*Zi Zi!*
*Boom rumble!!*
Without giving Rowen much time to think, the ground exploded as expected once it reached a critical point.
It was like a thousand drums being struck simultaneously, with invisible shockwaves propelling through the air, creating unimaginable and terrifying vibrations. Pushed by the explosion's impact, the Raigo - Thunder Greeting black sphere, not to be outdone, decisively chose to explode as well.
The air was compressed clean, and after the explosion of these two terrifying forces, Rowen felt an unmatched monstrous power in front of him. His entire being was dispersed into streaks of thunder serpents by the intense wind pressure, demonstrating the strength of the explosion!
To ask what could have caused such a massive explosion on the unnamed island, the answer was simple... Don't forget, there's an active volcano here!
The immense power of nature is truly terrifying. Even if it's just a minor crack in the planet's surface, the eruptive force it produces is beyond human control!
The rising magma and Thunderlight turned the area hundreds of miles in radius into a vivid earthly hell.
The sea couldn't even form waves; it was evaporated in the blink of an eye by the two scorching forces, revealing the landmasses connecting the islands. The coral reefs on them were directly charred into ash, turning the seabed into a desert.
Then...
*Boom!!*
It was only thousands of miles away that Rowen finally managed to condense his form again, looking at the distant flames surging into the sky, resembling scenes from hell. Suddenly, his Haoshoku Haki surged.
"T-Teach...!!!"
*Thud!*
The sea suddenly sank in a large area, with thunder serpents dancing around. Rowen opened his mouth wide, his eyes filled with Killing Intentions.
"You, damned beast!!!"
Under such an explosion, except for Logia users who can immunize themselves against two kinds of forces and the "Hundred Beasts" Kaido, no one can survive.
However, as a Sacrifice-Sacrifice Fruit Ability user, even if Teach were blasted into minced meat, as long as one part of his body wasn't completely burned into ash, he could still fully resurrect by sacrificing himself.
Volcano, explosion... With these two clues combined, Rowen instantly Understood Teach's plan.
*Endpoint!*
*Dyna Stone!*
What would a madman who knows his time is running out do when his life is gradually ticking away? Naturally, seek revenge on society!
The three "endpoints" are three crucial volcanoes in the New World, connected to the Earth's core. If they were simultaneously destroyed, it would be as if a pressure valve had been lost from a pressure cooker, causing the entire magma layer to surge onto the surface, with enough power to destroy the entire New World!!
As the mist dissipated, all the previous doubts were answered.
No wonder Teach didn't show up for such a big event as the Pirate League. At first, Rowen thought it was because Teach was concerned about his presence and deliberately stayed hidden.
Now it seems that he never took the League seriously from the beginning!
If he appeared himself to handle the pirates in [The Drifter], it would just fulfill his wish.
The chaos caused by the Germa Kingdom in the New World was a cover for the Pirate League, and the Pirate League conference was a cover for his plan to retaliate against society.
By attracting attention with a real major event, they could secretly carry out their plan. Even the Gorōsei (Five Elder Stars) were deceived into going.
If Rowen hadn't found out Teach's hiding place by scheming with Lafitte and Burgess, they might not have known Teach's true intentions until one "Endpoint" was destroyed.
And with Teach's mentality, he definitely wouldn't detonate them one by one like Zephyr planned to do in the original story; he would blast them all apart once fully prepared!
By then, the New World would completely become a hell on earth, regardless of what the "ONE PIECE" or the "pirate king" is, all would turn to smoke.
*Hoo...*
Calming down the turmoil in his heart, Rowen took a deep breath and pondered carefully.
"Burying Dyna Stone deep underground, and then escaping by triggering its Detonation through impact. The cost is extremely severe, and if something goes wrong with one sacrifice, it could result in being completely crippled or even dead."
"This island was his carefully chosen hiding place, and now that it's like this, he also knows that his true purpose will be exposed. It is indeed a last resort that he would use, in line with the reasons he has been fighting desperately before."
The fact has happened, and regrets are useless.
After understanding Teach's true purpose behind deliberately striking that punch before, Rowen quickly judged the current situation.
"Only the power of Dyna Stone can cause the underground magma layer of an active volcano to erupt completely. Teach can get his hands on Dyna Stone, but we haven't received any attack notifications, proving that there's a mole in [PERIOD] who took the Dyna Stone to the Black Market to sell it for personal gain."
"Damn it!"
Rowen had no sympathy for these troublemakers.
Suppressing the urge to fly to [PERIOD] right now and hold someone accountable, Rowen held onto the last shred of hope and flew towards the remnants of the unnamed island in the distance.
The scorching magma constantly interacted with the cold seawater, producing water vapor. The sea boiled like hot water, and the cooled scorched stones layered on the landmass. The area of the unnamed island did not decrease but increased, but it had completely turned into a lifeless forbidden land.
