I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

In the darkness of night.

Akainu and Kizaru, along with other high-ranking officers, stood side by side, listening to the distant discussions, their expressions slightly grave.

Especially Kizaru.

They had come to see what was going on in the navy after hearing some rumors, but they never expected to hear such things.

Kizaru's expression changed slightly, and he explained, "Sakazuki, you know me."

"How could I possibly be a member of the revolutionary army? Someone must be framing me and making things up for me."

"If I were truly a member of the Revolutionary Army, I would have been sent to Impel Down by CP0 agents long after the Marineford War."

Akainu grunted in response and gave Kizaru a brief, indifferent glance.

"Having known you for many years, I certainly know you're not a revolutionary, but whether the World Government is willing to believe it, I don't know."

Each admiral has their own path to justice.

Among these, Kizaru's view of justice is "ambiguous justice".

He is indeed a Marine Admiral, but he is not a righteous hero who hates evil. He catches pirates if he can, and doesn't catch them if he can't. Among the Admirals, he lives the most carefree and unrestrained life.

Without a strong sense of justice, one will naturally not harbor resentment towards the unjust actions of the Celestial Dragons or the World Government.

After saying this, Kizaru's face turned bitter again.

Even Fleet Admiral Akainu can't make this decision...

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Kizaru was somewhat worried; he didn't trust the World Government.

In reality, although the World Government and CP0 had received some rumors about Kizaru, their attention was not on that matter at all.

The reason is simply because... the things that the newspapers revealed about Im's dealings with the World Government had such a terrible impact.

On a larger scale, this incident has directly or indirectly led to more than ten member states turning to Liangshan, shaking the foundations of the world government.

At this moment, in the Void Throne Hall, the Five Elders bowed their heads and knelt in worship, not daring to breathe loudly, and the hall was filled with a solemn atmosphere.

A rare hint of anger flickered in Im's deep eyes, but after the anger subsided, even she felt a vague unease and worry.

This is highly unusual.

Now that things have come to this, she has realized that something is wrong.

The report revealed too much, including a photo of the Five Elders kneeling in the Void Throne Hall.

"It could never be Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King," she thought to herself.

"Roger only knew about the lost history from the Poneglyphs left by Joy Boy, but this history was limited to that hundred years. Therefore, he probably didn't know what happened after the establishment of the World Government."

"And the information disclosed in the newspapers...it's as if a pair of eyes has been silently watching us for hundreds of years?" Im frowned, then a thought flashed through his mind.

"Could it be... the Door-Door Fruit?"

800 years ago, there was a user of the Door-Door Fruit who was by the side of the mountain and helped them escape from the laboratory of the ancient kingdom.

The Door-Door Fruit can create air doors, which are excellent shelters, allowing one to peek into the outside world from within...

"Could it really be them?" Im was distraught.

.................

Outside the island of the windless ribbonfish man, on the giant ship Dushan, moored by the coast.

Sig, Roger, Dragon, and others have boarded Sig's Dushan and are making final preparations.

"The propaganda war has been a great success. The world government is now on the verge of collapse and has lost the support of the people. In time, it will surely be submerged in the ocean of the masses," Long said deeply.

“However, a swift resolution would be more appropriate to avoid any unforeseen complications,” Sieg said.

If a world government can trigger a volcanic eruption once, it can do it again.

"A swift and decisive victory, a thunderous attack on the Holy Land, and the overthrow of the World Government—this is the least risky tactic."

Listening to Higuma's words, and looking at the Roger Pirates, Whitebeard Pirates, the Fifty-Six Emperors, Zephyr, NEO Marines, and others gathered around him, he felt a surge of emotion:

The revolutionary army has been secretly developing and lying low for years; when has it ever fought such a rich war?

It's outrageous that they could unite so many powerful individuals into one force and get them all on the same pirate ship using different methods.

"Speaking of which, Sig, didn't you say you were only taking a small number of elite troops for the raid? Why did you bring such a large ship along?" Roger asked.

“My subordinates are a different story,” Sieg replied casually.

His original plan was to lead a small elite force into the Holy Land in an attempt to use Stussy's Door-Door Fruit to evade the Uranus's cannon fire.

However, over time, with the development of his Devil Fruit abilities, the size of the doors that Stussy can open has become larger and larger, approaching the size of those opened by Admiral Dol in the past.

In a parallel universe, Dor could even open a giant portal that allows asteroids to pass through, so it's not impossible for Stussy to open a portal that allows the Dushan to pass through.

In this way, the number of troops that Sieg can lead can naturally increase by another order of magnitude.

