As soon as he finished speaking, St. Jaygarcia Saturn hung up the Den Den Mushi.
The CP0 with the white mask slowly put away the Den Den Mushi, restored his lofty attitude, and turned to look at Akainu.
No need to say more.
Akainu, who had listened to everything, nodded and put down his hand.
It was not until this moment that he realized that his palms had been wet with sweat.
The surrounding marines also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.
They could convince themselves of the reason for justice, but when it came to the moment of taking action and becoming the butchers, they couldn't help but struggle in their hearts.
Fortunately, it had been postponed, at least until the internal battles in Water 7 reached their conclusion.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The battle at Water 7 became more and more intense at this moment.
The clouds became agitated, and winds turned violent while surging sea waves slammed against Akainu's warships, yet failed to shake them.
… … …
At the same time, in the Mary Geoise, Pangaea Castle.
In the conference room, five figures sat on the sofa, quietly watching the images sent back by the Transmission Den Den Mushi in real time, with a strange look in their eyes.
This is the image sent back by the CP0 members at the scene of Water 7.
And these five people are the Five Elders who stand at the top of the power in this world.
They are also the controllers of the World Government, and both the Marines and the CP organization are just subordinate agencies of the World Government.
At this moment, the attention of the five people is all focused on the young figure fighting with Golden Lion on the screen.
"If I remember correctly, when there was a vacancy in the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Sengoku recommended White Knight Gawain."
"Speaking of which, the reason for Sengoku's recommendation at that time was that White Knight Gawain's style of doing things was relatively stable, different from other pirates."
"As a result, not long after that incident, he captured the former Marine admiral, Zephyr, and forced himself to the position of the Warlord of the Sea."
"After all, he is just a pirate; how can he have awe for authority and gods?"
St. Marcus Mars raised his hand and stroked his beard. He couldn't help but exclaim: "Still... He already has the power to go toe-to-toe with Golden Lion?"
"Humph!"
St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro snorted coldly, looking at the familiar sword in Gawain's hand, and couldn't help feeling a little irritated for a moment: "It's just relying on the power of the Devil Fruit to hold on; defeat is a matter of time."
St. Marcus Mars shook his head, but did not refute what St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro said.
After all, in the current situation, Golden Lion has already gained an absolute upper hand, and Gawain was almost suppressed throughout the whole process.
Human strength always has its limits; once physical stamina, willpower, or mental focus fail, that would be Gawain's defeat.
Not only he, but also the other people present think so.
St. Shepherd Ju Peter leaned on the sofa while holding a wine glass in one hand and looking at the projection screen calmly: "No matter what the final result is, there will only be one winner in the Water 7, and that is us."
"If it is handled properly, we can even eliminate these several unstable factors at one stroke."
"Speaking of it..."
Halfway through, St. Shepherd Ju Peter took a sip of the red wine in the glass, as if he felt that the taste was wrong, frowned and put it down, picked up a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, and then said: "The Devil Fruit user of the Bone-Bone fruit is said to be on the ship of White Knight Gawain."
St. Topman Warcury glanced at him and sneered: "The legend of flesh, blood, bones, heart, and soul?"
"That kind of thing is meaningless to us."
"Even if we find these Devil Fruits and really realize the legend of Britannia, so what?"
"That monster who lived longer than us, is it even alive?"
"No thoughts, no sense of self, only bloodthirsty instinct. It's just a lump of writhing flesh."
He looked at the projection screen in the distance, staring at the overly young figure, and continued: "The potential shown by White Knight Gawain can't be underestimated."
"But unfortunately, Golden Lion is someone who once fought Roger. If Gawain survives this battle, it would already be a miracle."
"And what is he doing anyway? A pirate playing vigilante?"
St. Jaygarcia Saturn leaned on his cane, his gaze turned cold: "Too bad... We don't need obedient justice, so he must die here."
"And Kuzan... How dare he disobey our orders and appear in Water 7?!"
"When I taught them about justice, it wasn't so that they could think for themselves. The will of the Celestial Dragons is justice!"
"The Marines have been getting too restless lately. It's time they got a hard dose of discipline."
"Heh..."
After a chuckle, the conference room regained its calm again.
This war in Water 7 was just a boring pastime for the Five Elders.
The strongest will pass away, and the legend will slowly disappear from history. Only these five people standing at the top of the world will always exist.
… … …
At the Water 7.
Gawain and Golden Lion fought in the sky, and from time to time, they set off waves of extremely powerful attacks.
The center of the battlefield was already a mess.
He was suppressed by Golden Lion head-on, but he also showed a resilience that frightened the latter.
If he had not fought Gawain before and become familiar with his tactics, Golden Lion would have thought he was facing a lunarian who just happened to look like Gawain.
This ability to withstand blows is really too outrageous!
But Golden Lion is still confident that he will be the one who wins in the end.
He slashed out with his sword again, sending Gawain flying hundreds of meters away before crashing hard into the glacier that now covered most of Water 7.
Crack!
The ice cracked and splintered all the way to where Aokiji stood, making his heart skip a beat.
If he were hit head-on by this level of attack, he would be gravely injured, if not dead, yet Gawain had been taking such hits and can still continue fighting.
This ability to withstand blows is so good that even Aokiji, who has witnessed the legendary era and fought with countless strong men, feels ashamed.
Abnormal, it is indeed abnormal.
But no matter how abnormal the ability to withstand blows is, there should be a limit, right?
"Are you okay?!"
Aokiji was very anxious.
If Gawain had fallen here, he would have faced the combined forces of Big Mom and Golden Lion alone, which would have been no different from seeking death.
But at this moment, Big Mom swung her sword towards Aokiji with great momentum.
The blade was filled with lightning, even skittering across the ice, instantly melting it.
The extremely violent lightning made Aokiji's hair stand up, and the sense of crisis in his heart reached the extreme, but it was too late to retreat.
His pupils shrank to the size of a needle tip at this moment: "Damn it!"
At that critical moment, a silver light tore through the ice layer and collided with Big Mom's incoming lightning sword!
Boom!
A shockwave exploded outward from the collision, and in an instant, a huge pit evaporated from the ice surface, and dense cracks spread all the way to the end of the sight.
"You..."
Aokiji looked up at the overly young figure in front of him with indescribable shock in his eyes.
How long had it been since they left Alabasta?
This guy has become stronger again!
When Aokiji was horrified, Gawain's faint voice came to his ears: "You owe me your life now."