Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

The Navy's base ultimately failed to see Fujitora's arrival and was directly overrun by the extraterrestrial visitors. The same happened to the bases of the Big Mom Pirates and the Beast Pirates. Because they had devoted most of their forces to the attack, their bases were completely destroyed by the extraterrestrial visitors, and the remaining pirate crews were defeated.

Only the Revolutionary Army and the Whitebeard Pirates' strongholds managed to hold on because they had enough manpower to defend them. However, the Revolutionary Army paid a heavy price for this, with all four army commanders injured.

Fortunately, the Whitebeard Pirates at the front not only defeated the enemy but also severely injured their energy shield expert, thus avenging the Revolutionary Army.

"So... we are no longer able to defend your base. The leader sent word that after handing over the defenses of your base to Captain Thatch, our people will withdraw!" Koala said to Whitebeard with some sadness after the battle.

She also participated in the battle, but her strength was limited. Since she was a representative sent by the Revolutionary Army, the Whitebeard Pirates took good care of her and did not let her get hurt.

"No problem. After this incident, the extraterrestrials should have lost their ability to counterattack. Although they occupied the strongholds of many forces, our main force is still intact, and the navy also captured a small island at the last moment, so this counterattack won't end like this!" Reina nodded, reassuringly saying:

"The battle here is about to become even more dangerous. Your revolutionary army is currently short-handed, so I will send someone to take you back. Please also tell Dragon about the situation here!"

“Okay, I understand!” Kella nodded and replied, “Is there anything else Your Excellency Reina needs to say?”

Reina shook his head and said, "There's nothing else here, but if you need any help, you can contact Sachi directly, and I'll tell him to cooperate with you!"

After Koala left, Reina found Whitebeard and asked if they should continue the attack.

"This time, the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates joined forces and conquered a lot of territory. Although their base was breached, a mere isolated island is not something extraterrestrials can defend. So, on the surface, it seems like we've both suffered heavy losses, but in reality, we have the advantage! Moreover, the Navy launched an attack at the last moment. I think they might have some backup plan, otherwise, given Sengoku's personality, he shouldn't have been so aggressive!" Whitebeard said after thinking for a moment.

“That’s right, we’ve taken down this tough nut, and the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates have really benefited! But it’s also because of their appearance that the number of enemies we’re facing has decreased, otherwise, it’s hard to say whether we could have repelled them!” Reina nodded and said, “The problem is, I don’t know what the Navy, Big Mom, and Kaido are planning next. Everyone has suffered significant losses this time, and if no one stops us, it will be difficult to continue the attack!”

Laco nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. At least the Navy can't continue the attack if they don't have a backup plan, since their backyard is already on fire! But the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates have tasted success this time, so they will definitely be the main force in the war!"

“How about… Brother, you contact the Navy and see what they’re planning?” Reina asked Whitebeard.

"Alright! Rakuyo, contact the Navy immediately!" Whitebeard nodded and said to Rakuyo beside him.

Without wasting words, Laco summoned the intelligence officer who was already waiting and dialed the Den Den Mushi on the Navy's side!

"Ah~ it's Newgate! Is the battle over there over there over? Did everything go smoothly?" Sengoku's voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

"Gurararara... Just a mere visitor from outer space, nothing to worry about. It's a pity we couldn't kill their energy shield expert, but he's been severely injured by us and shouldn't be able to affect us for a while! How's the battle going on your side? I heard your base was breached? What happened? Are you planning to turn back?" Whitebeard replied with a smile.

"Don't worry, they won't be able to keep this up for long! As for our base, you don't need to worry about it. You should worry about yourselves! This time you had the Revolutionary Army helping you, but you won't be so lucky next time!" Sengoku said somewhat displeased.

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in the white-bearded man's eyes.

Sure enough, the navy had a backup plan; either they brought in reinforcements from headquarters or they made some other arrangements.

"So... you're planning to continue the attack?" Whitebeard said softly.

