In the sky, the meteor continued to fall.
Tsuru's statement was also nearing its end.
Sengoku lay on the ground, his eyes dim and his expression dark.
Garp clenched his fists, saying nothing.
The Navy Vice Admirals and Admiral Akainu had ugly expressions, their angry gazes shifting between Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Tsuru, and Onigumo.
Luo Chen controlled the wooden vines, lifting Onigumo from the wood dragon's mouth into his hand.
"Did you see that?"
"What you did, what Sengoku did, has been completely exposed to the world."
"Whether you confess or not no longer matters."
A black wooden sword materialized in Luo Chen's hand and he placed it on Onigumo's neck.
As if knowing death was imminent, Onigumo's terrifying face twisted, and he began to laugh maniacally, laughing until tears streamed from his eyes.
"Luo Chen, I should have personally landed at Cocoyasi Village and killed you back then!"
"Gal Locke and Marcus are two pieces of trash, and Smoker, too! They actually let you reach the Grand Line alive. They're all trash!"
He knew well that Luo Chen's strength during his East Blue days wasn't formidable.
He had fled from Smoker the first time they met.
He was heavily injured when fighting Rear Admiral Marcus.
But after leaving the East Blue and entering the Grand Line, Luo Chen's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds.
By the time of Alabasta, Onigumo was already no match for him.
Onigumo didn't know why it had happened.
But if he hadn't dispatched Gal Locke in the East Blue and had gone to silence him personally...
Luo Chen would definitely be dead.
None of this would have ever happened.
Luo Chen sneered at his words. "It's too late for regrets."
Back in the East Blue, he had said it.
Onigumo would pay for his bloody debt.
Sengoku would regret his arbitrary and despotic actions.
Now, the two of them were finally paying the price.
Onigumo fell silent, the regret in his eyes unmistakable.
A mere Marine branch Lieutenant Commander from the past had actually managed to fight his way to Marine Headquarters.
To kill his way through all the Marines, forcing him and Fleet Admiral Sengoku to confess their crimes.
Who could have imagined such a thing?
If someone had told him back then that Luo Chen would be capable of all this in the future...
Onigumo would never have acted that way.
He gave a miserable smile.
"Kill me. You've already gotten everything you wanted."
Onigumo looked at the live broadcast Den Den Mushi, his heart filled with despair.
"What Vice Admiral Tsuru said is not false in the slightest. It all stemmed from my own greed."
Onigumo knew he would not survive the day and would be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
He only asked for a quick death, not wanting to be tormented any longer.
Luo Chen's eyes were cold. He swung the sword, severing Onigumo's head, and held it in his hand.
He activated Kamui, swallowing Onigumo's corpse into the different dimension.
In the future, he would take it back as an offering to the deceased villagers of Cocoyasi Village.
Onigumo's confession, along with Vice Admiral Tsuru's statement, spread across the seas via the live broadcast Den Den Mushi.
...
East Blue, on a certain island.
Nojiko and the surviving villagers of Cocoyasi Village embraced, tears streaming down their faces.
Onigumo, the man who had ordered Gal Locke to slaughter the village, had been slain by Luo Chen.
The blood feud for their friends and family was finally avenged.
Genzo, who had been cursed by the world after his death as a foolish commoner who helped pirates, was also vindicated today.
The world would remember his name.
Remember that he had taken poison and died a hero's death to prove his benefactor's innocence.
...
Sabaody Archipelago, an uproar erupted in front of the live screens.
The islanders exclaimed endlessly, their faces filled with disbelief.
Reporters' pens flew across paper, their arms trembling as they wrote their reports.
Everything that happened at Marine Headquarters today was too shocking!
Luo Chen's power, Vice Admiral Tsuru's statement, Onigumo's confession, Sengoku's silent admission... every single event was enough to overturn the seas!
...
On the ruined island of Marineford.
Luo Chen rode the wood dragon, flying into the distance.
The second meteor was coming.
Its cross-section was over ten kilometers wide.
The impact after it hit the sea would likely cause tremors throughout the world's oceans.
He manipulated numerous trees, weaving them into capsule-like containers to rescue the tens of thousands of Marines who had been fleeing frantically.
This was his deal with Tsuru.
Luo Chen would naturally honor his agreement.
Besides, ignorance was not a sin. These low-ranking Marine soldiers didn't know the truth, and Luo Chen had no intention of killing them.
It wasn't just the Marine soldiers who were escaping.
The Seven Warlords were also fleeing.
There was no way they could stop the second meteor, even with their combined strength.
Doflamingo stepped on near-transparent strings, escaping into the distant sky.
Blackbeard and Gecko Moria rushed toward the shore.
Dracule Mihawk found his grave-like small boat from somewhere and used his black sword, Yoru, to paddle quickly, sailing away into the distant sea.
Bartholomew Kuma rushed toward Sengoku and the other Marines, his palms thrusting out.
He was preparing to use his Paw-Paw Fruit to repel the dozen or so high-ranking Marines.
Luo Chen pointed a finger from a distance. A towering tree burst from the earth, its branches rapidly binding Kuma.
"Letting the others go is fine, but not Sengoku."
His cold voice entered Kuma's ears.
At this moment, Kuma seemed to have already been modified by the World Government, having lost his consciousness.
He didn't say a word, only struggling against the tree branches binding him.
Vice Admiral Tsuru looked at Kuma and said softly, "Don't mind me. I'm staying."
Sengoku, lying on his back, trembled and turned his head to look at Tsuru.
But Vice Admiral Tsuru ignored him, only gazing up at the meteor in the sky.
Garp looked at the two of them, and after a moment, said:
"I'm not leaving either."
He gazed out at the sea.
Luffy and Ace were sailing into the distance on a giant wooden boat, looking back with worry.
Seeing them leave safely, Garp's face revealed a gratified smile.
Even though he was about to die in this war...
His two grandsons were fine.
He had no regrets.
Sakazuki said in a deep voice, "Just repel the Vice Admirals. I will be fine."
He could turn into magma.
Physical damage like a meteor impact wouldn't be fatal to him.
"Kuma, just leave me. Repel the others," Sengoku ordered Kuma.
At the same time, he looked at Luo Chen with a pleading gaze.
Hoping he would release the restraints on Kuma.
With a thought from Luo Chen, the trees dissipated.
Kuma rushed out, his palms quickly swatting Momonga, Doberman, and the other Marine Vice Admirals.
The figures of these Vice Admirals instantly vanished from the island.
When the paw-padded palm reached Garp, black Armament Haki surfaced on his body, and he didn't move from his spot.
Vice Admiral Tsuru and Akainu did the same.
Sengoku saw this and gave a bitter smile. "You should go, Kuma."
Kuma received the order and slapped his own padded palm against his body.
His figure also vanished from the island in an instant.
In the sky, the giant meteor drew closer to the island, its black shadow enveloping Sengoku and the others.
It enveloped the shattered Marineford and the vast sea surrounding the island.
Zheng—!
Haki streaked across the sky.
Black and red lightning spread across the sky above the ruined Marineford.
Numerous cracks appeared on the surface of the meteor that exceeded ten kilometers in diameter.
A figure rushed over from the distant sky, the long sword in his hand wreathed in extremely powerful Conqueror's Haki.
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