"Shocking! Whitebeard, who possesses the power to destroy the world, is about to duel World's Greatest Swordsman Nox!!"
"The duel between the two strongest men in the World will determine the strongest man in the World. After Rocks, will a Pirate once again become the strongest in the World?"
"The peak duel in the World will take place on Brand Island. Who will be the final victor?"
"..."
As the news of the duel between Whitebeard and Nox spread, countless people began to get excited.
Especially the Pirates in the New World, they all headed towards Brand Island. They all wanted to see the duel between the two most powerful individuals in the World and see how big the gap was between themselves and the strongest in the World.
"Wororororo, the strongest in the World? I wonder if he can kill me. I'm going to go see!!"
After Kaido saw the newspaper about the duel between Nox and Whitebeard, he immediately called his subordinates to prepare for departure.
"Jie hahahaha, a duel between Newgate and Nox? This is great! It's a good chance to see how strong they are now!!"
Golden Lion laughed heartily.
Ever since his Float-Float Fruit Awakened, his strength had surged, and his confidence had similarly skyrocketed. If Nox only displayed the strength he showed when he defeated Roger in the Sword Art Tournament back then, he was confident he could defeat Nox!
"Mama Mama, a duel between Nox and Whitebeard? Then I can't miss it!"
Charlotte Linlin, who rarely left her home, also led her child out to sea because of this news.
"Father is going to duel Whitebeard? This is great! I've never seen Father fight with his full strength!!"
Gaenie, who was traveling with Hawkeye on the Grand Line, jumped up in excitement after seeing the newspaper.
Although he was Nox's son, Gaenie never knew exactly how strong his Father's power was or what level his sword road had reached.
Now he could finally see with his own eyes the gap between himself and the World's Greatest Swordsman.
"What? World's Greatest Swordsman Nox is going to duel Whitebeard? Where? Is it still possible for us to rush there now?"
Hawkeye asked urgently after hearing Gaenie's words.
"The location of the duel is Brand Island, in the mid-to-rear part of the New World. The time is four days from now. With my ship, we should be able to make it if we rush at full speed. Fortunately, we are in the Grand Line right now. If we were in the Four Seas, we definitely wouldn't make it!"
As Gaenie spoke, he immediately prepared supplies and loaded them onto the ship. Hawkeye also helped with the loading. If they couldn't make it, it would be a huge loss. That was a full-power battle from the World's Greatest Swordsman!
"Fufufufufu, the duel between the strongest in the World? I also want to witness it with my own eyes!"
Doflamingo, who was on Fish-Man Island, also had the idea of witnessing the battle where the strongest in the World would be born after hearing the news, just like when he witnessed the death of the Pirate King and the start of the Pirate Era.
"Nah nah nah nah nah, Young Master, won't this be too dangerous!"
Trebol, who was with Doflamingo, said worriedly.
That was the number one duel in the World. Countless great Pirates from the New World would go to watch. Their strength was simply not enough in front of those great Pirates. It was even possible that a great Pirate who found them displeasing would directly eliminate them.
"Fufufufufu, we are partners of the Limitless Pirates. If we go with the Limitless Pirates, there will naturally be no danger!"
Doflamingo fully utilized his current partnership with the Limitless Pirates.
As the news spread wider and wider, many Pirates around the World were quickly heading to Brand Island. They all wanted to witness the birth of the strongest in the World.
Holy Land Mary Geoise:
"Our plan has succeeded. Prepare the CP members who infiltrated the Limitless Pirates. Once Nox is confirmed to appear on Brand Island, immediately begin the operation. See if you can find the data hidden in the laboratory in Wano Country, and also the millennium dragon bone from back then."
The Gorosei gathered together. They provoked the relationship between the Limitless Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates not just to prevent the Limitless Pirates from having the free hand to deal with the World Government.
It was even more so for the experimental data and the millennium dragon bone of the Limitless Pirates that even the Gorosei were tempted by.
If they could obtain the Limitless Pirates' weapon manufacturing data, they could replace the Limitless Pirates as the largest arms producer in the World. At that time, with the World Government's network of connections, they would be able to promote the arms to the greatest extent.
It would only take one or two years to recover the World Government's previous losses, five years to surpass the former prosperity of the World Government, and ten years to harvest ten percent of the World's wealth!
