One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

Crocodile understood the information Zhou Ze had revealed and knew that those guys hadn't been captured, so his expression softened.

Zhou Ze laughed inwardly, but remained outwardly calm. "Since you don't care about their lives, let's talk about the pirate who defeated you."

"Straw Hat Boy, Luffy!"

As soon as Zhou Ze finished speaking, Crocodile's expression darkened again, and at the same time, Ace in the cell behind him moved, causing the chains to rattle.

Knowing he had finally caught Ace's attention, Zhou Ze organized his thoughts and said in a deep voice:

"You must have some understanding now, right? That kid will risk his life for the people he cares about. If his family or friends are in danger, he'll rush in even if it's right here. Don't you agree?"

Zhou Ze seemed to be asking Crocodile, but he was actually asking Ace. Sure enough, Ace reacted more strongly, his lips moving slightly as if he were murmuring something.

Crocodile took a deep drag on his cigar. "So what? What are you trying to say?"

"Hehe, it's nothing, just a bit of a feeling. Some people don't want to live, but many people will risk their lives to save them."

"And you, with such a healthy spirit, yet no one will come to save you. Isn't that ridiculous!"

Zhou Ze burst into laughter.

Crocodile, enraged, grabbed the cell bars and glared at Zhou Ze, yelling, "You brat, you're asking for it!"

"You couldn't kill me before, so why not now?" Zhou Ze stood up from the ground, casually brushing off the dust.

"Live well, for only by living can you have a chance!"

"Some fool might rush in to save you, only to find a corpse instead. That would be terrible!"

After finishing his sentence, Zhou Ze turned and left, waving goodbye.

Magellan looked at Zhou Ze with a strange expression, never expecting that the incredibly powerful Zhou Ze would be so petty.

He went to great lengths to meet Crocodile, just to mock him to his face.

Murder and kill!

Magellan suddenly felt a chill. This rising star in the navy was far too vicious. He had to warn his subordinates not to provoke him.

"Warden Magellan, let's go."

Zhou Ze walked past Magellan for quite a while, but Magellan didn't follow, so he turned around and called out to him.

He conveyed some information to Ace, which made Zhou Ze feel somewhat pleased, and he smiled.

Magellan, however, felt that there was a chilling malice hidden in that smile.

Then, Magellan's expression became even more serious.

Chapter 74 The Golden Lion Pounces at His Opportunity (Seeking Silver Tickets)

"Thank you for your hospitality, Warden Magellan. I owe you a favor."

Outside the main gate of the city, on the long pier, Zhou Ze smiled and extended his hand to Magellan.

Magellan didn't want to shake hands with Zhou Ze, but he was worried that Zhou Ze would make a fuss about it, so he shook hands with him anyway and then immediately separated.

"There's no need for that. If it's not necessary, let's not meet!"

Magellan's words froze Zhou Ze's smile on his face. What happened? Everything was fine before.

Seeing Zhou Ze's stiff expression, Magellan belatedly realized, "Oh no! Could he have gotten his eye on me?"

Then, Zhou Ze spoke again.

"Warden Magellan, regarding the warden of Impel Down, Shiryu of the Rain, I request that you do not release him under any circumstances."

"A bloodthirsty person is not trustworthy."

When Magellan heard Zhou Ze mention Shiryu of the Rain, he didn't understand his intention for a moment. By the time he came to his senses, Zhou Ze had already said goodbye and left.

As Magellan watched the figure gradually disappear into the distance, his eyes flickered inexplicably a few times.

As Zhou Ze flew through the air, he secretly hoped that the limited information he conveyed would give Ace a stronger will to survive, and that he would not let down Luffy and Whitebeard's painstaking efforts to save him.

Just then, Zhou Ze's Observation Haki suddenly gave off a warning sign. Before he could think, he sidestepped in mid-air, and then a huge rock fell down beside him.

Who is it that has no sense of public morality? Throwing objects from high-rise buildings is a criminal offense!

Zhou Ze thought to himself, then immediately froze. Where did such a big rock come from in the air?

He stared blankly upwards, then stared in disbelief.

At an altitude of over 10,000 meters, an island is drifting overhead.

Zhou Ze was completely enveloped in its enormous shadow.

Sky Island?

Zhou Ze was momentarily stunned. By the time he came to his senses, the floating island had already climbed back up and disappeared into the clouds.

At this time, Marineford, the Marine Headquarters, was also in complete chaos.

Not long ago, several ferocious beasts suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the residential area of ​​the marines' families. Although they were quickly killed by the arriving marines, there were still considerable casualties among the civilians.

The alarms at Marineford resounded throughout the base. Several vice admirals conducted an on-site inspection and then quickly left to report to their superiors.

Zhou Ze landed directly at the main naval base and headed straight for Sengoku's office.

