One Piece: New Century Hextech Warriors

Chapter 97 That kind of pirate emperor, just drive him away!

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Hearing the big mom's mysterious words, Kaido became even more confused.

He hadn't heard of where Whitebeard's hometown was, but that kind of thing was completely irrelevant.

Pirates are creatures who roam the world, and few would care about their hometown.

Just like himself, after escaping from the World Government's secret laboratory, he took Jhin back to the Kingdom of Vorka to take revenge, but never returned there and didn't care what had become of his hometown.

Hearing Kaido's puzzled expression, the old woman calmly smiled and said, "I know what you're thinking, but you know Newgate, he's a little different from other pirates."

"I learned that he has been anonymously sending Baileys and supplies to the people of Sphinx Island all these years, quietly keeping an eye on the situation there."

"How would such a loyal and compassionate man react if he knew that his hometown was plunged into disaster because of him?"

Snapped!

Kaido slapped his thigh hard and laughed loudly, "Linlin, I owe you a huge favor!"

Kaido realized that Big Mom wanted him to poke Whitebeard hard from behind.

He believed what the old woman said; that woman's intelligence network was the best in the world, so it wasn't surprising that she knew Whitebeard's biggest secret.

The older woman chuckled: "You stole my harvest back then, so you should owe me an even bigger favor!"

She gets angry just thinking about it. She originally planned to give the Azure Dragon Fruit to Katakuri, but Kaido intercepted it!

But that's all in the past. The old woman continued, "Don't rush to attack Sphinx Island. It's full of the old, weak, sick, and disabled. If you kill them all, you'll only thoroughly enrage Newgate.

"I suggest you go and occupy the Kingdom of Prometheus near Sphinx Island. It's a very small non-member state, currently only garrisoned by a small naval surveillance force."

Kaido listened quietly to her finish speaking, then nodded seriously: "You're right, that's what I think too."

Destroying Sphinx Island rashly could easily enrage Whitebeard, causing him to fight you to the bitter end, regardless of his own life.

But if he could control the neighboring Kingdom of Prometheus, he would have another bargaining chip to blackmail Whitebeard at any time, and then he could do whatever he wanted!

"Lingling, what are your conditions?"

Kaido got to the point.

This woman wouldn't do anything without a reason; she would never help him for no reason.

"Well, well, well, since you've asked so bluntly, then I won't stand on ceremony with you."

The old woman licked her lips and said excitedly, "There's a naval rear admiral on the island named Uriel Sith. Capture him alive and send him to the Land of Treasures."

"It's that simple!"

Sith displayed immense power in Ohara, and she strongly suspected that the other party possessed a rare bloodline; it would be a waste not to seize her to have children.

Sending Kaido to raid the Sith and threaten Sphinx Island would not only prevent Whitebeard from winning a major victory, but also bring the Navy into the fold and enrich his "collection".

Kill three birds with one stone!

"Oh dear, you haven't changed your ways, you stinky woman!"

Kaido instantly guessed Big Mom's thoughts and couldn't hold back any longer.

Back then, he was almost beaten to his knees by this woman and dragged back to be a star slave. Fortunately, the Rocks Pirates disbanded, and he took the opportunity to escape. Otherwise, he would probably have been squeezed into skinny bones long ago.

The woman ignored his sarcasm and sneered, "Let me remind you, if you don't handle this well, I might send a few of my children to visit Wano Country."

She wasn't doing this for nothing; if Kaido didn't reciprocate, she wouldn't mind helping Whitebeard instead.

"Hmph, I'm not the kind of person who forgets kindness."

Kaido had made a promise, and after hanging up the phone, he immediately summoned Kurozumi Orochi: "I'm going out for a bit, so Wano Country is temporarily in your hands."

"If I come back and find you haven't kept watch, you know the consequences very well!"

Leaving the bewildered Orochi behind, Kaido immediately summoned King, who had been guarding outside, gave him a few hasty instructions, and then transformed into a blue dragon, soaring into the sky and quickly disappearing into the clouds.

Oni Island Battlefield.

"Dad, look! Kaido's escaped!"

Marco cheered as he saw the blue dragon in the sky rapidly disappear into the distance.

