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

"That shot just now... really hurt..." Enel licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, revealing a ferocious smile.

"But it would be foolish to use the same trick on a 'god' a second time!"

“Stubborn to the end.” The divine rider in the sheep skull mask seemed to have completely lost patience and slowly raised the huge scythe in his hand.

The sniper beside him, Divine Rider, silently raised his peculiar long rifle once more.

With a slight adjustment of the gun muzzle, a cold gaze locked onto Enel in the shadows beneath the brim of his hat.

........

In October of the 1508th year of the Sea Calendar, in the New World Seas, the non-member Kingdom of Jacques, which had once flown the "Cataclysmic Disaster" flag and enjoyed a brief period of peace, was greeted by Wan Lei and Lei Ying.

The capital city, its inhabitants, and all traces of battle on it were completely obliterated, as if they had never existed on this sea.

It has completely disappeared from the map.

Enel, nicknamed "God," is a Rear Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, a Logia-type Devil Fruit user (Rumble-Rumble Fruit), and a key combatant under Admiral "White Kirin."

In this battle... he fought against two opponents, battling to the very end, but was severely wounded, and his fate is unknown.

In the same week that the news broke, the princess who had contributed to the kingdom of Yakro perished in the battle following its disappearance.

Thus, the immortal Divine Riders did not linger, but went directly down to the Grand Line where they were attacked and captured Revolutionary Army cadre [Eastern Army] Commander Jewelry Ginny.

This accomplished two goals at once: it fulfilled the slave mission for the Manmaia family and also solved the mission for Jaigollucia Satan!

Chapter 313 The fuse begins to burn.

Naval Headquarters, Marineford, Admiral's Office.

Sengoku's opinion of Gern had improved slightly because of his "cooperation" with the North Sea "Corazon" mission a few days ago, and he was even in a more relaxed mood.

However, this brief respite didn't even last half a day before it was shattered by a frantically ringing emergency Den Den Mushi.

The Den Den Mushi simulated the terrified expression of his direct subordinates, whom he had planted at the G-10 base to monitor and coordinate.

"Marshal... Sengoku! Something terrible has happened! The New World, the Kingdom of Jacques!!" The voice on the other end of the Den Den Mushi trembled violently with extreme fear.

"The...the Knights of God have appeared! They...they have clashed with Brigadier General Enel!"

"It's...it's two Divine Knights!! They...ambushed Brigadier General Enel within G-10's territory!!"

This news struck the Warring States period like a bolt from the blue!

The color drained from his face instantly, his hand holding the Den Den Mushi trembled uncontrollably, and his pupils contracted sharply with unprecedented fear!

"What...what did you say?!" Sengoku's voice trembled. "Is the news confirmed?! How is Enel now?! What about the Kingdom of Jacques?!"

"Confirmed! The battle... the battle fluctuations were terrifying! And then... and then the entire Kingdom of Yakro... completely... utterly vanished!!"

"Commodore Enel... his fate is unknown!! G-10 is in a state of emergency!" came a near-hysterical shout from the Den Den Mushi.

"Clatter!" Sengoku's Den Den Mushi slipped from his hand and fell to the ground, but he didn't even notice.

This wise and capable marshal lost his composure for the first time in front of his subordinates, slumping backward into his large marshal's chair, his face filled with disbelief and...deep fear!

He knew all too well! He knew all too well the terrifying consequences that would ensue if this happened!

That man... that man who controls the power of natural disasters... would absolutely not tolerate such a thing!

"Someone...someone!!" Sengoku snapped back to reality and practically roared at the door, "Immediately!! Get Borsalino here!! Immediately!!!"

A few minutes later, Kizaru, dressed in a yellow striped suit and with his usual lazy expression, slowly pushed open the door and walked in.

"Hey~ Marshal, you called me here in such a hurry, there must be trouble again..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Zhan Guo's pale, terrified face and his voice trailed off.

Without any pleasantries, Sengoku immediately and concisely recounted the events that had transpired in the Kingdom of Yakro to Kizaru.

After listening to Sengoku's account, Kizaru's face, which always had droopy eyelids and looked like he hadn't woken up yet, showed an unusually serious expression!

He even subconsciously pushed up his sunglasses.

"Hey, hey, hey...you're kidding, right?" Kizaru's voice stopped drawing out and became serious.

"This is no joke, Marshal of the Warring States... This could lead to something catastrophic."

He said with absolute certainty, "That kid, Guern... will definitely not let this go."

He was incredibly protective of his subordinates, especially his earliest core members.

"I know! Of course I know!" Sengoku suddenly stood up, his hands gripping the table, his body trembling slightly with anxiety and anger.

"So we must hold the line now! Gern is still in the North Sea!"

Even at his fastest speed, it would take him at least a month and a half, almost two months, to travel from the four seas back to the New World!

This is the only buffer period we can negotiate!

At this point, Sengoku's anger finally erupted completely. He could no longer contain himself and began to curse at the air.

"Damn it!! Those idiots in the World Government!"

Those idiots whose brains are full of privilege, hybridized!

Don't they realize how much of a deterrent the G-10 has in the New World?!

Don't they know what kind of madman Gern is?!

"Or is it that because Gern has been relatively 'quiet' in his G-10 these past few years, they've forgotten!! Forgotten what happened in Marineford Square back then!!"

Figarand Greene was beaten half to death by him, like a dead dog!

Did this force the Five Elders to sit down and compromise?!

"How dare they?! How dare they directly kill his men?! And it was a two-on-one surprise attack!!"

After his outburst, Sengoku forced himself to calm down quickly; now was not the time to vent his emotions.

He suddenly looked at Kizaru, his tone more serious and urgent than ever before: "Borusalino! You must set off immediately!"

Get to G-10 base as fast as you can! Check on Enel's situation!

