As the many great pirates of the New World attacked simultaneously, the entire South Blue fell into unprecedented turmoil and chaos, just like the West Blue twenty-something years ago. Wherever the Pirates went, there was nothing but war and slaughter.
Originally, some kingdoms thought that the Pirates of the New World would just plunder for a bit and leave, but no one expected those Pirates to actually try and occupy their kingdoms!
This made those kingdoms resist even more fiercely, but the national power of the South Blue was already weak, so how could they possibly withstand the invasion of those great Pirate Crew?
There were also some smart countries that, after realizing the entire South Blue had fallen into such chaos, simply surrendered directly, replaced their flags with Pirate flags, and were willing to pay tribute to the Pirates annually, just like the Allied Nations pay tribute to the World Government.
And this was exactly in line with the goals of those Pirate Crew from the New World. They had no interest in managing or developing kingdoms; they were more willing to collect protection fees.
As a result, more and more kingdoms later followed this method, reducing many unnecessary sacrifices, and the Pirate Crew of the New World were also happy with this. Since they could obtain treasure without war, they naturally didn't want their pirate group to suffer losses because of it.
"South Blue, those damned Pirates are attacking the South Blue, and they even plan to permanently occupy the South Blue territory! We absolutely cannot let them succeed!"
"Immediately dispatch the combat personnel who were prepared to the South Blue! We must drive those Pirates out of the South Blue!"
When the many great Pirate Crew from the New World attacked the South Blue, the Gorosei received intelligence from the South Blue.
What angered them the most was that those damned Pirates actually intended to occupy the South Blue. This was simply snatching food directly from the World Government's mouth!
Under such circumstances, how could the Gorosei not be angry?
With an immediate order, they had the Marine, Army, World Government members, Shichibukai, and others all rush to the South Blue at full speed.
Among the many warships, there was one warship that was the most special, because its main members were Pirates, or rather, Shichibukai!
Currently, there are only six Shichibukai: Heavenly Yaksha: Doflamingo; King of Dark World Warehouse: Atle McLaren; Desert Crocodile: Crocodile; Hawkeye Mihawk; Gekko Moriah.
Among these six, Atle McLaren is the one who ate the Mythical Zoan Eight-Headed Serpent, meaning he is Nox. Hawkeye, after spending half a year with Gaenie, each embarked on different journeys. In the end, Hawkeye, just like in the original story, became a Shichibukai.
"Fufufufufu, it seems this is the first time we, the Shichibukai, have gathered. I wonder if a few people will be missing in the upcoming war!"
The six Shichibukai sat around a round table. The atmosphere was unusually silent. It was Doflamingo's classic laugh that broke the strange silence. Doflamingo was indeed worthy of being called Heavenly Yaksha; as soon as he opened his mouth, he immediately launched a wide-range mockery.
"Heh xih xih xih, you'd better take care of yourself. You're flying the Limitless Pirates flag, and now you're helping the World Government deal with the Limitless Pirates. Maybe when Nox sees you, he'll cut you down with a single sword first."
Gekko Moriah immediately said with disdain.
In his opinion, Doflamingo's behavior was typical fence-sitting, and it was the type of person he disliked the most.
"You, Kaido's defeated subordinate, are no different. You escaped last time, but this time Kaido's spiked club might just kill you in one go."
Doflamingo wasn't so foolish as to help the World Government deal with the Limitless Pirates. With so many Pirate Crew in the New World anyway, why would he go after the Limitless Pirates? Couldn't he just slack off in a densely populated area when the time came?
"Clown, are you trying to die?"
As soon as Doflamingo said this, Gekko Moriah immediately became angry, as that was his humiliation!
His surrounding shadows had spread out at some point, almost touching Doflamingo's shadow.
"Clown, no one will think you're mute if you don't speak!"
Crocodile, who had also been defeated by Kaido, now looked at Doflamingo with a gloomy face. If the situation wasn't wrong right now, he would have already given Doflamingo a Desert Spada.
