Swish!
One second after the text disappeared, the text overlay vanished from the sky over Marineford. However, the invisible barrier that enveloped the island was still faintly visible. The entire island was trapped inside this eerie mask.
[Beginning of the First World War]
[Ten minutes countdown]
[09:59]
Everyone looked up at the huge numbers displayed directly above them, counting down second by second.
"Is anyone here?"
"Where?"
"I don't know, there's no movement at all!"
The Marines in the square looked around desperately. However, not even a ghost could be seen.
"Could it be a lie? There is no other world at all, and there are no invaders!"
Quite a few Marine soldiers had this thought. Even some Vice Admirals thought it might just be an elaborate prank.
However, the next second...
Whoosh!
A blue figure rose from the square. Aokiji soared into the air, his hands surprisingly cold.
"Ice Block: Partisan!"
In an instant, the cold air condensed in Aokiji's hand and turned into ice spears, which were thrown straight toward the mask covering Marineford. The spears exuded a freezing aura as they rushed toward the weird barrier.
Boom!
They hit the barrier and burst instantly. The ice spears shattered into countless ice crystals and scattered. However, under the impact, the barrier covering the entire island did not change at all. It seemed that Aokiji's power was not enough to affect it.
What a strong defense!
Seeing that his own attacks were ineffective, Aokiji was surprised. The barrier covering the island hadn't even shaken. If even his attack was easily resisted, it would not be easy to break this thing.
"What a hard shell!"
"It's really scary!"
Zizizi!
Suddenly, on the roof of the Marine building, the sound of a laser gathering whined. The soldiers looked back. Kizaru raised his hand to release a laser beam, obviously wanting to test the barrier enveloping the island.
Pew~
A golden light flashed away.
Boom!
Flames from the explosion spread, and a violent shockwave reverberated back. All the soldiers kept their eyes on the barrier. Kizaru's attack still couldn't shake it.
What a terrifying defense!
Sengoku originally wanted to bombard it with cannons, but if Aokiji and Kizaru had failed, cannons were completely unnecessary. Since this thing existed, it meant they could not get out, and people outside likely couldn't get in.
Just before the light curtain disappeared, it stated the intruders had been launched successfully. That meant these people were already on the island.
"All Marines! Find them! Don't let anyone suspicious remain on the island!"
Sengoku issued an order, and the soldiers who were still wondering if the invaders were real acted instinctively.
"Will there really be an intruder?" a soldier couldn't help asking.
At this moment, the light curtain over Marineford had disappeared for them, but all over the world, the light curtain in the eyes of others remained. It displayed Naval Headquarters!
The scene where Aokiji and Kizaru attacked the barrier didn't get too much attention. What really caught the eyes of the people of the Pirate World was the person shown on the screen.
He had white hair and wore a forehead protector with a weird leaf logo. A mask covered half his face, and the forehead protector was pulled down to cover his left eye. Only one eye was exposed. He wore strange green flak armor with a tight black combat uniform underneath.
"Who is he?"
"What a strange dress!"
"Could this guy be... an invader?"
"Isn't his name on it? Hatake... Kakashi?"
At this moment, countless people were staring at the first invader who appeared: Kakashi. People in the Pirate World dared not even blink for fear of missing anything.
Suddenly!
Kakashi in the picture seemed to see something. He raised his hands and began to form signs. The ultra-fast hand seals made it impossible to follow his movements.
Immediately afterward—
Poof!
Along with a puff of white smoke, Kakashi turned into a Marine soldier. He ran past a group of Marines on the street in front of him and jumped out to follow the patrol. Without a trace, he mixed into the ranks.
If it weren't for the perspective of the light curtain, no one would have noticed him. Even witnessing the scene where Kakashi performed the Transformation Technique, people could hardly believe it. A person had suddenly changed into a different look—even his height had changed.
"Is this... a ninja?"
"He casually changed into another appearance!"
"He perfectly blended into the ranks of Marine soldiers. It's impossible to discover him!"
At this time, the screen showing the intruder divided into twenty small grids. In each grid, the person displayed was a very ordinary Marine soldier.
Seeing this made people choke instantly.
"This... these shouldn't all be..."
"Do these people have the same ability?"
A total of twenty people had all turned into Marine soldiers. In this way, even inside Naval Headquarters, it would be difficult to find them! Who pays attention to an ordinary Marine soldier?
Although they didn't see the transformation of everyone, the light curtain's implication was clear. The screen was divided in two: one side showed Sengoku and the others, and the other side showed twenty grids of ordinary-looking soldiers. These Marine soldiers... were undoubtedly all invaders from another world.
In the eyes of ordinary people, this kind of ability might feel a little surprising—it was amazing how one person could completely transform into another. But in the eyes of Whitebeard and others, this ability was simply terrifying.
The most critical question was: all twenty of them possessed the same ability.
Whitebeard: "This is not good!"
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