After he knocked and entered, several high-ranking naval officers were present. They saluted, and Zhou Ze said urgently:

"Marshal, I just saw a sky island floating along the route from Impel Down to Marine Headquarters."

Sengoku jumped up in shock. "What did you say?"

Zhou Ze was somewhat surprised by Zhan Guo's reaction. He repeated what he had just said before asking, "What happened?"

The naval leaders exchanged grave glances, and finally Vice Admiral Tsuru spoke.

"Not long ago, several ferocious beasts suddenly appeared at the Marine Headquarters and attacked the residential area."

Zhou Ze was stunned for a moment, not understanding the connection between the two events. He looked at everyone blankly for a while before remembering something and exclaiming in surprise.

"Golden Lion, Shiki?"

Several naval leaders also seemed quite surprised. Sengoku twirled his braided mustache and said, "You actually thought of that so quickly!"

"That's right, it's Shiki the Golden Lion."

"A legendary pirate who was active on the high seas during Roger's time!"

"And the only escapee in Impel Down's history!"

Zhou Ze knew all of this. What surprised him was that in the theatrical version featuring Shiki the Golden Lion, Shiki seemed to be piloting his pirate ship to Marineford, rather than an entire island drifting over like this.

Everyone in the office fell into thought, until Lieutenant General Tsuru finally broke the silence.

"Since his escape from prison, Shiki has been out of contact for 20 years. His sudden appearance must be hiding some kind of conspiracy."

Sengoku nodded with a grim face. "At this point, when we are about to have a decisive battle with Whitebeard, this is indeed a cause for concern!"

"Um, Marshal, is there any report from the East China Sea?" Zhou Ze asked tentatively.

When Zhan Guo heard Zhou Ze mention the East Sea, he paused for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening and exchanged a glance with Vice Admiral He.

"You mean the Golden Lion's destination is the East Sea? What's he going there for?"

Akainu looked at Zhou Ze, Aokiji pushed up his eyepatch, and Kizaru stopped trimming his nails.

Zhou Ze remained calm despite being stared at. After thinking for a moment, he spoke:

“Our Sihai branch was already weak, and this time all our elites have been drawn away, making us even weaker.”

"Even though Shiki is a bit crazy, he wouldn't dare to come directly to Marine Headquarters to die."

"Therefore, he will only choose one of the four seas to make a move."

Seeing that no one objected, Zhou Ze continued:

"As for why we chose the East China Sea, I think you all know better than I do, after all, you had dealings with it decades ago."

Upon hearing this, Zhan Guo finally agreed with Zhou Ze's assessment and nodded.

"That's right, the East Blue is the weakest overall. The entanglement between Shiki and Roger is no secret, and Roger was from the East Blue!"

Finally, Sengoku pondered for a moment and said, "So, did he come to Marineford this time to demonstrate his power?"

Zhou Ze knew that Shi Qi thought he was good again because he had mastered something called "IQ," which could drive animals crazy and make them extremely aggressive. However, he couldn't explain the source of the information, so he chose to remain silent.

Silence fell in the office once again.

After an unknown amount of time, Sengoku finally broke the silence, saying, "Sakazuki, you will come with me to the East Sea."

Then she looked at Zhou Ze and said, "You come too!"

Zhou Ze was taken aback, somewhat surprised.

Back then, Garp and Sengoku defeated Shiki. This time, Garp was replaced by Akainu, who also brought Zhou Ze along. Does Sengoku think that Akainu is a whole Zhou Ze behind Garp?

Thinking this, Zhou Ze's eyes also became strange.

"dong dong dong"

Just then, there was a knock on the office door, and a naval communications officer walked in. He was clearly taken aback when he saw so many high-ranking naval officers in the room.

"Report! Breaking news! Gecko Moria, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, has been defeated by Straw Hat Luffy in Devil's Triangle!"

"What did you say?" Sengoku was both shocked and furious, and was speechless for a moment.

Lieutenant General Tsuru waved his hand to dismiss the communications soldier, then sighed:

"This is the second Shichibukai that the Straw Hat crew has defeated. We just filled the gap, are we going to have another one?"

Akainu spoke for the first time at this moment.

"Moria is just a pirate, so what if he lost? The most important thing right now is to deal with Shiki's threat!"

Chapter 75 Chasing the Golden Lion (Give me a ticket!)

Rewinding to morning, as Zhou Ze awoke from the warship's lookout tower, on the terrifying three-masted sailboat island in the Devil's Triangle.

"Tyrant" Bartholomew Kuma has connected to the Den Den Mushi again.

"We finally managed to find Crocodile's successor. If there's another vacancy for the Seven Warlords of the Sea, it'll be a real problem. Is he even breathing?"