"What? Are you going to give up? The Revolutionary Army has been guarding your base for you. If you retreat now, they probably won't agree, right?" While inquiring about Whitebeard's plans, Sengoku didn't forget to sow discord between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Revolutionary Army.

"Don't worry, our allies are different from yours!" Whitebeard chuckled and said, "Hehe... But since you've decided to continue the attack, let's find some time to discuss how to proceed! As you all can see, if we want to reap the rewards, we must work together!"

“That’s exactly what I was thinking! But we’ve only just finished the battle, so let’s all take a day to rest! After a day, use the video phone snails we gave you earlier to start a video conference and we can discuss things further!” Sengoku nodded and said.

Whitebeard frowned. He didn't want to delay for too long, because delaying now would give the other side more time to recover. However, Sengoku said there must be a reason for tomorrow, so Whitebeard neither agreed nor refused, but waited for Sengoku to give him a more reasonable explanation.

As for any repairs... for a force like theirs, it wouldn't take that long at all.

Chapter 792 Powerful Domineering Aura

Sure enough, Sengoku knew that this matter could not be easily dismissed when he heard that Whitebeard did not speak, so he had no choice but to remain silent as well.

"Can't you say?" Whitebeard seemed somewhat surprised to see that Sengoku was also silent.

Normally, no matter what the Navy's plans were, at this time they were all comrades-in-arms, and the suggestion that the North Sea should not be divided by faction was put forward by the Navy. Now, they couldn't even tell their allies about their plans, which surprised Whitebeard.

"Not only can I not say, but you also have to pretend you don't know after you find out!" Sengoku said with a light laugh on the other end of the Den Den Mushi. "The World Government has already conveyed their message: they are now focusing all their efforts on capturing the Straw Hat crew. Therefore, the Marine Headquarters will not be sending anyone. However, if some people act on their own initiative, that's none of our business! In order to keep things low-key, we hope that you will pretend you don't know after you find out!"

Whitebeard had an "I knew it" look on his face; he had guessed that it was someone from Marine Headquarters, but he didn't know there was such a reason behind it.

However, judging from Sengoku's tone, the people who came from the Navy Headquarters should be able to help the Navy reclaim the territory, which is why Sengoku dared to continue the attack with confidence.

"It seems he's at least a general-level fighter! Otherwise, Sengoku wouldn't be so confident!" Whitebeard remarked after hanging up the phone.

"But brother, why should we agree to the navy's demands? Wouldn't it be better to attack now? If we give them a day, who knows how much fighting power the extraterrestrials will have recovered by then!" Reina asked, puzzled.

"Instead of attacking now when everyone is divided, it's better to wait until tomorrow. It doesn't matter if we give them time! They won't recover much in a day, but for us, as long as we work together, even if they are at their peak, we still have a fighting chance!" Whitebeard shook his head and said.

“Alright then! In that case, I’ll let everyone rest for a day! Also, although we won this battle, the enemy retreated very easily, and they took most of the supplies with them. Our gains were limited. How should we distribute them to the Revolutionary Army? If we split them 50/50 as we said before… we can’t share the luck power we absorbed with them!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

"Then give them all the supplies we've gathered, and leave us the food we need!" Whitebeard said without hesitation.

"Alright, I'll give the order right away! I should have had Kerla keep an eye out and bring the supplies back first, since they suffered quite a loss this time!" Reina said with some regret.

"Hmm! Now that we've conquered the extraterrestrials' territory, it's becoming increasingly difficult for us to make such a rapid advance on the smaller islands!" Whitebeard looked up at the distant sea and said, "If their powerful warriors are all concentrated on the smaller islands, it will be very difficult for us to make any further progress. Moreover, defending the islands on the front lines will inevitably consume a lot of our manpower and resources!"

"What do you mean, brother?..." Reina's eyes flashed, and he said, "We'll distribute the islands we've captured to the Revolutionary Army?"

“That’s right. Once they recover, they will still be a powerful force. However, we have already divided up the territory near the central island. It won’t be so easy for them to enter the fray then. Fortunately, we have allocated some territory to reduce the pressure on us and give them a chance to enter the fray!” Whitebeard nodded and said.

