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Chapter 389 The Trembling Sea! Crocodile, the Scapegoat!

Akainu was the first to arrive at Mary Geoise.

Because they were stationed in Marineford, the journey to Mary Geoise was the shortest.

Having witnessed many bloody and brutal battlefields, Akainu felt no particular pity for the tragic state of Mary Geoise, only a slight suspicion about the identities of the dead.

A pile of shattered glass helmets…

A group of richly dressed Celestial Dragon corpses...

This scene made Akainu feel that the world was full of divisions.

If any one of these corpses on the ground is still alive, they could demand that the navy send an admiral to solve their problems in the event of danger…

just now…

They all became corpses.

to be honest…

It looks a bit disheartening.

Akainu, dressed in a neat and elegant red suit, stood in stark contrast to the horrific state of Mary Geoise. Along the way, he had encountered numerous surviving Celestial Dragons who hurled insults at him, demanding to know why the Marines hadn't come to their aid in time…

Do these Celestial Dragons even have a brain?

I'm not a user of the Glint-Glint Fruit like Kizaru, how could I have gotten here from Marine Headquarters so quickly? It's all because the Celestial Dragons are a bunch of useless trash!

The Knights of God, composed of the strongest Celestial Dragons, didn't even delay him, a Marine Admiral, from arriving to provide support. Instead of reflecting on whether they had worked hard to train or acquired powerful Devil Fruits at auctions, how dare they come over and question him, a Marine Admiral?

"You got pretty badly scolded, Sakazuki..."

Kizaru's voice suddenly appeared beside Akainu.

As the user of the Glint-Glint Fruit, Kizaru was quickly ordered to come to the rescue. He arrived a little late, but even if he had arrived in time, it wouldn't have made much difference.

"You're too slow..."

Akainu turned to his colleagues and fellow countrymen and said in a deep voice, "The attackers' identities have been confirmed. It's the Konoha Pirates who revealed the Void Century in Alabasta and created a major incident..."

Suppressing his rage, Akainu gleaned details from some of the surviving Celestial Dragons: "That pirate crew attacked this place while the Five Elders were away from Mary Geoise, killing many Celestial Dragons and capturing even more..."

"Yeah?"

Kizaru smiled, seemingly unconcerned about the Celestial Dragons' casualties: "This is an unprecedented event, even bigger than the trouble in Alabasta!"

"Um?"

As Akainu spoke, his gaze turned serious: "Boltarino, you fought them in Alabasta, didn't you? I saw the news in the newspapers; those pirates escaped unscathed from your grasp..."

"..."

Kizaru nodded hesitantly.

In fact, the other party did not escape unscathed at all, but captured them all and even branded them with the mark of the Konoha Pirates. When Kizaru thought of this, he could even feel the cursed seal on his arm was a little cool.

"Don't be too proud, Borsalino."

Seeing that Kizaru seemed unmoved, Akainu frowned. "Their retreat from Alabasta might be a conspiracy. They don't want to be injured or lose many combatants in a fight with you; instead, they want to attack Mary Geoise here..."

As Akainu finished speaking, he coldly advised his fellow countryman: "Their ability to defeat the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force in such a short time, and even capture the heavily fortified Mary Geoise, means they must have the strength to fight us to the death. They are an extremely dangerous group..."

"..."

Kizaru could only smirk.

Akainu's vigilance was still a little too low...

There are probably few people on this ocean who understand better than him how dangerous the Konoha Pirates are.

Kizaru had personally witnessed Kaguya Otsutsuki's attack, the power to alter space in an instant, and the overwhelming aura that almost made him feel powerless to resist...

Where is this supposed to be a decisive battle to the death...?

It was just that the navy's high command was wiped out by a single pirate crew...

Kizaru looked at Akainu, this fellow countryman who was extremely wary of the Konoha Pirates, who was actually the only lucky or unlucky survivor...

"Quite a few World Government officials have died too..."

Looking at the hollows on the faces of the World Government officials, Akainu's thought process was remarkably clear: "What happened in Mary Geoise will definitely throw the seas into complete chaos. We shouldn't stay here now; we should use even more ruthless methods to suppress these troublesome individuals and make the pirates realize one thing: the authority of the World Government is not something most people can defy..."

