'Boom! Boom!!'

  Deafening explosions rocked the entire Sabaody Archipego. The isnd trembled violently, as though the massive Yarukiman Mangrove trees supp it might colpse at any moment.

  Had it not been for most of the pirates, residents, nobles, merts, and marines already being knocked unscious by the queror's Haki shockwave, they would likely have been paralyzed with fear and panic.

  'Whoosh... Whoosh…'

  Fierce winds raged as massive waves roared, surging outward in all dires.

  "Tch! That monster..." Hammons William, the Marine Fleet Admiral, had been forced into retreat. Just as he tried tain altitude using Moonwalk, his expression darkened. Even someone of his rank couldn’t help but gasp in astonishment. The terrifying power of the attack had wiped out aire se of the Sabaody Archipego.

  'Roar—'

  High in the sky, a massive creature, several hundred meters long, appeared, its presence overwhelming. It carried Lily, Linlin, and Gerd within it. The beast, with golden horns and a fierce head, suddeinguished the r fmes behind its neck.

  'Crackle... Crackle...'

  The enormous Feathered Serpent was bathed in a dazzlirical glow. Its two massive pairs of wings, one blue and one bck, beat with immense force.

  'Whoo... Whoo...'

  It was as if a super-typhoon had formed out of nowhere. The t trees of the Sabaody Archipego began swaying wildly. Some cracked and colpsed, while less stable buildings were ripped from their foundations and hurled away.

  Even Hammons William, trying to use Moonwalk to asd, ushed back by the forceful wind currents, uo maintain his ban mid-air, let alone give chase.

  'Whoosh...'

  In the moment, the gigantic creature soared into the dista an inprehensible speed, like a massive blue rocket, showing no iion of lingering.

  "Fallen Angel El!!!"

  Angry roars echoed across the sky. Several formidable figures, their faces twisted in fury, shot into the air. Their expressions were grim as they watched the colossal creature disappear into the horizon, growing smaller and smaller.

  “Damn it!”

  A massive thunderbird screeched and took off in pursuit, but it couldn't keep up with the gigantic Feathered Serpent, which had achieved its full form, mastering wind and lightning with unbelievable speed, leaving the thunderbird far behind.

  'Crackle... Crackle...' The thunderbird unleashed fierce lightning bolts in an attempt to strike the fleeing figure, but El was too fast, s to an altitude of over ten thousaers, impossible to track.

  “o see us off…” El’s mog voice echoed as he called out, “If you want those Celestial Dragons back, then prepare the ‘ransom’ properly!”

  “Damn Lunarian scum, we ot let him get away…”

  Members of the self-procimed noble Holy Knights, their faces full of anger, gred at the massive figure as it flew further and further away, helplessly watg it vanish into the distance.

  …

  Meanwhile, at Marine Headquarters, Marineford, whieighbored the Sabaody Archipego:

  Within the imposing, heavily guarded Marine Headquarters, a treasure vault sealed by a Seastone door y hidden in a secluded er. Even the surrounding walls, reinforced with Seastone, were desigo prevent Devil Fruit users from entering.

  Yet, no one would have believed that someone could infiltrate it unnoticed.

  Ihe vault, the dazzling sight of tless treasures—gold and stacks of Berries—was overwhelming, the sheer quantity enough to leave anyone in shock.

  “There are surveilransponder snails…” said Moss, the young mink, scratg his head as he stood in the unnoticed alternate space alongside Uthan, the Door-Door Fruit user. “Shall we take them out?”

  “No rush,” Uthan replied fidently, tapping the horns on his head. “Siny aight raise suspi, let's first thhly scout for any hidden partments…”

  He smirked, exuding fidence. “I’m sure even if the Marines realize what's going on and rush here, it’ll take at least five mio break through the door—especially with their Fleet Admiral absent.”

  “And if necessary, I reverse the door, leading them into the alternate space, making them believe they’ve entered but uo reach us. That would buy us aen mi least!”

  Though Devil Fruit abilities had limits, how much they could achieve depended on the user. Ever sihan acquired the Door-Door Fruit three years agh the Underworld Trade, he had honed his abilities under El’s guidance, mastering them to the point of easily outsmarting the Marines.

  “True. With Little Oars helping out…” Moss chuckled, fident. “A few minutes should be more than enough for us to empty this pce!”

  “And if we act fast and discreetly, the Marines might even think the transponder snails are malfuning. By the time they realize the truth, the bureaucratic procedures could dey them further.”

  Soon, the two began their sear the alternate space, carefully iigating the vault and log hidden partments that tained Devil Fruits and treasure maps.

  “Air Door!”

  In no time, a tiny, nearly invisible Air Door appeared in mid-air, going unnoticed.

  “Finger Pistol!”

  Uthan swiftly attacked. Though still young, his natural talent had flourished under El’s rigorous training, allowing him to master advanced Six Power teiques, including the ranged version of the Finger Pistol.

  'Pew, pew, pew…'

  Sharp air bdes shot out, swiftly and accurately killing the surveilransponder snails.

  'Shing—'

  After firming that all the transponder snails had been elimihey opened a rger Air Door, stepping out of the alternate space.

  “Barry, let’s get started!”

  Moss took out a mirror and called to Barry, the Mirror-Mirror Fruit user, who was on standby inside. “We don’t have much time!”

  “No problem!”

  In no time, the mirror expanded before their eyes, and Barry, the Snakeneck youth, emerged from Mirror World. “Wow, this is impressive!” he marveled.

  Though Barry had seen rge quantities of treasure before—due to the Underworld Trade’s involvement in bck market transas with gold and jewels—the sight before him far surpassed anything he’d seen.

  “This is just the tip of the iceberg,” Nef, another member of the group, crossed her arms with a smirk, gazing at the age-worn treasures. “These are the spoils the Marines have collected from tless pirate raids, sunken ships, and discovered treasures over many years…”

  “What a pity…” someone else added. “The Wover’s quarterly funding is transferred directly into their bank ats, not in cash.”

  “All in all, though, this haul is more than enough,” Moss said as he opened a secret partment that stored the Devil Fruits. Ien or so small, colorful treasure boxes y in wait. He packed them all inte cloth, hoisting it over his shoulder with a grin. “By the time we’re done here, the Marines will be losing their minds!”

  “Hurry, Little Oars, help us move the treasure!” Uthan called to the A Giant Oars.

  “No problem, leave it to me!” Oars’s body expanded, growing to a t five or six meters. His giant hands scooped up massive piles of treasure, which he then stuffed into the enrged mirror provided by Barry.

  'g, g…' The heavy treasures cttered into the mirror’s surface, vanishing into the endless depths of the Mirror World, which seemed like a bottomless pit.

  It was an unbelievable se, leaving them all in awe.