"Fufufufufu, if you want to die, I don't mind giving you a ride."
Doflamingo moved his finger slightly, immediately severing the approaching yellow sand and shadow power.
Although he didn't consider himself as strong as those great pirates, or even monsters like Esdeath, as a fellow Shichibukai, he didn't think he was inferior to these losers!
"You can fight, but don't you dare destroy this warship, or I'll throw all of you into the Sea!"
Just as Doflamingo, Gekko Moriah, and Crocodile were at loggerheads, Atle McLaren looked at them with a calm expression. However, the coldness in his eyes resembled the venomous gaze of a snake, as if he were staring at prey, which made Doflamingo and the others very uncomfortable.
"Hahahahaha, you Sea scum! If you dare to damage our Marine warship, I'll throw all of you to the bottom of the Sea."
"Don't think that being a Shichibukai will get you preferential treatment under my fists!"
However, just as the several Shichibukai were becoming more arrogant and about to make a move, Garp walked over, laughing heartily....
Instantly, the six Shichibukai present all tensed up. After all, that was the strongest Marine, Garp, the guy who withstood the sword of the World's strongest man, Nox, for several days before being defeated. That was a level of power they couldn't reach.
Among the six, only Hawkeye wanted to test how Garp's fists could withstand Nox's sword, but that thought was just a thought. If they really started fighting here, he might actually be thrown into the Sea.
"If you don't believe me, you can try it. My fists haven't hit anyone in a long time!"
Seeing that the Shichibukai didn't speak, Garp immediately left. He only came to deter these Pirates, lest these scum really capsize the warship.
Perhaps it was Garp's interference that suppressed their previous arrogance. Now, these Shichibukai had no fire left and couldn't cause trouble.
"Vice Admiral Garp is still amazing. He settled it without even making a move. He called them scum, and they didn't even dare to talk back!"
After Garp returned to another warship, Kuzan came over with a bag of donuts, his face smiling playfully.
Previously, Vice Admiral Sengoku had wanted to give this glorious task to Aokiji, but Aokiji pushed it to Garp without even thinking.
If he had gone, that warship might have already been frozen into an ice sculpture by now. Who told him that his title as a newly promoted Admiral wasn't as effective as Vice Admiral Garp's title?
"Hahahahaha, Kuzan, you're a smart kid!"
When Garp saw the donuts, he grabbed a handful and stuffed them into his mouth.
"Vice Admiral Garp, has anyone been arranged to deal with Nox in this operation?"
Aokiji asked curiously. Although the overall commander this time was said to be Sengoku, it was actually the command of the Gorosei and Vice Admiral Tsuru, because Sengoku would be on the battlefield when the time came, so how could he have time to command?
Furthermore, the Gorosei and Vice Admiral Tsuru hadn't revealed their opponents for this operation to them. This matter had already been decided long ago, they just weren't informed.
"Hahahahahaha, don't worry. We won't let you youngsters deal with Nox when the time comes. You'd just be serving yourselves up on a plate if you went."
"Someone will naturally hold Nox back when the time comes. You can just focus on dealing with others."
"Also, I'm warning you, besides Nox, don't go looking for Golden Lion or Whitebeard. Those two guys are not easy opponents."
Garp said while eating donuts.
"Don't worry, Vice Admiral Garp, I won't go looking for trouble."
Aokiji knew his own strength and wouldn't go out of his way to fight those several incredibly powerful great pirates.
"Big news, big news! The great Pirate Crew of the New World are finally no longer content with just the New World territory and are breaking out to occupy the South Blue! Are they going to turn the South Blue into another Pirate paradise?"
"The World Government and the Marine will launch a full-scale attack. In the upcoming war between the Pirates and the World Government, will the World Government suffer defeat again, just like before?"
"A new round of cruel war is starting in the World. Who will be the victor in the end?"
"The cruel truth about the South Blue that must be told!"...
Nox was looking at the newspaper distributed by the World Economic News Agency on the Hades with great interest. He had to admit that Morgans was getting more and more reckless.
