I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Akainu growled in a low voice.

During these two years, he quietly lay low, watching as the Navy was subjected to various restrictions by the World Government and the new army, which was directly subordinate to the World Government, was established.

This does not represent compromise; it is simply that the volcano is accumulating anger and power.

Akainu's view of justice has always been absolute justice.

His past experiences allowed him to see the true nature of the Celestial Dragons and the Five Elders many years ago.

So-called absolute justice is something that the Navy, under the rule of the World Government, can never achieve.

Even if the Navy's power reaches its peak and wipes out all the pirate emperors in the New World, "complete justice" will not be achieved.

Slaves, Celestial Dragons, nobles... oppression and exploitation cannot be stopped by simply capturing pirates, nor can they be solved by the mere navy.

When Fleet Admiral Akainu led a rebellion, coupled with Higuma's inflammatory words, the Navy was thrown into complete chaos.

Nearly half of the Marines defected on the spot, following Akainu, while the remaining Marines hesitated and made way for their former comrades.

Even the Navy, which still stands with the World Government, is no longer so resolute.

If the Sabaody Archipelago slave emancipation incident two years ago created a rift between the Navy and the World Government, then the Marineford War brought that rift into the open.

Now, this rift, which existed two years ago, has widened to the point where it could tear the entire navy apart.

The divided navy, along with over ten thousand bandits and revolutionaries, stood on the same front and launched an attack on the CP special agent army in front of the Holy Land's gates.

"He's really courting death..."

CP0 Chameleon's eyes narrowed, his expression turning grim, and he severed the portal to Marine Headquarters.

The large number of troops he painstakingly sent to the Holy Land using his abilities turned against him and became part of the enemy.

"Ungrateful wretches." The five elders with swords cursed angrily, their eyes cold: "Our judgment was right all along. The Navy has been rotten to the core for a long time, but how did they manage to hide it from the CP0's investigation?"

He shook his head, not thinking about it further.

Meanwhile, deeper within Mary Geoise, even more troops had arrived.

The navy that arrived at the Holy Land through the portal was, at best, a reinforcement force.

After the Marineford War, neither the Celestial Dragons nor the Five Elders could place all their hopes on the Navy.

Military forces like CP0, which are completely controlled by the World Government, are their true reliance and core strength.

"The Pacifista Legion, the Ability User Legion, and the Clone Legion are all here."

A tall, white figure appeared beside the Five Elders, and he turned slightly to report.

This man is tall and wears a comical yellow smiley face mask that obscures his expression. He is the current leader of CP0.

A rumbling sound like muffled thunder rang out; it was the sound of a large number of soldiers walking side by side.

First came the pacifist legion, numbering in the thousands. Golden laser beams spewed from the mouths of the pacifists, weaving into a web of lasers within their mouths, and continuous explosions swept across the battlefield.

The Pacifista Legion is a completely robotic force. Each Pacifista possesses the power to crush a supernova worth over 100 million. They are killers specifically designed to crush pirates in the first half of the Grand Line, and their cost is comparable to that of a large warship.

Only a world government with deep pockets could afford to field nearly a thousand pacifists.

After the attacking navy dodged the Pacifistas' barrage of fire, they encountered Whitebeard II clones, who were just as tall.

The clone soldier swung his giant sword down with all his might, tearing a trench in the earth with a single brute force strike. Dozens, even hundreds, of marines were thrown off their feet with each blow.

This is Whitebeard Jr.'s hundred-man clone army.

These men were all six meters tall, two stories high, with muscular builds comparable to the Pacifistas, and possessed extraordinary, even terrifying strength comparable to that of a young Whitebeard.

If the Pacifistas are the counterparts to the pirates in the first half of the Grand Line with bounties exceeding 100 million, then the Whitebeard Jr. clones are fighting machines created to supplement the "Seven Warlords of the Sea."

Whitebeard Jr., the prototype of the clone soldiers, was originally a Shichibukai who cut off Zephyr's arm in the original storyline. He possessed extraordinary strength and was said to have power comparable to that of a young Whitebeard.

These clone soldiers also inherited Whitebeard Jr.'s terrifying physical abilities. If it weren't for their lack of intelligence and the fact that there were only one hundred of them and no time to expand, this clone army would be enough to crush all obstacles.

A world government is a transnational organization that rules the globe. Its existence is larger than that of a superpower with a dominant position, and the human and material resources it can mobilize are immeasurable.

Simply by gathering convicts together to build a bridge, a kingdom of bridges was formed, and its power is unimaginable.

The current clone army is also the latest cutting-edge technology. If clones can be mass-produced in time, they may be able to replace the navy in maintaining order.

Then came a massive army of ability users.

Unlike the Pacifistas and Whitebeard Jr. clones who were all neatly arranged and looked like they were made from the same mold, this group of ability users soldiers had very different appearances and builds, and were all absolute elites selected from CP agents.

Some transformed into enormous dinosaurs, tearing through the battle lines, while others pointed a finger, spewing out strange rays of light in various colors, their moves incredibly bizarre.

If the Pacifistas are merely early-game elites to the Emperors of the Sea, who stand at the pinnacle of piracy, and Whitebeard Jr.'s clone troop can cause trouble and should not be underestimated, then a thousand-strong army of Devil Fruit users is something everyone must treat with caution.

Kaido of the Beasts once longed to organize an army of Devil Fruit users.

However, his so-called legion of ability users was nothing more than Caesar's artificial Zoan-type SMILE Devil Fruit users. Not only did they suffer from severe side effects and have a high failure rate, but they also could not freely control the animal bodies inside their bodies, making them incomparable to real Zoan-type ability users.

