"Gan Fall, I think you should start evacuating the residents…" Suddenly, Rowen spoke slowly under the shocked expressions of the others.
"I will do my best to draw the battlefield to the edge of Angel Island, but for the rest… please forgive me for my limitations."
After all… the opponent is that legendary figure! Even Rowen doesn't have absolute confidence in winning this fight!
"Gasp…!!"
Gan Fall gasped in shock before he nodded heavily.
"McKinley, notify all God's Officer squads to set off!"
"Mobilize all ships and bring the residents to Upper Yard!"
"Ah?… Yes!"
McKinley didn't snap out of it immediately, still immersed in the shock before him. But luckily, Gan Fall was someone he respected immensely, and it was his voice that successfully roused him.
"You too!"
"Inform the soldiers to take refuge in Upper Yard immediately, and at the same time, notify the Headquarters… tell them…" Rowen solemnly pulled out a cigar from his pocket, lit it, and took a deep drag.
"Just tell them… Golden Lion is here!"
Golden Lion!!
Henry was dumbfounded by this thunderous name, staring at the distant specks. His limbs felt weak.
He was in his forties this year and not only had he heard about this legendary figure, but he had also seen him with his own eyes!
In the previous era, he was one of the Three Great Pirates, and he was even once considered the world's strongest and most formidable pirate, Golden Lion!!
How could he appear here?!
Didn't he disappear after escaping from Impel Down by himself?!
"Yes!"
With a drawn-out salute, Henry almost crawled out of the gate, pulling Staff Sergeant and his soldiers to head back the way they came.
The Den Den Mushis they carried could only communicate with Port Fair. To contact Headquarters Den Den Mushi in Marineford, they had to use the special model of Den Den Mushi inside Port Fair.
Fortunately, the small specks were coming from the north, with the entire expanse of Angel Island in between, so there was enough time.
Woo! Woo!!
The usually peaceful and harmonious Angel Island suddenly rang with alarm bells! The residents of Skypiea, who had already accepted the fact of coexistence with the Shandians, were momentarily stunned. The last time they heard the alarm, it was when the Shandians launched a total attack just after Gan Fall took office decades ago!
"Could it be that the Shandians are attacking again? They're incorrigible villains, I knew they wouldn't change!"
"Look up in the sky, what's that?!"
"That's… a ship? Is it the Marines?"
"No! Those are black flags, they're Pirate Ships!!"
Countless Pirate Ships, large and small, floated in the sky, numbering in the hundreds. The smallest ship was larger than a house, and the largest stretched out over a hundred meters!
These pirates, recruited by Golden Lion, swarmed around the central flagship. From the perspective of the Angel Island residents, it wasn't a fleet coming towards them, but rather a dark cloud!
Whoosh!
The pirates had landed on Angel Island!!
The assumption that had been feared by countless Skypieans suddenly became a reality, sparking turmoil within the entire range of the island!
Before establishing formal contact with the Blue Sea, the Skypieans knew of the cruelty of the pirates. They were a pack of ruthless hounds existing solely for wickedness. For hundreds of years, the pirates who ventured here were all wicked miscreants.
The streets and alleys instantly became noisy, and the residents of Skypiea fled in disarray, setting off a butterfly effect and causing even greater commotion!
Rowen didn't pay attention to the God's Officers below, who were working hard to maintain order and evacuate the masses. He floated in the air alone through Elementalization, his Justice cape billowing behind him.
"Why does Golden Lion have aircraft technology?"
The Pirate Ships before him had all undergone modifications. Although he didn't know the internal structure, whether it was the rear propellers or the overall shape, they all exuded a strong Marine aircraft vibe.
As a top-secret matter of the Marines, any force that dared to conduct research without authorization was punishable by death! Rowen had dealt with Capone Bege by leveraging this point, so there was no reason he would disclose it to Golden Lion.
"But it doesn't matter!"
Golden Lion, solely relying on his Fuwa Fuwa no Mi (Float-Float Fruit) ability, was able to make such a large number of Pirate Ships float. Whether or not he had aircraft technology was almost irrelevant.
