One Piece: Starting as the First Mate of the Lothar Pirates

"Notify the entire fleet to retreat immediately! I repeat, retreat immediately and prepare for the storm!" Admiral Raymond announced to the entire Buster Order fleet via telephone.

The Griffin General transformed into a griffin, carrying Raymond, who was hanging on his front paws, and soared into the sky.

The knights of God, Garin and Gura, were also among the first to board the soldiers' arrow-shaped bird and escape from Execution Island.

"Heh heh, I'm just here to watch the show, I'm not going to mess around with you guys, I'm leaving." Shiki the Golden Lion patted the golden mast.

Paramecia-type Float-Float Fruit power activated!!!

The golden mast lifted the entire ship into the air.

Since it was going to be destroyed anyway, he might as well accept the golden mast.

Just as the Golden Lion, Shiki, was happily dreaming of making a fortune and feeling that his trip had been worthwhile, the sound of climbing came from below deck.

Two tall figures grabbed the railings on either side, leaped up, and landed on the deck.

"Where do you think you're taking our ship, you bastard?" Rocks glared at the Golden Lion Shiki.

"Uh...no...don't misunderstand, I'm here to help." Shiki the Golden Lion's expression froze.

Rocks toned down his imposing manner and didn't bother arguing with the Golden Lion.

Right now, his ability to float can indeed be of help.

Meanwhile, on Execution Island.

The Izanbalon family's divine riders realized something was wrong.

Looking back, I saw that my teammates from the same camp had all scattered and run away.

Looking up, the dark blue ball lightning was already very close.

Talos, the Knight of God, was completely dumbfounded.

I didn't get on the bus!

I haven't gotten on the bus yet!

He cried out in his heart, but it was too late.

This thunderbolt is destined to be his alone.

"Ah... ah ah ah..."

Boom!

A dark blue ball of lightning crashed down on his body and slammed into the island's land.

"It's okay, I'm immortal, I absolutely won't die... Wait... Ahhh!"

The moment it touched the ground, the sphere, which contained the most violent energy in the world, exploded with a deafening roar.

The earth-shattering explosion ignited, shining ten times brighter than the sun.

The loud explosion caused the sailors on the warship to instinctively cover their ears in pain.

Boom!

After a brief period of silence, what followed was a scene of utter cataclysmic destruction, with the sky collapsing and the earth sinking.

Landslide!

The ground cracks!

The sea is flowing backwards!

On Execution Island, one small hill after another was leveled by the force of the explosion.

The island's land creaked under the strain, cracking open with large, crisscrossing fissures.

Seawater surged in along the cracks in the island, splashing up waves tens or even hundreds of meters high.

And this was before Lei Ying completely exploded.

Once the power of the thunderstorm fully erupts, all sights will be obscured.

The sea surged with towering waves, and even the highest-ranking warships of the navy were like green recruits in the face of these terrifying storms, swaying precariously and on the verge of capsizing.

I don't know how much time has passed.

The terrifying roar that had echoed between heaven and earth receded like a receding tide.

The most powerful and explosive destructive lightning dissipated, and everything returned to calm.

At the bow of the warship, the marines rose tremblingly and looked toward the island.

There was no trace of the island ahead. The entire execution island had been wiped out, completely erased from the map and vanished, leaving only a huge void that was gradually filled in by the sea.

"What...what kind of power is this?"

"utter destruction! Truly utter destruction!"

"The island... the island has completely disappeared!"

The marines' shocked and horrified shouts rose and fell.

"Damn it, those are Rocks' ships! They've escaped too!" Admiral Griffin noticed the distant, floating sea bream.

"It's the Golden Lion Shiki, his abilities!" Admiral Raymond's eyes were clouded with gloom.

"Navy, immediately launch a thorough search of this area!" came the voice of the knight of the gods, Guluo.

"Search? What are you looking for?" Both generals were taken aback.

If it's the Rocks gang, they're right there now; there's no need to go looking for them.

“Of course they are our partners,” Garin said in a deep voice.

The two generals exchanged a glance. Was there still any need to search?

Despite their doubts, they had no choice but to comply with the demands of the Celestial Dragons, especially the Knights of God, and immediately began organizing manpower to carry out the salvage operation.

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At the same time.

Holy Land, Mary Geoise.

Behind the Void Throne, among the flowers.

