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

In addition to Miles, Raleigh also called Sakazuki.

Sakazuki has been out of the public eye for a long time.

No one knew where he went.

Most ordinary people still believe that Sakazuki is carrying out a secret mission somewhere in the world.

In fact, Sakazuki had already arrived in the New World long ago.

Just as the Four Seas announced that they had officially been brought under the Navy's sphere of influence.

The country of peace.

The territory of Kaido, one of the original Three Emperors.

After Kaido was defeated by the Navy, this place was heavily garrisoned by the Navy.

No one knows what happened in Wano Country.

Because the residents of Wano Country were forced to leave Wano Country by the Navy through semi-coercive means.

At this moment, Wano Country has been completely reduced to ruins.

The earth's surface was covered with flowing lava.

The numerous craters constantly spewing lava are Sakazuki's masterpiece.

Gumbling.

The lava churned, and bursts of foam rose from the bottom and exploded.

Sakazuki's figure slowly emerged from the lava.

His face looked extremely tired, but deep in his eyes was an intense excitement.

That's because he found what Raleigh had told him about.

An ancient weapon known to the world as Hades.

It was indeed hidden in the deepest lava of Wano Country.

During this time, Sakazuki traveled almost the entire underground of Wano Country, all in search of the ship known as an Ancient Weapon.

"General Sakazuki, how is it?"

A charming young girl asked.

Sakazuki's daughter, Lark.

She joined the Navy Order because she admired Raleigh.

Sakassky was somewhat uneasy, so he specially moved her to his side for easier management.

"After so many hard days, it finally paid off."

Sakazuki smiled.

Besides finding Hades, Sakazuki also spent a great deal of energy and effort to bring the ancient ship out of the lava intact.

At this moment, an extremely large ship is slowly rising to the surface of the water.

"My goodness, how can there be such a huge ship in the world?"

The lark stared in shock at the ship that was gradually emerging from the water and spoke.

Not only Hibari, but the other naval soldiers were also shocked.

Looking at the expressions on the other people's faces, Sakazuki recalled that he had thought the same thing when he first saw Hades.

Their navy's latest warships are already large enough.

For example, the HMS Victory, Raleigh's flagship, was large enough to hold two thousand naval soldiers.

But in a sense, this vessel can no longer be called a vessel.

Because it's like a small island, capable of accommodating five thousand people to live and fight on board.

However, Sakazuki was more interested in the ship's most eye-catching main gun.

Sakazuki initially had doubts about the importance of ancient weapons.

He believes that ancient weapons were simply products of the past, and that with the advancement of modern technology,

Theoretically, the new warship should surpass Pluto.

But when he saw Hades, especially when Hades' ship was equipped with main cannons, he understood everything.

The diameter of the cannon muzzle alone exceeds 1800 millimeters.

Hades' ship was only equipped with this one main cannon; the rest were not installed.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. In order to achieve the power to destroy an island in one blow, other aspects have to be sacrificed.

It sacrificed rate of fire and space for other secondary guns in exchange for maximum power and rate of fire.

According to the intelligence provided by Raleigh, Pluto's cannons can reach a range of 100 nautical miles, which is equivalent to 185 kilometers.

This is its effective range, not its maximum range.

"What a perfect ship."

Sakassky exclaimed in admiration.

He used to scoff at the idea that "the voice is justice" when he heard it from Raleigh.

He believed that justice was proven by force, not by naval cannons.

After all, at that time, the navy's artillery had not yet been replaced with the new shells developed by Vegapunk.

Furthermore, he was unaware of Hades' power at the time.

"General Sakazuki, what should we do next?"

When Hades is born, the first thing he will definitely do is show off his healing tooth.

Raleigh didn't care about Pluto's exposure.

"Pluto has been in the magma for too long and needs to be repaired. Let's hurry up and fix it so we can participate in Raleigh's subsequent plans."

