Naval G-8 Base.
More than two years prior, after the New World was again seized by pirates and all the naval bases built in that sea area were completely destroyed, this base was one of the few remaining G-series branch bases of the Navy.
It was a large naval base constructed on a ring-shaped island reef. The ring-shaped island reef was transformed into the main body of the base, and within the separated inner sea, there was a small solitary island, forming a structure of an island within a lake within an island.
This solitary island in the inner sea was connected to the outer island by a large steel bridge and served as the true nerve center of this naval branch.
And at this moment, within the office of the G-8 Base Commander, in the central area of this massive naval base.
"Jonathan, now is hardly the time for a leisurely afternoon tea, is it?"
The pink-haired woman slammed her palm down on the broad desk in front of her, her attractive face full of anger, glaring discontentedly at the man behind the desk who was eating heartily.
The man's name was Jonathan, a Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral and the Commander of this G-8 Fortress.
"That's true,"
Jonathan, dressed in a white uniform and possessing a somewhat refined appearance, calmly used a fork to put a slice of cut beef into his mouth.
"But this is lunch prepared for me by my dearest wife. Jessica would be very angry if I didn't eat it properly."
"Is this the time to show us how much you love each other, Vice Admiral Jonathan! Hina is very angry!"
The woman was practically gnashing her teeth. "The World Government has collapsed, and those higher-ups, I don't know what madness has seized them, sent a telegram telling us to surrender!"
"And now the Pirate Alliance has officially begun its campaign to conquer the world! No country has the power to resist them!"
"At this moment when everyone is trembling with fear, we should at least be doing something!"
"Hina-chan—"
The Commander of the G-8 Base put down his knife and fork, gracefully picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth, and shook his head with a slight sigh. "That's true, but at this point, what more can we do?"
"Let's just stand our last watch until the final moment arrives."
"..."
Navy Headquarters Captain, the woman known as Black Cage Hina, fell silent.
Yes, at this point, what more could they do?
The World Government had collapsed, the highest echelons of the Navy had surrendered one after another, and even Vice Admiral Jonathan could only wait for the moment of judgment. What could she possibly do?
"What in the world is going on?"
The man sitting opposite the desk, with a head of pure white hair, who was simultaneously smoking two cigars and exhaling clouds of smoke, was Smoker, a Navy Headquarters Captain like Hina. He frowned deeply. "There's definitely something wrong here. How could Teacher Zephyr and Mr. Garp possibly surrender to Roa?"
The dedication to justice of both Teacher Zephyr and Mr. Garp should be absolutely unquestionable.
Given their conviction and willpower, they should have chosen death rather than submission, no matter what kind of torment they faced!
"Perhaps it's Roa's ability!"
Hina said, "Roa possesses some ability to control others! Teacher Zephyr and the others might have been struck by such a move!"
"Whether it is or not, it no longer matters now."
Vice Admiral Jonathan sighed.
Even if it were true, so what?
Could they lift Roa's ability?
The Navy had been utterly defeated.
Although many Navy personnel still remained scattered across the world, these ordinary Navy soldiers could no longer change anything.
The atmosphere in the office grew even more subdued.
Hina and Smoker were both silent.
Jonathan picked up his knife and fork again and resumed eating.
The situation had long reached the point of no return, and he did not possess the power to avert disaster.
As a Marine, he felt there was only one thing left for him to do.
Boom!!
Just then, a sharp alarm suddenly blared.
Vice Admiral Jonathan, who was eating, suddenly paused.
In the very next instant, the Transponder Snail on the desk rang.
The moment he answered the call, a voice filled with utter terror instantly sounded.
"Vice Admiral! Vice Admiral Jonathan! The Calamity Company's ship has arrived!!"
The eyes of the three people in the office simultaneously darkened.
Jonathan put down his knife and fork once more and forced a bitter smile. "They came fast, didn't they? What do you say, Smoker, Hina, do you want to join me to meet them?"
"Of course!"
