One Piece: From the Rocks Era to King of the World

Chapter 320 Victory without a fight
"Akatō, I don't have time to mess with you right now, just leave now, I still have to train!"

Esdeath looked at her sister unhappily and said, "It was clearly reported in the newspapers, and she still came to ask me. What a shame."
"Sister, I'm here to tell you a good news. The admiral Zefa who defeated you is dead. He was killed yesterday."

Akahima said with a grin.

"What? Dead? How did he die? Tell me now!"

After hearing what Akahima said, Esdeath threw Eva away, then ran over and grabbed Akahima's shoulders, shaking her constantly, and asked anxiously.

"Hehe, sister, it's okay if you want me to tell you, but you have to give me all your pocket money this month!"

Akato smiled slyly.

"Okay, it's just a month's pocket money, I'll give it to you!"

Esdeath agreed immediately.

"It was my father who killed that admiral. After you came back, my father went to the North Sea with my mother, and came back the next day with Zephyr's body."

"I heard that daddy was bullying you because of that navy admiral named Zefa, so daddy went to kill him personally, to let everyone in the world know that you are daddy's most beloved daughter, and no one can bully you!"

Akahime said excitedly, and gave the newspapers she brought to Esdeath.

"father!"

When Esdeath heard Akame's words, she didn't know why she felt a warm feeling flowing through her heart.

"Sister, I also heard that our Wuji Pirates are preparing to attack the only naval fortress in the New World. This time we want to completely drive the navy out of the New World. If you want to go, you have to leave Onigashima as soon as possible, otherwise you will miss it."

Akahime continued.

"I understand. I'll tell my dad right now that I want to go too in taking down the naval fortress this time!"

When Esdeath heard that the Infinity Pirates were planning a major operation, she immediately rushed out of Onigashima.

"Really? Brother Wei Zhuang and Brother Gai Nie have gone out to gain experience, and sister is also going to fight. That stinky little brother Faraday was thrown to Thunder Island by dad and he hasn't come back for almost half a year!"

"Now I am the only one left at home with my three younger brothers and sisters, but I heard that the food in Sihai is delicious. I also told my mother that I will go to Sihai for training and taste the food there."

Chi Tong suddenly remembered that when her brother Gai Nie was talking to her on the phone before, he told her about the delicious food in Sihai. Suddenly, Chi Tong also wanted to go to Sihai to see if the food there was really that delicious.

Marine Headquarters, Marineford:

"He, how is the investigation going on regarding Zefa?"

In the office of the Marine Admiral, Sengoku asked as he looked at Crane who walked in.

"According to the accounts of the navy on Zefa's original warship and my own investigation, we don't know whether Li Yuan was already in the North Sea, or whether he used some method to get from the Wuji Sea to the North Sea within a day!"

"Regarding the issue of Zephyr's whereabouts being leaked, we have found out that there is a spy from the Promise Pirates within our navy. We have now captured that spy, but we have not left him alive."

Vice Admiral Tsuru said solemnly.

The Navy's intelligence system was too weak. He even asked the World Government's CP to investigate together, but the results of the investigation were no different from those of her own investigation.

This can only mean that the Wuji Pirates' intelligence system is too good, or that there are some secrets in the Wuji Pirates that they don't know about.

Either way, it's bad news for their navy.

"Li Yuan, it's that Li Yuan again. Whenever that guy takes action, our navy has never won!"

Zhan Guo clenched his fists and said angrily and helplessly.

Since Li Yuan went to sea, except for the initial time when he was caught by Navy Marshal Ganggu Kong and was seriously injured.

In more than ten years, he has never lost once, and the Infinite Pirates under his command have never been at a disadvantage when facing the Navy and the World Government!

In Zhan Guo's opinion, Li Yuan is far more terrifying than Golden Lion or even Roger.

"According to the news we just received, both the Hiku Pirates and the Wuji Pirates have dispatched a large number of their officers, and their target is likely to be the only naval fortress in our New World."

After answering a phone call, Lieutenant General Tsuru looked at Zhan Guo solemnly and said.

"I'll ask the Five Elders for their opinions!"

Sengoku knew that the Hiku Pirates and the Muju Pirates had joined forces in order to remove a thorn in the New World while the Navy and the World Government were in a period of weakness.

Given the current situation of the navy, they would not be able to defend the fortress without the support of the World Government.

"Zhan Guo, what's going on?"

The voice of Satan Saint came from Den Den Mushi.

"Your Excellency the Five Elders, the Wuji Pirates and the Feikong Pirates are jointly dispatched, and their target is suspected to be the G1 naval fortress in the New World!"

"The navy is not strong enough to resist the combined forces of the Hiku Pirates and the Infinite Pirates. We request support from the World Government."

Warring States said.

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After hearing what Zhan Guo said, Saint Satan fell silent, then turned to look at the four colleagues beside him, but the other four Five Elders were also silent.

There is no doubt that the naval fortress in the New World is very important to the World Government. After all, it is very close to the Red Earth Continent. Once they lose the fortress, it means that they will completely lose the gateway to the New World.

They also lost the power to protect the other side of the Red Earth Continent. If the big pirates in the New World intended to attack the Red Earth Continent, they might not even know about it.