Without Golden Lion's fleet of flying ships, even if they possessed a full set of aircraft technology, it wouldn't be enough to pose a threat.
Dealing with pirates didn't follow the usual tactic of "capture the followers before the leader," because the Captain was everything!
Zii Zii Zi!!
Streaks of lightning emanated from Rowen, spreading through the air, and the Thunder God emblem quietly appeared on his head.
"Stop here, Golden Lion!"
The powerful voice echoed in the sky as Rowen's gaze locked onto Golden Lion, who was in the flagship's cabin at the center of the fleet, surrounded by Pirate Ships of all sizes.
Before him stood an elderly man exuding a brutal aura, he was none other than the legendary pirate, "Golden Lion" Shiki! Just like the code name "Golden Lion" implied, Shiki had a mane of golden hair that reached down to the ground, resembling a lion's mane. He wore a black-brown kimono with alternating orange and yellow stripes.
A ship's helm was stuck at the back of his head, and two renowned swords, "Oto" and "Kogarashi," were fastened to his knees, which were severed at the joint, giving him a somewhat comical yet ferocious appearance.
"Jihahahaha! Where did this little devil come from, is it the Marines?"
Rowen, standing alone in front of the fleet, was immediately noticed by the Golden Lion. Upon hearing this thunderous proclamation, Golden Lion responded not with anger, but with laughter.
Beside him stood a man in a white coat with a face painted in a rather comical manner. He was currently gesticulating with both hands, like a mime… the worst kind!
Seeing that Shiki still couldn't understand even after a few seconds, Dr. Indigo simply took out the documents from his pocket, flipped to the top page, and pointed it out to Golden Lion.
"Oh! So it's him!"
Noticing the photograph of the young man on the document, Shiki suddenly realized.
It was precisely because they didn't want to provoke the G-10 Branch that they decided to directly infiltrate from the sky. With the invasion style of the sky pirate group, by the time G-10 Branch recovered from the shock of his appearance, they would have long gone, beyond reach.
The most dreaded of them all was undoubtedly the Super Electromagnetic Cannon assumed to be at the top of the fortress, followed closely by the newly-promoted Admiral Candidate with the codename "Soryu (Azure Dragon)," the Marine rising star known as Undying Vice Admiral, Rowen!
"Undying Vice Admiral, huh? Then let me test whether you're truly 'Undying'!"
"Everyone, be alert! Bring him down for me!"
"The sky is my domain! Jihahahaha!"
Rowen saw the pirates' movements, and he assessed the dense array of artillery aimed at him. If it were anyone else, they would have already panicked. After all, this place was tens of thousands of meters above the sea, with no buffer below!
But for Rowen, this was nothing. As a Goro Goro no Mi (Thunder Thunder Fruit) Ability user, he naturally stood above the sky!
"Don't have anything to say, Golden Lion? Why did you invade Angel Island? Angel Island is under Marine protection. Your actions are a declaration of war against the Marines!"
"Why speak so much nonsense! The Marines really get worse with each passing generation!" Suddenly, Golden Lion was enraged, shouting with his mouth wide open, "Are you saying that if I say no, you won't let me go?!"
"Since you dare to block my path, then I'll kill you!"
This response was in line with Rowen's expectations. Golden Lion greatly respected strength, even in an enemy. However, before you demonstrated the strength he acknowledged, as a legendary pirate, you didn't even have the qualification to talk to him!
To understand why Golden Lion chose this particular moment, leaving behind his "IQ" drug experiments on Merveille's Isle and attacking Angel Island, he needed to defeat him! And also…
"No! I'm just considering whether to kill you outright or leave you half-dead… I've made up my mind now."
Rowen's mouth split open, surrounded by lightning.
"To kill you!"
"Attack!"
"Fire!!"
As the words fell, the Pirate Ships that had gradually formed an encirclement unleashed a barrage of cannon fire, solid cannonballs forming a curtain of sky, all aimed at Rowen.
Boom… Bang rumble!!
(End of this chapter)
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