One Piece: Lord of Disaster.

Chapter 291 A World Shaken! Unprecedented! An Eye for an Eye

The World Economic News Agency's newspaper exploded like a bomb around the world.

Who would have thought that the pirates led by Roja would dare to do such a thing!

They thought that reclaiming the New World and then marching towards the West and North Seas would be earth-shattering, but little did they know that it was only the beginning.

Roya actually led his pirates to attack Mary Geoise!

Mary Geoise, that's the heart of the World Government, the holy land where the Celestial Dragons reside!

For eight hundred years, this white city has been perched high in the clouds, sacred and inviolable.

In the eyes of the world, that place is the abode of the gods, and mortals cannot even touch it, let alone destroy it.

But now, that holy site has become a ruin, and judging from the photos, the raging flames have engulfed the entire Mary Geoise!

It wasn't just Mary Geoise that was destroyed; the residents of the city, the Celestial Dragons known as the world's nobles, suffered an unprecedented massacre.

That's a Celestial Dragon!
If a Celestial Dragon is attacked, a Marine Admiral must be dispatched immediately!

Now, tens of thousands of Celestial Dragons have perished in the sea of ​​fire?

How can there be such a crazy person in the world!
And it wasn't just madness; Roya actually did it.

The common people were terrified just from seeing this news.

"A madman! There really was such a madman in the world back then!"

"The most wicked man in history! Is this what his madness is all about?"

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea? The Pirate Emperor? Everyone pales in comparison to him! This guy is the most dangerous monster in the world, no, in the last eight hundred years!"

Of course, some people, after seeing today's news, were so excited that they trembled all over.

"Hahahaha! He's actually that crazy! No wonder he's the pirate with the highest bounty in history!"

"The world is about to descend into unprecedented chaos! We must seize this opportunity!"

"Is the Great Pirate Era coming to an end? Will the conflict between Roja and the World Government become the main theme of this world from now on?"

"I want to join his ranks! I want to participate in this grand feast!"

Finally, there is another type of person who is equally excited, but for completely different reasons.

"Celestial Dragons! Has your end finally come?"

"That's wonderful! That's wonderful! My poor daughter, finally someone has avenged you! You can rest in peace in heaven now!"

"Heavens have finally opened their eyes! My child was shot dead simply because he didn't kneel down when he saw a Celestial Dragon! Now, it's finally their turn to suffer this misfortune!"

"Lord Roya, we love and respect you!!"

Although the Celestial Dragons' activities are not extensive, there are still quite a few people in the world who have been directly harmed by them.

These people were now worshipping Royal as a god.

The whole world is going crazy because of this newspaper from the World Economic News Agency.

At the same moment, atop the Red Earth continent.

Not far from Mary Geoise, which had been reduced to a wasteland, a colossal tree that blotted out the sky stood quietly.

This tree is no less enormous than Adam, the precious tree of Elbaf. Because it grows on the summit of the Red Earth, it reaches an even more astonishing height, with its treetops far above the clouds.

The tree's name is Sun Tree Eve.

Each of its leaves shimmers under the sun, and the light received by the leaves travels down the tree's branches and roots, eventually reaching Fishman Island and bringing light and warmth to that country in the deep sea.

Interestingly, if someone stands below the Sun Tree Eve and looks up, they can vaguely see the outline of a huge, messy, and rough creature among the dense branches and leaves of this great tree, just like a bird's nest.

One, an extra-large Bird's Nest.

At this moment, beneath this large tree, a massive, bizarre ship, resembling a city, lay silently across the ground.

On the top deck of the large ship, soldiers who looked like frightened birds and craftsmen carrying various tools came and went.

Inside the large ship, in a spacious room.

Im sat on the high throne, his right hand, also shrouded in a black robe, gently stroking the armrest of the throne, a gesture that surprisingly revealed a hint of nostalgia.

"Lord Im!"

Four people knelt on the ground below: Wild Boar Vochuli, Sandworm Pit, and Horsebone Nassshurou, the only three remaining of the original Five Elders.

The remaining person had a particularly striking crescent-shaped haircut. He was the captain of the Knights of God, Figaland Gellinger. Of course, his current title was no longer that of captain of the Knights of God.

"The ship's refitting work is proceeding smoothly,"

Vochuli kept his head down, "The weather technology used by Roya's ships isn't that remarkable. With Vegapunk and the others recalled, this ship can take off very soon."

"In that case, it won't just be Roya and his group who can hide in the shadows."

"Just takeoff?"

Im's indistinct voice echoed in the spacious room, "What Im needs is for this ship to unleash its full potential."

"Yes, Lord Im!"

Gellinger, the newly appointed God of Science and Defense, nodded emphatically. "I will do my utmost to urge the scientists to complete the energy production in the shortest possible time!"

"Another issue is the loss this time,"

Magu said with a heavy expression, "Even though the guards tried their best to rescue them, more than 80% of the Celestial Dragons died directly in that attack, and many of the rest died in pain due to their severe injuries."

At this point, all the Five Elders—no, the Four Elders—looked rather grim.

