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

"Aren't you a Supernova just because you're separated from me? Aren't you part of the Worst Generation?! I'm a new bud of the new era too!?"

As he watched Enel gradually lose patience, his pupils regaining a dangerous glint of lightning, Law's heart sank.

The excruciating pain from enduring that lightning strike seemed to surge through his body again, reminding him of the despairing gap between himself and the "god" before him.

The escape plan seemed utterly ridiculous in the face of absolute speed and power.

God has not forgotten him.

"Tsk tsk tsk, 'Surgeon of Death' Trafalgar Law—bounty of 2 million Berries!! Not bad! Pirate."

Enel's playful voice pushed Law's nerves to their limit.

"We can't just sit here and wait to die!" Almost solely relying on willpower, Law spoke before Enel could even finish his sentence.

With his left hand outstretched, the pale blue spherical space “ROOM” was compressed to its limit and then instantly expanded around him!

Slaughterhouse!

"Shh!"

In an instant, his figure swapped places with a charred clod of earth several meters away!

This was the fastest reaction he could make in his severely injured state, trying to create that tiny but potentially life-saving distance.

Unfortunately, Enel didn't even move a step. In the face of his "psychic net" that could foresee all movements, all his struggles were in vain.

So, at the very instant that Law appeared in his new location, Enel raised his right arm, his palm pointing in that direction!

"Divine retribution!"

In an instant, a beam of lightning tore through the air and struck Luo, who had just switched positions and didn't even have time to regain his footing, at a speed beyond what the eye could see!

At this critical moment

"Slash Wave!!" A cold, sharp shout echoed from the sky!

Immediately afterwards, a crescent-shaped pale golden flying slash descended from the sky at an astonishing speed, striking the deadly lightning beam with perfect precision!

"Swoosh—Boom!!!"

The slash and the lightning bolt collided fiercely!

There was no explosion; the pale golden slash forcefully split the raging lightning beam in two!

The lightning energy that had been split apart dissipated out of control to both sides, carving two scorched deep trenches into the ground, but just happened to bypass Luo in the center!

The intense energy surge made Luo instinctively close his eyes, preparing to face death.

But the expected excruciating pain didn't come; instead, a pair of strong arms...

In a way he never expected, she caught him steadily in a princess carry and quickly lifted him into the air.

"Saved? Is it Hades? I guess I'm still just a new sprout of the new era!"

In a daze after surviving the ordeal, Law slowly opened his eyes, only to find Rayleigh's face not what he had expected.

Instead, it was a wild face with an unruly smile and that signature lion-mane-like topknot!

"Golden...Golden Lion?!"

Law's mind went completely blank for a moment; he simply couldn't comprehend how this legendary pirate, who had disappeared for over a decade, would appear here.

And he saved himself in such an...embarrassing way.

Shiki the Golden Lion looked down at Law, who was lying in his arms with a blank expression, and grinned, revealing a smile that Law found rather strange, even a little gay.

"Hehehe! Kid, you're my precious treasure, I can't afford to hurt a single hair on your head!"

This scene caused Rayleigh, who hadn't gone far, to suddenly stop and turn to look at the sky with a solemn expression.

"Shiki... what's that troublesome guy doing here?"

Kizaru, who had been watching the commotion from a short distance away and had even taken out his nail clippers to trim his nails, stopped in his tracks and pouted.

"Wow~~~ This is incredible... Even the legendary 'Flying Pirate' has appeared... This is going to be troublesome~"

However, just as everyone's attention was drawn to the suddenly appearing golden lion...

A calm and familiar voice clearly reached the ears of everyone present, causing everyone's expressions to freeze once again.

"Shiki".

The sound came from not far away, and a tall figure had appeared there at some point, or perhaps he had always been there.

With a smile, Gern slowly walked out, his gaze sweeping over the golden lion in the air and the crowd below.

"I told you, you have to walk behind me. Anyone who didn't know better would think you're the boss!!"

Chapter 437 Smart people are always bold

"Didn't I tell you? Don't walk in front of me. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were the boss! Shiki."

Upon hearing Gern's words, the Golden Lion merely let out a cold, ambiguous snort.

"If I hadn't acted first, this treasure would have been charred long ago!"

After saying that, the Golden Lion surprisingly did not refute or provoke him.

Instead, under the incredulous gazes of everyone...

This flying pirate embraced Trafalgar Law in a surprising "princess carry" pose.

The air around him surged, and his body slowly descended, eventually hovering steadily to the left of Gern, slightly behind.

His suspended posture still carried the aura of a legendary powerhouse, but the "subordinate" position he occupied...

It seemed casual, but it was like a silent brand, announcing a chilling truth that resonated in the hearts of all those present who knew the truth!

That's Shiki! The arrogant and unruly Golden Lion who even dared to break into Marine Headquarters alone!

A storm raged within Rayleigh's heart; his hand, which was adjusting his glasses, froze slightly, and his expression became blank.

"How is that possible?! How could this man... possibly be content to sit in the background?!"

"No... that's absolutely impossible!" Rayleigh murmured almost subconsciously.

