Chương 1920: Battle of the North Sea (66)

The red beam of light that penetrated the sky and the earth was like a flame gushing out from hell, reaching the sky; and the earth-shaking explosion coming from the red earth continent was even more deafening, as if the whole world was shaking.

All this clearly showed that a huge change must have occurred in Mary Geoise above their heads.

When Mihawk and Crocodile finally walked up to Buggy and saw the photo in his hand, their faces instantly became extremely ugly.

"How can this be?"

Crocodile was so shocked that the cigar in his mouth fell to the ground, but he was completely unaware of it. He just stared at the picture in the photo with an expression of disbelief on his face.

It turned out that the person who went to investigate the situation was also a devil fruit user.

Although he only possesses an ordinary animal-type fruit, he has the ability to fly, so this photo was taken from a high altitude.

It can be clearly seen from the photo that on the continent about 5, 000 meters above their heads, there is a huge gap, as if it was bitten hard by a huge monster.

And the originally continuous red soil continent was now as if it had been cut in half and was abruptly disconnected.

This extremely horrifying scene made Crocodile and Mihawk frown, and a strong sense of unease surged in their hearts.

"Something terrible has happened. This is absolutely not something a human can do! Even Whitebeard, who is said to be able to destroy the world, can never reach this level! Not even Charlotte, the world's strongest man, can achieve such terrifying attack power!"

Mihawk's voice was filled with shock, and his sharp eyes were fixed on the holes in the photo, as if he wanted to see the scene through the photo.

"Then who do you think caused it?"

Crocodile asked back, his tone also revealing a hint of doubt and worry.

Mihawk was silent for a moment, as if thinking about something, and then he said slowly: "Maybe it's not a human..."

His words startled Crocodile, who then asked, "If it's not a human? Then what is it?"

Mihawk continued thoughtfully, "I thought of that red beam that pierced the sky..."

His voice gradually became lower, as if he was recalling the scene at that time.

"You mean technology?"

Crocodile suddenly understood Mihawk's thoughts.

"What kind of technology could have such tremendous power?"

He began to think, and various possible technological means kept flashing through his mind.

At this moment, Crocodile suddenly thought of an astonishing possibility. He cried out: "Sea King, Pluto, Uranus, ancient weapons!"

This sentence was like a thunderclap, instantly focusing Mihawk and Buggy's attention on Crocodile.

Crocodile has been searching for the three legendary ancient weapons for a long time, and this is no secret to the Buggy Pirates.

After all, with Crocodile's strength and status, it is almost impossible to completely conceal such a thing.

The rumor about Crocodile's search for the three ancient weapons has long been widely circulated in the martial arts world.

For example, there were rumors before that Crocodile found clues related to Pluto in the Kingdom of Alabasta.

However, what is puzzling is that for some unknown reason, Crocodile eventually gave up this possible clue.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Crocodile, especially Mihawk. He looked at Crocodile without any reservation and said straight to the point, "You are the one who knows the most about the three ancient weapons here. Why don't you tell us about them!"

Faced with Mihawk's questioning, Crocodile did not respond immediately, but fell into deep thought.

After a while, he slowly spoke, "First, we can rule out Aquaman, because Aquaman is a living creature, and the attack we saw was clearly from some kind of mechanical device. As for Pluto, although it does possess great power and can destroy an island with a single blow, its attack method should be launched from the sea, not from the sky as we saw. Therefore, the red beam attacking the Red Earth Continent could definitely not be the work of Pluto!"

"Oh?"

Mihawk's brows furrowed slightly, and his already serious expression became even more solemn.

"You mean to say that this horrific attack could have been launched by the only one in the hands of the World Government, the Heavenly King?"

Crocodile nodded silently, agreeing with Mihawk's opinion.

"It's very possible. After all, apart from weapons of the Heavenly King level, I really can't think of any other weapons that can possess such tremendous power!"

There was a hint of solemnity in his voice.

"It seems that the hidden power of the World Government is far deeper than we imagined!"

Buggy also interjected, but his words did not attract the attention of Mihawk and Crocodile, who both seemed to be thinking about the question about the King.

Mihawk then raised a new question: "Then why did the World Government attack the Red Earth Continent? What is the purpose behind this?"

His question caused everyone present to fall silent, and no one could immediately give a reasonable explanation.

At this moment, Bucky, who had been silent all this time, suddenly seemed to have an idea. An idea flashed through his mind like lightning, and he immediately jumped up excitedly, shouting, "I know, I know!"

His shout was like thunder, instantly attracting everyone's attention. All pairs of eyes looked at Bucky, expecting him to give a convincing answer.

At this moment, Bucky suddenly seemed to think of something. His eyes suddenly lit up, and then he quickly raised the photo in his hand high and showed it to everyone.

"Look, everyone!"

Bucky's voice was filled with excitement.

"Our world is actually surrounded by a huge red earth continent! This red earth continent is like an insurmountable wall, dividing the entire world into two halves."

He paused, then continued, "Not only that, but around the Red Earth Continent, there are two broad doldrums. They act like two natural barriers, further dividing the world into four large and two small regions."

Buggy's gaze swept over everyone present, finally stopping at Mihawk and Crocodile. He took a deep breath and continued, "I guess the World Government might want to use that legendary Heavenly King to open up the Red Earth Continent and connect the Four Seas with the Two Roads!"