Chapter 043: Invincible

The agent collapsed weakly to the ground, blood flowing from his body. As the blood drained away, so did his life and strength.

He tried to speak but found he could not make a sound.

By now, he had realized that they had been taken out.

But neither he nor any of his colleagues had seen what happened; they hadn't even seen the enemy's attack.

"What kind of enemy have we provoked?"

Filled with immense terror, the agent lost his life.

On the other side, Rayleigh's body stiffened, his expression grave.

He couldn't see it!

Like the agents guarding the Celestial Dragons, he too had seen nothing. He was well aware that the Celestial Dragon and his bodyguards had been killed by the few young women beside him.

But how they had done it, he hadn't seen—he hadn't even sensed it with his Observation Haki.

He hadn't even seen who had struck.

However, he was certain it probably wasn't the woman named Athena.

Because it was her three guards.

But who exactly had done it? Unfortunately, he couldn't tell, though instinct told Rayleigh it was the red-haired woman.

She had unleashed an invisible attack, killing the Celestial Dragon and his bodyguards.

From this, he could judge that these women were also monsters.

Meanwhile, the crowd at the pier, upon witnessing the death of the Celestial Dragon, fell into a deathly silence.

But after a few seconds, everyone snapped out of it.

With a cry of "The Celestial Dragon has been killed!" the entire pier erupted into chaos.

Everyone was fleeing.

Shakky took a deep drag of her cigarette and blew out a smoke ring. "This is an unimaginably huge incident."

Since the founding of the World Government, never had such a grave incident occurred. The death of a Celestial Dragon would surely alarm that behemoth, the World Government.

To uphold its dignity, the World Government would deploy all its forces to capture and judge the criminals.

But the one who killed the Celestial Dragon was a monster from another world.

Their strength was unknown, but judging from their methods just now, they were monsters even more terrifying than the Pirate King, Roger.

This would undoubtedly trigger a collision between two worlds.

What would happen then, even she didn't know. But she believed this incident would cause earth-shattering repercussions, perhaps even reshuffle the world's powers.

The Four Emperors, the Navy, the World Government, the Seven Warlords, and the Revolutionary Army would be thrown into complete disarray.

It would be an unprecedented storm.

Who could survive such a storm? Only heaven knew.

But the one thing she was certain of was that the Sabaody Archipelago would inevitably be the first place hit by the storm, and it was no longer safe.

Before long, it would become the storm's center.

She turned to look at Rayleigh and asked, "What should we do now? Stay, or leave to take shelter?"

Rayleigh laughed heartily. "Don't you think this is a very interesting matter? It surpasses the era Roger ushered in—it's the beginning of a monumental event."

"So, you want to get involved?"

"No, things like this aren't suitable for an old man like me. I'm too old; I'll pass on such intense affairs. I just want to find a good spot to watch this storm." Rayleigh said bluntly.

Shakky exhaled smoke and said, "Suit yourself."

She abandoned the idea of leaving the Sabaody Archipelago and decided to stay with Rayleigh to witness the aftermath, because she felt Rayleigh was absolutely right.

It would be a shame not to witness the beginning of such a monumental event firsthand.

And she was confident that, with her and Rayleigh joining forces, even if they couldn't defeat the Navy, they could retreat at ease.

Rayleigh said to Athena and her group, "You don't mind if I stay here and witness your clash with the World Government, do you?"

Athena said, "Of course not."

Milo said, "Lady Athena, do you need me to completely eradicate the World Government?"

Rayleigh looked at Milo in astonishment and said with a wry smile, "It seems you don't take the World Government seriously at all."

Milo wore an expression that said it was only natural.

Rayleigh said, "Although I know you are strong, I must remind you that the World Government has been established for eight hundred years and has hidden many trump cards and strength. If you underestimate them too much, you might suffer."

Back then, their Roger Pirates were at their peak.

Yet they were still chased all over by the Navy. Roger could only use his death to usher in a new era—this shows the pressure the World Government exerted on them.

Milo completely ignored Rayleigh's words. The World Government was strong? So what?

Would she be afraid? No matter how strong the mortal forces were, were they stronger than the Sanctuary? Were they stronger than their Saints?

Let alone this backward world—even in their world, where nuclear bombs had been invented, what were they in the eyes of a Saint?

Nothing more than a slightly larger firework.

"The fists of a Saint are enough to crush all resistance," Milo said confidently.

Rayleigh was completely baffled. What was a Saint? Did it refer to her? Was she a Saint, a profession like pirate or marine?

...

Meanwhile, at the Royal Port Restaurant.

Although Wang Bo was in his own restaurant, he saw everything that happened on the Sabaody Archipelago, including the moment Milo killed the Celestial Dragon.

And the Celestial Dragon Milo killed was one Wang Bo had seen in the storyline.

He seemed to be named Charloss, the Celestial Dragon who was punched down by Luffy on the Sabaody Archipelago.

When Charloss died, Wang Bo also saw Luffy's group on the Sabaody Archipelago.

He immediately confirmed the progress of the One Piece storyline.

But clearly, from the moment Milo killed this so-called Celestial Dragon, the plot of the One Piece world had gone off the rails.

And both the World Government and the Celestial Dragons had entered the countdown to their doom.

They had no idea who they had provoked.

Although Athena was easygoing, she was ultimately a goddess. The Celestial Dragon had offended a deity and would surely be punished. And the World Government, by protecting the Celestial Dragons, would inevitably incur Athena's wrath.

Of course, Athena would not act personally; it would be Milo, Marin, and Shaina who acted.

One Gold Saint and two Silver Saints—what level would they be in the One Piece world?

To put it bluntly... invincible!

Milo alone could easily sweep through this world.

After all, the fists of a Gold Saint were truly formidable.