Concurrently.
Deep within God Valley.
Kong, having arrived at God Valley using CP0's Devil Fruit abilities,
met up with Sengoku and Garp and led them into the depths of the palace in God Valley.
To meet with two of the Five Elders.
Inside the hall, two of the Five Elders were seated.
One was stout, with a W-shaped beard, coupled with a bald head, emanating an aura of imposing authority.
The other was dressed in loose white robes, draped lazily over his body.
He was cradling a long sword, eyes closed in repose, lacking the other's imposing aura.
Yet he emanated a more formidable, inscrutable presence.
As the three entered, the stout Five Elder's voice, filled with imposing authority, rang out.
"You've all arrived. Take a seat."
"Have the arrangements been made?"
Kong sat down and said,
"Everything is prepared. The Buster Call has departed from headquarters."
"Why would Rocks suddenly attack God Valley?"
Rocks had been gathering forces for months, and various parties had been speculating about his intentions.
But they never expected him to attack God Valley, which was far away in the West Blue.
The Five Elders must know something.
But he, the Marine Fleet Admiral, still didn't know the specific reason even at this crucial moment.
This was why Kong frowned, he was simply displeased.
The stout Five Elder glanced at Sengoku and Garp and said,
"Hmph, a treasure of the Celestial Dragon family is buried in the valley."
"But a year ago, a kid with a special ability sneaked in."
"After chasing him for several months, he disappeared without a trace."
"I never expected him to join the Rocks Pirates."
Kong nodded.
"Is that so?"
The Five Elder holding the sword said indifferently,
"Alright, Kong."
"This is also an opportunity."
"Pirates are better off being chaotic."
"Rocks, hah, a clown."
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The Buster Call fleet.
Consisting of forty custom-made giant warships sailing towards the West Blue.
Each warship was led by a Rear Admiral, equipped with a thousand elite Marines.
On Sakazuki's warship, seeing the excited expressions on the faces of the soldiers on the deck,
Sakazuki also smiled.
Indeed, this kind of major event was most likely to inspire people's fighting spirit.
Just imagine, after these soldiers retired,
they could say to their children, "Your dad once participated in the encirclement of Rocks, Golden Lion, Whitebeard, and those great pirates."
That scene...
At this time, Doberman walked over, with a hint of worry on his face.
"Rear Admiral Sakazuki, can we win this time?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Rocks has gathered as many as a hundred captains under his command, and there are so many great pirates like Golden Lion, Whitebeard, and Wang Zhi."
"If we lose, then the world..."
"Don't worry, Doberman."
Looking at the worried Doberman, Sakazuki understood.
No one understood the brutality of pirates better than a child whose entire family had been killed by pirates. If the Navy was defeated and the pirates ruled the world, it would be hell on earth.
Sakazuki said.
"You need to know."
"Leaving aside the blank century, the World Government has been established for eight hundred years."
"For the past eight hundred years, pirates have emerged one after another."
"Heroes, warlords, are the things that the sea is never in short of."
"But eight hundred years have passed, and these heroes and warlords are like leeks, cut down batch after batch."
"Only the World Government stands firmly in the sky."
"Rocks is just a clown."
"Ruling the world, hah."
Sakazuki's words, which revealed the essence of the world, deeply shocked Doberman, leaving him unable to calm down for a long time.
"This..."
"This..."
Sakazuki patted Doberman on the shoulder and walked back to his room, leaving the young man some time to digest his words.
The voyage continued.
Seven days later, the God Valley palace.
"They're here?"
The people who had been resting with their eyes closed opened their eyes at the same time.
Walking out of the palace, they looked towards the sky, an boundless wave of Conqueror's Haki swept over, putting pressure on the entire God Valley.
Accompanied by the Conqueror's Haki, a brutal voice resounded through the sky.
"Let the world tremble from here, ah ha ha ha ha!!!!!!"
"Kill them all!!!!!!!!"