A group of people emerged from the darkness behind Roy.
Their appearance visibly shook Whitebeard.
Judging solely from their presence and the vitality detected by Observation Haki, Whitebeard knew that this group's strength was in no way inferior to that of his sons.
Setting aside familiar faces like Trafalgar Law and Belo Betty, whom he had seen during the Summit War,
Whitebeard looked with great confusion at the new faces behind them, those who had never appeared during the Summit War.
"Where the hell did Shiki find such an outstanding group of pirate recruits? Were people like this really so common on the seas?"
He looked at the former CP9 members, as well as the newly recruited powerhouses under Roy's command.
As several overloaded ships neared the shore, their cargo was the reason Roy had arrived late.
What those ships carried were war slaves Roy had obtained through trades in the underworld.
These slaves would become Roy's vanguard in his conquest of Wano Country, as well as cannon fodder to draw the Beasts Pirates' attention.
Since Roy intended to bring the entire Sky City to Wano Country this time, he had to guard against the Beasts Pirates' flying forces along the way.
Thus, this cannon fodder would sail straight up the waterfall cliffs and force their way into Wano Country.
And the commander Roy had assigned them was none other than Sea Knight Jinbe, whom Roy had sent to Wano Country in advance.
A Former Seven Warlords was more than enough to draw out the Beasts Pirates' three All-Stars.
And in Roy's most ideal scenario,
he wanted to use Sea Knight Jinbe as bait to hold back the Beasts Pirates' Flame Calamity.
Because in Roy's eyes, the two most dangerous members of the Beasts Pirates were Kaido and King.
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