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When many pirates heard Marco's words, they were internally shocked.
Especially due to the cold killing intent emanating invisibly from Marco's body, many of the pirates present trembled.
This was contrary to their impression of the gentle Marco.
Rumble~~!
Suddenly, a powerful aura of Conqueror's Haki burst out from Marco, and almost in the blink of an eye, Shanks and the rest of the pirates—other than the Red-Haired Pirates—fell to the ground.
Even in the entire tavern, except for the table occupied by Shanks, the rest of the tables and chairs cracked.
The entire enormous tavern, large enough to accommodate thousands of people, was littered with countless fallen pirates, with split tables and chairs, creating an extremely shocking scene.
Even the Red-Haired Pirates couldn't help but be fiercely taken aback.
"After Whitebeard's death, your growth is really amazing."
The wine in the bowl held by Shanks rippled slightly, and he looked at Marco, smiling boldly.
He was impressed by Marco's top-notch Conqueror's Haki and surprised at Marco's recent substantial improvement in strength.
Marco made an unseen move, and beyond Shanks' table, the ground split, causing the tables and chairs to crack.
In such a seemingly calm moment, the two had already engaged in a brief clash.
Just now, Marco's Conqueror's Haki had been an indiscriminate attack.
But Shanks shielded his table with his Haki.
The rest of the pirates around Shanks didn't care about this, letting the others faint, as it was not of much concern to them.
Yet even protecting such a small area forced Shanks to exert himself fully.
Because—
No one noticed that at Shanks' feet, on the solid ground of the tavern, there were slender, web-like cracks—astonishing.
Meanwhile,
In Marco's mind, he received a prompt from the system:
"Ding!"
"The host is in a brief battle with top-tier Conqueror's Haki, and through the system's auxiliary mechanism, a space for improvement in Conqueror's Haki has been obtained!"
Upon receiving the system's prompt, the corners of Marco's mouth lifted slightly, forming a smirk.
"Marco, is your temper too grumpy now?"
lucky Lu, who was large in stature, wore small sunglasses, and held a large piece of roast meat in his hand, tore a big bite from the roast meat, swallowed it, and smacked his lips, saying, "Whitebeard is dead, you don't have to be too sad; people are inherently destined to die!"
"It's someone else who always wants to kill me,"
Marco spread his hands, speaking as if recounting a mundane event, "So… I can only keep improving my abilities and slaughter them one by one."
Lucky Lu's mouth twitched fiercely.
Marco spoke so casually about the people he had recently killed and the major events he had caused.
The people you slaughtered are all ruthless figures across the vast New World!
Each one is notorious!
Otherwise, how could it shake the entire world?
"Let's get down to business." Marco looked at Shanks and said, "I'm guessing it's related to the World Government?"
"You guessed it," Shanks put down the wine bowl, his expression calm, and smiled, "You've been making too much noise lately, and the World Government and Navy Headquarters have begun to take major military actions against you."
Since Marco's rebirth, the New World has indeed been filled with major events.
Especially among the Four Emperor forces throughout the New World—three of them were fully involved.
This is probably something unprecedented in the entire history of piracy.
Marco didn't speak, waiting for Shanks' next words.
"The new Fleet Admiral of the Navy, Sakazuki, has devised a major plan specifically targeting you. This time, the force dispatched will likely be of an unprecedented level. You need to be prepared… or disappear for a while."
Every word that came from Shanks' mouth was essentially the truth.
But all of this was within Marco's expectations.
He didn't find anything unusual.
However, Shanks' next words made Marco frown—
"This plan will dispatch tens of thousands of elite soldiers from headquarters, and at the same time, two admirals will accompany them."
Hearing Shanks' words, even several officers of the Red-Haired Pirates were shocked!
Two admirals from headquarters!
What kind of concept is this?
Across the entire world, among the millions of pirates, perhaps only the Four Emperors of the New World would dare to claim they could survive against two admirals.
And to deal with Marco, the Navy Headquarters went to such lengths.
Marco was also slightly surprised when he heard Shanks' words.
He didn't expect Sakazuki to be so determined.
Is this guy really planning to kill me?
Marco stirred up an unbreakable resolve within his heart—there would be no hiding, no retreat in this life!
He would no longer endure the humiliation of running and hiding like a fugitive!
If Sakazuki (Akainu) wanted to make a big move, then it was fine—he would accompany him to the very end!
A bold and audacious plan began to take shape in Marco's mind.
"Thanks for the heads-up, Shanks," Marco said.
He didn't doubt Shanks' words for a second. After all, he had read the original work and knew very well that Red-Haired Shanks had a connection with the Five Elders that went far beyond what ordinary people could comprehend. Marco looked at Shanks and asked, "I'm really curious—what kind of relationship do you have with the World Government and the Five Elders?"
"Huh?!"
How did Marco deduce that he had a connection with the Five Elders?
A slight shock flickered in Shanks' eyes. Reaching his current position, it was rare for anything to surprise him. He had remained calm and collected as one of the Four Emperors. However, the fact that Marco could piece together the clues and deduce his close ties with the Five Elders based on just a few of his words was undoubtedly surprising.
"Relationship with the World Government?" Lucky Lu and the others widened their eyes.
Even they were unaware of their captain Shanks' secret!
Obviously, this was a secret known only between Shanks and the World Government, yet Marco's words had managed to uncover it!
The previously peaceful atmosphere in the room grew tense in an instant…
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