Standing amidst the birdsong and fragrant flowers, the king of the world, who was enjoying the flowers and playing with the birds, suddenly shuddered, and a few beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"The Deep Sea Pact has been shattered, and a knight of the gods has been killed!"

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Chapter 37 The Sea Tremors

The night was quiet and still.

A spaceship slowly passed in front of the disc-shaped moon.

On the deck of the spaceship, four men sat around a large grill, eating meat and drinking wine with gusto.

"Hahaha, come on, Shiki, you're quite something, let's keep drinking," Rocks laughed loudly.

"Hahaha, we've become friends through this fight, let me toast you all again." The young Golden Lion Shiki was very good at handling things and was an expert in creating a lively atmosphere at banquets.

After a round of toasts, Skeeter and Rocks were already hooking up.

The two men, arms around each other's shoulders, danced while raising their glasses, looking as close as brothers who were inseparable.

“Hahaha, Shiki, you’re just my type. Become my partner!” Rocks laughed as he extended an invitation to the Golden Lion.

Although Rocks appeared to be completely drunk, he was actually still conscious.

His invitation to Shiki the Golden Lion was less about his personality and more about his Devil Fruit powers.

Paramecia-type Float-Float Fruit!

You can make everything fly by simply touching it!

If they had had this ability back on Sky Island, they wouldn't have been left helplessly watching the Golden Bell.

"Hehehe, that's a very tempting suggestion. Let me think about it." Shiki chuckled and changed the subject, saying, "Come on, Luo Chuan, Newgate, let's keep the party going."

He finally managed to make a name for himself and establish a foothold in the Red Devils.

The only way to get him to join Rocks' gang is for the Red Devils to fall.

He is still here and engaging in pretense with Lox for two main reasons.

First, of course, is the golden mast.

Such a large golden pillar truly tempted him.

Secondly, the second task was given to him by Captain Red Devil.

We need to find a way to bring this group back.

After a night of revelry, the four men lay sprawled on the deck, fast asleep.

Little did they know that at this very moment, the ocean and indeed the entire world were in an uproar.

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early morning.

The first ray of sunlight pierced the darkness before dawn.

Countless news birds flap their wings, carrying the latest news reports to all parts of the world.

[Utterly ruthless! The Rocks gang!]

[Unprecedented! Public execution broadcast live!]

The Death of the Celestial Dragons, the World's Nobles!

Various sensational headlines instantly ignited the ocean.

"Wow, wow, wow... is this really true? Just how audacious are Rocks and his gang?!"

"Live-streaming the public execution of a Celestial Dragon, a world-class noble... Is this something a human could pull off? That's a descendant of gods!"

"It's unbelievable that the Celestial Dragons, who enjoy all privileges, would one day become meat on a chopping block!"

Countless people around the world were shocked and speechless.

There were also some other voices among them.

"To cut someone to pieces, to cut all the flesh off a person while they're still alive, that's just too cruel," someone said with a face full of sympathy.

"Are you serious? Those are Celestial Dragons... They've probably done this to countless people. They deserve it," a passerby retorted quietly.

"Even Celestial Dragons are living, breathing human beings. How can they be tortured so cruelly..."

"Damn it, I can't take this anymore! Where did you come from, you saintly white lotus? I'll make the Buddha statues in the temple stand up right now, and you fucking sit on them..." The hot-tempered guy couldn't help but yell.

"I hope you'll still say that when your whole family is captured by the Celestial Dragons and enslaved."

Only a few people, including the Virgin Mary, would feel sympathy for the Celestial Dragons.

In that deserted corner, countless people were laughing loudly.

"Hahaha, good, good riddance, a swift and glorious death!"

"Pah, what a load of bull! They deserve it. Finally, someone can teach them a lesson!"

"These pig-like bastards, they do whatever they want because of their background. Do they really think this ocean belongs to them?"

"Now you're in trouble, aren't you? You've kicked a hornet's nest. Not everyone in this ocean is afraid of the Celestial Dragons!"

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"Dad, Mom, you saw it! The culprit who tore our family apart, Sorodes, has been punished!"

"That bastard Sorodes is finally dead! Hahaha, all those years of making voodoo dolls out of him weren't for nothing!"

"To be torn to pieces... even if I were to cut him to pieces a thousand times, it would not be enough to quell the hatred in my heart, ahhh!"

Those who were directly or indirectly harmed by the Celestial Dragon Sorodes are crying out.