He's in One Piece, but he's also part of the Phantom Troupe.

Chapter 176 Rescue Mr. Kuroro!

The following day, the Navy Daily's special edition, with its bold, dark headline and unprecedented layout, carried this world-shaking news to every corner of the globe on the wings of newsbirds:

[World Government Supreme Resolution & Major Announcement from the Navy Headquarters]

Divine punishment is imminent! The day of judgment for Chrollo Lucilfer, leader of the god-killing villain "Phantom Pirates," has been set!

Together with "Fire Fist" Ace, two months later at Marineford, the Marine Headquarters, he will face the ultimate judgment of justice and be sentenced to death. Any act that dares to challenge the sacred dignity of the descendants of the Creator or attempt to disrupt the stable order of the world will be met with the most severe and thorough crackdown and reckoning!

The Celestial Dragons' majesty is inviolable! The foundation of the World Government's rule is unshakeable!

Newspapers flew everywhere, and the news swept the world like a tsunami.

The world was in an uproar! Whether it was a commoner's tavern, a pirate's lair, a revolutionary army stronghold, or a royal palace in various countries, everyone was talking about this earth-shattering news.

"Two months later—Marineford—two supervillains to be executed together?!"

"Chrollo Lucilfer—was he really captured? And with Ace too—"

"Public execution—the World Government is serious this time! Killing the chicken to scare the monkey—no, killing the two strongest monkeys to make all the chickens!"

"For the sake of the Celestial Dragons' reputation—no, to silence everyone's mouths and thoughts—"

Shock, fear, excitement, worry, and a secret thrill—a variety of complex emotions are brewing around the world.

Everyone sensed that Marineford two months later would not only be an execution, but also the eye of a huge storm that would determine the future direction of the era!

The revolutionary army secretly moved its stronghold.

Inside the enormous cabin, Monkey D. Dragon put down the Navy Daily in his hand. His usually serious face was now filled with an indescribable complex emotion, a mixture of admiration, solemnity, and determination.

The other revolutionary cadres in the cabin, such as Sabo, Ivankov, and Lightning, also held their breath, waiting for their leader to speak.

"Sabaody Archipelago — Public Execution of Celestial Dragons —"

The dragon's voice was deep, yet it seemed to contain immense power: "Kuroro Lucilfer—what he did was more than just an assassination."

He slowly stood up, walked to the porthole, and looked out at the surging sea, as if he could see the head that rolled off during the live broadcast that day and Kuroro's calm eyes.

"He smashed open an irreparable crack in the heart of the world, a boulder that had weighed on the world's heart for eight hundred years, in the most bloody and direct way, right before everyone's eyes!"

He shattered the facade of "theocracy" that the world government so painstakingly upheld!

Long turned around, his gaze sweeping over each cadre, his eyes gleaming with an unprecedented light: "Our revolutionary army has been secretly accumulating strength for many years, awakening the people, and overthrowing tyranny, all for liberation and for freedom."

But what Kuroro did was—he carried out a shocking decapitation at the level of thought!

He killed not only a Celestial Dragon, but also the deep-seated, numb awe that countless people held for the "descendants of gods"!

"This is the true meaning of igniting the spark of revolution!"

The dragon's tone was resolute: "This fire has struck the most sensitive and vital nerve of the World Government!"

The shock and subsequent impact it will cause will far exceed any uprising we have ever planned!

He picked up the newspaper and pointed heavily at the words "Public execution at Marineford in two months."

"The world government attempted to use his death to mend the rifts, extinguish the embers, and solidify the fear once again."

The dragon's eyes sharpened. "But this is precisely our opportunity, and also—a responsibility we cannot shirk!"

"Mr. Kuroro, you must not die!"

The dragon's voice echoed in the cabin, "His very existence is a flag, a symbol!"

If his death is successfully used by the World Government as a tool to "make an example of someone," it will be a heavy blow to the confidence of all those who yearn for change!

We must show the world that those who challenge divine authority are not fighting alone, nor are they destined for destruction!

"Sabo!" Dragon looked at the blond youth beside him.

"Here!" Sabo immediately stood up, his eyes burning with the same fervor.

"Immediately convene an emergency strategic meeting with the commanders of the four armies (east, west, south, and north) and all senior officers!"

The dragon commanded,

Our goal—to concentrate all available elite forces and intelligence resources, and with all our might, to disrupt the World Government's execution plan at Marineford two months from now, and to rescue Mr. Chrollo at all costs!

"Yes!" Sabo and the other officers responded in unison, their eyes filled with a sense of mission and determination.

They knew full well that this would be the boldest, most dangerous, and most likely to change the world order since the founding of the revolutionary army!

The New World, Moby Dick.

"Gurararararar!!!"

The deafening, hearty laughter nearly blew the roof off the ship.

Edward Newgate, the white-bearded man, put down his huge bowl of wine, wiped the wine stains off his beard, and looked at the newspapers his sons handed him, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration and excitement.

"That brat Kuroro—he's really done something incredible!"

The white-bearded man laughed loudly, "Chopping off a Celestial Dragon's head in front of the whole world! Gurarara! That was exhilarating! So exhilarating! Much better than when I beat up those..."

"These Celestial Dragons' guards are even more satisfying!"

Marco stood to the side, adjusting his glasses. Though he smiled, his eyes held a deeper gravity. "Dad, the World Government's reaction this time is unprecedentedly fierce. Two months from now, in Marineford, they're going to kill two giant monkeys" to intimidate the entire ocean. Ace, he—"

Mentioning Ace, the white-bearded man's laughter subsided slightly. He gently patted Marco's shoulder with his massive hand, a flicker of sorrow crossing his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by an even more resolute light: "Ace is my son, and I will definitely go to save him! There's no doubt about it!"

He glanced at Kuroro's name in the newspaper again, a grin spreading across his face: "And now, things are getting even more interesting."

Chrollo's pirate crew—although they were badly beaten in Sabaody Archipelago, a guy capable of doing something like that, his crew members are definitely not to be underestimated.

They certainly wouldn't stand idly by and watch their commander be publicly executed.

A glint of wisdom and expectation shone in the white-bearded man's eyes:

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In that case, Marineford two months from now won't just be a battlefield between the Navy and our Whitebeard Pirates—the remnants of the Phantom Pirates, those equally audacious and strangely powerful individuals, will also rush there like madmen!

"Gurarara! That old bastard Sengoku, and those old guys hiding in Mary Geoise, they've really gotten themselves into a huge mess this time!"

The white-bearded man laughed again, his laughter filled with anticipation and confidence for the upcoming super war. "They want to intimidate the world with an execution? I'll see who intimidates whom then!"

Send the order: all ships, speed up preparations!

Two months later, we'll go to Marineford—and turn this "execution show" into our own rescue carnival!

Bring Ace and that funny brat Chrollo back to me!

"Whoa!!!" The Whitebeard Pirates on the deck roared with deafening force, their fighting spirit boiling over!