Chapter 1607 The Missing People
Chabaoti Archipelago
The deathly silence is not ordinary silence, but a hollow deathly silence that has been thoroughly washed away by extreme sound waves.
Feng Xi's roar, a furious cry containing top-tier Conqueror's Haki and destructive sonic waves, swept across the land like a natural disaster, changing everything in sight.
architecture?
Those houses, taverns, and shops that once stood there are no more.
Like toys built by children with blocks, they were completely reduced to dust flying everywhere. Larger stones and broken beams were scattered haphazardly on the ground, creating an apocalyptic scene.
The fragile human body, under such a horrific attack, was doomed from the start.
Many ordinary people, upon hearing that roar, experience complete hearing loss due to blood rushing to their ears.
Unable to withstand the high-frequency, high-pressure sound waves, the brain was struck hard from the inside by an invisible hammer. With a muffled "thud," the head exploded in front of the companions.
Very few lives could survive such a close-range roar; they were no ordinary people.
A colossal sand worm, as large as a mountain, was slowly wriggling across the ruins. Its enormous mouth, covered with ring-shaped sharp teeth, was like a tireless excavator, frantically drilling into the ground and stirring up layers of soil and gravel.
It wanted to see the person alive or dead; it was searching for the bodies of those specific targets.
The sandworm has gained nothing so far. The corpses of ordinary people, along with the rubble of buildings, once swallowed by its bottomless maw, will soon be dissolved by its highly corrosive digestive fluids, becoming insignificant nutrients for this monster.
"Could it be that they were blown into the sea?"
"If we can't find the body, that would be a real problem..."
The ocean will undoubtedly make the search more difficult.
A white figure shot from the direction of a nearby island and landed lightly on a relatively flat, open area of ruins.
CP0 bowed slightly, paying homage to the massive figure before him. "Gentlemen of the Five Elders, there is an update: there is urgent intelligence outside the Sabaody Archipelago."
Without any pleasantries, he went straight to the point, reporting in the most concise language the series of news items that were enough to shake the world:
Impel Down was destroyed, and the Clown Pirates and the Revolutionary Army each rescued some of the prisoners. Magellan went out of control and became a monster.
Kokushibo and Mihawk are engaged in a duel of swordsmen on the ruins of Impel Down.
Blackbeard Teach and his crew appeared at Marineford, claiming to be the son of Rocks, and offered Whitebeard a deal: to save Ace in exchange for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
Each message, containing a massive amount of information, crashed down on this desolate ruin.
Nasujiro Sei had now reverted to his old man form, wielding the first generation Kitetsu. After listening to the report, his brows furrowed deeply on his usually calm face.
"We wasted so much time?!"
Nassuro Saint's gaze swept across the ruins before him and landed in the direction of Marineford. "Find a few people. So many things have happened in such a short time."
As one of the Five Elders, he also felt a bit overwhelmed by the series of dramatic changes that followed. The world situation was collapsing at a dizzying pace.
The news that the Clown Pirates had captured Saint Giringom made Saint Nasujuro's face even more gloomy.
Why is this damn clown always getting involved everywhere?!
Buggy is like a persistent jinx, always appearing at the most crucial and troublesome moments to disrupt everything the Celestial Dragons do.
High in the sky, the strange bird exuding an ominous aura continued to slowly circle.
Its eyes, burning like will-o'-the-wisps, coldly swept across the entire island below, while a powerful aura of Observation Haki emanated from it like ripples on water.
Gradually covering every inch of the island, every crevice of the ruins, it was searching, searching for any possible signs of life, any unusual energy fluctuations.
Satan's expression was equally solemn.
“Son of Lox…” He repeated the words in a low voice, his voice devoid of much emotion, but deep within his eyes, a violent undercurrent was churning.
Saint Satan was one of the witnesses and participants in the Valley of the Gods, the site of that earth-shattering battle.
The hunt, intended to completely eliminate Rocks, ultimately resulted in the escape of some key prey, including Rocks' wife and children. This was a major dereliction of duty for which he was undeniably responsible.
If Satan Saint could have defeated Kuma and Ivankov and retrieved the two crucial Devil Fruits, then those people from God Valley wouldn't have escaped. He couldn't even kill two children; he can only be described as weak.
The esteemed Lord Im, who did not punish Satan Saint afterward, considered it an act of immense benevolence and unimaginable forgiveness.
In recent years, Satan Saint could only proceed with trepidation, devoting all his energy and wisdom to making amends and handling the complex scientific and defense affairs of the World Government.
They barely managed to maintain the dignity of the Five Elders, lest they be removed from the list by the Celestial Dragon God who sat upon the throne in the void.
At this moment, the name "Son of Lox" was like a poisoned thorn, piercing deep into the old wound in his heart.
That inglorious and disillusioned past, filled with failures, seemed to resurface with the arrival of Blackbeard Teach.
In this suffocating silence, Saint Satan slowly raised his head. His gaze passed over the ruins before him, over Saint Nassuro, and even over Itsumade in the sky, and was cast toward that seemingly eternal void.
His voice was hoarse, yet it carried an indescribable reverence, as if he were afraid of disturbing some supreme being: "Lord Im, is there any new instruction?"
These words seemed to drain all his strength, and his body appeared to hunch slightly, but Satan Saint's eyes remained fixed on the void, awaiting the divine decree that might descend from the heavens.
If Feng Xi were facing me in the Valley of the Gods, given Feng Xi's tough and resilient nature, even if Ivankov was cunning as a child, he certainly wouldn't be able to escape in the face of absolute power.
“Nika hasn’t been found yet. I’m inclined to leave a few people behind. Joy Boy shouldn’t die easily. This time, we must eliminate any future troubles,” Feng Xi expressed his opinion. He didn’t want to participate in the war in Marineford for the time being.
Let the Navy deal with Blackbeard's problem. Even Rocks couldn't shake the World Government's rule, let alone Rocks' son.
Finding Straw Hat Boy's body is the most important thing right now; without a body, we can't report back.
