Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Sachi, what do you mean by that!" Lakyo looked at Sachi, having some guesses in his mind, but not being sure.

"It's obvious that the Navy has us surrounded but not destroyed, just waiting for Daddy to come to our rescue!" Sachi sighed and said, "They must have already spread the news of our encirclement by now!"

“No, since this is a trap set by the Navy, we should immediately notify Father and tell him to be careful!” Laco said, standing up abruptly.

“I’m afraid it’s too late, but… let’s give it a try anyway!” Sachi shook his head and said.

However, the member in charge of liaison soon reported that all their communication facilities had been cut off, and even the special Den Den Mushi developed by the doctor could not contact the outside world at all!

"It seems the Navy really intends to take action against us!" Sachi said in a deep voice.

"How about we break through?" Jin Guduo said directly, "Either we successfully break through, or... we all die here!"

Everyone looked at Jin Gudu. They didn't doubt his determination, but...

“Since the Navy has done this, they must be confident of victory! I think everyone knows how well Dad is doing! We can’t let Dad get hurt because of us!” King Gyu looked at his companions and continued.

He understood what everyone was thinking. They must believe that if their father came to their rescue, what did it matter if it was a trap set by the Navy? They were the Whitebeard Pirates.

However, after Jin Guduo explained, everyone's eyes hardened.

"Captain Thatch! Give the order!" Makugay smiled slightly and said, "Let these Marines know... we are... the Whitebeard Pirates!"

"Oh~~~" All the captains and captains raised their arms and shouted in agreement.

"Everyone... it's truly an honor to meet you all!" Sachi smiled slightly and said, "Now... captains, return to your ships, everyone have a hearty meal, and in the middle of the night... we'll break out!"

"Hahaha... Let those guys know that the reputation of the Whitebeard Pirates... was earned with every sword and spear!"

"That's right, if he wants to eat us up, how can he do it without breaking a few of his teeth?"

Everyone was filled with fervor. As members of the Whitebeard Pirates, they shared the same understanding: even if they died in battle, they could not let their father suffer any harm.

"Everyone... please wait!" Just then, Laqué suddenly stood up and said.

"Huh?" Everyone looked at Lakyo in confusion.

“We can’t all die here! Someone has to go out and report!” Laco shook his head and said, “If we all die in battle, the Navy can impersonate us, and Dad will come to rescue us just the same way! And things might even be worse!”

"This……"

“That’s right, Captain Lacjo is right. We must ensure that someone gets out alive and notify our father on Fishman Island!”

Lacjo's words caused everyone's expression to change.

“But…” Sachi looked around at the surrounding navy. They had absolutely no chance that anyone could escape.

"I have a rough idea right now... I don't know if it will work!" Lakyo said with a slight smile.

"Look at the situation now, Lakyo, stop keeping us in suspense!" Jingudo said impatiently.

Lacjo grinned and explained his plan.

After hearing this, everyone fell silent.

“This…let me handle it!” Sachi quickly stepped forward and said softly.

"No way! Captain Sachi, you're the commander of this operation. What will we do if something goes wrong?" Makugay was the first to object, saying, "Let me do it! My pirate ship can support this tactic!"

“No! You’re not suitable! And as the commander, I’m to blame for leading you into this dangerous situation! So let’s stop talking nonsense and let me do this! Lakyo… give me the stuff!” Sachi shook his head and said firmly.

“Let me do it! As the commander, your presence here will give everyone more confidence! And if our plan fails, you’ll need to hold out until Dad comes to rescue us! Then, cooperate with Dad and break out as quickly as possible! If we can’t all escape, then we’ll all die in battle! We can’t give the Navy any chance!” Lakyo shook his head, hid a scroll-like object inside his clothes, and said.

“Okay!” Sachi thought for a moment, then nodded and said, “So, about this… um?”

Before Sachi could finish speaking, he looked behind Lakyo in surprise, as if he saw something unbelievable. Lakyo was startled and immediately turned around to look as well, but when he found that there was nothing behind him, he knew that something was wrong.

"Sa..." Before Lakyo could finish speaking, he felt a numbness in the back of his neck, and then he lost consciousness.

"Alright! Everyone, let's proceed according to plan! If I don't return, Lakyo will take my place!" After knocking Lakyo unconscious with a single blow, Sachi smiled and found the scroll-like object on Lakyo's body.