"Let's wait for the Five Elders and the Marshal to arrive..."

Kizaru shook his head, still with his usual carefree attitude: "These things aren't something we can decide..."

As news of the attack on Mary Geoise by the Konoha Pirates spread across the seas, the Five Elders and Sengoku finally returned to Mary Geoise.

Even though the Celestial Dragon's body in Mary Geoise had been collected, the Five Elders' anger had not subsided. Along with the news of the attack on Mary Geoise, the World Government issued its most severe arrest warrant in more than twenty years!

but…

The Five Elders aren't entirely brainless.

Because they were very clear about what the destruction of Mary Geoise meant: the World Government and the Navy might not be able to capture the Konoha Pirates…

Im, the King of the World, also acknowledged the Konoha Pirates' strength, believing that they might not be able to eliminate them before obtaining weapons powered by the 'Fire Seed'...

"Conduct a global military recruitment drive immediately to quickly strengthen the navy and the World Government..."

An elderly man proposed launching a large-scale conscription to gather strength.

"And... establish your authority as soon as possible."

Another elderly man also rationally offered his opinion: "This was proposed by Sengoku. He believed that the prestige of the World Government and the Navy had reached its lowest point at this moment, and it was necessary to quickly rebuild that prestige so that the whole world would understand that we still have the power to maintain our dominance over the world..."

"Establish your authority as soon as possible... Sengoku is a smart man..."

An old man couldn't help but sigh that they had made the right choice in selecting a naval admiral.

"Coincidentally... there's one too..."

An elderly man with a thick, white beard produced a wanted poster and said in a deep voice, "Crocodile is the mastermind behind the Golden Palace incident. Strip him of his position as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, increase his bounty, and ideally, classify him as a Yonko-level pirate..."

"Then catch him...and publicly execute him."

The last of the Five Elders added to their plan: "Once the seas have calmed down, we'll gather our forces to encircle and annihilate the Konoha Pirates and rescue our clansmen who are in their hands..."

Baltimore.

Revolutionary Army Headquarters.

As a revolutionary army determined to overthrow the rule of the Celestial Dragons, they have been constantly pursued and blocked by the World Government, and can only hide in the secluded island of Baltigo.

A hooded figure sat in the Revolutionary Army headquarters, a red tattoo etched on his face. He was none other than the man who had fought Admiral Aokiji in Loguetown and covered a group of pirates as they escaped.

Monkey D. Dragon.

The leader of the revolutionary army, the most dangerous man in the world.

Naturally, the name sounds familiar; he is the son of Marine hero Monkey D. Garp and the father of Straw Hat Pirate Monkey D. Luffy.

As a father and son, Dragon was somewhat inadequate. He dedicated the rest of his life to overthrowing the Celestial Dragons' rule and never took care of his own son.

Some time ago, Dragon went to Loguetown in the East Blue and took the initiative to stop Admiral Aokiji. This was the only time he helped his son.

just now…

Dorrag returned to his work.

To everyone's surprise, as soon as Dragon returned to the Revolutionary Army headquarters in Baltimore, he received some incredibly good news: a world-shaking event had occurred in Alabasta!

The blank 100-year history has been exposed!

Dragon could also see that there were many contents in this history that contradicted the history he secretly knew, but were quite beneficial to the cause of their revolutionary army!

The Celestial Dragons' ancestors disregarded the survival of the world and stole the power of the Goddess of the Rabbit, undoubtedly causing widespread doubts about the World Government and the Celestial Dragons throughout the world!

"This pirate crew is really interesting..."

Dragon flipped through the newspaper, a smile on his face: "Although the history they revealed makes it hard for me to distinguish between truth and falsehood, this history appearing in the name of the Alabasta ancestors is enough for us to have a reason to overthrow the Celestial Dragons' rule..."

"Should I contact them?"

A tall figure stood behind Dorrag.

"Let's test the waters and see what their attitude is..."

Dragon grinned, seemingly pleased: "They want to overthrow the Celestial Dragons' rule, so they're like-minded comrades with us..."

