"Zephyr, long time no see!"
Ashura Doji just wanted to witness the downfall of Roger, that powerful Grand Swordmaster. After Roger's death, he originally intended to leave, but unexpectedly saw Zephyr chasing Hawkeye, who was running with Gaenie.
As Nox's child, Ashura Doji naturally knew Gaenie and often guided him in sword road.
Ashura Doji thought Zephyr was going to stop Gaenie, so he immediately blocked Zephyr.
"Ashura Doji, you dare to come to Loguetown? Aren't you afraid the Marine will keep you here permanently?"
Looking at Ashura Doji blocking his path, Zephyr was very surprised!
"Hahahaha, Zephyr, you think too highly of your Marine. If you dare to capture me, our Captain will immediately lead his men to destroy your only Marine Fortress in the New World, and perhaps even go and destroy your Marine Headquarters at Marineford!"
"What's more, with just you, you want to capture me? What a pipe dream!"
Ashura Doji mocked him back without hesitation.
His strength had been growing these past few years. If it weren't for the current geographical location being unsuitable, he would have wanted to fight Zephyr again to see if he could defeat him!
"Today, I will capture you and send you to Impel Down!"
Zephyr heard Ashura Doji's arrogant words, his fists turned black in anger, and he punched towards Ashura Doji.
"Hahahahahaha, Zephyr, your fist is weaker than it was three years ago. With this strength, you are no longer fit to be an Admiral!"
Ashura Doji's di mie sword was unsheathed, and he instantly entered his human-beast form. After blocking Zephyr's punch, he couldn't help but mock him.
"Ashura Doji, the Emperor Crocodile Grand Swordmaster of the Limitless Pirates?"
Hawkeye also looked back and was surprised to see Zephyr being blocked by someone. He recognized that person; it was Ashura Doji, who had advanced to Grand Swordmaster in the Sword Art Tournament, and one of the targets he wanted to challenge in the future.
"With Uncle Ashura Doji blocking them for us, there's no problem. Let's go quickly!"
Gaenie glanced back and immediately ran.
Although Hawkeye wanted to challenge Ashura Doji, he knew it wasn't the right time and also ran with Gaenie.
After the Marine took action, the weaker pirates and those who were slow to escape were killed by the Marine.
Only the strong pirates were able to escape the Marine's encirclement. The entire Loguetown fell into complete chaos.
"We have received orders from the family. Mary Geoise is suffering an unprecedented terrorist attack. Return to Mary Geoise immediately!"
Seeing the Roger Pirates take action, the World Government powerhouses hidden in the shadows were about to make a move.
But they received a call from the Celestial Dragons, ordering them to return to Holy Land Mary Geoise immediately.
The Celestial Dragons had just suffered from an air raid and explosion, resulting in heavy casualties. Those who survived were now most insecure, so they immediately recalled these powerhouses from other places.
These people left without even saying goodbye, which infuriated Vice Admiral Tsuru.
She had dared to order the encirclement of all the pirates here because of the World Government powerhouses hidden in the shadows, who could help the Marine encircle the pirates at critical moments.
Now that those guys had all run away, the Marine was unable to capture all the pirates, causing many pirates to escape.
Even Ashura Doji of the Limitless Pirates and the members of the Roger Pirates had escaped. Not a single important pirate was left behind, and they could only eliminate the small fry!
Holy Land Mary Geoise:
The Gorosei were working in a small room. Their original luxurious large house had been reduced to ruins, so they could only work in this small room!
"The casualties in Holy Land Mary Geoise have been tallied. Three thousand three hundred and sixty-five people died, and five Celestial Dragon families have completely disappeared. Now there are only fourteen Celestial Dragon families left."
"At the same time, the loss of property, Devil Fruit, and Berries is countless, and the cost of rebuilding Holy Land Mary Geoise is even more immeasurable!"
"The most worrying thing is that many powerful Devil Fruit were destroyed as a result and will be reborn all over the World, which will create many powerhouses in the Sea."
