Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

The other one is Bucky the Clown, who rose through the ranks thanks to incredible luck.

The nominal leader of the Cross Guild, a former apprentice crew member on the ship of the Pirate King Roger, and the sworn brother of the Four Emperors Shanks.

Although no one could understand how this guy could become one of the Four Emperors, his reputation did inexplicably soar to new heights time and time again, and his power expanded at a completely illogical rate.

"Who started the fight?"

Morgans' breathing became rapid.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, and then all the Den Den Mushi changed their appearance.

"It's Blackbeard and Shanks!"

boom!

"How could Blackbeard and Shanks be together...?"

Morgans was about to say something when a piercing whistling sound came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

With a snap.

Communication was interrupted.

"Hey! Hey!!"

Morgans yelled at the Den Den Mushi several times, but only silence answered from the other end.

I can't get in touch with them.

Morgans was at a loss for words; this was utterly an undeserved disaster.

The headquarters of the World Economic Herald was a mobile sky fortress that he had spent half his life building, and it just so happened to fly to the center of the battle between Blackbeard and Shanks.

Being caught in the battle between two sea emperors, let alone a mobile fortress, even a fleet of warships from the Navy Headquarters would have a very low chance of escaping alive.

The vice president and other employees on the Den Den Mushi side were most likely knocked unconscious by that terrifying Conqueror's Haki attack.

That's why the communication was suddenly interrupted.

"So why are those two sea emperors now clashing?" Morgans murmured to himself.

Then I remembered.

The World Economic Herald's headquarters is not too far from Egghead Island, a location he had arranged beforehand to facilitate timely reporting of Vegapunk's news.

It's too much of a coincidence that the two Yonko chose this time to start their war.

Could it be that they are actually also coming to Egghead Island?

"Blackbeard is now a member of the World Government."

Vivi roughly knew what had happened and said, "After losing to Luffy last time, he accepted Im's black transformation and became a guy like the Five Elders."

After hearing the message from the Den Den Mushi, Vivi could roughly guess what had happened.

The Blackbeard Pirates must have received orders from the World Government to hunt them down.

This is not good news.

It would be too much of a stretch for the Straw Hat Pirates to take on another Yonko-level pirate crew now.

And in a sea area not far from Egghead Island, if you had to describe the scene in one word, it would be quite different.

That's probably the end of the world.

The two naval surveillance ships watched from a distance, not daring to approach at all.

The sky was black.

A dark scene, as if a storm is brewing.

Thick, dark clouds churned and crashed, bursting forth with blinding purple lightning when they collided, each strike briefly illuminating the sea with a ghastly white light.

Dozens of giant warships bearing the Blackbeard Pirates' three skull insignia cleaved through the waves, the sound of their bows cutting through the sea converging together. Their target was undoubtedly the Red Force, a ship with a red and white hull.

The flagship of the Red-Haired Pirates!

After all, Shanks's ride in the New World is quite famous.

On dozens of warships, thousands of pirates drew their weapons, brandishing swords and muskets, and shouting deafeningly.

"Charge!"

"Destroy the Red-Haired Pirates!"

"Hahaha, the new world has arrived! It's time to pull these old Four Emperors off their thrones!"

The pirates didn't know who their enemy was; they just killed anyone who stood in their way.

This can be considered a major siege.

With dozens of pirate ships besieging one ship, it's clear that the advantage lies with them.

As soon as the pirates drew their weapons, their shouts were crushed into fragments by an invisible force in the next second.

It was an oppressive feeling that couldn't be described in words, as if the sky had suddenly collapsed and crashed heavily onto the top of everyone's head.

A terrifying surge of Conqueror's Haki swept in from the front like a tidal wave.

thump.

Thump thump.

Thump thump thump thump...

On dozens of warships, the pirates who had just been raising their arms and shouting were now falling down like harvested wheat.

Their eyes rolled back, foam came out of their mouths, and their bodies convulsed and slumped on the deck. Weapons slipped from their limp fingers and clattered and rolled all over the floor.

Looking around, of the thousands of pirates on dozens of ships, fewer than a hundred were still standing.

At the bow of the Red Force, the man with the signature short red hair and three claw marks above his left eye slowly placed his right hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

His posture appeared casual, even somewhat lazy, but the glint in his sharp eyes was enough to chill anyone who met his gaze.

"What are you doing here, Teach!"

Shanks spoke, his gaze fixed on the tall, dark figure aboard the Blackbeard Pirates' flagship, "Do you want to fight me?"

The tall, dark figure was silent for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Thief! Hahahaha!"

With a laugh, Blackbeard stood up from the high platform of the flagship, his missing teeth making his face look even more terrifying.

Even after learning that his father Rocks was not dead, Blackbeard was determined to stick with the World Government to the end, because he now possessed the power bestowed upon him by Im.

The most important thing is that after suffering repeated defeats at the hands of Straw Hat Luffy, even if Blackbeard is very patient, he can no longer be as indifferent as a tortoise.

Of course, he also understood that he was no match for Straw Hat Luffy. The most important thing now was not to fight for One Piece and the title of Pirate King, but to defeat Straw Hat Luffy and take revenge!

His ear still aches whenever he thinks of Straw Hat Luffy.

"Shouldn't I be asking you that, Shanks?"

Blackbeard stopped laughing, but his smile remained sinister. "As a Celestial Dragon, you should have received the news from over there."

The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere on the Blackbeard Pirates' flagship underwent a subtle change.

Those cadres who were still able to stand all turned to look at their captain, their eyes filled with shock.

Celestial Dragons?

Is Shanks a Celestial Dragon?

If this news is true, it's no less shocking than the truth Vegapunk previously revealed.

How could a Celestial Dragon, a world noble and descendant of the gods of the Holy Land, who sits at the top of the world and regards others as inferior beings, be a pirate?

Moreover, he is one of the Four Emperors who stands at the pinnacle of all pirates?

However, when their gaze turned to the Red Force, what they saw only confused them further.

The Red-Haired Pirates' officers showed no surprise at the moment.

It seems that the famous pirates of the New World, such as First Mate Ben Beckman, Sniper Yasopp, and Big Guy Lucky Roux, already knew about it.

In fact, they already knew.

That happened not long after an ordinary banquet.

Shanks had drunk quite a bit, his face was flushed, and he was swaying as he walked. For some reason, he suddenly put down his glass and said, "I suddenly remembered something I forgot to tell you all."

Then, he casually revealed the earth-shattering secret.

"Actually, I'm a Celestial Dragon."

The entire banquet hall was silent for a full ten seconds.

Beckman nearly dropped the cigarette he was holding onto his pants, burning a hole in them. "Are you drunk?"

The gun that Yasopp was testing went off accidentally.

Seeing his companions' surprised expressions, Shanks belatedly scratched his head and gave a somewhat silly smile. "Oh dear, is this something that can't be said? Then let's all forget about it."

forget?

The Red-Haired Pirates' officers were speechless; they knew their boss could be quite unreliable at times.

But there's no reason to lie about something like this.

Let's go back to the present.

Ben Beckman calmly pointed the muzzle of his gun at the Blackbeard Pirates.

"Compared to the Celestial Dragon Shanks, all we know is that Shanks is the leader of our Red-Haired Pirates."

Everything else can wait.

This is the attitude of the Red-Haired Pirates.

Chapter 629 This is the best of times, this is the worst of times!