Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"The World Tree has been damaged this time, and our planet's protective barrier will inevitably be weakened. So, those guys will definitely launch a major attack in the coming days!" Lord Im, sitting on his throne, said softly, "Therefore... you can send some troops to provide support. Didn't you say that Sengoku is in the North Sea? Give him power and resources. I don't want any more mistakes to happen. Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir!" The Five Elders didn't even try to explain, simply bowing their heads to show they understood.

Once back in their own offices, the Five Elders were somewhat troubled, unsure of how to support Sengoku.

“Why don’t we let the Warring States period speak for themselves? Let’s see what they need,” one of the Five Elders suggested.

"No!" But the other four objected at the same time. They believed that the power of the World Government was fundamental. If the power of the World Government was diverted to the Navy, it would create a situation where the Navy would become too powerful to control after the war ended.

“Perhaps… we can draw upon the Navy’s forces?” Jegalsia Satan Saint thought for a moment and then said, “The Coast Guard is originally part of the Navy. Now, most pirates, including those from the New World, have gone to the North Blue, so there’s no need for so many Navy personnel! By drawing upon the Navy’s forces, we can better control the Navy!”

After thinking about it, the other four nodded in agreement.

Whether Admiral Sakazuki would agree was beyond their consideration.

Sure enough, upon receiving the message from the Five Elders, Sakazuki was so enraged that he smashed up the entire office.

Finally, an angry Sakazuki went directly to Mary Geoise and found the Five Elders, stating that he would no longer provide any support to the Navy.

“If you cannot carry out our orders, then you will step down from the position of Marshal!” Jegarcia Satan Saint said expressionlessly.

"You want me to step down as marshal?" Sakazuki's eyes turned dangerous as he asked in a low voice.

“Yes, if you don’t obey orders, the entire navy will be in danger, and you should know how we resolved that danger!” Jegalsia Satan Saint replied directly.

“I understand! How many troops do you need me to send?” Sakazuki asked, suppressing his anger.

The Five Elders exchanged glances, and then Jegalsia Satan Saint spoke up: "We need quite a few troops, but you can inquire within the navy now. It would be best if there were volunteers! If there aren't enough volunteers, then we will assign more!"

This was a solution they came up with through negotiation. After all, becoming a naval frigate was practically the same as being exiled. If they didn't go voluntarily, it could have a very negative impact.

The world government still needs the navy in many areas, and cannot allow the navy to truly collapse.

Since Sakazuki has already agreed, there's no need for them to pressure him too much.

“I understand. I will issue a mobilization order when I get back and have those who want to go to Beihai sign up!” Sakazuki replied with a stern face.

"Very good! Sakazuki, you must prioritize the overall situation. The extraterrestrials' offensive is about to intensify. If you don't want to lose the North Sea, then reinforcing the Sea Guard is inevitable! If you really don't want to, I can let you and Sengoku switch places. You go to the North Sea to defend against the extraterrestrials, and Sengoku can return to Marineford to take charge of the overall situation. I believe that whatever you need, Sengoku will definitely prioritize satisfying you!" Seeing this, the Five Elders' attitude softened considerably.

However, the information revealed in their words greatly displeased Sakazuki, though he did not show it.

After Sakazuki left, Jegalsia Satan Saint said softly, "This dog seems to be starting to disobey!"

"We're short-handed right now, so let's use them for now and deal with them when we have more time!" Another of the Five Elders replied somewhat dismissively, "The most important thing right now is the extraterrestrial visitors. They damaged part of the World Tree, which will definitely lead to insufficient defensive energy. We must prepare remedial measures!"

The others nodded and began contacting high-ranking officials in the World Government, asking them to issue a series of orders.

Rewind to an hour earlier, when the extraterrestrial visitors, the Supreme Beings, led their powerful warriors to attack Mary Geoise.

In the New World, on an unnamed island, a pirate ship is docked.

"Captain, are you sure there's a huge treasure hidden here? We've made the same mistake several times already!" Mochi, the first mate, said weakly.

"Idiot! This time it's definitely true!" Buggy said excitedly. "This treasure map was something I worked really hard to get my hands on! The New World isn't crowded with those big pirates right now, it's the perfect opportunity for us to show off our skills!"

So, under Captain Buggy's leadership, the Buggy Pirates once again became miners, searching for treasure on the island.

What started as a simple treasure hunt turned into a nightmare as they dug deeper and deeper, when suddenly a dark hole appeared in front of Bucky.

