Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

Mary Geoise, a sacred site symbolizing the pinnacle of human power, is now brightly lit.

Inside the enormous palace, everyone except the Five Elders had been driven away.

Only the Five Elders remained, facing each other, carefully examining the latest intelligence in the world.

The Five Elders, wielding swords, frowned deeply; something seemed amiss with the intelligence.

"Have we raised a loyal dog or a tiger that will turn on its master?"

There were many things about the intelligence they received about the new world that they found very unsatisfactory.

First of all, the navy, led by Raleigh, outmaneuvered them.

Despite having prepared everything, they pretended to be deaf and dumb when questioned by the Five Elders over the phone, refusing to admit that they had captured the red-haired girl, Uta.

If they knew about this, they might use Uta to make a deal with Shanks.

But now everything is ruined.

Furthermore, due to the Navy's actions, Shanks may very well have developed a grudge against the World Government and the Five Elders.

No one wants to have an enemy of the level of a three emperors for no reason.

Especially since this enemy originally had a rather ambiguous relationship with them.

Now, the navy's continuous offensives in the New World have turned the already turbulent situation into chaos.

Both the Red-Haired Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates have suffered core members' losses, so they probably won't let this go easily.

If this continues, the situation in the new world will become increasingly unstable.

Anyone can see that.

However, even if they could see it, the Five Elders were powerless to stop it.

If the Navy had launched an attack beforehand, the Five Elders could have used their authority to stop the Navy's actions. But once the Navy had achieved a brilliant victory and publicized it extensively throughout the world, the World Government was put in a very difficult position.

Even something as seemingly trivial as secretly reducing supplies was something the Five Elders feared the enemy would spread.

The long-bearded Five Elders sighed helplessly:

"Perhaps we have raised a tiger that can devour us all, but it will only be able to swagger around for a short time."

"Once Lord Im awakens, all opposing forces will crumble."

"We can no longer intervene in the war in the new world, so let them do what they want."

"However, we can do some tricks to make the Navy significantly reduce their remaining fighting strength even if they win against the pirates."

The burly Five Elders suddenly spoke:

"Before Raleigh came to power, we supported him because we thought he could completely eradicate the Revolutionary Army. But so much time has passed, and the Revolutionary Army is still active all over the world."

"Put pressure on Raleigh to shift the Navy's focus to the four seas, giving the pirates of the New World a chance to catch their breath."

The tall, thin Five Elders looked at the intelligence in his hand and said:

"It's difficult to find sufficient reason to sanction Raleigh, after all, the Four Seas Fleet, led by Sakazuki, has essentially taken control of the West Sea."

"Currently, the Revolutionary Army only occupies three islands in the Western Sea. If Sakazuki hadn't intentionally slowed down his offensive and absorbed the captured islands, the Western Sea would have already been conquered by the navy."

The five elders, rubbing their temples, said:

"Regardless, the Revolutionary Army is currently the world government's greatest enemy; their ideology is fundamentally based on contempt for God."

"Pirates can't cause any real trouble. What the Rocks Pirates couldn't do to unify the New World, no pirate crew will be able to do in the future."

"Lord Im is awakening. We must eliminate the Revolutionary Army before he does, or you will all be punished by Lord Im."

At this moment, something no one expected is quietly happening all over the world.

First, there was the Four Seas Fleet, led by Sakazuki, which silently assembled on the vast training ground of the naval base.

If it weren't for the bright moon, you would probably only see a dark, oppressive mass.

They lined up neatly under the command of their superiors.

Logistics soldiers, holding torches high, were busily carrying large quantities of weapons, equipment, and supplies onto the military aircraft.

Everything happened silently.

Sakazuki stood on the platform in the training ground, silently watching everything below. Behind him stood the newly appointed Admiral, Green Bull Aramaki.

At this moment, Huang Mu was looking at the soldiers below with an excited expression.

He was never one to stay put.

The reason he joined the Navy was entirely because it had a large number of iron-blooded officers that he admired, especially their methods of dealing with pirates, which excited Aramaki just by hearing about them.