The members of the Whitebeard Pirates were so excited by this scene that they sang and danced.

They won!

But when Whitebeard looked in the direction Kaido had left, his expression suddenly changed drastically.

"Marco, he seems to be going there!"

He didn't know how Kaido knew his secret, but judging from the guy's posture, it was obvious that he was going to attack Sphinx Island.

Marco realized what was happening at that moment, and his smile froze.

That direction must be my father's hometown!

"Dad, I'll go check on it right away!"

As he was about to fly away, a fierce, burning slash came flying from behind him.

when!

Marco kicked away the slash, and in the scattered flames, he saw Jhin's face.

"Now, it's my turn to keep you here."

Jin twirled his sword beautifully and chuckled softly.

Kaido told him the battle plan, and King only needed to do one thing next—

Lead the Beast Pirates to hold off Whitebeard, especially Marco who can fly, and prevent them from interfering with Mr. Kaido's grand plan!

Under Jhin's persistent pursuit, Marco soon found himself locked in a fierce battle with the demonic man once again.

"Dad, don't worry about me, hurry up and go rescue them!"

Marco shouted loudly as he parried Jhin's attacks.

He understood the significance of Sphinx Island to Whitebeard; if the people there were slaughtered by Kaido, Whitebeard would live in the shadows for the rest of his life.

After a moment's hesitation, Whitebeard shouted helplessly, "Squads 1, 3, 4, and 5, stay here and cover Marco!"

"The rest of the squads, please follow me!"

Although they didn't kill Kaido, the Beasts Pirates suffered heavy losses at this point in the war, and it will take them at least several years to recover. This can be considered as giving Oden an explanation.

A few hours later.

"You cannot abandon us!"

"Didn't we send you a lot of supplies lately? Didn't you say you'd protect us for a while longer?!"

"Waaaaah, Navy uncle, please save my mom and dad!"

Thousands of civilians crowded the shore of the Kingdom of Prometheus, their cries filling the air.

Just now, they heard the Navy sound the alarm, saying that the surveillance ship ahead had sent urgent intelligence—for some reason, the Pirate Emperor Kaido had suddenly abandoned his battle with Whitebeard and was rushing towards them!

When the news spread, the Kingdom of Prometheus was thrown into chaos, with everyone from the king to the citizens requesting the navy to protect them.

But the navy flatly rejected their request.

What a joke! With so few people, how do they think they can fight Kaido?

Kaji stood at the front of the crowd, saying impatiently, "Your commotion won't do any good. This is an order from headquarters; we must retreat."

"Besides, you are non-member states, and the navy has no obligation to protect you!"

Gion, standing next to him, frowned so deeply that she almost bit her lip until it bled.

Gion was quite surprised to receive the news of Kaido's attack, and couldn't understand why Kaido would target them.

Gion genuinely wanted to stay and help them, but headquarters had already dispatched reinforcements. They were ordered to leave immediately to join the reinforcements and then retreat to the rear base to avoid Kaido.

Ultimately, this war is just two groups of pirates fighting each other. Even if a non-member country is sacrificed, it's not worth getting the Navy involved.

Moreover, Gion knew very well that they had no chance of defeating a monster like Kaido.

Just then, a childish voice came from in front of them: "Big sister Navy officer, I'd like to give you my candy. Could you please stay and protect everyone?"

Gion looked down and saw a little girl of about seven or eight years old raising her cute face and giving her a slight smile.

The candy wrapper in the girl's hand was crumpled, indicating that she had clearly kept the candy for a long time.

"I----"

Gion hesitated before speaking, but Kake interrupted, "Gion, this isn't the time for sentimentality. Don't sacrifice our people for these guys!"

Just as he was about to roughly push the little girl away, his wrist was suddenly grabbed firmly.

"Who?!"

After struggling a few times, Jiaji was surprised to find that the other person's hand did not move at all, and then he realized that it was Sith.

"Siss, what do you want to do?"

Jiaji looked at the man who was several heads taller than him and felt a little intimidated.

Sith released his hand, patted the little girl's head, and smiled with narrowed eyes, "Don't be afraid."

"We can just drive away those Pirate Emperors!"

As soon as he said that, the restless crowd suddenly quieted down.