"This..." Everyone watched Sachi's actions without saying a word.

"What's that?" Suddenly, Jingudo pointed at Sachi's back and shouted.

Sachi was taken aback, then turned around and looked back.

"Hehehe... Do you think you can fool me with the same moves I've used before?" Sachi blocked Jin Gudo's hand chop with one hand, turned around and said with a smile.

Jin Gudo was somewhat embarrassed. He thought that since Sachi had used this trick earlier, he probably wouldn't be on guard. He didn't expect that he would be seen through so easily.

“Everyone, stop arguing. Just like Lakyo said, if this plan fails… then the rest of us will bear even greater responsibility! I just couldn’t handle the pressure, so I chose the simplest task. You don’t still want to argue with me, do you?” Sachi said with a smile.

“Captain Sachi…” Makugay turned his head, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, “Take care!”

"Captain Sachi...take care!" everyone said at the same time.

"Don't worry, maybe I'll get lucky and nothing will happen! This kind of thing is dangerous, but it's not a guaranteed death sentence!" Sachi said with a smile.

Soon, night fell. To prevent the Whitebeard Pirates from escaping, countless huge lights illuminated their location as if it were daytime, and many people on the surrounding naval warships kept a close watch on them.

But in the middle of the night, a small boat suddenly emerged from the gaps between the many pirate ships and sped off in one direction.

"Attention everyone, prepare the cannons, sink it! Everyone else, stay alert!" Although the small boat was fast, the navy spotted the vanguard immediately, and a beam of light followed it.

"Boom!"

A single cannonball struck the small boat directly, and after a raging fire, the flames gradually faded as the boat fell silent.

"Captain Thatch..." All the members of the Whitebeard Pirates clenched their fists as they watched Thatch's small boat being destroyed.

Chapter 627 Spirit Scroll

Seeing the small boat sent by the pirates destroyed by the warship, Coby looked puzzled. Why did the other side send out such a small boat? Just to test whether they could leave?

At this point, Coby was already a Vice Admiral in the Marine Headquarters, a powerful figure capable of commanding a region.

He was previously ordered to subdue Boa Hancock, who had been stripped of her title as a Shichibukai, but after being stopped by reinforcements from the Whitebeard Pirates, he received orders from headquarters to return.

However, on the way, he received a new notification and reinforcements, instructing them to surround all of the Whitebeard Pirates' reinforcements and lure the main force of the Whitebeard Pirates to come to their rescue.

"Koby, is something wrong?" Helmeppo, whose rank was one level lower than Koby's, asked in surprise when he saw Koby frowning.

"Ah~ I have a feeling they sent this ship out for some other purpose!" Koby nodded and said.

“Don’t worry, this area is completely surrounded by us. There are even manatees monitoring the seabed. As long as we keep an eye on them, there won’t be any problems! Maybe they were just testing us!” Bellemere said with a light laugh.

“Yes! I think they should already know our plans by now!” Koby nodded and said.

“That can’t be…we didn’t do anything!” Bellemere said in disbelief.

“Don’t underestimate the Whitebeard Pirates. As the leader of the Four Emperors, the Whitebeard Pirates, who have been sailing the seas for decades, are not so simple! Look, apart from their previous breakout, they haven’t made any moves. I think they are guessing our purpose. That small boat just now... was probably a test!” Coby shook his head and said.

"No matter what! As long as we don't let them leave!" Bellmare shrugged and said, "This time, in addition to us, five lieutenant generals from headquarters have come. With this lineup, there won't be any problems!"

"I'm afraid that once they figure out our objective, they'll launch a desperate attack. At that point, we'll have no choice but to annihilate them all! If such a large-scale battle occurs... I don't know how many soldiers will be killed or wounded!" Koby said with some emotion.

"That's just how it is! Now that Kaido and Big Mom have both been defeated among the Four Emperors, if we defeat the Whitebeard Pirates at this time, the number of pirates on the seas might decrease significantly, and the world will become more peaceful!" Helmeppo said in a deep voice.

"Is the world... at peace?" Coby looked up at the sky and thought of Luffy.

Is eliminating pirates like that really justice?

Meanwhile, before the small boat was bombed by the navy, Sachi had already entered the sea. Feeling the aftershocks of the explosion above him, Sachi swam rapidly towards the deeper seabed.

