Chapter 43 Justice Island
After sailing for a few hours, Nicholas and the others finally arrived at Justice Island based on the Coordinates.
But the scene before him left Nicholas speechless. Justice Island was surrounded by a circle of Iron Fence.
It looked particularly interesting, especially since in Nicholas's view, the purpose of this Iron Fence was practically non-existent.
After the Ship docked, Nicholas slowly walked towards Justice Island. Soon, Nicholas and the others arrived at the front Island.
The front Island mainly served as the first Main Gate, heavily guarded by Guards.
Passing through the Main Gate, they went straight through a narrow Passage, which led to the second Main Gate suspended above the Waterfall. Passing through the second Main Gate (front gate of the Main Island), they could reach the Main Island. The narrow Passage leading to the Main Island and the Main Island itself were completely suspended above the Abyss of a huge Waterfall.
Just as Nicholas was about to reach the Main Gate, a group of people suddenly appeared in front of him. These people were burly, wielding iron chains, with the word "Guilty Person" engraved on their left arms, and many of them were riding on giant Police Dogs.
These Garrison Soldier of Justice Island, upon discovering strangers landing on the Island and having not received any News of Ships arriving, immediately swarmed forward and semi-surrounded Nicholas and his group.
"Who are you people? Why are you coming to Justice Island at this time?"
Before Nicholas could speak, a clever person immediately recognized Nicholas's identity.
"Captain of the Seventh Division of the Rocks Pirates, Albert Nicholas! What does a guy like him want at Justice Island!"
As more and more people recognized Nicholas's identity, this panic spread rapidly among all the Garrison Soldier like a contagion.
Even though they were comfortable on Justice Island, the Island of Eternal Night, they understood that ruthless villains from the New World like him couldn't possibly be coming to Justice Island for sightseeing and a meal.
"What else could it be? It's all the Captain's Mission."
Nicholas replied casually. The Rocks Pirates had come together because of Rocks's Military Force and interests. If the things Rocks offered for attacking Justice Island hadn't truly appealed to Nicholas, he could have actually refused.
"This is Justice Island, very close to the World Government and Marine Headquarters. Nicholas, I advise you to leave now, or don't blame us for being impolite!"
The leader among the Garrison Soldier said loudly, his legs trembling.
Nicholas was also surprised by their bravery. After all, Justice Island was said to be one of the three major institutions under the World Government, but anyone who understood the nature of Justice Island knew that this institution was just for show.
The Court on Justice Island, established by the World Government, was a court in name only. Anyone who was brought to Justice Island had already been deemed a Criminal.
Those Criminals would only be escorted through those empty Courts, and finally reach a cold, massive steel gate, namely the Gates of Justice. Criminals who passed through this gate generally never returned, symbolizing the absolute Justice of the World Government.
Similarly, Criminals who were escorted to Justice Island never returned alive, because after leaving the Gates of Justice, there were only two places they could reach: one was Marine Headquarters, the main Military Force of the World Government, and the other was the Great Deep Sea Prison--Impel Down, where the world's most heinous Criminals were imprisoned.
Justice Island was actually more of a formality. It wouldn't show any mercy to Criminals, only sending them to Impel Down to suffer torture or directly ending with a Judgment, executing them and throwing them down the Waterfall.
The combatants in this kind of institution could be said to encounter a battle maybe once every ten years. Therefore, both their combat power and fighting Will were quite poor. Otherwise, how could Justice Island, an institution guarding the hub of the Gates of Justice with tens of thousands of combat personnel, be easily breached by Luffy and others?
If it were replaced by ten thousand Marine Headquarters Soldier, it's estimated that Luffy and Franky's family would all have to kneel.
"I'll give you one minute. Disappear from my sight immediately. After one minute, we will officially launch our attack."
After speaking, Nicholas took out his Pocket Watch and silently started timing. Vistad took out his Great Axe and Great Shield from his back, Simon also began checking his Guns, and Katie drew her shorter Wakizashi, striking a serious battle stance.
For Nicholas, Rocks only asked him to attack Justice Island, not to slaughter the entire Island.
