His voice grew lower and lower, as if those terrifying punishments were already right before his eyes.
"Contact CP0 immediately!"
Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, the Warrior God of Science and Defense, turned as pale as paper. His spider-like appendages trembled violently from extreme fear, accidentally knocking over the neatly placed black tea on the table.
The dark red liquid spread quickly across the confidential documents like blood, soaking the paper, as though foreshadowing the arrival of disaster.
His voice was firm and urgent.
"Destroy that ship at all costs! Use that… Use the God-Slaying Missile developed by Vegapunk!"
Inside the solemn hall filled with tension, Saint Topman Warcury, the Warrior God of Justice, looked like a volcano on the verge of eruption.
He suddenly swung his arm, gathering all his strength into one fist before smashing it down hard onto the solid table.
In an instant, with a thunderous boom, the tabletop shattered like a fragile pancake. Countless splinters shot out like arrows, and several even cut across his usually well-maintained, smooth face, leaving thin but striking bloody marks.
His eyes were wide with fury and shock as he roared,
"That idiot Kaido! He guarded that place for twenty whole years, yet he had no idea what was hidden beneath his own feet! This is an unforgivable failure!"
His thoughts spread rapidly, like a fuse that had been lit.
Suddenly, as though he had grasped some critical clue, he reached out and grabbed his curled, wave-like beard, his fingers turning white from the force.
His brows locked tightly, and realization flashed in his eyes as he gritted his teeth.
"No… There must be something wrong here! It must be the Kozuki Family's doing! Kozuki Toki must have used her mysterious ability to tamper with things in secret!"
Not far away, Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, the Warrior God of Agriculture, remained silent the whole time, like a motionless statue.
But that calm was shattered in the next instant.
The pocket watch clenched in his hand suddenly burst apart without warning, its crisp sound echoing through the silent air.
Delicate gears and slender springs scattered across the floor like wild horses breaking free.
Saint Ju Peter slowly rose to his feet.
His tall figure cast a heavy shadow, perfectly covering half of his face and making his expression appear even more unfathomable.
His voice was low and hoarse, as if rising from the depths of the earth.
"Gentlemen, do you still remember Joy Boy's warning prophecy?"
The moment those words were spoken, the entire hall seemed to fall under a spell and sank into deathly silence.
Everyone held their breath.
Even the air seemed to freeze.
The five of them all turned their gazes toward the direction of the Room of Flowers, fear and unease showing in their eyes.
Beads of cold sweat silently seeped from their foreheads, quickly soaking into their once-luxurious collars and leaving dark stains behind.
At that suffocating moment of tension, Pluton's main cannon in the projected image suddenly lit up with a terrifying glow.
The light was so dazzling that it seemed ready to devour the entire world.
Someone shouted in terror,
"Hurry and inform Lord Imu—"
But before the words could finish, a deafening explosion swept in like a raging tide, completely swallowing Saint Mars's miserable cry.
Through the violently shaking image, they clearly saw a distant island vanishing into nothingness at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if it had never existed in the first place.
That horrifying sight cast a thick shadow over everyone's heart, as though the end of the world had already arrived.
...
Near the waters of Wano.
Thick fog hung over the entire sea like a huge gray curtain, blurring everything into a hazy mess.
Beneath the mist, waves slowly rolled and surged, producing rhythmic splashes like a deep melody played by nature itself.
On this fog-covered sea, three CP0 surveillance ships disguised as ordinary merchant vessels gently rose and fell with the waves.
From the outside, they looked no different from normal trading ships, but a closer look revealed what was hidden beneath that plain exterior.
The hulls were sturdier, and some subtle parts revealed a faint metallic sheen, hinting at the special mission they carried.
At that moment, on the deck of one surveillance ship, an agent dressed in tight black clothing and wearing an exquisite white fox mask stood there in boredom.
He held a soft cloth in his hand and mechanically wiped the polished firearm he carried, his eyes showing a trace of fatigue and dullness.
Everything around him felt so monotonous. Apart from the endless fog and the repetitive sound of the waves, there seemed to be nothing capable of catching his interest.
But just as he was about to sink even deeper into boredom, he casually raised his head, and his gaze was instantly drawn to a strange sight in the distance.
"C-commander! Look!"
The agent's voice suddenly rose, becoming sharp and piercing from extreme fear. His once-steady fingers now trembled uncontrollably as he pointed straight toward the distant horizon.
His body leaned forward slightly, as though he wanted to flee from the unknown terror approaching, yet his duty nailed him firmly in place.
Hearing his subordinate's panicked shout, the commander frowned and stepped out of the cabin with some impatience.
He snatched the telescope and roughly adjusted the focus, muttering,
"It must be Kaido, that lunatic, causing trouble while drunk again…"
But the moment his gaze passed through the lens and landed on the distant scene, his careless expression froze on his face.
On the horizon, an ancient and magnificent city was slowly breaking through the layers of waves, like a giant beast that had slept for a thousand years gradually waking up.
The buildings had a unique style and were full of historical weight. Every stone seemed to be telling a story from the past.
And in the center of that mysterious city, a pitch-black giant ship was slowly emerging with a solemn, deliberate posture.
Its body was enormous, like a moving mountain, releasing a suffocating pressure.
What chilled them even more was that each cannon on the giant ship was flashing with eerie blue-white light. The glow grew stronger and stronger, as though it was gathering enough energy to destroy the world.
"Impossible…"
The telescope in the commander's hand fell weakly onto the deck with a clatter, then rolled several times across the floor, producing crisp sounds.
His lips trembled faintly as he struggled to spit out the words.
"That is… Pluton…"
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