Chapter 399: God of Wind and Rain, Zaza!
"Progenitor Transponder Snail?"
When Sengoku exclaimed the name of that massive Transponder Snail, most of the Marines present had a blank look on their faces.
However, powerhouses in high positions who knew a lot of information on the sea, such as Tsuru, Whitebeard, Red Hair, or the Admirals, all changed their expressions simultaneously.
They all knew what the Progenitor Transponder Snail was.
The world knows that the so-called Transponder Snails are a special creature on the sea, with many different categories such as printing, passing messages, long-distance communication, and live broadcast projection.
Similarly, in Wano Country, there is a subspecies like the "Smart Tani-nishi"—although after research, researchers found that the so-called Tani-nishi is actually a special Transponder Snail whose shell underwent a specialized evolution over a long period of time, and in essence, it is still the same species of creature.
But very few people know where the "source" of the Transponder Snails is.
And that answer is exactly on the sea surface over there right now.
Progenitor Transponder Snail—a special, ancient type of Transponder Snail.
It is a naturally born creature, the progenitor and producer of all Transponder Snails.
Those Transponder Snails beneath its body are its offspring.
And in the past, the rarity of the Progenitor Transponder Snail was an unknown number of times greater than even Devil Fruits—in the entire world, there is actually only one known Progenitor Transponder Snail, and it was controlled by the World Government.
And the effect of the Progenitor Transponder Snail is also very simple.
Besides producing Transponder Snails, its greatest function is that within its vicinity, the signals of all Transponder Snails will be forcibly "intercepted" by it, broadcasting whatever the master of the Progenitor Transponder Snail wishes to broadcast. Moreover, as long as the Progenitor Transponder Snail exists, this signal cannot be interrupted by any means.
It is even said that if the Progenitor Transponder Snail is overloaded, all Transponder Snails in the entire world will temporarily be affected by it.
"Good job... that brat."
And at this time, Whitebeard also grinned.
Some Marines who initially didn't know the truth also instantly had terrified expressions after learning the situation.
Because they finally understood Sengoku's meaning.
Right now, this war is being broadcast live to the world—and the Revolutionary Army brought a Progenitor Transponder Snail they found from somewhere unknown.
This is enough to show that they don't just want to save that "Straw Hat boy", but they also plan to do something else!
"Fire at that Transponder Snail!"
Thus at this time, a Marine Vice Admiral let out a low, cold shout.
Cannon fire roared the next moment, and countless cannonballs instantly followed the Vice Admiral's order, flying towards that massive Transponder Snail.
But just the next moment...
VMMM!
Beside that Transponder Snail, the iron blocks forming the "flower bud" abruptly stood up, blocking all the intense cannon fire outside.
And when the firelight burned out, those iron blocks were clearly completely unscathed.
"It's Pluton Alloy!"
"Damn it, ordinary cannonballs are useless against those things!"
"The Revolutionary Army was prepared indeed!"
The Marines' expressions froze.
And amidst the low curses, that massive, white-haired Progenitor Transponder Snail slowly opened its eyes.
Thus...
VMMM!
In the sea area near the entire battlefield, all Transponder Snails stopped their original tasks at this moment and simultaneously opened their eyes.
And in their eyes, countless screens of light, accompanied by Dragon's deep voice, followed the signals of the Transponder Snails...
Resounding across the entire world!
"I am Monkey D. Dragon."
"I received the invitation from my comrades, my brothers in arms, and The Zodiac."
"I came to save my precious son, and also to save this world."
As the voice rang out, that overlapping sound echoing throughout the entire world seemed like the blare of a war horn.
At these words, Gloriosa, who had not made a move on the execution platform all this time, also had a stern and sharp expression.
And the next moment...
VMMM!
Three figures flew across the sea with unbelievable speed with a boom, arriving in front of that massive Transponder Snail.
They were "Shiryu of the Rain", Roy, and... Garp.
Yes. Knowing that what the Revolutionary Army was about to say would inevitably shock the entire world.
Shiryu, who originally hadn't found a suitable opponent on the battlefield, Roy, who was originally nearby, and Garp, who had not made a move all this time, all struck simultaneously.
But...
BOOM!
The next moment, they felt their bodies become wet.
That was...
"Rain?"
Shiryu instinctively looked up at the sky.
Right now, the surrounding sky was still completely cloudless.
But from that cloudless sky, multicolored rain inexplicably began to fall.
And falling along with the rain were roaring fierce winds.
Sunlight, rain, and fierce wind coexisting in one scene—this was a wondrous sight the world had never seen before.
And the one who created this wondrous sight was strikingly exactly...
"Dragon!"
Garp's gaze looked at Dragon in front of him.
Even his gauntlets, Roy's wave, and Shiryu's sword could not shatter or cut through that curtain of rain at this moment.
Or to be more precise—the moment they approached the rain carrying the wind, their power seemed to become a part of the wind and rain.
BOOM!
The wind and rain were gloomy, possessing a daunting majesty.
And Garp naturally knew the reason.
"Your ability..."
He looked at his son.
And at this time, Dragon had indeed already floated into the air.
Behind him, a curtain of rain slowly altered his appearance—a sun hat appeared on his head, and behind him, a beautiful goddess with four arms seemed to manifest.
"That is..."
Garp had heard of that deity.
But he never thought that his son could actually develop that ability to the point of awakening.
"Father."
Dragon no longer hid the relationship between him and Garp.
He manipulated the wind and rain, and the entire surrounding sea seemed to turn into his body.
"In legends, there is a deity named 'Zaza'."
"She was the main god originally worshipped by the residents of the 'Clan of Gods' on Mary Geoise, who was destroyed by the World Government."
"She is the incarnation of the sea, controlling wind and rain to bring abundance and grace."
"In the battle when the World Government was established, she once used the falling rain to destroy the Celestial Dragons time and time again—a portion of them, even the Abyss could no longer fish up their souls."
"She ultimately disappeared along with the fall of the Clan of Gods, and the Abyss usurped a part of her authority. But the Celestial Dragons always believe she will return—when the sea rises and all things begin to resist, she will return with the will of the sea, standing with all living beings, so the Celestial Dragons will always wear those 'bubble masks'."
Dragon's gaze looked at his father.
"My fruit, recorded in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia as the Paramecia 'Wind and Rain Fruit', its true identity... looking at your reaction, you should already know."
He raised his hand.
That four-armed goddess also raised her hand.
"Father, what I said to you is still valid."
"I am waiting for you to think it through—but please be a bit faster."
"The time to decide destiny is about to arrive."
[Zoan - Mythical Zoan - God of Wind and Rain - Zaza]
Thus, the next moment, the fierce wind and sudden downpour actually sent Garp and the other two flying simultaneously.
Roy activated his wave and temporarily "retreated", sweeping Garp away.
And Shiryu of the Rain was instantly swallowed by the fierce wind and rainstorm, swept into the deep sea.
And amidst the swirling of that fierce wind and rainstorm, the ships and personnel of the Revolutionary Army began to land.
Only Dragon alone, manipulating the wind and rain, slowly transformed into the appearance of that massive four-armed goddess, shrouding the Progenitor Transponder Snail in the center.
That seemingly mythological posture also made everyone in the Marines momentarily dazed.
And they all realized.
Next, the event that would change the course of the world... was about to happen!
"What everyone is about to see next, is the 'history' of this world."
"..."
Dragon's voice, piercing through the wind and rain, still roared like thunder.
"Gathered by the 'Star Lord', the leader of The Zodiac, unaltered and undeleted... [The True History]."