Yang Tao was still researching and creating things related to plant magic when Whitebeard suddenly spoke in the group chat.
Whitebeard: "Group leader, something big has happened!"
Seeing Whitebeard's message, Yang Tao quickly asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Whitebeard: "Mary Geoise has been destroyed! Rumors say there are countless undead wandering around, and a massive castle has appeared in the sky!"
Yang Tao: "???"
Confused, Yang Tao immediately teleported to the world of One Piece.
He saw that Whitebeard was no longer sitting on his throne but was instead standing at the bow of the ship. Looking around, Yang Tao noticed the massive fleet sailing rapidly across the sea.
Unlike before, the crew on the ship didn't panic at Yang Tao's sudden appearance. Instead, everyone had serious expressions.
Whitebeard saw Yang Tao arrive and said, "Group leader! You're here!"
Seeing Whitebeard's stern face, Yang Tao immediately asked, "What's going on? Do you have any clues?"
Whitebeard handed over a newspaper, and Yang Tao had to stand on tiptoe to take it.
There was only one piece of news on the front page: Mary Geoise had been completely destroyed, and every single Celestial Dragon had been wiped out—no survivors!
Below were several photos—Mary Geoise in ruins, a giant floating castle in the sky, and undead roaming everywhere. The entire sky had turned dark and gloomy.
Yang Tao stared intently at the castle floating in the sky. Seeing the undead swarming beneath it, a name popped into his mind, almost unbelievable.
"Naxxramas!"
Yang Tao muttered the name of the castle.
Hearing him, Whitebeard immediately asked, "Group leader, do you know what's going on?"
Yang Tao forced a smile and said, "I have a rough idea… That's Naxxramas from *World of Warcraft*—a war fortress of the Scourge. I have no idea why it ended up here!"
Whitebeard looked confused and asked, "World of Warcraft? War fortress?"
"It's a world full of war and heroes. The Scourge is the army of the Lich King, who wants to take over the world."
Whitebeard laughed loudly. "Take over the world? If they want to take over the world, they'll have to ask me first!"
As he spoke, his Haki surged, making it seem like he was the ruler of the entire world.
Yang Tao smiled bitterly. Whitebeard had never encountered the Scourge before—he was way too confident. Forget the endless hordes of tireless undead; even just a few of the bosses had terrifying power.
But what worried Yang Tao wasn't just the Scourge—it was the being behind them and his army.
The Dark Titan, Sargeras, and his Burning Legion!
Once the strongest warrior of the Pantheon, he had fallen and become a Dark Titan—an unstoppable god burning with fel fire.
Now that the One Piece world had been exposed, the Burning Legion, known for its scorched-earth tactics, would surely come to destroy it.
And it wasn't just them—the Void Lords, who even Sargeras feared, might also set their sights on this world.
Yang Tao felt a massive headache coming on. He had no power to fight the Burning Legion right now. He was even considering taking Whitebeard and his crew to another world to escape.
There's no saving this world. It's doomed. Goodbye!
Looking at Whitebeard, Yang Tao started thinking about how to convince him to leave.
He hesitated for a moment, then tested the waters: "Whitebeard, your world is exposed now. Countless enemies will come here! Why don't you come with me?"
Whitebeard froze.
This was the first time he had seen the group leader like this.
Before, the group leader never seemed to care about anything. He had strange abilities and immense power, yet now, before even facing the enemy, he was already trying to convince him to leave.
Whitebeard looked at him seriously and said, "Group leader, I can't leave. This is my home! My sons are here, and so are the ordinary people under my protection. I'm not afraid of death. If it weren't for you, I'd still be barely clinging to life—or maybe I'd already be dead!"
He paused, then continued, "No matter how strong the enemy is, I won't back down!"
Then, he turned to his crew and shouted, "Sons! The enemy this time is powerful—we may all die here! Are you afraid?!"
The entire ship erupted in cheers.
"Not afraid!" they all roared.
Whitebeard laughed loudly. "Then get ready! We'll show them the power of the Whitebeard Pirates!"
Yang Tao stood to the side, watching this bunch of hot-blooded idiots, and could only keep thinking about ways to help Whitebeard face the disaster that was about to descend.
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