"You are right, Nox and we have a common enemy. He won't attack us because of the Roger Pirates. The other Pirate Crew in the New World are no match for us, and they wouldn't dare attack our Flying Pirates!"
"After the Roger Pirates move away from the Limitless Pirates, we will make our move at this location, which is the Edd War Sea. Sea battles are our Flying Pirates' strength!"
Golden Lion laughed.
Following Golden Lion's call, most of the Pirates in the Flying Sea gathered. The Flying Pirates now have nearly 300,000 people, but the vast majority are cannon fodder. Golden Lion doesn't plan to bring this cannon fodder to this great battle.
After all, the Roger Pirates have too few people, and this kind of war isn't a war against the Marine. He doesn't want to bring people who can't even withstand Roger's Haoshoku there to make a fool of himself.
On the Pirate Crew, many Pirates excitedly looked at Golden Lion flying in the air.
Previously, the Limitless Pirates fought a great battle against the Marine and really stole the spotlight. Now, it's finally their Flying Pirates' turn!
"Jie ha ha ha ha, my little ones, this time our Flying Pirates will usher in an unprecedentedly powerful battle. This battle is destined to go down in Pirate history and is also destined for our Flying Pirates to win!!"
Golden Lion said loudly. He greatly enjoyed the feeling of being admired by his subordinates, and even more, the sense of accomplishment from controlling the entire Flying Pirates!
Afterward, Golden Lion selected over a thousand people, leading ten pirate ships and an island to leave the Flying Sea.
The news that the Flying Pirates were extensively gathering forces and then leaving with elite strongmen quickly spread.
Many forces were paying attention to the Flying Pirates and the Roger Pirates. They all knew that these two of the most powerful Pirate Crew in the New World were about to go to war!
However, the other Pirate Crew in the New World only sent people to monitor and understand the war situation, with no intention of taking action.
Just like when the Limitless Pirates started a war against the Marine before, they all chose to watch from the sidelines. These Pirate Crew, unless three or more joined forces, couldn't pose any threat to the Flying Pirates at all.
Moreover, they all knew that if they united to deal with the Flying Pirates, their fate would be extremely miserable.
Because this kind of alliance is not stable at all, a slight accident can cause their alliance to collapse. At that time, it would be incredibly easy for the Flying Pirates to deal with them.
Edd War Sea:
Roger sat at the bow, using his Kenbunshoku Haki that could hear the voice of all things to sense the power of elements like wind, rain, and clouds in this World.
He knew that the Flying Pirates would definitely come looking for them, so he planned to make arrangements in advance, waiting for Shiki's Flying Pirates to arrive!
The Kenbunshoku Haki that could hear the voice of all things, he hadn't developed it enough before, but after the Sword Art Tournament, he consciously began to develop the power of this special Kenbunshoku Haki.
After all, he had already seen how great the advantage of Nox and Redfield's terrifying Kenbunshoku Haki was in battle. His strength had reached its peak at his current level.
But his special Kenbunshoku Haki still had room for improvement.
"I say, Vice Captain Rayleigh, what is Captain Roger doing sitting there? Can this really deal with the Flying Pirates?"
Buggy asked somewhat worriedly.
After all, their opponent next is the Flying Pirates. That's one of the two most powerful Pirate Crew in the New World, comparable to the Limitless Pirates. He was panicking inside.
"Don't worry, Buggy. Since Captain Roger said we can defeat the Flying Pirates, then our Roger Pirates will definitely win."
Before Rayleigh could speak, Shanks ran over and patted Buggy's shoulder, saying.
"Captain Roger couldn't even defeat Nox, and Golden Lion is a Pirate as famous as Nox. Maybe Captain Roger can't defeat Golden Lion either. How can I not be worried?"
Buggy felt extremely speechless and complained inwardly, but didn't dare to say it out loud!
"You two, hurry back inside the cabin. Don't come out when we start fighting the Flying Pirates!"
Suddenly, Rayleigh looked solemnly at the distant sky and said.
"The, the Flying Pirates are here!"
Buggy followed Rayleigh's gaze and saw ten ships and an island flying from a distance. Without a doubt, in this World, the only person with this power is Golden Lion!
"Captain, the airflow ahead isn't right. A storm is coming soon!"
When Golden Lion spotted the Roger Pirates, he was about to fly over, but was stopped by Reinhardt.
"A storm? Could it be Roger's special Kenbunshoku Haki?"
"Then let's wait first and see what Roger is up to!"
Hearing Reinhardt's reminder, Golden Lion immediately thought of the ability Roger used two years ago at the Sword Art Tournament.
