"Fufufufufu, the strongest man in the world? How terrifying. Three days ago, Esdeath was just defeated by Zephyr. Yesterday, Nox killed his way to North Blue and cut off the head of Admiral Zephyr. This was officially reported today!"
Doflamingo looked at the newspaper reporting Zephyr's death and burst into maniacal laughter.
This man was a great pirate he had followed since childhood, and was also the strongest pirate in this world.
He had personally seen Nox's daughter Esdeath, and had even been defeated by Esdeath with a single sword strike.
One must know, back then, he had harbored killing intent towards Esdeath. Now, thinking back, he felt cold sweat on his soul.
If he had dared to attack Esdeath, perhaps the one whose head was cut off would have been him, Doflamingo!
"Neh neh neh neh neh, Young Master, the Limitless Pirates are too fierce. Should we reduce our cooperation with the Limitless Pirates?"
Trebol asked with some worry.
"Fufufufufu, the fiercer the Limitless Pirates are, the more beneficial it is for us. In this world, when you're out and about, you need connections and backing!"
"Not only should we cooperate with the Limitless Pirates, we should cooperate with the Limitless Pirates more deeply and increase the sale of weapons!"
"Only by creating more profit for the Limitless Pirates will they choose to cooperate with us more deeply, instead of the current limited supply of only twenty billion in weapons per year. I want the Limitless Pirates to cooperate with us completely, supplying weapons without limit!"
Doflamingo laughed maniacally.
"Whitebeard, Whitebeard, there's big news again! This time it's news about Nox. Because Zephyr previously attacked Esdeath, Nox personally took action and killed Zephyr!"
"This Nox is simply too amazing! For Esdeath to have a Father like Nox is truly her luck!"
Jozu excitedly brought the newspaper over to show his Whitebeard.
"gura rara rara, Nox is truly a Father. His protectiveness is very similar to mine!"
"Jozu, don't envy Esdeath. Your Whitebeard is also very good. In the future, if any old geezer dares to bully you by relying on his seniority, just tell Whitebeard, and Whitebeard will personally take action, take his head back, and give it to you to kick around like a ball!"
Whitebeard said, laughing heartily and patting Jozu's head.
"Mm-hmm, I know, Whitebeard is the best Whitebeard in the world!"
Jozu said happily.
"The Marine lost one Zephyr, leaving only Sengoku and Garp who can fight. So, can Marineford be attacked and taken?"
Golden Lion saw the newspaper reporting Nox killing Zephyr, and his thoughts drifted to Marineford.
If it were before, the strength of the Marine and their Flying Pirates were not far apart, but now that one Zephyr has died, their Flying Pirates can completely overpower the Marine.
Golden Lion saw the hope of annihilating the Marine in one fell swoop.
"Captain, Marineford and Mary Geoise are too close. The World Government will not just watch the Marine be annihilated. Even if we are going to annihilate the Marine, it cannot be just our Flying Pirates going alone. We must definitely bring along the Limitless Pirates."
Reinhardt saw that Golden Lion wanted to take the spotlight alone and immediately reminded him.
Better safe than sorry. If their Flying Pirates were surrounded by the Marine and the World Government, the losses would be severe. Bringing along the Limitless Pirates can share half the risk.
"I'll call Nox and see if he wants to take action!"
Hearing Reinhardt say this, Golden Lion knew he had been thinking one-sidedly. If the Flying Pirates really went alone, when the five Gorosei came down to support, their Flying Pirates would instead be the ones surrounded.
"Golden Lion, you called, you're not trying to congratulate me on killing Zephyr, are you?"
"If that's the case, you don't need to say it. I've already heard a lot about this, to the point where my ears are calloused."
Coming from the other end of the den den mushi was Nox's lazy voice, but Golden Lion heard Nox's merciless boasting, which made Golden Lion very unhappy.
"Jie ha ha ha ha ha, this old man wouldn't be so bored as to congratulate you. It's just killing one Zephyr. Next time, when this old man cuts off Sengoku's head, you'll know how amazing this old man is!"
After hearing Nox's words, Golden Lion said defiantly.
"Ha ha ha ha ha, then you can boast when you, Golden Lion, bring Sengoku's head to me. Now, just tell me directly why you're looking for me. You need something to back up your boasting!"
Nox said indifferently.
"Jie ha ha ha ha ha, Nox, don't you think now is a good time to completely annihilate Marine Headquarters Marineford?"
"The World Government previously lost three top-tier combatants. Yesterday, you killed Zephyr, and the World Government's secret weapon was used up before. Now, it can be said that it is the World Government's weakest moment."
"We cannot attack Mary Geoise, but can't we attack Marineford? How about it? Do you want to join forces and completely annihilate Marineford?"