Similarly, the millennium dragon bone was also within their target range. The millennium dragon bone that the World Government bought back back then had already been refined into a Longevity Potion. After obtaining the Longevity Potion, they became even more eager for the other millennium dragon bone.
"What? Ninety-five CP members died?"
However, what made the Gorosei angry was that they had just issued the order, the CP members had not yet begun to act, and ninety-five percent of the CP members hidden within the Limitless Pirates had already died.
This made them furious. It was clear that the Limitless Pirates had already discovered these CP members before, but pretended not to. Now, perhaps sensing that the World Government had made a move against the Limitless Pirates, they killed the chickens to scare the monkeys for the World Government to see.
They were just fantasizing about getting the core secrets of the Limitless Pirates, but now before they even started acting, ninety-five percent of their people had already been killed by the Limitless Pirates.
They now had no doubt that the remaining five CP members had also been discovered by the Limitless Pirates, and the Limitless Pirates deliberately kept them to report the "results" to them, the Gorosei!
This was simply a blatant slap in the face!
"After the previous incident of alerting the enemy, the Limitless Pirates are already on guard. Now they guess that we will make a move during the period when Nox is not in the Limitless Sea, which is why they killed those CP members!"
"If that's the case, then the intelligence transmitted back by those CP members during this period is likely fake, something the Limitless Pirates deliberately let us know!"
Satan Saint, Scientific Defense God, said solemnly.
He didn't expect the Limitless Pirates' intelligence to be so powerful that they could uncover all their infiltrating CP members, and after uncovering them, they could still prevent the CP members from noticing. This level of intelligence capability made him feel incredible. The Limitless Pirates' control over the Limitless Sea was too strong.
"Since the plan has failed, let's give up. With the Limitless Pirates' current control over their territory, there's no way to infiltrate except by force."
Peter Saint, God of Agriculture, shook his head and said.
Limitless Sea:
"Husband, most of the CP members and spies from other forces within the Limitless Pirates have been eliminated."
Shakky said.
"That's good. Those guys really thought the Limitless Pirates were so easy to infiltrate. If we don't show them some color, they'll think the Limitless Pirates' intelligence is so easy to obtain, and they even want to cause trouble within the Limitless Pirates!"
Since the duel between Nox and Whitebeard spread, the spies within the Limitless Pirates received orders from their respective forces, most of which were to seize the Limitless Pirates' various technologies or cause trouble.
That's why Nox issued the purge order. Although these guys couldn't cause much trouble in the Limitless Sea, once they started causing trouble, it was indeed very annoying.
Whitebeard Pirates:
"Whitebeard, it's all our fault. If our strength were stronger than the Limitless Pirates' Executive Officers, Whitebeard wouldn't have to fight alone!"
Marco said.
Albertus Gomes was killed by Marley, an Executive Officer of the Limitless Pirates. The Whitebeard Pirates were all very angry and wanted to avenge their crew member.
But the Limitless Pirates would not hand over Executive Officer Marley, so they couldn't bypass the Limitless Pirates if they wanted to kill Marley to avenge their comrade. Most importantly, their Whitebeard Pirates couldn't defeat the Limitless Pirates.
That's why Whitebeard finally decided to duel Nox, a battle that didn't involve his crew members, in order to protect Marco and the others.
Otherwise, if they were to go to war with the Limitless Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates would definitely lose, and at least half of the crew members under the Whitebeard Pirates would die.
"gura rara rara, it's a Father's duty to avenge his child!"
Although Whitebeard sensed that something was wrong with this matter, no matter what, it was Marley of the Limitless Pirates who killed his son, which was an unchangeable fact. Whitebeard couldn't kill Marley who was within the Limitless Pirates, so he could only fight Nox to vent his anger, and also to deter the people secretly plotting against Whitebeard!
"Whitebeard, in a few more years, when I become stronger, I will definitely defeat those Executive Officers of the Limitless Pirates!"
Lama Arellano, who was four meters tall and whose entire body was covered in bulging muscles, said firmly.
He was a son Whitebeard specifically sought out and took in two years ago, and Whitebeard also gave him the Paramecia type, Tremor-Tremor Fruit. His strength improved rapidly, almost catching up to Marco.