"Then they'll have to thank us properly!" Reina said with a smile. "Let Ace handle it! He and Sabo are brothers, so it's only natural for him to do something like this! But we can't tell them now, or they might get restless!"

Whitebeard smiled slightly, naturally understanding what Reina meant.

Just as the offensive in the North Sea paused, on the other side of the New World, the Straw Hat crew was locked in a fierce battle against Marine Admiral Green Bull.

As the user of the Forest-Forest Fruit, Green Bull possesses a life force as pure as the ocean. Even though the Straw Hat crew's enemy is only him, he still caused them great trouble, especially since the battle took place on the sea. The Straw Hat crew also had to prevent the enemy from destroying the Sunny, so they couldn't unleash their full power.

"Sanji! Are you going to transform?" Upon seeing Sanji take out the Vinsmoke family's "3" transformation device, Usopp, Chopper, and Luffy immediately asked with shining eyes.

"Damn it, what time is it now? You guys are still thinking about this?" Sanji was speechless.

Although he loathed the Vinsmoke family, he had to admit that transformation was incredibly alluring to men, especially to creatures like Chopper and Luffy.

If it weren't for the fact that only Sanji can use this thing, Luffy would probably have stolen it from Sanji long ago.

"Hey... I said our opponents are Marine Admirals, can't you guys be serious for once!" Zoro, who had just cut down countless tree branches with a single sword strike, complained to Luffy and the others.

Although Green Bull single-handedly overwhelmed the entire Straw Hat crew on the spot, for some reason, he was extremely wary, as if something could threaten his life. This made him hesitant to use his full strength against the Straw Hat crew, always keeping a portion of his power reserved for something else.

"Hehehe... Looks like everyone's in a good mood! But if this continues, the Sunny might not be able to hold on!" Brooke said with a chuckle as he stood on the mast.

His words made everyone in the Straw Hat crew take it seriously. The Thousand Sunny had accompanied them through countless adventures and had even inherited the ship spirit of the Going Merry, so they had long regarded the Thousand Sunny as their partner.

But just as the Straw Hat crew was about to get serious about fighting, Luffy, Sanji, Zoro, Usopp, and Jinbe all froze in place and looked towards the distant horizon.

A green bull hovering in the air was doing the same thing as them.

"Who is it?" everyone asked in unison.

They sensed a powerful, domineering aura emanating from afar.

"This is impossible!" When everyone noticed that a ship seemed to be faintly visible at the end of the distant sea, the group of people who felt that domineering aura exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

Despite the great distance, they could still sense the immense domineering aura emanating from the other party. Just how astonishing must the aura of the newcomer be?

"Huh~ This domineering aura... why does it feel somewhat familiar?" Luffy tilted his head, carefully sensing the astonishing domineering aura emanating from afar, and said in confusion.

Chapter 793 Luffy and Shanks' Meeting

"On this vast ocean... there is only one man with such power and domineering presence!" Green Bull said softly, gazing at the distant sea.

Although he couldn't even make out the shape of the ship yet, he already knew the other party's identity. Because on this great sea, there was only one person who could possess such amazing domineering aura, and the other party was also the only one among the Four Emperors' pirate crews who did not go to the North Blue but stayed in the New World.

Moreover, he didn't know why the other party had come here at this time, so he couldn't make any rash moves and could only wait for the other party to arrive.

When the Red-Haired Pirates' Red Voss, with its dragon-head design, appeared before everyone's eyes, everyone in the Straw Hat crew except Luffy was extremely surprised.

Only Luffy felt a sense of familiarity upon seeing the Red Voss, exclaiming, "Shanks? That's Shanks' pirate ship!"

"Yo~ Luffy! We finally meet!" On the Red Fox, Shanks greeted Luffy with a big smile.

"It's been a long time, Shanks!" Luffy said happily. "By the way, what are you doing here?"

