Chapter 12: News Spreads Across the World! The Calm Before the Storm!
"Under the Buster Call, Whiskey Peak was largely destroyed, but it did not perish!"
"Insiders stated that on that day, a rookie took action and was responsible for stopping the Marine operation!"
"Three out of ten Marine warships were lost. What kind of secret lies behind this..."
The next day, News Coo birds carried stacks of printed newspapers, scattering them in all directions.
On the front page, second page, and third page, all were reports regarding the Buster Call incident!
On a certain ship, a pirate flag flew high. On the skull, two white curly mustaches hung at the corners of the mouth, looking lazy and uninhibited.
"Oh ho... isn't this that rookie from the North Blue? He's also arrived in the New World!"
Rayleigh's gentle voice was extremely prominent here as he pointed to a photo in the newspaper, reminding everyone.
On a shattered Marine warship engulfed in flames, a young man with a calm face had a lingering baleful aura in his eyes as he looked coldly in all directions.
Opposite him, the backs of Sengoku and the five Vice Admirals were also extremely prominent, their individual characteristics distinct.
Beside him, a man with a black ponytail raised his right hand, adjusting his sunglasses, and spoke in shock.
"He's not like those fragile Vice Admirals from the Four Blues. This kid's strength is truly surprising!"
Skopper Gaban, the navigator of the Roger Pirates. His strength was extraordinary; before entering the New World, he had the experience of escaping from an Admiral.
"Tch... he just relied on the lives of those weaklings to force the Marines to retreat. He's not much of a character!"
Douglas Bullet pinched a piece of iron in his hand. The hard material was like plasticine in his grasp, forming weapons of different shapes as he spoke disdainfully.
Bullet possessed the Gasha Gasha no Mi (Clank-Clank Fruit), allowing him to be a one-man army. He could decompose inorganic matter at will and fuse it to form any weapon he wanted. He was a terrifying war machine!
Even in the Roger Pirates, apart from the captain who could make him submit completely, he often looked at his other colleagues with disdain.
"Douglas, don't be so cold."
Roger glanced at him, a bright smile on his lips.
"That kid Bai Ye has guts as big as the sky. I like him!"
"He might become our partner, so watch your words a bit!"
Bullet grunted, somewhat dissatisfied, but he didn't make any further comments.
Skopper chuckled and took out a sea chart, squinting to examine it, then said:
"Bai Ye's distance from us isn't far. Should we go back and see that kid?"
Of the seven routes in the New World, the next stop after Whiskey Peak was Little Garden.
The Roger Pirates had just left Little Garden two days ago. Going back to take a look wouldn't be a big hassle.
"That ancient island... let's not go there for now."
Roger thought of those two awkward guys, Dorry and Brogy, twitched his lips, and made a direct decision.
"Bypass Little Garden, go to a nearby island, and see if we can run into Bai Ye..."
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"Jie jie... truly a kid who won't stay lonely!"
On a small pirate ship, some of the world's most vicious pirates were gathered.
Wearing red clothes with purple hair and a thin build, Captain John.
Wearing golden armor, tall and majestic, Wang Zhi (Ochoku).
Carrying a two-meter-long silver axe on his back, taller than a person... Silver Axe.
Wang Zhi looked at the newspaper on the table, a playful smile on his face.
"To actually be able to stop a Buster Call. Although he didn't kill all the Marines head-on, it's still extremely impressive!"
"Such a lawless kid, even in our crew, he could probably develop quite well!"
Silver Axe's eyes also carried a trace of appreciation. As long as someone could cause trouble for the Marines, they were a good fellow!
However, Captain John snorted coldly. Bai Ye's unscrupulous style of acting always reminded him a bit of an apprentice member in their crew—
Kaido!
Equally rebellious and ruthless. No matter the enemy, he dared to strike recklessly!
John and Kaido didn't have a harmonious relationship, so he naturally subconsciously rejected Bai Ye.
"Being so arrogant, his death will probably come quickly!"
"Haha, don't be like that. The time for the Captain's plan is approaching. Being able to recruit a companion to help will definitely be good!"
Wang Zhi laughed it off, trying to change the others' attention.
Mentioning that topic, the others' faces also became solemn, carrying gravity and inquiry.
"Do you think it's possible for him to join our plan?"
Silver Axe stroked his chin, speculating.
John shook his head, holding no hope for this.
"The Captain's goal is to be the master of this world! A guy from the North Blue who hasn't even seen the world properly... hearing about it, he'd probably be scared to the point of peeing himself. Impossible for him to join!"
There was a chain of contempt among pirates. Rookies coming from the Four Blues, no matter how strong their displayed strength, would absolutely not be regarded highly by New World powerhouses before they had solid battle records and heads to prove their strength!
Even if Bai Ye stopped the Buster Call, in the eyes of some, it was just opportunistic speculation that temporarily made the Marines retreat!
Without bloody slaughter to make the Marines feel the pain, this retreat would only invite a larger scale encirclement and suppression!
Buru buru...
The Den Den Mushi rang. The three connected, and the Den Den Mushi turned into a fierce face, faintly emitting an evil aura, voice domineering.
"Shi shi ha... You three, while scouting, pay attention to Bai Ye's recent situation!"
"Bai Ye has completely offended the Marines. Let's see how he performs. If he can survive, adding him wouldn't be a problem!"
"Yes! Captain!"
The three answered in unison. Only after hanging up the phone did they look at each other, not expecting that this would actually provoke the Captain to call personally.
This time, Bai Ye truly became famous!
...
"Sengoku? Are you joking with me?"
Marineford. In the conference room, Kong roared angrily.
"Five Vice Admirals, ten warships—enough to fight a large-scale campaign!"
"With such a lineup executing a Buster Call, it was actually stopped by one person, and even the World Government field agents were killed!"
"The World Government's questioning document is on my desk. The Five Elders are personally holding us accountable for this. How do you want me to respond?!"
Crunch.
A bag of rice crackers was opened. Someone poured them into his mouth, smiling as he said:
"Let that bunch of trash blame us, let them be."
"Garp, shut up!"
Kong's frown formed a '#', spittle flying.
"Give me an explanation!"
"My Kenbunshoku Haki level isn't high enough; I couldn't detect changes in Bai Ye's actions."
Sengoku wiped his face, speaking helplessly.
"Forcibly persisting in battle would only have two outcomes. Either the Marines lose more than half their forces, Bai Ye becomes exhausted, and we catch him."
"Or... Bai Ye has ample stamina to exterminate all personnel, leaving only the five of us Vice Admirals alive!"
"The Buster Call was destined to fail. I could only choose the method with the least damage and retreat with the troops!"