Most of the naval personnel stationed in Wano Country are mechanics and shipbuilding experts.

The artisans of Water Seven had long ago been secretly taken to Wano Country by Raleigh's men.

Now is the time for them to play their part.

"Leave it to me, I'm a real man."

Tom, whom everyone thought was dead, was now standing in front of Sakazuki, full of energy.

Raleigh saved him from the World Government by using some underhanded tactics, finding a death row inmate pirate to replace Tom in his place.

From then on, Tom was secretly imprisoned by Raleigh.

Tom wouldn't have listened to Raleigh so obediently if he wasn't worried about the safety of Iceberg and Franky.

Of course, the reason Raleigh was able to release him this time was because he was once the owner of the Hades blueprints.

Raleigh also offered his freedom as a condition in exchange for Tom's repair of Pluto.

In fact, even if Raleigh hadn't promised Tom his freedom, Tom would have agreed.

Known as the world's greatest shipwright, and especially having seen the blueprints for Hades, he might never have seen Hades if he missed this opportunity.

At this moment, his face was unusually rosy.

"Quickly, prepare the repair materials."

"I'm going to give it a good overhaul and make it once again the world's number one ship!"

Tom patted his chest and assured him.

Under Tom's command, a large amount of repair materials were loaded onto the ship.

At the request of these craftsmen, the naval sailors cleaned up every part of the ship.

After the ship was initially cleaned, Tom and his craftsmen began to repair the entire ship.

Damaged or old parts were directly removed and replaced with new ones.

The power system was restored, and the drainage system was restored.

Tom replaced the various keels that supported the giant cannon's power with new alloy materials.

Until... three days later.

Tom, working tirelessly, made rapid progress with a large amount of materials and personnel at his disposal.

Hades' most important cannon has been completely repaired.

Sakazuki sent a message to Raleigh as soon as the weapon system was repaired.

Raleigh was also very excited to learn that Hades had been repaired.

"Alright, alright. Brother Sakazuki, now aim the cannon at the Red-Haired Pirates' lair."

"Enel and his crew have already started their operation. In a few days, all the pirates will be driven to an island."

A new world, a direction for all nations.

After Onigumo and several other vice admirals were killed here, Enel and Barrett's hunting squad arrived at the scene immediately.

There's not much to say.

Under the brutal onslaught of the hunting squad, all the pirates were crushed like sand.

Rumble!

Thick dust filled the battlefield, and several figures were killing wantonly in the dust.

The strongest pirate in the world, the Lone Ranger who could have reached the level of an elite vice admiral, now has his head held in Doberman's hand.

The other pirates had long been overwhelmed by the hunting party's overwhelming strength.

Click!

Kama!

Lightning bolts rained down from the sky, striking each pirate's head with divine precision, like divine punishment.

This is worse than being struck by lightning.

"Alright, Enel, stop messing around."

"These low-level pirates are not our target. Time to move on to the next target."

Barrett, who was sent to bully the weaker opponents, was very unhappy.

What he originally wanted was to have a proper fight with Shanks to determine whose path was the right one.

Unfortunately, he wasn't so lucky.

After the Red-Haired Pirates failed to ambush him, all members of the Red-Haired Pirates secretly left their hideout under Shanks' leadership.

If Raleigh hadn't told him, he might still be in the dark.

However, it doesn't matter much.

After all, I'll have to go to Mary Geoise sooner or later.

Red hair is useless in Mary Geoise, because the damned will still die.

The forces taking over this battlefield are Doberman's fleet and the remnants of Onigumo's fleet.

Even if Raleigh had given the order to allow them to replenish their ranks before engaging in combat,

But driven by their thirst for revenge, they decided they didn't need to replenish their ranks.

Thus, the soldiers of the Ghost Spider remnant fleet were always ahead of the soldiers of the Doberman fleet.

"These guys can't even beat these low-level pirates. Make them train harder when we get back."

