Scorching hot air surged up from the "sinkhole". This sinkhole blasted out by ancient weapons seemed to go straight to the center of the earth. As time passed, a strong smell of sulfur emanated from the pit.
There is a huge difference between the temperature at the center of the earth and the temperature on the surface. The huge temperature difference also causes hot wind to roar out of the pits from time to time.
Zefa and Kuzan stood at the edge of the pit, seemingly unaware of the changes in the surrounding environment. They looked at each other with sadness on their faces.
"Yuichirō is on the island?!"
Zefa muttered, looking blankly at the endless and bottomless sinkhole in front of him. His face twitched slightly and he felt a chill all over his body.
Something happened.
When Zefa thought about the consequences that would be caused if Ji Guoyuan died, and when he thought about tens of millions of ordinary people turning into ashes, he felt a blackout and dizziness in front of his eyes.
Kuzan, who was quick-witted and quick-handed, supported Zefa who was about to fall, and asked with a gloomy expression:
"Teacher Zefa, what should we do?!"
Such a big event happened in the Kingdom of Alabasta. It is simply unrealistic to conceal it. And the most important thing is that they must figure out what kind of weapon can cause such a huge impact, and just one blow can destroy a country like the Kingdom of Alabasta.
According to Cobra's statement, this might be the effect of an ancient weapon, and their navy must find out who actually controls this ancient weapon.
At the same time, Tsugikuni Yoriichi's body will cause the slightly calm sea to become chaotic again.
The World Government will definitely not sit idly by. Without Yoshikazu Tsugakuni to suppress the Five Elders, the New Navy will definitely be liquidated, and the two different factions of the New Navy and the Naval Headquarters will reignite the war.
This time, the new navy is in real danger.
The New Navy itself was independent from the Naval Headquarters, and many of its senior officials have deep ties with Kuzan. If the war reignites, both the Naval Headquarters and the New Navy will suffer huge casualties.
In these turbulent times, if a major war breaks out, the prestige that the navy has built up in the hearts of the people over hundreds of years will be wiped out.
The development of the current situation will be completely out of control.
No one can predict which direction the world will go.
The Age of Discovery?!
Oh, at this point, which faction would still have the time to focus on the pirates?
The turmoil within the Navy and the World Government will attract everyone's attention, and the living environment for pirates will become extremely fertile.
"try to find!"
"He is a person with special abilities. Even an attack like this might not kill him."
With Kuzan's support, Zefa tried hard to stand firm. He seemed unable to accept the reality that Ji Guoyuan was dead. He held Kuzan's wrist tightly and growled with pupils in his eyes.
“.”
Zefa was a little out of control. He seemed unable to recover from such a blow for a while and was unwilling to accept reality.
Kuzan looked down at the deep pit in front of him, feeling the strange domineering aura in the air, and couldn't help but sigh heavily.
Can Yoriichi Tsugikuni survive such an attack?
How is that possible?
Kuzan did not try to persuade Zefa to accept the current situation, but just nodded silently, then jumped lightly and fell into the pit.
The sinkhole leads directly to the center of the earth, but even so, Kuzan is willing to search the bottom of the sinkhole on behalf of Zefa to confirm the whereabouts of Tsugakuni Yoshiichi. He knows in his heart that under such an attack, it is likely that there is no way to find Tsugakuni Yoshiichi, but in order to make Zefa fully realize the reality, Kuzan does not mind doing such useless work.
“Bang!”
After Kuzan left, Zefa sat down on the edge of the pit, grabbed his head with both hands, and fell into deep self-blame.
“Why did this happen?!”
"This guy had clearly begun to lead the Marine Headquarters on the right track, so why did this happen?"
"The Celestial Dragons must have done this!"
Zephyr is a former admiral and a senior official of the Navy Headquarters. He has been deeply involved in the Navy system for many years and knows far more secrets than ordinary people.
The only one who has reason to attack the Kingdom of Alabasta is
Moreover, the other party’s main purpose is probably not just to destroy the Kingdom of Alabasta, but to target Yoriichi Tsugikuni who landed on the island today.
The whereabouts of Yoriichi Tsugakuni are no secret in the headquarters of the navy. There are probably also navy sailors on the Dawn warship who are interested in and loyal to the Celestial Dragons.
After taking control of the Naval Headquarters, Tsugakuni Yoriichi recruited some people onto his warships in order to bridge the gap between the factions of the New Navy and the Naval Headquarters. This probably laid the seeds for the Five Elders to control Tsugakuni Yoriichi's movements.
