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The final outcome of the battle was not reported in the newspapers until a full week later.

The newspapers even sold out that day, as people all over the world were eager to know the final outcome of the battle.

"Captain, are you really not planning to maintain contact with the Navy anymore? Or are you really planning to give up your identity as a Navy undercover agent?"

Nico Robin held today's latest newspaper in her hand, looking at the news, then turned to Wood, who was lying on a deck chair basking in the sun, with a long scar on his bare chest, and asked.

On the day of the Marineford War, Nico Robin, who stayed behind on Dark Island, was also keeping a close eye on the battle between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Marine Headquarters.

She originally thought that with Wood and Ruth's strength, they would be more than capable of protecting themselves even if they participated in the Marineford War.

But Robin never expected that Wood, who had only said he was going to make a brief appearance, would end up becoming one of the main characters.

In addition to the Whitebeard Pirates and the Marine Headquarters, the Blackbeard Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, and the Big Mom Pirates, two other Yonko, suddenly joined the fray.

As the situation gradually spiraled out of control, Robin also considered leading a group to Marineford to provide support.

But when she thought about the powerful beings Wood was facing, she forced herself to calm down.

Clearly, even though he has now awakened his Devil Fruit and can be considered a strongman on the sea, he is still far from being on the same level as the monsters gathered in Marineford.

If I were to go to Marineford now, I would not only be of no help to Wood, but would also become a burden to him.

So all Robin could do was use the connections and intelligence the weapons company had built up over the years to find out about Wood and his crew.

It wasn't until about three days after the Marineford War that Wood, Ruth, and Perona reappeared before Robin.

When Wood saw Robin, he didn't even have time to say a word before collapsing to the ground, unconscious, while carrying Ruth and Perona.

When Robin hurriedly helped Wood up, he discovered that Wood had a terrible knife wound on his chest, and that his sternum and ribs seemed to have been broken by a heavy blow.

Although Ruth's injuries were not as severe as Wood's, his condition was not much better. His entire left rib was almost gone, as if he had been bitten off by some ferocious beast. He was only able to live now because he was an Ancient Zoan-type Devil Fruit user and his vitality was strong enough.

Perona, on the other hand, is in the best condition; she has no obvious injuries and is merely unconscious.

While Wood and Ruth were still being treated, Perona was the first to wake up. But when Robin asked her what had happened, the little girl just kept crying and said that Captain Moria was dead...

Perona was indeed lucky. In that great battle, there were many people who possessed Conqueror's Haki, so the little girl was fortunate enough to faint from the clash of Conqueror's Haki. It wasn't until Wood finally withdrew that he found her on a ruin and brought her back with him.

After Perona woke up, the second person to wake up was Russ, who woke up the next afternoon. Ancient Zoan users still have quite strong vitality.

Despite having his kidneys completely devoured by the combined attack of King, who also possesses the "Dragon-Dragon Fruit - Ancient Zoan - Pteranodon Mode," and Queen, who possesses the "Dragon-Dragon Fruit - Ancient Zoan - Brachiosaurus Mode," Rus still managed to survive.

Through Ruth's explanation, Robin roughly understood the final outcome of that battle.

During that battle, after hesitating for a moment, Wood ultimately refused to ally with Kaido and Big Mom, choosing instead to stand on the Navy's side.

With Wood joining the fold, the Navy's strength naturally and completely suppressed the alliance of Kaido and Big Mom.

Just as Wood and his group were gaining the upper hand, Whitebeard, who had been resisting Wood's manipulation, finally broke free from Wood's control due to excessive magic consumption and chose to attack the Navy.

Kaido and Big Mom, who were initially suppressed, were instantly able to reverse their disadvantage with the addition of Whitebeard, and the fighting strength of the two sides was eventually evened out again.

In that battle, neither side gained any advantage. Cracker and Smoothie, two of the Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates, died. Now, only Katakuri, the strongest of the three Sweet Commanders, remains.