*Hiss... Hiss...*
With each step on the scorching hot scorched rock, which was still at least a thousand degrees, black lines were drawn under Rowen's shoes every time he lifted his feet. Rowen had to use Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki) on his shoes to prevent them from igniting.
Arriving at the location of the previous battle, the Thunder Dragon crescent-sided halberd was stuck nearby at an angle.
Due to the existence of Thunder Gem and the Thunder Cloud Dragon pattern, the destructive power of the Nine Dragon Felling the Sun was ignored by the thunder halberd.
After most of the remaining magma and high temperatures were offset by the barrier, they landed on the Thunder Dragon crescent-sided halberd and couldn't damage this godly weapon crafted by Vegapunk.
Pulling out the scorching hot thunder halberd, Rowen scanned the surrounding area, silently furrowing his brows.
"Disappeared..."
Teach had previously pounded the ground to infuse the Detonation, making it the center of the explosion. Even Rowen, who was at the high altitude, was blown thousands of miles away, and he, at the center, was even tossed away to an unknown distance.
As the one who suffered the most severe damage at the explosion's center, there was no trace of any previous battle here.
Magma continued to flow from the distant magma pools, like pools of water parallel to the ground, irrigating this area with sulfurous and wicked-smelling bright red lava.
"Damn it!"
Just the thought of being played by Teach made Rowen, who always prided himself on his cunning, itch with hatred.
So what if the cost of resurrection with the Sacrifice-Sacrifice Fruit is severe?
So what if his purpose is exposed?
He came here with the intention of killing Teach.
In Rowen's eyes, not being able to kill Teach meant his failure!
"Let's go back and inform the Fleet Admiral. We need to strengthen our defenses for both Dyna Stone and the [End Points]!"
Continuing to search for half an hour, even using Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki) to painstakingly investigate the seabed, Rowen could only temporarily set aside his anger to kill and flew back in the direction he came from.
...
New World, Punk Hazard.
"What? You actually failed?!"
Vegapunk looked shocked as if he had heard something unbelievable and his eyes widened in horror.
Who is Rowen?
He's the Soryu (Azure Dragon) of the Marines!
A Marine Resourceful General of the new generation who dares to scheme against even Yonko and succeeds in his schemes.
At the same time, he's powerful himself, continuing the legends of three Admirals, and is the most highly regarded Admiral candidate.
He personally made a move, but he couldn't kill Teach!
Rowen's complexion wasn't too good, but he wasn't interested in venting his anger on others. After a simple explanation of the situation, Vegapunk took a cold breath and asked seriously.
"[End Point]! Do you have any solid evidence?"
Even in the Marine and World Government, only a few high-ranking officials have the qualifications to know about the possibility of using three volcanoes to destroy the New World.
It is indeed of great significance that Teach controls Dyna Stone. The reason why the Buffer advancing to Impel Down LV.6 was not killed was because there was a legendary Dyna Stone warehouse that was not exposed.
But even so, it's not enough to involve the [End Points].
There are few people in the world who know that the [End Points] can be used to destroy the world and those who know this information wouldn't go so far as to abandon everything to choose destruction.
For the sake of the safety of countless people in the New World, even the most insane pirates dare not take risks lightly.
If the government were to make a big fuss about protecting the safety of that place, it would only attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.
"Evidence? Naturally, there's none!"
Rowen answered, then pressed Vegapunk, who wanted to say something and looked into his eyes seriously.
"But can we afford to remain ignorant just because of evidance?"
"Teach already knows how to use Dyna Stone to resurrect through the Detonation of lava. There must be someone supporting him with Information... If he doesn't know about the [End Points], the possibility is less than three parts."
"Now that his true purpose has been exposed, if things are really as I suspect, and this information is leaked out, what will happen?"
Dyna Stone's power rivals that of Ancient Weapons, but the Marines have never used it for anything significant. Only Vegapunk, because of his identity as a scientist, can use it to make a few explosives.
Why?
Because its only explosive power rivals that of Ancient Weapons, and the demand for it is huge, and it's not controllable like Ancient Weapons, where killing a thousand enemies would also result in a thousand casualties.
So the government has always kept a tight lid on Dyna Stone to prevent leaks.
In fact, in the eyes of those who know, the biggest use of this thing is to destroy the [End Points] and perish with the New World.
Birds of a feather flock together!
If the situation is as Rowen inferred, and they don't strengthen their defenses due to concerns, once someone gets their hands on it...
Vegapunk also thought of the terrible consequences and nodded.
"You're right, we can't afford to be ignorent!"
Yonko, Revolutionary Army, World Government, no one can afford to lose!
Even the whole world can't afford to lose!
(End of this chapter)
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