Dragon put down his newspaper and lowered his voice as he finished speaking: "Although they just escaped the pursuit of the Fleet Admiral and two Admirals in Alabasta, the World Government will definitely deal with them with even more ruthless methods. You must have already witnessed the power of the Celestial Dragons; they may not be able to escape..."

"Drag!"

A crisp sound rang in his ears!

"Something terrible has happened!"

A young man with short blond hair, wearing a hat, rushed in, holding a newspaper in his hand and waving it around in shock!

"Calm down, Sabo."

Dorag reached out and took the latest newspaper from the blond youth. His hand trembled involuntarily, and his arm accidentally knocked over the teacup on the table!

pat!

The sound of the iron teacup hitting the ground was rather jarring!

However, Dorrag seemed not to hear, staring intently at the newspaper in his hand, reading the latest news, sweat trickling down his forehead!

"Has something happened?"

The tall figure standing behind Dragon slowly lowered his head, instinctively asking in a deep voice, "Drag, has that pirate crew been wiped out by the Celestial Dragons?"

"No…"

A wide smile spread across Dragon's lips, and he grinned broadly. "Hahahaha...they've done something truly amazing!"

"What?"

The tall man seemed curious. He stretched out his palm, which contained a series of round balls, and took the newspaper from Dorrag's hand.

next moment…

The tall man saw the headline.

This man, who was always calm and composed in the revolutionary army, trembled with shock as he looked at the headlines in the newspaper!

[The Holy Land has fallen!]

The World Government is destroyed!

The title of the strongest pirate crew has changed hands!

Even the World Economic News had to quickly publish this issue of the newspaper. They originally thought that the Alabasta incident was just the peak of the newspaper's sales, but they did not expect it to be just the beginning of a newspaper sales boom. People all over the world were once again in a frenzy!

If the major events in Alabasta were merely the spark that ignited, the fall of Mary Geoise turned that spark into a raging inferno!

"Let's go see them..."

Dragon's smile was almost impossible to contain, and his heart was still pounding. He had never felt that the cause of overthrowing the Celestial Dragons' rule was so close!

"We were just here discussing how long they could hold out against the siege of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, and now they've actually breached Mary Geoise..."

"yes…"

The blond youth's heart pounded, the shock still etched on his face from the moment he picked up the newspaper: "Something... is hard to imagine..."

This is unbelievable!

The revolutionary army has been barely surviving for years, only able to secretly launch uprisings in some oppressed countries and guide people to resist tyrannical rule...

After news of the Alabasta incident spread worldwide, the Revolutionary Army wanted to seize the opportunity to launch an operation and had even begun to gather manpower...

Unexpectedly, the other party moved even faster…

They just breached Mary Geoise like that!

The whole world…

They've probably gone crazy by now, haven't they?

Who could have imagined that Mary Geoise, the holy land inhabited by the Celestial Dragons who had ruled for eight hundred years, would be breached by a pirate crew? The dignity of those high-ranking world nobles and the Celestial Dragons was completely humiliated!

Redford.

This is the vehicle used by the Red-Haired Pirates.

Red-Haired Shanks and his crew were aboard the Redfords, heading towards the first half of the Grand Line. He had planned to talk to the newly emerging Konoha Pirates and try to calm them down so that the seas wouldn't descend into chaos.

just now…

Shanks, the Red-Haired, also saw the news of the Holy Land's fall.

"How is that possible..."

Shanks' face was deathly pale.

The man could hardly believe what he was reading in the newspapers. He knew that under the brutal rule of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, the Holy Land Mary Geoise would one day be breached, but he never imagined that day would come so soon!

but…

The content in the newspapers was so clear.

There was even a jarring photo that made Shanks' scalp tingle.

In that news photo, two critically injured people were lying on the ground. One of them was Kong, the Supreme Commander of the World Government, and the other was the commander of the Celestial Dragons' Knights of God.

certainly…

After the newspapers detailed the fall of Mary Geoise, they also added details about the Celestial Dragons' losses after the fall of Mary Geoise.

At least a thousand Celestial Dragons were kidnapped by the Konoha Pirates, including Figarand Grindelwald, commander of the Knights of God…

"Shanks, what happened?"

