"Arrogant! Today, we will annihilate your Monster Country Federation!"
"If you know what's good for you, release Saint Smulet immediately!"
"Perhaps we will be merciful and spare your civilians; otherwise…"
A CP0 agent, who had accompanied the Marines, shouted arrogantly at Benimaru, who stood in the center of the battlefield.
Benimaru merely glanced at him indifferently and then asked, neither warm nor cold, "Otherwise, what?"
"Of course, we'll kill all your men and enslave all your women to the Celestial Dragons!"
Upon hearing this, a murderous glint flashed in the eyes of everyone from the Monster Country Federation.
Benimaru simply shook his head and said nothing more, merely raising his right hand and pointing it at the speaking CP0 agent.
"Come here…"
As Benimaru uttered those two words, an irresistible suction enveloped the CP0 agent's entire body.
"This… how could this be…"
The CP0 agent exerted all his strength, trying to resist the suction, but it was to no avail.
His body was uncontrollably and swiftly pulled towards Benimaru.
In the blink of an eye, he found his neck clutched in Benimaru's hand.
"Ugh… ugh…"
As Benimaru's right hand tightened, the CP0 agent struggled incessantly.
His lifted body's legs kicked wildly due to the sensation of suffocation.
Crack… Finally, as time passed, the CP0 agent was choked to death in Benimaru's hand.
Seeing the lifeless CP0 agent in his hand, the disgust in Benimaru's eyes grew even stronger.
Then, Black Flame flickered in his hand, instantly engulfing the corpse. In but a moment, the CP0 agent was reduced to ashes.
Silence… The Marines all watched Benimaru, who was wiping his hands with a white cloth, in shock.
This was a CP0 agent; each possessed strength no less than a Marine Vice Admiral. Yet, he was so easily choked to death?
Even Sakazuki and Aokiji, both Marine Admirals, watched Benimaru's figure with solemn expressions.
"Hahaha! I didn't expect the Monster Country Federation to have such a powerful expert. It seems times truly have changed!"
Rayleigh, the Dark King, sat at the bar in Shakky's bar, drinking and watching the live broadcast, his face filled with admiration for Benimaru.
"Heh heh! According to the intelligence I've gathered, this Monster Country Federation is quite extraordinary!"
"It's said that none of the people the CP Organization sent there managed to leave alive."
Rayleigh looked at Shakky in surprise after hearing this.
"There's such a thing? Did you manage to get any specific information on the Monster Country Federation, such as their top combatants?"
"How could it be that easy? The CP Organization couldn't even get in; any information we got was released by the Monster Country Federation themselves!"
"Look, it's those few sitting on the execution platform right now!"
Rayleigh continued to stare at the live broadcast, only to see someone stand up on the execution platform.
"Hahaha! Let this great lord make a magnificent entrance!"
Veldora, with a flourish of the cape behind him, shouted loudly with an arrogant expression.
His voice echoed throughout the entire battlefield.
"Is this… Lord Veldora going to make a move?"
"No way, if Lord Veldora makes a move, won't he wipe out the entire opposing force?"
"Then what will we have left to play with…"
Zhong Chen listened to the whispers among the troops below and couldn't help but say to Veldora:
"Veldora, you need to hold back when you attack. Don't wipe everyone out in one go."
"Just use one-thousandth… no, one ten-thousandth of your full power!"
Upon hearing Zhong Chen's words, Veldora, who had been laughing arrogantly, instantly fell silent, like a duck whose neck had been squeezed.
"No way… I…"
Veldora, who was about to say something more, suddenly saw Sakuya, who was seated below, turn and glance at him.
He then obediently expressed his firm resolve to execute the Regent's instructions… *Wuwuwu*… With a reluctant heart, Veldora flew off the execution platform and into the sky above the battlefield.
Everyone present stared intently at the bare-chested man.
"He can fly? This will be hard to deal with. Did he eat Shiki's Float-Float Fruit?"
"But we haven't received any news of Shiki's death!"
The Marines present discussed Veldora, who was flying in the sky.
"Hmph hmph! Mortals, let this great lord bestow upon you the glory of death!"
With that, Veldora brought his hands together, palms open above and below, placing them at his right hip, and shouted loudly:
"Kame…hame…ha…!"
As the last word was uttered, a terrifyingly powerful beam of light surged forth from Veldora's hands.
Upon seeing the approaching light beam, the faces of Garp and others changed drastically.
"Ryusei Kazan!!!"
"Ice Age!!!"
"Fist of Meteor!!!"
"Two-Sword Style: Extreme Slash!"
The Marine officers and all CP0 agents present simultaneously unleashed their ultimate moves towards the light beam.
However, the power of the light beam, despite enduring numerous attacks, was not diminished in the slightest and continued to surge directly towards the Marine fleet.
Seeing this, Zhong Chen couldn't help but intervene. If the entire fleet were annihilated at once, this war he had orchestrated would be a bit anticlimactic.
Then, with a gentle flick of his right hand, a spiritual energy, unnoticed by anyone, struck the light beam.
The light beam, struck by the spiritual energy, subtly altered its trajectory.
Boom… Everyone saw a gigantic mushroom cloud rise, and seawater splashed everywhere.
As the mushroom cloud gradually thinned, everyone could observe the situation before them.
At the center of the mushroom cloud, a massive oceanic vortex appeared out of nowhere, and the seabed was already visible to the naked eye.
The Marine warships within the vortex's range had completely vanished.
Veldora's casual attack alone resulted in the annihilation of one-third of the Marine fleet.
And this was even after Zhong Chen's covert intervention; otherwise, the Marine fleet would have been completely wiped out.
"Veldora, didn't I tell you to hold back? How did this still happen!"
Veldora, who received Zhong Chen's telepathic message, looked aggrieved. He had clearly been very careful, so how did this still happen?
Reluctantly, he could only fly back to the execution platform in frustration.
And looking at the distrustful gazes of the few people beside him, Veldora couldn't help but lower his head.
As if he had committed a grave error.
"This… who exactly is this person?! He's even more terrifying than Whitebeard!"
"Oh, come on! I don't think Whitebeard is as terrifying as him!"
"Starting today, the title of the world's strongest man will probably change hands!"
People watching this scene live were incredibly shocked by Veldora's strength.
Sengoku, upon witnessing this, felt incredibly fortunate.
It was a good thing he had formed a partnership with Kagaya Ubuyashiki beforehand. This time, all the Marines who went, except for the high-ranking officers, were parasites.
Otherwise, he would be heartbroken right now.
"No, I still need to remind Sakazuki and the others!"
Saying this, he was about to pull out his Transponder Snail to contact Sakazuki and the others.
In reality, even if Sengoku didn't contact them, they wouldn't dare to act rashly now.
The opponent had only deployed two people so far, resulting in one-third of the fleet's casualties and the death of a Vice Admiral-level CP0 agent.
Looking at the layers of defenses in the plaza and the four guys sitting in chairs who clearly looked formidable.
Garp and the others only had one thing to say to Sengoku: "General, you saw it coming!"
Compared to the relief on the Marine high command's side, the CP0 agents were like mourning the death of a parent.
They were different from the Marines; if they couldn't rescue the Celestial Dragons, the Marines would at most get a scolding from the Five Elders, but they might even lose their lives.
"Boss, what do we do?!"
"What else can we do?! Cold salad…"