The New World.
The world-shaking collision was about to begin.
The Black Tortoise Navy, without compromising their rule and control over the Four Seas, had gathered forces from all four directions, amassing a total of two hundred thousand troops.
A mighty fleet of over a thousand warships.
Such a colossal scale was enough to make any pirate retreat.
At this moment, even if the Beast Pirates, the Big Mom Pirates, and the Whitebeard Pirates joined forces, it would be futile.
With such immense power, even a human wave tactic could be crushed.
"What terrifying power this is."
"Has their strength grown to this magnitude in such a short time?"
"I'm somewhat reluctant to engage them in battle."
Kizaru hovered high above, gazing at the Black Tortoise Navy spread out before him, his expression grave.
Kizaru had come to scout the enemy's strength.
With his speed of light, he was undoubtedly the most suitable for the task.
Below, leading a fleet and occupying several islands to intercept the Black Tortoise Navy, was a Rear Admiral named Johnbins.
Johnbins glanced at Kizaru suspended in the air, his calm gaze filled with coldness and determination.
They were a group of suicide soldiers, a force of only ten thousand.
More simply put, they were cannon fodder.
Using their limited strength to inflict heavy damage on the Black Tortoise Navy.
"Issue the order."
"All turrets prepare. In ten seconds, commence full-scale bombardment."
Johnbins stood at the highest point of the island, gazing at the dense Black Tortoise Navy, and spoke in a deep voice.
As Johnbins' order was relayed, the warships lined up, all their cannons adjusting their aim.
Not only that, but the marines who had been hidden on several nearby islands also quickly uncovered their camouflage and adjusted their turrets.
Kizaru, from his vantage point, detected the movements of these marines.
Looking at the deployed turrets, he smirked and said, "What astonishing preparations."
"However, I've never seen those turrets before."
Kizaru's eyes, filled with light, focused on the unusual turrets.
He had a feeling that if they were bombarded by these turrets, many would die.
"Fire!"
Johnbins' voice, transmitted through Den Den Mushi, reached all areas.
Instantly, hundreds of turrets, arranged in a fan shape, launched their attack on the Black Tortoise Navy.
The sound of the cannons at that moment was piercing and earth-shattering.
It made Kizaru feel as if his soul was trembling.
However, what followed was an even more astonishing sight for Kizaru.
The cannonballs, as they approached the Black Tortoise Navy, all detonated.
The bombardment of hundreds of cannonballs created an immensely powerful impact, forming colossal waves and storms.
Kizaru, hovering in the air, had to ascend even higher and fly further away to evade the impact.
Yet, despite the shocking scene, apart from causing strong currents, it caused no damage to the Black Tortoise Navy's fleet.
A flashing arc of electricity formed a barrier a hundred meters in the air, intercepting all the cannonball bombardments.
Kizaru's eyes widened, finding it incredible, even unfathomable.
Was this the power of a Devil Fruit?
Marineford.
Upon learning that the Black Tortoise Navy was about to clash with their first line of defense, Fleet Admiral Kong and other Marine high-ranking officials focused their attention. Through live remote broadcasts from the intelligence department, they observed in real-time and learned more about the Black Tortoise Navy's troop strength and deployment.
In fact, the Five Elders, the Big Mom Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates, and other powers were also doing the same.
However, at this moment, they all stared with wide eyes and open mouths, screaming in disbelief as they witnessed the colossal energy defense shield that had appeared out of nowhere and the brilliant artillery fire.
With such terrifying power, regardless of whether it was the Big Mom Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates, or any other faction possessing immense strength, they would perish if subjected to such artillery fire.
This was because, under such bombardment, evasion and counterattack were impossible.
But what had they just seen?
Such a terrifying artillery bombardment had actually been blocked.
WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!
Hundreds more cannonballs were fired.
The premature detonation of the cannonballs left Johnbins in disbelief, and a sense of unease washed over him, prompting him to issue a second order.
"Fire, continue firing."
"Until you have used up all the cannonballs you have."
Despite the immense shock, Johnbins did not believe that the peculiar barrier could withstand wave after wave of bombardment.
Johnbins' face darkened, filled with embarrassment.
After three consecutive rounds of attacks, over a thousand cannonballs had been fired. Apart from some damage caused by flanking attacks, the expected widespread destruction had not occurred.
The energy shield, which he didn't understand, still stood before them, having blocked the attacks.
In the center of the Black Tortoise fleet, aboard the flagship led by Bai Qi.
Bai Qi and Saitama were in a specially designated command room within the ship, watching the fireworks outside through a virtual screen.
"The convenience brought by technological civilization is indeed good."
"We can monitor the battlefield in real-time."
"Similarly, we can react quickly."
"Like this energy defense shield, its advantage on the battlefield is truly immense," Bai Qi said with great emotion, looking at the energy shield that remained intact under the bombardment of cannonballs.
"Don't celebrate too early. Maintaining such a large energy defense shield and enduring the cannonball bombardment, although the energy is shared among the warships, the consumption is still considerable," Saitama pointed to the side, indicating that the warships' available energy had dropped below twenty percent, and offered a reminder.
The use of the energy defense shield required energy. Each warship was equipped with energy-burning stones to maintain the shield.
Additionally, it could be jointly activated by system presets, as was the case now.
"Fortunately, we have this defense, otherwise, we would have suffered significant losses from this surprise attack," Bai Qi naturally noticed the energy consumption, but it was precisely because of his confidence in the energy shield that he had attempted this.
Otherwise, upon learning of the presence of World Government warships, they would have opened fire from a distance.
After all, their Patriot missiles had a longer range and were more accurate.
Kenjiro, Gintoki Sakata, Yujiro Hanma, Berserker Olaf, Yelü Siji, and other generals stationed on various warships, as well as the soldiers below, could not help but marvel at the astonishing sight before them.
At the same time, it filled them with confidence for their incursion into the New World and their attack on the World Government.