Two of the three calamities of the Beasts Pirates, King the Flame and Jack the Drought, have died. Even Queen the Plague, the only remaining member, was on his deathbed when he left.

Kaido and Big Mom were both seriously injured, but they should not be dead.

Whitebeard's body completely collapsed, the magic applied to him disappeared, and this time he truly died without even leaving behind his soul.

Garp and Sengoku were seriously injured, and Fleet Admiral Sengoku even lost one of his cheat codes. Aokiji lost a leg and Kizaru lost an eye.

On the contrary, Gion, although also injured, did not lose any limbs, making her the least injured person in the Navy.

Both Gecko Moria and Bartholomew Kuma, two of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, are dead. Doflamingo, being rather cunning, saw that things were going wrong and ran away with Crocodile from the start.

Hawkeye is very strong. Although he was injured in that battle, it was not serious.

Because her opponent was Smoothie, one of the Sweet Commanders, who was considered relatively weak among everyone present, Boa Hancock, the Pirate Empress, did not suffer any injuries.

Jinbe, on the other hand, faced Jack the Drought. Although he managed to defeat him, all the bones in his body were broken by Jack's terrifying brute force.

That battle was supposed to end when one side was completely wiped out, but just as the battle was about to reach its final, intense moment, the last of the "Four Emperors," Shanks, made a dazzling appearance.

The man who ate the "Face Fruit" made everyone present give him face as soon as he appeared, ending this meaningless battle.

Under normal circumstances, none of the people present would pay any attention to Shanks.

That's right, Shanks the Red is indeed one of the "Four Emperors," and your reputation is certainly valuable enough that many people on the high seas dare not disrespect you.

But look at the people gathered here now, who is less powerful or in a lower position than you?

The people gathered here can be said to include about 80% of the top powerhouses on the sea. You, Red-Haired Shanks, expect so many people to give you face just because you come here?

Who is Shanks? In the eyes of Whitebeard, Sengoku, and others, he's just a rookie pirate. They'd be lucky if they didn't slap him across the face; they'd be giving him face.

However, Shanks's behavior towards those who showed him no respect was also very simple and brutal. He drew his sword and released his Conqueror's Haki, saying, "As it stands, you two are evenly matched, right?"

While I, Shanks, may not be considered a big shot in front of you all, what do you think would happen if I and my pirate crew joined one of your sides?

Upon hearing Shanks' words, both the Marines and the pirates immediately stopped fighting, and Sengoku and Kaido glared at Shanks and shouted angrily, "Are you threatening us?"

Despite the angry shouts from Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Kaido, Shanks maintained his benevolent expression and said, "No, no, no, I'm just here to stop the fight."

If you don't listen to my advice, then my Red-Haired Pirates will naturally have no choice but to join you.

Furthermore, whoever gives me, Shanks, face is my friend, and I, Shanks, will naturally lend a helping hand to my friends.

Seeing Shanks say this with a smile on his face, everyone present turned ugly.

Anyone with eyes can see that although Shanks didn't say it explicitly, his meaning was a threat.

Currently, the combat strength of both sides is almost evenly matched. To the people here, Shanks and his pirate crew may not be considered particularly powerful.

But once they choose a side, the scales of victory will inevitably tip in that direction.

"Forget it, since that's the case, I won't fight anymore. After thinking it over carefully, I suddenly realized that whether the Navy wins or the pirates win, it doesn't seem to benefit me."

Besides, you, Shanks, helped me before. This is just me returning the favor and giving you face.

The first to speak was Wood, whose current state was undeniably disheveled.

The horrific knife wound on his chest was inflicted by Napoleon, Big Mom's stern. Even his sternum was shattered in several places by Kaido's Thunder Bagua, though it wasn't visible on the outside.

That's right, Wood is strong, but among those present, how many are weak?

Kaido and Big Mom arrived at their peak, while Wood had already fought a series of battles, first against Mihawk, then against Aokiji and Kizaru, and then against Shiryu of the Rain and other prisoners from the sixth level. His magic and stamina were already almost completely depleted.

