Chapter 80: 1vs4

"Let's do it! Marshal and the others aren't opponents. There's already a strength gap between the two sides, and we absolutely must prevent our opponent from making physical contact. The disadvantage will only worsen!"

Seeing that the two were losing, Kizaru, who had previously agreed, planned to intervene, and Akainu nodded in agreement.

The two quickly joined the fray, turning the two-on-one into a four-on-one situation.

"This... can the Marines still show some decency? Just now it was two against one, but now it's four against one!"

The spectators and those watching the live broadcast were speechless. Two against one wasn't enough, so they're resorting to four against one directly? The strongest group of Marines ganging up on one person is too much.

"What are you thinking? This isn't what the Marines are about. To put it bluntly, this isn't how you arrest criminals!"

People who were also watching the live broadcast immediately retorted upon hearing such comments.

"But what is this man doing?"

The person who spoke before countered again, and now everyone fell silent. Luo Ning truly had no bounty and his only crime was capturing a Celestial Dragon.

They could argue that capturing a Celestial Dragon was a good deed, but no one dared to say it out loud. After all, the Celestial Dragons are the World's Nobles. It's okay to criticize them privately, but with such a large audience, anyone who speaks out risks being reported by someone with malicious intent, and the consequences would be dire.

So now everyone is afraid to speak up, but they're already siding with Luo Ning in their hearts. Especially those who have been harmed by Celestial Dragons are wishing for a swift defeat of all the Marines.

"The Marines' top brass ganging up four-on-one? This is sensational news! Get the presses rolling! I want this story spread across the entire sea as soon as possible!"

On Morgans' side, a newspaper was already prepared and sent to various branches for immediate distribution.

Morgans, emboldened by the fact that the Marines themselves broadcasted the fight live, wasted no time in relaying the news. Meanwhile, the battle at Impel Down raged on.

"Hey! You guys are going too far! Two-on-one was bad enough, now you're quadrupling down?!"

Luo Ning stared dumbfounded at the four figures surrounding him. While none of them, including the previous two, posed a significant threat individually, their attacks couldn't breach his defenses.

Without breaking his defenses, their assaults were akin to a hundred futile attempts, merely draining his Reiatsu reserves. However, Luo Ning's current Reiatsu levels were vast, like a bottomless sea. In this war of attrition, the only ones suffering would be the Marines.

No response came from the Marines. Maintaining their focus on Luo Ning to prevent a surprise attack was a full-time job for all four of them.

"Since you won't fight fair, neither will I!" Luo Ning declared before launching himself into the air. Kizaru, despite wanting to intercept, was powerless. His attacks couldn't break Luo Ning's defenses. His only strategy now was to drain Luo Ning's power and win through attrition.

Suddenly, a clone materialized beside the airborne Luo Ning.

"A clone?!"

Sengoku and the others were momentarily surprised before tensing up again. Luo Ning's abilities remained a mystery. While they'd identified some weaknesses, they were currently irrelevant.

The deployment of a clone at this juncture indicated Luo Ning had a more potent trick up his sleeve.

This newly created clone possessed no combat capabilities. Its sole purpose: to fuel Luo Ning's power of fantasy.

The connection between them caused Luo Ning's own power of fantasy to surge dramatically. A small black dot then materialized in the sky.

And the spots are getting bigger and bigger.

"It's a meteorite, Borsalino!" Sengoku exclaimed as the shape became clear – a colossal, burning red meteorite.

This meteorite dwarfed the one Fujitora summoned, promising a far more devastating impact. While its power couldn't match a real meteorite (thankfully), even a 60-meter meteorite would create a 170-meter deep crater upon impact, with a 1,200-meter zone of intense shockwaves.

Furthermore, such an impact would trigger a cascade of natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis.

Meteoric attacks were a common trope across various worlds. Fujitora used them in One Piece, Uchiha Madara in Naruto, and even Gremmy, the original owner of Luo Ning's fantasy power. The mass extinction event of the Cretaceous period itself was believed to be caused by a meteorite.

Back then, the culprit was a behemoth ten kilometers wide, unleashing unimaginable destruction on impact. Thankfully, Luo Ning's fantasized meteorite wasn't quite so world-ending, or it could potentially wipe out all life in One Piece.

Even so, this celestial body packed enough punch to give the Marines a serious headache.

The moment Sengoku's warning left his lips, Kizaru rocketed skyward. A light speed bullet materialized in his hand and blasted towards the airborne meteorite.

But the meteorite had already picked up significant speed. Kizaru's projectile was obliterated on contact.

"Meteor Volcano!"

"Big Buddha Shockwave!"

"Bear Paw Impact!"

As the meteorite loomed closer, Sengoku and the others, including some Marines and even Shichibukai, unleashed their strongest attacks to try and shatter it in midair. A falling meteorite would spell disaster for everyone, hence the combined assault.

Under this barrage of attacks, Luo Ning's summoned meteorite finally crumbled. However, in its destruction, countless fragments broke off, forming a shower of smaller meteors scattering in all directions like scattered petals.

While some managed to react swiftly, many Marine warships were left battered by the onslaught. Thankfully, for those stationed on Impel Down itself, Luo Ning dispelled the fantasy before it could wreak havoc.

The meteorite was a product of his imagination, and he could choose to cancel the fantasy even after its destruction. After all, Impel Down was his base, and he wouldn't allow it to be ravaged by a meteor shower.

"Damn it! A terrifying meteorite indeed!"

The continuous exertion of unleashing their strongest attacks, coupled with the failure to completely deflect all the meteorite fragments, left Sengoku and the others fuming. Numerous warships were damaged. Fortunately, the ongoing battle kept the crew alert, minimizing casualties. However, the Marines suffered significant warship losses.

"Impressive, they actually managed to block the meteorite, but this isn't over yet!"

As Luo Ning spoke, a series of clones materialized beside him, this time numbering a dozen!

However, at this critical moment, a Marine Vice Admiral, Tsuru, appeared holding a Den Den Mushi. Simultaneously, the live broadcast was abruptly cut off, and the Marines confiscated all the Den Den Mushi belonging to the reporters.