At the Throne Room in the Pangaea Castle.
A figure sat there, wearing a crown with four towering spikes and a cloak that reached the ground, making their appearance indistinct.
The Five Elders knelt on the ground, gazing at the lofty figure of Im, who was shrouded in shadows, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.
This behind-the-scenes ruler of the World Government, the master of the Empty Throne, was a god-like existence in their hearts.
"Lord Im!"
"We have ordered to completely seal off the events of God Valley. We will ensure that its impact is erased from this world!"
Nusjuro spoke with utmost reverence.
"Please rest assured, Lord Im. We will not let the World Government credibility be tarnished, and we will definitely erase Bob name from history!" The other four also spoke in unison.
"Bob... Interesting!"
Upon hearing their words, Im muttered to themself.
The faces of the five below instantly changed color.
Receiving such focused attention from Lord Im was something that had never happened before.
But before they could speak, Im ethereal and distant voice rang out again.
"Leave now!"
"Handle the matter cleanly!"
Hearing this, the five simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief and bowed deeply to Lord Im.
"Yes, Lord Im!" They then rose and slowly retreated.
Ignoring the departing five, Im raised their hand and, with a flick of their will, summoned a bounty poster from the ground into their grasp.
The person on the poster was none other than Bob, the commander of the Rocks Pirates, who had shone brightly at God Valley and had a bounty of 1.5 billion berries.
Whoosh!!
With a thought, the bounty poster was engulfed by an invisible flame and in an instant, was completely consumed by the void.
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Marineford, the headquarters of the Marine.
As the Marine central base, this place was teeming with Marines.
Along the coast, numerous artillery emplacements could be seen, guarded by countless elite Marines.
Due to the crushing defeat at God Valley, the Marine feared that pirates might take advantage of their weakened state to launch a surprise attack on their headquarters.
At that moment, in the Marine medical ward, Kong, Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru lay on their beds.
"Damn those pirates! Not a single one of our warships is left. If it weren't for Zephyr, we'd still be swimming in the sea!" Despite being completely wrapped in bandages, Kong visible mouth and eyes still conveyed his fury.
When they emerged from the secret exit of God Valley, they found the area where their warships had been docked completely empty.
All the warships had vanished without a trace. Undoubtedly, the surviving pirates from God Valley had taken them all.
If it weren't for Zephyr, who, along with a few exceptionally skilled Marines, had found usable lifeboats in the submerged warships, they might still be adrift at sea, unsure if they would ever return.
"Those damn pirates! Those warships are our Marine heavy weapons. We must send someone to retrieve them!" Garp anger was no less than Kong.
In fact, he was so agitated that some of his bandages had split. The loss of over twenty Marine warships, all top-of-the-line, to the pirates was an extremely painful and unacceptable blow to the Marines.
"Don't get angry, focus on recovering from your injuries first! The Marines situation is critical right now, and we still need to hold things together!" Tsuru, who was the least injured among them, spoke softly.
She knew this wasn't the time for anger.
There were still many aftermath issues to handle, and they needed to recover first.
"Garp, how are you feeling now?" Tsuru asked, looking at Garp, whose face was the only part visible.
"I won't die, it just hurts a bit!" Garp voice came through, weak but no longer life-threatening.
With his physical condition, it wouldn't be long before he was back to his vigorous self.
"The report on the God Valley battle has already been submitted to the Five Elders. I wonder how they'll handle it next?" Zephyr spoke up at this point.
Hearing Zephyr words, everyone fell silent.
When they first arrived at Marine Headquarters, they had reported everything about the God Valley battle to the Five Elders.
After listening to the report, all they heard from the other end of the Den Den Mushi was the sound of it being slammed down.
Now, they had no idea how this matter would be handled.
Just then, footsteps could be heard outside.
"Clack clack clack!!" "
Click!"
The door slowly opened, and several close aides of the Five Elders appeared in the medical room.
At first glance, Kong, Garp, and the others knew that the Five Elders' follow-up decision had arrived.
As these people spoke, Kong, Garp, Sengoku, and the others nodded one after another.
After they left, Kong and the others exchanged glances, all looking grave, but no one spoke.
"Ahem!"
Kong coughed lightly to break the silence, then said in a deep voice.
"Although the task of sealing the news has been handed to us Marines, we've had experience with this before, haven't we? Let's clean up this mess properly!"
"From what those people described, it seems the situation outside has changed rapidly while we've been lying here!"
Hearing this, the others nodded.
After pondering for a moment, Tsuru summarized the information she had just received.
"This battle has had a huge impact, causing changes in the structure of many areas, but the biggest change is naturally the Rocks Pirates!"
"After the God Valley battle, Hachinosu fell apart!"
"The Rocks Pirates disbanded, and their commanders - Edward, Shiki, Linlin, Wang Zhi, John, Silver Axe, and even Kaido from Bob team - all announced their departure from the Rocks Pirates!"
"Now they're all looking for their own territories to establish new pirate crews!"
At this point, Tsuru paused, her expression quite serious, then continued.
"In other words!"
"Although the terrifying organization that once dominated the seas, the Rocks Pirates, has completely disbanded and become history!"
"The severe situation at sea hasn't improved in the slightest. Leaving aside the former commanders of the Rocks Pirates for now!"
"With Rocks' suppression gone, many powerful pirates have emerged, and pirate activities in various sea areas have actually increased!"
Hearing this basic summary, the others' brows furrowed deeply.
The downfall of the Rocks Pirates not only failed to serve as a warning to others but instead led to an increase in the number of pirates on the seas.
For the current Marine Headquarters, this was an unacceptable situation.
Kong, the Fleet Admiral, glanced at the bandages on his body and spoke in a grave tone.
"Listen to my orders: all Marines are to rest and recuperate for one month. Raise the bounties of all the commanders from the Rocks Pirates!"
"Do not include Bob name on the bounty posters!"
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