Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Just then, Yann's eyes widened, as if he understood something.

Just now, "Drought" Jack called Corazon "The Crying Mantis"?!

It should be noted that this nickname was deliberately leaked to the World Government by Yann last night. Even if Lucci and Don Quixote Family executives also heard it, how could it have reached the ears of "Drought" Jack so quickly?

Previously, the Donquixote Family was a pirate crew in the North Blue. Given the size of the Beast Pirates, it was unlikely that they would pay attention to the Donquixote Family, let alone plant spies within them.

So, is the only remaining possibility what the World Government told "Drought" Jack?

Perhaps the reason why "Drought" Jack appeared in Dressrosa Kingdom, far away from Wano Country, is because of the World Government.

The next moment, Yann unleashed his Observation Haki, which almost instantly covered the entire Dressrosa Kingdom and then rapidly spread to the surrounding sea.

Soon, in the waters surrounding the Kingdom of Dressrosa, Yann discovered a strange ship.

Immediately, Yann glanced discreetly at Gion, who was still reeling from the fierce battle between Corazon and Jack, carefully took a half-step back, leaned his body against the wall, closed his eyes, and quickly entered Robin's mental space to tell Robin the location of the strange ship.

A few breaths later, as Yaen opened his eyes again as if he had just been resting, an inconspicuous canary that had been lingering nearby took off and flew towards the strange ship.

After a while, while Corazon and Jack were still locked in fierce combat, Little Gold returned and landed directly on Yann's shoulder.

"Squeak..."

Hearing Xiao Jin's affirmative call, Yann's expression grew even more serious.

According to the coded message agreed upon by Yann and Robin, Xiao Jin's cry would indicate that it was a CP0 ship.

[Chapter 216. Let's Prepare for War!]

"Drought" Jack is approaching, and the CP0 organization is quietly monitoring it in the surrounding waters.

Without a doubt, all of this was arranged by the World Government.

Yann narrowed his eyes slightly, unconsciously pushed up his glasses, and quickly began to analyze the situation.

The fact that "Drought" Jack appeared in the Dressrosa Kingdom at this time undoubtedly indicates that the World Government cooperated with the "Beasts Pirates," and the timing of this cooperation was almost identical to the departure of Yann from the Dressrosa Kingdom.

In other words, the world government has prepared two plans?

On the surface, he's having Corazon recruited, but secretly he's planning to have the Beasts Pirates, one of the rulers of the New World, eliminate Corazon?

but……

As Yann watched Corazon and Jack locked in fierce combat on the harbor, he vaguely sensed that something was amiss.

It would be almost impossible to defeat Corazon with just Jack the Drought.

As for information about "Drought" Jack, Yaen had some knowledge of it.

As one of the "Three Disasters" and the highest-ranking officers of the "Beasts Pirates," Jack the Drought is a user of the "Zoan-type Ancient Zoan Elephant Fruit in Mammoth Mode," possessing extremely strong defense, brute force, and vitality.

In the original timeline, the future "Drought" Jack even single-handedly confronted the fleet assembled by Fleet Admiral Sengoku, future Admiral Fujitora Issho, and Vice Admiral Tsuru, and escaped unscathed after destroying two naval warships, leaving no spare parts for the navy.

This terrifying level was even enough to make Shiki the Golden Lion, who was captured by Vice Admiral Garp and Fleet Admiral Sengoku, exclaim with envy.

If you round it up, "Drought" Jack is a man with the fighting ability to challenge three generals all by himself and not die!

In Yann's view, "Drought" Jack's strength is fully worthy of a billion-Berry bounty.

Contrary to what others have jokingly suggested, the bounty of one billion Berries, with nine hundred million of that bounty lying in the mammoth tusks that Jack possesses after his transformation.

However, Jack's speed is a major weakness, a flaw that was fully exposed in his battle with Corazon.

At this moment, Corazon was almost a series of afterimages, constantly launching attacks on Jack from all directions. In addition to colliding with the curved knife in Jack's hand, his exaggerated scythe also occasionally struck Jack's chest.

Unlike the Don Quixote Family executives, who couldn't even break through Jack's skin, Corazon's every strike sent splattering blood across Jack's chest.

However, for Jack, that level of injury was merely a superficial wound, and with the vitality of an Ancient Zoan Mammoth Form Devil Fruit user, it was probably only a loss like being bitten by a mosquito.

It can be said that the current battle between Corazon and Jack is completely at a stalemate!

Given the damage Corazon could inflict, defeating Jack might be impossible even if he were to exhaust himself, but it would also be extremely difficult for Jack to defeat Corazon.

After all, Corazon's physique, strength, and defense were only slightly inferior to Jack's, but he was much faster than Jack.

'So, what exactly is the World Government's purpose? They've already obtained information about Hueco Mundo from Corazon, so what's the point of letting Jack conduct this pointless probing alone?'

As Yann narrowed his eyes, constantly sorting out the logic and problems, the battle on the port intensified.

Now, the entire port has become a battlefield ravaged by Corazon and Jack, and all creatures have fled far away from the port, not daring to linger there.

