Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Jaka pushed open the door and went in, and saw that although King Cobra had changed into his pajamas, he had not gone to bed.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" King Kobra asked as he saw Jaka enter.

“No, Your Majesty!” Jaka shook his head and said, “It’s about tomorrow’s battle!”

"Hmm? What's the problem?" King Cobra asked in surprise.

“Your Majesty, isn’t the Rainlands too far from us? If we send troops to the Rainlands to conquer Crocodile, and the rebels launch an attack at that time, then Albana might be in danger!” Jaka said directly.

“Jaka… Remember, a nation is not the capital Albana, nor this palace, but people! As long as there are people, a nation exists! So what if the rebels occupy Albana? As long as we destroy Crocodile, the Kingdom of Alabasta will be victorious!” King Cobra said earnestly.

"But... Your Majesty, Crocodile, as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, is not so easy to deal with!" Jaka asked with a hint of worry.

“I know! That’s why I’m prepared to die with him! As long as we eliminate him, even if we all perish, Alabasta will be victorious! But today I received news from the Navy that they suddenly arrived, which makes me a little worried. He’s one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, a member of the World Government, so…”

Cobra didn't finish speaking, but Jakka already understood that the King was worried that the Navy had already colluded with Crocodile.

It was only then that he realized why the king had been showing goodwill to the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates during the day.

Since the other party is the Navy and the World Government, it is only natural that they would try to win over pirates. However, it seems that the other party has no intention of intervening.

“I understand, Your Majesty! The army will assemble first thing tomorrow morning!” Jaka nodded and said.

King Cobra smiled and said, "Go and get some rest... There will be a great battle tomorrow!"

The next morning, after Jakar assembled his army, he discovered that the king had mysteriously disappeared.

"Lord Jaka! We've searched everywhere, including the bedroom, the balcony, the warehouse, every place in the palace and the courtyard! There's no trace of the king at all!" the soldier said anxiously to Jaka.

"How is this possible...? The king shouldn't be out in the middle of the night!" Jaka was also completely dumbfounded. The battle was imminent, and the army had already assembled, but the king had disappeared.

“That’s impossible! My lord, His Majesty’s bedroom was heavily guarded last night. If the King had gone out, they couldn’t have missed him!” The soldier shook his head and said.

"If that's the case... then why did the king disappear into thin air in his bedroom?"

"This……"

Jaka looked at the guards before him, waved his hand, and loudly ordered, "No matter what, we must find His Majesty! Now, search the entire palace again. If we can't find him, we'll search the city, even the entire Albanian capital. We must find His Majesty!"

"Yes!" After saluting, the soldiers sprang into action, searching everywhere for the king's whereabouts.

"Damn it, finding people is Bell's forte, but he's not here now... I hope he can find Nico Robin soon and come back!" Jakka thought to himself as he looked at the scattered soldiers.

A moment later, a soldier came running up, panting, and shouted, "Lord Jaka!"

"Have you found His Majesty?" Jaka asked the soldier anxiously.

“No…but we received intelligence…” The soldier knelt down and recounted the intelligence he had just received.

"You... what did you say?" After hearing the information, Jaka could hardly believe his ears.

Not long ago, at the rebel headquarters, in Katrea.

"How are the weapons prepared?" Chief Kosha asked his companions.

“It’s almost done!” Kaby nodded and said.

He has known Kou Sha since childhood and was a member of the Sha Sha group. He currently serves as Kou Sha's assistant in the rebel army.

“Very good. Once the weapons and equipment are in place, we will immediately launch an attack on the Kingdom’s army!” Kou Sha nodded and said.

"Kousha..." Just then, a rebel soldier ran up anxiously and shouted to Kou Sha, "Kousha...King...is here!"

"Wh...what? What did you say?" Kou Shang stood up from his seat, staring at the soldier, and asked incredulously, "You said the king has come?"

"Yes, the king is currently in... the city..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kou Sha rushed out the door, mounted a fast horse, and galloped towards the city.

"Quick! Let's catch up!" Upon seeing this, Kaby immediately called to his companions to follow Koza.

When Kosa arrived at the scene of his death, the king was standing in the middle of the street with a group of soldiers, surrounded by onlookers.

What are you doing here?

"king……"

The surrounding citizens looked at the king standing there and couldn't help but ask questions.

"I've come to apologize! Because the one who stole the rain from this country... is me!" the king said calmly.

"King Cobra...you...what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Your Majesty, you've finally admitted it?"

Upon hearing the king's words, the people on the street showed expressions of surprise.

"To make everyone forget that horrible dancing powder, I've decided... to burn down the city!" The king ignored his citizens and spoke to himself.

"Hey... Your Majesty!" At this moment, Kosa arrived, mounted on his horse. Looking at the king, Kosa loudly questioned, "What... what are you doing here?"

"I said... I'm here to apologize!" King Kobra replied calmly to Kosha's questioning.

“Shut up! Who wants to listen to your nonsense? Are you trying to insult us?” Kou Sha dismounted and roared.

"The one who caused the drought in the country with dancing powder... is me!" King Cobra continued without stopping.

"I told you to shut up!" Kosha interrupted the other man, charging towards the king and shouting, "You bastard!"

"Do you know what those people who collapsed in the drought-stricken city were feeling when they died? Not one of them blamed you or doubted you... Every single one of them believed in you until the very end!"

"That's not the king's fault! He was a good king!"

