One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

Five days later, Aaron boarded the warship.

This is the new ship that headquarters assigned to Aaron; it's a medium-sized vessel, and it's now staffed with 20 new crew members.

These 20 people were also only responsible for handling miscellaneous items on the ship.

Aaron didn't care and didn't expect them to participate in the battle.

Pirates with bounties exceeding ten million on the high seas are beyond the capabilities of marines below the rank of vice admiral.

Aaron is currently only a brigadier general in his unit, so it's impossible for him to be assigned a major general or lieutenant general as his subordinate.

As for officers at the rank of colonel, when facing powerful pirates, they are not much different from privates; they are just cannon fodder and speed bumps.

The warship sailed toward Barbados Island, and ten days later, it finally arrived in the nearby waters.

Aaron could see the countless pirate ships on the sea from afar.

Many of them still fly the flag of the Whitebeard Pirates.

There were also quite a few ships on the other side.

After the Marineford War, Blackbeard also recruited many affiliated pirate crews.

This time, his side was equally well-equipped and powerful.

There were also quite a few pirates who wanted to join in the fun, as well as some people from underground forces who wanted to watch the live stream via Den Den Mushi and sent people over.

The sea was filled with flags, but there were no naval flags.

When the pirate ships saw a warship approaching from afar, more than a dozen pirate ships quickly came closer.

The booming of cannons echoed as these pirates intimidated and enjoyed the thrill of the hunt.

Aaron stood at the bow of the warship, arms crossed, his cloak of justice fluttering in the wind.

Lark held the gun, his face resolute.

Finbdi clenched his fist and laughed, "Boss, these guys are blind. Let me take them out."

Aaron said, "Go ahead. Make a big commotion."

Finbuddy soared into the air, transforming into a hundred-meter-long pink dragon, and flew towards the dozen or so pirate ships.

Bernard asked, "Boss, is Finnbody alright on his own?"

Aaron laughed and said, "Don't worry. His ability is on par with Kaido's, these small fry won't cause any trouble."

Upon seeing the pink dragon, the pirates immediately erupted into chaos, firing their cannons at it.

In the chaos, some shells even landed on their own heads.

With a burst of hot breath, Finbuddy caused the dozen or so pirate ships to explode one after another, turning into a sea of ​​fire.

Behind these pirate ships, there were originally more people who wanted to join in, but upon seeing this scene, they immediately abandoned their idea of ​​"ganging up" on the warship and even wanted to flee in panic.

A voice came from over the room: "Who are you? What is your purpose?"

Finbdi hovered in the air, shouting, "Here comes Rear Admiral Neil Aaron from Naval Headquarters! I am Lieutenant Commander Finbdi from Headquarters!"

"Hiss... It's the Butcher of the Sea..."

The voice on the loudspeaker became faint and filled with fear.

Fombey added, "Don't worry, we're just here for the fun. These dozen or so pirate crews are blind to their own fault for launching an attack; they're asking for it."

"Just joining in the fun? Your words are hardly convincing!"

"You have no choice but to believe it!" said Finbdi.

After hesitating for a moment, the person on the other end said, "Okay, you can go ashore. But it's best not to have any other ideas."

Finbuddy snorted in the air, about to make a few more threats, when he caught Aaron making a gesture at him.

Finbuddy then flew back to the warship, landed, and transformed back into human form.

"Boss, I think these guys are probably planning to wait until we get ashore before killing us."

Aaron said, "I wish they really thought that way; that would make things a bit more interesting. Give the order to pass through the middle of these pirate ships."

There were probably two or three hundred pirate ships anchored around the island, and countless people stood on the pirate ships, watching Aaron's warship swagger through them and dock at the shore.

"Listen up, all of you," Finbdi shouted. "If this warship is damaged in any way, or if even one person on board is injured, none of you will escape. You will all die, understand?"

Hearing Finbuddy speak so arrogantly, the pirates felt deeply humiliated and glared at him with gritted teeth.

Finally, one of the pirates couldn't take the insult anymore and yelled, "Why?! This is too domineering!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, the captain beside him changed his expression and tried to cover his mouth, but it was too late.

Aaron turned his head, his eyes widened, and a sonic blast shot straight at the pirate who had spoken.

With a loud "bang," the shockwave struck the pirate, instantly tearing his body apart.

Is someone who can kill with just a glance even human?

The pirates immediately fell silent, neither daring to be angry nor daring to speak.

Aaron said, "Don't even think about running away. Staying might save your lives. But if you try to escape, you'll die immediately. Understand?"

The pirates nodded quickly, promising not to run away.

Aaron went ashore, and a dozen or so marines unloaded some food and drinks from the warship and started a barbecue nearby.

Aaron and his group ate, drank, and chatted as if no one else was around.

The pirates watched from the ship next to them, not daring to move or even speak loudly.

Marco approached with a dozen captains and more than thirty captains of affiliated pirate crews.

Marco called out from afar, "Colonel Aaron, you actually came."

"Boss is now a brigadier general," Finbdi said.

Marco nodded: "Brigadier General Aaron, will you arrest me?"

Aaron laughed and said, "Even if we were to arrest you, we would wait until you've settled things with Blackbeard before making a move."

Marco smiled and said, "That's good."

Aaron asked, "Hasn't Blackbeard arrived yet?"

Marco shook his head: "It's not time for the official final battle yet. He's not exactly late."

"How are your preparations going?"

Marco declared firmly, "We must win this battle!"

"Are you confident you can handle Blackbeard?"

Marco gave a bitter smile: "Hard to say. Blackbeard has been biding his time on the ship for decades without making any outstanding contributions. But ever since he silently killed Thatch and escaped, I've known that he's been hiding his strength. Thatch was, after all, a captain-level powerhouse. Even if Old Man killed him, it wouldn't have gone unnoticed."

Aaron said, "Since you understand this, I can give you a suggestion: you, Joz, and Vista should team up to deal with Blackbeard. His men can be handled by the other captains and crew members."

Marco said, "In that case, I'm afraid it would be an unfair victory."

Aaron scoffed, "An unfair victory? I knew you were pirates with a code of honor, but I didn't expect you to be so stubborn. Facing the murderer who killed your own comrades and your father, you actually talk about an unfair victory? If that's the case, I think you might as well just admit defeat and call it quits."