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Chapter 370: The Sea Trembles
Chapter 370: The Sea Trembles
Clang! Clang!!
Some of the Marines dropped their muskets and swords, their hands shaking uncontrollably.
A few even staggered, their knees buckling as they sat down on the ground, drenched in cold sweat and filled with terror and disbelief as they stared at the sky.
"What the...?"
"What in the world is that?!"
Not just the young Marines, but even Sengoku, Kuzan, and Kong, stared at the massive meteor falling from the sky, looking like a star, their brows furrowed in confusion and fear.
How could there be such a huge meteor in the sky?!
Was this also Feng Ye's doing?
After a few seconds of stupefaction, Kong finally snapped out of his daze and shouted at the nearby Marines, "Everyone below the rank of vice admiral, evacuate immediately! Go!"
"Everyone, head to the underground shelter!"
Sengoku, realizing the gravity of the situation, echoed the command.
Hearing their vice admirals' shouts, the Marines nearby shook off their stupor and, filled with dread, rushed toward the nearest entrance to the underground shelter.
Beneath the Marine Headquarters was an emergency shelter constructed from seafaring stone, intended for situations where there wasn't enough time to evacuate everyone from the base.
This shelter had been built after the incident with the Golden Lion, Shiki, who had single-handedly invaded the Marine Headquarters and destroyed half of it, catching many off guard and resulting in heavy casualties.
While the shelter wasn't as spacious as the fortress above, it was made from the sturdiest material in the world—seafaring stone—which could nullify the powers of Devil Fruits.
"Hurry... Run for it!"
"Get underground, quick!"
A mass exodus ensued as Marines scattered in all directions, fleeing into the underground shelter through various entrances.
The residents of the nearby town had already evacuated to the shelter when the battle began, but there were still many Marines, from captains to commanders, left above ground.
"Damn it!"
"We can't just smash it. Breaking it into pieces will only make things worse..."
In the now-empty square, only Sengoku, Kong, Garp, and Kuzan, all vice admirals and above, remained, their eyes fixed on the massive meteor that was rapidly approaching, their faces etched with worry.
It was just too big! Almost as big as the entire island the Marine Headquarters was situated on!
While a stationary stone of that size on the island wouldn't be much of a threat, and could likely be shattered by some of the powerful individuals present, its descent from the sky, carrying the force of a thousand jun, made it utterly terrifying.
An island falling from the sky was an entirely different concept from a stationary island!
Furthermore, when such a massive meteor fell from a great height, even if they managed to shatter it, it was impossible to completely destroy it without any remnants. It would inevitably break into pieces that would scatter in all directions.
In that case, the entire Marine Headquarters would be destroyed, and even the ships docked inside and outside the harbor would be affected, shattered by the meteor's fragments.
There was no time to ponder how Feng Ye had conjured such a massive meteor. The pressing question was how to stop it!
"We have to try and stop it first," Kuzan said gravely.
His eyes fixed on the approaching meteor, he clenched his fists and slammed them into the ground. "Ice Age... Ice Pillar!"
Crack! Crack!!!
In an instant, the square was enveloped in ice and snow, and seven or eight thick ice pillars shot toward the sky, reaching for the falling meteor. They eventually made contact with its surface.
However, due to the meteor's immense size and the force of its descent, the moment Kuzan's ice pillars touched its surface, they were crushed under the overwhelming power, unable to freeze the entire meteor.
Kuzan continued to create ice pillars, but they kept shattering, failing to halt the meteor's descent.
"Don't just stand there! Do something!" Kong bellowed as he witnessed the futile attempts.
He leaped into the air, using Moonwalk to ascend toward the meteor. He reached out and placed his hands, imbued with Armament Haki, on its surface, trying to hold it up.
At the same time, Garp also gritted his teeth and jumped into the sky, using Moonwalk to reach the vicinity of the meteor. He, too, placed his hands on its bottom, joining Kong in their desperate attempt to hold it up, their feet continuously tapping the air to maintain their position.
Even though these two powerhouses could destroy islands with their full strength, the force they could exert while using Moonwalk in the air was significantly less than what they could muster on solid ground. Nonetheless, their combined efforts did manage to slightly slow down the falling meteor.
"Quick! Go help Marshal Kong!"
The other vice admirals in the square, witnessing this desperate attempt, sprang into action. They, too, used Moonwalk to ascend and joined Kong and Garp, placing their hands on the meteor's underside.