Zefa simply couldn't imagine which force in this world could control ancient weapons. Apart from the Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land who had ruled the world for 800 years, no other force had this foundation.
Zefa, who had guessed the truth of the matter, suddenly looked up, his eyes full of bloodshot, and his expression became a little ferocious.
While Kuzan hadn't returned yet and the news here hadn't spread out, Zefa immediately took out a Den Den Mushi from his arms, answered the call, and said in a low voice to the other end of the Den Den Mushi:
"Yixiao, it's me!"
"Notify all new navy members on the island to evacuate Marinford and return to the New World!"
On the other end of the phone, Yixiao, who was now in charge of the Marine Headquarters, did hear two nonsensical words from Zephyr after the Den Den Mushi was connected, and a look of confusion appeared on his face.
"Mr. Zephyr? What's wrong?"
Zephyr is the division commander of Yoriichi Tsugakuni. Even during the period when the conflict between the Marine Headquarters and the New Navy was the most intense, his attitude towards the New Navy was somewhat ambiguous, and he did not firmly stand on the side of the World Government. When the Marine Headquarters sent troops to the New World, Zephyr was also excluded.
In a sense, Zefa can be considered one of their own in the new navy.
Therefore, when facing Zefa, Yixiao was also very polite. When he heard the order, the first thing he did was not to refute it, but to ask the reason.
"Ancient weapons. Someone used ancient weapons and completely destroyed the Kingdom of Alabasta. The continent sank. The kingdom of tens of millions of people has become a sinkhole. There are almost no survivors."
"Yōichirō was on the island when the attack came, and he disappeared."
"Should be"
At the end, Zefa's tone was solemn and choked.
"ah?"
On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, even though Yixiao had experienced countless storms, his head tilted and his face was full of question marks after hearing the news. If it wasn't Zephyr who was talking to him, and if Yixiao wasn't very sober now, he would even suspect that he had heard it wrong.
silence
"You mean Yunyi is dead?!"
Yixiao, who was sitting in the office, trembled slightly. He slowly stood up from his seat and asked again.
"I'm afraid there's no chance of survival!"
After the great sorrow, Zefa quickly calmed down. Being able to rise to the position of admiral of the navy as a commoner, Zefa's ability to regulate his emotions is unimaginable to others.
“Beep, beep, beep—”
Yixiao didn't reply, and the other end of the Den Den Mushi became busy.
After hanging up the phone, Zefa stood up with difficulty, glanced deeply into the sinkhole, and turned to look towards the harbor.
Due to the design of the Dawn warship and its large displacement, the waves caused by the shock wave did not carry the ship too far.
At this moment, the crew members who survived the shock wave also started their warships and were heading quickly towards the Kingdom of Alabasta.
Many sailors on the ship were affected and suffered internal injuries, but the deputy commander of the warship, Flying Squirrel, was safe and sound and still able to command the warship.
Although he didn't know what happened, the flying squirrel chose to come back and investigate the situation as soon as possible after the storm.
Near the Kingdom of Alabasta, the island that turned into the sky also appeared in the sight of the flying squirrel and other navy personnel.
Seeing this scene, the sailors on the ship gathered at the bow with dazed expressions, and there was a dead silence on the deck.
"What on earth is this?"
The flying squirrel had a bad feeling. After coming to his senses, he immediately took out the phone from his arms and prepared to contact Tsugikuni Yoriichi, but the Den Den Mushi was always busy and no one picked up the call for a long time. Looking at the unresponsive Den Den Mushi, the flying squirrel felt cold, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
He had a bad feeling
"call out!!"
At this moment, a black shadow flashed out from the direction of the Alabasta Kingdom and flew towards the direction of the Dawn warship. Seeing this scene, the flying squirrel grasped the long sword at his waist with one hand, looking alert, but when he saw who was coming, his face couldn't help but relax.
"Teacher Zefa!!!"
"What on earth happened to the Kingdom of Alabasta, Marshal..."
The flying squirrel's tone was full of surprise. Just as he was about to ask what happened in the Kingdom of Alabasta, he saw Zephyr landing on the deck and interrupted him in a serious tone:
"From now on, the warship Dawn will be under my command."
"Everyone obey my orders. Anyone who disobeys will be killed!"
"Is everything clear?!"
Zefa's solemn tone made all the navy officers on the deck freeze. Although it was not right for Zefa to take over the Dawn warship, the soldiers trained under the military system still recognized Zefa's rank and status.
