Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

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After the grand banquet on Amazon Lily, Arn and his group settled down in the Amazon Lily palace.

Subsequently, Yann gradually got used to life on Amazon Lily. Under Hancock's attentive care, the comfortable life made Yann feel corrupt and decadent.

However, Yann did not forget his main task at all. While keeping an eye on the movements of the major forces in the outside world, he also continued to cultivate members of the "Hueco Mundo Organization" for the sake of the future.

As for Corazon and Hancock, who are currently the strongest fighters, Yann doesn't need to put much effort into them; he can just let them continue to grow on their own.

As for Perona, who followed Moria back to the "Devil's Triangle," it's a matter of age. Apart from letting her become familiar with the abilities of the "Wolves" and the "Ghost Fruit," we can only let her grow up slowly for now.

But the ones that Yann needs to worry about the most are Law, Baby-5, and Robin, who are gradually entering a period of rapid growth.

Through the channels of the Revolutionary Army and Corazon, the various supplies and instruments needed for the initial stage of the "biological laboratory" have been quietly delivered to the secret base in the North Sea, and Luo has begun preliminary research.

Robin continued to serve as Aon's secretary, handling a large amount of Revolutionary Army affairs and intelligence gathering for him, while also beginning her studies on "Haki" on Amazon Lily.

Baby-5's daily routine doesn't change much. Besides taking care of all the big and small chores in Little Golden Castle, she also learns various knowledge about weapons under the guidance of Robin and Yann.

What made Arn a little suspicious was whether Robin might secretly teach Baby-5 various maid skills.

This matter left Yann feeling restless and uneasy, like a cat scratching at his heart. He couldn't help but want to ask Robin, but he was also concerned about his own pride and worried that Robin might misunderstand his intentions.

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However, this situation only lasted for a short period of time before it was temporarily interrupted by Admiral "Kizaru" Borsari, who was about to arrive at Amazon Lily based on intelligence calculations.

"Yata yata, is this Amazon Lily?"

Borsalino shielded his eyes with his hand, gazing towards Amazon Lily in the distance, and said with a sigh, "It looks pretty scary. It'll probably take a lot of effort to sink the whole island."

On either side of Borsalino's warship, four other warships were lined up in a straight line, seemingly approaching Amazon Lily in an attempt to encircle it.

At the same time, the piercing sound of war horns rang out on Snake Island, and a large number of well-trained Snake Guardian Soldiers entered various defensive fortifications.

However, Ya'en, who was watching all this from afar in the palace, knew very well that compared to the traditional archery of Amazon Lily, the naval vessels, which were comparable to steel behemoths, would be able to completely flatten the entire port with a few volleys of fire.

This is a pure difference in firepower. Even if each of the Kuja warriors could add "Armament Haki" to their bows to enhance their power, the difference in range would be difficult to overcome.

The true terror of Amazon Lily lies in its close-quarters combat!

The Kuja warriors, each wielding Haki proficiently, are more than capable of easily defeating the Navy's elite soldiers.

[Chapter 273 The Colossal Sea King Instantly Annihilated]

All I can say is... times have changed!

Amazon Lily is located in the windless zone, which is isolated from the world. Apart from the Kuja Emperor and the Kuja Pirates, the rest of the residents of Amazon Lily have almost no access to information from the outside world.

Let alone cannons, firearms, Devil Fruits, and so on, even the men in Amazon Lily have little knowledge of these things.

Therefore, even though Amazon Lily still retains its ancestors' various combat skills and domineering spirit, it has fallen far behind in terms of actual group combat capabilities.

If it were Y'en commanding the naval fleet to attack the island, he would definitely choose to use firepower to carpet bomb the island from the outside in.

Furthermore, by simply mobilizing elite naval forces to intercept those powerful individuals who can disregard the power of artillery, it would take very little effort for the naval fleet to sink most of a kingdom.

Finally, with the retreat of the strongmen cut off, in the environment of the sea, unless they are strongmen of Kaido's level, no single individual can really cause any trouble. The remaining strongmen can be dealt with slowly by taking time.

This is precisely where the world government and navy truly possess strength and terror; once they launch a full-scale attack, they can gain an overwhelming advantage through firepower.

Of course, this is the result of normal development in other sea areas, but it does not apply to Snake Island.

After all, in the special environment of the Calm Belt, unless the commander of the naval fleet completely disregards the consequences of total annihilation and provokes countless super-giant sea monsters lurking hundreds or thousands of meters below the surface of the Calm Belt, or even those comparable in size to islands, who would dare to easily fire a cannon in such an environment?

Therefore, only in the unique environment of the Calm Belt, the military level of Amazon Lily, which primarily uses bows and arrows for attack, remains the same as that at sea...

"boom!"

Before Yann could even finish his thought, a huge cannon shot suddenly rang out from the distant warship.

? ? ! !

Ya'en.

Who fired the cannon?!

At this moment, not only was Yann stunned, but even the many guardian warriors on Amazon Lily were taken aback.

Such a commotion could very well attract a large number of colossal sea kings from the Calm Belt!

Compared to those colossal sea kings, let alone those naval warships that are comparable to war monsters, even the entire island of Amazon Lily might not be able to compare in size.

It can be said that without an absolutely powerful being to stop the colossal sea king, a mere five naval warships would be overturned and smashed almost instantly by the colossal sea king.

