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

In the square of New Marine Fendoux, after everyone had gradually calmed down.

Luo Licai spoke again:

"The pirates' ridiculous dreams have been completely destroyed. What we need to do next is to completely plunge them into the abyss."

"I hereby declare that all navies of the New World shall enter into the final annihilation war."

"No prisoners will be taken in this battle!"

With Raleigh's final order, everyone present understood.

A brand new era is about to begin, an era in which there are no pirates.

The naval personnel in the New World, who were already prepared, boarded the warships that had been prepared after hearing Raleigh's order.

They launched attacks on the territories occupied by the Red-Haired Pirates one after another.

The Red-Haired Pirates had absolutely no means of resisting such a large number of Marine soldiers.

Even when Shanks sent out members of his own pirate crew, he could only limit the Navy's offensive capabilities on a small scale.

But all the pirates understood that this was not the point where they could turn the tide; it was all just a slow death for them.

On the Dreyfus, Shanks sat on the deck, his face covered in stubble, surrounded by rum bottles. It was clear that Shanks was in very poor condition.

Da da da.

In this situation, the only person who could get close to Shanks was Beckman, the vice-captain of the Red-Haired Pirates.

"Shanks, shall we retreat into the depths of the New World?"

Beckman looked at his young captain with some concern.

To be honest, every member of the Red-Haired Pirates is proud.

But none of them are fools.

On this vast ocean, no powerful pirate crew could withstand an attack from such a large number of marines at the same time.

So far, there are only two known admirals leading the New World Navy: Kizaru Borsalino and Fujitora Issho.

According to the news that came when Charlotte Linlin died, it seems that Zephyr and Garp also appeared on the battlefield and seriously injured Charlotte Linlin.

In addition, the whereabouts of three other admirals in the Navy—Akainu Sakazuki, Aokiji Kuzan, and Midoriya Maki—are unknown.

If another Marine Admiral were added to the New World, the outcome of the battle would be irrelevant. The Red-Haired Pirates and the remaining pirates would have no chance against the combined attack of three Admirals.

"Oh, is that Beckman?"

Shanks raised his drunken face.

His face was filled with uncertainty about the future.

"I don't know what to do. The world shouldn't be like this."

Shanks is a man full of secrets.

He had even read a prophecy, and it was because of this prophecy that he led his crew to the East China Sea.

He left there the most mysterious fruit from the sea, along with his right hand.

Simply because he believed his judgment was correct.

But now, reality has dealt him a very heavy blow.

He still couldn't understand why the navy's strength was so terrifying.

Why was the Navy able to easily defeat the World Government and break free from its constraints?

When Sora or Sengoku were in his position, Shanks never worried about any changes.

But now it's different.

The changes are so drastic that he thought it was a dream.

"We can't wait any longer, Shanks."

"Our time is running out. Whether we fight to the death or retreat into the deep sea depends on your command."

Beckman dropped the cigar he was holding in his mouth to the ground in his excitement.

Then, Yasopp, who had become disabled, also came over and said:

"Shanks, the Navy's offensive is too fierce. I suggest we abandon this territory and plunge into the depths of the New World."

"Only there will we be safe from being attacked from both sides by the navy."

"Before the navy completely seals off the encirclement."

Shanks scratched his hair, which had turned into a bird's nest, and nodded.

"You're right, now is not the time to dwell on these other reasons."

"We need a safe place to preserve our strength, but venturing deeper into the new world requires further consideration."

I have a better place.

"Give me some time, I need to make a contact."

Shanks' thinking was simple: given the current situation, avoiding direct confrontation with the Navy was the best course of action.

With so many of them, it was impossible for them to completely avoid a naval attack.

The only thing they could do was abandon the other pirates in the Red-Haired Grand Fleet and keep only the elite members of the Red-Haired Pirates.

Using other people's lives to buy time for themselves to leave.

However, Shanks doesn't believe that going deep into the New World will allow him to escape the Navy's attack.

Because Shanks believed that, no matter what, the Navy would relentlessly pursue them.

