From the Wandenreich's escape to One Piece

Chapter 126 The Flying Pirates' New Phase and New Bounties

"Hey, I told you long ago you're no match for Roger."

On the vast ocean of the New World, a giant azure dragon carries hundreds of people on its back.

The fleet brought by Golden Lion was completely destroyed in this battle, and only one in ten of the pirates he brought survived.

Even Shiki himself was defeated by Roger!

It was only because Beltz flew away with him at the end that he was able to survive; otherwise, he would have perished in the Mogaro Sea.

It can only be said that this was not the Golden Lion movie, so he was unable to use his massive fleet to corner Roger like he did in the movie.

Beltz had realized this long ago.

Because there's no one named Zephyr in the Navy!

Zephyr is a character in the One Piece movie and is a Marine Admiral, but he doesn't exist in the canon.

Therefore, Shiki's fighting ability naturally cannot be as abnormal as in the movie.

Even though he altered history and strengthened Shiki, he was still no match for Roger.

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"Don't be discouraged."

Beltz didn't care whether Skeeter had listened to what he had said before, and he continued, "Victory and defeat are common in war. Besides, with me here, even if you lose this time, you can win next time."

"Who do you think I am?"

Shiki lay on Beltz's dragon back, looking at the sky and listening to Beltz speak.

Although he lost consciousness when he was defeated by Roger, he regained consciousness not long after leaving the battlefield.

After Beltz finished speaking, he replied after a while.

"You think I can't handle losing? That's a gross underestimation of me, Roger—I may have lost this time, but next time—I'll win!"

"It's good that you still have the will to fight." Beltz felt a little relieved when he heard him say that.

He was genuinely worried that Shiki might lose his fighting spirit after being beaten.

Fortunately, Shiki is also a user of Conqueror's Haki, and even a top-tier one at that. He is not so fragile that he cannot accept being defeated once.

"However, you should rest and recuperate for a while first. Don't show your face in public for a while."

Beltz then said, "It seems you've gotten yourself into quite a mess this time." Shiki's eyes flickered slightly.

Beltz replied, "I killed Kong."

Upon hearing this, Shiki's lips curled into a smile: "You little rascal, you really dare to do that."

Who is Kong?

A dignified Admiral of the Navy!

The World Government is the strongest organization in the world, and the Fleet Admiral is the head of one of the strongest forces under this strongest organization!

Throughout history, no matter how strong a pirate is, they will flee when faced with the Navy. Pirates like Rocks and Shiki who dare to confront the Navy are extremely rare, which is why they are regarded as vicious criminals by the Navy.

But it was already outrageous enough that they dared to confront the Navy. But this kid Beltz was even more ruthless. He actually went straight to the Navy Headquarters and killed the Fleet Admiral!

This record is no less impressive than that of Rocks, who also went to the Holy Land and killed a general in Mary Geoise.

It's hard to say which is more despicable in the eyes of the World Government: killing an admiral in the Holy Land or killing a fleet admiral at Marine Headquarters. But one thing is certain: other pirates won't be able to mess with either of them.

Although he was defeated by Roger, his allies did something that the Roger Pirates could not do.

However, precisely because of this, the world government will certainly not let them go.

Just like Rocks back then, the World Government will definitely see Beltz as a thorn in their side, and as long as they're not stupid, they'll be able to guess the connection between themselves and Beltz.

From their perspective, this should mean the emergence of a new Rocks Pirates crew.

That's why Beltz said he needed to lay low for a while.

In this Battle of Mogaro, Beltz was aiming to inflict a crushing defeat on Shiki!

Because Shiki has too many men under his command, it's easy to expose weaknesses. There are always plenty of unwanted underlings to recruit later, so it's better to cut back.

Only the most important core components need to be retained.

Shiki's crushing defeat was also meant to lull the World Government into a false sense of security, making them believe that Shiki was severely weakened and his threat had diminished.

"Let's rest and recuperate in Wano Country for a while from now on."

Shiki said softly, "Wano Country, this is truly a wonderful place."

Eight hundred years of isolation have kept them completely unknown to people outside of Wano Country.

Furthermore, it possesses natural defenses, so apart from those who can fly like him who can enter relatively easily, everyone else, no matter how powerful, will be easily kept out of the country.

To this day, they don't even know that Shiki is located in Wano Country!

So if they hide in Wano Country after something happens, neither the World Government nor other pirates can find them or dare to come looking for them.

Beltz sent Scythe to Beehive Island.

Upon arriving at Beehive Island, Shiki could no longer hold on and collapsed again.

He had woken up at sea, but he was just barely holding on because the sea was not safe. He didn't have to endure it until he returned to his hometown.

After settling her in, Beltz left the remaining soldiers behind and returned to his own Oni Island.

On Ghost Island, he then released the five experimental subjects from the shadows.

As soon as the five test subjects came out, they looked at Beltz with admiration!

They were very grateful to Beltz for saving them, but they also had some doubts about his motives.

But later, Beltz displayed unparalleled strength in the Battle of Mogaro. The powerful force emanating from the outside world—wind, fire, and Conqueror's Haki—was all clearly seen by those in the shadows.

Too strong!

He saved them and is also very powerful, so it's no wonder they look at him with such admiration.

"You can stay here for now. I'll arrange accommodations for you once Shiki wakes up."

Beltz said, "Alberu, I might need to borrow a vial of your blood."

Upon hearing this, Alberto's expression immediately turned ugly.

When he was in the hands of the World Government, he was used as a guinea pig. He thought Beltz was coming to save him and give him his freedom, but he didn't expect that Beltz was also after his bloodline.

"Don't be nervous, I'm different from them." Beltz shook his head and said, "I only need one vial of your blood."

How could Vegapunk be on the same level as those scientists employed by the world government?