The moment the cannon fired, a golden light caught up with the cannonball heading towards Amazon Lily. Borsalino stood steadily on the cannonball, as if using it as a means of transportation, and flew towards Amazon Lily.

Unsurprisingly, just a moment after that abrupt cannon shot echoed across the sea, the sound of the cannon shot was deafening.

Right in front of the cannonball, a huge vortex suddenly appeared, and a colossal sea king, whose head alone was comparable to the entire port of Amazon Lily, slowly emerged from it.

"Yata yata, get out of the way, Sea King..."

However, before the colossal sea king could fully emerge...

Borsalino extended his index finger, and a golden beam of light shot out, instantly piercing through the eyeball of the strangely shaped, colossal sea king.

"boom!"

A muffled sound rang out from the head of the colossal sea king.

Immediately afterwards, the head, which was comparable in size to the port of Amazon Lily, exploded with Borsalino's casual strike, and a large amount of blood gushed out, while the remaining corpse slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

This exaggerated scene also stunned many of the Nine Serpent Warriors.

"What kind of monster is this?"

"What is that golden light ability?"

"That colossal sea king just died like that?"

While the Nine Serpent Warriors remained on high alert, their heads were buzzing, and all sorts of shocking thoughts were uncontrollably arising within them.

As residents of Amazon Lily living in the Calm Belt, they knew better than anyone how terrifying those colossal sea monsters were: thick-skinned, incredibly resilient, and possessing terrifyingly immense strength.

It was precisely out of awe for those colossal sea kings, and to ensure that Amazon Lily would not be accidentally destroyed by them, that this was done.

Amazon Lily retains the tradition that the strongest becomes emperor, and the one who possesses "Conqueror's Haki" capable of intimidating Sea Kings immediately succeeds as the new emperor.

In the brief moment that the Nine Serpent Warriors were still in shock, the cannonball had already reached its maximum range and crashed into the sea.

Borsalino, in a flash of golden light, traversed the final distance and arrived at the port of Amazon Lily.

"So……"

Borsalino glanced at the many Kuja warriors on the port, then patted the wrinkles on his clothes and slowly began to speak.

Who is 'Pirate Empress' Hancock?

"Da da da……"

As Borsalino finished speaking, a series of crisp footsteps echoed from the gate behind the port, and Hancock's proud figure appeared.

"I am Boa Hancock."

"Um?!"

Borsalino looked at the woman before him, who exuded alluring charm at all times. A few ripples appeared in his eyes, hidden behind his sunglasses, but he quickly suppressed them.

Hancock then stopped a hundred meters from Borsalino and asked arrogantly, "So, you're Admiral Kizaru?"

“Isn’t that obvious, pirate?” Borsalino replied.

"Heh~"

Hancock tossed her dark hair back and let out a disdainful laugh, saying, "In my opinion, almost all men are similarly filthy and rude, and please forgive me for not being able to discern them directly."

For a moment, Hancock's alluring and beautiful demeanor captivated everyone.

The Kuja warriors, who had remained quite calm after Borsalino's easy annihilation of a colossal sea king, now stared at Hancock with infatuated eyes and instinctively screamed and shouted.

Even Borsalino couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly, his expression subtly changing.

'She really is...a terrifying woman...'

Borsalino, realizing that Hancock's ability could easily petrify creatures captivated by her charm, became increasingly cautious.

Borsalino quickly suppressed the ripples that had just risen uncontrollably in his heart and spoke in a rare serious tone.

"Hancock, I am here on behalf of the World Government and the Navy to once again invite you to join the 'Seven Warlords of the Sea'."

Hancock's expression remained unchanged as she countered, "Oh? An invitation? An invitation from a Marine Admiral and five warships?"

"There's no other way, after all..."

Borsalino's expression gradually turned cold as he said, "You pirate have already killed a Marine Rear Admiral and quite a few Marines."

[Chapter 274. Eight-Foot Jade Curved Jewel]

"So when dealing with a terrifying woman like you, it's best to be a little cautious."

However, even though Borsalino spoke very cautiously, his tone was nonchalant, as if he didn't take Hancock seriously at all.

"Then, 'Pirate Empress' Hancock, state your choice: do you agree to become a Shichibukai and hand over Rear Admiral Yann and the petrified Marines?"

Hancock's face was filled with disgust, completely disregarding Borsalino's lurking threat, and she said without hesitation, "I... refuse!"

Borsalino smiled slightly and said, "Yada yada, so it's still this choice? But that's perfect..."

In the next instant, Borsalino's tall figure vanished from his spot, transforming into a streak of light that appeared before Hancock. He slightly raised his right foot, and a dazzling light emanated from it.

"That way, I can rightfully avenge Brother Yan."

"Light Speed ​​Kick!"

In an instant, a burst of light erupted!

"boom!"

A huge explosion suddenly rang out in the harbor.

However, as the smoke slowly dissipated, Hancock raised her beautiful foot, which was wrapped in Armament Haki, and blocked Borsalino's "light speed kick".

Borsalino adjusted his sunglasses and commented casually.

"That's terrifying. That's quite an impressive kicking technique. The Navy Intelligence Department has underestimated you."

Upon hearing this, Hancock's expression of disgust deepened, and she said with displeasure, "What an infuriating and rude man."