This scene before him was even more shocking to him than when he learned that Shiki had single-handedly fought the Marine Headquarters and escaped from prison.

"Tsk tsk tsk!!"

At this point, Kizaru, who always adhered to "ambiguous justice" and tried to hide whenever possible, could no longer conceal himself.

A flash of golden light appeared directly in front of Gern, his usual lewd expression replaced by utter shock.

Unusually, he didn't use his usual leisurely tone, but instead pointed with a puzzled expression at the golden lion floating behind Gern.

"Gern! This joke... is not a good one!!"

Luo, who was being held in the arms of the Golden Lion in an extremely awkward position, was no less shocked than the others.

He looked up at the wild face so close to his own, a face that existed only in wanted posters and historical legends, and a cold, hard truth struck him.

"If...if even a legend like the Golden Lion...submits to the 'Calamity'..."

Luo felt a chill run down his spine and up to the top of his head.

"Just how terrifying must the power under his command be?!"

Those familiar with the legendary era understand that Shiki and Roger's elite approach differed from Whitebeard's family-style management.

He was the most skilled at management, had the widest sphere of influence, and commanded the most fleets and powerful figures among the three legendary figures of the old era!

In other words, this man's charisma and organizational skills were the true foundation of his past dominance of the sea!

And that Golden Lion, who possessed the greatest power and this ability... is now...

Luo dared not think any further, only feeling the shadow hidden behind the name Gern Reginald Sigmar.

His identity as a naval admiral is far more profound and terrifying than the outside world knows.

However, at this moment, Gern didn't pay attention to anyone else.

Instead, his gaze swept past Kizaru and finally landed on Enel and Kuma, his eyebrows slightly raised.

"How come you are here?"

He paused, as if just realizing something, as if he had remembered something crucial.

"No, this is Sabaody Archipelago... Straw Hat..."

"He got swatted away by a bear!" Enel waved his hand impatiently, interrupting Gern's question.

Meanwhile, his gaze never left Shiki, the golden lion hovering behind Gern.

He kept scrutinizing the golden lion, his expression displeased, as if he knew something.

Or rather, at this moment, it seems that even with his full strength, the Golden Lion could only severely injure himself, while he himself seemed capable of challenging this legend...

At this moment, Xiong stepped forward and told Gern about Long Qing's request for his help.

After all, that's just his personality; given the opportunity, he won't hide it.

At the same time, after hearing the explanation, Gern didn't think much of it. After all, if you told a bear to be truly ruthless, it wouldn't be a bear anymore.

Meanwhile, Golden Lion completely ignored Enel's undisguised provocative gaze.

And the seemingly mundane yet incredibly informative dialogue between Gern and his subordinates...

Instead, he fixed his gaze and all his attention on Trafalgar Law in his arms, with an almost obsessive eagerness.

"Hey kid," Shiki's voice was deep and cut straight to the heart of the matter, "You ate the Op-Op Fruit?"

Luo could clearly feel the burning intensity in that gaze and the strength of the arm that was holding him.

He had no doubt that even if the legendary figure before him was not at his peak, killing him would still be effortless.

Luo's mind raced, but on the surface he didn't dare to hesitate in the slightest and nodded obediently: "That's right."

"Hahaha..." Having received Law's acknowledgment, the Golden Lion let out a low laugh.

Then he asked the question that had worried him the most throughout the journey, a question he was even willing to compromise with Gern about.

"Then can you take this damn ship's wheel out of my head?" He first pointed to the iconic, shameful mark embedded in his skull.

She glanced again at her legs, which had been replaced by the famous swords "Kumaki" and "Sakura-ju".

"Or rather...give me a pair of suitable legs?"

Seeing the hopeful look on the golden lion's face, Luo took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down and analyze the situation.

The power of the Op-Op Fruit raced through his mind, and combined with the two demands made by Shiki, he offered a professional assessment.

"If I were to use the power of the Op-Op Fruit to perform precise organ separation or transplantation surgery... in theory, I could do it."

"Absolutely possible... Hehehehe!! Absolutely possible!!"

The golden lion repeated the phrase, his eyes growing brighter and brighter, and the corners of his mouth unable to suppress the upward curve of his lips.

His wild face revealed a genuine excitement and ecstasy that he hadn't seen in many years!

The nightmare that had plagued him for years finally saw a glimmer of hope for its end!

Luo, after confirming that the Golden Lion did indeed have a request of him, and that it was a fundamental and crucial need,

An extremely bold, even insane, new plan suddenly emerged and became clear in his mind!

"I see, Shiki the Golden Lion... If that's the case, then this man's power and influence..."

If we can leverage this... no, even cooperate...

"Doflamingo... 'Joker,' your underground empire, your status as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea..."

Suddenly, it doesn't seem so huge anymore!

Chapter 438 How could I not know?

Meanwhile, on Gern's side

Kizaru's usually somewhat languid face was now unusually serious.

He first gave Gern a deep look, then stepped forward.

“Gern-kun, as your senior…” Kizaru’s voice was very low, only the two of them could hear it.