New World, New Marineford.
In the Fleet Admiral's office.
*Shuua—*
Sakazuki and Carol's figures reappeared here.
Returning to his seat, Sakazuki's stoic expression finally relaxed, his brow furrowed:
"The government's trump card..."
Sakazuki was also somewhat shocked by the video footage. Such destructive power, capable of instantly obliterating an island, and islands scattered across the four seas...
This was a dimensional strike against everyone in the entire world...
While powerful individuals could resist, what about their possessions?
If such an attack were launched at Wano Country, Kaido could withstand it, and the All-Stars might be able to. But what about the rest...?
Their stronghold, built over decades, was instantly erased. They would likely go mad...
The same logic applied if it were thrown at the Marines...
"A weapon a dimension higher than the world..."
"No wonder they could rule for eight hundred years..."
The history of the entire world was exceptionally blurry. Investigations into the history passed down through generations of an island only reached back a few decades.
But that was merely the history of the island itself, or the history recalled by the older generation. No one had the leisure to meticulously write history books, nor the energy to travel the world.
Therefore, besides the World Government and the fallen Ohara, no one could observe and record the development of the entire world over eight hundred years...
On this unusually closed-off sea, the result was...
Obliterating one island, or even several islands, and decades later, when that generation dies, no one will remember that those islands ever existed on this sea...
Even now, a large portion of the people in the East Blue are unaware that Ohara has been destroyed, or even where it is.
Similarly, people in the South Blue are unaware that the White Town in the North Blue has long been destroyed.
Under information blockade.
As long as the World Government controls the world and possesses such a weapon, capable of arbitrarily erasing anything in existence, they only need to wait twenty to thirty years, and everything will seem as if nothing happened...
Because it was complete erasure... the entire island would disappear.
Even if you went there with a map from decades ago and a Log Pose, you would doubt if you had been deceived.
Because all you would see was an endless expanse of ocean...
Not a trace of anyone or any island ever existing...
Sakazuki let out a light chuckle, his brow relaxing:
"Interesting..."
"This makes it challenging..."
It would be very boring to destroy them too easily...
Carol asked:
"Then, do we need to adjust our plan?"
Sakazuki shook his head:
"No."
"Everything proceeds as usual."
"We just need to rebuild the Pluton's main cannon."
"That kind of attack, he can achieve it, and so can we."
"It's just that he can unleash it multiple times, while we can only unleash it once."
"But..."
"What if we magnify the Pluton's main cannon tenfold, a hundredfold? What if we ignite the Earth's core magma..."
"As long as the people in Mary Geoise live on this planet beneath our feet, just like us."
"Then nothing is truly indestructible..."
He pondered for a moment, then said to Carol:
"Issue an order to the Marine branches in the four seas."
"Prepare provisions to maintain base operations for at least six months."
"All branches will transition from combat readiness to defensive posture."
"Movement outside of base perimeters is prohibited unless absolutely necessary."
"Without mission orders signed by Headquarters..."
"No sailing..."
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Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
In the white palace hall.
The blond Gorosei flipped through the intelligence in his hand:
"It seems they failed."
"The Revolutionary Army's leader, Dragon."
"He survived."
The Den Den Mushi that the CP organizations had been monitoring were like explosions overnight, never ceasing, constantly ringing...
The tall and thin Gorosei said:
"However, the previous news was correct, their headquarters has indeed been destroyed."
"From the information compiled from the monitored Den Den Mushi, the Kingdom of Sobe is their headquarters."
"Besides the leader Dragon escaping, many high-ranking officials also died."
The curly-haired Gorosei, gripping his cane:
"Those who died are inconsequential."
"Dragon's ideology is the most dangerous."
"Could he be that person..."
When the Revolutionary Army appeared, there was still a long time until the prophesied time, and no one believed it was him.
But no one expected the Revolutionary Army to grow so rapidly, becoming a colossal force in just a few years, contending with the World Government.
And now, the time is also drawing near...
The affiliated nations in the four seas have no one capable of resisting the Revolutionary Army.
The four seas... are about to fall...
The sword-wielding Gorosei said in a deep voice:
"First, collect this year's Heavenly Tribute from the four seas in advance."
"Otherwise, it will all be taken by the Revolutionary Army."
"Eliminating those guys also happens to help us..."
That empty throne should have had a master long ago...
The so-called World Conference was merely a performance by a group of foolish swine...
"When the Revolutionary Army annexes and eliminates all affiliated nations."
"Then, as long as Dragon is destroyed, the Revolutionary Army will naturally collapse."
"The world will be ours again."
"And there will be no place for those foolish swine, only Lord Im sitting on that supreme throne..."
"This time, it has already alarmed him."
"Then let's go with the flow and wait for an opportunity..."
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South Blue, Slough Island.
After a night of adjustment and treatment.
Dragon was no longer in serious condition, though heavily bandaged and with a grim expression.
The losses from last night had been tallied.
Including the Kingdom of Sobe, a total of seven large Revolutionary Army strongholds were completely annihilated.
Along with the innocent residents on the islands, the death toll reached over a hundred thousand...
Such inhumane methods were truly chilling...
The Revolutionary Army's high-ranking executives also suffered heavy losses. Lindberg, the South Blue Commander-in-Chief and concurrently Director of Industrial Technology, who was also in the Kingdom of Sobe, was killed.
As were Hack, the chief instructor of Fish-Man Karate.
Koala, the acting master of Fish-Man Karate, and many other young talents on the island...
All vanished in the disaster last night...
This world-shattering atrocity was not only suppressed by the World Government, which worked to minimize its impact.
Dragon also chose to suppress it...
To annihilate seven islands overnight.
If this were made public, the morale of the Revolutionary Army would crumble...
The World Government and the Celestial Dragons would be deified once more.