One Piece: True Several Thousand Hands, rampaging across Marineford!

"Xia Qi".

Kahn dialed a second number and said, "I need information about the Roger Pirates."

"Little Kahn".

The Den Den Mushi mimicked Shakky's cigarette-smoking posture and said, "I've severed ties with the Roger Pirates. If you want information about Roger himself... I probably don't know as much as you do, but there's one piece of information you might be interested in."

"What intelligence?"

"Recently, many islands belonging to Wang Zhi's faction were destroyed by that mad dog-like guy 'World Destroyer' Wald, right? I suspect it's related to members of Roger's pirate crew who are hiding in the shadows."

Kahn's expression changed, and he asked, "Is your information accurate?"

"Little Kahn".

Shakky, on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, replied, "There's no absolutely accurate information, but the Roger Pirates have indeed clashed with the Wald Pirates several times recently. It seems they deliberately lured Wald in that direction, letting that mad dog destroy many islands that were once under the control of the Wang Zhi faction."

"Roger wouldn't go that far."

Kahn knew his opponent well. After a few seconds of hesitation, he said, "But it's not impossible that the other members of Roger's crew did the same. Roger wanted to kill me just as I wanted to kill him. It's hard to guarantee that the pirates who were loyal to Roger... wouldn't do such a thing for their captain."

Kahn's expression grew increasingly grim.

"I can assure you that I haven't revealed any information about you, but I'm not the only one on the high seas. Morgans and two other intelligence-selling organizations make it easy for the Roger Pirates to find out that the island is connected to Wang Zhi's faction."

Shakky warned, "Little Cain, they're trying to lure you out. Don't fall for it. The Roger Pirates are currently stronger than any other pirate crew on the seas, and they've replenished their forces and gained powerful samurai in Wano Country. Your chances of winning a head-on confrontation with them are slim."

"As a former member of the Rocks Pirates, I don't want the hope that Rocks had placed his faith in to die like this. I have high hopes for you."

Xia Qi is currently an older single woman and also a source of another intelligence network for the organization.

Lena wanted to keep it a secret from Kahn through Morgans and others.

It is impossible.

The two intelligence networks, Xia Qi and Morgans, are independent of the Eight Departments of the Common People.

Morgans and Lena have a good relationship, and Kahn intends to train Lena, while Shakky is a part of his dark web.

They were useful when they weren't killed.

Kahn thought about it.

Morgans's guess in the first phone call was probably similar to Shakky's guess, or perhaps even more detailed.

But whether or not this speculation is shared is irrelevant now.

Regardless of whether it was done by members of the Roger Pirates.

Between the two pinnacles, Kahn and Roger.

Only one person can remain.

There was no difference between speaking out and not speaking out, and Morgans took this into consideration, so he did not voice his guess.

After sorting through the cause and effect, Kahn became increasingly convinced that this matter was related to Roger. Even if it wasn't, it must have been done by members of Roger's pirate crew to lure him out.

This suspicion existed from the beginning.

After receiving information from Morgans and Shakky, he finally realized that something was wrong.

Recently, Wang Zhi's faction has destroyed too many islands.

The vast majority were destroyed by the Wald Pirates.

What a coincidence that so many of Wang Zhi's faction's territories have suffered!

Kahn had some doubts.

Until Denger Island was destroyed, he was initially so angry that he almost lost his mind, but then he calmed down.

Start thinking.

OK!

Settle all grudges, old and new!

As Kahn thought of the ruins littered with corpses along the way, of the broken restaurants, and of the acquaintances he might never see again in his life, his hatred for the Roger Pirates remained undiminished.

That fire of hatred burned even brighter.

Vald, this fool who has become lost in his own power after his strength surged, is probably being used by others without even realizing it.

Kahn knew that power itself was neither right nor wrong.

If used properly, it's right; if used improperly, it's wrong.

The power granted by Devil Fruit abilities can lead people astray. Without a firm will, one cannot withstand such immense power, and it can breed powerful ambitions and desires never before experienced.

In this world that creates evil and centers on evil.

A pirate who has not received much education and has not experienced much warmth in the world will gradually have his mind changed and become distorted.

That's how mad dogs like Wald are born.

Kahn knew that the Roger Pirates were not an opponent that could be dealt with in a short time, so instead of thinking about how to get rid of Roger, he decided to focus on that.