The best solution now is for everyone in the Red-Haired Pirates to use the sea chart they have.

They set foot on the Red Line and hid in Mary Geoise, the holy land of the Celestial Dragons.

Only Mary Geoise would be unthinkable to the Navy, and only in Mary Geoise could the Navy not find it.

However, this would mean the Red-Haired Pirates would be branded with the World Government's logo.

This is completely different from the previous cooperation with the World Government.

"You guys organize the team first, I'll go contact a few people."

Having said that, Shanks swayed as he stood up from the deck.

As soon as the call was made, the Five Elders of Mary Geoise received a call from Shanks.

The long-bearded Five Elder stroked his beard, looking at the Den Den Mushi on the table, from which Shanks' voice came through:

"Hopefully we will be allowed into Mary Geoise."

After Shanks finished speaking, the other five elders exchanged glances.

Everyone found it somewhat unbelievable, but upon closer reflection, it made perfect sense.

Given the Navy's current combat capabilities, the Red-Haired Pirates are indeed unable to delay the Navy.

Furthermore, the Red-Haired Pirates are a very important pawn in their plan.

If left unchecked, the entire Red-Haired Pirates crew could be wiped out in the New World.

After a long silence, the five elders with long beards finally spoke:

"Fellow crew members, the Red-Haired Pirates are no longer able to stop the Navy's attack."

"This pawn is very important to us. If they are all annihilated by the Navy, then the will of the world will be on the Navy's side."

"Therefore, I agree to let the Red-Haired Pirates enter Mary Geoise."

The Five Elders frowned; he believed from the bottom of his heart that the Red-Haired Pirates were nothing more than a group of low-level pirates.

Now they actually want to get their orders to enter Mary Geoise openly and legitimately.

In a sense, this is yet another failure for their world government.

However, the five elders still had confidence in themselves.

That is Lord Im and the Ancient Weapon, the One King, which is in Im's possession.

"I agree to let the Red-Haired Pirates hide in Mary Geoise, but the Red-Haired Pirates must accept our conditions: 'From now on, there will be no Red-Haired Pirates, only the Red-Haired Guard.'"

The Five Elders of the Demon Blade had a simple idea.

If you want to seek the protection of the world government, you have to pay a price.

Once they become the Celestial Dragons' guard, isn't it just a matter of the Celestial Dragons deciding how to use them?

The bald Five Elders nodded and spoke:

"I also agree with the idea of ​​the Red-Haired Pirates becoming the Red-Haired Bodyguard."

"There's no such thing as a free lunch. If they want our protection, they should pay the price, even if he is Shanks."

After discussion among several people, the matter was quickly settled.

At the same time, after Shanks received the conditions offered by the Five Elders, although he was still very resistant to them, he did not directly refuse.

After informing the ship's officers, Shanks began assigning tasks to the remaining pirates in the New World.

What they need to do is not to defeat the navy, but to inflict significant damage on the navy on these islands.

This bought the Red-Haired Pirates time to retreat.

The Red-Haired Pirates considered this very carefully.

They generously distributed a large portion of their wealth to the captains, and also provided them with Den Den Mushi (snail communication devices) for communication.

Shanks patted his chest and assured them that he would rush to the battlefield as soon as he received the order to provide support. Then, when all the pirate captains returned to their respective islands,

Under the cover of night, the Red-Haired Pirates quietly left the island aboard the Dreyfus and headed for Mary Geoise.

The Red-Haired Pirates weren't the only ones who set off under the cover of night.

There were also revolutionary troops who rushed out from the calm zone.

Following the nautical chart in their hands, they accelerated through the darkness, striving to reach Mary Geoise.

In such an environment, the hearts of every revolutionary soldier were not at peace.

Because the dragon had already told them that once they left the Calm Belt, they would face a lot of battles.

The dragon did not rest on the main ship in the very center; his brain had been spinning ever since they left the Calm Belt.

Plans are always wonderful, but reality often presents many unexpected scenarios.

For example, even though we haven't been discovered yet, there will always be a day when we are exposed.

