Chapter 456: Moon Ark

Xiang Keluo placed a newspaper on the table and spread it open.

Gao Wen lowered his gaze to look.

He saw that on the front-page headline, the news of the world's impending sinking was prominently written.

"Sea levels worldwide will accelerate their rise, and are expected to submerge the highest point of the Red Earth Continent within two years..."

"The future of humanity lies on the Moon..."

"One hundred Arks secretly built by the World Government will carry the last sparks of humanity to the Moon, waiting for the tides to recede before returning to the land..."

"But the Arks can only carry one hundred thousand people..."

Gao Wen stopped reading there and did not continue.

The World Government's calculations were almost entirely unmasked.

Yet at this moment when everyone in the world was in panic over the sinking of the world, they first borrowed an ancient weapon to coerce the powerful on the seas and strike against Britannias.

Then, after witnessing the true nature of these people, they threw out such bait...

"Now, all the powers in the world will probably not be able to sit still!"

Xiang Keluo's face was solemn.

Back then in Water Seven, Gao Wen and his group had once become the target of all, trapped in an endless siege by pirates.

But at that time, the forces involved in the Pluton War, whether in combat power or threat, were incomparable to the present.

This is for survival, for the battle of the future!

Enough to unleash the bestial nature of all those people; even as strong as Xiang Keluo, his heart was filled with immense dread.

"The escape slots in the World Government's hands can almost be said to be their only hope for survival after the land sinks!"

"Even those forces that originally intended to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight will descend; Britannias will be trapped in an endless siege!"

This move by the World Government can be called removing the firewood from under the pot.

It directly placed everyone's own life and death on the two ends of a scale with Britannias to weigh.

Under such circumstances, anyone would make a choice that serves their own interests!

Xiang Keluo raised his gaze to look at Gao Wen, with hidden worry in his eyes.

Yet, different from what he had expected, he did not see even a trace of worry on Gao Wen's face; there was only calmness and an amused smile.

"You..."

"Do you truly have that confidence to lift this nation into the sky?!"

Originally, regarding whether Gao Wen could use the ability of the Float-Float Fruit to lift Britannias into the air, Xiang Keluo had absolute confidence.

But now, facing the World Government's consecutive moves, a bit of unease inevitably arose in his heart.

Gao Wen nodded, his demeanor indifferent:

"Originally, it was a bit lacking."

"But during this period, after crossing that barrier, my strength has once again undergone explosive growth."

"Even I myself cannot determine exactly how far I have progressed now."

"If it were not for the fact that lifting the nation into the sky might affect the common people, we would not have waited so long."

Seeing that hidden unease still lingered in Xiang Keluo's eyes, Gao Wen casually bent down and placed his palm upon the ground!

Almost in an instant, the ability of the Float-Float Fruit expanded to cover the entire Britannias, and even more than that, spreading all the way to a range of hundreds of nautical miles around Britannias, before finally subsiding under Gao Wen's deliberate control.

Boom—!

The ground trembled violently, and the shaking sound spread along Xiang Keluo's feet!

The seawater of the inner sea in the distance was affected by this; waves surged, rolling up a tsunami reaching a thousand meters high, yet it subsided in an instant!

The outer sea even further away was the same.

Countless Sea Kings uneasily poked their heads out of the water, looking around in terror, but sensed nothing, and then immediately dove back into the seawater at an even faster speed!

In just that instant of action, everyone within Britannias realized that this must have been Gao Wen conducting a rehearsal for the astonishing feat half a month later!

Standing before Gao Wen, Xiang Keluo's sensation was undoubtedly the most obvious of all!

In that very instant just now, he felt that everything between heaven and earth was under Gao Wen's control!

In less than a month, the Float-Float Fruit had reached a height in Gao Wen's hands that no one before had ever achieved, and no one after would ever surpass!

Such immense power...

Xiang Keluo swallowed, feeling that his own wavering just now was like a joke.

Walking this path over the past few years, how many things had this man said that he had not accomplished?

Gao Wen raised his gaze, gazing at the calmed sea in the distance, and murmured:

"The World Government has made a move; if we do not respond, we would be doing a disservice to this enthusiasm. Next, we shall see what choices the various powers will make."

"That is true."

Xiang Keluo calmed down, a ferocious smile curling at the corner of his mouth:

"I truly look forward to the arrival of that day!"

A few breaths ago.

Although Gao Wen's action just now lasted only an instant, it could not escape the perception of the powerful figures within Britannias.

Drake, who was following Fujitora and traveling with him through the various small towns within Britannias, suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Drake looked toward the direction from which the tremor came with a horrified expression, his heart rate suddenly accelerating!

"What?!"

Fujitora slowly turned around, facing Drake's direction, and immediately understood why Drake's reaction was so intense.

He smiled faintly and said:

"You don't think Gao Wen's words were a joke, do you?"

"As far as I know,"

"that man, except for the time he acted as a gambler back in the East Sea when facing Eagle Eye, never says anything he is not certain of."

"If he makes such a promise, he must already be certain."

Drake said nothing, his heart still shaken.

Just.

Recalling the news he had seen in the newspaper today, his expression became infinitely complex.

The world that should have saved common people in chaotic times, the government instead used the chance to escape as bait, forcing the powers on the great sea to besiege Britannias.

And this man, situated at the eye of the storm and targeted by the world, chose at such a time to seek a path of survival for his people.

Justice...

Justice...

Justice!

For the first time.

Drake felt those two words were so disgusting that he felt an urge to vomit.

Fujitora saw his abnormality and simply stood quietly to the side, waiting.

Most of the students trained by Zephyr were influenced by him, having their own understanding of justice, as well as their own persistence and beliefs.

But similarly, when the World Government's disguise was torn open, these people would be the ones suffering the most.

Drake was naturally one of them.

And for Drake, justice was even heavier.

Therefore, when the disguise of Marine Justice was torn open, exposing its ugly and dark core, the impact brought was also immense.

Drake stood in place for a long time.

Only when the afterglow of the distant sunset shone upon him did he suddenly awaken, slowly following Fujitora's footsteps.

Under the sunset.

Drake's back straightened considerably, and he felt much lighter.

Several days later.

Navy Headquarters.

In the Marshal's office.

Akainu sat in his position, a cigar in his mouth, his expression heavy, the atmosphere suppressed to the extreme!

He saw the World Government's calculations clearly.