Smoker didn't hesitate, taking a deep drag on his cigar.
Thus, Jonathan quickly took Smoker and Hina, along with a group of G-8 base high-ranking officers, to the top floor of the main building on the solitary lake island.
From here, they could clearly see the gigantic floating warship hovering in the sky.
"No one mess around, be careful."
Jonathan commanded, gazing up at the warship. "I don't need to tell you about that ship's firepower. Just one volley, and this G-8 Base will be reduced to ashes!"
The firepower possessed by the Calamity Company's sky warships had been fully demonstrated when Roa conquered the Red Line side of the world previously.
Smoker's right hand was tightly gripping the handle of his jitte, his eyes filled with determination.
At this point, what more needed to be said?
Swoosh!
Accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, a figure suddenly plummeted from the massive warship.
"That is!!"
Even Jonathan, known for his cunning and foresight, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his forehead when he clearly saw the figure descending from the sky, and his face had already dramatically changed color.
"Wahahaahaha!"
Amidst hearty laughter, the figure crashed heavily onto the ground, instantly causing the very earth to shake. "Smoker and Hina are here too? That saves the old man a lot of trouble!"
"Mr. Garp!!"
Smoker almost gnashed his teeth as he called out the name of the newcomer.
The person who arrived was none other than the legendary Navy hero, Garp, deeply revered by the Marines!
He was wearing the same white suit as in the past, draped in his cloak of Justice, and even the unrestrained, hearty laughter on his face was no different from before.
The only change was in his eyes.
His appearance didn't just cause Jonathan and the two Captains to change color; it also struck the Marines following Jonathan with sheer terror.
This was Hero Garp!
The great hero of all Marines! The man revered as an idol by the entire Navy!
"Little Garp!"
Hina could no longer contain herself and stepped forward, sternly questioning, "What in the world is going on? Why did you surrender to that monster Roa?"
"Hey, Hina!"
The descending Navy Hero's eyes instantly widened. His rampant Conqueror's Haki struck like a heavy hammer, directly sending Hina flying.
"You'd best show some respect to the Great Boss!"
Garp warned solemnly, "The Boss said we should bring back all the adorable girls in the Navy, but precisely because of that, you absolutely cannot show the slightest offense to the Boss!"
Having fallen into servitude and been enhanced by Roa's black energy, Garp's strength now far surpassed that of monsters like Shiki or Kaido who had reached the limit of human strength; even Teach might not be able to defeat him.
At this moment, although he only launched a direct shockwave of Conqueror's Haki, it was still difficult for someone of Hina's level to resist. She was practically blown away directly, rolling miserably on the ground.
"Hina?!"
Seeing his old colleague flung away, Smoker was practically gnashing his teeth. He suddenly turned back, staring intently at Garp, whose smile was as bright as every previous time they had met.
"A man like you has actually become Roa's lapdog!!"
Smoker took a deep breath. "Can this even be called a hero?"
"A hero?"
The Navy's Great Hero said with a serious face, "There is only one hero in this world, and that is the Great Boss!"
"...Idiot!"
Smoker spat out a harsh curse, though it was unclear whom he was cursing.
"In that case, Mr. Garp,"
Jonathan calmed his mind and inquired gravely, "Are you here this time to absorb us?"
"Wahahaahaha, exactly!"
Hero Garp nodded, laughing. "The Boss says the Navy has protected this world for so long, it's time to switch roles!"
"Switch roles, you say?"
Jonathan muttered to himself with a bitter smile.
The antonym of protection is destruction, right?
That madman Roa wants the Navy to help him ravage the world!
Does that monster want to erase the last vestige of hope in the hearts of the world's people?
"Come join us, Jonathan!"
Garp said, "The Boss said he likes two-faced people the most, because when such people defect, they often work harder than anyone else to prove their loyalty!"
"If that's the case, he truly understands the ugliness in human nature, Roa."
Jonathan shook his head with a bitter smile.
