I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Seeing this scene, Fujitora, though he had escaped death this time, felt quite heavy-hearted.

"Mr. Zephyr and the others have received my warning, so the main force has already withdrawn," Fujitora reassured his subordinates.

"If the base is gone, we can rebuild it. With a little more time, we can rebuild a base and regroup."

The officers' expressions improved slightly, but Fujitora's heart remained heavy.

He wasn't as optimistic as he claimed. The NEO Navy suffered heavy losses in this encirclement and suppression, and it was a good thing that they were still alive under the encirclement of the World Government forces.

Life in the new world is going to be very difficult.

Now that the World Government's fleet has already sailed deep into the waters of the New World, it is naturally not satisfied with simply destroying one or two bases.

Just as he was thinking this, a cold voice broke Fujitora's reverie.

"The Eight-Foot Jade Curved Jewel".

A golden figure shone brightly in mid-air, and a dense barrage of golden light bullets rained down, bombarding the group of shipwrecks in the air.

A series of explosions were heard, and smoke and dust filled the air. The ship's wreckage was blasted into even smaller pieces by the light blasts and fell from mid-air.

Fujitora, after a fierce battle, was nearing his limit. He was pierced head-on by several laser beams, and his body trembled.

"We barely escaped, and now we're back. You really did come back..." Amidst the swirling ruins, one after another, CP0 members in white emerged.

"Do you think there are still survivors on this island who haven't had time to evacuate? How naive."

After Shiki and his crew snatched Zephyr from the jaws of death, the World Government forces were unable to catch up and instead turned to pursue the remnants of the NEO Navy.

Fujitora was also highly regarded by them. After learning that Fujitora had escaped, they rushed to the main base to set up an ambush.

I was just trying it out, but I didn't expect to catch them red-handed.

"Sorry, Ichisho." Kizaru's expression turned slightly serious as he stood there, lasers flashing from his fingertips once more.

This time, the NEO Navy was already under suspicion from the World Government, so their previous failure was already enough. If they were to do it again, it would be like they were making a fool of the CP0 members around them.

A blazing golden beam of light shot into the sky, enveloping Fujitora completely.

At that moment, however, pitch-black flames pierced the sky, forming a black curtain of fire in the blink of an eye.

The blazing golden beam of light disappeared into the curtain of black flames, but it was like a mud ox entering the sea, barely causing a ripple.

"Pitch-black flames..." Kizaru's expression changed slightly as he looked up at the sky.

From the void between the clouds, Sig's figure floated out. He hovered in the air, his gaze sweeping over Fujitora and the others before settling on Kizaru and the others.

"It's Sig!" Fujitora's eyes snapped open, large expanses of white showing as he looked in Sig's direction.

Conversely, the CP0 members' expressions changed drastically:

"Sig actually showed up?"

This operation was intended to both eliminate the rebellion and remove Siegfried's allies.

Unable to find any trace of Sieg in the New World, they turned their attention to Zephyr.

Unexpectedly, Sig, whom they had been searching for so long, suddenly reappeared.

"retreat!"

"Evacuate immediately! Sig really is colluding with Zephyr to spread this crucial information!" CP0's expression changed drastically, and they all began to evacuate.

This ambush at the NEO Navy base ruins was just a spur-of-the-moment decision by the CP0 leader, who didn't take it very seriously.

The men lying in ambush here would have no problem dealing with the heavily wounded Fujitora or other remnants of the army, but as for Sig...

Kizaru's body transformed into light, flickered for a moment, and then disappeared to who knows where.

"Retreat?" Sig looked down, and at that moment a powerful and invisible aura suddenly erupted, sweeping across the entire area in an instant.

The earth seemed to tremble under his gaze, the waves surged and rolled, and the soldiers of the CP new army were knocked unconscious by the impact of the Conqueror's Haki.

From above, the people lying in ambush below looked like wheat fields after a storm, all fallen to the ground in the blink of an eye.

Several pacifists stood still, lasers flashing from their mouths, and were tasked with covering the rear under CP0's orders.

“Sigurd…” Behind Sigurd, Fujitora, standing on the flying rock, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Since yesterday, he has been engaged in fierce battles, escaping with the remnants of the NEO Navy and the wreckage of the ship. His mind has been stretched to the limit for the past two days, and he is already at his limit.

If Sieg hadn't shown up, he might have been able to hold on for a while longer, but after seeing Sieg take action, the tension in his heart immediately eased.

He closed his eyes, his consciousness fading, and fell headfirst off the cliff beneath his feet.

As the ability user fainted, the broken hulls and planks of the ships above fell like rain.

Countless exclamations and screams rang out in mid-air.

Thousands of wounded people were resting on these broken ship hulls when they suddenly plummeted downwards, screams filling the air.

Sig turned around.

He caught the falling Fujitora with one hand, his eyes looking at the broken ships in the air. An invisible psychic force swept out, pulling the ships back into the air and suspending them in mid-air.

After doing all this, Sieg showed signs of fatigue.

His condition wasn't very good either.

The NEO Navy's base, which Sieg visited last year.

