CHAPTER 271: [271] : THE FIVE ELDERS MOBILIZE! THE WORLD GOVERNMENT DEPLOYS IN FULL FORCE!

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Holy Land, Mariejois!

Right now, the atmosphere here was a world away from its usual state—it was stretched to a breaking point.

Virtually all the Celestial Dragons were confined to their homes, their amusements restricted to the confines of Mariejois.

And they uttered not a single word of complaint, obediently complying.

The reason??

The palpable, murderous aura radiating from the God’s Knights—the very order that held the power to judge and even execute Celestial Dragons.

These members of the God’s Knights, who normally remained hidden away in the depths of Mariejois and only appeared in the most special of circumstances, were now out in the open.

Their posture made it clear to even the most foolish of Celestial Dragons that a command had been issued from the highest, most supreme authority.

If they had the nerve to resist, even as Celestial Dragons, there was only one outcome—

—Judgment, followed by execution at the hands of the God’s Knights.

Meanwhile, the Five Elders, the World’s Highest Authority, sat in their spacious, luxurious office.

Their image had changed completely from the deep, somber old men who merely held the so-called "highest authority."

The aura of every single one of them had become terrifying.

The pressure was most intense from two of them in particular: the Warrior God of Finance, Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, and the Warrior God of Justice, Saint Topman Warcury.

Warcury’s presence was especially monstrous.

It was Conqueror’s Haki—and it was overwhelmingly powerful.

But unlike typical users of Conqueror’s Haki, whose eyes would flash with the signature crimson-black light, Warcury’s eyes—and those of the other Elders—were unnervingly dark, pitch-black, like the eyes of a true demon.

"R-Report!"

A Marine HQ Vice Admiral stumbled in.

As the gaze of the Five Elders fell upon him, this Vice Admiral felt as if he were being stared at by true demons, his entire body wracked with uncontrollable shivers.

"SPEAK. WHAT IS IT,"

Saint Jaygarcia Saturn’s demonic eyes reverted to their normal state, his voice deep.

The other Five Elders’ eyes also returned to normal.

"Y-YES, SIR!"

The Vice Admiral, still reeling from the immense terror, subconsciously saluted, cold sweat streaming down his face, his words somewhat slurred.

Wh-What happened??

This wasn’t his first time delivering a message to the Five Elders, but he had never felt anything like this before.

Though facing the world’s highest authority, and not daring to use his Observation Haki to probe, his instincts told him he was facing something akin to hell itself—

"Hm?" Saturn frowned.

The immense terror snapped the Vice Admiral back to his senses.

It wasn’t that he was no longer afraid—it was that his intuition was screaming at him: if he didn’t report immediately, he would die.

The Five Elders now possessed that kind of horrifying power.

"I-It’s the Emperor!! The Straw Hat Pirates! Their ship, the Going Merry—is heading towards Egghead!"

The Vice Admiral hastily reported, his forehead beaded with cold sweat.

Egghead was the official name for the ’Island of the Future’, affiliated with the World Government, and also the location of the Chief Scientist, Vegapunk’s research institute.

After Vegapunk’s modifications, it was hailed as "The Future of 500 Years From Now."

"Straw Hat, you say? And what about Sky Sovereign Rowen’s movements?" The long-haired, long-bearded Saint Marcus Mars asked gravely.

"N-No sign of the Sky Sovereign Grand Fleet’s movements. Sky Sovereign Rowen’s ship—The Draconia, cannot be approached, so we cannot confirm if Sky Sovereign is on the Merry,"

The Vice Admiral trembled, then quickly explained.

"S-Sky Sovereign possesses the Rumble-Rumble Fruit

ability. Our surveillance ships can’t get close. Knowing the Merry’s location is the absolute limit of what we can do," The Vice Admiral’s forehead was beaded with countless beads of cold sweat.

"Understood. You are dismissed,"

Saturn’s words made the Vice Admiral stumble away.

