This subversive thought, like the most lethal poison, instantly eroded his killing intent and fighting spirit, causing him to briefly forget that there was still a Four Emperors-level enemy before him who had to be eliminated!
However—
Before Akainu could sort out his thoughts and steady his mind from this ultimate shock that threatened to overturn his lifelong convictions... an order, colder and more cruel than Satan Saint's roar, brimming with boiling fury and a desire for destruction that almost manifested into substance, suddenly swept across the entire battlefield like a cold wind blowing from the Nine Serene Poles, carrying the wails of countless lost souls!
It also slammed ruthlessly and mercilessly into the hearts of all Marines present—including Fleet Admiral Akainu, Admiral Kizaru, and all the remaining Marines who were either fighting for their lives or lost in confusion!
"Marines—!!!"
The one who issued this command was the Warrior God of Environment—Marcus Mars Saint!
At this moment, he had completely manifested his Mythical Zoan Type form—a massive, bizarre bird with its entire body burning with eerie black flames, feathers like twisted shadows, and dual pupils like voids that swallowed all light!
His voice no longer held that high-and-mighty tone of divine indifference and looking down upon all living beings. There was only naked, bone-chilling killing intent, as if he wanted to drag the entire world into an endless abyss of despair! Every syllable seemed soaked in the coldness and madness of the void!
Those void-like avian pupils, like the most precise scanners, swept coldly and cruelly across every figure in a Marine uniform on the battlefield—from Fleet Admiral Akainu to Admiral Kizaru, down to every remaining ordinary Marine covered in blood, their faces filled with shock and bewilderment!
Then, that cold voice, carrying an absolute will that brooked no question or defiance, clearly announced word by word:
"Immediately!"
"Kill all pirates on the scene! All witnesses! All... who are not of our kind!"
"Do not let a single one—escape!"
A purge!
Indiscriminate slaughter!
This command, like the harshest death knell, rang out in the ears of every Marine! Its target was no longer limited to the 'enemy,' but extended to all 'non-kin' who witnessed the fall of a 'God'—this clearly included all pirates, possibly the Revolutionary Army, and even... everyone present who was not directly under the World Government or of Celestial Dragon blood!
This was to erase all witnesses! To cover up the fact that a 'God' had been heavily wounded or might even fall at the hands of a mortal in the bloodiest and most thorough way possible! To maintain the last shred of dignity for that crumbling 'inviolable divine right'!
Saint Mars's voice paused slightly.
As if giving the Marines a final, insignificant moment to react.
Then, he spat out the final and most lethal words. The voice was terrifyingly calm, yet it made all the Marines who heard it feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, their souls frozen solid:
"Otherwise—"
"You Marines..."
"Will no longer have the necessity..."
"To continue existing in this world."
Silence.
A silence even colder and more despairing than before.
All combat seemed to fall into a brief standstill once again because of this extremely cruel ultimatum.
The shock and confusion on the faces of the Marine soldiers were quickly replaced by a deeper, complex emotion mixed with fear, anger, resentment, and despair...
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