However, there is always a gap between reality and ideals.

Upon meeting Raleigh, he found that Raleigh was not the bloodthirsty person he had heard about.

However, he was not disappointed, because Raleigh had become the Fleet Admiral, and the Fleet Admiral, in order to maintain his dignity, would naturally not choose to do those cruel things.

Those matters should be the responsibility of the generals under my command.

Therefore, he insisted on coming to the world to find Sakazuki, because he wanted to see how the Revolutionary Army was beaten helplessly by Sakazuki's iron fist.

Unfortunately, ever since he arrived in the West Sea, Sakazuki has spent all his time in the conference room working out his plans.

Aramaki once shared his ideas with Sakazuki, but Sakazuki refuted them, believing that he showed too little respect for life.

They showed no respect for the lives of the enemy's revolutionary soldiers, nor for the lives of the navy soldiers.

Huang Mu was extremely disappointed by this.

Later, he couldn't resist having a match with Sakazuki under the guise of a friendly spar.

It was during that battle that Huang Mu learned this.

It turns out that Sakazuki has never changed at all; his iron-fisted style is ingrained in his bones and is impossible to change.

After the battle, with Miles' explanation, Aramaki understood Sakazuki's way of doing things.

That is, before the war, Sakazuki would do his best to develop the most comprehensive plan to reduce naval casualties.

Once the war begins, even if the death toll exceeds the war's initial projections, Sakazuki will ruthlessly send out the remaining men, solely for the sake of mission success.

"In the name of justice, we will reclaim the islands and kingdoms occupied by the revolutionary army!"

"Under the banner of justice, we will ultimately achieve the most glorious victory!"

"Long live the Navy! Justice will prevail!"

Sakazuki's pre-battle pep talk was brief, consisting of only three sentences.

However, the desired effect has been achieved.

One after another, the naval soldiers shouted "Long live the naval heroes!" and "Justice will prevail!" before boarding the warship in a state of high spirits.

Even if they might die on the way to the front, it would not diminish their pursuit of justice.

Seeing this scene, Huang Mu felt a strong urge to speak, and he couldn't help but say:

"General Sakazuki, please allow me to join them in launching an attack on the Revolutionary Army."

"I have been in Sihai for quite some time now, but I have not yet participated in any battles against the revolutionary army."

Sakazuki turned his head, glanced at Aramu, shook his head, and said:

"Marshal Raleigh has given you special orders."

"We are both launching an attack against the Revolutionary Army, but your mission is different from ours; your mission is much more difficult."

One sentence left Huang Mu somewhat confused.

"What mission?"

Sakazuki pulled out a list of islands with place names written on it from his pocket and said:

"These are the Revolutionary Army's production facilities and supply depots across the world. After speaking with Marshal Raleigh, I've determined that only you have the ability to eliminate the Revolutionary Army soldiers guarding these locations without damaging anything."

"These are things I cannot do. Your abilities are so great that you are more than capable of accomplishing this arduous task."

"Furthermore, Marshal Raleigh instructed that, apart from ensuring the production plants and supplies, you are free to use all your means, but you must not let anyone else know."

After Sakazuki finished speaking, he took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket and said:

"This is a special Den Den Mushi that can directly contact Miles's airborne navy. After you've dealt with the Revolutionary Army soldiers guarding the island, dial this number and Miles will take over the rest of the work."

Aramaki trembled with excitement as he shakily took the Den Den Mushi from Sakazuki's hand, exclaiming excitedly:

"Did Marshal Raleigh really say that? I can use my abilities freely, as long as no one else sees it?"

Wilderness found it hard to believe.

Because his abilities are enough to cause panic among ordinary people, if such methods were exposed, the Navy would actually find it difficult to tolerate Aramaki.

Therefore, Aramaki has always kept his methods hidden and only used ordinary methods to deal with pirates.

But now Raleigh's orders have been spoken by Sakazuki himself.

This means that Huangmu can go all out and make a big splash.

"Yes, that's what Marshal Raleigh said."

