"Rhea, I don't have time to mess with you right now. If you have nothing to do, hurry up and leave. I still have training to do!"
Esdeath looked at her younger sister with annoyance. It was clearly reported in the newspaper, and she still came to ask her. Really...
"Sister, I'm here to tell you some good news. The Admiral Zephyr who defeated you is dead. He was killed yesterday."
Rhea said with a smile.
"What? Dead? How did he die? Tell me quickly!"
After hearing Rhea's words, Esdeath immediately threw Iva, whom she was holding, away, then ran over, grabbed Rhea's shoulders, and shook her constantly, asking anxiously.
"Hehe, Sister, it's no problem if you want me to tell you, but you have to give me all your allowance for this month!"
Rhea said with a cunning smile.
"Okay, it's just a month's allowance, I'll give it to you!"
Esdeath immediately agreed.
"That Admiral was killed by Father. After you came back, Father and Mama went to North Blue together, and then the next day, they came back with Zephyr's corpse."
"I heard that Father killed that Admiral named Zephyr because he bullied you, taking advantage of his seniority, so Father personally went over to kill him, so that everyone in the World knows that you are Father's most beloved daughter, and no one can bully you by taking advantage of their seniority!"
Rhea said excitedly, and at the same time gave Esdeath the newspapers she brought.
"Father!"
Hearing Rhea's words, Esdeath didn't know why, but a warm current flowed through her heart.
"Sister, I also heard that our Limitless Pirates are preparing to attack the only Marine Fortress in the New World. This time, we are going to completely drive the Marine out of the New World. If you want to go, you have to leave Oni Island early, otherwise you won't make it."
Rhea continued.
"I know, I'll tell Father now, I want to go too this time to remove the Marine Fortress!"
Upon hearing that the Limitless Pirates had a big operation, Esdeath immediately rushed out of Oni Island.
"Really, Brother Drake and Brother Gaenie have gone out to train, and Sister is also going to battle. That brat Valent was thrown onto Thunder Island by Father and hasn't come back for almost half a year!"
"Now only I and three younger siblings are left at home, but I heard that the food in the Four Seas is delicious. I'll also tell Mama and go to the Four Seas to train and taste the food there by the way."
Rhea suddenly remembered Brother Gaenie describing the delicious food in the Four Seas when he called her before. Suddenly, Rhea also wanted to go to the Four Seas to see if the food there was really that delicious.
Marine Headquarters Marineford:
"Tsuru, how is the investigation about Zephyr going?"
In the Fleet Admiral's office, Sengoku looked at Tsuru who walked in and asked.
"According to the Marines on Zephyr's original warship and my own investigation, we are not sure whether Nox was originally in North Blue, or if he used some method to get from the Limitless Sea to North Blue in one day!"
"Regarding the issue of Zephyr's whereabouts being leaked, we have found it. There is a spy from the Limitless Pirates within our Marine. We have already arrested that spy, but we couldn't keep him alive."
Vice Admiral Tsuru said solemnly.
The Marine's intelligence system was too weak, and she had even asked the World Government's CP to investigate together, but the results of the investigation were no different from her own.
This could only mean that the Limitless Pirates' intelligence system was too good, or that the Limitless Pirates had some hidden secrets that they didn't know about.
Either way, it was bad news for the Marine.
"Nox, it's that guy Nox again. As long as that guy makes a move, our Marine has never won once!"
Sengoku clenched his fists and said angrily and helplessly.
Since Nox set sail, except for the first time he was caught by Fleet Admiral Kong and severely injured him.
For more than ten years, he had never lost once, and his Limitless Pirates had never been at a disadvantage against the Marine and the World Government!
In Sengoku's opinion, Nox was far more terrifying than Golden Lion, and even Roger.
"According to the news just received, both the Flying Pirates and the Limitless Pirates have dispatched a large number of Executive Officers, and the target is likely our only Marine Fortress in the New World."
After answering a den den mushi, Vice Admiral Tsuru looked at Sengoku solemnly and said.
"I'll ask the Gorosei for their opinion!"
Sengoku knew that the Flying Pirates and the Limitless Pirates were now working together to remove the thorn they had in the New World while the Marine and the World Government were in a weakened state.
With the current situation of the Marine, without the support of the World Government, they could not defend that fortress at all.
"Sengoku, is there anything?"
Saint Satan's voice came from the den den mushi.
"Gorosei, the Limitless Pirates and the Flying Pirates have joined forces, and the target is suspected to be the G1 Marine Fortress in the New World!"
"The Marine's strength is insufficient to resist the combined forces of the Flying Pirates and the Limitless Pirates, I request the World Government's support."
Sengoku said.
"..."
Hearing Sengoku's words, Saint Satan was silent, then turned to look at his four colleagues next to him, but the other four Gorosei were also silent.
Undoubtedly, the Marine Fortress in the New World was very important to the World Government. After all, it was very close to the Red Line. Once that fortress was lost, it meant that they would completely lose the gateway to the New World.
They also lost the power to protect the other side of the Red Line. If those great Pirates in the New World intended to attack the Red Line, they might not even know.
But now they basically had no power in their hands. The CP0 Chief, Deputy Chief, Army Marshal, Army General, and so on, were all killed.