Finance War God Nasujuro Saint, said.
"We can't change the dead, so let the living increase their fertility."
"Regarding the finances, go and plunder the nobles and kingdoms living on the Red Line, as well as the non-Allied Nations in the Four Seas."
"As for the rebuilding of Holy Land Mary Geoise, let the commoners and slaves do it, and make sure it is rebuilt as quickly as possible."
Saint Mars said.
"The most important thing now is, have the culprits who attacked Holy Land Mary Geoise been found?"
"Pangea Castle was destroyed, and that adult was angry for the first time in hundreds of years. If we don't find the culprits, one can imagine what the outcome will be!"
Saint Warcury asked.
"Based on the explosives we witnessed before, it has been confirmed that the explosive material was explosive rock."
"The large-scale theft of explosive rock was when the World Pirates stole the explosive rock extracted by the Marine, combined with the power of his More-More Fruit, which caused such a terrifying explosion."
"The person who escaped in the air before should undoubtedly be World!"
Scientific Defense Warrior God Saturn Saint said.
"Damn Pirate, when he stole the Explosive Rock, we should have sent people to eliminate him, otherwise, this wouldn't have happened today!"
Peter Saint, God of Agriculture, said.
"At that time, we let World go because we were wary of the pirates in the New World uniting. Now, we absolutely cannot let World go because of the obstruction of those pirates."
"We can use the banner of only eliminating World so that those pirates do not intervene."
"Those pirates are not truly allied. As long as we don't target other pirates, they should not care about World's life or death and will not unite because of this."
Finance War God Nasujuro Saint, said.
"Then let the CP0 who infiltrated the World Pirates report World's whereabouts, and we will immediately send people to capture World. This time, we must capture him alive. I don't want the More-More Fruit to be reborn and appear in the Sea."
"However, we also need to be prepared. If those pirates unite, we will have to take action!"
Saint Warcury said.
"This time, the Celestial Dragons suffered such heavy losses, with five top-tier powerhouses dead. If we go to war with the pirates on a full scale, they will not continue to support the World Government."
Saint Mars said.
These four or five top-tier powerhouses who died either didn't have Kenbunshoku Haki to foresee the future, were too close to the explosion site, or died protecting the Celestial Dragons.
It can be said that the Celestial Dragon families were truly severely weakened this time, and it is unknown how many years it will take for them to recover.
"We can't worry about that much. In any case, World must be captured. At most, we will give up the Marine Fortress in the New World. I don't believe they would dare to attack the Red Line!"
Saint Warcury said.
"That's right, World must be captured, otherwise, we cannot give an explanation to the Celestial Dragons, and we ourselves cannot swallow this anger!"
Finance War God Nasujuro Saint, said.
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
Sabaody Archipelago:
After Nox left Holy Land Mary Geoise, he and World flew in two completely opposite directions.
World flew towards the New World, while Nox flew in the opposite direction, to the Sabaody Archipelago on the other side of the Red Line.
Upon arriving at the Sabaody Archipelago, Nox instinctively used Kenbunshoku Haki combined with his ultrasonic power. In an instant, Kenbunshoku Haki enveloped the entire Sabaody Archipelago, and finding no top-tier powerhouses present, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"I don't know if Imu found World, but he shouldn't have found me, otherwise, he would have already chased after me!"
Nox didn't fly directly back to the Limitless Sea because he was afraid that Imu might have some strange power to track him, which is why he detoured to the Sabaody Archipelago.
In any case, there was already a Law Net outpost on the Sabaody Archipelago, as well as Shakky's mirror here, so it was still very simple for him to return to the Limitless Sea.
"Since I've come to the Sabaody Archipelago, I'll go and see if Roger's execution is over!"
Nox thought of Roger's execution earlier. When he flew out of the Limitless Sea, the execution hadn't started yet.
"Hahahaha, I'm going out to sea to find the Great Treasure!"