"gura rara rara, Arellano, Whitebeard believes you will have that strength in the future!"
Whitebeard had high expectations for Lama Arellano. The potential of the Paramecia type, Tremor-Tremor Fruit was great, and coupled with Arellano's own efforts, his future achievements would definitely not be bad.
Brand Island:
As the day of the duel arrived, many Pirate Crew were already anchored in the sea surrounding Brand Island. They were all people who wanted to witness the birth of the strongest in the World.
Here, there were not only Pirates, but also Marines, World Government personnel, and people from other forces disguised as Pirates.
After all, this kind of duel would absolutely not be recorded by den den mushi or other means. Many people with sensitive identities did not dare to appear in the New World, so they could only send people to witness this decisive battle for them, and then these people would go back and describe it.
"Nah nah nah nah nah, Young Master, why aren't these people going ashore, and why aren't they even approaching Brand Island?"
"If they are this far away, how will they be able to see when Nox and Whitebeard actually duel?"
Trebol, who was next to the Limitless Pirates, asked in confusion.
Hearing Trebol's words, Doflamingo didn't speak, because he himself was also very confused.
"Hahahaha, you guys have never seen a battle between true top-tier powerhouses, have you? Those people are beings who can easily destroy an entire island!"
"Let alone our Captain, if he wanted to destroy this island, it would only take one sword strike!"
"If you dare to go ashore, or even get within a thousand meters of the island, even the aftershocks of our Captain's battle with Whitebeard could easily kill you. So if you want to observe up close and seek death, we won't stop you!"
Marcus, an Executive Officer of the Limitless Pirates, couldn't help but laugh loudly after hearing Trebol's words.
The people on these few ships were all people who had used connections to find the Limitless Pirates, wanting the Limitless Pirates to protect them so they could come here to watch Nox and Whitebeard fight.
Many of these people were partners of the Limitless Pirates, so the Limitless Pirates sent Marcus and some Pirates to protect them.
Anyway, the Limitless Pirates were also coming here, so bringing them along was not a problem at all.
"Can destroy an island with one sword strike?"
Hearing Marcus's words, Doflamingo was extremely shocked. The strongest person he had seen was Esdeath, who had instantly killed him with one sword strike back then.
But compared to World's Greatest Swordsman like Nox, who could destroy an island with one sword strike, there was simply a world of difference!
"Nah nah nah nah nah, destroying an island with one sword strike, this isn't a joke, is it!"
Trebol was also shocked beyond belief by Marcus's words.
"You'll know when the duel starts later!"
Marcus had no intention of continuing to explain. Any explanation was not as good as letting them see it with their own eyes!
"That's the Flying Pirates arriving!!"
"The newly risen great Pirate Kaido is also here!"
"Wang Zhi, Silver Axe, Brandon, Charlotte Linlin, and other great Pirates have all arrived!!"
"Oh my goodness, almost all the great Pirates of the New World are here!"
"..."
As the Flying Pirates and many other great Pirate Crew arrived, the area around Brand Island became lively.
"Jie hahahaha, Newgate and Nox haven't arrived yet. It seems I came early!"
After Golden Lion led his many airships to arrive, he descended from the air onto the sea. This was a sign of respect for Nox and Newgate.
After all, if it were his own duel, he would absolutely not allow anyone to overlook his duel with others from high altitude!
"Mama Mama, little brother Kaido, congratulations on also becoming a great Pirate. Do you want to have a child with me? Our child will definitely become a great Pirate like us in the future!"
When Charlotte Linlin saw Kaido, her eyes immediately lit up.
Kaido had grown up, so with her friendship with Kaido, she also had another natural ally.
However, seeing the powerful aura on Kaido, she wanted to have a child with Kaido even more!
"Linlin, I'm not interested for now!"
Seeing Charlotte Linlin's fervent gaze, Kaido's mouth twitched instantly.
"Whitebeard and Nox are here!"
Amidst the cheers of the crowd, two Pirate Crew sailed over from opposite sides of the island. Standing at the bows were the main characters of today, Whitebeard and Nox!
After approaching the island, Nox and Whitebeard leaped onto the island, and then the Pirate Crew that had carried them immediately turned around and left.
As they were now on opposite ends of the island, they couldn't see each other, but they could clearly sense that the other was on this island.