"Whoosh—"
As soon as Shepherd Peter cried out for help, a supre-grade blade infused with Conqueror's Haki materialized out of thin air, instantly piercing through Peter's body and pinning him to a high wall hundreds of ters away.
At the sa ti, a cloud of flas descended from the sky, enveloping Shepherd Peter, who had just been nailed to the high wall.
"ARGHH—"
The mont the flaming clouds descended, Shepherd Peter couldn't help but let out a blood-curdling scream.
Imdiately after, he looked up in terror toward the direction of the Flower Room, mustering the last of his strength to shout.
"LORD IM... why .....?!"
Before his words could fully fade, Shepherd Peter scread again, unable to contain his agony.
Under the watchful eyes of the onlookers, black mist began to rise from Shepherd Peter's body and his form withered at an alarming rate.
In the blink of an eye, the man who had been pinned to the high wall was reduced to nothing but skeletal remains.
Witnessing this eerie scene, Gion, Hancock, and Doflamingo, who stood behind Orion, all wore expressions of shock.
anwhile, Gunko and the other mbers of the God's Knights, who were observing from a distance, couldn't help but narrow their eyes in alarm.
Although Shepherd Peter had been pinned to the high wall by Orion Supre Grade Great Sword, that strike hadn't killed him outright.
The reason Shepherd Peter withered so rapidly into a skeleton was because Lord Im had intervened to erase him.
If Orion had killed Shepherd Peter, there might have been a chance for resurrection.
But with Lord Im intervention, Shepherd Ju Peter had no hope of regenerating.
Similarly, after seeing Shepherd Peter rapid decay into a skeleton, Orion also turned his head slightly toward the direction of the Flower Room.
"Orion—"
At that mont, a voice rang out clearly in the ears of everyone present.
"It is true that Shepherd Ju Peter and Marcus Mars were in the wrong. They authorized Ummit and Peclo to assist the Beasts Pirates in attacking the Marine fortress. Their cris warrant execution."
"Since they have already been punished, shall we consider this matter concluded? The mbers of their families were unaware of their actions. Could we show them so leniency?"
Hearing this sudden voice, the entire crowd fell silent and all eyes turned to Orion.
"Im, isn't it a bit late to step in now?"
Orion raised his head slightly toward the direction of the Flower Room and spoke in a deep voice.
"All matters are mine to decide!"
"Who dares defy my command today?!"
Before his domineering words could fully fade, Orion suddenly raised his voice and through the power of Observation Haki, his command echoed in the ears of every Marine officer and soldier charging toward Pangaea Castle.
"All Marines, listen! No arrests. Execute the Shepherd and Marcus Celestial Dragon families on the spot. Anyone who dares to obstruct will be treated as declaring war."
"YES!"
The resounding and unified response of the Marines who had already entered Pangaea Castle carried far into the sky.
As the lead Marine unit entered Pangaea Castle, the commanding officer took the initiative, kicking open the gates of the Celestial Dragon's mansion—a place they had never dared to approach before.
"Who goes there?"
"Outrageous! This is the residence of Saint Shepherd Sol! Trespassers will be executed!"
Before the Marines could storm through the gates, several Celestial Dragon bodyguards swiftly appeared in front of the entrance.
"Clear the way!"
The commanding officer ignored the bodyguards and stepped through the gates, speaking coldly.
"By the order of the Fleet Admiral, execute the mbers of the Shepherd and Marcus families on the spot. Anyone who dares to obstruct will be treated as hostile!"
Before the words had even fully left his mouth, the officer abruptly raised his head, glaring at the Celestial Dragon bodyguards blocking his path with a murderous aura.
"Do you wish to wage war against the Marines?" he demanded.
Without giving the bodyguards a chance to react, the Marine soldiers who had stord into the mansion alongside the officer wasted no ti.
They swiftly bypassed the bodyguards and charged toward the living room, bedrooms and garden.
Almost imdiately, gunfire erupted in rapid succession.
Screams and roars echoed through the air as the sporadic gunfire quickly escalated into a continuous barrage.
***
At the sa ti.
Another unit of Marines had just entered Mariejois and decisively fired warning shots into the air.
"Celestial Dragons ahead, listen up! By order of the Fleet Admiral, we are here to execute mbers of the Marcus and Shepherd families. Uninvolved personnel, evacuate imdiately!"
As the commanding officer finished speaking, the soldiers behind him imdiately rushed toward the mansion marked with the sign.
"Saint Marcus Gneiss."
"What the hell is going on with these Marines?"
"They're here to execute the Marcus and Shepherd families?"
"Hey, hey, hey, since when have the Marines been so bold? We are gods! Are they planning to execute gods?"
From the nearby mansions, Celestial Dragons began to erge, so bewildered and others seething with rage.
However, their response was t with a series of sharp gunshots.
In no ti, the gunfire abruptly ceased.
Shortly after, a group of Marines radiating a murderous intent erged from the Saint Gneiss mansion.
"Marines, halt!"
Before these Marines could move on to the next target, a man dressed in Celestial Dragon attire, with a runny nose, suddenly stord over from the entrance of an adjacent luxurious estate.
He arrogantly shouted "HOW DARE YOU TRESSPAS ON A CELESTIAL DRAGON'S PROPERTY! I'LL TURN YOU ALL INTO MY SLAVES!"
As he spoke, the Celestial Dragon drew a pistol from his waist and aid it at the commanding Marine officer.
"Saint Charloss..."
Seeing this, the bodyguards accompanying the Celestial Dragon quickly stepped forward, whispering urgently.
"They're here under the Fleet Admiral orders. We may not need to take these Marines seriously, but that newly appointed Fleet Admiral is not soone we can afford to provoke."
Before Charloss could react, the Marine officer he had stopped suddenly turned around, grinning with a bloodthirsty expression.
"Charloss, is it? Perfect. You'll have the honor of assisting us. Lead us to the mbers of the Marcus family imdiately!"
"What did you say?"
Charloss, ignoring the snot dangling near his mouth, widened his eyes in fury.
"How dare you speak to in such a tone! Unforgivable! Absolutely unforgivable!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three gunshots rang out in quick succession.
When the smoke cleared, the officer standing opposite Charloss remained unhard.
Clearly, he had been prepared.
After dodging Charloss shots, the officer's expression turned icy, his killing intent palpable.
"By the Fleet Admiral's command, anyone who obstructs us will be treated as declaring war on us. n, apprehend this pig Charloss..."
"No, execute him on the spot!"
"Yes, sir!"
As soon as the order was given, a group of soldiers sward to his side, raised their rifles and without hesitation, pulled the trigger on Charloss.
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