One piece: Starting as a Mythical Beast

Today, the Kamui Pirates and the Bonney Pirates quietly gathered in the hospital lobby.

In the back room, Kronos lay injured from serious wounds.

And three others—Vians, Cant, and Asaac—were in a coma.

It felt like two different worlds.

The hospital where Kronos was located was quiet and peaceful, but outside... chaos reigned!

"Shit!"

"The city's in trouble, and the archipelago's about to fall!"

"I heard that Straw Hat Luffy beat the Celestial Dragons in Auction Room 1 of the GR!"

"What?!"

"What did that bastard Straw Hat Luffy do?!"

"Does anyone know if he actually hurt the Celestial Dragons? Will Admirals from Marine HQ lead the army here?!"

"Run away!"

"We have to get out of here—the Marine Admirals are coming soon!"

"Damn it! Damn Straw Hat!!!"

At this moment, the entire 02 Cities and even the archipelago were thrown into chaos.

Large crowds panicked and fled.

But among the fleeing were some confused survivors.

These were the ones who had witnessed Kronos behead the Celestial Dragons firsthand.

"Why?! Why do you all say it was Straw Hat Luffy? It was obviously Kronos!"

"He killed the Celestial Dragons!"

"Why won't you believe me?"

"I... I barely survived that massacre!"

"Was everything I went through just a nightmare?!"

"Damn it!!"

Tears streamed down their faces.

Nothing hurt more than having the truth of their near-death experience denied.

In that massacre, too many people died.

Many were left comatose.

Few remained standing after the carnage.

The small waves they stirred up would soon be swallowed by the larger tides of history.

Elsewhere, the Marine fleet approached the Sabaody Archipelago.

Admiral Kizaru stood on the lead warship.

"Bang! Boom! Boom!"

Three thunderous cannon shots echoed.

The ship's Third Gate cannon fired three shells toward the archipelago.

Kizaru disappeared in a flash of golden light, teleporting above the incoming shells.

The shells continued toward the city.

"Hey! Yeah!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Explosions erupted across the city, filling the air with fire and smoke.

The shockwave swept through the streets.

People running along the streets were forced to stop, shielding themselves with their arms.

"Boom... boom..."

As the airwaves passed, Kizaru suddenly appeared in the middle of the city street.

He moved in front of the panicked crowd.

"Wow~ I'm Kizaru, I've arrived—please respond!"

Ignoring the terrified crowd, Kizaru raised his arm and spoke into the communicator on his wrist.

Around him, people broke into cold sweat.

Without hesitation, they turned and fled, screaming.

"What!!!"

"Admiral Kizaru is here! Run away!!"

"Run for your lives!!"

Kizaru paid no mind to their screams.

Behind him, the docked warship unleashed dozens of armed naval soldiers.

"Catch all pirates!"

"There are bounty offenders everywhere. Be especially careful of those with bounties over 100 million!"

The laziness never left Kizaru's face as he continued speaking into his communicator.

"Hello? Can you hear me?"

"Hey, I'm Kizaru!"

But no response came.

He frowned.

"This is strange."

"Hello?"

"I'm Kizaru..."

Kizaru began moving forward again, shouting as he walked.

He traversed streets, city blocks, and mangrove districts.

Suddenly, standing in the middle of a street, Kizaru caught a powerful scent of blood.

Instinctively, he turned his head toward the source, frowning deeply.

"Is this... the smell of blood?"

Without hesitation, he followed the scent around a street corner.

What he saw made his pupils contract sharply.

Shock registered on his face.

"Hey, hey, hey! Is this for real?!"

Before Kizaru stretched out was a street littered with 137 corpses.

The entire road was stained deep red with blood.

Broken limbs lay scattered everywhere.

At the center, a pole was erected.

Hanging from it was a severed head.

The head of a World Noble—the Celestial Dragons.

"Is this a blatant provocation against the World Government?"

"To kill so many in one battle... that's ruthless!"

"Terrifying."

"Kids these days... truly frightening."

Back in the hospital, as mourning erupted outside and artillery roared, Bonney and the others grew nervous.

Looking at Kronos, a faint smile appeared on his face.

As if indifferent, he glanced sideways out the window and said calmly,

"It's begun."

"How many people do you think will see that head?"

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