Ben Beckman stood next to Shanks, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

Mary Geoise…

Shanks slowly turned his head and handed the newspaper to his second-in-command, his fingers trembling slightly: "The Konoha Pirates have breached it..."

"!!!"

Ben Beckman's cigarette fell onto the deck!

All the pirates in the Red-Haired Pirates involuntarily stopped what they were doing and looked at their captain in shock, as if they had heard fake news!

Moby Dick.

On the white-bearded man's vehicle.

The white-bearded man stared intently at the newspaper in his hand, his eyes barely concealing his astonishment!

This powerful man believed that he had lived for over seventy years, seen countless people, and had even fought against Celestial Dragons, but he never imagined that something like this would happen!

Whitebeard narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the news that Figarand Green Saint had been captured by the Konoha Pirates, recalling his past memories.

"That bastard..."

"They lost to those newbies too..."

"Dad..."

"Their bounty..."

Marco held several of the latest bounty posters in his hand, seemingly unable to believe the numbers before him: "Am I seeing things? They're all higher than my father's? Did the Celestial Dragons use this year's Heavenly Gold for the bounties?"

"You didn't see wrong."

Whitebeard tossed the newspaper to Marco, then suddenly grinned, "Gurararara... Marco, if their bounty is lower than mine, then the Five Elders and those bastards from the World Government are being stingy... Gurararara..."

"..."

Marco felt a sense of suffocation.

Not only Marco…

When the news and bounty posters of the Konoha Pirates were released at the same time, all the pirates on the entire sea felt a suffocating sense of pressure.

because…

They had never heard of such terrifying pirates!

Big mom sea area.

Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors, stared wide-eyed.

A group of her children stood below her, not daring to utter a sound, their breathing becoming shallow. Each of them held a newspaper in their hands, suppressing the panic and unease in their hearts.

Anyone with a brain can figure out one thing: if this pirate crew could conquer the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, they must also have the strength to conquer Whole Cake Island…

to be honest…

The Big Mom Pirates are indeed very strong.

However, no one here had ever imagined that they could possibly conquer Mary Geoise, yet a newly emerged pirate crew accomplished just that.

even…

Their bounties, even on their very first appearance, already surpassed those of all the Four Emperors' pirate crews across the entire sea, with each member's net worth exceeding that of the current Four Emperors...

"Did Kaido go?"

Charlotte Linlin still clutched the newspaper tightly in her hand, her mind a little muddled, even muttering to herself, "Won't that bastard Kaido suffer if he goes alone? He'll definitely suffer, won't he? What if he gets arrested...?"

"..."

Charlotte Linlin's children were somewhat at a loss.

At this time...

Why are their mothers still concerned about what Kaido is doing?

and…

How old is Kaido?

Why is their mother still calling Kaido a "bastard brat" like he's a younger brother? Does she think this is thirty or forty years ago?

but…

Kaido, that madman…

They might actually go and cause trouble for that pirate crew?

In fact.

Kaido is indeed a madman.

This most insane of the Four Emperors killed Charlotte Linlin's messenger with a single punch, then transformed into a divine dragon and set off for the first half of the Grand Line...

The Beasts Pirates' officers were nearly paralyzed with fear upon receiving news of Mary Geoise's fall, and a group of high-ranking officers immediately began contacting Kaido...

Right now, they just hope their boss Kaido will answer the Den Den Mushi and not act too impulsively, as the opponent's strength might not be as simple as it seems...

Unfortunately...

The Den Den Mushi (transmitter snippet) never got through.

Kaido is still on his way to find the Konoha Pirates...

Compared to these emperors of the sea…

The behavior of the Seven Warlords of the Sea was clearly somewhat strange.

Calm Zone, Snake Island.

This is the Amazonian Lily Kingdom.

Because the Amazon Kingdom is located in the doldrums, it naturally possesses a barrier that prevents invasions, which also meant that the kingdom once had few natural enemies.

of course.

This does not mean that the Amazonian kingdom was weak.

The Amazon Kingdom is far more powerful than many other countries because it is a land where beauty is defined by force. Women in the kingdom have always believed that the most powerful woman is the most beautiful, and only the most beautiful woman can become the Amazon Queen.

Amazon Palace.

A woman of unparalleled beauty trembled incessantly.