"Roger's treasure belongs to me!"
"I am the next Pirate King!"
"..."
After Nox arrived on the crowded streets of the Sabaody Archipelago, he heard many people discussing the words Roger left behind after his death.
He could clearly feel the excitement and fanaticism of those people. In this era, almost no one with a little ambition could refuse the grand vision Roger had painted.
Even if they knew the probability was very slim, every ambitious person had a protagonist's dream in their heart, dreaming that they were the protagonist of this World, and the Great Treasure was prepared specifically for them.
"Roger, it seems your death was very valuable!"
Seeing this scene, Nox couldn't help but laugh.
Although he couldn't witness Roger's classic moment with his own eyes, knowing the result was enough.
He only ever wanted the result, and as for the process, he wouldn't pay too much attention to it.
"Kid, if you don't have money, get lost!"
In front of an auction house, a young man was blocked by a group of people holding swords and guns.
And that group of people wanted to escort the girl in the cage into the auction house to sell her.
"Please, just give me some time, I can definitely raise enough Berries to redeem her!"
"I will earn money, I will earn a lot, lot of money. In the future, no matter how much money you want, I will help you earn it!"
After Gild Tesoro was pushed to the ground, he immediately got up and pleaded with the people in front of him.
He knew that he couldn't let them send Stella into the auction house to be auctioned, otherwise, he and Stella would be separated forever.
In the past, he lived in a World full of darkness. He had lost hope for his future life, living like a walking corpse, like many confused people, living in this World.
But suddenly one day, a person, with a gentle and bright singing voice, appeared in his World.
It was she who brought the first ray of light to his dark and confused World. It was her singing that illuminated his life.
From then on, he worked hard, fully utilizing his advantages to earn money, desperately earning money, all for the sake of redeeming her freedom from the human traffickers.
She gave him hope for life, and he must help her regain that freedom. This was his only motivation for living now!
However, even though he desperately tried to earn money, because he had no startup capital, no connections, and no strength, his earning speed was slow, and he was often robbed.
Even though the money he earned was often robbed, he still didn't give up. He firmly believed that he could earn enough money to redeem Stella, give her freedom, and let her sing freely without restraint.
However, bad news came too quickly. He hadn't earned the ransom of one billion Berries yet, and Stella was about to be auctioned by these people!
"I don't have that much time to wait for you to earn money. I'm going to sell this girl now!"
"This girl can sing, and she sings quite well. She should fetch a good price, hahahahahaha!"
These people had no long-term vision and only focused on the present.
A punch hit Gild Tesoro's stomach. Immediately, Gild Tesoro vomited stomach acid. The intense pain made him lie on the ground and wail, only able to barely lift his head to watch Stella being dragged into the auction house.
"Tesoro, thank you for doing so much for me. I am very touched, truly, I am very touched that you care about me so much and are willing to do so much for me!"
"But, this is enough, Tesoro, it's really enough. From now on, you must live well for yourself. Without me by your side, you should be able to live better."
"Find a girl you like, and spend your life with her. Forget about me, Tesoro."
Although Stella knew that her fate would completely sink into darkness, she still managed to show a gentle smile on her face before being taken into the auction house.
Her tone carried the gentleness and blessings that Tesoro was familiar with, but it also contained fear and confusion about the future.
"No, Stella, I don't want you to leave me!"
"Please, please lend me money, help me redeem Stella, and in the future, I will definitely repay you a lot, lot of money!"
"As long as someone can help me redeem Stella, I, Tesoro, will do anything for him, even be a beast of burden without complaint."
Tesoro watched Stella about to leave him, endured the pain that made him dizzy, stood up, and pleaded with the onlookers around him.
"Heh heh, kid, how much is your life worth? There are plenty of people who want to be our beasts of burden, you are not qualified enough!"
However, facing Tesoro's plea, these people looked at him as if watching a joke. They had seen this kind of thing countless times on the Sabaody Archipelago, so how could they lend money to such a poor guy.