Wood suddenly quit, leaving Fleet Admiral Sengoku dumbfounded. The entire Marineford was gone. Although the Whitebeard Pirates were also defeated by them, this wave of events could at most offset their merits and demerits.

If they can take down Big Mom and Kaido, the other two Yonko, then the Navy will have really struck gold this time.

If Wood were to quit, then their navy would obviously be no match for Kaido's alliance of the Four Emperors.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku wanted Wood to hold on a little longer, but after seeing the menacing Red-Haired Shanks, he ultimately chose to remain silent.

Because if he insists on fighting, and Shanks joins Kaido's side, then with all four Yonko gathered together, even if their Marine Headquarters adds Wood and the Seven Warlords of the Sea, they simply won't be able to defeat them.

Kaido and Big Mom had similar concerns. They were naturally unwilling to give up so easily. After all, two of their capable lieutenants, the "Sweet Commanders" and the "Three Disasters," had already been killed. If they ended things so hastily, wouldn't they be losing out big time?

However, besides them, Whitebeard also saw "Murakumogiri" planted in the ground, indicating that he was willing to give Shanks face, only hoping that he would take good care of the rest of the Whitebeard Pirates and help him kill Blackbeard Teach.

Wood and Whitebeard both chose to stop fighting, so what could Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Kaido, and Big Mom do? To avoid Shanks joining the other side, they could only reluctantly choose to cease hostilities.

A battle that determined the future of the world ended abruptly with this result, making Shanks the "most prestigious man" in the entire world.

After all, when this man stands there, no matter what kind of famous person he is, such as Fleet Admiral, Admiral, naval hero, the strongest man in the world, the strongest creature in the sea, land and air, a born destroyer, an ancient weapon, or any other such person, they all have to give Shanks face!

The title of "the most prestigious man in the world" is well-deserved. Even after the newspaper published the article, a saying has been circulating on the high seas: You may not know who the Pirate King is, but you can't afford to disrespect Shanks.

On the way back to Dark Isle, Wood was almost always pushing himself to the limit. Although his body had reached its limit, he dared not show any weakness.

There was no other way; his enemies weren't around anymore, and none of them were easy to deal with. If he showed any weakness, it would be bad if he were ambushed and killed on the way.

This is why Wood, while carrying the unconscious Ruth and Perona, fainted immediately upon seeing Robin.

Wood was exhausted from the series of battles.

Fighting against a Marine Admiral and one of the Four Emperors is no easy task, and surely no one really believes that Whitebeard has escaped Wood's control?

Chapter 482 Is this a plan to play the double agent?

Wood, despite being granted a false life by the "Ring of the Water Spirit," cannot manipulate Whitebeard's thoughts, but influencing his actions is not a problem.

Even if Whitebeard were to break free of his control, Wood could easily undo the magic of the "Water Spirit Ring" and kill Whitebeard again, so there was no need to fight to the death with him.

The reason for this situation was, of course, that Wood had deliberately created it from the very beginning.

Or perhaps this was a pre-arranged act by Wood and Whitebeard from the very beginning.

Big Mom's earlier words weren't entirely useless; at least Wood was alerted by them.

That's right. The World Government doesn't dare to touch him now, simply because the forces on the high seas are complex and mutually restraining.

Once the massive power on the high seas is gone, the world government cannot simply stand idly by and let such a huge prey be devoured.

At that point, Wood will only have two choices: either fight the unknown World Government to the death, or cooperate completely with the Revolutionary Army to defeat the World Government.

No... perhaps without the checks and balances of the pirate forces, the Revolutionary Army might strike at him first. After all, compared to the World Government, the Revolutionary Army needs powerful weapons and enormous wealth to fight against the World Government.

And coincidentally, both of these items belonged to Wood!

Don't say things like Wood is now one of the Revolutionary Army's cadres and has a good relationship with the Revolutionary Army.

Only children would believe such things. In the adult world, especially the world of those in power, there are no eternal enemies or friends, only interests and gains and losses.