He already has some data that the World Government has been researching for many years, plus a vial of Albert's blood, which should be enough.

Alberto's expression softened somewhat, but some psychological trauma and reluctance were still visible. Nevertheless, he said, "Fine, you saved us. Our lives were originally yours anyway."

"I don't need your lives."

Beltz used a syringe to draw a vial of blood from Albert, then said, "Rest well first. There aren't many people on this island, and they're all your age."

"Rukia, you've come at the right time. I've brought a few more people with me."

As Beltz was speaking, Rukia heard the commotion and came over.

Seeing that Beltz had brought back five children again, she couldn't help but smirk: "Last time you brought three, this time you brought five. How many are you planning to bring back next time?"

Why does it feel like she's started a kindergarten here?

She's only a child who's a hundred years old!

"Don't worry, Shiki will take care of these kids from now on. He should be very interested in nurturing the next generation."

Shiki's fleet suffered heavy casualties, so he'll have to spend a lot of effort training a new generation.

These five children seemed to have heard of Shiki as well; after all, even in the World Government's laboratory, they weren't completely ignorant of the outside world.

People from the World Government often talk about the great pirates at sea, and Shiki is one of them.

Therefore, they knew that Shiki was a great pirate in the world, and they also knew that the earth-shattering scene before was caused by Shiki and Roger. Naturally, they would not resist working under someone like Shiki, since they hated the World Government to the extreme.

Only by following figures like Shiki and Beltz could they one day exact revenge.

After handing them over to Rukia, Beltz took Alberu's blood to the laboratory and then entered the Shadow World from there.

Vegapunk had already anticipated Beltz's arrival, so he waited for him at the entrance.

It wasn't his clone that arrived, but Vegapunk's true form. "Judging from your expression, I can tell you succeeded, right?" Vegapunk said, "You found a survivor of the Lunaria race?"

"Yes, this is his blood sample." Beltz took out the blood he had just drawn from Alberu, and then took out the research data he had taken from the World Government laboratory.

"Take a look at these. They're certainly not as good as yours, but the World Government has been studying them for many years. Maybe they'll be useful to you."

Vegapunk took the materials and immediately ran excitedly into the depths of the laboratory.

He had been waiting for these things for a long time.

"I'll let you know when I've finished designing it!" Vegapunk said before entering the room. Now that all the research materials and data have been gathered, Beltz's two clones can officially begin production.

Beltz had been looking forward to this moment for a long time.

Having quietly left the laboratory, Beltz began to look forward to his future.

So much happened today, he needs to reflect on it all.

In particular, the combat methods he learned during the great battle require further development.

This is different from Word Power. Word Power is Beltz's development of his own abilities, while the Eight Phases of Enlightenment is a summary of his own battle tactics and even the path to godhood!

Both of these are important to Beltz.

Soon the sun had set, and the next day arrived. Beltz received a newspaper.

Yesterday's events have been released as expected, reporting that Beltz launched a surprise attack on the Navy Headquarters, resulting in the death of the Navy Headquarters' Fleet Admiral.

The above describes how Beltz went to the Navy Headquarters to kill Sora, so he secretly poisoned her, ambushed her, and used all sorts of despicable means to finally succeed in the assassination.

Furthermore, the newspapers directly referred to Beltz as one of Shiki the Golden Lion's group, saying that Shiki was cunning and utterly wicked, and in short, they condemned him in various ways.

The news also reported on the Battle of Mogaro, stating that the Flying Pirates were defeated, but because of Beltz, Shiki's bounty not only did not decrease, but actually increased!

Shiki's current bounty is 38 billion, which is less than 6700 billion. This is understandable, since the bounties of the Four Emperors in later eras are accumulated one by one.

The captain's bounty depends partly on his personal abilities, partly on the overall strength of his team, and partly on the degree of threat and the extent of his misdeeds.

There weren't as many pirates in this era, and the threat they posed to the World Government wasn't as severe. In addition, there was a certain degree of inflation in the future, so the bounties for pirates in this era were generally low.

Even the famous Rocks only had a bounty of over four billion, let alone the current Golden Lion.

It was Roger who discovered the One Piece and became the Pirate King, thus becoming the first man in pirate history to have a bounty exceeding 5 billion.

Whitebeard, through decades of dominating the New World, finally broke the five billion mark.

Golden Lion, huh?

It's still early.

And Beltz's bounty was further increased.

He was previously wanted for 360 million Berries, but now his bounty has been increased to 2.6 billion Berries, a staggering increase of 2 billion!

There's nothing we can do about it. After all, no matter what the newspapers say about what despicable means Beltz used to assassinate Sora, only our own people know the truth. They know very well that Beltz killed Sora in a direct battle!

Furthermore, the World Government, or rather the Five Elders, already knows that Beltz is connected to the Great Kingdom.

Therefore, the bounty was increased by more than two billion Berries in one go.

But this thing is not much of a threat to Beltz.

After all, for the powerful on the high seas, the bounty is more of a symbol of honor than a sense of urgency about being wanted.

After reading the news in the newspaper, Beltz went to Fengchao Island again, but Shiki was still in a coma.

Roger's slash was truly ruthless.

When this newspaper came out, the whole world was in an uproar!

After all, the Flying Pirates have really gone too far!

Another attack on Marine Headquarters, and an assassination of the Marine Division Commander!

Another battle with the Roger Pirates!

This is truly a two-front war! And one front is the army, the other is the bandits.

These guys, are they out of their minds?!

And that azure dragon... was it actually the vice-captain of the Flying Pirates?!

The Flying Pirates have such a ruthless person in them. What is Shiki up to?

Is he trying to become the next Rocks?!

Who exactly is that Azure Dragon?

Every time he appears, he causes a major incident!

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