A cook, vice-captain of the Rocks Pirates?

Five billion forty-nine million—this number is indeed enough to silence the world, but it's more like a death warrant, a declaration of war from the world government.

In the past two years, although they have been able to roam the world and seem to be enjoying great success, the feeling of being chased around by the Navy and the World Government's lackeys has eventually become tiresome for him.

He, Rocks D. Gibbek, is a man destined to be the king of the world, not a mouse hiding in the shadows.

"Captain, what are you thinking about?"

Raine walked over unnoticed and handed him a cup of hot tea made with calming herbs, a specialty of the Sky Island.

"I'm thinking about when I can burn down the hometown of the guy who prints this waste paper."

Locke took the tea, drank it all in one gulp, and spoke with a hint of annoyance.

Raine didn't reply, but simply gazed calmly at the distant horizon.

Just then, Silver on the lookout tower suddenly spoke, his voice as calm as ever: "At nine o'clock, something is approaching at high speed underwater. It's not a sea monster, it's a machine."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sea to the left of the Azure Dragon suddenly exploded, and a strangely shaped, single-person submarine resembling a black shark broke through the water.

The hatch opened, and a man in a black suit and a mask stood inside, holding a strange, trumpet-like device in his hand.

"Rocks D. Xebec, I have been sent by the World Government to confirm your location. Surrender now, you are surrounded!"

The man's voice came through the loudspeaker, filled with a mechanical coldness.

Gatz was enjoying his drink when he was interrupted, and he immediately flew into a rage: "What the hell? Surround me? With your little iron fish?"

He picked up the anchor and was about to start working, but Lockes waved his hand to stop him.

Locus looked at the CP agent, a dangerous smile spreading across his face: "Oh? Surrounded? Where are they?"

The agent seemed surprised by the other party's reaction, paused for a moment, and then sneered, "The navy's encirclement will arrive in three hours. You won't be able to escape."

Three hours?

Rocks thought he'd heard the funniest joke.

"So, you're the only one here right now?"

"Identifying the target location is my task, and my task is complete..."

Before the agent could finish speaking, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Lockes' figure had disappeared from the bow of the ship at some point, and the next second he appeared ghost-like in front of his submarine, casually placing a hand on the top of his head.

Chapter 84 The Next Target: Mary Geoise

"Task?"

Lox's voice was like the whisper of a demon.

"Your task is to tell me everything you know about the World Government and the Navy."

The CP agent tried to resist, but an irresistible force surged from Rocks's palm, and he felt as if his soul was being pulled out of his body, and the world before him instantly plunged into darkness.

A few minutes later, Rocks returned to the Azure Dragon, casually crushed the now-idiotic CP agent along with his submarine into an iron ball, and threw it into the sea.

"A bunch of annoying flies."

Lockes clapped his hands, but the annoyance on his face only deepened.

He knew this was just the beginning, and the harassment would only continue endlessly.

"captain."

Dorum's voice trembled slightly as he had just used telepathy to read the CP agent's shallow memories.

"What he said is true. The Navy Headquarters has assembled three fleets and is surrounding us from three directions. They have used the latest Seastone chains to try to trap us in this area."

The atmosphere on the deck instantly became heavy.

"Hahaha! What are you afraid of! We'll take on as many as come!"

Gatz still had that fearless attitude.

Newgate shook the barrel, his eyes gleaming with fighting spirit: "Glug glug glug, perfect, it's been a while since I've stretched my muscles."

"Do not."

Lox's voice interrupted them.

He slowly walked to the center of the deck, his gaze sweeping over each crew member, his deep eyes burning with an unprecedented, frenzied flame.

"I'm done."

Locke's voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly, carrying a sense of impending doom.

“I’m fed up with being chased around, fed up with these self-righteous righteous lackeys buzzing around us.”

"We are pirates, kings who aspire to stand at the top of the world, not prey to be besieged."

Rocks opened his arms as if to embrace the entire ocean, and his voice suddenly rose to a crescendo, like a thunderclap.

"Instead of passively waiting for them to lay a trap, let's take the initiative and stab them in the heart!"

He turned abruptly and pointed to the sacred site on the nautical chart, located at the center of the world, surrounded by the red earth continent, a place considered forbidden by all navigators.

"Listen up, my men!"

In Rox's eyes lay a darkness and arrogance capable of devouring everything.

"Our next target is not the naval branch, nor some kingdom, but the stronghold of those self-proclaimed gods—the Holy Land of Mary Geoise!"

"I want the whole world to see if these so-called gods will bleed under our iron hooves! I want those old fogies of the Five Elders to know that times have changed!"

These words were like throwing a lit bomb into a calm pan of oil.

Gatz's mouth was wide open enough to fit a dinosaur egg, and his expression changed from belligerent to fanatical.

Newgate's pupils contracted sharply, then he burst into a deafening laugh: "Gurarararar! Interesting! Very interesting! Are we just going to raid their lair? Rocks, you've got more guts than a sea king!"

Charlotte Linlin licked her lips, her eyes brimming with excitement: "Wow! The Holy Land? I've heard their desserts are the best in the world!"

Even the usually composed Silver's hand, gripping the spear, trembled slightly with excitement.

Dorum rolled his eyes and almost fainted on the spot.

