A certain sea area in the Calm Belt that borders the North Blue and the New World.
The sea surface, which should have been calm and waveless, was being rapidly sliced by a number of large ships.
Why were these ordinary sailing warships able to advance at such astonishing speed when there was clearly no wind?
Because strong chains extended from the bows of these large ships, and at the end of the chains were incredibly massive Sea Kings!
The Sea Kings were actually pulling the ships!
If anyone else had witnessed this scene, they would have been instantly terrified and dumbfounded.
After all, everyone knew that although Sea Kings possessed intelligence not inferior to humans, humans simply could not communicate with them, let alone enslave them.
But at this moment, these Sea Kings were diligently pulling the ships, like hardworking cattle or horses.
Charlotte Perospero stood on the deck of one of the ships. Looking at the docile Sea Kings pulling the ship ahead, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Is this the power of an Ancient Weapon? Truly remarkable."
Sea Kings were naturally nothing to true powerhouses. Perospero conceded that, while he was considered less powerful within the Pirate Alliance, he could easily eliminate a few Sea Kings single-handedly.
Not to mention powerhouses like Mama or Katakuri, who would not be troubled by any number of Sea Kings.
But this was a world dominated by the ocean.
In a world where the vast majority of the area was sea, and where everyone was inseparable from the sea, the Sea Kings undoubtedly possessed the power to overthrow the entire world.
And the so-called Sea King was the one who possessed the power to control this entire species at will!
It was truly outrageous.
What more needed to be said?
If they had a sufficient number of Sea Kings to assist them, Perospero could find no reason for this war to fail.
No matter how formidable the God's Knights were, they still had to rely on ships to travel the seas. As long as they were on the ocean, they would have to face the attacks of the Sea Kings!
They were definitely going to win!
Perospero was already mentally uncorking the champagne.
But at this moment, Jinbe, who was in the sea, sighed inwardly.
He could clearly see that the Sea Kings accompanying them to the New World were scattering, quietly disappearing into the dark deep sea.
And when they returned, they were followed by even more Sea Kings.
The Calm Belt was the Sea Kings' nesting ground, and an unknown number of ridiculously large Sea Kings resided in these waters.
Therefore, in no time, the already massive number of Sea Kings had swelled to a size that made Jinbe feel startled.
In terms of sheer numbers alone, they were already quite close to the Deep Sea Logistics Company's Sea Beasts!
However, Jinbe knew that this was not Princess Shirahoshi exerting her power. In fact, the little princess's ability had not fully awakened at all!
It was Roa!
It was Roa, who could also communicate with the Sea Kings, who was threatening them into action.
And the Sea Kings, in turn, would relay the message to all the Sea Kings they encountered along the way, coercing more deep-sea monsters to join.
Now, it seemed he was the King of the Sea Kings!
And now, these Sea Kings were being manipulated by him to conquer the North Blue.
Undoubtedly, these behemoths would cause a devastating Calamity to these two sea areas.
Jinbe sighed inwardly, but he was powerless to do anything about it.
Fish-Man Island was currently in Roa's grip. Where would he find the extra energy to meddle in other people's business?
Although he believed in chivalry, when forced to make a choice like this, his homeland and his kin came first.
Shortly after, this mixed grand fleet silently passed through the Calm Belt and entered the North Blue.
The grand fleet then split into five smaller fleets, advancing towards different directions in the North Blue.
The next goals were conquest and occupation, and to pursue higher efficiency, they naturally had to split up.
The same thing was happening in the West Blue.
This time, the total military force deployed by the Pirate Alliance was 500,000, with 250,000 each in the West Blue and the North Blue.
Truthfully, for these two sea areas, these hundreds of thousands of people were negligible.
However, no one actually expected these ordinary pirates to play any significant role in the upcoming war.
North Blue, Avista Kingdom.
This country was a World Government affiliated nation near the Calm Belt.
During the previous pirate activities, the Royal family of this country was tragically massacred. Subsequently, the entire country, without a leader, fell into chaos.
It wasn't that the country didn't want to elect a new king; it was that no one dared to take the position.
Being a king was certainly a good thing, but one had to be alive to enjoy that power. Who knew when the Pirate Alliance might strike again?
If someone were to truly become king, wouldn't they just be heading towards a dead end when that time came?
And when the news arrived that the pirates had attacked Mary Geoise, reducing the entire center of the World Government to ruins, the country plunged into even greater panic.
People had long speculated that the pirates' actions of only killing affiliated Royal families and marines were paving the way for a subsequent conquest.
At that time, the people of this country reassured themselves that the World Government would not stand by, and the pirates would never be that insane.
But now, the pirates had even attacked Mary Geoise. What was the North Blue, in comparison?