"The ship... Captain... What is this? It looks like a bottomless pit, like the gate to hell!" Mochi asked, trembling, looking at the black hole in front of him with some fear.

"Idiot, it's just a bit dark inside. Turn on our headlamps and we'll be able to see clearly. Maybe the treasure is inside!" Bucky said happily.

But before he could even turn on his headlamp, he fell into the dark hole.

It turned out that the lion Riki, who was behind them, noticed that Buggy and his crew seemed to have dug something up, so he wanted to come and take a look. However, he forgot about his size, and as a result, the entire Buggy Pirates crew, including Riki himself, fell in.

Chapter 1289 World Tree Space

When Bucky opened his eyes again, he found himself in a strange space, with a giant tree in front of him.

"What is this thing?" Bucky rubbed the back of his head, which was still sore from the impact, and was dumbfounded.

"Captain, where are we?" After Buggy regained consciousness, the rest of the pirate crew also slowly came to their senses.

"I don't know either, but which bastard pushed me just now?" Bucky looked at his underling with an unfriendly expression.

Everyone was completely confused. They had been pushed down by the people behind them, so they had no idea who was pushing them. Meanwhile, Lion Ricky just stood there with an expression that said, "I don't know, I'm nobody," and did nothing.

"Buggy, something's strange here! Did your treasure map mention a place like this? Trees this big aren't common!" Alvida, the user of the Smooth-Smooth Fruit and a collaborator with the Buggy Pirates, asked while observing her surroundings.

"It must be here! Can't you see the terrain? It looks like a perfect place to bury treasure!" Upon hearing Alvida's words, Buggy immediately perked up and ordered his underlings to start searching everywhere.

But before they could even begin, a familiar yet somewhat infuriating figure appeared not far from him.

"Straw...hat...kid...!!" Bucky shouted through gritted teeth.

"Eh? It's you? The red-nosed guy!" Luffy turned around, looked at Buggy, and greeted him happily.

But why is Straw Hat Luffy here? Wasn't he supposed to be in the North Blue intercepting extraterrestrial visitors?

In reality, the entire Straw Hat Grand Fleet was busy searching for and intercepting extraterrestrial visitors. Luffy, who had nothing to do, was assigned to the front line by Princess Vivi. After all, he was the strongest fighter in the entire Straw Hat Grand Fleet. With Luffy holding the line, it would be difficult for the enemy to defeat them on the front lines.

As for reliable companions like Sanji and Jinbe, they began patrolling their territory to search for the elite team of extraterrestrial visitors.

While fighting the extraterrestrial visitors, Luffy wandered around aimlessly in search of the lost Zoro, and accidentally fell into a black hole. When he woke up, he found himself here.

He was still wondering where he was when he ran into Bucky, who greeted him.

"Who are you calling Red Nose! You bastard, are you looking for death?" Buggy immediately became furious upon hearing Luffy's words.

"Captain, no! He's one of the Four Emperors now, we can't beat him!" Buggy's henchmen immediately grabbed their captain, preventing him from doing anything foolish.

"The Four Emperors? The Four Emperors are nothing!" Enraged, Buggy didn't care about anything else; he just wanted to teach Straw Hat Luffy a lesson!

However, Luffy didn't have any hostility towards Buggy, and Buggy was actually an old acquaintance of his. He was quite surprised to see him here.

"Oh my gosh~ Why are you all here? Where is this place? Why am I here?" Luffy completely ignored the furious Buggy and kept looking around as he asked.

Buggy and his crew were speechless. This guy was still acting recklessly as before. Didn't he know that he was surrounded by enemies?

However, Bucky quickly realized an important question: why was the Straw Hat Pirates here?

Does he know something about the treasure?

If that's really the case, then we really can't act rashly before we get the other party's information.

After giving his subordinate a look, Buggy started trying to get closer to Luffy.

However, Luffy himself didn't know why he was here, so he couldn't explain it at all. But it was precisely Luffy's vague explanation that made Buggy even more convinced that Luffy knew something, which was why he came here.

After chatting for a while, the two of them misunderstood each other.

Buggy thought Luffy knew there was treasure here, which is why he came here.

Luffy, on the other hand, thought that this place was so interesting that there must be some interesting adventure ahead, which is why he kept looking around and observing, especially the huge tree next to him, which made Luffy feel very strange.

Just as they were searching for something, suddenly, a black hole appeared on the sea not far from the giant tree.

"Captain Buggy, look! It's the same black hole we saw before!" Cabaji, the chief of staff of the Buggy Pirates, pointed to the black hole not far away and shouted.