He wasn't an ability user, so diving into the sea wasn't a problem for him. But he was just an ordinary human, and he couldn't stay in the sea for too long. Swimming out was unrealistic, especially since he had seen manatees monitoring him on the seabed.

However, his purpose in coming here was not to escape.

After diving to a certain depth again, Sachi felt that he had reached the right depth. There were no more manatees around to monitor him, so he took out the scroll he had taken from Lakyo earlier, prayed for a moment, and then tore the scroll to shreds.

But when he tore the scroll apart, the expected scene did not appear.

Just as he was wondering if something had gone wrong, a puff of white smoke suddenly appeared in the seawater in front of him, and then a huge turtle-like sea monster appeared.

"Hard shell!" Sachi was overjoyed; their plan had indeed succeeded.

What he had previously obtained from Laco was the contract scroll that Reina had given to Laco. If torn up in an emergency, it could summon either Hard Shell or Slugger.

Hardshell, which had just been summoned, was a little confused because it didn't sense Reina's presence. But soon, it spotted Sachi. As Reina's companion and chef, Hardshell had eaten plenty of food specially prepared for it by Sachi, so it was quite familiar with him.

Upon discovering Sachi, it quickly moved Sachi into the bubble membrane on its back.

"Cough cough cough..." As a human, he was nearing his limit after staying in the ocean for so long. If the plan failed, Sachi would definitely not have the time or ability to return to the surface. That's why he said this mission was extremely risky. However, he was lucky, or rather, Reina was quite reliable.

"Thanks, hard shell!" Sachi exclaimed gratefully.

He knew that Hardshell could understand him, and after Reina's multiple modifications, Hardshell could hear him directly when he spoke while standing on its back.

The hard-shelled body trembled a few times, seemingly indicating that no thanks were needed.

"You've really worked hard! I still have some things to ask you to do, but first you need to be careful, there are quite a few manatees watching around, don't let them spot you!" Sachi said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Hardshell immediately began to dive. As a sea creature, it could dive to a much greater distance than that. Moreover, thanks to Sachi's reminder, it sensed that many things were approaching it, so it chose to dive directly.

Shortly after they left, several manatees appeared at the spot where Sachi had summoned the hard shell, but after inspecting the area and finding nothing unusual, they left.

"Hardshell...can you contact Reina now?" Sachi, now safe, asked Hardshell immediately.

Hardshell's body trembled twice again, but Sachi, who hadn't had much contact with Hardshell, had no idea what Hardshell was trying to say. He could only continue, "My situation here is rather urgent. I'm leaving this letter here now. If you have a way, please deliver it to Reina! And it has to be quick! Do you understand?"

This time, the shell didn't shake. It seemed to know that Sachi couldn't understand its code, so it simply stretched its head over its back, let Sachi see its head, and then nodded.

“That’s great! Then without further ado, put me down and go contact Reina!” Sachi said with a smile upon seeing this.

However, after hesitating for a moment, Hardshell did not let Sachi leave immediately, but instead began to slowly rise to the surface of the sea.

"No, Hardshell, you're too conspicuous and too easy to spot. Once they find you, things will be terrible!" Sachi immediately stopped Hardshell's movements and said urgently.

As if it knew, the hard shell nodded to Sachi again and slowed its ascent until Sachi could faintly see the light on the sea surface before it stopped rising.

"I see... Thank you so much! I'll treat you to a big meal after this is all over!" Sachi finally understood that Hard Shell was worried that if he was abandoned, Hard Shell would not be able to return to the surface.

Chapter 628 Message Transmission

"Where's Sachi? That bastard... how dare he play tricks on me!" Lakyo woke up shortly after Sachi left and immediately asked his companions angrily.

"Captain Sachi has gone to the seabed to use the summoning scroll as planned!" a pirate whispered.

"Damn it!" Lakyo was furious. If anything happened to Sachi, how was he going to explain it to his father?

Meanwhile, far away on Xuan Yue Island, Reina had just come out of the Tower of Trials and was resting in his living room when he suddenly felt a pang of fear. He sensed that someone had used a spirit scroll.

His summoning scrolls were extremely valuable, so he didn't give them to many people. One copy went to Robin, one to Whitebeard, and Marco, Jozu, and Lakuyo each had one as well.