When Yoriichi Tsugikuni was away, Zephyr was the highest commander. Although the crew members were confused, no one opposed Zephyr. Even the flying squirrel looked serious and stood silently beside Zephyr, as if supporting him.
As perceptive as he was, he had already sensed that things might be getting serious.
"From now on, everyone is to remain silent. No external contact is allowed without my order."
"Three people must work in groups, supervise each other, eat, drink, defecate and urinate together, no one is allowed to be alone. Anyone who violates orders will be killed once confirmed!"
"Flying Squirrel, assign the crew to complete the formation, anchor the ship in the bay, and circle the island to search for survivors and gather supplies."
"Three days! After three days, no matter the outcome, we must leave here."
Zefa was also very decisive. In order to give Yixiao and others from the Navy Headquarters enough time to react, Zefa chose to keep silent immediately.
After giving this series of orders, Zefa quickly took out a Den Den Mushi from his arms, contacted his adjutant on the ship, issued a gag order, and also arranged for the soldiers on his ship to quickly sail to the open sea to block any ships that tried to approach.
Although one ship cannot completely block the passing ships to Alabasta due to its small force, it is enough if it is just to buy time.
Zefa's murderous order also made the crew on the deck realize the danger. What happened in the Kingdom of Alabasta was beyond their imagination, and it was probably not just the destruction of the island of Alabasta.
Such a big thing happened, and Zefa actually became their commander, but there was no sign of Tsugikuni Yoshiichi for a long time. Some smart crew members had bad guesses in their hearts. They listened carefully to the law enforcement instructions and stood in the crowd without saying a word.
Zephyr actually had a preliminary plan in his mind. If he still couldn't find the whereabouts of Yoriichi Tsugakuni, he would take people to Judicial Island, take Mihawk with him, and then go to the New World.
He was well aware of the World Government's tactics, but Zephyr also knew how terrifying the New Navy's combat power was.
Now that Yoriichi is gone, he will do his best to keep Yoriichi's subordinates alive and help these young people complete the unfinished business of Yoriichi Tsugakuin.
The New Navy has no roots in the Marine Headquarters, and Marinford is too close to the Holy Land. Without a strong man like Yoichiro, it is impossible for the Marine Headquarters to completely get rid of the influence of the Holy Land.
The best way now is to let the New Navy withdraw its combat power back to the New World and divide the Red Earth Continent with the World Government.
Preserve yourself and then seek development.
In this matter, the only people Zefa trusted were Yixiao and Mihawk, who were originally Yoshikazu's right-hand men.
Even his own disciple Kuzan could not gain Zefa's trust.
He is old, and his wife and son have long died at sea. Now, Yoriichi Tsugakuni, on whom he has placed his hopes for the rest of his life, has also died. Now Zephyr has no ties anymore.
As I grow older, I feel free from worries.
It's time to give it your all!
Marinford, after receiving the message from Zephyr, tried to contact Yoriichi Tsugakuni through Den Den Mushi, but the fact that the call could not be connected made Yoriichi anxious.
Something similar to this has happened before. The last time, it was Yunyi who was swallowed by Lantern-sama, but this time was different.
After a brief hesitation, Yixiao made a prompt decision and decided to believe it. If Yuanyi was fine, they could still return to Marinford.
But if something really happens to Tsugikuni Yuichi and these new navy men haven't left here yet,
Thinking of this, Yixiao quickly contacted the old man from the New Navy.
There are undercurrents surging throughout the entire naval headquarters.
Holy land, between powers.
"Will I win?!"
In the hall, Shepard Ten Peter Saint's voice sounded with a hint of expectation and anxiety.
“We will win!”
"Even Joy Boy couldn't resist it, how could a mere Tsugikoku Yoriichi?!"
Saint Satan had an almost blind trust in ancient weapons. After hearing his companion's words, he spoke with certainty.
New World, Island of the Holy Spirit.
In the volcanic crater in the center of the island, a small red tree that had been withered for several years sprouted new buds.
This island is the place where strange devil fruits are born.
A mythical beast-type devil fruit once grew on this small tree, and after a long time, it was obtained by Yoshikazu Tsugikuni.
This little tree, which had been withered, has once again come back to life.
In the hundreds of miles of barren land in the volcanic crater, green grass is poking out from the soil. As time goes by, the wasteland is full of green.
(End of this chapter)
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