Ohara, the coast.
Sauro, protecting Robin behind him, ran wildly.
With half his head lopped off, he was already somewhat dazed.
Suddenly, Kuzan's voice rang out from behind him:
"Ice Age."
Then, two spears made of ice pierced through the air.
Using his Observation Haki, Sauro forcefully twisted his body, dodging the ice spears.
However, he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Crack—
A bolt of lightning struck in front of Sauro, and Enel's figure solidified, blocking his retreat.
Enel glanced at the young Robin and then looked indifferently at Sauro.
Meanwhile, Kuzan, wearing a black trench coat and radiating cold, landed behind Sauro.
Sauro looked on in disbelief:
"Kuzan..."
Kuzan's face was expressionless:
"Ara-ara."
"If a Buster Call is stopped by a former Marine member, it becomes a joke."
Sauro pushed himself up and said in a low voice:
"Kuzan, are you proud of this attack!"
"You've got it backwards!"
"You should know too!"
"This incident is clearly a warning to all others!"
"For this, the World Government is willing to erase all of Ohara!"
"Ohara is a scapegoat!"
Kuzan's expression was hidden behind his sunglasses:
"If it is for the sake of the whole world, then there is nothing that can be done."
"Besides, these scholars have indeed committed a crime."
"Justice takes on different forms depending on one's stance."
"I don't intend to criticize your justice."
"But..."
"If you intend to obstruct us."
"I cannot stand idly by."
Boom—!!!!
The evacuation ship on the distant sea instantly exploded into a giant fireball.
The four people on the coast turned their heads sharply, looking at the evacuation ship.
Expressions of shock appeared on the faces of Enel, Sauro, and Kuzan.
Robin looked on in terror; this would likely be a nightmare scene that would follow her for life...
Even on the warships in the sea, all the soldiers watched in shock as the ship that fired the shot.
"What!!!"
"This..."
"How...how is this possible."
"It's Vice Admiral Sakarski's warship..."
"Why..."
----
Time rewinded to one minute ago...
On Sakarski's warship.
"Report! Vice Admiral Sakarski!"
"Evacuation ships have been spotted leaving the island ahead!"
Sakarski turned his head to look in that direction.
A few seconds later, a indifferent voice sounded...
"Fire."
----
Watching the giant fireball and the sinking ships.
The entire sea fell silent.
On some distant warships, a Vice Admiral's adjutant muttered in shock:
"This... is a bit much."
On the ship, the older Vice Admiral Pulcan turned, and his arm moved like a blur.
Slap!
The adjutant fell to the ground, clutching his face, and looked at Vice Admiral Pulcan in panic.
Vice Admiral Pulcan stared coldly at him:
"Who gave you the courage to criticize your superior."
The adjutant lowered the hand covering his face and quickly stood up:
"My sincerest apologies."
"It is my subordinate's negligence."
Pulcan stared at him for a few seconds before sighing:
"Do you understand the meaning of a Buster Call?"
The adjutant recalled the information in his mind:
"A Buster Call is authorized by the government and assembled by headquarters."
"It is a indiscriminate, destructive attack on the region from which the signal was sent."
"It is used to completely eradicate everything and everyone within a region that poses a threat to the government's rule."
Vice Admiral Pulcan looked at the gradually sinking evacuation ship:
"Yes..."
"Completely eradicate..."
"Then why do you think the government arranged evacuation ships for people to flee?"
The adjutant suddenly thought of something, his expression filled with disbelief, this...
Vice Admiral Pulcan murmured:
"No one will believe a government that indiscriminately slaughters innocents."
"And the meaning of a Buster Call is complete eradication..."
"From the moment the Golden Den Den Mushi was activated, they were already dead."
"But this sin, the government cannot bear it."
"You cannot bear it, and neither can I."
"No one dares to step forward and bear this sin and infamy."
"But if they were allowed to escape, no one could bear this responsibility..."
Vice Admiral Pulcan closed his eyes, unable to bear to look at the sea:
"After tomorrow."
"Perhaps people all over the world will condemn Sakarski."
"But only the soldiers carrying out their mission on this sea today have no right to do so."
"Sakarski bears all the sins and infamy upon himself."
"No one has the right to slander him..."
----
Ohara, on the coast.
Sauro glared at Kuzan in anger:
"Is this the act of justice!"
"Seeing this, can you still be at peace with yourself!!!"
He raised his massive arm and smashed it towards Kuzan.
Boom—
Kuzan dodged and gritted his teeth:
"I never intended to be as ruthless as he is."
The giant arm struck the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
But Sauro immediately turned, cradled Robin, and sprinted away.
He hadn't run a few steps before.
Crack—
A bolt of lightning struck Sauro's right calf.
His entire right leg was instantly blown into fragments by the high-voltage lightning.
Robin, in his hands, was protected by a trace of Haki, but her body was instantly paralyzed.
Enel's figure slowly approached, and he said expressionlessly:
"Regarding the bombardment just now."
"I will go and ask Uncle Sakarski about it later."
"But."
"Justice? Peace of mind?"
"When you raised the warship, and countless soldiers fell, did you think of justice?"
"When you smashed the warship into another warship, did you consider that the soldiers were innocent?"
"Are you at peace with yourself?"
"What right do you have to spew such nonsense!!!"
Sizzle—
A piercing screeching sound rang out.
Enel conjured a condensed, solidified lightning spear in his hand and aimed it at Sauro.
Sauro stared in stunned disbelief, Enel's words echoing in his mind...
Kuzan's voice suddenly echoed from a distance:
"Ice Time Capsule!"
A cold air shockwave shot out from Kuzan's hand, freezing the ground in its path.
It struck Sauro's leg, and the frost spread to most of his body.
Enel looked coldly at Kuzan.
Kuzan's clear and cold voice rang out:
"Stop it, Enel."
"I will deal with him myself."
Enel gave Kuzan a deep look:
"You'd better be quick, Vice Admiral Kuzan."
"Uncle Sakarski was very displeased with your actions earlier."
"And now... I am also very displeased."
Then, he flung the thunder spear in his hand towards the sea.
Boom—
A colossal mushroom cloud rose, and the wind and heat combined to form a hurricane that swept across the heavens and earth.
Kuzan took a deep breath, did not reply to Enel, but walked to Sauro's side and slowly extended his hand.
Sauro, as Kuzan's hand rested on him, had no time to think further and shouted at Robin:
"Run, Robin!"
"Don't look back!"
"Go towards the sea!"
"In life, you will never be alone!"
"When you feel sad, do as I taught you."
"Laugh like this!"
"Teeheeheehee!"
"In the future, on some vast sea, you will surely have your companions!"
"Go find them!"
"Run!!!"
Kuzan's voice sounded indifferently:
"Ice Time..."
A giant ice sculpture instantly formed...