The country consequently became even more chaotic.
Some wanted to escape, but didn't know where to flee, as the shadow already covered the entire North Blue.
Some simply began to riot violently.
Some wanted to maintain order.
And others—
"There is absolutely no chance of winning!!"
In the Royal palace of the kingdom, a middle-aged man screamed hysterically, "You all know how terrifying the firepower of those steel flying ships that rule the skies is!"
"They can annihilate our entire army in an instant!"
"Not to mention those elusive assassins. If they choose to, none of us are safe!"
The man slammed his fist heavily onto the table in front of him. "Surrender! When the pirates truly arrive, the only choice besides surrender is destruction!"
Although the royal family was destroyed and no one wanted to be the new king, in such a critical situation, someone had to step up to stop the chaos.
The important figures from the country's military and political spheres gathered, forming a provisional council.
Then—they almost tore each other apart vying for power, nearly sparking a civil war.
It wasn't until the news from Mary Geoise arrived that they finally sat back down at the conference table.
After all, the pirates were likely to attack soon, and continuing to quarrel would only lead to certain death.
"Surrender?"
A white-haired old man, gritting his teeth, coldly snorted, "Easy to say. What happens after we surrender? Hand over our lives, our wealth, and everything we have to the pirates? Let them decide our fate?"
"How could those greedy pirates possibly spare us and our wealth?"
"What's the alternative?"
The middle-aged man didn't back down. "It's better than actually being killed! How can we possibly fight against those monsters?"
"Idiot!!"
The old man's face turned crimson, and he cursed, "If we surrender to the pirates so early, what happens when the World Government strikes back? They are the rulers of this world! Will they spare turncoats like us?"
"Rulers?"
The middle-aged man sneered, "With Mary Geoise reduced to ruins, what exactly are they ruling?"
The two men were almost fighting to the death.
The other council members remained silent.
Their two views represented two different factions.
The surrender faction and the war faction.
The surrender faction believed that their forces were absolutely incapable of resisting the pirates, so surrender was the only option once the pirates attacked.
The war faction believed that handing over everything to be controlled by others was too foolish. The World Government had not abandoned this sea area. The monsters called the God's Knights had been deployed!
Even if they were outmatched, they could still rely on the government's power to resist the pirates.
The two factions were virtually incompatible.
It was precisely at this moment.
The conference room door was violently pushed open, and a man with a look of terror rushed in. "They're here! The pirates' fleet is here!!"
"What!!"
The two fiercely arguing sides instantly changed color.
"They're really here! But how so fast!!"
The middle-aged man cried out in alarm, "Quickly lay down your weapons! Absolutely do not engage them!!"
"Are you insane!!"
The white-haired old man gnashed his teeth. "Quickly inform the Government! Request their assistance! Where is the coastal fleet! Tell them to prepare to engage the enemy!"
"You're crazy!!"
The middle-aged man grabbed the old man's white beard, yelling harshly, "Do you want to destroy this country!"
While wrestling with the old man, the middle-aged man turned and roared, "No one is allowed to move! Tell everyone to drop their weapons!"
The man who rushed in looked blankly at both of them, swallowed hard, and whispered, "The coastal fleet has already launched..."
"What!!"
The middle-aged man was instantly struck by thunder. The white-haired old man took the opportunity to break free, kicked him away, and shouted, "Get the Royal Army ready for battle!"
"As long as we can hold out until the Government and the Marines arrive, victory will be ours!"
Simultaneously.
Off the coast of this country.
Warships had already assembled. Their billowing sails cast a shadow over the sea.
This considerable fleet set sail, heading towards the rapidly approaching fleet in the distance.
On the sea in the distance.
On the bow of one of the large ships, which was loudly playing a song.
"Not only do they refuse to surrender, but they also dare to launch a proactive attack, Perospero."
Perospero licked his candy cane with his long tongue, a strange smile on his face. "Reckless fools."
His Observation Haki had already sensed that beneath the surface of the sea, the behemoths had begun to move.
"As soon as they enter firing range, give them hell!"
On the coastal fleet of this country, the general commanding the fleet roared, his voice spreading throughout the entire fleet via Transponder Snail.
"Pirates from the New World are just pirates! It's not like we haven't fought them before—"
Boom!
His voice abruptly stopped.
The entire large ship suddenly flew into the air.
This was because a gigantic mountain abruptly surged from the water below, flipping the entire ship into the air.
While airborne, the general instinctively looked down.
The "mountain" revealed its true form: it was an unimaginably enormous Sea King, mouth wide open, savagely lunging at him—and the warship that had been sent flying.
"No!!!"
A terrified scream spread, but no one paid it any attention.
Boom.
The not-too-large warship was instantly bitten to pieces.
