One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

boom!

The table in front of him flew forward with a crash, smashing against the wall of the room and turning into a pile of wood chips.

Crocodile stood up with an extremely gloomy expression, staring intently at the contents of the newspaper in his hand.

"...The valiant naval warriors, led by Commodore Rorschach, successfully routed the invading pirate fleet of 20,000. Among the pirates slain were: Chinjao, the 12th pillar of the Happo Navy; Gulliver the Thousand Faces, former vice-president of the Bounty Hunter Guild; Absalom, a high-ranking officer under Gecko Moria; and Daz Bones, a high-ranking member of Baroque Works and a West Blue assassin codenamed Mr. 1..."

Daz is dead.

I thought it was just a formality to send him to the Queen's City in Spring, but I didn't expect him to suffer losses there.

Although Crocodile went to great lengths to establish Baroque Works, he didn't take any of the members he recruited seriously, except for Dazbonis, whose strength was barely acceptable to him.

There are quite a few people with special abilities inside, but they are all a bunch of useless people.

Even if all the members inside died, he wouldn't feel sorry for them.

Mr. Dazbonis, however, earned Crocodile's approval due to his calm demeanor and loyalty, and was regarded as his only confidant.

But now, he saw the news of Daz's death in the newspaper.

"Damn Gulliver! What happened to the sure thing? That damned bastard who deserves to go to hell! And the Bounty Hunters Guild, and that Commodore Rorschach!"

Crocodile was enraged, his bloodshot, scarlet eyes suddenly fixed on Robin.

The ferocious aura that swept over him sent a chill down Robin's spine.

"Pass down the order: send that piece of trash Mr. 2 to the capital immediately. Operation Ideal Land, I want to start it right now! Also, send the rest of you to Whiskey Peak and bring me all the heads of those bounty hunters, leave no one alive!"

"But Mr.0, the last batch of dance fans hasn't arrived yet..."

Before Robin could finish speaking, her slender, fair neck was grabbed by a large, dry hand, and she was lifted into the air.

Crocodile grabbed her by the neck and lifted her up, his voice as cold as ice: "I said, start Operation Utopia now, I don't want to wait a second longer!"

“Yes…” Robin nodded with difficulty.

Bang.

Crocodile casually tossed her to the ground and continued reading the newspaper in his hand.

Suddenly, the Den Den Mushi in his arms rang urgently.

Crocodile, his face grim, took out a Den Den Mushi and answered the call.

"Crocodile, I am Moria!"

Moria's sinister voice came from the Den Den Mushi in Crocodile's hand, causing Robin, who was coughing and clutching his neck, to shudder.

Gecko Moria, another Shichibukai!

Crocodile frowned, his voice low and menacing. "Gecko Moria, why are you contacting me? We have no business dealings..."

"Hehehe, I'm not here to talk business with you. I want to team up with you to do something together."

Moria's ferocious face with its mouth full of fangs was perfectly imitated by the Den Den Mushi.

"Then you've come to the wrong person. I will not team up with anyone!"

Crocodile exhaled a puff of cigar smoke, his expression indifferent, and was about to hang up the Den Den Mushi.

Moria's chilling voice rang out: "Wait! Don't you want to avenge your men?"

"What do you mean?"

Crocodile's movement froze in mid-air.

"You saw the news in the newspaper, right?"

Moria gritted his teeth, his entire face contorted with rage, making him look extremely ferocious and terrifying.

“My subordinate Absalom was killed by that navy officer! You also lost a capable subordinate, didn’t you? That West Sea killer, Dazbonis.”

Crocodile didn't speak, but just stared indifferently at the Den Den Mushi.

Few outsiders know that he is the behind-the-scenes boss of Baroque Works.

Even the members of the Baroque Works themselves were unclear about who they were serving.

Crocodile remained hidden behind the scenes, with Robin, codenamed Missallsunday, issuing orders.

Crocodile wasn't particularly surprised that Gecko Moria, also a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, knew this information.

Although Moria spends most of his time in the Devil's Triangle, he is still a Shichibukai and has many information channels and business connections in the outside world.

"I will not cooperate with anyone. He's just a mere commodore, a mere navy brat. If he dares to come to my territory, I'll make him wish he were dead." Crocodile still refused.

“Not a commodore, but a rear admiral. Hehehe, I know you’re arrogant, Crocodile.” Moria chuckled, his smile menacing. “Me too. But… I think we have to admit one thing: this young rear admiral, Rorschach, is already a very troublesome fellow.”

"I don't know how strong Green Pepper is. But you should know something about Gulliver's strength, right?"

Crocodile remained silent.

He did indeed fight Gulliver.

A few years ago, Gulliver came to Alabasta to spar with him.

That time, he was forced into a very awkward situation.