After all, many of the dead came from the same family as them, and quite a few were even their direct descendants.

"But fortunately, those who survived were the most elite Celestial Dragons."

Nasujiro continued, "They are always ready to fight for you."

Im nodded slowly. "What about Roya?"

"I'm sorry, Lord Im,"

The four old men bowed their heads deeply again. "There is no news yet."

"But one thing is certain: Morgans is one of Roya's men! No wonder that great criminal is so well-informed, even able to know the naval fleet's movement routes clearly!"

"Find them! Find them!"

Im crushed the armrest of the throne to pieces, his voice as cold as ice, "Roya, you must die!"

"Yes!"

The four elders nodded emphatically.

Then, Pitt cautiously asked, "Lord Im, shouldn't the government also respond to this report?"

At almost the same moment, on the other side of the Red Line, at the Marine Headquarters.

Huge warships were docked in the harbor bay.

Marines lined up in a long queue, carrying various supplies as they began to board the ship.

Coastside.

"Uncle Zephyr,"

The boy wearing a navy cap looked at the hurried navy soldiers, turned around and asked with some confusion, "Are we just going to give up on new marijuana like this?"

"That's just how things are right now, Luffy,"

Beside the boy stood a man in a blue suit with a head of fluffy black curly hair. Admiral Aokiji sighed and said, "Although I am very unwilling, I have to admit that it is probably impossible to deal with Roya and the others in a short period of time."

"With the Red Line as the boundary and the West Blue and North Blue as the battlefields, the long-term confrontation between the World Government and the pirates has become an undeniable reality."

“In this situation, it would be too dangerous for New Malin to be located in the New World.”

"Eh!!"

Young Luffy shouted, "So we were scared away by that bunch of pirates? How embarrassing, uncles!"

"Everyone is more resentful than you, kid!"

Akainu, dressed in a dark red suit, glared fiercely at the boy. "But this is a last resort!"

"This will be a long and drawn-out battle,"

Zefa took a deep breath and slowly said, "Those who can endure loneliness are closer to final victory!"

If they continue to stay at this Marine Headquarters, the forces of justice will be completely wiped out with just one surprise attack by the pirates!
"Is that right?"

Luffy scratched his head, looking somewhat bewildered.

However, whether it was Zephyr, Akainu, or Aokiji, these top-ranking members of the Marine Headquarters all had a hint of confusion in their eyes.

Given the current situation, what should they do?

The battle that took place in Mary Geoise has been reported by World Economic News.

The World Government's prestige has undoubtedly been greatly diminished, and even the member states are probably already worried about it.

This is certainly a good thing for them, who want to overthrow the world government.

But how can we fight Roya without that guy named Im?
same moment.

Chambord Islands.

Xia Qi's rip-off bar.

"Wow, you've actually gone this far, Roya!"

Rayleigh, the Pirate King's right hand, flipped through the newspaper, sighing with a hint of helplessness, "In twenty-five years, just how much power have you accumulated?"

This was a legitimate, direct attack on Maryjoo, turning the city into ruins, and then escaping unscathed from Im's grasp. For the world, that was terrifying enough.

But in Rayleigh's eyes, who knew exactly what Mary Geoise was hiding, nothing more than being earth-shattering was enough to explain the extraordinary nature of Roya's operation this time!

"It seems that the Great Pirate Era started by Roger is coming to an end."

With a cigarette dangling from her lips, Xia Qi, quietly setting up her glass behind the bar, smiled and said, "This new era belongs to Luo Ya, doesn't it?"

"Yes."

Rayleigh sighed, "The main theme of the world from now on will be their confrontation."

"I wonder if Shanks and Robin will be able to seize the opportunity."

It lies deep in the doldrums, some distance from the islands of Sabaody Archipelago.

A ship, carried by two enormous sea serpents, is slowly moving forward.

This is the Kuja Pirates.

"Wow!! He's gone this far! And he actually got away unscathed!!"

On the deck, Boa Marigold, a tall, muscular orange-haired woman and a member of the Kuja Pirates, stared at the newspaper with a look of horror on her face.

Just how terrifying is that guy?!

"Robin!"

On the ship's railing, Boa Hancock, the second-in-command of the Kuja Pirates, sat quietly enjoying afternoon tea under a parasol. She put down her teacup and said, "It seems the real war is about to begin! But are you sure you want to make that man your hypothetical enemy?"

"Roya is a madman."

Robin, captain of the Kuja Pirates and empress of Amazon Lily, slowly spoke, "If he were to take over this world, then everything would be over."

"What Dad couldn't do, I'll have to carry on!"

"In this case,"

Hancock asked with interest, "Aren't you going to eat that fruit?"

"Rayleigh said it, didn't he? That fruit is the key!"

"..."

Robin fell silent.

After a long silence, she slowly spoke, "I'm just a little worried, Hancock, is that person really me?"

In the West Sea.

On a remote island, the Red Voss is quietly docked.

Wow! That guy actually dared to do that!

On the ship, the sniper Yasopp shouted while holding a newspaper, "They actually attacked Mary Geoise, and they actually succeeded!"