Besides the personnel who raided the Holy Land, a large number of troops were also used to defend the three volcanoes, so there was no need to worry about the World Government's desperate measures.

Under the sunlight.

Vegapunk stood on the shore of Fishman Island, watching the bandits and pirates board their ships, preparing to step onto the final battlefield.

The battle that is about to take place is destined to be an extremely intense final battle that will determine the future of this world.

As a researcher lacking the ability to protect himself, Vegapunk had no reason to go to the battlefield.

As he watched the bandits and pirates board the ship, a rare surge of heroic spirit welled up within him, a stark contrast to his usual cold observation of the world.

"Mountain bandit king, what are you going there for?" he asked loudly at the Dushan ship from the edge of the coast.

The sound echoed across the sea and traveled far.

Sig paused, then turned to look at the majestic red mountain range at the far end of his vision, which was the Red Earth Continent where the Celestial Dragons lived.

"We will conquer the holy land and overthrow that mountain!" Sig exclaimed with boundless pride.

"What if they go and never return?" Vegapunk asked again.

"Then... I'm not going?"

Everyone was stunned and turned to look at Sieg.

But he remained calm and composed, showing no fear whatsoever, still displaying the same unwavering composure as if Mount Tai were collapsing before him.

At the same time, the familiar sound of the Emperor's engine, like rolling war drums, resounded in their ears.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The dense sounds emanating from their chests gave them a powerful and reliable sense of confidence.

"Looks like it was just a joke."

"It was just to lighten the mood, no one would actually believe that, right? No way, no way!"

"Boss Sig is clearly burning with fighting spirit and can't wait to fight."

Amidst the bandits' chatter, the thunderous heartbeats that had been like war drums gradually subsided and calmed down.

Fear, tension, anxiety... these are all emotions, and they are all normal human feelings.

True courage is not about being fearless, but about facing fear and still moving forward.

Under the sunlight, thousands of warriors raised their glasses and drank a farewell toast together.

"Let's go!" Sig shouted, pointing his sword to the sky.

A massive shadow rapidly approached from beneath the sea. Enveloped in mist, a gigantic sea king opened its blood-red maw and swallowed the entire Dushan giant ship whole.

Immediately afterwards, the sea king quickly submerged, sank below the surface, and disappeared.

...................

Two days later.

On the sea below the cliffs of the red earth continent.

The mist reappeared on the sea surface, and a huge, terrifying sea king reappeared, spitting the giant ship Dushan back onto the sea surface.

"Little Ke, thank you. Getting us this far is enough." The bald man stood atop the tower, waving towards the colossal figure shrouded in mist.

The little K he summoned was a super-large sea king that lived in the Devil's Triangle.

Like Zou, it is a colossal creature with a size exceeding 10,000 meters, several times larger than the sea kings of the Calm Belt, and also possesses the ability to manipulate mist.

Two years ago, during the Marineford War, Klee sent the Doksan to the bottom of the sea near the Marine Headquarters and then left.

And this time, it answered the call once again, becoming a deliveryman for the second time.

“So next…” Sig turned to look at Stussy.

With his telekinetic powers, he lifted the entire Dushan-class giant ship and rushed towards the holy land without any pressure.

But Uranus, the king of the gods, hangs like the sword of Damocles over our heads, and we must be wary of him.

Higuma swallowed the Dokuzan by a Sea King and took an underwater route to evade the World Government's detection, also with the intention of avoiding Uranus.

And now, what they need to do is very simple.

"Air door!"

Stussy reached out and pushed something out of thin air, and a huge air door, large enough to accommodate the Dushan warship, quickly opened.

With a thought, Sieg unleashed a tsunami of telekinetic energy, causing the entire Dushan giant ship to take off and quickly disappear into the air portal.

The massive airlock quickly closed again on the sea surface, and there was no trace of the Dushan ship left on the ocean.

Upon entering the alternate dimension, Sig and the others immediately felt relieved.

So far, their plan is progressing very smoothly.

With the help of telekinesis, the giant ship, Dushan, flew towards the holy site of Mary Geoise in the alternate dimension.

Sig did not allow Stussy to use the portal to go directly to the Holy Land.

If nothing unexpected happens, they will likely still have to endure the attack from Uranus, so Sieg plans to bring only a small number of elites into the Holy Land, and after luring out the Uranus's attack, quickly enter the air gate for refuge.

Therefore, the Dushan giant ship and the main force inside it will temporarily stand by inside the air door to prevent the Heavenly King's attack from being too fast and leaving everyone with no time to enter the shelter.

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