Dragon could only silently pray that this moment would come later.

dong dong.

Two muffled knocks sounded, startling the dragon from its reverie.

"Enter."

As soon as Long finished speaking, Sabo, who hadn't rested either, pushed open the door and came over with a document in his hand.

"Boss, this is the intelligence we received recently. The navy is making another big move."

After leaving the Windless Belt, the revolutionary army group lived a nocturnal lifestyle, rarely coming into contact with outside intelligence.

Only tonight, under the cover of night, Sabo used Moonwalk to fly to a nearby island to search for intelligence.

"Boss, the navy has made another big move."

"They banished both Poneglyphs into space, and no one has been able to find Laugh Tale since."

Sabo, looking shocked, repeated what he had just seen to Long.

Ryu also took the intelligence from Sabo and read it carefully.

Sabo was right; the navy had indeed made quite a commotion.

Even at the end, Fleet Admiral Raleigh issues a military order to eliminate the last pirate.

All of this caused the dragon's brain to start working at high speed.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Long's brows relaxed.

A relaxed smile appeared on his lips:

"Sabo, when looking at a problem, you can't just look at the problem itself. You have to extract useful information from it and also judge other aspects."

"The large-scale mobilization of naval personnel and officers to the New World says one thing."

"The defenses of Mary Geoise are very weak, and the navy doesn't have many personnel there."

Originally, Long was also somewhat worried.

After all, he didn't know what trump cards the Celestial Dragons had up their sleeves. All he knew was that the Navy didn't even have an admiral in Mary Geoise right now.

"In two more days, we can begin our battle."

In the original plan, Dragon still lacked confidence in whether the revolutionary army could succeed.

By now, he has keenly sensed the discord between the Navy and the World Government.

How to leverage the relationship between the Navy and the World Government to achieve his goals became the most pressing issue for Dragon at that moment.

At the same time, a terrible idea also came to his mind.

That is, the reason why the revolutionary army has come to this point is because there has always been an invisible hand pushing it from behind.

Dragon's original plan was to advance step by step using the power of the Revolutionary Army.

From the four seas to the Grand Line, then gather all forces to attack Mary Geoise.

But now, he is leading several thousand elite revolutionary soldiers and is about to reach the location of the World Government.

"If you were the player in this game, could you figure out how to achieve final victory?"

The dragon wasn't stupid; he finally understood.

All of this began the moment Raleigh met in the Kingdom of Northhall.

From then on, the dragon entered Raleigh's chessboard.

Of course, the dragon did not experience extreme anger or fear.

Rather, it is a sense of powerlessness stemming from being manipulated.

Who would have thought that when I first met Raleigh more than a decade ago, I was already being used as a pawn?

Especially now, the elite revolutionary army led by Long is like a pawn that has crossed the river, with no option to retreat.

Their only chance of survival is to attack Mary Geoise.

Either conquer Mary Geoise and negotiate with the navy.

Either he couldn't conquer Mary Geoise, but before he died, he made the World Government and the Celestial Dragons reveal the trump cards they didn't want to use.

In any case, neither outcome is bad for the navy.

The dragon's gaze hardened once more.

"Raleigh, trying to use the Revolutionary Army as scapegoats isn't going to be that easy!"

The dragon did not believe that fate was unchangeable; he believed it even more.

After conquering Mary Geoise, the revolutionary army can also defeat the navy and successfully liberate the world.

Just as the Revolutionary Army and the Red-Haired Pirates were both heading to Mary Geoise.

Inside the Kingdom of Eryokabu in the North Sea, a massive device was assembled by naval soldiers.

From the outside, it looks exactly the same as the rocket that Raleigh lit himself.

The only difference is that this rocket is more than ten times larger than the other two rockets.

Miles, who hadn't been seen for a long time, was directing the placement of the naval soldiers.

The rocket contains a secret weapon that Raleigh and Vegapunk have been researching for many years.

Although it cannot rival the Heavenly King, in some ways it is no less destructive than the Heavenly King.