Shanks, who was grilling meat, shook his head helplessly. "It seems that Roja has become stronger than ordinary people can imagine."

With Mary Geoise so badly damaged, it's impossible for Im not to intervene.

In this situation, the fact that Roya was able to retreat calmly shows that his strength is beyond imagination!
"It seems that the Western Sea has also become unsafe."

Straw Hat Shanks sighed, "Let's go to the first half. This area will probably become a complete battlefield from now on."

While you're at it, go and see Mr. Rayleigh and Robin!

Times are changing!
North Sea.

A massive fleet, led by the Moby Dick, sailed the seas.

Whitebeard, looking at the newspaper, also fell silent.

Then he sighed, "Let's leave Beihai."

Anyone with a modicum of worldly knowledge knows that the prevailing trend of the times changed the instant this news arrived.

The confrontation between the pirate alliance led by Roja and the World Government will be the theme of the coming era!
No one else can intervene in their war!

In Beihai, some people are particularly aware of this matter.

"Mr. Dragon! What should we do now?"

The two boys' faces were filled with an indescribable urgency. "The North Blue is about to become a complete battlefield! Neither the pirates nor the World Government care about the lives of the people in this sea!"

"What should we do now?!"

Yes, what should we do now?

How can we stop the World Government and the pirate alliance from going to war in this sea?

"..."

Dorag was speechless.

There's nothing we can do.

Even if the entire power of the North Sea were combined, it would be far too insignificant in the face of those two forces.

The power of the people is utterly weak in the face of the tumultuous waves of the times.

the next day.

Another wave of newspapers is flying everywhere.

This time, however, it's a newspaper under the World Government.

The newspapers severely condemned the pirates led by Roya, saying that they had launched a despicable attack on Mary Geoise and slaughtered the world's nobles while the World Government's main forces were deployed to the West Blue and North Blue to fight the pirates.

Besides extolling the despicable nature of pirates, the government is also using this article to reassure people around the world, telling them that the reason Mary Geoise was destroyed to such an extent was simply because it was internally vulnerable.

Once the government has concentrated all its resources, the pirates will be no threat at all.

Said so.

Then came the real highlight.

The latest wanted posters for the monsters are flying everywhere.

The bounties for all the monsters who participated in that battle are skyrocketing.

Golden Lion and Kaido have already exceeded six billion, surpassing the figure from when Roy Adam was born.

Barrett, Abel, Katakuri, Charlotte Linlin, Ryder, and others have all surpassed five billion, while Teach and Loki are also approaching that number.

Especially Barrett and Abel, whose original bounties were only a few hundred million, but they raised them to more than five billion!
The numbers for Yamato, Bonney, Enel, and Doflamingo are also gradually becoming outrageous, all reaching the level of two to three billion.

However, even though everyone's appreciation was skyrocketing, there was only one person who was truly astonishing.

The moment people received the Roya arrest warrant, almost everyone thought they were seeing things.

"Are these zeros for real?!"

"Did I miscount? It's 10 billion, right?!"

"Ten billion? Idiot! Count it again! There are eleven zeros!"

"Yes, a hundred billion!!!"

Yes.

On this latest wanted poster, the number written in black and white below the photo of the boy with a gentle smile is a 1 followed by eleven zeros.

Without a doubt, 100 billion Pelés!

It's worth noting that before this, the highest bounty in history was Roja's six billion!
"Has the World Government gone mad? A hundred billion Berries! Are they really still putting a bounty on a single pirate?!"

"At this point, who would be foolish enough to treat Royal as an ordinary pirate? This monster is now fighting the World Government for control of the world!!"

"That's right! He's no longer an ordinary pirate, but a true king! The king of calamity who is about to sweep across half the world!"

The whole world was terrified by these shocking figures.

The first half of the Grand Line, somewhere in Paradise.

"Roya, the King of Calamities! It really is a hundred billion!"

On a pirate ship, a pirate holding Roja's wanted poster was trembling with excitement. He quickly turned around and shouted, "Captain! Captain! If we can get this guy's head, we'll be set for life!"

"Hahaha! That's true!"

The boy, with distinctive fish-man features and unusually sharp teeth, grinned and looked up. "But Dad said this guy is super scary, not to mention that Golden Lion Kaido and the others are following him. Let's not go looking for trouble."

"Eh--"

The pirates sighed with regret.

"Hahaha! Don't be so discouraged!"

The half-fish boy laughed heartily, "How about this, when we get to Fishman Island, I'll show you around! There are countless beautiful girls there!"

"Long live Captain Cologne!"

Meanwhile, on Fishman Island...

Luo, who had been living a life of debauchery and depravity, also received his latest arrest warrant.

"What kind of organization dares to offer a bounty on me?"

He said somewhat displeasedly, "It's only polite to reciprocate! Abel, inform Morgans that we'll also put a bounty on his head!"

"The balance of power has already shifted; the enemy can go, and so can we!"

"Yes! Boss!"

Because of her enormous size, the mermaid beauty, Shirley, who was being used as a sofa by Roya, thought to herself...
Who is the bandit?
(End of this chapter)