Now, they had not yet cultivated new top-tier combat power, and could only reluctantly promote those weaker ones to use, but these kinds of people going to fight against the Executive Officers of the Limitless Pirates and the Flying Pirates would just be sending themselves to their deaths.
Even if the five of them personally went into battle again, they still couldn't change the fate of the Marine Fortress being breached.
Sengoku didn't hear the Gorosei's reply, nor did he urge them. He just waited for the Gorosei's answer. Anyway, he wanted to give up the Marine Fortress in the New World, but this decision could not be made by him. Simply put, he was trying to pass the buck.
"Let's give up for now, and take it back later, how about that?"
After five minutes, Saint Satan asked his four colleagues.
"What about the safety of the Red Line?"
Saint Pite frowned. After World's bombing, he was very concerned about safety.
"Let the Army guard the Red Line. Anyway, the Army has a lot of people, it's just that they lack top-tier combat power. It should be fine to use them to guard the edge of the Red Line."
Saint Satan said.
"Then let's give up. We are in a weak period now, and it's not suitable to confront those Pirates in the New World head-on. When our strength recovers, we will settle the score with them, or rather, wait for a few decades, and those Pirates will decline on their own!"
Saint Warcury said.
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
"..."
"Sengoku, the World Government's personnel are dealing with a major matter, and there is no one available to support your Marine!"
"That fortress can only be defended by your Marine yourselves!"
After the Gorosei discussed it, they directly informed Sengoku, then hung up the den den mushi, not giving Sengoku a chance to refute.
"These old guys!"
Seeing that the den den mushi was hung up, Sengoku was so angry that he smashed the table in front of him with a slap.
He had tried to pass the buck before, but the Gorosei were even better at this trick, directly sending the buck back to Sengoku unchanged.
According to the Gorosei's meaning, since it was a Marine Fortress, the Marine should bear the main responsibility. The World Government had no one now and could only rely on the Marine to defend it. If they couldn't defend it, it wasn't the World Government's problem, but the Marine's problem.
"Should we let Sakazuki and Kuzan, who are stationed in the New World, retreat?"
Vice Admiral Tsuru also realized the seriousness of the matter. The Flying Pirates and the Limitless Pirates were determined to succeed this time. Without the support of the World Government, their Marine could not stop the combined forces of the two Pirate Crew.
"We definitely have to retreat, but why can those two guys, Golden Lion and Nox, always join forces? Is there no way to break up their alliance?"
Sengoku said through clenched teeth.
Logically speaking, the New World is only so big. As the two largest Pirate Crew in the New World, shouldn't the Flying Pirates and the Limitless Pirates try every possible way to eliminate each other and unify the New World?
How could they always join forces to deal with the Marine?
If it were just the Flying Pirates or the Limitless Pirates alone, their Marine would at least still have the strength to fight, unlike now, where they had to directly order a retreat.
"Our Marine and the World Government have tried to stir up conflict between the two Pirate Crew, but each time we have failed!"
"The Flying Pirates and the Limitless Pirates threw all those who tried to stir up conflict onto an island and let them resolve their grievances themselves, so there hasn't been any substantial conflict between the two Pirate Crew."
Vice Admiral Tsuru sighed.
New World Marine G1 Fortress:
"What? The Flying Pirates and the Limitless Pirates are joining forces to attack our Marine Fortress?"
Upon receiving this news, Kuzan suddenly felt like his head was going to explode.
Currently, there was no Admiral stationed in this fortress. Admiral Zephyr was killed before, and Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Garp had just returned from a mission and were not here.
Now the strongest here were just a few Vice Admirals. If Nox and Golden Lion both came, it would be a massacre for the Marine!
"Hmph, Kuzan, what are you afraid of? It's just Golden Lion and Nox. If they dare to come, we'll join forces and beat them down!"
Sakazuki snorted coldly.
"Sakazuki, did you forget about the last time you sparred with Vice Admiral Garp and were defeated by a single punch from Mr. Garp?"
"Nox is a great Pirate who even Mr. Garp couldn't defeat!"
Kuzan looked at the stubborn Sakazuki with a speechless expression. What time was it now, and he was still so stubborn.
"Buruburu, Buruburu!!"
Just as Sakazuki was about to retort, the den den mushi in his pocket rang.
"Sakazuki, retreat immediately, abandon that fortress, and all Marine personnel retreat to Headquarters!"
Sengoku's voice came from the other end of the den den mushi.
"But Fleet Admiral Sengoku, once we..."
Sakazuki was stunned. He didn't expect Fleet Admiral Sengoku to abandon this fortress. This was the last Marine Fortress in the New World!
Once abandoned, it would cost ten times the price to return to the New World next time, and it might even be impossible to return to the New World for decades!
"No buts, this is an order. Immediately evacuate G1 Fortress, retreat to Headquarters, and absolutely do not engage in battle with the Limitless Pirates and the Flying Pirates!"
Sengoku said sternly.
With the current combat power of G1 Fortress, fighting against the Flying Pirates and the Limitless Pirates was like hitting a rock with an egg, it would shatter upon impact.
"Yes, I will order the retreat immediately!!"
Sakazuki sighed.