Doberman stared at his soldiers with a dark expression.

"Alright, stop nagging and let's head to the next island."

The group easily dealt with the nearby pirates.

Enel summoned his Ark Word and flew with everyone to the next island.

In less than an hour, the group had already reached the next island.

However, what intrigued them was...

The island, which was described very accurately in the intelligence, is now deserted, with not a single pirate in sight.

Even Enel's mind network didn't detect it.

"That's a bit strange... there don't seem to be any pirates on this island anymore."

Seeing this, Barrett also used his Observation Haki to quickly scan the aura on the island.

"Such a weak aura, this place must be full of civilians."

Barrett was also somewhat at a loss.

"They may have already escaped."

Jonathan said with a smile.

He observed everything on the island and analyzed the information he received.

"It's not impossible. Let's go to the next island and see what happens."

Enel, commanding the Ark Maxim, once again headed to the next island.

On the next island, the hunting team encountered the same scene again.

There was no trace of pirates on the island; it was entirely inhabited by the island's original inhabitants.

"I know they must have known we were hunting them, so they took the initiative to gather at the location of the redhead's lair, thinking that there's strength in numbers."

Jonathan spoke.

The others also thought Jonathan's analysis made a lot of sense; however, they hoped that these pirates wouldn't be so afraid of death.

They haven't had enough fun yet.

And indeed, Jonathan's deduction proved true.

Pirates did indeed gather in large numbers deep into the New World, specifically to the Red-Haired Pirates' stronghold.

The message was quickly sent to Raleigh's desktop.

The mouse stared blankly at Raleigh's face:

"What are they doing?"

"How could anyone abandon the island they'd prepared and cram a bunch of people onto one island for an adventure?"

The mouse was completely baffled.

Raleigh slapped the table and said:

"It's simple, because you're a Marine, and they're pirates."

"The so-called navy has its own beliefs and rules, while pirates do not."

"They are born rule-breakers and outlaws, and their internal struggles are no less intense than those in the Navy."

"While others are enjoying themselves, they have to fight the navy on the most dangerous front lines. How could they be willing to do that?"

"Moreover, the hunting team's recent victories have been too brilliant, causing them to become increasingly fearful. Under this fear, the things they once held dear have become meaningless."

Raleigh hopes the rats will understand.

After all, only the rats can understand Raleigh's meaning and thus achieve victory.

"What about General Nasakazuki?"

"Admiral Sakazuki has repaired Hades and has set his sights on Shanks' stronghold."

Raleigh sat in his office chair, his brow slightly furrowed.

"Now that we've got our sights set, let's fire a shot and see what happens. It won't hurt to fire one."

Raleigh's order was swiftly relayed to Sakazuki in Wano Country.

"Are you ready? We're about to conduct a test firing."

Upon hearing Sakazuki's order, everyone except the artillery crew moved away from the area.

There was no way around it; the power of the giant cannons was simply too great.

Even standing on the ship, far from the giant cannon, one could feel the intense vibrations and hear the enormous noise.

So they found a relatively low mountain and used various methods to observe the power of this so-called Hades.

"Reporting to General Sakazuki, the artillery has been inspected and preparations are complete. Please issue the next order, General Sakazuki."

Sakazuki reverted to his cold and aloof demeanor.

"Keep other personnel away from the cannon muzzle to prevent injury from the explosion."

"Once we're ready, we'll launch, so those pirates in the New World will live with the constant threat of annihilation."

The cannon was slowly aimed at a very conspicuous island in the territory of the Red-Haired Pirates.

boom!

The loud noise made many people instantly feel as if they had lost their hearing.

Perhaps this is the power of Hades.

Even from a great distance, the power it unleashed truly caught Sakazuki's eye.

The pirates of the New World never imagined that they would become the first island to be destroyed after Pluto's birth.

The shell flew through the air for three minutes before landing on the island.

Upon first contact, the entire island was...