While Blake was making merry, Ohara in the West Blue was facing a catastrophe.
Fleet B5 had already entered the waters near Ohara, and Sengoku stood at the bow of the command ship, looking towards the tree of knowledge, which shimmered with the light of wisdom in the sunlight.
Not far away, three refugee ships carrying Ohara's civilians were slowly leaving the port.
Inside the tree of knowledge, Dr. Clover was holding a transponder snail, with Saturn, who was sneering, on the other end.
"Ohara will be destroyed because of your foolishness."
Dr. Clover gasped for breath, secretly instructing the scholars to throw the books from the tree of knowledge into the lake, while stalling for time on the transponder snail:
"You cannot hide the truth forever!"
"Even if we die, there will be successors who will uncover history!"
"The people of the sea have the right to know the truth!"
"Unrepentant!"
Saturn snorted coldly:
"How much do you actually know?"
Dr. Clover's tone was pious, and he spoke like an incantation:
"There is breath in the void, the god of the forest sent demons to descend, and the sun continuously spread war. The children of the half-moon had a dream, and the children of the full moon also had a dream. Humans ascended to godhood after killing the sun. However, the god of the ocean was furious, and from then on, they could never see each other again."
Saturn's pupils contracted upon hearing this.
To those unaware of the truth, this passage was like a riddle.
But to Saturn, it was clear that Ohara had discovered far more than the World Government had imagined.
His voice became deep:
"It seems you really did find something extraordinary..."
After speaking, he hung up the transponder snail and instead dialed Sengoku's transponder snail.
"Sengoku! Immediately destroy the refugee ships! Not a single remnant must leave Ohara!"
Sengoku's motion of pushing his glasses paused:
"But Gorosei-sama, it has been confirmed that the refugee ships are all carrying civilians who pose no threat to the World Government."
"Execute the order! Sengoku!"
After speaking, he hung up the transponder snail without waiting for Sengoku's reply.
Sakazuki and Kuzan, standing beside Sengoku, naturally heard Saturn's words.
Kuzan frowned:
"Mr. Sengoku, do we really have to attack civilians?"
Sengoku's tone was firm:
"This is an order from the World Government."
Sakazuki, on the other hand, had no such thoughts; his fists turned into magma.
Magma dripped from his arms onto the deck, burning two large holes in the ship's deck, and thick Blake smoke billowed.
"Meteor Volcano!"
With Sakazuki's movement, countless magma fists shot into the sky, then fell, completely covering the area where the refugee ships were located.
Seeing this, Saulo, who was hiding in the woods, could no longer sit still.
He was extremely dissatisfied with the Marine's decision to launch a Buster Call, and he directly defected from the Marine, rushing to Ohara to help resist.
Saulo rushed from the beach into the sea; his massive figure made the sea in front of him seem like a pond.
He reached out and lifted a warship, throwing it towards another warship.
The warships collided, simultaneously shattering into pieces.
"Damn traitor!"
Sakazuki was furious and was about to charge over, but Kuzan had already gone ahead.
Seeing that Kuzan had already gone, Sakazuki thought for a moment.
He still needed to check if the refugee ships were completely sunk; dealing with the traitor could be left to Kuzan.
"Why did it come to this, Saulo?"
Kuzan stood on the frozen sea, slowly walking towards Saulo.
Saulo's angry roar entered his ears:
"The scholars did nothing wrong and should not have to pay such a price!"
"So Mr. Sengoku sent you to execute the Buster Call, but you came to warn them?"
Saulo threw a punch, attacking Kuzan first:
"The scholars are right, people have the right to know the truth!"
Kuzan did not dodge; his body was shattered into ice shards that flew everywhere, but then slowly healed.
"In that case, you will fall here today!"
"You are the ones who should fall!"
Sengoku glanced at their battle and ordered:
"Fire!"
The sunlight reflected off his glasses, making his expression unreadable.
Instantly, artillery fire covered the entire Ohara, and the tree of knowledge began to burn in the thick smoke.
Sakazuki rushed into the sea of fire after confirming that the refugee ships had completely sunk.
After several rounds of shelling, Sengoku's voice echoed through the entire fleet via the communicator; his tone was calm but undeniable:
"Vice Admiral Sakazuki, confirm the Buster Call's execution progress! Have the targets been completely eliminated?"
Sakazuki's voice came through the communication device, carrying a fierce aura like burning magma:
"Ohara's leader, Clover, confirmed dead."
Sengoku glanced in Kuzan's direction.
He saw the other party standing on Ohara's beach, and in front of him was Saulo, already covered by a thick layer of ice.
Sighing lightly, Sengoku ordered:
"The Buster Call is over. Conduct the final round of shelling. All soldiers board the ships. Kuzan will handle the aftermath!"
"Yes!"
...Blake learned of the Ohara Buster Call the next morning.
The World Economy News Paper's delivery bird flew to the bow on time.
Stella took a newspaper, originally intending to give Berries to the delivery bird, but it dodged away.
Stella was startled, realizing that something big must have happened.
She looked down and saw the headline: "Archaeologists Touch the Forbidden, Ohara Faces Catastrophe."
Stella was shocked. Without time to read further, she hurried into the room and handed the newspaper to Blake, who was eating breakfast.
"Your Highness, something big has happened."
Blake took the newspaper, and a quick glance told him what had happened.
He threw the newspaper towards Olvia, who stood silently nearby:
"Look, this is the consequence of your self-proclaimed cleverness."
Olvia reached out and caught the thrown newspaper. At first glance, she felt dizzy and her body swayed precariously.
"Mama!"
Robin, who had been watching Olvia, no longer cared about eating. She jumped off her chair and ran to Olvia.
The newspaper in Olvia's hand slipped and was caught by Robin.
Seeing the contents, Robin also stood frozen on the spot.
"Doctor... everyone..."
Her eyes filled with tears.
Even when Blake had warned her before, Robin knew that Ohara would be punished.
Despite being mentally prepared, Robin still did not expect the World Government's punishment to be so cruel, turning the entire Ohara into ruins.
"Logically speaking, it shouldn't have escalated this much."
"However, the scoundrels on the sea haven't been very peaceful lately."
"In search of Roger's so-called treasure, these guys dare to touch anything."
"This is a good opportunity to properly deter these ignorant fools."
"But there's also good news: your identity hasn't been disclosed."
"Perhaps CP didn't notice you at all, or perhaps they deliberately concealed your disappearance from the World Government to avoid trouble for themselves."
"In any case, once the storm passes, you'll be safe."
"Doesn't that make you feel a little better?"