This is the kind of thing that kills a thousand enemies in a short time but also inflicts eight hundred casualties on your own.

Perhaps we should consider killing Wald first.

The Wald Pirates are incomparable to the Roger Pirates. Apart from their captain Wald, they don't have many elites, nor do they have anyone who can restrain top-tier powerhouses. Their strongest member is only Wald.

Looking at the combat strength configuration alone.

They're much easier to deal with than the Roger Pirates.

On the high seas, even the most powerful lone pirate is nothing more than another Rocks; Wald is not as strong as Rocks.

Katakuri and Kaido are already among the strongest below the top-tier powerhouses.

The two of them together are enough to suppress 'World Destroyer' Vald.

The Asura Conquest Division is full of elites.

Over the years, thanks to the large populations of the Kingdom of Drum and the Kingdom of Alabasta, a formidable army has been built through selection, observation, training, and mental shaping.

This army belongs exclusively to Kahn's forces and is the cornerstone of the Eight Divisions of the Common People - the Military Department.

Ready to serve at any time.

In the event of war, they can be drawn upon to clear some obstacles for the Asura Conquest Division.

Head-to-head.

The military and the Shura Expeditionary Force have a greater chance of winning than a single Wald Pirate Crew.

Their combined fighting power could rival that of the Roger Pirates. Once Kahn, Katakuri, and Kaido have fully grown up, they could be compared to Roger, Rayleigh, and Oden.

That is the ideal state.

Kahn's hatred for the great pirate Wald was no less than Roger's.

Reason allowed him to think, plan, and consider all aspects of the situation, and to formulate a reasonable plan.

Wald is a user of the Momo-Momo Fruit, whose physique can withstand a 100-fold increase and can apply the increase to objects, increasing the speed of his ship by 100 times.

At this speed, naval warships can't even touch the edge, making it difficult for the World Government and Naval Headquarters to successfully implement an encirclement policy.

This is the most difficult aspect of the Wald Pirates to deal with.

It is too mobile.

Hunting down Wald all over the world is unrealistic. If it were that easy, the World Government and the Marine Headquarters would have dealt with this mad dog-like pirate long ago.

Instead of resorting to espionage, they should have managed to barely capture Wald from both inside and outside the enemy lines.

Kahn will not follow in the footsteps of those who have failed.

To cripple the Wald Pirates' mobility, we need to use fame and fortune to restrict them, and use Morgans to create momentum so that Wald, who cares most about his unconventional reputation, will come to us.

The most difficult thing about this pirate crew is that...

Easy to solve.

The Roger Pirates were too mysterious and well-hidden, not quite as good as the hidden Cain; at least, the two sides had an information asymmetry.

This pirate crew is like a giant python.

They could jump out at any moment and bite Kahn.

This is his assessment of the two great pirate crews: one is a brainless mad dog, and the other is a man-eating giant python.

All of them were stumbling blocks that hindered him.

Over the years, the Roger Pirates have kept a lower profile than Kahn's.

Clearly, the loss at God Valley left Roger with a lingering fear of loss, a fear of losing more comrades.

Roger wanted to use methods to make their great enemy show himself.

After clarifying the cause and effect, Kahn decided to take this opportunity to give the Roger Pirates a hard time. He refused to believe that fate would still favor Roger, the future Pirate King, and allow the Roger Pirates to continue to replenish their fighting strength.

I am here.

Whether Roger can survive before reaching the final island is a big question.

These are some of the trump cards we've prepared over the years.

It seems we can use it to deal with the Wald Pirates and the Roger Pirates.

The most important thing now is...

Go and call for reinforcements!

Get more helpers to prepare for the upcoming big battle.

Kahn pondered various methods and plans in his mind, wanting to achieve two goals: first, to complete the objectives of killing Wald and striking at Roger's pirate crew.

Second: Ensure the safety of our own personnel and minimize all losses.

He shouldered all the difficulties in this battle.

If this battle means they might meet with misfortune, they've already told what needs to be said. Katakuri and the others will gradually come to terms with what they've learned from Kahn's everyday words and take on their own responsibilities.

It's not that Kahn believed he would definitely meet with misfortune in this battle.

He must prepare for the worst.