Upon hearing this, Luffy looked in the direction Cabaji was pointing and saw two extraterrestrial visitors emerging from the black hole.

"Huh?" Luffy was taken aback, wondering why the other party had suddenly appeared here.

However, out of instinct, he launched an attack on the opponent immediately.

"Bang!" But Luffy's attack was easily blocked by the opponent.

"A titled one?" Luffy's expression turned serious.

Although the titled beings are not the strongest among the extraterrestrial visitors, they are by no means weak either. In fact, on many occasions, the attacks of the extraterrestrial visitors are led by the titled beings.

The two titled individuals who suddenly appeared were members of the elite extraterrestrial squad who attacked Mary Geoise with the Venerable One. While the Venerable One led the others to resist the Five Elders, the two of them took advantage of the chaos to enter the Flower Chamber and used the items given to them by the Venerable One to instantly restrain Lord Im, who was their so-called elite guard.

Then they rushed over without stopping. As long as they destroyed the World Tree, nothing in this world could stop them. When multiple Venerables descended together, the natives here would definitely not be able to withstand them.

But just when they had passed the most dangerous stage and were about to achieve their goal, they discovered that there were still enemies there.

Especially for Straw Hat Luffy, as one of the forces permanently stationed in the North Blue, the information about the Straw Hat Grand Fleet has long been known to every extraterrestrial visitor, not to mention the powerful figures with titles.

Meanwhile, Luffy became extremely cautious after discovering that the enemy was actually a titled being.

"What's going on, Straw Hat Boy? Who are they?" Bucky was completely bewildered by the sudden appearance of the extraterrestrial visitors. He had never been to the North Blue, so he had no idea that the enemies in front of him were extraterrestrial visitors.

"Red Nose, be careful! They're the ones who have been called extraterrestrial visitors, and they're really powerful!" Luffy shouted to Buggy, taking a short step back.

"Huh? Visitors from outer space? This is what visitors from outer space are like?" Bucky was shocked.

He had long heard of the extraterrestrial visitor, but he never expected to meet him here.

Chapter 1290 Angry Bucky

Buggy was shocked to see the extraterrestrial visitors before him, and even forgot that Luffy had called him Red Nose.

"Damn it, what kind of extraterrestrial visitor is that? Isn't he supposed to be in the North Sea? Why is he here? Didn't the World Government and the Navy say they specifically established the Coast Guard to trap the enemy in the North Sea? You liars!" Bucky roared angrily.

However, Luffy had no time to pay attention to Buggy at this moment. After telling him to be careful, he began to concentrate on dealing with the enemy in front of him.

Even Luffy, one of the two title holders, dared not be careless in the slightest, so he immediately activated Nika Mode.

Seeing the Straw Hat Boy in front of him transform like a monster, Buggy's mouth gaped open, unable to close.

Then the battle broke out, and the fierce fighting between the two sides was so intense that even as a bystander, Bucky knew very well that they were not on the same level as him at all.

"Captain! What do we do now? Should we run away?" Watching the Straw Hat Pirates fight the enemy, Buggy's crew were terrified. This level of battle was simply beyond their capabilities!

“No!” But Buggy shook his head and said, “If it were just the Straw Hat Pirates coming here, I might not be so sure, but now even extraterrestrial visitors who only appear in the North Blue have appeared, which can only prove one thing!”

"What?" The group looked at their Captain Bucky in confusion and asked.

“That’s…” Bucky stretched out his hand, pointed to the sky, and shouted, “There must be treasure here!”

Everyone was speechless. At this point, their captain was still thinking about the treasure. Even if they found it, so what? Under the attack of the Straw Hat Pirates and the extraterrestrials, let alone taking the treasure, they would be lucky to even survive.

"What...what is that?" But at that moment, a member of the Buggy Pirates looked up at the sky with an incredulous expression and asked.

The group looked up in the direction Bucky was pointing, and then they saw a sight they had never seen before in their lives.

"That...that is...the ocean's secret treasure...Devil Fruits?" The crowd could hardly believe what they were seeing. On the huge tree canopy, countless Devil Fruits were growing.

On the high seas, every Devil Fruit is a symbol of power and wealth. If they get one, they can sell it and never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives. But now, Devil Fruits are growing on the canopy of this big tree just like fruits. How could this not surprise them?

"Wait... if those really are Devil Fruits... Captain... that means this tree... is a Devil Fruit tree! We're rich!" Cabaji said, his hands trembling.