Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

"Drag, this man is a monster, a monster whose strength is definitely no less than Vice Admiral Garp's!!!"

Kaji stared intently at Dorrag, wanting to raise his hand and aim his pistol at Dorrag again, but after being hit head-on by that punch, his internal organs were severely damaged and he couldn't muster any strength at all.

Faced with Gion's flying slash, Dragon turned around and waved his hand behind him, creating a violent wind that acted like a wall, firmly intercepting Gion's flying slash.

"Seriously, is this all the vice admirals in the navy are capable of these days? No wonder pirates are becoming increasingly rampant on this sea..."

Dragon's cold and domineering gaze was fixed on Gion through the raging wind. His figure suddenly moved, and his fist, wrapped in the flowing wind, was like an extreme eye of the storm, ready to unleash terrifying power at any moment to completely engulf Gion.

Gion's eyes narrowed; in that instant, the pressure she felt from Dragon was even greater than that from Borsalino.

The man before them was a monster who had developed Logia-type Devil Fruits, Haki, and physical skills to the highest level. He himself was a natural disaster formed from a raging wind!

Under the fierce winds that swept through the land, Gion experienced for the first time a sense of insignificance in the face of nature's power.

Just then, a familiar cherry blossom color flashed in Gion's eyes.

The next instant, a sea of ​​cherry blossoms swept in, cascading down from the sky like a waterfall.

"boom!!!"

The wind and cherry blossoms intertwine and collide, and in an instant, it seems to bring the flower capital, which was once filled with war and bloodshed, back to a dreamlike spring.

The next moment, a cloak with the words "Buddhist" written on it fluttered in the wind in Gion's sight, and a familiar, slender figure blocked Dragon's way. Arn's gentle voice also entered Gion's ears.

"Luckily, I made it in time."

"Yarn, I knew it, I knew you bastard were still alive..."

At this moment, tears of excitement and joy welled up in Gion's eyes, and her heart, which had been prepared to fight to the death, instantly relaxed completely.

"That is……"

"Lieutenant General Yann?!?"

Not only Gion, but all the marines who were fighting hard in the Flower Capital couldn't help but show great excitement and joy when they witnessed this scene.

The body, which was originally teetering on the brink of collapse under the raging storm, seemed to have suddenly gained a pillar of support.

In an instant, the morale of the navy rose at a speed that was almost visible to the naked eye, and cheers even reached the naval command post outside the Flower Capital.

"what happened?"

Lieutenant General Tsuru, who was overwhelmed by the terrifying combat power displayed by Dragon, noticed the change in morale and quickly asked a question.

The navy officer, who was constantly observing the battlefield from the lookout position, was also excited and even stammered a little.

"It's... Lieutenant General Yann... Lieutenant General Yann has returned."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Vice Admiral Tsuru was immediately invigorated. Forgetting his excitement, he quickly changed his original order to "have Borsalino hold off Dragon while the navy begins a full retreat." Instead, he instructed the navy that had entered the "Flower Capital" to begin changing their formation with Arn at the core.

Meanwhile, the strange phenomena appearing in the sky above the City of Flowers were becoming increasingly astonishing. On one side of the sky, dark clouds covered the ground, and violent winds surged from time to time, as if they were about to swallow the earth. On the other side of the sky, an overwhelming sea of ​​cherry blossoms appeared, dyeing the earth a dreamlike cherry blossom color.

"It's been a long time, Tefimo Yann. I never imagined that the weak boy who was always sick back then would grow up to be this tall." Dragon said with a somewhat solemn expression.

Yann pushed up his glasses and stood opposite Dragon, his tone tinged with a hint of wistfulness.

"Yes, it's been a long time, Monkey D. Dragon. It's been about twenty years since you defected from the Navy, hasn't it? I didn't expect you to still remember me. It's truly an honor."

At the same time, Yann glanced back at Gion, then swept his gaze over the naval vice admirals lying on the ground around him, and said.

"You're really ruthless, Dragon. These are all your former colleagues."

“Yarn, don’t say such laughable things. A man should follow his own path and will to fight with his fists, not let ridiculous camaraderie bind his strength…”

After a pause, Dragon slowly raised one hand, his fingers gradually clenching into a fist, and said, "Even you are the same."

"Is this what you call your path and will—to plunge the world into chaos and the abyss of evil? Dragon!"

As Yann questioned him sternly, the vast sea of ​​cherry blossoms behind him seemed to surge into a frenzy.

"If that's the case, then whatever path or will you've chosen, I will completely... without leaving any room for compromise!"

As he said this, Yann secretly made a gesture to Gion with his hand behind his back, implying that Gion should take the opportunity to lead the fallen vice admirals away from the battlefield to avoid being affected by the following battles.

"Has that kid who used to be constantly lying in a hospital bed learned to talk big now?"

A mocking smile appeared on Dorag's fierce face. In a flash, his fist, which was almost like the eye of a terrifying storm, swung down towards Yann.

"Then let's give it a try, Yern!!"

[Chapter 553: The Flames of War Spread Throughout the Flower Capital]

"boom!"

The punch that Dorragna threw at Yann lost its original target, and the remaining power poured into the ground, causing the ground within a radius of hundreds of meters to churn like waves almost instantly.

The next moment, as Yann appeared in mid-air and casually waved his hand, the overwhelming sea of ​​cherry blossoms instantly erupted, and waterfalls that seemed to be composed of countless cherry blossoms poured down towards Dragon.

However, facing the endless cherry blossoms, Dragon's wild black hair flew wildly, but he did not try to dodge at all. Instead, he raised a terrifying hurricane centered on himself and head-on hit the cherry blossom waterfalls.

"Boom boom boom~~~"

The invisible wind and the fragile cherry blossoms collided with a deafening roar.