Moreover, the combat power displayed by these people on Justice Island didn't really raise Nicholas's desire to fight.
Of course, he had already given them a chance. If these guys didn't know how to cherish it, then he wouldn't mind using a few more AOE Skill during the battle.
The Garrison Soldier of Justice Island seemed to be intimidated by Nicholas's Aura as well. After all, they were no match for a great Pirate from the New World.
In fact, quite a few people had already started whispering.
"Hey, should we run? How could we possibly be a match for a guy like him?"
"Yeah, he could take our lives with a casual blow."
"My Mortgage isn't paid off yet, my wife just gave birth to our Third Child, and I still have Parents to support at home. I don't want to die!"
As the Garrison Soldier whispered, it was clear that they were starting to have thoughts of retreat. The reason they hadn't fled completely yet was because of the presence of officers and Zealous Supporter of the World Government. These officers and some brainwashed Guards could be said to be absolutely loyal to the World Government.
And it was impossible for those Guards who were secretly shuffling their feet backward to escape.
After all, the Status of the World Government in these people's hearts since its establishment was unshakable. They clearly knew that if their act of being a Deserter was known by those above, not only would they be in trouble, but even their families would be in big trouble.
So these people were now in a dilemma for a moment, caught between advancing and retreating.
But Nicholas didn't pay attention to them. He had already given them a chance, and whether they could seize it was their own business. Instead, he looked up at the Sky above Justice Island.
Justice Island was known as the Island of Eternal Night, meaning it was daytime at any time. So Nicholas was quite curious about how this thing managed to be daytime all year round. If Newton were in this world, he probably wouldn't be able to hold down his Coffin Lid.
Nicholas even suspected if there was a Big Light Bulb in the Sky constantly illuminating this area all year round.
However, it was obvious that Nicholas's eyes were still within the human range and couldn't see things that were too high. After looking for a long time, besides being a little uncomfortable from the glare of the sunlight, he didn't gain any other information.
Rubbing his eyes, he looked at his Pocket Watch and found that a minute had already passed, and those guys opposite him were still standing there.
Nicholas put away his Pocket Watch, then raised his right hand towards the Guards in front of the Main Gate.
"It's a pity, time's up. So, is this your choice?"
As Nicholas's voice fell, a Giant Bird composed of Thunder appeared, waving its Wings. And because of the enormous Energy contained within, the flapping Wings stirred up gusts of strong wind.
Just as the Justice Island Guards wanted to continue saying something to stall for time, the Giant Bird in front of Nicholas had already rushed in front of the group, and then Thunder roared and Plasma surged.
Because Nicholas's attack was extremely powerful, almost all the Justice Island Guards fell to the ground. Even those in the front, because they took the full brunt of the damage, parts of their Corpses were already charred.
And some Guards in the back rows who had realized something was wrong earlier were only seriously injured because they were more quick-witted, but they were lucky enough to survive.
The aftershock of the attack even directly opened the Main Gate of the front Island. Through the crack in the door, the Judiciary Tower behind could already be seen.
These people were directly dumbfounded by this terrifying scene. In front of a Strongest like Nicholas, they had no power to Resistance at all.
This was still because Nicholas hadn't been too serious. If Nicholas had gotten serious, none of the people present would have survived.
"Demon, you bastard are a Demon! Guilty Person will surely receive Judgment!"
Just as Nicholas was walking towards the inside of the Main Gate, he suddenly heard a burst of cursing. It seemed this was a Zealot.
As Nicholas turned his head, the Zealous Supporter of the World Government cursed even more vigorously, as if this could show his loyalty to the World Government.
And the surrounding surviving Soldier, after noticing Nicholas's complexion turning somewhat gloomy, exchanged glances and reached a consensus. Then, they drew their Weapon and hacked the guy who continued to clamor to death with a flurry of Sword.
Seeing this scene, Nicholas just smiled and then continued walking towards the interior of Justice Island.
And those Soldier, carrying blood-stained Sword, quickly pounced on other Colleague who were loyal to the World Government.
If they wanted to survive, then someone had to die!
(End of Chapter)