Nami's words instantly captivated everyone's attention.
"No matter where we are in any corner of the world," Nami's voice rose with excitement, "as long as we activate it, it can instantly broadcast live to the entire world the scene unfolding before our eyes! No signal can block it!"
"What?! Live world broadcast?!"
"It can broadcast from anywhere?!"
"A one-time use item?! This is just too…"
The Straw Hat crew's eyes widened in shock, and they let out incredulous exclamations as they gathered around the tiny golden Den Den Mushi.
The value of this item was simply immeasurable!
A hint of surprise flashed in Ron's eyes, followed by a meaningful smile: "World Broadcast Den Den Mushi… Heh, this is… quite interesting."
Subsequently,
The massive bow of Pluton slowly adjusted its angle once more, its destructive cannon relocking onto the towering Gate of Justice ahead, which symbolized the absolute authority of the World Government.
Ron stood on the bridge, his gaze icy as he watched the colossal gate, his voice utterly devoid of emotion:
"Alright, it's time to clear away the obstacles. Pluton, maximum power, blast it."
"Energy charge complete!" Franky roared excitedly from the control room, "Super—!! Fire!!"
There was no deafening cannon roar, only a sharp hum, as if space itself was being torn apart!
An unimaginably thick, brilliant white pillar of energy, like a spear of judgment hurled by a god, instantly shot forth from Pluton's cannon!
In its path, the air twisted and vaporized, and the sea was forcibly parted by an invisible force!
The next second, this destructive beam accurately struck the Gate of Justice!
Time seemed to freeze for an instant.
Then—
"Boom!!!!!!!!"
An indescribably massive, brilliant white orb of light suddenly expanded at the location of the Gate of Justice, instantly engulfing the colossal gate and the vast Enies Lobby complex behind it!
The courthouse, the Bridge of Hesitation, the judiciary… everything vaporized and vanished upon contact with the light orb!
The orb rapidly ascended, pulling the surrounding seawater and dust with it, forming an impossibly thick pillar of death connecting heaven and earth!
Immediately, a mushroom cloud, so vast it obscured the entire view, billowing with flames and thick smoke, slowly rose from the sea, as if the gates of hell had opened there!
A destructive shockwave spread frantically in all directions in a ring shape; wherever it passed, the sea surface was forcefully pressed into a huge depression, which then formed terrifying tsunamis dozens of meters high, roaring like countless moving mountains towards the farther reaches of the ocean!
The gale howled like the screams of billions of vengeful spirits, sweeping away everything!
The Pluto Battleship remained as steady as a mountain in the shockwave, and the Straw Hat crew stood on the deck, gazing at the apocalyptic scene.
Ron's voice, calm yet imbued with undeniable power, clearly reached everyone's ears amidst the roar of destruction:
"So-called 'Justice' has never been just two words carved on a gate."
"The power that can be held in hand, the truth that can be grasped, that is true Justice!"
"After today, the World Government's so-called 'Absolute Justice' will be nothing but a colossal joke!"
The scorching storm whipped at their clothes, reflecting their shocked yet gradually resolute faces; this divine punishment-like scene was deeply etched into the depths of everyone's soul…
In the sea far from the core of destruction, a Marine warship on a routine patrol was slowly sailing.
The Marines on deck were originally going about their daily duties, some even leisurely sipping coffee.
Suddenly,
The enormous, brilliant white orb of light, connecting heaven and earth, that unexpectedly rose on the distant horizon, and the colossal mushroom cloud that immediately followed, obscured the sky and sun, causing everyone to lose their ability to think instantly!
"Wh-What is that?!!!" A young Marine's binoculars clattered onto the deck, his lips trembling, but he couldn't make a louder sound.
The entire deck fell into a dead silence, everyone rigid in place, staring dumbfounded at the terrifying scene, as if divine punishment had descended.
They could even feel the dull, soul-shaking shockwave coming from a great distance!
It wasn't until a few seconds later that the Lieutenant Commander in charge of this patrol was the first to snap out of his extreme shock; his face was ashen, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
"En… Enies Lobby's direction!! It's the Gate of Justice!!" He practically stumbled and crawled into the communication room, grabbing the Den Den Mushi, which represented emergency communication, with hands that trembled so much he could barely hold it.
As soon as the Den Den Mushi connected, he didn't even bother with formalities, screaming wildly into it with a distorted, hoarse voice due to extreme fear:
"Re… Report to Marineford!!! Emergency military intelligence!!! Top-level emergency military intelligence!!!"
"Plu… Pluton!! It's the ancient weapon Pluton!! It has appeared at Enies Lobby!!!"
"It… it fired one shot!! Just one shot!! And it vaporized the Gate of Justice… along with the entire Enies Lobby… all of it… all of it!!!"
His voice was filled with breakdown and disbelief, as if he were reporting the end of the world.
This news, at the fastest speed, swept through Marineford like the most violent tsunami, and then shook the entire World Government and even the entire sea!
The world was once again in an uproar!
And when the Admiral-level reinforcements and numerous warships dispatched by Marineford arrived at the scene with the fastest speed,
All that remained for them was the empty sea, as if struck by a giant hammer from a god, and the lingering afterimage of a massive space gate, slowly rotating and not yet completely vanished.
The Pluto Battleship and the Straw Hat had long since entered the space gate, disappearing without a trace.
A Marine Vice Admiral leading the team stood at the bow of his ship, looking at the empty sea and the subsiding spatial fluctuations, his face filled with helplessness, anger, and a deep numbness.
He slammed his fist against the railing, squeezing desperate curses through gritted teeth:
"How the hell are we supposed to catch these damned guys?! They hit and run, leaving no trace! We can't catch them, damn it!!"
An unprecedented sense of powerlessness enveloped the hearts of all the Marines who had come in pursuit…
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