Golden Lion was struck as if by a bolt of lightning, springing from his throne, his face's crisscrossing scars twisting in extreme shock!
He even wondered if he had misheard!
"Say that again?! How could they get up here?! This is high in the sky! Up in the heavens! This is my Sky Fortress!!!"
He grabbed Indigo by the collar, his roar echoing and making the palace hum.
Having just barely escaped back to his lair from the opponent's strange abilities, he thought he was temporarily safe, but he didn't expect them to come knocking so quickly!
This relentless, even humiliating, pursuit ignited the towering rage of this legendary pirate!
"I'm really not lying, you can see it if you go outside!"
After confirming that Indigo wasn't joking, boundless fury instantly swallowed his initial astonishment.
His face became incredibly ferocious, his golden long hair swaying without wind, like the mane of an enraged lion!
"Good... very good!!!" Golden Lion laughed in extreme anger, his voice like the cold wind of hell,
"Provoking me again and again! Since you brats, who don't know the immensity of heaven and earth, insist on seeking death, then don't blame me for being ruthless! This is my home turf!"
He violently pushed Indigo away and strode out to the palace's terrace, looking down at his subordinates, who had calmed down slightly due to his return. He took a deep breath, and a lion-like roar of a command instantly spread across the entire island:
"Flying Pirates! Assemble! Show me your desperate fighting spirit!"
"Also, go and gather all the mutated beasts for me!"
"These brats have come to my territory, they can just wait to die!"
Indigo also nodded frantically, then took out a control device. He took a deep breath and pressed it directly, then in various hidden places in the forests, some loudspeakers emitted special sound waves that ordinary people could not hear!
"Roar—!!!"
"Howl—!!!"
Almost at the instant the sound waves were transmitted, countless wild and bloodthirsty roars echoed from various corners deep within the island!
The ground began to tremble slightly, and the dense jungle was violently torn open!
Giant mutated beasts with huge bodies, ferocious faces, and blood-red eyes—giant lions, savage bears, saber-toothed tigers, terrifying monstrous birds—surged out from the forests, cliffs, and caves like a tide, frantically gathering in front of the palace!
The sky was also covered by a dense mass of mutated flying creatures!
The entire Sky Island instantly transformed into a giant battle fortress and beast cage!
Golden Lion Shiki stood at the edge of the terrace, looking at the rapidly assembling army and beast tide below, a cruel and confident sneer on his face:
"Come on, Straw Hat! You snot-nosed brats! Let me show you the true cost of enraging a legendary admiral! Today, right here, we fight to the death!"
Golden Lion himself took the lead, his famous sword "Kareki" spewing airflow beneath his feet, carrying him suspended several meters above the ground.
Like a golden War God, he led this terrifying army, majestically advancing towards the area where the pluto battleship had landed.
When he arrived, what greeted his eyes was the ancient battleship, Pluton, as majestic as a mountain and completely out of place with his Sky Island.
Its cold black armor reflected an eerie glow under the sky's light, carrying a silent, overwhelming pressure.
Shiki snorted coldly and slowly descended directly in front of his beast army.
He stood with his arms crossed, his iconic golden long hair wildly fluttering in the airflow, the ship's rudder stuck in his head adding to his ferocity. He disdainfully scanned the pluto battleship, as if looking at a toy about to be destroyed.
Although the opponent possessed an incredible weapon, here, he was the undisputed master!
Behind him was a truly terrifying scene that could be described as "earth-shattering!"
Dense masses of mutated beasts, like a breached dam, covered every inch of land, stretching to the horizon!
The mutated beasts were everywhere, diverse in form, and incredibly ferocious:
On the ground, there were berserk lions with bodies comparable to giant elephants and tusks like broadswords; demonic bears covered in bone armor, with claws that could easily tear steel; terrifying terrestrial dragons that spat corrosive acid and had hard scales... They clawed at the ground, emitting low, menacing roars, their blood-red eyes fixed on the battleship ahead, saliva dripping from their mouths, corroding the ground.
In the sky, a dark mass of mutated flying creatures blotted out the sun! With astonishing wingspans and sharp claws and teeth, they let out piercing screeches, circling and waiting for a command to swoop down and tear their targets apart.
Even in some areas, the ground cracked open out of nowhere, gushing out "pools" controlled by Shiki's ability, from which grotesque fish with fleshy wings and mouths full of sharp teeth, and twisted aquatic creatures, leaped out, emitting gurgling, bloodthirsty sounds!
Flying in the sky, running on the ground, even swimming in the water... all sorts of mutated creatures gathered here, numbering a colossal hundred thousand!
Their roars, screeches, and wing beats merged into a chilling, wild symphony that made the entire island tremble!
All the monsters, regardless of their form, maintained an extreme attacking posture. In their blood-red eyes, there was only one command: to utterly tear apart all the "two-legged beasts" on the battleship before them!
Shiki stood at the very front of all this, feeling the monstrous ferocity behind him. His smile grew more expansive and cruel, his voice, imbued with Haoshoku, rolled across the battlefield like thunder:
"Gyahahahahaha!!! See, brats! This is the burial ground I've prepared for you! Are you ready to be torn to shreds?!"
Facing the terrifying beast tide that surged forward like a tsunami, shaking heaven and earth, Ron crossed his arms, a playful curve on his lips. Far from showing fear, his eyes revealed a hint of appreciation:
"Oh? You've created quite a scene. Interesting."
Before he finished speaking, Luffy had already adjusted his Straw Hat, stepped forward, and stood in the very front, a confident smile beaming on his face: "Big Brother Ron, leave this small-scale scene to me!"
With that,
He took a deep breath, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp!
An invisible yet incredibly vast pressure erupted from him, a tangible shockwave sweeping forward!
"Haoshoku... Haki!"
Buzz—!
The air seemed to freeze for an instant, as that overwhelmingly domineering king's aura washed over the stampeding beast horde like a tsunami!
The first few thousand mutated beasts charging forward were struck as if by an invisible heavy hammer, their blood-red eyes instantly rolled back, and without even a whimper, they collapsed in droves, losing all consciousness, covering the ground in layers like mown wheat.
Roughly estimating, the number of beasts that instantly fell was probably no less than five thousand!
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