"Even if you're lying, you have to say you didn't do those things! Otherwise... how will those who died feel?! You big bastard!"

Kosha was stopped by the king's soldiers, but he struggled and shouted loudly at the king.

However, the king remained expressionless, seemingly unconcerned.

"boom!"

A gunshot rang out, and a soldier from the royal army fired directly at Kosha, knocking him to the ground, whereupon his blood instantly stained the ground red.

"Kousha!"

"leader!"

"Mr. Kosha!"

Upon seeing Kou Sha fall, the surrounding rebel soldiers and civilians shouted loudly.

"Damn it...you bastard...this answer...is not the answer the people want to hear at all! That's why...that's why we fight!" Kosa, lying on the ground, didn't care about his injuries at all, but covered his forehead and said with tears streaming down his face.

But at that moment, a giant ship crashed into the city, destroying many buildings. The people who came off the ship set fires everywhere, seemingly intending to burn the city down.

On the other side, after completing the mission, Mr. 2 withdrew with soldiers disguised as the King's army. It turned out that the King he had just seen was an imposter.

However, all of this was witnessed by the boy who had wanted to join the rebels but was rejected by Kosa. Just as he was about to leave to tell everyone the truth, he encountered Mr. 1 and Miss DoubleFinger who were passing by.

To prevent him from revealing the truth, the two men ruthlessly killed him.

"Hey... kid, are you alright? Could this also be the work of the King's army? Those damned bastards... they even go after children!" Soon, the seriously injured child was discovered.

Although he was still conscious, he was unable to speak.

“This kind of country… has no reason to exist anymore… Let’s end it!” The wounded Kosa walked up to the child, squatted down and said, “Contact all branches… let’s fight… the final battle!”

"Are we going to war, Kosha? But we haven't gathered all our weapons and equipment yet!" Kaby asked from the side.

"Wait... that giant ship that just rushed in looks like an arms dealer's ship, it's loaded with weapons!" Eric, the rebel army's strategist, said at this moment.

He was also a member of Sasa when he was young, and always stayed by Kosa's side.

“This is the will of Heaven!” Kosa slowly rose and said.

Once the fire was extinguished, Koza looked at the ruined buildings, his anger completely burning within him. He climbed onto the high platform, drew his weapon, and shouted to the rebel soldiers who were now standing below:

"Everyone...listen up! The old Alabasta is dead. This is our final war. We will conquer all of Alabasta! Launch a general offensive on Albana!"

"Ooh ooh ooh ooh~~~~~"

"Don't let the king escape!"

Everyone raised their weapons and echoed Kosha's call.

Meanwhile, Alabasta was even more bustling.

Inside the palace, Jaka, bewildered by the news of the king's appearance in Katrea, is at a crossroads where she cannot make a decision.

"Lord Jaka! Give the order! What should we do?" the soldier asked Jaka.

“I simply cannot believe that the King would do such a thing!” Jaka shook his head and said.

“But… the king isn’t in his bedchamber right now, and the timing is perfect! So we have no way to explain it! The Katarina incident has now become a national issue, and rebel branches all over the country are targeting us! If we continue with the previous suppression methods… I’m afraid we won’t be able to hold out!”

"That's right, it's not just that! The people who previously trusted the king are now starting to doubt him, and they've all taken up arms and are heading angrily towards Albana. We can't stop them at all!"

The soldiers said to Jaka.

"How could things have turned out like this...? Given the current situation, how can I believe what the king said last night? What should I do? Who should I believe? Or who should I doubt?" Jaka clutched his head in anguish. He was not a strategist and was completely helpless in this situation.

"No matter what, I will do my duty! We are the Alabasta Guard! Our mission is to protect Alabasta! Now that the King is gone, we cannot let Alabasta perish! We must believe what we see with our own eyes! We must protect Alabasta! The King's Army... take up arms and fight the rebels with all our might!"

Although he couldn't understand the truth of the matter, Jaka was still very decisive! That is, no matter what, as the adjutant of the guard, his only mission was to protect the country, so he made the decision to fight.

Meanwhile, in front of a hotel in Alba, Aokiji and Smoker had already surrounded the place with their men. Ace, who was resting on the second floor, seemed to sense something and was preparing to come out to see what was going on.

At the south gate, Bell and Robin, whom they had met on the way, had already entered the city. Around the same time, Princess Vivi and the Straw Hat crew, who had come from the west gate, also entered the city.

These people began to gather in Albana.

Chapter 289 The Battle Gradually Begins

"Vivi, don't you feel... a very strange feeling ever since we entered Albana?" Sanji looked at the people rushing around him and felt something was off.

"Hmm! Everyone seems to be in a great hurry, as if... something has happened!" She nodded slightly and said.

"Now that we've arrived in Albana, why don't you go back to the palace first?" Sanji nodded and asked.

"I'm going to beat up Crocodile!" Just as Weiwei was about to nod, Luffy shouted impatiently from the side.

"We can't worry about that now, finding Crocodile is the most important thing! Everyone, follow me, I know where their secret hideout is! It's that building with a crocodile on the roof!" Weiwei pointed to a building in the city with a yellow crocodile on the roof.

"Okay! I'll go over there and beat them to a pulp!" Luffy glanced around and charged straight towards the area, leaving the others no choice but to follow him.

Meanwhile, Bell, who had flown back with Nico Robin, flew directly towards the royal palace.