harleyscars Chapter 90: Light Erupting in the Darkness!
Chapter 90: Light Erupting in the Darkness!
Chapter 91: Light Erupting in the Darkness!
Meanwhile, high in the sky above Marineford.
A sizable golden platform floated silently, its surface as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the faint, matchbox-like lights of Marineford on the distant sea below, and the enormous red shadow stretching across the world in the far distance.
Stussy lay on the edge of the platform, holding a gold telescope that Oro had given her, intently observing what lay below.
Despite being thousands of meters away, with the help of the extraordinary performance of the golden telescope, she could still vaguely see the chaotic scene in the Marineford port area, as well as those constantly flashing lights.
After watching for a while, she put down the telescope and looked back at the man sitting on the golden throne. Auro had his eyes closed, seemingly intently controlling something, his expression unchanged.
"Are you really going to war with the World Government?"
Stussy couldn't help but ask, her voice sounding somewhat hollow in the silent high sky. Witnessing an attack on the Navy Headquarters firsthand gave her an unprecedented sense of excitement and pleasure.
Auro slowly opened his eyes, somewhat casually: "How long do you think it will take the World Government to find out that we did it?"
Stussy thought about it carefully, combining her understanding of the world government's bureaucratic system and efficiency: "As long as the traces are cleaned up afterwards—ten years?"
"After all, the World Government won't go all out for the Navy if the Celestial Dragons aren't involved."
"What if the Celestial Dragons are involved?"
Oro's voice remained calm, but the golden platform he controlled began to move again, flying towards the dark red continent under the starlight in the distance.
"Huh?" Stussy paused, looking at the approaching majestic red line, his tone hesitant: "If the Holy Land of Mary Geoise is attacked, the situation will be completely different!"
She stared at Oro, her beautiful eyes wide with disbelief: "Are you serious? Just the two of us? Going to attack Mary Geoise?"
"To be precise, the next action will be carried out by me alone."
Auro controlled the golden platform and stopped it high in the air, still quite a distance from the Red Line.
He stood up, walked to the edge of the platform, and gazed at the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, which was sleeping in the night.
The place is brightly lit, and even from 10,000 meters above the ground, one can feel its prosperity and tranquility.
The battle with Rocks and the attack on Marineford were both smokescreens he planned to use to draw the World Government's attention.
However, the Roger Pirates' unexpected attack on Beehive Island and the atomic explosion caused by his battle with Rocks were not part of his original plan.
However, these two variables are not necessarily bad things. The attack on Beehive Island also dragged Roger's pirate crew into the vortex, which is another excellent smokescreen.
That atomic explosion was an unexpected delight, giving him new inspiration.
He wants to drop a little boy from ten thousand meters above Mary Geoise and Im, right at the edge of the current limits of how he can control gold, and then run away.
To prevent Im from intervening prematurely, Oro specifically increased the dosage and chose an airburst.
He raised his hand, and a portion of the golden platform beneath his feet began to wriggle, separate, and converge into a golden sphere about 6 meters in diameter.
As soon as the sphere was formed, it began to boil violently. Countless tiny gold particles moved and collided at high speed, emitting a deep energy hum. The light contained within it grew brighter and brighter, turning the surrounding airspace into gold.
With focused attention, Auro sensed the critical values of the gold atoms, then precisely controlled the golden sphere containing terrifying energy, gently pushing it towards Mary Geoise.
The golden sphere detached from the platform. Its initial velocity was not fast, but once it entered free fall, its speed began to soar wildly, leaving a trail of dark golden light, like a falling star, resolutely heading towards the dazzling light field in the distance that symbolized the pinnacle of world power.
Having done all this, Oro didn't linger, nor did he even intend to watch the result.
He immediately manipulated the golden platform beneath his feet to surge once more, carrying him and Stussy at an even faster speed than before, hurtling off in the opposite direction from the Red Earth, instantly disappearing into the thick clouds.
Whether it was the attack on Marineford or this warm greeting to Mary Geoise, Oro's elaborate schemes and unconventional methods all had only one purpose—
To divert the World Government and Im's attention and focus to the greatest extent possible, so that Linlin and Osa can explore the ruins inside the Red Line.
Seize the hidden half of the "national treasure" and create the safest environment.
He knew very little about the so-called "national treasure," only that it was hidden inside the red earth continent.
Over the years, the search for that underwater cavity leading to the interior of the continent has consumed a tremendous amount of manpower and resources of his entire power.
He dared not gamble on whether Im had some special connection to that thing, so he had to create enough chaos to keep the World Government and Im preoccupied.
On the sea.
After a period of intense tremors, Marineford finally began to calm down.
Although no one was killed, the entire naval headquarters was in a state of chaos.
Some buildings near the port collapsed, cracks appeared in the ground, port facilities were severely damaged, and seawater flooded into some low-lying areas.
Rescue and repair work is underway under the command of officers, with busy figures and stretchers everywhere.
As the first top commander to arrive at the front line, Sengoku was standing at the temporary command post, reporting the situation to the current Fleet Admiral, Kogoro.
His expression was grave as he explained his deduction, based on the situation at the scene and the source of the sound, that this was an unprecedented terrorist attack from the deep sea, with the enemy's identity and attack methods unknown, but its destructive power and strategic deterrence were extremely astonishing.
As Steel Bone listened to Warring States' report, his brows furrowed, and his expression was so gloomy it seemed to drip water.
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The Navy Headquarters was severely damaged by an unidentified attack, which is the most rare and serious incident in the eight hundred years since the establishment of the World Government!
Just then, without any warning, the sky outside suddenly "brightened".
It's not the gradual brightening of dawn, but a sudden eruption!
Everyone in Marineford was startled by the sudden burst of light and squinted instantly, instinctively turning their heads to look in the direction of the light source.
That's the direction of the Red Earth!
A dazzling white light burst forth from the top of the red earth, instantly turning the area into pure white.
Immediately afterwards, a huge fireball rolled out and then expanded and rose at a terrifying speed, as if it were about to break through the sky!
The fireball's core was a destructive bright white, while its edges were a scorching orange-red, as if the gates of hell had been opened on the red earth!
Even from such a great distance, everyone in Marineford could clearly see the "second sun" that suddenly rose in the night sky!
The light was so intense that it completely overwhelmed all the searchlights and lighting systems at the Marine Headquarters, utterly dispelling the darkness of Marineford and illuminating every face and every crumbling wall with a ghastly white light!
At this moment, time seemed to stand still.
Everyone in Marineford, whether they were the navy personnel on the rescue mission, the wounded soldiers lying on the ground, or even Steel-Bone Sky and Sengoku standing at the command room window.
Everyone froze in place, looking up in disbelief at the "sun" rising from the top of the red earth continent.
Gazing at the terrifying light that illuminated the entire night sky, foreshadowing the coming of a chaotic era.
This day was the early morning of November 27, 1492 in the Haiyuan calendar.
On both sides of the Red Line, countless people in Paradise and the New World in the first half of the Grand Line witnessed this "sun" rising from the center of world power!