Then, the Sea King, pulled down by gravity, smashed into and destroyed two more warships.
"Sea Kings??"
The officers and soldiers in the fleet were instantly plunged into an indescribable terror. "Why are there Sea Kings in these shallow waters!!"
It wasn't over!
Boom!!
Without warning, the other warships also abruptly let out piteous cries, as if being savagely grasped and crushed by invisible giant hands.
The people on the ships didn't even have time to clearly see the full appearance of their attackers, only catching glimpses of island-sized heads smashing through the hulls, or giant, abyss-like mouths full of sharp teeth descending from above.
In the face of absolute power, all resistance was futile.
The warships were ripped and dismantled like paper boats. Terrified people slid across the tilting decks, eventually being devoured by enormous, abyss-like mouths, leaving only endless terror and despair to permeate the sea.
"..."
On the coast, the soldiers of the Royal Army who had gathered there were dumbfounded.
Monster after monster unleashed their destructive power wantonly in the shallow waters.
The mere aftermath of the destruction stirred up wave after wave of massive swells, crashing onto the shore.
Sea Kings!
Why were there so many Sea Kings!!
"What in the world is going on!"
The general of the Royal Army shouted in disbelief.
A coincidence?
It must be a coincidence, right?!
He didn't even dare to imagine what would happen if it wasn't a coincidence—
He didn't have time for more sorrowful thoughts.
Because in the sky, a steel airship was slowly descending.
And in the lower section of the ship, the gun bays opened, and cold cannon muzzles extended outwards.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thunder exploded in the sky.
The Royal Army soldiers hadn't even registered what was happening before they were engulfed by violent explosions.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Terrifying explosions formed colossal fireballs, completely engulfing the entire coastline.
In the distance, from the highest point of the royal palace.
The white-haired old man, observing the battle through a telescope, was instantly struck as if by lightning.
It was over!
Everything was over!
"Look what you've done!!"
An angry roar came from behind him.
"So easy."
Perospero sighed.
The fleet he commanded had smoothly docked on the coast of this country.
They encountered absolutely no resistance.
After all, the coastal fleet had been completely destroyed by the Sea Kings, and the troops gathered on the shore were almost entirely wiped out by the airship bombardment.
However, it wasn't just the Sea Kings and the airship.
The large ships towed by the Sea Beasts also docked at the shore.
Then, steel tanks rolled down with unstoppable momentum, landing on the island!
Accompanying them were heavy artillery pieces and a large number of fully armed clone soldiers.
Even Perospero couldn't help but marvel.
As expected of Roa's forces. Even without the airship and the Sea Kings, these troops alone would be enough to easily sweep through this entire country.
"Brother Peros!"
In the sky, on the railing of the gradually descending airship, Smoothie smiled and waved at Perospero. "Long time no see!"
"Well done, Smoothie,"
Perospero returned a smile to his sister. "But let's save the catching up for later. First, let's take this country."
Roa had said that if anyone dared to resist, they should make the whole world see what the consequence of resistance would be.
The steel torrent army under the Calamity Company and the mixed forces of several pirate groups simultaneously marched towards the city ahead.
However, just outside the city.
"We surrender!! Dear Pirate Lords! We surrender!!"
A middle-aged man, leading a group of well-dressed people, rushed over and immediately knelt before them.
Everyone was trembling, looking extremely terrified.
"Oh?"
Perospero raised an eyebrow. "Surrender?"
"Yes, we surrender! Everything is the fault of these idiots!"
The middle-aged man waved his hand, and a group of soldiers escorted several badly injured people. These people were barely alive, too weak to even speak, only showing a hint of pleading in their eyes.
"We originally intended to surrender as soon as you lords arrived, but these fellows insisted on resisting stubbornly! Now we hand them over for you to deal with. Please, dear Pirate Lords, spare this country!"
The middle-aged man banged his forehead heavily on the ground, his heart pounding in his throat.
"Hmm, you're quite sensible."
Perospero said with a smile, "Personally, I wouldn't mind letting you off the hook."
A flash of surprise instantly appeared in the man's eyes.
But.
"But Roa said,"
The smile on Perospero's lips suddenly turned cruel, "We need to kill the chicken to scare the monkey."
The man instantly raised his head in horror.
So, we all made the wrong choice?
At the same moment.
In a sea area not too far from this island.
"Have they appeared? The Pirate Alliance! Avista Kingdom? I'll be right there! Let the great God's Knights punish you scum—hmm, are you sure that Roa guy isn't there?"
New World.
Velvet Island, the New World's famous pleasure district.
Stussy opened the box in front of her, examining the pink, scaly-surfaced fruit inside.
She took a deep breath and pulled out her Transponder Snail.
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