At the same time, keep the situation stable at G-10; absolutely do not allow them to act on their own! Especially before Gern returns!

“No problem.” Kizaru, realizing the seriousness of the situation, nodded without hesitation. “However, Fleet Admiral, I can’t stop Gern…”

Before he finished speaking, his body began to emit a golden light.

"I didn't expect anything from you!" Sengoku urged.

Kizaru transformed into a golden ray of light and vanished from the office in an instant.

Only Sengoku remained in the office. He took a few deep breaths, as if he had made up his mind.

He took out a well-preserved special Den Den Mushi from the deepest part of the drawer, hesitated for a moment, and finally dialed a number he hadn't contacted in a long time.

The phone rang for a long time before being answered. A voice, aged yet still powerful, came from the other end: "Warring States period? What requires this line?"

"Commander-in-Chief..." Sengoku's voice was tinged with weariness and powerlessness as he recounted the events that had transpired in the Kingdom of Yakro once more.

On the other end of the phone, Kong, the former Fleet Admiral and current Commander-in-Chief of the World Government's armed forces, fell into a long silence.

After a long silence, a deep sigh came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi, a sigh filled with helplessness and a foreseeable heaviness:

“Warring States…” Kong’s voice was unusually low, “This time… you can’t stop him.”

"Pray... pray that no one from G-10 has told Gern this news yet."

"Click." The phone was hung up.

Standing alone in the empty marshal's office, Sengoku felt a chill creep up from his feet to the top of his head.

I initially wanted to go to Mary Geoise, but then I thought of that group of arrogant, brain-damaged aristocrats.

They're not afraid at all unless you put a knife to their neck; instead, they'll just continue their brain-dead micro-management.

Going there wouldn't do any good, and I might even become the scapegoat for their 'brain-dead micromanagement'.

Thinking of this, Sengoku, being an outstanding strategist, decisively went to find Zephyr and Garp...

Chapter 314 Return to the New World

Meanwhile, in the New World, at the G-10 headquarters, inside the core medical room.

The air was so heavy it seemed to drip water, and the regular ticking of expensive medical equipment only served to accentuate the deathly silence of the room.

Tesoro stood to the side with a gloomy expression, his fingers unconsciously stroking the ring.

Torritoma also bit her lip tightly, her beautiful face filled with worry and suppressed murderous intent, her eyes fixed on the hospital bed.

Libo, petite as she was, stood in front, her hands continuously emitting a soft green light.

The figure on the bed was enveloped in a thick layer of sweat, his forehead covered with fine beads of perspiration, indicating that he had been receiving treatment for a long time.

On the hospital bed, Enel lay quietly, his face as pale as paper, his breathing so weak it was almost imperceptible.

His upper body was wrapped in thick bandages, and blood was still faintly seeping through the bandages on his left shoulder.

What is most shocking is the horrific charred slash wound on his chest that almost pierced through his body, as well as many wounds all over his body that are difficult to heal.

The breath of life was like a candle flickering in the wind, as if it could be extinguished at any moment.

Just then—

"Bang!" The door to the medical room was suddenly pushed open, and heavy footsteps broke the deathly silence inside.

Barrett stood silently in the doorway, his skin still stained with dust and dark red blood from a bloody hunt.

The moment Barrett pushed open the door, his gaze locked onto Enel, who was lying on the hospital bed, barely breathing.

Those eyes, which were always filled with fighting spirit and madness, were now as deep and terrifying as the sea before a storm.

He didn't say anything, but casually tossed the three enormous bodies he was carrying, which looked like dead dogs, onto the ground.

The dull thud made Tezzolo and Toritoma both turn their heads to look.

They are three notorious pirates in the New World, each with a bounty exceeding 500 million Berries!

However, the three of them were like broken dolls, their bones shattered, clearly having suffered unimaginable horrors before their deaths.

Ribo saw the three pirates who were still breathing but completely powerless to resist, and her eyes showed no pity.

He immediately freed one hand and aimed it at the three pirates; the soft green light turned extremely predatory!

"Life Drain!!"

In an instant, a visible stream of energy containing vibrant life force...

As if forcibly extracted, it surged out from the bodies of those three great pirates!

Instead of converting this life energy into healing carrots, Ribo directly transformed it into the purest healing torrent, drawing it into Enel's damaged body without reservation!

The three great pirates couldn't even scream before their bodies visibly withered and died, eventually turning into three lifeless corpses.

Enel's complexion, under the infusion of abundant life energy, seemed to regain a very faint blush, and his breathing became slightly stronger.

Relieved, Tesoro looked at Barrett, who was covered in dust and still exuded a murderous aura, and said, "Barrett, leave this to Ribo. You go and clean up first..."

However, Barrett seemed not to hear Tezzolo's words at all.

He stood there, motionless, like a silent statue, his gaze fixed intently on Enel.

On his thick arms, veins bulged like writhing dragons, and his fists were clenched so tightly they cracked.

A suffocating silence fell over the medical room once again.

After a long while, Barrett suddenly turned around and strode out without saying a word.

But he only walked to the door of the ward and did not leave. Instead, he leaned against the cold metal wall and slid down, hiding himself in the shadows outside the door.

Then, Barrett carefully pulled a small, oddly shaped white Den Den Mushi from inside the tattered jacket.

"idiot……"

"He clearly has a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) on him... to contact me..."

Seeing Enel's miserable state, this man, who had long since stopped believing in so-called "comrades" and firmly believed that power was everything...

For the first time, this man, who could destroy the world single-handedly, felt a strange, almost consuming frenzy within him!

That guy who's always yelling "Yeh ha ha ha," has a foul mouth, loves to show off, always likes to strike him with lightning, and isn't very strong but always dares to provoke him—that "god"...