If it weren't for the fact that the battle took place in the vast desert of Alabasta, giving him a significant environmental advantage, he would have already been defeated by Gulliver.

“Gulliver is dead. If we don’t take this Major General Rorschach seriously, we’re underestimating ourselves. Besides, the newspapers say he’s a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit user. You should know what Mythical Zoan is.”

Even Robin could hear the anger in Moria's voice at this point.

After a long silence, Crocodile finally said in a deep voice, "What do you want to do?"

"It's simple. The three parties cooperate, find the most suitable place to eliminate him, and kill that Major General Luo Xia with lightning speed!"

"A three-way collaboration?" Crocodile frowned.

"Hehehe, have you forgotten that Green Pepper from the Flower Kingdom also died in the Spring Queen City? They were the ones who contacted me first. The Flower Kingdom of the West Sea has already dispatched their two most powerful naval forces, which are heading towards Paradise."

A terrifying smile finally appeared on Moria's face, as if he could already see Rorschach's corpse falling.

This time, he didn't want to capture Rorschach alive and harvest his shadow.

Moria only wanted to kill Rorschach to avenge Absalom, and then turn Rorschach's corpse into a zombie.

"The pirate navy of the Flower Country?" Crocodile pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly. "Yes, but we'll have to wait a while."

"How long?" Moria didn't ask for the reason.

"Two months."

“That’s fine. It’s just in time for the main force from the Flower Country to arrive; it will take quite a while.”

On a terrifying three-masted sailboat in the Devil's Triangle.

Moria hung up the Den Den Mushi, his mouth twisting into a wide grin that revealed a mouthful of sharp fangs, as he looked down at Hogback at his feet.

"Hogback, get the ship moving. I'm going to the sea to find a shadow strong enough to resurrect Oz!"

"Yes, Lord Moria!" Hogback accepted the order and left.

Perona, clutching a teddy bear, ran to Moria with red, teary eyes and asked in a choked voice, "Lord Moria, is Absalom... is he really dead?"

"He's really dead! That damned Gulliver, he transformed into my likeness, tricked him, and then got killed by that damned navy! But don't worry, Perona! I will definitely avenge Absalom. Don't be too sad, just go back and get some sleep. I'll have Hogback make you some more rag doll zombies."

Moria stretched out his enormous hand and touched the weeping Perona, his strange tone now surprisingly gentle.

"Hmm." Perona pouted, tears streaming down her face, and turned to float away from Moria's castle.

When Moria was the only one left on the top of the huge castle, he suddenly let out a long sigh.

His massive, bloated body slumped down, and he plopped down on the ground, leaning against the wall, a hint of desolation in his eyes.

His bloodshot eyes gleamed faintly, and he clenched his hands, slamming them heavily onto the ground in front of him with a dull thud.

Tick-tock. Tick-tock.

Tears streamed down his face, shattering on the ground.

Absalom, Hogback, and Perona were his longtime companions.

Among them, Absalom followed him the longest.

In order to become stronger, that guy even asked Hogback to modify his body.

However, just like more than a decade ago, I, incompetent as I am, have once again lost my companions.

"Damn it!! Navy Rorschach! How dare you kill my comrade! I will absolutely, absolutely, absolutely never let you get away with this!"

From the dark and gloomy top of the castle, the heart-wrenching roar of a wild beast echoed.

Chapter 282 Wind and Thunder Kirin

In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed since Rorschach and his companions returned to Water Seven.

On this day, Rorschach finally received a message from Iceberg, saying that his warship was finally completed.

Upon hearing this news, Luo Xia was overjoyed and rushed back from the amusement park hundreds of miles away overnight.

In those ten days, he led his warriors and wiped out almost all the pirates within a radius of five or six hundred miles of Water 7.

For the rest of the time, the group spent their time not only training hard, but also experiencing the local customs and culture of the surrounding islands, enjoying a rare period of fun outside of battle.

While joyful times are memorable, they can also easily lead to feelings of weariness.

While Luo Xia was focused on the assessment mission, his mind was already wandering to the G2 naval branch.

In the past few days, he received a message from G2 branch base chief, Lieutenant General Gumir, who said that pirates had become rampant in the vicinity of G2 waters and that strong support like his was urgently needed to clean up the area.

In the battle of Queen's City in the spring, the total bounty recorded by the headquarters for Rorschach was 20 billion Berries.

That means we've completed one-third of the overall assessment task.

The biggest contributors to the bounty were, of course, Gulliver and Green Pepper.

Gulliver's bounty is 760 million, and Green Pepper's is 542 million.

The number of other pirates killed was difficult to count, so Sengoku rounded it up for Rorschach.

This time, Luo Xia's rank was promoted to Major General.

Law killed more than 300 pirates, including Dazbonis, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel.