One Piece: Surrounded at Marineford? Just kidding!

Chapter 361: The Arrival of the Dragon!

The energy attack of light condensed on Kizaru's gleaming leather shoes, and the high-density photons collided wildly, emitting a buzzing sound.

Vegapunk closed his eyes.

His mind raced, calculating countless possibilities, but there was only one outcome.

death.

At this distance, Nika Luffy couldn't reach out in time, and Sanji couldn't exceed the speed of light.

This is the general.

This was the execution by the world government's top military force.

"I'm sorry, Vegapunk."

Kizaru's voice remained languid, but his eyes behind his sunglasses were as cold as ice.

"This is official business."

The light surged.

A destructive laser beam is about to be unleashed.

however.

At that very moment, without any warning.

The sky above Future Island, shrouded in smoke and dark clouds, collapsed.

It is not a physical collapse.

It's air pressure.

A terrifyingly low pressure instantly enveloped the entire Egherd.

The flowing air seemed to be gripped by an invisible hand.

Immediately afterwards—

The wind rises.

There is no prelude.

There was no transition.

A violent storm arrived in an instant from the horizon, igniting the fury of the entire sea.

"Whoosh—!"

That's not the wind.

That was a storm hammer imbued with a dark and domineering aura.

Kizaru's nonchalant expression froze instantly, and his pupils contracted sharply behind his sunglasses.

As a user of the Glint-Glint Fruit, he has the most acute perception of his environment.

Above the clouds, a colossal beast, powerful enough to devour light, swooped down.

"This power..."

Kizaru's heart pounded wildly. He subconsciously withdrew his leg, which was about to kick out, and the attacking light particles instantly reassembled. He crossed his arms to protect his chest.

"Who is it?!"

His response was a deafening roar.

"Boom!"

The hurricane, carrying thunder and torrential rain, crashed down like an invisible meteorite onto the spot where Kizaru had been standing.

The alloy walls of the control room were torn apart like paper, and a huge shockwave blew off the dome of the research institute.

The steel bars twisted and vitrified into dust.

"Hmm!"

Admiral Kizaru actually let out a muffled groan under this terrifying force.

His photon-like body was forcefully blasted out of the void, and he flew hundreds of meters backward like a fly being swatted away, crashing into a ruined building.

Smoke and dust rose everywhere.

Gravel rolled down.

The gale continued, instead creating a vacuum in the center of the ruins.

Amidst the swirling dust and torrential rain, a slender figure slowly emerged.

He was wearing a dark green robe with a black overcoat over it.

The wind howled around him.

He seemed to be the monarch of this storm.

The Shepherd of Thunder.

The newcomer slowly raised his head, raindrops sliding down his angular face, revealing a handsome face with an arrogant smile.

The dark red square tattoo on his left cheek looked both ferocious and sacred under the lightning.

The world's most vicious criminal.

Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Army—Monkey D. Dragon!

Dragon casually brushed non-existent dust off his shoulder, one hand in his pocket. His gaze swept indifferently over Kizaru, who was struggling to his feet in the ruins, before he looked down at Saint Satan, who exuded a terrifying aura on the coastline.

His voice wasn't loud, but it resonated in everyone's ears:

"Yo, Borsalino."

"And that long-legged spider old man."

The dragon's lips curled slightly upwards, carrying a hint of mockery:

"Isn't it incredibly disgraceful for so many people to bully a few scientists and children?"

Dead silence.

The entire battlefield fell into a brief silence.

Inside the control room, Vegapunk, who thought he was going to die, suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the figure standing in the eye of the storm, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

"Dragon! You've finally arrived..."

On the other side of the battlefield, Luffy and Ace, who were preparing to fight to the death, froze at the same time.

Luffy blinked, his big eyes instantly gleaming with surprise, and he shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Who is he?"

Ace was also shocked, then a relieved smile appeared on his face as he adjusted his hat.

"Tch... Luffy's dad's here? That's hilarious!"

"dragon!"

"It's Dragon, the leader of the revolutionary army!"

Nami, Usopp, and the others hugged each other, weeping with joy.

For them now, the appearance of this man is like a ray of light shining through their desperate situation.

"Splash—"

In the ruins, rubble exploded.

Kizaru flew back into the air in a somewhat disheveled state.

His striped suit was torn in several places, and there was even blood on the corner of his mouth.

This was the first time he had been so disheveled since the Battle of Marineford.

He adjusted his askew sunglasses, his expression more serious than ever before, and his tone devoid of any of its usual sarcasm.

"Monkey D. Dragon... what are you doing here? The intelligence said the Revolutionary Army was still in the North Blue?"

"This is... a bit troublesome."

On the coast.

Satan stopped in his tracks.

His murky, malicious eyes were fixed on the dragon in the sky, and the cane in his hand slammed into the ground, creating a deep pit. Black, domineering aura rose around him like flames.

"dragon……"

Satan's voice was as somber as water, carrying the authority and anger of someone who had long held a high position.

"You dare interfere in our affairs! Do you want the Revolutionary Army to be wiped out right here today?"

Faced with the threat from the Five Elders, Dragon didn't even look at him directly.

He simply turned around and snapped his fingers at the air.

"Snapped!"

The crisp snap of fingers rang out.

"boom--!"

The storm surged up again, blowing the approaching naval ships to their sides, and snapping the masts of several ships in half with the force of the wind.

Long slowly drew the long sword from his waist, a sword that had never been shown to the world before.

The blade was jet black, with blue wind patterns flowing across it, as if sealing away a hurricane.

With a flick of his wrist, the tip of his knife pointed directly at the World Government's fleet, and at the lofty Five Elders.

"destruction?"

The dragon smiled.

That smile carried three parts cruelty and seven parts domineering aura.

"Five Elders, have you made a mistake?"

His voice boomed like thunder, echoing across the sea:

"This time, it's not you surrounding and attacking us."

"Instead, we're here to completely eradicate you rotten garbage!"

The dragon's aura surged, and dark red lightning, a color of dominance, raged wildly around him, even stirring the dark clouds in the sky into a huge vortex.

"This time, I'll show you the true power of the revolutionary army!"

Longan eyes are sharp.

"From this moment forward... this is a high-level war! Are you ready to face the wrath of the 'Revolutionary Army'?"

As the dragon's voice faded.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

On the distant horizon, the faint sound of thunderous war drums could be heard.

It is the clarion call of war.

Immediately afterwards, to everyone's astonishment, two powerful auras rapidly approached from the horizon.

On the left, the sea churned, and white, vibrating waves seemed to shatter the very space around it.

On the right, an overwhelming aura surged, with crimson and black lightning tearing through the sky.

Kizaru's expression finally changed.

"Because he sensed many auras..."

Even Satan Saint's hand gripping his cane tightened suddenly, veins bulging.