This woman is none other than Boa Hancock, the Queen of Amazon Lily, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and is also known as the "Empress" due to her beauty and power.

Beside the woman lay a newspaper with the news of the fall of Mary Geoise. This news was what had kept her from calming down. Perhaps the panic of the past had resurfaced, or perhaps the fear of the past was gradually dissipating.

"I want to... join that pirate crew..."

Hancock gripped the sofa armrests tightly, her body trembling as she made her request: "You... perform my abdication ceremony immediately..."

"Hancock, calm down."

An elderly woman with a cane tapped the floor. Her voice was aged but earnest: "Such powerful pirate crews are quite dangerous. I once joined a pirate crew composed entirely of strong individuals, each one a prominent figure of this era. That crew even once aimed to recruit the Celestial Dragons, but in the end, they all fell apart due to internal strife and are now fighting each other for petty gains..."

"I see…"

Hancock stood up, her body trembling.

"but…"

"I still want to go!"

Hancock clenched her fists, her high heels clicking as she walked across the floor. A resolute and defiant glint flashed in her eyes: "You old codger, you gave up your throne to join a pirate crew? I could do that too!"

"After you..."

The old woman, leaning on her cane, was about to continue trying to persuade him.

however…

The old woman felt as if her body was being thrown out!

Boa Hancock has an extremely bad temper, and she kicked the old woman away with one kick!

Boa Hancock was once enslaved by the Celestial Dragons in her childhood, and she was always terrified by what happened back then. She even felt fear when she thought of the Celestial Dragons. But she never expected that the Celestial Dragons could also be defeated...

Longing…

A sense of longing arises spontaneously.

There will always be some people in this world who are unable to do something, and who admire those who are capable of doing it.

Of course.

Some people will hate these strong people.

such as…

He just so happens to be someone who has a grudge against the Konoha Pirates.

Former Shichibukai, Crocodile.

Even though the entire ocean was shocked by the actions of the Konoha Pirates, the Five Elders did not let Crocodile off the hook, directly blaming him for being the mastermind behind the Alabasta Golden Palace incident.

Besides that…

The Five Elders also wanted to take this opportunity to kill someone and restore the World Government's prestige.

If you want to establish authority, then you have to make the person's reputation big enough. Crocodile had a big reputation in the past, but his strength wasn't that great, yet he got involved in things that shouldn't have happened to him...

Of course.

Crocodile's bounty also skyrocketed.

"3.08 billion Pele..."

Crocodile's expression turned somewhat grim.

Own…

Is it really worth such a high reward?

While Crocodile doesn't care about bounties, being blamed for something is really unpleasant...

"Those bastards from the World Government..."

Crocodile, cigar in mouth, sat on the deck of a small boat, looking disdainfully at the newspaper in his hand: "To cover up the truth of history... they actually pinned the blame for the Golden Palace on me... Hmph, you can go fight with those conspicuous bastards of the Konoha Pirates..."

"..."

Daz Bones hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said, "The World Government might not have the power to capture those guys..."

"Those guys are indeed quite strong..."

Crocodile nodded, finally realizing the power of the Konoha Pirates.

Wait a minute…

Something seems off?

Crocodile suddenly realized a problem.

How did his bounty become so high? It even far exceeds the prestige of the former Shichibukai title, with a bounty of over 3 billion, almost on par with the Four Emperors!

As a pirate with a brain, Crocodile suddenly realized something: he was definitely not the mastermind behind the Golden Palace; at most, he only wanted to usurp the throne of Alabasta. Even that charge couldn't be too high…

but…

What do world governments need now...?

After Mary Geoise was breached by a pirate crew, the World Government had to do something to rebuild its authority and make most pirates and those who wanted to rebel understand that the World Government was capable of suppressing the entire world!

That is to say...

The world government desperately needs a little example to scare the rest.

Just then, the sails of five warships came into Crocodile's view, one of which was the flagship of a Marine Admiral...

"You guys don't have the guts to capture those bastards from the Konoha Pirates..."

Crocodile quickly figured out all the obstacles and immediately started cursing, "They actually came to arrest me to establish their authority! Do they think I'm easy to bully?!"

It's too late!

(End of this chapter)