"Corazon, is this all you've got?"

Jack's voice boomed as he swung his scimitar to parry Corazon's attacks. "This is really disappointing."

The next moment, Jack's form changed. His already huge and strong body expanded again, and he transformed into an ancient mammoth that was only recorded in books.

"boom!"

As the mammoth took a step, the earth cracked open. The two curved and thick tusks collided, unleashing terrifying brute force that instantly blasted Corazon far away, even flying out of the harbor area and crashing through several buildings before finally coming to a stop.

"Such terrifying brute force, it seems we'll have to settle this soon." Gion said in a low voice to Aon beside her.

"Do not……"

Yaen shook his head and said, "It's still a long way off at that level."

As Yann finished speaking, the collapsed ruins that had buried Corazon instantly flew away. Corazon walked out of them, tearing off his black feather coat and throwing it aside.

"Hmm? Still unharmed? Looks like you're quite the resilient one."

Jack made a calm assessment, and then, amidst the puzzled gazes of many, he reverted to human form.

"What? Are you trying to escape?" Corazon asked upon seeing this.

"No, don't misunderstand!"

Jack sheathed his scimitar and said, "Those were just tests."

“A test?!” Corazon’s eyes narrowed.

"That's right!"

Jack spread his hands, his eyes filled with savagery and madness as he spoke.

"The test just now proved that you are worthy of being destroyed, and the Hueco Mundo organization is also worthy of being destroyed by our 'Beasts Pirates'. So..."

After a pause, Jack's voice blazed with fervor as he said, "Prepare for war, Corazon the Crying Mantis! Get ready to fight our 'Beasts Pirates'!"

These words struck the Don Quixote family officials like a thunderbolt.

"Six months from now, our 'Beasts Pirates' will launch a full-scale attack on the Dressrosa Kingdom. If you want to be a coward and run away, that's fine too."

Jack continued, "If you don't want to run away, then prepare to face this grand war. You can call upon as many troops as your Hueco Mundo organization has."

Immediately, without giving Corazon a chance to answer, Jack turned and left, returning to the "Mammoth," which resembled a mammoth in shape.

Soon, the Mammoth disappeared from the sight of the Don Quixote family executives, but Jack's declaration of war still shocked them, leaving them stunned for a long time.

The Beasts Pirates, one of the rulers of the New World, have declared war on them!

At this moment, Yann, who had witnessed everything from afar, also understood the purpose of the World Government and the "Beasts Pirates"!

Rather than calling this a declaration of war by the Beasts Pirates against the Donquixote Family, it would be more accurate to say that the World Government was using the Beasts Pirates to formally declare war on the Hueco Mundo organization, test its strength, and verify the information Corazon had provided!

[Chapter 217. Is the problem big? Not really!]

Panic quickly spread through the port of Dressrosa.

Just now, Jack the Drought alone had easily crushed all the Don Quixote family executives.

It's hard to imagine how the Donquixote Family will face a war from the entire "Beasts Pirates".

"Is the Don Quixote family doomed?"

"They're no match for them at all, are they? This kind of monster pirate crew."

"This can't even be called a war; these past six months have been a countdown to the execution!"

……

Some of the Don Quixote family members murmured in fear, the disparity between the two sides so great that they could hardly see any hope of victory.

The two sides are simply not in the same league!

"What's the panic?"

Just then, Corazon's voice rang out. Corazon put his black feather coat, which he had just thrown to the ground, back on and said casually.

"Since the Beasts Pirates want war, then we'll give them war!"

"Young...Young Master, our combat strength is not even in the same league as theirs. They defeated us with just one of their officers..."

Oniol spoke with a grim expression, his words clearly revealing a profound lack of confidence.

"This is not just a declaration of war by the Beasts Pirates against the Donquixote Family, but a provocation against the entire Hueco Mundo organization..."

At this point, Corazon grinned, recalling the ancient figure sitting on the throne, and said with a hint of sarcasm.

"They have no idea how terrifying the target they are provoking is."

Are you panicking?

In fact, Corazon wasn't worried at all!

According to Corazon, although the information he had previously leaked about Hueco Mundo had been embellished to some extent, the organization was, in Corazon's view, no weaker than the information he had described.

Are you trying to intimidate me?

There are people behind me too!

I'll talk to Aon later about how to recruit more powerful individuals from Hueco Mundo and show the Beast Pirates what cruelty is.

"You know, someone of my caliber is a complete newbie in Hueco Mundo; there are plenty of people stronger than me!"

With this thought in mind, Corazon's gaze involuntarily drifted toward the top of a building not far away.

During the battle, I seemed to have spotted out of the corner of my eye that Yone was watching the fight.

"Huh? Where did everyone go?"

Corazon stared blankly at the empty building, where there was no sign of Yann.

What are you waiting for?! Run!

At this moment, Yann no longer looked seriously injured. He pulled Gion and headed back towards the Dressrosa Palace.

Others may not understand the situation of Hueco Mundo, but doesn't Yann understand?