Looking at his former students, Zephyr's right arm muscles tensed, and he slammed a fist onto the ship's rail, instantly pulverizing the solid wood railing.
"You all know better than anyone that the current Marine has long deviated from the true essence of justice!"
He suddenly tore open his greatcoat, revealing his scarred body, "My life is the best proof of that!"
Akainu snorted, "As long as I am here, the Marine will not deviate from the true essence of justice, and will always execute Absolute Justice!"
The New Navy fleet suddenly changed formation, and all warships simultaneously sounded their sirens. Amidst the long whistle, Zephyr raised his right fist:
"True Justice does not need to bow to anyone!"
"True Justice will not wield a butcher's knife against the innocent!"
"True Justice will certainly not be an executioner for the Celestial Dragons!"
Each shout was accompanied by the earth-shattering responses of the New Navy soldiers. Ain's blue flames transformed into a phoenix soaring into the sky, and Binz's vines bloomed into a giant emblem of Justice on the sea.
"Come back, my children." Zephyr's voice suddenly softened, and he extended his hand as he used to on the training ground, "The New Navy's door is always open for True Justice."
The sea was dead silent.
Akainu's magma dripped onto the deck, making a piercing sizzling sound.
"Come back? Heh, Teacher Zephyr is truly old; when did he start believing such meaningless words?"
Kizaru's sunglasses reflected a complex light, as if he had remembered something, and after a moment, he also shook his head.
Aokiji had stood up at some point, and tangled patterns solidified on the sea beneath his feet.
"Teacher Zephyr, different stances, same Justice!"
Just then, the communicator on the Marine flagship suddenly blared with the furious roar of the Gorosei: "Execute the order immediately! Otherwise, all will be treated as traitors!"
Zephyr burst into laughter upon hearing this, his laughter filled with sarcasm: "Do you hear that? These are the ones you serve!"
He suddenly swung his right fist towards the sky, "The light of the New Navy will surely illuminate this decaying sea!"
With his movement, the searchlights of all New Navy warships simultaneously lit up, and dazzling beams of light pierced through the dark clouds, enveloping Elegia in a sacred glow.
The light was so dazzling that even the live broadcast screen flickered, and mobile phone screens lit up!
A piercing roar suddenly erupted from the phone, the furious voice of the Gorosei shaking the deck of the Marine flagship: "Execute the order immediately! Capture Uta alive! If there is any resistance—kill without mercy!"
The voice was like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, carrying an undeniable sense of oppression, "Not a single person on this island is to be spared!"
Akainu's face instantly turned ashen, his magma fist exploded with a sky-high blaze, and ten Marine Vice Admirals simultaneously tensed their bodies. Doberman's six long swords all unsheathed with a clang, and Onigumo's compound eyes gleamed with icy killing intent.
"Execute... Buster Call." Akainu squeezed out these words through clenched teeth, each word seemingly seared by magma.
"Fire!!!"
With Strowberry's command, hundreds of heavy cannons on twelve warships simultaneously roared deafeningly.
Dark cannonballs poured out like a torrential rain, tracing deadly arcs in the air.
The cannon fire reddened the entire sea, and the shockwaves of the explosions created massive swirling depressions on the surface.
"Protect Uta!!!"
Shanks' roar coincided with the sound of the cannons, and the entire Red Hair Pirates crew on the Red Force moved out:
Standing on the highest mast of the Red Force, Yasopp's monocle reflected the flashes of cannon fire.
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