Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Kong the Steel Bone, former Fleet Admiral and current Supreme Commander of the World Government's armed forces, is a Fleet Admiral who suppressed countless darknesses in the seas, and who also ended the life of the Pirate King at his hands.

A true legend who has gradually faded into the background of the navy, but is still alive.

"Is it you two little brats? You caused trouble all the way to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise and even woke me up in the middle of the night."

With an extremely imposing gaze, Steelbone Kong sized up Tiger and Corazon, then looked at the dark mass of slaves they were protecting behind them, before shouting in a commanding tone.

"Kneel down and surrender to me right now."

“What if I refuse?” Tiger replied.

Steelbone Sky frowned, his figure suddenly bursting out, charging towards Tiger like a mountain, and shouted.

"You have no right to refuse!"

The next moment, Steel Bone Sky threw a punch, covered with Armament Haki that was similar in color to steel. The power was so great that even the surrounding air resonated with it.

But Tiger... has no way out!

If Tiger were to evade the truly legendary powerhouse, Steelbone Kong, countless slaves behind him would likely be killed or wounded instantly.

"Fishman Karate - Samewa Seiken"

Tiger gathered all his strength and unleashed a blast in response to Steelbone Sky, which vaguely resembled a long river rushing towards Steelbone Sky.

"boom!"

Centered on the point where the two fists met, a shockwave rippled outwards in a ring, causing even the hard red earth continent to crack.

Just as their fists were locked in a stalemate, Cyborg Kong looked at Tiger, whose veins were bulging, and burst into laughter, saying...

"Haha, little brat, you've got a decent grasp of fishman karate, but you still have a long way to go."

The next moment, the muscles on Steel Bone Sky's arm suddenly swelled up, and a force as solid as a physical object burst forth, directly blasting Tiger into the air.

Immediately, Steel Bone Sky stumbled, but his massive, earth-like figure quickly caught up with Tiger and leaped into the air. With a bend in his arm, steel-colored Armament Haki covered him, and he suddenly elbowed Tiger's chest while saying something.

"Too inexperienced, brat. Someone your skill level might barely survive in water, but daring to climb the Red Earth Continent is practically suicide!"

Immediately, the elbow strike landed, its terrifying force even causing ripples in the air.

Perhaps, it will be blown through!

Tiger's pupils contracted as he watched the elbow strike land.

Even though Tiger was very confident in his physique, he knew that if he were hit by this elbow strike, even if his chest didn't break, he would at least lose his ability to fight on the spot.

At the critical moment, a crescent-shaped scythe swiftly slashed towards Steelbone Sky's neck.

"when!"

In the end, Steel Bone Kong gave up on continuing his elbow strikes and instead raised his arm to the side to block.

It was clearly a collision between a sickle and flesh, yet it produced a sharp, metallic sound.

As Steelbone Kong was blasted down from mid-air by the terrifying force of the scythe, he looked at Corazon with slight surprise when he regained his footing.

After all, Corazon's rather slender physique didn't seem like the kind of man who could deliver such a blow.

"A fruit's power? A mantis's?"

Steel Bone Kong looked at Corazon's appearance and felt that it looked somewhat familiar.

A moment later, Steelbone Kong recalled a top-secret document handed over by the former Fleet Admiral Sengoku, and said in a shocked tone, "Don Quixote Rosinante?"

Corazon didn't panic when his identity was recognized by Steelbone Kong. Instead, he casually slung the exaggerated scythe over his shoulder, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tiger shake his arm. Then, he stood up again as if nothing had happened, and only then did he answer as if stalling for time.

"I never expected that Commander-in-Chief Steelbone would know someone as insignificant as me."

Steelbone Sky frowned deeply as he spoke.

"Rosinante, if I remember correctly, you should be a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user. What's going on with your current state?"

"These..."

Corazon answered calmly, “This power is a gift from the ancient and great Lord of Hueco Mundo.”

"The Lord of Hueco Mundo?!"

Steelbone Kong recalled the news the messenger had just reported about the death of Saint Musgarud, and the demon-like sinner had also mentioned this name. His eyes narrowed, and he questioned him.

"Rosinante, what is the Lord of Hueco Mundo?"

Even Corazon himself didn't know, so naturally he couldn't answer. He could only say, "I'm sorry, this is... a secret that can't be told!"

Upon hearing this, Steelbone Kong swung his incredibly thick arm and said, "These kids these days are all so arrogant and mischievous. Since that's the case..."

Steelbone Sky burst forth once more, his massive body pressing down on Corazon as he spoke.

"Once I capture you, you'll know that there are no secrets that can't be told."

Facing the overwhelming pressure from Steel Bone Sky, Corazon fearlessly swung his scythe at Steel Bone Sky.

"when!"

In the dim light, as the scythe clashed with the steel bone, a series of sparks burst forth in the night.