That ability to leverage the power of heaven and earth for his own use with Kenbunshoku Haki left a very deep impression on him. After all, it was the first time he had seen an ability that relied on Kenbunshoku Haki to drive the power of heaven and earth for one's own use, and he had only ever seen it on Roger!
With Reinhardt's reminder, Golden Lion immediately stopped in the air, wanting to see if the storm Reinhardt mentioned would really appear next.
"What's going on? Why are the Flying Pirates stopped in the air and not approaching the Roger Pirates?"
In the Edd War Sea, there weren't only the Roger Pirates and the Flying Pirates. There were also many scouts from other forces observing from afar with telescopes. They all wanted to get firsthand information.
Immediately after, a few minutes passed, and the originally clear sky quickly became covered in dark clouds. Purple-black thunderclouds rolled, and purple lightning filled the air.
A fierce storm blew in from afar, and the rain poured down mercilessly. The hurricane grew stronger and stronger, forming a disaster-like storm in just a few minutes.
Amidst the surging winds, giant waves dozens of meters high could be stirred up at any time, but the Oro Jackson was like a Sea God's ship navigating a natural disaster, advancing steadily in the face of this catastrophe, completely unaffected.
Once the Oro Jackson crossed this storm, and the Flying Pirates were blocked outside the storm, it would be difficult for the Flying Pirates to catch up to the Roger Pirates, and the Roger Pirates would completely shake off the Flying Pirates' pursuit.
"Run! Don't go near there!"
The Flying Pirates hadn't moved yet, but the other scouts desperately retreated. Several giant sea tornadoes were stirred up in the violent storm. Any ship that got close would be swallowed, ultimately leading to shipwreck and death!
"Jie ha ha ha ha, everyone in the Flying Pirates, listen up! All the Vice Captains and Executive Officers, and those confident enough in their strength, follow me and charge in to defeat the Roger Pirates!"
Seeing the storm Roger created, Golden Lion didn't let all thousand-plus people enter. Instead, he chose the strongest part of them.
In this kind of storm, people with weaker strength couldn't stand firm at all. Once swept into the seabed, it would be a near-certain death. Bringing more would just be sending them to their deaths.
"Captain, we will follow you to defeat the Roger Pirates!"
Soon, a team of over three hundred people was selected. These were the most elite individuals of the Flying Pirates.
"Jie ha ha ha ha, today our Flying Pirates will defeat the Roger Pirates!"
After leaving five pirate ships behind, Golden Lion took an island and five pirate ships and charged into the storm.
The island was above the pirate ships, blocking most of the storm's assault for them. Reinhardt created an airflow barrier, blocking the impact of the remaining storm.
This was a natural disaster for many people, but for the elites of the Flying Pirates, the impact was not significant.
"Ha ha ha ha ha, Shiki, you still came!"
Roger looked at the fully prepared Flying Pirates and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. After all, in his vision, if the entire Flying Pirates attacked, his storm cloud move could wipe out more than half of the Flying Pirates.
What a pity, Golden Lion has become smarter, or rather, more astute. Roger's little trick couldn't fool Golden Lion.
"Jie ha ha ha ha, Roger, let's join forces! As long as we join forces, Nox will definitely join our alliance. At that time, the three of us will overthrow the World Government and unify the World!"
After seeing Roger, Golden Lion extended his hand, sincerely inviting Roger.
As long as he, Roger, and Nox could join hands, they would be able to intimidate all the Pirates, and then obtain the Ancient Weapon, potentially overthrowing the World Government that had ruled for eight hundred years.
Back then, all the Pirates in the New World joined forces and had already defeated the top combat forces sent by the Marine and the World Government. If they hadn't been wary of the World Government's hidden power, they could have wiped out everyone sent by the World Government.
Now the overall strength of the Pirates has become stronger, while the power of the World Government and the Marine has become weaker. Their alliance as Pirates has a complete possibility of success!
"Ha ha ha ha ha, Shiki, just like my answer back then, I refuse!"
"I'm not interested in ruling the World. I became a Pirate because I enjoy adventuring in this World with my crew."
"If I can't do what I like even after becoming a Pirate, then what's the point of me becoming a Pirate!"
Facing Shiki's invitation, Roger directly refused without hesitation.
His dream is to adventure freely on the Sea, then find the legendary Raftel, and complete the circumnavigation of the World that no one in history has been able to complete!
For this, the Roger Pirates' ship, the Oro Jackson, did not install an automatic propulsion device. It still relied on sails for propulsion, just to remind him.
He had to rely on his own efforts and adventures to pursue the Raftel, and complete the dream of sailing around the World through the Raftel, rather than relying on special ship propulsion to cross the Calm Belt and achieve this dream.