But now they have basically lost all their power. The CP0 chief, deputy chief, army marshal, army general and so on have all been killed.

We haven't trained any new top-level combat forces yet, so we can only reluctantly promote the weak ones. But these kinds of people would just be courting death if they were to fight against the cadres of the Wuji Pirates and the Feikong Pirates.

Even if the five of them went to battle again, they still couldn't change the fate of the naval fortress being breached. Zhan Guo didn't hear the answer from the Five Elders, and he didn't urge them. He just waited for the answer from the Five Elders. Anyway, he wanted to give up the naval fortress in the New World, but this decision couldn't be made by him. In short, he was just passing the buck.

"How about giving it up now and taking it back later?"

Five minutes later, Saint Satan asked his four colleagues.

"What about the safety of the Red Earth Continent?"

Peter Saint frowned and said that after the bombing by Wald, he attached great importance to the issue of security.

"Let the army go to the Red Earth Continent to guard it. The army has more people anyway, but it just lacks top-level combat power. It should be no problem to use it to guard the edge of the Red Earth Continent."

Saint Satan said.

"Then give up. We are in a weak position now, so it is not appropriate for us to confront the pirates in the New World head-on. We can settle accounts with them after we recover our strength. Or, in other words, wait for a few decades until those pirates will be no longer able to do anything!"

Saint Wuchuli said.

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

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"Sengoku, the World Government's personnel are currently handling an important matter, and there is no manpower available to support your navy!"

"That fortress can only be defended by your navy!"

After the Five Elders had discussed it, they directly notified Zhan Guo and hung up the phone without giving Zhan Guo a chance to refute.

“These old guys!”

After seeing that the Den Den Mushi was hung up, Zhan Guo was so angry that he slapped the table in front of him and broke it into pieces.

He wanted to pass the blame on before, but the Five Elders were even more clever and directly sent the blame back to Zhan Guo.

According to the Five Elders, that is a naval fortress and your navy should bear the main responsibility. The World Government has no one now and can only rely on the navy to defend it. If it cannot be defended, it is not the World Government's problem, but your navy's problem.

"Should we ask Sakaski and Kuzan, who are guarding the New World, to retreat?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru also realized the seriousness of the matter. This operation by the Hiku Pirates and the Infinity Pirates was determined to succeed. Without the support of the World Government, their navy would not be able to stop the two pirate groups from joining forces.

"Of course we have to withdraw, but why are those two guys, Golden Lion and Li Yuan, always able to join hands? Is there no way to break up their alliance?"

Zhan Guo said through gritted teeth.

Logically speaking, the New World is so small. As the two largest pirate groups in the New World, shouldn’t the Hiku Pirates and the Wuji Pirates find ways to eliminate each other and unify the New World?
How come they can always join forces to deal with the navy?
If it were just the Hiku Pirates or the Wuji Pirates, their navy would at least still have the strength to fight, and they wouldn't have to directly order a retreat like they are doing now.

"Both our navy and the World Government have tried to stir up conflict between the two pirate groups, but each time they have failed!"

"The Hiku Pirates and the Wuji Pirates threw all those who provoked the conflict to an island and let them solve their grievances themselves, so that there was no substantial conflict between the two pirate groups."

Vice Admiral Tsuru sighed.

New World Navy G1 Fortress:

"What? The Flying Pirates and the Infinity Pirates are joining forces to attack our naval fortress?"

After receiving this news, Kuzan suddenly felt like his head was about to explode.

There is no general in charge of this fortress now. General Zephyr was killed before, and Marshal Sengoku and Garp have just returned from their missions and are not here.

The strongest here now are just a few lieutenant generals. If Li Yuan and Golden Lion come, it will be a battle of massacre for their navy!
"Humph, Kuzan, what are you afraid of? They are just Golden Lion and Li Yuan. If they dare to come, we will join forces to defeat them!"

Sakaski snorted coldly.

"Sakaski, the last time you had a sparring match with Vice Admiral Garp, you were defeated by Mr. Garp with one punch. Have you forgotten?"

"Li Yuan is a great pirate that even Mr. Garp can't defeat!"

Kuzan looked at the stubborn Sakaski speechlessly and said, it’s already this time and you’re still so stubborn.

“Bulu Bulu, Bulu Bulu!!”

Just when Sakaski was about to retort, the Den Den Mushi in his pocket rang.

"Sakaski, retreat immediately, abandon that fortress, and all navy personnel retreat to headquarters!"

Zhan Guo's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"But Marshal Zhan Guo, once we..."

Sakaski was stunned. He didn't expect that Marshal Sengoku would actually abandon this fortress. You know, this is the last fortress of the New World Navy!

Once you give up, you will have to pay ten times the price if you want to return to the New World next time, and you may not be able to return to the New World for more than ten years!

"No buts, this is an order. Immediately evacuate the G1 Fortress and withdraw to the headquarters. We must not engage in battle with the Wuji Pirates and the Feikong Pirates!"

Zhan Guo said seriously.

With the current combat power of G1 Fortress, fighting against the Hiku Pirates and the Wuji Pirates is like hitting an egg against a stone; it will break at the first touch.

"Yes, I will order a retreat immediately!!"

Sakaski sighed.

(End of this chapter)