"It's getting late, Ayamatsu. You need to hurry, lest the Revolutionary Army, in desperation, destroy everything on these islands first."

Sakassky instructed.

Huang Mu opened his mouth wide and laughed loudly:

"Watch my performance, General Sakazuki. I'm sure Marshal Raleigh won't be disappointed by choosing me."

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange flower suddenly sprouted from Huang Mu's hand.

Then, as the flower spun and flapped its wings, it carried Huang Mu's body into the sky.

Watching the departing wild pastures, Miles quietly appeared behind Sakazuki.

"Miles, your master said that Wild Shepherd is still under observation. You need to keep a close eye on him. If you find anything amiss, get away from him immediately and then inform me and Marshal Raleigh. Don't try to be a hero."

Miles nodded, then said confidently:

"Don't worry, Uncle Sakazuki, I'm not easily defeated now. If I want to run, he can't stop me."

Miles then went to assemble his troops.

As he watched the base go from bustling with activity to becoming almost a ghost town, a thousand thoughts flashed through Sakazuki's mind.

Then, in a flash, he appeared on the navy's flagship.

The large-scale naval mobilization was unstoppable. Even though they had set off very carefully, they were still discovered by the revolutionary army's sentries when they were about thirty nautical miles away.

Whoosh!

Three fireworks shot into the sky from within a reef in an instant.

Meanwhile, the revolutionary soldiers also began dialing the Den Den Mushi (snail phone) of the revolutionary soldiers guarding the island.

Sakazuki, dressed in a red suit, appeared in mid-air, holding the three firework shells that had just flown into the sky.

Then his right hand turned into magma, holding three firework shells in his hand, which he then crushed fiercely.

Then, an incredibly hot fireball crashed into the reef.

"Answer the phone quickly!"

As the fireball drew ever closer, the revolutionary soldiers on guard duty broke out in a sweat.

"Hey...what happened?"

The Den Den Mushi had just connected when the voice on the other end came through, and then... after the Revolutionary Army sentry uttered only the word "Navy," it went silent with a busy tone.

At that moment, after the sentries on the island could no longer make calls via Den Den Mushi, they hurriedly rang the bell that signaled a naval attack.

The bell tolled urgently and loudly, quickly waking the revolutionary soldiers on the island.

"What happened?"

Benjamin Leo, the revolutionary army's regional commander, appeared at the sentry post and inquired. The sentry quickly replied:

"Lord Leo, news from the front suggests the Navy may have launched an attack on them."

"The road ahead is blocked now; they have most likely perished."

Benjamin Leo's face was ashen. He had long been prepared for a naval attack, but he hadn't expected it to happen at this time.

Because he had recently received orders from the Dragon that if Sakazuki led the navy to launch an attack, he could abandon the revolutionary base in the West Sea and move to the East Sea.

But Benjamin Leo refused, because he was a native of the West Sea and knew the suffering of the West Sea people before the arrival of the revolutionary army.

Therefore, he missed his best chance to escape.

"All soldiers, prepare for defense! The navy is attacking!"

Benjamin Leo left a message and returned to his office to gather the revolutionary generals for pre-battle assignments.

Thirty nautical miles is not a long distance for modern naval warships.

At full power, naval warships can reach their destination in just forty minutes.

Forty minutes later, most of the revolutionary army were still half asleep, but they mustered their strength to prepare for the navy's attack.

When all the revolutionary army generals returned to the front lines, a massive naval fleet appeared before them.

"Oh my god, am I dreaming?!"

One revolutionary soldier's shout resonated with others.

Because there are simply too many navies, so many that they feel like they haven't woken up yet.

But the next second, the deafening roar of artillery reminded them that it was all real.

The moment the Revolutionary Army's positions were seen, Sakazuki's orders were relayed to the gunners of every single military aircraft.

The simultaneous roar of cannons startled all the birds on the island, causing them to flee desperately into the distance.

Even the sea monsters in the deep sea, upon hearing this terrifying sound, hurriedly swam to even deeper waters.