After Ryuen left Alabasta, Vivi stood on the high platform of the royal palace, watching his departing figure, a complex emotion rising in her heart.
She sighed softly, turned and returned to the palace, preparing to deal with the mountain of government affairs.
At the same time, Ryuen had already flown into the sky, rushing towards the Sky Island.
His mind kept replaying the conversation with Vivi, and the threats from space that he was about to face.
"Space pirates... what a pain." Ryuen muttered to himself, frowning slightly.
Although he had passed the news to the high-levels of the Marines and the Revolutionary Army, the technological level of the space pirates far exceeded their imagination, and it would be difficult to cope with the existing forces alone.
Although Vegapunk's Sky Shield defense system had already begun to develop, it would still take time before it could be put into actual use.
"I must find more ways to deal with them as soon as possible." Ryuen thought to himself.
Just as he was thinking, a violent energy wave suddenly came from the distance.
Ryuen suddenly looked up and saw a huge crack in the sky, as if the entire space had been torn apart.
"That's... a space crack?" Ryuen's pupils shrank, and alarm bells rang in his heart.
He immediately accelerated towards the crack, and at the same time contacted Vegapunk through a Den-Den Mushi: "Vegapunk, have you detected any unusual space fluctuations?"
Vegapunk's hurried voice came from the Den-Den Mushi: "Ryuen, I just detected a powerful energy reaction, it seems to be coming from outer space! What did you see?"
"A huge crack has appeared in the sky, I suspect it's some kind of space jump technology of the space pirates." Ryuen said in a deep voice.
"What? Space jump?" Vegapunk's voice had a hint of shock, "If that's the case, then their technological level has far exceeded our expectations! Ryuen, you must be careful, their weapons may cause a devastating blow to us!"
"I know." Ryuen nodded, his eyes fixed on the crack.
As he got closer, some blurry shadows began to appear in the crack.
Those shadows gradually became clearer, and they turned out to be huge space warships. The shells of the warships gleamed with metallic luster, and the ships were covered with complex patterns and energy devices.
"They really came..." Ryuen took a deep breath, and the flame energy in his body began to surge.
He didn't expect the space pirates to come so quickly, and directly to the space above Blue Star!
Just then, the warship's hatches slowly opened, and countless small aircraft flew out of the warships, quickly spreading in all directions.
Ryuen immediately realized that these aircraft were likely the vanguard of the space pirates, and their goal was to detect the Earth's defenses.
"We can't let them spread out!" A sharp look flashed in Ryuen's eyes, and he waved his hands violently, and blazing flames instantly turned into countless firebirds, rushing towards those aircraft.
The firebirds drew graceful arcs in the air, accurately hitting every aircraft. Explosions rang out one after another, and a sea of fire suddenly ignited in the sky.
However, Ryuen's attack did not stop the space warships. On the contrary, the warship's main guns began to slowly rotate, aiming at the direction where Ryuen was.
"Not good!" Ryuen's heart tightened, and he immediately unleashed his full beast form, and the huge phoenix wings flapped violently, his figure instantly disappearing in place.
The moment he left, a huge energy beam shot out from the warship's main gun, directly hitting the location where Ryuen had just been. Wherever the energy beam passed, the space seemed to be distorted, and a burnt smell permeated the air.
"This kind of power... is even more terrifying than Hiko weapons!" Ryuen was shocked.
He knew that he couldn't compete with these space warships by himself alone. He must contact the Marines and the Revolutionary Army as soon as possible, and gather all the forces to have a chance of survival.
"Vegapunk, how are things on your side?" Ryuen contacted Vegapunk again through the Den-Den Mushi.
"Ryuen, I've already started the initial testing of the Sky Shield defense system, but the energy supply is not stable enough to cover the entire planet!" Vegapunk's voice had a hint of anxiety.
"I'll solve the energy problem!" Ryuen gritted his teeth and said firmly, "What about Enel? His Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability can provide us with a lot of energy!"
"Enel is already on standby in the laboratory, but his ability is not stable enough, we need time!" Vegapunk replied.
"There's not much time left..." Ryuen looked up at the sky, the number of space warships was constantly increasing, and more aircraft were pouring out of the crack.
Just then, a familiar energy wave suddenly came from the distance. Ryuen turned his head to look and saw a golden light streaking across the sky, rapidly flying towards his direction.
"Kizaru?" Ryuen was slightly stunned.
"Yo, Ryuen, it seems you're in trouble." Kizaru's voice came from the light, his tone still lazy, but his eyes had a hint of seriousness.
"You came just in time, the technological level of these space warships far exceeds our imagination, I can't handle it alone." Ryuen said in a deep voice.
"I've already notified Sakazuki and Dragon, they are gathering troops." Kizaru nodded, his eyes sweeping over the space warships, "But before that, we have to stop their attack."
"Understood." Ryuen nodded, and the flame energy in his body surged again.
Kizaru stopped talking nonsense, waved his hands, and countless light bullets flew from his fingertips, rushing towards the space warships.
The two people's attacks intertwined in the air to form a dense network of fire, temporarily suppressing the space warships' attack.
However, there were too many space warships, and although their attacks were fierce, they could not completely destroy these behemoths.
"This isn't going to work..." Ryuen gritted his teeth, extremely anxious in his heart.
Just then, a deafening roar suddenly came from the distance.
Ryuen and Kizaru turned their heads to look at the same time, and saw a huge warship rising from the sea, the deck of the warship was full of Marines and Revolutionary Army soldiers.
"It's the joint fleet of the Marines and the Revolutionary Army!" A hint of joy flashed in Kizaru's eyes.
Ryuen also breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that the real battle had just begun.
"Ryuen, Kizaru, we're here!" Fleet Admiral Akainu's voice came through the loudspeaker, his tone with a hint of majesty.
"Akainu, Dragon, you came just in time!" Ryuen responded loudly.
"Next, let us together, drive out these invaders from space!" Dragon's voice was full of fighting spirit.
With the addition of the joint fleet, the battle situation gradually began to turn around. The Marines and Revolutionary Army soldiers fought bravely, engaging in fierce battles with the space pirates' aircraft.
Ryuen and Kizaru continued to deal with the space warships. Although their attacks could not completely destroy the warships, they could at least delay time, buying more preparation time for Vegapunk's Sky Shield defense system.
"Ryuen, hold on a little longer, the Sky Shield defense system is about to start!" Vegapunk's voice came from the Den-Den Mushi.
"Understood!" Ryuen nodded, his eyes firmly looking at the sky.
He knew that this battle was not only to protect Blue Star, but also to protect everything they cherished. No matter how powerful the enemy they faced, they would never back down!
"Come on, space pirates, let me show you our power!" Ryuen roared, and the flame energy in his body burst out instantly, turning into a giant fire phoenix, rushing towards the space warships.
The battle entered a white-hot stage...