While these vice admirals were far less powerful than Garp and Kong, their combined efforts, added to those of the two admirals, made a noticeable difference. The falling meteor's descent became even slower.
The Great Buddha, Sengoku, leaped up to the very top of the Marine Headquarters fortress, causing the wooden top layer to cave in. Standing at the fortress's most solid edge, he extended his two massive golden Buddha palms to support the falling meteor.
Buzz! ! !
A glowing shockwave emanated from his palms, landing on the meteor's surface, causing it to tremble, and its downward momentum to lessen slightly.
With the combined efforts of Garp, Kong, and Sengoku, the kinetic energy of the falling meteor finally diminished.
On the ground, Qing Shi pushed his Devil Fruit ability to the limit, causing dozens of thick ice pillars to rise from the ground and rush towards the sky.
Finally,
The rising ice pillars were no longer crushed but firmly propped up the giant meteor, gradually encasing its entire surface and transforming it into a massive ice ball that solidified above the Marine Headquarters.
The falling meteor came to a complete stop.
"Not bad at all..."
At that moment, Feng Ye, who had already boarded a small boat with Robin and left the Marine Headquarters harbor, gazed from a distance at the giant meteor that had been blocked by Garp and the others, frozen by Qing Shi into a giant ice ball, forming a peculiar trophy-like shape. He tilted his head slightly.
Standing next to Feng Ye, Robin stared at the frozen ice ball, her eyes still filled with awe. Although the giant meteor Feng Ye created was stopped by the combined efforts of the top powerhouses of the Marine Headquarters, the spectacle was nonetheless breathtaking.
At this moment.
Garp, Kong, and Sengoku, who had finally managed to halt the meteor's descent, heaved a sigh of relief. Then, they turned their gazes towards Feng Ye, who had already boarded a small boat and was sailing away from the Marine Headquarters.
"Don't even think about leaving!"
A fierce glint flashed in Kong's eyes as he shouted, "Qing Shi!"
"Yes!"
Qing Shi responded and, despite the sweat on his brow and his labored breathing, leaped into the air without hesitation. He prepared to use his Ice Age ability to freeze the nearby sea and prevent Feng Ye's escape.
But just as he did so, Feng Ye, standing tall on the small boat, calmly addressed Qing Shi and Kong,
"It's impressive that you managed to stop the gift I gave you. But now, there's a problem..."
"What will you do about the second one?"
Feng Ye's calm words caused Qing Shi and Kong, who were about to freeze the sea and give chase, to freeze in their tracks.
Immediately after.
Their faces contorted in shock, and they looked up at the sky, covered by the massive ice ball, with disbelief.
Their Kenbunshoku Haki sensed another meteor, almost the same size as the first, falling towards the ice ball!
"What is this...?"
"There's another one..."
"You've got to be kidding me!!!"
The nearby Marine vice admirals wore expressions of horror and disbelief as they stared at the sky above them.
Boom! ! !
Before Garp and the others could react, the second meteor struck the frozen ice ball, causing the ice on its surface to shatter and spread downwards, along with the dozens of thick ice pillars supporting it, which instantly crumbled like dry twigs!
"Damn!"
"This is bad!"
Garp, Qing Shi, and the others paled.
But by then, it was too late for them to do anything. Their combined efforts to rush upwards were futile in stopping the second meteor's descent!
Qing Shi's ice pillars were effortlessly destroyed, and they could only watch helplessly as the two massive meteors fell one after the other, eventually slamming into the Marine Headquarters with a deafening crash.
Enormous tidal waves surged in all directions, but Feng Ye remained unperturbed. He turned and sailed away on the small boat, riding the waves with Robin, disappearing into the distance.
...
The fifth year of the Great Pirate Era.
Two massive meteors fell from the sky, completely crushing and destroying the Marine Headquarters, transforming the island it was situated on into a bizarrely shaped mountain.
Afterwards, the Marines relocated their headquarters to the G1 Branch in the New World, reconstructing it as the new Marine Headquarters.
Regarding this incident,
There were rumors that it was the work of Feng Ye, the traveler with a bounty of 3,248,200,000 berries. It was said that he possessed an ability to summon meteors and destroy the Marine Headquarters.
Despite widespread skepticism and disbelief, the news spread throughout the Grand Line, and Feng Ye's name resounded across the Great Sea.
The entire sea was shaken!
(End of Chapter)
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