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

Not long after.

Silver Axe, formerly a top-ranking officer of the Rocks Pirates, was the first to arrive.

Followed by.

The hall was a deep crimson, and the world seemed to have turned blood red in the eyes of all the pirates.

They were like bathing in blood.

This level of impact wouldn't affect pirates of Moria's or Crocodile's stature.

"What kind of fruit did that guy eat? Why does it smell so strongly of blood?"

Moria looked disgusted.

"Goo~ Hahaha!"

Crocodile, who liked the taste of blood, replied, "It's said to be a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit."

Mihawk glanced at Mihawk.

One is playing with corpses.

A blood.

Absolutely!

Within the league, Crocodile is the only one who plays with sand and is somewhat normal.

"Mihawk, are you still overestimating yourself by challenging Lord Ryder?"

"..."

Chapter 306 The Red Earl! I really like his ranking!

"Mihawk, are you still overestimating yourself by challenging Lord Ryder?"

Then, a handsome man dressed in Western medieval attire, looking like a gentleman, walked at a steady pace, perfectly synchronized, as if he had been measured. From head to toe, there was no change, and he maintained a perfect state at all times, calmly facing whatever might happen.

Blood King!

"Lord Ryder?"

The young Mihawk was inevitably a bit arrogant, unlike in the future when he had reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship and few were worthy of drawing his sword. His mindset and spirit were completely different from what they were now.

"The moment you address him as 'sir,' you are no longer qualified to challenge him."

The man slowly approached Mihawk, looked down at him, and his expression finally underwent a very obvious change.

He is laughing.

He laughed.

Elegant yet insane.

Dangerous yet fascinating.

“Mihawk…”

He put his hand on Mihawk's shoulder. "You really are as rude as ever!"

"Get your filthy hands off me."

The moment the Blood King made his move, Mihawk drew one of the twelve Supreme Grade Swords from his body. "I don't mind cutting off your head."

"You're welcome to try and see how many lives you can take from me!"

The Blood King said calmly, "The twelve supreme great blades are already rare weapons in the world. Your attempt to dye them black with domineering energy is nothing but a waste of effort!"

"Chirp~ Hehehe!"

Moria retorted, "I think Mihawk mastering the Black Blade will make the reputation of this Supreme Grade Sword spread even further! Twelve Supreme Grade Swords mean there are twelve, but there's only one Black Blade!"

"..."

The Blood King did not refute, but smiled slightly and sat down in the chair that his servant had prepared on the spot.

"Others have come knocking on our door."

Crocodile asked, puzzled, "Where is Ryder?"

"..."

No one answered his question.

The five top officers of the pirate alliance had already arrived.

Meanwhile, the pirate alliance's apparent leader, 'Red Earl' Red Count, has yet to appear.

No matter the reason, it cannot be denied that Ryder is the leader of the pirate alliance, the strongest member of the pirate alliance, and the greatest pillar of stability.

The pirate alliance can restrain Ryder.

But nobody had the right to interfere with Ryder.

…………

"Kahn."

As Unan walked, he explained, "The Pirate Alliance is symbolized by 'Red Earl' Red, and is a centralized regime with six top officers at its core."

Kahn and Unan, both of normal build, walked ahead.

They exchanged ideas while doing so.

Communicate with them in person.

Three large, strong men followed behind.

The five ignored the pirate alliance members around them.

Katakuri also stopped the group of fearless reporters who wanted to interview them.

Only Brooke panicked.

He hadn't expected that any random pirate around him would have an aura no less powerful than his own. Just what kind of monster was the 'Red Earl' Red Devil that he had unintentionally summoned back then?

I didn't realize it at all back then; I thought he was just an unremarkable guy.

"When you're as strong as me someday, come find me."

Brooke recalled that sentence.

I feel so embarrassed.

He was once the captain of the guard of a small country, and he was well-known.

It would be too inconspicuous to place on the ocean.

If they hadn't overestimated themselves and the strength of their pirate crew, they wouldn't have been wiped out in Paradise, the first half of the Grand Line.

……

"Oh~ giggle!"

Kaido laughed. "Authoritarian rule? So you're quite the intellectual."

Wu Nan looked a little embarrassed.

He was actually praised as a cultured person by a roughneck!

He could tell what kind of person Kaido was. He first saw him on the bounty poster, where a newcomer had a bounty of 70 million, which was higher than his own.

But the bounty poster doesn't look very smart.

He's probably another unlucky guy forced into becoming a pirate.

In later episodes, he comes across as a shrewd and cunning pirate tyrant with a sinister side, who is likely to achieve great things in the future.

Today it is today.

So many changes.

"Isn't this a bit like your Rocks Pirates back in the day?"

Kaido replied, "Just a clumsy imitation!"

"It's not just imitation."

Unan explained, "One thing is similar to the Rocks Pirates. No matter how turbulent the pirate alliance's power is, or how many mid- to high-ranking officers die, they can always be replenished from the large pirate population."

"Their other officers can be quickly replaced if they are lost. It's not that they don't care about the lower ranks, it's just that there are layers upon layers. This is different from your Rocks Pirates back then. Their network started with Red and expanded downwards with the six top officers as the core, forming an unimaginably huge force."

"Your Rocks Pirates are like free-range pirates, each fighting their own battles and each having their own power. They haven't formed a close connection, and they haven't woven a web like a spider web."

"Even if one or two of their top officers die, as long as Ryder is still alive, the Pirate Alliance won't fall. With its prestige, the Pirate Alliance has no shortage of powerful pirates to join. They have already formed a relatively complete network of power relationships, preventing a time bomb that might get out of control and explode on the high seas."

"They won't care about the deaths of those mid-to-high-level combatants unless you can capture one of the six senior officers alive, or the Blood Blade who is second only to the six senior officers."

"Or perhaps we could capture that girl who is second only to Ryder in importance within the Pirate Alliance, and if we have enough strength, we could negotiate with them openly."

“I’ve wondered many times if she was the sixth high-ranking official, but I could never be sure. Now it seems that she is the one you want to take away.”

Kahn was impressed by Unan's analysis.

Its own intelligence network is large enough.

The intelligence on Urumqi was all analyzed by myself, and I didn't expect the analysis to be so detailed.

Within the pirate alliance, strength and ability are paramount, and given Lena's strength and abilities, no pirate in the know would dare to gossip.

In terms of strength, he is comparable to six high-ranking officials.

In terms of potential.

The news circulating in the pirate alliance is that she possesses the same talent as Ryder.

Kahn is certain of this.

His abilities go without saying.

"So, Unan..."

Kahn asked curiously, "Can't you figure out who the sixth high-ranking officer of the Pirate Alliance is?"

"Not much intelligence."