Just as the hurricane and the cherry blossom waterfall were locked in a stalemate, Dorrag's voice came from within the exaggerated hurricane.

"It's no use, Yann. Once the wind starts blowing, it will only get stronger and stronger until it brings about a completely new change to this world. Even your cherry blossoms can only helplessly drift away with the wind!"

As Dorrag's words fell, the hurricane continued to expand, gradually evolving into a terrifying force with a diameter of several kilometers.

"This is simply a natural disaster!"

"Quick...get out of the way..."

"Back off, back off! If you get caught in the hurricane, you'll die instantly."

……

In an instant, the navy and revolutionary army that were originally around Dragon and Yann almost desperately retreated to avoid being swallowed up by the terrifying hurricane.

With the physical capabilities of an average person, once caught in that terrifying hurricane, it would be far more than just being thrown away; they might even be torn to shreds.

"That's outrageous! That man named Dragon!"

Vice Admiral Momonga, who had worked alongside Gion to carry the unconscious vice admirals away from the vicinity of the battlefield, spoke with a hint of shock in his expression.

Even though Vice Admiral Momonga had recently witnessed the power of "Red-Haired" Shanks and "Beasts" Kaido, the sheer absurdity of the scene caused by Dragon, a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, still made him subconsciously swallow.

Gazing at the collision of the cherry blossom sea and the hurricane in the distance, Gion remained confident and said, "However, in the end, it will definitely be Lieutenant General Yan who emerges victorious."

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Squirrel couldn't help but express a hint of relief in his voice. "Fortunately, Lieutenant General Yann returned safely, otherwise I'm afraid no one could have stopped that monster, Dragon."

Gion nodded, and while keeping an eye on the battle between Dragon and Yann, she also focused her attention on the command and control of the navy.

Meanwhile, in a more peripheral area, as the battle between Yann and Dragon intensified, the ongoing clash between Borsalino and Yixiao temporarily subsided.

"What a terrifying monster, I chuckle..."

Borsalino pushed up his sunglasses, which had one lens missing, narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the smile in front of him, and spoke.

"However, it seems that even if the two of us win, it will no longer be the focus of the battle. Why don't we just sit down and talk it over and let time pass?"

"Is this General Borsalino's famous 'ambiguous justice'?"

He smiled and spoke calmly.

"But I am different from you. If I can win the battle, then I can go and support the leader and leave Lieutenant General Yann behind as well."

"That's a terrifying statement, but perhaps you've misunderstood something, you monster?"

Borsalino curled his lip slightly and said, "What gave you the illusion that you could take me down?"

The next moment, the collision of gravity and photons erupted once again, and the aftershocks of the battle were no less powerful than the exaggerated hurricane and the sea of ​​cherry blossoms.

However, the "Flower Capital" region is quite large. Even though the battle between these four top-tier fighters occupies a considerable area, there are still many areas where the Navy and the Revolutionary Army are engaged in continuous combat.

In a short time, the war between the revolutionary army and the navy intensified in the "City of Flowers," with countless buildings collapsing and the flames of war gradually affecting the entire "City of Flowers."

Some people who had initially hoped to escape the bustling and beautiful city of "Flower Capital" began fleeing to the barren areas surrounding it.

Many people brought their families along, and despite the revolutionary army offering no resistance, they didn't forget to take all their valuables with them...

Since the remnants of the Beasts Pirates in Wano Country have been completely wiped out by the Revolutionary Army, and the Revolutionary Army has even secretly cleared the roads from the Flower Capital to the surrounding areas such as Nozomi, Ringo, and Hakumai, they have wiped out all the beasts and bandits along the way.

So what the "Beast Warriors" saw at that moment was almost entirely a "refugee wave" that had successfully escaped from the "City of Flowers".

Sasagi, perched atop a small hill, shielded his eyes from the sun with one hand and gazed down at the residents of the Flower Capital who appeared every now and then, and couldn't help but sigh.

"I didn't expect those lowly people in the 'City of Flowers' to have hidden so many things. If we could go down and rob them, the haul would probably be quite substantial."

Jack, a burly man resembling a small mountain, gruffly reminded him, "Sasagi, the current boss has forbidden any looting."

"Yes, yes, I was just joking..."

Sasaki shrugged and turned to look at Yamato beside him, only to find that Yamato was not paying any attention to him and was just staring at the "refugee wave" below with a complicated look in his eyes.

"war……"

Yamato murmured to himself.

In the eyes of the Navy, the civilians of Wano Country scattering and fleeing from the war were simply acting normally; in the eyes of the Revolutionary Army, these people, who comprised the vast majority of Wano Country's wealth and population, would bring new vitality to Wano Country as they dispersed to various places...

However, for the vast majority of native Wano Country residents, including Yamato, the feeling is that Wano Country is gradually sliding into the abyss of war, and the complete destruction of Wano Country seems to be not far away!

"If we don't take some action soon, Wano Country will be destroyed!"

"Whether it's the Revolutionary Army, the Navy, or the World Government, they don't care about the future of Wano Country at all..."

Yamato clenched his teeth, his five fingers gripping the spiked club tighter and tighter.

"We have to do something, we absolutely have to do something, otherwise Wano Country will definitely be destroyed!"

[Chapter 554. The Reappearance of the White Emperor Sword (Third Update)]

In the flower city.

"boom!!!"

The collision between the hurricane and the cherry blossoms intensified, and the ever-expanding hurricane stirred up even the seemingly endless sea of ​​cherry blossoms.

"Hahaha, Yann, my abilities completely counter yours! Prepare to die!!!"

Dorag's wild laughter echoed through the "City of Flowers" with the fierce wind, making Arn, who was in mid-air, seem to sway precariously under the swirling gale.

"You bastard..."