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Chapter 149 Wrath
Artoria's gaze calmly locked onto Enies Lobby below. With a slight downward press of her wrist, the tip of Excalibur pointed at the island of sin. Golden magic, gathered to its zenith, condensed at the tip of the sword into a light capable of devouring everything. Within the light, a violent power continuously compressed and expanded, as if it would engulf everything in the next second.
"Excalibur!"
The moment the King's Judgment fell, a golden beam of light that stretched across the heavens and earth erupted from the tip of the Sword of Excalibur!
There was no earth-shattering prelude, only pure and ultimate destruction and holiness.
The golden beam of light crashed down on the center of Enies Lobby with devastating force. First, it struck the Gate of Justice, the supposedly indestructible island of Enies Lobby. The moment the beam touched it, the gate shattered like melting snow. The steel walls, the heavy stone gate, and the plaque engraved with the word "Justice" were all crushed into dust by the golden magic.
Immediately afterwards, the beam of light swept across the entire Enies Lobby.
The courthouse rooftop, the trial chamber, the dungeons where prisoners were held, the naval barracks, Spandam's command tower... all the buildings collapsed, shattered, and turned to ashes in the face of this ultimate magic.
The beams of light ploughed deep, bottomless trenches into the hard rocky ground, causing the earth to crack and seawater to gush out from underground. The entire island began to collapse and sink at a visible speed.
Spandam collapsed onto the shattered ground, watching the golden pillar of light devour everything, watching Enies Lobby, where he once stood, turn into nothingness within the pillar of light. Terrified, he lost control of his bladder and bowels again, but he couldn't even scream. He could only watch helplessly as death descended upon him.
The golden beam of light continued to sweep across, completely destroying the foundation of Enies Lobby. The entire island was like a block of wood broken by a tremendous force, splitting in two from the center. The fractured rock layers tumbled and seawater surged wildly into the cracked earth, creating a deafening roar.
The fragments of the island turned into rubble in the aftershocks of the magic and were swept away by the giant waves. Enies Lobby, which once stood majestically and symbolized the absolute authority of the world government, was slowly sinking into the sea in a desperate manner.
The roar was deafening, and smoke and seawater shot into the sky, blotting out the sun.
Dozens of seconds later, the golden beam of light slowly receded, and Artoria sheathed her sword and stood there. The golden magic gradually faded away, and she returned to her cold and dignified appearance, as if the earth-shattering attack just now was as easy as raising her hand.
In the sea below, Enies Lobby has completely disappeared.
All that remained were rolling waves, murky seawater, floating pebbles, and the lingering warmth of golden magic in the air.
This island, which had stood for centuries, perpetrated the Ohara massacre, and deceived countless people, was called the Judiciary but was rife with sin. It was completely erased from the sea and sank to the bottom of the ocean, disappearing without a trace.
On the sea, all the naval personnel watching this scene were completely stunned.
The five lieutenant generals were ashen-faced, their last shred of hope shattered. They finally understood that the two men before them could easily erase the World Government's iconic buildings. The Buster Call? It was nothing more than dust that could be wiped out at will.
Apart from the dead Fire Mountain and the inherently evil Spandam, Bai Yu did not exterminate the remaining marines. He simply destroyed all the warships and left them to fend for themselves.
The next day...
As dawn broke through the clouds of the Grand Line, Morgans' Bird-Bird Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Albatross form, commanded a vast flock of news birds that blotted out the sun to travel to various places.
These newsbirds, clutching newspapers with scalding ink in their claws, cut through the sea breeze with their wings, sending messages powerful enough to overturn the entire world to every island, every sea, and every inhabited corner.
The newspaper's front page featured eye-catching, bold, scarlet lettering, accompanied by photos of the terrified navy personnel at the scene.
A blonde female swordswoman, wielding her sword with godlike brilliance, a white-clad woman's Zanpakuto piercing a vice admiral's throat and hanging his corpse as a warning, the entire Enies Lobby transformed into an abyss-like trench, ten Buster Call warships shattered and adrift on the sea... Every scene is rife with distortions that shatter the world's understanding.
Shocking! Enies Lobby sinks overnight! World Government symbol turns to seabed dust!
Buster Call Suffers Crushing Defeat! One Vice Admiral Dead and Four Wounded! Mysterious Female Duo Overwhelms Marine Headquarters!
Ohara remnants and accomplices! Official wanted notice: The most vicious criminal organization in history has arrived!
Newsbird's newspaper was everywhere—in the taverns of Windmill Village, the auction houses of the Sabaody Archipelago, the territories of the Four Emperors, the plaza of Marineford, and even in remote fishing villages far away on the seas. Wherever the wind blew, people would crumple up this newspaper, accompanied by gasps, gasps of surprise, and the sound of tables and chairs being overturned.
Marineford was eerily quiet in the early morning. The marines, who had been standing in neat rows, held newspapers in their hands, their fingers trembling so much they could barely hold the papers. Their eyes were fixed on the words "Enies Lobby sinks" and "Buster Call wiped out," their faces grim.
Inside the Marshal's office, Commander-in-Chief Gang Gu Kong slammed a newspaper heavily onto the mahogany table, his knuckles turning blue from the force, and the porcelain cup on the corner of the table rattled loudly.
He stared at the image in the photo of Artoria unleashing a golden beam of light, his cloudy eyes churning with rage and disbelief: "Destroyed Enies Lobby overnight? The Buster Call fleet didn't even have a chance to fight back? Five Vice Admirals from Headquarters, and one of them, Fire Mountain, is dead!?"
Fleet Admiral Sengoku stood to the side, his eyes behind his glasses extremely grave. His fingers repeatedly traced the image of Retsu Unohana in white, stained with blood, on the newspaper. He said in a deep voice, "Morgans's photo can't be faked. The residual energy at the scene is terrifying. It's not a Devil Fruit, it's not Haki... That golden pillar of light from Artoria, which sank an island with a single blow, has far greater destructive power than that great swordsman, Hawkeye! And that woman in white, without a doubt, she is a female great swordsman! Two women, two great swordsmen..."
Vice Admiral Tsuru, holding the intelligence folder, said with a grim expression: "The World Government has listed Shiraha, Artoria, Retsu Unohana, and Nico Robin as top-level heinous criminals, and the bounties have been finalized overnight, all exceeding one billion. Robin has even been directly labeled as a remnant of Ohara and must be eliminated. However, the problem is that the strength of these two is beyond our ability to deal with. They are clearly a troublesome existence just like the Whitebeard Pirates."
In the distant admirals' rest area, Kizaru, cigarette dangling from his lips, looked at the blonde woman in the newspaper. His signature languid tone took on a serious tinge for the first time: "Wow~ that's terrifying! One sword and Enies Lobby is gone? Is that a monster...?"
Akainu's hands clenched so tightly they cracked: "Outrageous! Daring to destroy the symbol of the World Government and kill a Marine Vice Admiral, this is a trampling of justice! No matter who they are, Headquarters will spare no effort to annihilate them!"