But when it comes to the World Government, it's a different story.

With the World Government's financial and material resources, it could even monopolize the Devil Fruit market, making Devil Fruits more than ten times their original price.

The Devil Fruit, a rare treasure of the ocean that is seldom seen by outsiders, is nothing more than a toy for slaves to eat and use for amusement in the hands of the Celestial Dragons.

If the World Government so desires, the vast number of Devil Fruits in their warehouses could soon create a powerful army of true Devil Fruit users.

Unlike Kaido's knock-offs, the World Government's Devil Fruit user army even has a large number of Ancient Zoan and Mythical Zoan type Devil Fruit users.

If we underestimate these users with bizarre and unusual abilities, and if a bug-like ability like the Hobby-Hobby Fruit appears among them, even a powerful pirate emperor might be brought down.

Giant ancient creatures, mythical beasts with superpowers, and various other paramecia-type ability users with bizarre and powerful abilities...

When these three legions led their troops in the charge, the navy, which had just formed an attack formation, was immediately blocked and plunged into a fierce battle.

The bald man stood in the middle of the line, and several semi-transparent phantoms floated out from his body. There was a laughing clown who opened his hands and surged up boundless darkness, and there was a roaring, huge black flame dragon that swept across the sky, its black wings covering the sky and the sun.

After the Sky Island Kingdom incident, Sig received an Angel Fruit from the Joker... This was the first fruit that belonged to him as the tree planter.

Later, the bald man ate both the Angel Fruit and the Illusion Fruit, becoming the first dual-power user in the bandit group.

The Whisper Fruit and the Illusion Fruit appearing in the same user is equivalent to the combination of illusion and sound, allowing the user to directly simulate the sound of an illusion and project it into the mind of another person.

"The World Government's elite forces have all been deployed. Can we launch a general offensive now?" the bald man asked Sig in his mind.

"All the elite troops have been deployed? Perhaps, but that's not all." Sig shook his head inwardly.

Soldiers against soldiers, kings against kings.

The legions of ability users and clone troop legions that appeared at this time were at best elite soldiers.

Sig hadn't forgotten that, up until now, the World Government's King, Im, was still nowhere to be seen.

Perhaps she is hiding within the unseen CP0, or perhaps she is lurking deep within Pangaea City...

"If she were to use the life force of Uranus to control the king of the gods, although she would not suffer any serious injuries as a result, she would likely experience a period of weakness."

"It's true that the World Government has other tricks up its sleeve, but we really shouldn't let this opportunity slip by." Sig made up his mind, shouting to himself:

"Then, bring it up."

A few seconds later, Stussy raised his hand and opened a portal, emerging from the depths of the Dushan giant ship, holding a gray and white kitten in his arms.

The blue and white cat stared at Sig with a bewildered expression, not quite understanding what was happening.

The surrounding area was a battlefield of carnage, with the sounds of gunfire and fighting never ceasing. The kitten instinctively shrank back, a little frightened, and desperately rubbed against Stusi's arms.

"Who am I? Where am I? Why did you bring me here?" The blue and white cat was a little confused.

It knows nothing, it's just a little kitten, and it doesn't have any special fighting skills. Why bring it here?

"Honey, it's safer here."

Sig opened his inventory, and a transparent spherical container appeared in his hand.

This container is somewhat like the backpacks that cat owners use when taking their cats out. It is covered with a layer of high-strength transparent glass and has air holes for breathing.

"Don't worry, it's very safe inside. This is high-strength glass that Wapol synthesized using the Gluttony Fruit. Even bullets can't penetrate it. Its strength is no less than Wapol alloy. You're very safe inside," Sig whispered, trying to entice him.

He reached out and grabbed the blue and white cat, stuffing it into the container.

"Wait, what are you going to do?"

The blue and white cat was startled. It bit Sig's hand tightly and kept scratching at Sig's wrist with its claws, but it only left white marks on Sig's skin without breaking it.

"It's nothing." Sig looked up at the sky, a look of reminiscence in his eyes:

"Have you forgotten? Among all these people, you are the only one who secretly opened a big chicken with me in a parallel world."

"Therefore, I hope you can be by my side to witness the end of this battle that will determine the fate of the world."

Upon hearing this, the blue and white cat was slightly dazed, paused for two seconds while struggling, and was then quickly stuffed into the spherical container by Sieg.

"You—" The blue and white cat's eyes widened, its fur almost standing on end.

Beware of Siegfried playing the nostalgia card!

It always felt like it had fallen into some kind of trap, and couldn't find any sense of security in this container. It curled up into a small ball inside the transparent container.

After the blue and white cat was put into the spherical cage, the scumbag Wang Xige ignored its struggles.

A semi-transparent light screen unfolded in front of him, revealing a card panel and a small eye drop bottle, which he held in his hand.

Prop Card: Touching Eye Drops

Quality: Grade B

Limit: 2 attempts (1 attempt remaining)

Character restriction: Yourself

Ability: Nostalgia Trigger ------- Drops a tear of emotion and triggers a memory, after which a random effect is triggered.

(It's on fire! Within 1 minute, the body and mind are temporarily restored to their best state, ignoring injuries, physical strength, and other effects.)

Once it's burned out—within one minute, your every move will attract more attention.

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

Sieg put in some eye drops, using up his last chance to use them.

Then, he thought back carefully, and a memory from long ago came to mind.

"Savory rice dumplings are still the best. Rice dumplings should be eaten savory."

Two drops of touching eye drops remained in Sieg's eyes.