Shanks smiled slightly and replied, "I've been waiting for you here for a long time, Luffy! I heard you've already been to Laugh Tale?"

All the officers of the Red-Haired Pirates, except for Usopp, looked at Luffy, seemingly waiting for his answer.

Luffy was taken aback. Just as he was about to answer Shanks, he saw that his crewmates had all come to his side and seemed to be showing hostility towards Shanks and his crew. On the other hand, Green Bull, apart from retreating a distance, did not seem to have any intention of launching another attack and seemed to be watching the show.

"Huh? What's wrong with everyone?" Luffy asked his companions, puzzled.

"They... are probably like those pirates! They want to steal the One Piece from us!" Zoro said solemnly, looking at the Red-Haired Pirates opposite him.

Usopp looked at his father with equal tension. He had never imagined that their reunion would be like this.

"Huh?" Luffy looked at Shanks with a blank expression. He didn't believe that Shanks would be like those pirates, coveting the so-called One Piece.

Even if Shanks wanted it, he would go find it himself, rather than steal it from Luffy.

If Shanks were to ask, Luffy would definitely tell him about going to the final island, and would even be willing to share any information he knows. However, if Shanks tried to take it from him, Luffy would absolutely not agree, because it wasn't his alone; it was something he and his crew had worked incredibly hard to obtain.

"You got the One Piece, right?" Shanks didn't answer Luffy's question, but asked again.

“That’s right!” Luffy slowly put away his smile, nodded, and replied seriously.

"That's wonderful! You're the one the captain's been waiting for!" Shanks suddenly exclaimed with a laugh.

Meanwhile, the Red-Haired Pirates crew members, who had been in a serious mood, became cheerful, leaving the Straw Hat crew completely bewildered.

Green Bull, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, was even more dumbfounded. Especially when the Straw Hat Pirates and the Red-Haired Pirates all looked at him, he knew that he should leave.

Otherwise, the other side might join forces against him, so at this moment, Green Bull quite consciously flew away.

Luffy and Shanks, having not seen him for a long time, ignored him.

"Shanks, what are you doing here?" With their only enemy, the Marine Admiral, gone, Luffy immediately asked Shanks.

The crews from both sides then happily started a party together.

"I've been waiting for you here!" Shanks said with a smile, raising his glass.

"Wait for me? Is it because we've reached the final island?" Luffy asked blankly.

“That’s right. When Captain Roger returned from the final island, he told me what the One Piece was and told me to wait in the New World for someone who could change this world!” Shanks nodded and said, “I just never imagined that the person I was waiting for would be you!”

"Huh? Change the world?" Luffy exclaimed in surprise, "I have no such idea!"

Because the two captains were chatting about a topic they were very interested in, all the crew members sat down around them.

"You mean... that Luffy will overthrow the Celestial Dragons?" Robin suddenly asked at this moment, "On the final island, we did learn the secrets of this world, and I understood why my father and the others let me join Luffy's crew! But I don't believe that Luffy will overthrow the Celestial Dragons!"

“That’s right!” Shanks nodded and said, “Based on how things have unfolded, Luffy certainly wouldn’t have done that! But fate is so strange! Luffy… you are destined to be the savior of this world!”

"Could it be referring to the North Blue?" Sanji suddenly interjected, "According to our current intelligence, the forces invading the North Blue seem to be an alien civilization! They want to seize our planet. Could it be that Luffy is the one who can defeat those extraterrestrial visitors!?"

Shanks shook his head and said, "Although I didn't go to the North Blue, I've been keeping an eye on the intelligence there. The situation in the North Blue has stabilized now. With the Navy leading the charge and the Whitebeard Pirates supporting it, all forces have launched a counterattack against the extraterrestrial visitors. Although progress isn't fast, judging from the overall situation, we still hold the initiative, and our chances of winning are quite good! However..."

Then Shanks looked at Luffy and said, "I remember Dragon is your father, right? Sabo, the Revolutionary Army's second-in-command and chief of staff, is your brother?"