Upon noticing the anomaly in the Vivre Card, Sig rushed over as quickly as possible.

At that time, Sig was located on the World Tree Sky Island in the Elbaf Sea, deep in the New World, which was not close to this place.

This journey would take about a week. Sig abandoned the main force and used telekinesis to accelerate the long-distance flight, consuming a large amount of telekinesis, which is why he arrived here the day after the incident.

However, it seems that it's still a bit too late.

"Did they escape?" Sig's expression darkened slightly. He tossed Fujitora towards the hovering ship, simultaneously dodging a laser beam that brushed past him. His gaze turned cold as he swooped down like a giant eagle, creating a gust of wind.

His arms were covered in jet-black Armament Haki, which pierced through the steel on the Pacifista's body and went straight into the Pacifista's chest, creating a large hole.

Amidst the crackling of electricity and sparks, Sieg used his arms to tear the Pacifista apart from the middle, scattering broken cables and mechanical components all over the ground.

The Pacifistas are well-suited for dealing with pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million, as pirates who haven't yet mastered Armament Haki will find it difficult to penetrate their armor.

However, in the face of a master who is proficient in Armament Haki, this relatively slow-witted robot is actually an easy target to deal with.

Several pacifists covering the rear were torn apart one by one by Siguru, and most of the enemies were knocked unconscious by Conqueror's Haki. Only a few, including Kizaru, escaped the battlefield.

Sigta maneuvered the broken ships back to the ground and looked back at the NEO Marines.

Among this group of people, he saw many familiar faces; they were officers and soldiers under his command during the time of General Higuma.

"What are you standing there for? Clean up the battlefield and take these unconscious prisoners into custody," he ordered, waving his hand.

"...Yes, sir." The officers instinctively saluted, then realized what they had done.

The veterans looked at Sieg's retreating figure, their expressions slightly dazed.

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"So, you were surrounded and attacked by the World Government forces and separated from Zephyr?"

"And according to the information provided by the unconscious prisoners, Zephyr was kidnapped by Shiki the Golden Lion?"

After hearing what had happened from the sergeants, Sieg's expression became slightly complicated.

The matter involves not only the World Government and the Navy, but also Shiki the Golden Lion.

He took out a glass bottle containing a life card from his pocket and stared at it quietly.

Inside the glass bottle, you can see that the life card, which had been slowly turning to ash and shrinking, has basically returned to its original size.

This indicates that Ain has gradually recovered from her previous critical state of life force, meaning she is alright.

But Sieg frowned.

"The Vivre Card is pointing diagonally upwards... Could it be that both Ain and Zephyr have been captured by the Golden Lion?"

The thought crossed Sieg's mind.

Although he didn't know why the Golden Lion had snatched Zephyr from the jaws of death, Sieg did have a guess about Ain's situation.

"Has the truth about the Regression Fire Wine been discovered by the Golden Lion?" Sig shook his head.

More than a decade ago, he exposed the existence of the Rewind Fruit in the newspaper, and there are quite a few people in the world who know about its wonderful uses.

After meeting Ain, Sieg deliberately kept her hidden in the Navy, so that she would use her abilities in front of the world as little as possible.

But secrets can't always be kept hidden. As Ain grew up, she rose to prominence in the Navy, and her fame gradually increased. It became difficult to conceal the power of the Rewind-Rewind Fruit.

For someone like Golden Lion who has experienced age regression, it's reasonable for him to guess Ain's abilities.

After figuring this out, Sieg wasn't in such a hurry anymore.

If Shiki wants to stay young, he has to protect her just like Doflamingo protected Sugar. In that case, Ain will be safe.

“Report…” A sergeant came to the deck, hesitated for a moment, and walked towards Sig.

Fujitora fell into a coma, and Zephyr and Ain were captured by Shiki.

With both leaders and one high-ranking officer of the NEO Navy gone, they had lost their backbone and now only had this man, who had once been Admiral Higuma, before them.

"The interference signal from the horned Den Den Mushi has disappeared, and we have made contact with another fleet led by Commander Shuzo and Commander Kuina."

"They split up with General Zephyr and made contact with the Revolutionary Army. They have now retreated to a safe place with the help of the Revolutionary Army."

In the eyes of the World Government, Zephyr's rebellion was an act of collusion with Siegfried.

But in fact, it was not Sig who had a secret connection with Zephyr, but the Revolutionary Army.

Although the two sides are not on the same page and have not formed an alliance, they are still relatively close.

“Tell me their location, and I can take you there,” Sig said after estimating the remaining telekinetic energy.

Fujitora's ships are badly damaged; if they were to sail on the open sea, a single wave could wash them away.

Meanwhile, Sig also planned to rest and wait for the arrival of the main bandit force.

In any case, Ain is safe for the time being, and with the Life Card, Sig can find the Golden Lion at any time.

Sig used telekinesis to lift the ship into the air, while simultaneously pulling out a Den Den Mushi and making a call to Morgans.

"I need information about the Golden Lion. There must be a reason for his big move this time... Find out the details and tell me."

After hanging up the phone, Sieg let out a long sigh, rubbed his temples, and looked somewhat tired.