Then, the Vice Admiral looked at the closed doors of the chamber of the world’s highest authority, he swallowed hard, his eyes wide with terror.

That room... it was like a hell existing at the very pinnacle of the world.

Then, the Vice Admiral fled as if escaping from hell itself.

"Heading towards Egghead, are they?" The blonde Saint Shepherd Ju Peter mused.

"Straw Hat wants to become the Pirate King, to reach the final island, Laugh Tale. After conquering Wano, his next destination has three possible directions. One of them is Egghead—"

Marcus Mars stated slowly.

"Is he just choosing this direction to continue his voyage, or is his target on Egghead?" Saturn’s eyes were incredibly grim.

"Unlike Straw Hat, who wants to be Pirate King, Sky Sovereign Rowen wants to be a True King. He wants to wage war against us. There is something very important there."

"But for the Navy to detect the Merry’s movements—with that man’s Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability, the Navy shouldn’t be able to. Is Sky Sovereign not on the Merry—or is he deliberately letting the Navy know their movements?"

Marcus Mars’s eyes shone with a demonic black light.

"HMPH! BASTARD! IS HE TRYING TO DELIBERATELY LURE US TO EGGHEAD??" the birth-marked Warcury roared, his temper flaring.

"That man has never been anything but arrogant. But this time, he will pay the price!"

Nusjuro slammed his sword on the floor.

"Straw Hat has become a problem as well, He actually awakened the power of the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Nika. The World Government has been searching for that fruit for 800 years... and for 800 years—it has eluded us!"

Marcus Mars’s tone was also filled with anger.

"The most ridiculous ability—has reappeared on the seas after 800 years. He is our number one target for elimination," Ju Peter’s eyes shone with an underworld light.

"And then there’s that Vegapunk. He actually had the nerve to dig into the Void Century. This is a perfect opportunity to purge them all at once." Ju Peter’s eyes radiated a demonic black light.

"Then this time, you will go first, Saturn," Warcury looked at Saturn.

"Take all the available Marine forces with you. Have Sakazuki go himself! That useless fool! To lose all three of our Admirals in a single battle! Such powerful force!"

Nusjuro was filled with rage.

"Hmph! This time, it’s not just us Five Elders. The God’s Knights are also prepared. Imu-sama!" Warcury’s tone suddenly became reverent.

The other Five Elders, even without being in Imu’s presence, immediately stood up from their sofas, bowing their heads in utmost respect.

"Joy Boy... must die. And... bring me Vivi," Imu’s voice echoed in the Five Elders’ minds.

"As you command, Imu-sama," the Five Elders replied respectfully.

"Go, Saturn. Once you arrive, activate your ability and summon us. The God’s Knights are also prepared. This time, our World Government will be fully deployed! We must kill Straw Hat! And we will bring Vivi to Imu-sama."

Warcury looked at Saturn and said gravely.

"Mm. I’m off," Saturn stood up, his eyes filled with a demonic black color. He slowly walked out the door.

Soon, the remaining forces of the Navy began to assemble.

Every elite soldier left was gathered.

Although they couldn’t muster the grand fleet of a hundred warships from the original story after their crushing defeat at Rowen’s hands, they still managed to assemble a massive fleet of over fifty warships.

Fleet Admiral Akainu was personally deployed.

And commanding this vast fleet was one of the highest authorities in the World Government.

One of the Five Elders, Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, the Warrior God of Science and Defense.

The Five Elders had officially mobilized.

And the mysterious summoning circle had already been drawn.

With Saturn as the vanguard, he could instantly summon all the Five Elders and the God’s Knights to the battlefield!

Just as Warcury had said.

This time, the World Government was deploying its entire strength.

All the forces they could muster were concentrated and deployed.

Primary objective: Kill Joy Boy—the Emperor, ’Straw Hat’ Monkey D. Luffy, who had obtained the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Nika.

Secondary objective: Capture Vivi.

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