At the moment the Five Elders and the God's Knights appeared, Sanders' dragon-like eyes locked onto the ground below.
"The Five Elders and the God's Knights, huh?"
"The World Government sure has a lot of power!"
From the Five Elders, Figarland Garling Saint, and the God's Knights he led, Sanders could sense terrifying auras.
However, Sanders didn't pay them much mind. Although these individuals were incredibly strong, they were still within his control.
In the worldview of One Piece, the ceiling for strength was essentially fixed .Except for a few overpowered weapons, he couldn't think of anything that could defeat him single-handedly.
Above Mary Geoise, the island continued to grow larger.
The Celestial Dragons, staff, and slaves in Mary Geoise were shocked by the appearance of the Five Elders. They curiously looked in the same direction as the Five Elders and others, toward the expanding island.
As they watched the growing landmass, everyone's pupils shrank in fear, and cold sweat poured down their faces.
"Hey, hey, am I seeing this right? There's an island in the sky!"
Someone, unable to believe it, rubbed their eyes furiously.
"You've got to be kidding me! This must be a hallucination from last night's partying! How could an island appear in the sky?!"
"Run, run for your lives! The island is going to fall!"
After a brief moment of stunned silence, everyone snapped back to reality at the sound of this terrified shout.
Then, they began to flee for their lives.
Even the usually arrogant Celestial Dragons understood the catastrophic consequences of an island falling onto Mary Geoise.
The massive impact and resulting shockwave would destroy the Holy Land.
Numerous CP0 agents appeared before their masters, standing guard against the burning island above like ants trying to stop a chariot.
"What a massive island," Figarland Garling Saint muttered softly. His hand rested on the hilt of his sword, his expression serious.
"It really seems they've come for your Figarland family," Nasjuro Saint remarked dryly. Beneath the descending island was the very area where the Figarland family resided.
The Celestial Dragons lived in zones divided by family, with members of the same family naturally living nearby.
"Let's move out!"
Ignoring Nasjuro Saint's sarcasm, Figarland Garling Saint drew his blade, saying coldly: "Make sure this doesn't disturb that person."
Hearing Figarland Garling Saint invoke Imu-sama, Nasjuro Saint snorted before drawing his own sword.
His body transformed into a centaur-like form, shrouded in black, flame-like clouds reminiscent of an awakened Zoan state.
Now half-human, half-skeletal horse, Nasjuro Saint stood over six or seven meters tall.He leaped into the air, wielding his long sword and slashing powerfully.
A massive flying slash imbued with icy energy shot toward the island, cutting deep into its surface.
But the island was too large. The terrifying slash couldn't sever it in one blow.Nasjuro Saint's eyes flashed, and he quickly unleashed another slash.
This time, he aimed not at the center but at the edges.
The massive slash cleaved off a chunk of the island. However, even with two smaller chunks broken off, the rest of the island continued to fall.
At this moment, Figarland Garling Saint made his move.
Drawing his sword, he unleashed a slash as powerful as Nasjuro Saint's.The strike sliced at the edges of the island.
In an instant, the combined efforts of Nasjuro Saint and Figarland Garling Saint fragmented the island into dozens of small pieces and one large chunk.
As long as the entire island didn't fall at once, the smaller fragments could be managed by the CP0 agents and powerful slaves within Mary Geoise.
"That's the Five Elder Nasjuro Saint? Is he really that strong?"
"What an incredible flying slash! Nasjuro Saint must be a Grandmaster Swordsman, right?"
"What kind of form is that? Is it the effect of a Zoan Devil Fruit?"
Many were shocked to see Nasjuro Saint's transformed state. They had never seen him display such power before.
"That's Figarland Garling Saint of the God's Knights, right? Who would've thought he was so powerful too!"
Figarland Garling Saint's slashes were no weaker than those of Nasjuro Saint in his hybrid form.As expected of the commander of the God's Knights.
One slash after another flew from Figarland Garling Saint and Nasjuro Saint, joined by the other Five Elders and the God's Knights.
Flying slashes, shockwaves, flames, ice—various attacks were unleashed, breaking the enormous island into countless fragments.
Though pieces of the island continued to fall, the relentless attacks prevented a single catastrophic impact.
The fragments, driven by gravity, plummeted toward Mary Geoise at incredible speed.
Boom!
Deafening explosions echoed across the entire Holy Land. Countless buildings were smashed to rubble, and the terrifying shockwaves swept everyone in the vicinity off their feet.
World Government officials, CP0 agents, and powerful slaves scrambled under the orders of the Celestial Dragons to intercept the fragments crashing down.Some succeeded in breaking the debris apart, but others lacked the strength and were not as fortunate.
Unlucky individuals were directly struck by the falling fragments, reduced to mangled remains before they could even scream. Even the "lucky ones" who avoided direct hits were thrown into the air by the massive shockwaves.
The thunderous noise shattered the glass domes worn by many Celestial Dragons, rupturing their eardrums and causing blood to flow uncontrollably. The air filled with screams and wails, as chaos engulfed Mary Geoise .The once-opulent Holy Land was left in ruins.
Figarland Merg was among the more fortunate ones. While he narrowly avoided being struck directly by a fragment, those near him managed to shatter the debris that fell in his vicinity.
Even so, he didn't escape unscathed. The transparent dome on his head had shattered, and blood flowed from his ears, nose, and mouth.
Wiping the blood off his face, Merg lashed out at the slaves and CP0 agents protecting him. "Useless trash! All of you are worthless!"
"What's the point of keeping you around?"
"To let me get injured like this? You all deserve to die!"
Figarland Merg furiously whipped the slaves protecting him, his blows landing without mercy. Even the CP0 agents knelt before him, not daring to resist as he vented his rage.
High above, Sanders closed his eyes, using his advanced Observation Haki to silently sense the events unfolding below.
Suddenly, his massive eyes snapped open.
"Lucky trash," he muttered coldly."
But your luck runs out here. This time, you're dead!"
As his words fell, flames began to ignite around him, swirling together to form a colossal fire dragon .Within the dark clouds above, lightning flashed and thunder roared.The gathered electricity coalesced into an even larger lightning dragon, which wrapped itself around Sanders and the fire dragon.
"Annihilation! "With a low growl, Sanders unleashed the combined thunder-fire dragon, which roared and descended at breakneck speed toward Figarland Merg.
Its target was clear.
Figarland Merg's death was imminent.
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