"Captain, Princess Rhea and the others have already occupied most of the territory allocated to our Limitless Pirates."
"According to the previous plan, the territory closest to Reverse Mountain was taken, but it was not occupied and was left empty."
"Other Pirate Crew, even the fastest Flying Pirates, still have one-third of the area they haven't occupied."
Koya was reporting all the related events of the past three days to Nox.
Three days had passed since the Pirate Crew from the New World entered the South Blue. The Limitless Pirates swept through all forces and kingdoms like a hot knife through butter. No force or kingdom could stop the advance of the Limitless Pirates.
And the empty area was the area where the World Government and Marine were likely to arrive next, so there was no need to occupy it for now. It was enough to first collect all the valuable things.
"Since they have completed their tasks, then have them all converge towards the Hades. The decisive battle is almost here!"
Nox said, putting down the newspaper.
Immediately, he started calling Golden Lion and the others, telling them to speed up their progress, or rather, even if they hadn't finished occupying the territory, they should gather. The World Government wouldn't give them time to occupy all the territory in the South Blue!
After receiving Nox's call, the other Pirate Crew also rushed over one after another.
Golden Lion and the others brought all their members, except for those needed to guard territories.
After all, they all knew that if they couldn't defeat the World Government, then the territories they occupied in the South Blue would be meaningless, and everything would have to be abandoned.
It was better to use all their strength to defeat the World Government and then completely occupy the territory in the South Blue.
The Marx Sea is the sea area in the South Blue connected to the Grand Line. All the fleets of the Limitless Pirates gathered in this sea area. Three hundred pirate ships were neatly arranged on the sea area, and the muzzles of the cannons gave off an endless threat.
The fleets of the World Government and Marine arrived at the Marx Sea. Warships and ships sailed in, and at a glance, there were at least six hundred ships, and even more fleets were constantly arriving from behind.
To deal with the Pirates of the New World, the World Government this time can be said to have gone all out, investing all the strength they had recovered over the years!
And the great Pirate Crew from the New World also arrived in this sea area under the leadership of their respective Captains.
Above the Marx Sea, the fleets of the Pirates and the World Government were facing off against each other, separated by more than ten nautical miles. Neither side attacked first.
There were no islands in this sea area, which meant that this time, they were going to have a sea battle!
"We must defeat the World Government as quickly as possible and not give them a chance to stall for time. Otherwise, dragging it out will be very unfavorable for us Pirates!"
"All fleets of the Limitless Pirates, listen up! Advance forward! Once you reach the range, immediately open fire and destroy all ships in front!"
Nox said loudly.
As Nox's words fell, the over three hundred ships of the Limitless Pirates immediately moved out, advancing straight forward.
"Jiejie hahahaha, little ones, prepare the cannons! Let the Marine see what a destructive cannon from the sky looks like!"
Seeing that the Limitless Pirates had moved, Golden Lion also used his ability to lead many fleets and fly towards the Marine.
"Wogululululu, war has arrived! Everyone in the Beasts Pirates, charge with me!"
"gura rara rara, child, you must protect yourselves next! We're going in too!"
"Mama Mama, follow me, but don't rush to the front. We are not the main force!"
"Hahahahaha, I haven't slaughtered the Marine in a long time. My hands are itching this time! Let's go!"...
As the Limitless Pirates and the Flying Pirates charged out first, the remaining Pirate Crew all followed behind the two great Pirate Crew and charged!
"Everyone listen up! Immediately sail forward to meet them! Once you reach cannon range, stop immediately and open fire! Depart!"
Sengoku's loud voice rang out, and all the ships on the World Government side also began to move out.
The combined fleets from both sides exceeded one thousand ships and over two million people. Such a massive naval battle had never happened, not even in the era of Rocks. In recent decades, this was the only large-scale naval battle of this magnitude!
This grand Marx Sea Battle, as the distance between the two sides continuously closed, was on the verge of breaking out!