

Otohime put down her newspaper with a worried expression: "But such open provocation of the World Government, won't Major General Guern...?"

“Don’t worry.” Neptune interrupted her, tapping his fingers lightly on the armrest of the throne. He smiled slightly, recalling what Gern had told him before he left.

"His network of connections within the Navy means the World Government would never dare to touch him lightly."

Tiger frowned: "But the Celestial Dragons will never let this go."

"So what?" Neptune suddenly stood up, his tall figure casting a shadow.

"Don't forget, he is 'Tianzhen'."

Moreover... when someone possesses absolute power and holds overwhelmingly the moral high ground, everyone will stand behind them!

........

Malinfando, Navy Headquarters.

"Gern!!!" Steel Bone Kong smashed the desk with a punch, his roar echoing throughout the entire building, even startling the seagulls outside the window into scattering and flying away.