Chapter 377: The Lionheart King, Invincible!

At the same time.

Mary Geoise.

The Five Elders sat in their office, silently staring at the projected screen.

The golden-haired figure standing amidst the battlefield left them momentarily dazed.

It had already been two years since a man named Gao Wen first entered their line of sight.

During the Battle of Water Seven, Gao Wen had already possessed combat strength comparable to a Navy Admiral, a peak that ordinary people could never reach in their entire lives.

Yet he was not invincible; at least, whether it was the Navy Headquarters or Mary Geoise, if they focused their full power against him, they could suppress Gao Wen and his group.

Soon after, in the Battle of Britannias, Gao Wen simultaneously suppressed two experts at the Admiral level; although this shocked them, it still barely remained within their sphere of control.

But now...

When the World's Strongest was sent flying by a single slash from Gao Wen, only silence filled the Five Elders' office.

With their discerning eyes, they could naturally see that Whitebeard had, through some special method, regained the power of his youth.

At the very least, the Whitebeard from back at God Valley could not have achieved the absurd feat of sending a Navy Admiral flying with a single slash as he had just done.

In other words, it was not that Whitebeard was too weak, but that Gao Wen...

Was too strong!

"If the five of us join forces, can we capture him?!"

Saint Nasjuro suddenly spoke, yet no one responded, the implication being obvious.

The man known as the Lionheart King had already exceeded the World Government's sphere of control.

To subdue him, even if that person were to make a move, it might not be an easy task.

A long while passed.

Saint Mars sighed:

"Perhaps the one thing worth celebrating now is that Gao Wen has not shown too much hostility toward the World Government, or toward us."

"And..."

"He has only a few decades of time left; no matter how strong his combat power, in the end, he cannot defeat time."

"After a hundred years, he will be nothing but a handful of yellow earth."

The other four nodded slightly, and the sense of urgency born from Gao Wen vanished at this moment.

Nasjuro's expression eased slightly:

"There is no eternal life; strong as this monster is, he is ultimately just a flash in the pan."

"Sufficiently stunning."

"Yet far from capable of affecting the overall situation."

Saint Saturn stroked his beard, looking at Gao Wen in the projected Den Den Mushi:

"Lord Im once said that the knight Gao Wen originally went to Britannias in pursuit of immortality."

"Now that the method of Britannias has been proven capable of creating only an eternal shell, unable to overcome the limits of the soul's lifespan..."

"Then the only one Gao Wen can ultimately seek is Lord Im!"

"With such powerful combat strength, if he could be brought under our use..."

"Our positions would be even more secure!"

Just at this moment.

A CP0 member pushed open the conference room door directly, so rushed he couldn't even catch his breath, urgently reporting:

"Five Elders, my lord!"

"A group of thieves has been discovered invading Mary Geoise; their identities have been confirmed as remnants of the Neo Navy!"

"Their objective is currently unknown, but their actions are highly organized!"

"They have likely already infiltrated Pangaea Castle, located in the center of Mary Geoise!"

Saint Saturn frowned tightly:

"Zephyr?!"

"After the crushing defeat of the Neo Navy, they are setting their sights on Mary Geoise?!"

"But..."

"Let alone the remnants of the Neo Navy, even the Neo Navy at its peak, what could they possibly do in Mary Geoise?!"

"What other purpose does this fellow have?!"

While pondering.

Saint Saturn instinctively sensed something was amiss, yet he did not think too much of it.

After all.

This was Mary Geoise, the divine kingdom standing above the seas; for hundreds of years, countless people had invaded here, yet not a single one had managed to leave with their life intact.

Zephyr...

Was far from being the strongest among them.

"I understand."

"Relay this news to the Holy Knights and have them handle it!"

"Yes!"

The messenger hurriedly withdrew.

The office fell silent once again.

The five men's gazes returned to the projected screen, yet the air around them suddenly grew scorching hot...

Boom—!

High temperature accompanied by a powerful shockwave struck, shattering the building's windows in an instant.

Saint Satan stared blankly, turning to look at the location of the explosion in the distance.

A mushroom cloud rose slowly, accompanied by rolling black smoke, engulfing the entire city in moments!

It was at this moment that Saint Satan finally realized where his slight unease had originated:

"Power Rocks?!"

"Zephyr was once responsible for mining Power Rocks within the Navy; does he intend to use Power Rocks to blow up Mary Geoise?!"

"Madman!"

"A complete and utter madman!"

"To attack Pangaea Castle while the Navy Headquarters executes the son of the Pirate King Roger, taking advantage of the whole world's attention being focused on Marineford?"

"Wait..."

"Could Whitebeard's sudden return to his peak also be the handiwork of that old bastard?!"

Saint Peter paused, his face gloomy as water:

"I once heard that when Zephyr left the Navy, he still had two students by his side."

"One of them is a user of the Retro-Retro Fruit, capable of returning anything he touches to its state from several years or even several decades ago!"

"Whitebeard's return to his peak is extremely likely the result of that person's ability."

"In that case..."

"The sky has been pierced!"

The Five Elders, realizing exactly what Zephyr intended to do, felt chilled to the bone.

If that bastard Zephyr truly detonated a massive amount of Power Rocks within the city, Pangaea Castle might be blown into the sky, causing countless Celestial Dragons to perish.

No one could have expected that this man, once hailed as an admiral who never killed, would commit such heinous acts after leaving the Navy.

Once the situation spirals completely out of control, the enraged Im will likely strip the five of them of their lives directly!

Eternal life, eternal life...

The Five Elders exchanged glances, feeling a sensation for the first time that could only be described as absurd.

This kind of immortality, constrained by others... is it truly that good?!

At this moment, they also understood why Garling, when his life was nearing its end, would betray Im at all costs to pursue that sliver of possibility offered by the Britannias.

If one can obtain true freedom, who would be willing to bow their head and submit?!

"Stop daydreaming!"

"For every step we are slow, the possibility of punishment from my lord Im increases!"

Saint Warcury shouted a rebuke, then immediately activated his Devil Fruit ability; his body expanded, bursting the building beneath their feet!

Boom—!

Crushed stone fell to the ground, raising dust and smoke that filled the sky.

Yet in the next instant, five gigantic mythical beasts burst forth, charging toward the location of the explosion to kill!

They feared that being even one step slower would cost them their heads!

Marineford.

The crowd on the battlefield had still not recovered from the shock of just now.

Hawk Eyes looked at Gao Wen's figure, feeling that everything before his eyes was unreal.

He knew Gao Wen was strong, far surpassing himself, yet he had never expected that the gap between them would widen to such an extent in less than two years!