Golden Lion said excitedly.
"Golden Lion, you are taking too much for granted. Firstly, Sengoku and Garp alone can stop the two of us. The five Gorosei plus numerous Marine can stop our Executive Officers. Most importantly, there are definitely still quite a few top-tier combatants in Mary Geoise."
"Once those top-tier combatants appear, even if we join forces, we will be defeated, and in the end, we can only retreat back to the New World shamefully."
"Unless you can persuade Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin, and Wang Zhi to join us, otherwise, we absolutely cannot annihilate Marineford!"
Nox analyzed seriously.
How could he not have thought about this issue? But precisely because he had thought about it, he felt there was no possibility of success.
Although his strength was great, he could defeat Garp, but defeating Garp would also take time, and the World Government would not possibly give him time.
"Hmph, those guys have no vision. They only stare at the territory in the New World. Trying to get them to attack Marineford with us, which is a thankless task, they wouldn't do that!"
Golden Lion's excited mood was immediately cooled down by Nox's words.
Currently, other Pirates are all eyeing the territories of John and World, and absolutely no one is willing to follow them to attack Marineford.
"Although we cannot attack Marineford, we can dismantle the only Marine Fortress of the Marine in the New World and completely drive the Marine and the World Government out of the New World!"
Nox laughed.
Before, the Limitless Pirates attacked the Marine Fortresses in the New World, annihilating those fortresses until only one was left.
If the World Government hadn't come to support the Marine in the end, Nox would have long since dismantled that last Marine Fortress.
Now, the World Government and the Marine are both in an unprecedented period of weakness, Nox naturally wouldn't allow that Marine's nail to remain stuck at the exit of the New World.
"Jie ha ha ha ha ha, Nox, you're right. If we can't annihilate Marineford, can't we still annihilate a Marine Fortress in the New World?"
"Our Flying Pirates will take care of this Marine Fortress. Your Limitless Pirates don't need to lift a finger!"
Hearing Nox's words, his eyes lit up, and he immediately grandly claimed this Marine Fortress.
Recently, the Limitless Pirates have overshadowed the Flying Pirates. Now, he can take the opportunity to lead the Flying Pirates and make a splash, and let the World remember the terror of the Flying Pirates again.
"No, no, no, Golden Lion, my subordinates are all quite warlike. We can't just give this Marine Fortress to you."
"If your Flying Pirates want to take the spotlight, then let's see whose subordinates can capture this fortress faster!"
Nox laughed.
"Jie ha ha ha ha ha, alright then. This time, neither of us will take action. Let our subordinates go and see who can capture this fortress faster!"
Golden Lion laughed heartily.
Oni Island:
Esdeath was gritting her teeth, holding up Iva's massive mountain-like body, walking forward step by step with difficulty.
Since being defeated by Zephyr last time, she came back and went to find Ashura Doji, wanting him to fight her seriously.
But unexpectedly, Ashura Doji directly refused, saying that if she wanted to fight, she should go to Elbaf and fight the Giant Race. Anyway, Ashura Doji would absolutely not fight Esdeath seriously.
"Fortunately, I was smart then and didn't listen to that little one Esdeath and fight her seriously. Otherwise, I would have been miserable!"
When Ashura Doji saw the report of Zephyr being killed by Nox, Ashura Doji immediately felt extremely fortunate in his heart. He knew how much his Captain doted on his daughter, so every time he fought with Esdeath and Rhea, he didn't fight seriously, nor did he let them get seriously injured.
Seeing that Ashura Doji was unwilling to fight her seriously, Esdeath could only come to Oni Island and use Iva, whom her Father trained, to train her physique.
If her physique and Haki were a bit stronger then, when Zephyr hit her through her shura sword, it would have been impossible to injure her.
"Esdeath, you have been training here for a long time. Your entire body's muscle strain is very severe. This has already far exceeded your own self-healing capacity!"
"Brother said before, this kind of situation is a form of self-harm, it is not beneficial for physical growth, and may also cause hidden injuries to accumulate."
Iva saw Esdeath so crazy and couldn't help but start advising her. It had accompanied Nox in training for over ten years, and their relationship was good. Esdeath was Nox's daughter, which is why it advised Esdeath like this.
"It's fine, I can still keep going!"
Currently, Esdeath was like someone possessed. Holding her breath, she just wanted to constantly improve herself, and then go find Zephyr to wash away the shame of her previous defeat!
"Sister, did you lose to that Admiral Zephyr before?"
Just then, who looked somewhat similar to Esdeath, with crimson eyes and a lively yet slightly lazy demeanor, Rhea ran over, and excitedly asked Esdeath if her scar was real.