Immediately afterwards, the two ridiculously large scythes in Corazon's hands almost turned into two afterimages, continuously slashing down at Steelbone Air Slash at an extremely terrifying frequency.

Steelbone Sky, however, did not back down, his fists transforming into afterimages as he met the attack head-on.

"Ta-da!"

For a moment, the sound of steel clashing rang out in a rhythm almost like firecrackers.

[170. Chapter 170 A Desperate Situation]

At first, the clash between the scythe and the fist remained evenly matched, but as several breaths passed, accompanied by Steelbone Kong's hearty laughter, the scythe's phantom gradually began to be suppressed.

"Little brat, is that all you've got? That so-called gift from the Lord of Hueco Mundo."

Upon hearing this, Corazon's veins bulged, and with a burst of all his might, he managed to regain some control of the situation, but he was no match for the towering, mountain-like man before him.

Just then, Tiger rejoined the battle.

"Fishman Karate - Secret Technique - Martial Arts"

Instantly, the moisture in the air was rapidly compressed into Tiger's palm, forming a small water ball, which was then violently blasted towards Steelbone Sky.

"boom!"

Although it was the water sphere that collided with Steel Bone Sky's fist, in an instant, the water sphere unleashed an unprecedentedly terrifying impact, blasting the red line continent surrounding Steel Bone Sky into cracks and pulling Corazon out of the increasingly unfavorable war of attrition.

"What? Are you going to fight two against one, engaging in this futile struggle?"

Steelbone Kong rubbed his wrist and said.

"I'm not afraid to tell you, you have no way out. Even if you can hold me off here, the rest of the World Government soldiers will not attack the slaves, giving you enough time to transfer via the bubble cable car. But what awaits you on the high seas is the Navy Headquarters fleet led by two admirals."

"Under these circumstances, do you think you still have a chance to leave alive?"

Steelbone Sky spoke again, uttering words that filled one with despair.

"Surrender, and I might spare your lives. The slaves can return to where they belong, and you two brats can reveal all the secrets about Hueco Mundo and its ruler. Then I might allow you to continue living."

As soon as Steelbone Kong deliberately raised his voice, the slaves who were intently watching this clash of the highest echelons of the ocean fell into an instantaneous silence.

Even if you take the bubble cable car back to the sea, is it still a dead end?

Despair began to spread in swathes among the slaves.

"So, surrender! Don't waste my time, and let this ridiculous escape farce end!" Steelbone Sky shouted.

Just then, Tiger burst into laughter and said, "Hahaha, Commander-in-Chief Cyborg, it seems you've misunderstood something."

"Hmm?" Steelbone Sky.

"What makes you think I'm rescuing slaves?"

Tiger roared, his voice filled with unwavering determination.

"How could you, who have never been a slave, understand our yearning for freedom and the sea? Do you really think that a mere naval headquarters fleet can shake our resolve?"

"The moment we stood here, we had already risked our lives!!!"

As Tiger's deafening voice echoed in this corner of the holy land of Mary Geoise, the other slaves also came to their senses, and some of them joined in the shouting.

"Lord Tiger is right."

"Just a mere Navy Headquarters fleet..."

"I would rather die on the sea than return to that hell where I can't even die if I want to."

"Freedom! We must return to the sea of ​​freedom, even if only a corpse remains!"

……

Listening to the slaves' chaotic yet extremely resolute voices, a complex expression appeared on Steelbone Kong's face, but it was quickly concealed.

"Since that's the case, then we have no choice but to utterly crush you right here!"

The next moment, Cyborg Kong moved again, pressing his fists down on Tiger and Corazon.

As Steelbone Kong made his move, the remaining soldiers of the Holy Land Mary Geoise seemed to have received some kind of order, launching an attack on the slaves from all directions.

The fighting escalated to an incredibly brutal state almost instantly.

The slaves had nowhere to retreat, while Tiger and Corazon were tightly bound by Cyborg Kong, giving them no chance to make a move.

For a time, the slaves could only rely on their own flesh and blood to resist the attack of the soldiers of the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, in order to buy themselves time for the next bubble cable car ride to the sea.

……

Amidst the power struggles in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, calm and collected discussions still rippled through the air.

"Based on the current situation, this chaos should be quelled within two hours."

"Pretty much. It was right to give those slaves just enough food to keep them alive. Otherwise, if they had gotten weapons, this chaos would have been quite troublesome."

"How's it going with the navy?"

"They've already formed an encirclement around the captured Bubble Cable Car Port, and those slaves who have already gone down the Bubble Cable Cars won't be able to escape."

"Don't be careless. The only concern is whether that mysterious Hueco Mundo organization has any backup plans."

“That’s right. We’ll also send an additional CP0 team to stand by on the outskirts. Those two fish-men and humans who freed the slaves must be captured alive.”

"Speaking of which, the fighting sounds from Chief of Staff Freud's side seem to have subsided for a while. Why hasn't Chief of Staff Freud returned yet?"