Then, he took a deep breath, and his tone suddenly became resolute. "But I apologize, Mr. Garp! I am not yet prepared to abandon Justice!"
"This world may have entered a long night, but I firmly believe that the dawn will return one day!"
"Soldiers of the G-8 Base, in this final hour, are you still willing to follow me into this last battle, which is impossible to win?"
By the end, he was practically screaming aloud.
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
The Marines who had followed him here all roared back, their faces flushed.
There was not a single coward in the G-8 Base!
Jonathan tensed his face.
I'm sorry, everyone.
I don't want a single person here to surrender to Roa and become his accomplice, so we will all die together here.
Finally.
"I'm sorry, Jessica."
Jonathan sighed.
"Sorry for what?"
A calm female voice came from behind.
Jonathan turned back in astonishment.
A tall, beautiful woman wearing a chef's uniform walked gracefully towards him, holding a cleaver in her hand. "No matter where we go, I will be with you."
"Jessica..."
Even though he was battle-hardened, at this moment, Jonathan felt an impulse to weep. "Seriously, Jessica, with you being so good, I almost want to kneel and surrender, begging them to spare your life."
"Then I'll just kill you first with one slice."
Jessica said expressionlessly.
"Sigh."
Seeing this, Garp let out a somewhat helpless sigh. "Why do you insist on doing something so foolish?"
"You certainly wouldn't understand now!"
Smoker had already transformed into white smoke and shot forward. "Bring it on! Justice will never yield!!"
"The old man understands."
The Navy Hero took a deep breath.
In the next instant, black Haki lightning sparked on his right fist.
"Fist of Iron: Galaxy Impact!!"
Boom!!
Somewhere in the Grand Line, this was the location of the new large prison under the World Government.
Akainu observed the man before him with interest.
"Hahahaha, so Admiral Akainu himself came?"
The man, wearing a prison uniform and a sword hanging at his waist, said with a grin, "It's a great honor."
"Shiryu, is it?"
Akainu naturally knew this second-in-command of the Great Prison.
This fellow was a murderer. Although he was a jailer, he took pleasure in torturing and killing prisoners, which resulted in him being thrown into the prison by Warden Magellan himself.
Akainu tilted his head slightly, looking past Shiryu to the heavily wounded Warden Magellan behind him.
"Well, he swore to the death that he wouldn't surrender to Lord Roa."
Shiryu said earnestly, "So I could only make him face reality!"
"I have already thoroughly cleansed the prison. Now, every living person in the Great Prison, be they jailers or prisoners, is a supporter of Lord Roa!"
A hint of a smile appeared on Akainu's stern face. "You did very well."
Shiryu raised the corner of his mouth.
What a terrifying ability, Lord Roa. That Admiral Akainu has truly become his loyal dog!
Naval G-2 Base.
This naval branch had completely transformed into a massive ice mountain.
At the peak of the ice mountain, Aokiji stood against the wind. "Ararara, what a shame."
Naval G-3 Base.
Kizaru slowly observed the man before him, whose face was slick with cold sweat. "Oh, you people are reasonable, aren't you?"
"Admiral Kizaru, we, we don't want to die!"
And so, naval bases were either defecting or being dismantled one by one. Facing the high-ranking Navy officials who personally took action, the Marines who could summon the courage to resist were already commendable.
In this situation, countries surrendered even more readily, with not a single one being subdued after a fight. Most countries didn't even wait for the Calamity Company's sky warships to arrive before directly declaring their surrender.
After all, everyone knew that Roa no longer had an opponent on this planet. There was no one in this world who could resist him.
Consequently, and as expected, two weeks later, all countries and regions around the world had sworn allegiance to the Great Lord Roa.
The world was united in a way it had never been before. After all, when Im ruled the world, there were still many non-member countries outside the World Government. Although most of these countries desperately wished to be ruled by the World Government, they were ultimately not directly controlled by Im.
This time, it was truly the unification of the Six Seas into one!
The King of the World was thus born!
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