Chapter 464: Bloody Battle?
"Jihahahaha! You Marines have been doing quite well these past few years, Sengoku."
Shiki's figure descended to the ground.
Behind him stood the Fleet Captains and elite members of the Flying Pirates, in front of the numerous Pirates.
"Hmph!"
Sengoku snorted coldly, saying nothing.
Shiki's words were both praise and mockery.
Young Monsters were emerging in the Marines.
However, for years, the Marines had been suppressed by the Pirates, finding it difficult to launch large-scale counterattacks into the New World, unable to sustain them for long.
Sengoku naturally wouldn't give Shiki face.
These weren't kind words, coming from a Pirate who was also his old rival.
As for starting a war, he wasn't particularly worried about it at the moment.
It was clear that the Great Pirates weren't united with Shiki.
Shiki understood this as well; trying to command so many Great Pirates based solely on his prestige was unrealistic.
Of course, there were exceptions, provided there was a sufficiently attractive target and enough interests offered.
Just like when the Rocks Pirates attacked the Four Seas and the First Half of the Grand Line back then.
At that time, their gain was considerable.
Or something similar to a treasure land like God Valley.
"Speak, what exactly do you want? Such a large display."
"If you want to start a war, we are happy to accompany you."
Sengoku's attitude was unyielding.
This was a World Live Streaming event.
With the popularity of the Sky Arena, it had promoted the number of large screens across the entire World.
This meant that more people could watch the live streaming.
Regardless of his inner thoughts, Sengoku would not show weakness.
Under Shirek's manipulation, the fighting spirit of all Marine Soldiers had been raised to some extent, and their overall aura had changed significantly.
They showed no fear of war at all.
"It's still too early for war."
Shiki didn't avoid the topic.
He turned his head and glanced behind him.
As if receiving Shiki's signal, Charlotte Linlin, Kaido, Typhon, John, Silver Axe, one after another, Great Pirates stepped forward.
The Cadres of the Flying Pirates moved aside to make way.
"However, since we are already opposed, you don't mind playing a game, do you?"
Shiki's gaze fell upon the numerous Marine Soldiers, a hint of playfulness and excitement in his eyes.
Seeing Shiki like this, the other Great Pirates beside him felt some expectation.
As long as Shiki didn't do anything foolish, they were still very supportive.
After all, they couldn't afford to offend the current Shiki.
Nominally, Shiki was already the leader they had given recognition to.
They also wanted to know what kind of trick Shiki was planning.
"He's improved."
In the Palace of the Kronos Kingdom, Hades and the Kingdom Ministers watched the live streaming, murmuring in praise.
Shiki already possessed the demeanor of an alliance leader.
During the Rocks Era, Rocks D. Xebec relied on absolute strength.
But in this era, relying solely on strength was impossible.
No one could achieve that; these Monsters were all getting stronger.
Therefore, to unify numerous strengths and turn them into a sword in one's hand, one needed to employ vertical and horizontal strategies, considering the needs of various factions.
Not touching others' bottom lines, so they wouldn't refuse to be used by him.
Although he didn't know what Shiki was going to do, Hades was happy to see Shiki's change.
Wouldn't this open up the structure?
The current Big Mom Pirates and others didn't mind contributing a portion of their strength to target the Marines together with the Flying Pirates.
Facing the Marines, from a faction stance, they were united.
This was true during the Rocks Pirates era, and it remained true now, even though they had split and were hostile to each other.
There was nothing wrong with being second-in-command.
With the Flying Pirates and Roger Pirates standing in front, they would handle the main forces of the Marines and the World Government.
In front of Pirates, where was there eternal hatred? As long as there were sufficient interests, it wasn't impossible to let go of past grudges with a smile.
Moreover, having been companions in the past, although their relationship was one of hostility, it was merely competition for interests, competition for territory.
There had never been any unforgivable deep-seated hatred.
As for the ordinary Pirates, if they died, they died.
Pirate Crews like the John Pirates and Silver Axe Pirates had the awareness of being losers.
Upon receiving Shiki's message, they traveled all the way from the middle of the New World to support Shiki's operation.
Only the Five Peaks Pirates were too far away; otherwise, Wang Zhi would definitely have come as well.
If they didn't agree, the Flying Pirates could continue to expand their territory at any time.
At that point, they would have to face the Flying Pirates themselves, and there would be no time to hide.
No one would help them.
Furthermore, the current Flying Pirates were even more terrifying.
Not only had the number of Fleet Captains increased significantly, but the overall military strength of the Pirate Crew was also greater.
The number of Affiliated Pirate Groups even exceeded one hundred and fifty.
No one wanted to face such terrifying Flying Pirates.
It could be said that their tolerance was very high.
As long as the Flying Pirates didn't provoke public outrage, they could act as they pleased.
On the other side, Water Seven.
Fish-Man Tom lived on the coast with a large amount of scrap ships and wreckage.
Similarly, the Roger Pirates were also hidden in this place known as the "Scrap Heap".
These past few days, the Oro Jackson had been undergoing updates in Fish-Man Tom's hands.
And they, too, were watching this live streaming through a visual den den mushi.
"He has the demeanor of Rocks now, that guy Shiki."
Rayleigh looked at the figures beside Shiki; the imprint of Rocks seemed to be becoming clearer and clearer.
"Haha! It has nothing to do with us. This time, he's actually helped us a great deal." Roger, who was nearby, didn't seem to care.
He drank fine wine, watching the footage as if it were a play.
Although they had avoided being surrounded and annihilated by the Marines through their own strength.
However, without Shiki attracting the main Marine force back to the New World, it wouldn't have been easy for them to reach Water Seven so smoothly.
At least, it wouldn't have been as leisurely as it was now.
Even if there might be World Government Agents secretly hidden, they wouldn't particularly care, because they posed no threat to them.
"We should indeed thank him."
Currently, the Roger Pirates and the Flying Pirates had no competitive relationship.
The Roger Pirates weren't participating in the hegemony, so the two Pirate Crews could be said to be at peace with each other.
Sengoku's heart sank.
Looking at Shiki's somewhat ugly smile, he had a feeling it wouldn't be good for the Marines.
But at this moment, they couldn't back down.
Whatever Shiki wanted to do, since he wanted to play, they would accompany him to the end.
Shiki looked around, spread his arms, his golden hair flying wildly, laughing excitedly.
"Jihahahaha! Then let the Marines and Pirates have an endless bloody battle, right here on this island!"
The air fell silent.
The ground suddenly began to vibrate, as if an earthquake had occurred.
Soon, everyone realized something was wrong.
The island beneath their feet was rising into the sky, already detached from the sea surface.
It rose to a height of four hundred meters above the sea surface.
Two ocean currents also rose into the sky with an invisible strength, transforming into a river connecting the Great Sea and the island.
Under a special strength, the ocean currents maintained their flowing state, flowing upwards like Reverse Mountain, and after reaching the island, they turned around and flowed downwards towards the Great Sea.
The positions of the two ocean currents were opposite.
It was clear that one belonged to the Marines and the other belonged to the Pirates.
A reporter bird flew away from the island immediately, allowing the World to witness the astonishing change of this island.
It had directly transformed from an ordinary island into a Floating Island, with ocean currents connecting the island and the Great Sea, allowing ships to pass through.
The people on the island also saw the island's transformation.
The members of the Flying Pirates thoughtfully took out a visual den den mushi and opened the live streaming screen.
(end of chapter)