Go and attack Mary Geoise? This isn't something that can be solved by repairing the ship; it's like throwing an egg against a planet!

"The ship... Captain... are you serious?"

Dorum's voice was trembling.

"of course."

Rocks' smile was full of undeniable domineering power.

He looked at Ryan, who had remained silent.

"Head chef, what do you think?"

Ryan was wiping his kitchen knife when he heard this. He looked up, and for the first time, a hint of anticipation appeared on his calm face.

"I have no interest in their throne."

Rein paused, then added, "I just wonder if meat roasted with Celestial Dragons as firewood would taste better."

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell into silence.

Then, Rocks burst into laughter louder than ever before.

"Hahaha! Great! You truly deserve to be my head chef!"

He waved his hand, his voice booming like a bell.

"Men! The celebration is over! Everyone back to your posts! Dorum, adjust course, full speed ahead! A month from now, we'll make the flames of Mary Geoise our bonfire for our victory celebration!"

Thus, just when navies and intelligence agencies around the world thought the Rocks Pirates would choose to avoid the limelight and temporarily retreat.

This colossal black ship, carrying a group of future maritime overlords, turned its proud bow around, like a pitch-black spear about to pierce the heart of a god, and headed headlong toward the center of the world.

A storm that is about to shock the world is already brewing.

One month later, on the Red Earth continent.

This massive red rock formation, stretching across the entire world, acts as an insurmountable barrier, dividing the world into four distinct regions.

At its very top, above the clouds, lies a city regarded by the world as the abode of the gods—the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

This is the highest power center of the World Government, the divine realm inhabited by the Celestial Dragons. For eight hundred years, no mortal has ever dared to act recklessly here.

However, today, this tranquility that has lasted for eight hundred years will be completely shattered.

A massive black shadow rose straight up from the sea beneath the Red Line in an incredible way.

That was the Azure Dragon!

With the combined power of Locus's terrifying ability to distort gravity and Newgate's earth-shattering power, this massive sea fortress was lifted ten thousand meters into the air.

Like a black dragon that had broken free from the earth's shackles, it appeared on the outskirts of Mary Geoise.

"Enemy...enemy attack! It's the Rocks Pirates!"

The soldiers on guard were terrified when they saw the huge pirate ship that had appeared out of nowhere, and a shrill alarm instantly rang throughout the entire holy land.

"Hahaha! Ladies and gentlemen, let's present these arrogant fellows with a grand gift!"

Rocks stood at the bow of the ship, arms outstretched, and burst into laughter.

Dorum was already in the driver's seat, his eyes flashing with madness, when he suddenly pulled down the main gun's firing lever.

"Azure Dragon Roar!"

The ferocious dragon's mouth at the bow suddenly opened, and a beam of energy, condensing the entire ship's power and shimmering with destructive light, burst forth, slamming fiercely into Mary Geoise's massive, pure gold main gate, a symbol of the world's noble honor!

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the golden gate, which was powerful enough to withstand a full-force attack from a naval admiral, was instantly melted and pierced through like paper in front of the Azure Dragon's main cannon, leaving a huge, twisted hole.

The shockwave from the explosion swept outwards, leveling dozens of magnificent buildings in the vicinity.

For the first time in eight hundred years, the Holy Land of Mary Geoise was set ablaze by war.

Chapter 85 The Kingdom of Food

"Kill!"

Gatz was the first to jump off the ship, carrying the anchor. His massive body landed on the white marble floor, creating two huge, spiderweb-like cracks.

Charlotte Linlin followed closely behind, commanding Prometheus and Zeus as if a cataclysmic event had occurred, with flames and lightning intertwining, burning the guards who came to stop them to a crisp.

"Mmm, mmm, mmm! The houses here all smell sweet!"

Newgate, wielding his naginata, unleashed a powerful tremor, sending invisible shockwaves spreading outwards. The land in front of him churned violently, like a lake tossed with pebbles, and entire swathes of buildings collapsed with a deafening roar.

Silver's figure blended into the shadows; he was like a grim reaper lurking on the edge of the battlefield, his spear always able to precisely destroy the enemy's command nodes and weapon systems from the most cunning angles.

An unprecedented battle of offense and defense erupted in the center of the world.

Raine stood on the deck of the Azure Dragon, calmly observing everything.

His Observation Haki had already covered the entire battlefield, but he was not concerned with the victory or defeat of any one person, but rather with the overall direction of the battle.

He saw countless CP0 members in black suits emerging from the shadows of Pangaea, and he also saw several powerful naval personnel leading elite troops from all directions.

But he didn't see those familiar figures.

"Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru... none of them have appeared yet."

Rein thought to himself, "It seems they haven't joined the Navy yet; they're still just a bunch of kids."

This is good news for him.

Just as Raine was observing the battle, three incredibly powerful auras shot into the sky from the direction of Pangu City, instantly locking onto Lockes, Newgate, and Lingling.

Those were the Navy Headquarters' highest combat power—three admirals!

The leader was a burly man with a resolute face, exuding an aura of steel. His arms gleamed with a metallic sheen, clearly indicating that he possessed some kind of metal-related ability.

Steel Wrist – Walter.

Beside him was a tall, thin man with a feminine demeanor and jet-black fingernails, surrounded by purple poisonous gas.

The Poison Dragon – Ferdinand.