World Government's Orders

Sabaody Archipelago, outside the auction venue.

Each of the five captains led their own crew to guard a region. Although the navy's firepower was fierce, it was forced to retreat steadily under the powerful offensive of the five Supernovas.

The navy stationed on the Sabaody Archipelago is definitely among the lowest in the Grand Line, at best only slightly better than the branch navies of the Four Seas.

On the one hand, Sabaody Archipelago is right under the nose of the Marine Headquarters, and no one with a modicum of sense would choose to cause trouble there, so the defenses are naturally relatively weak; on the other hand, Sabaody Archipelago has bred too much darkness and evil, and can be called a cradle of evil. Eight out of ten defecting Marines have witnessed the darkness of Sabaody Archipelago, so the Marine Headquarters is unwilling to have elite Marines stationed Sabaody.

As a result, the military strength of the Sabaody Archipelago was considerable, while their opponent was Supernovas who had made a name for themselves in the first half of the Grand Line. Naturally, the battle was one-sided.

"Fire Fist Ace, I was initially quite annoyed that your bounty was higher than mine, but I didn't expect you to have the audacity to attack Celestial Dragons. It seems I truly underestimated you before." Demon Yorkson with the second-highest bounty after Ace, effortlessly dispatched the Marines before him, a glint of battle intent flashing in his eyes as he looked at Ace.

"Hahaha, although I've been dragged into this mess because of you, seeing those disgusting scum suffer makes me too lazy to bother with you," Explosive Fist Louis laughed arrogantly.

"Stop dawdling. The Marine Headquarters is right near the Sabaody Archipelago. Marine Admiral will be landing Sabaody soon, and I don't want to run into Admiral under these circumstances." Unlike the others, Black Rod Rex was not optimistic; his face was ashen.

"Don't worry, with the combined strength of the five of us, we can definitely put up a fight even against Marine Admiral." Vincent's eyes gleamed with a sinister light. He had once fought Vice Admiral from the Marine Headquarters. Although he was no match for him, he was not entirely without the ability to fight back.

In his mind, even if Admiral was much stronger than Vice Admiral, they also had five Supernovas on their side, and Fire Fist Ace was even stronger than the Vice Admiral he had encountered last time. With such a luxurious lineup, even if they really encountered Admiral, they shouldn't be completely without a chance of winning.

"With our current strength, it's too much of a stretch to fight Marine Admiral. I agree with Black Stick's assessment; let's break out of Sabaody as soon as possible." To everyone's surprise, Fire Fist Ace seemed to be the least confident among them.

"Hmph, so eager to leave? Where's the spirit you had when you knocked the Celestial Dragons away?" Yorkson was very unhappy, feeling that he had misjudged him.

Ace smiled bitterly to himself. If it were before, he might not have wanted to miss the opportunity to fight Admiral. But after being defeated by Roy, he realized that the gap between him and the top powerhouses on the sea was still too far.

"Roy? Oh no, that terrifying guy is still on the island!" Halfway through his thought, Ace suddenly woke up. Because of Roy's departure, he had almost forgotten that there was such a dangerous person on the island. You know, the Shichibukai are nominally a powerful force under the World Government. He has caused such a big mess this time, and the World Government may forcibly summon the Shichibukai to take action against them, the Supernovas.

"Everyone, don't forget that the Shichibukai Nightmare Roy is still on the island. We must work together and break out in one direction as quickly as possible. We absolutely cannot let him..."

Ace anxiously reminded the others, but before he could finish speaking, he heard the voice he least wanted to hear.

"Oh? You absolutely can't do anything to me, can you?" Roy led his crew to the auction entrance behind them, holding a small black Den Den Den Mushi in Roy hand, seemingly talking to someone.

"Fire Fist Ace, I never thought we'd meet again so soon!"

The other Supernovas looked at Ace in surprise. Could it be that Fire Fist Ace and Nightmare Roy had actually fought? There was no such news circulating on the high seas!

However, what offered some comfort to the other Supernovas was that since Ace was able to escape unscathed, it meant that Nightmare Roy might not be as powerful as rumored.

"Damn it, I didn't expect to run into him again so soon." Ace clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

He knew that Roy's strength alone was enough to make people despair, not to mention that the Crocodile the Sand and the Masochist Man under Roy's command were far stronger than him. The current situation could only be described as a desperate predicament.

The atmosphere in the arena was heavy, exuding a chilling aura. Yorkson couldn't help but break the deathly silence, "Nightmare Roy, are you friend or foe here?"

To his surprise, Roy completely ignored him and instead spoke into the Den Den Mushi: "You're probably aware of the situation here, so what's your final decision?"

"The authority of the World Government' is inviolable!"

"What happened on the Sabaody Archipelago must not be spread."

"The World Government has issued a special order to annihilate all Supernovas on the Sabaody Archipelago!" A cold voice rang out from the Den Den Mushi, devoid of any emotion.

Everyone listened in shock to the arguments coming from the Den Den Mushi. You see, the Supernovas are no small fry. In the first half of the Grand Line, as long as they don't provoke the Shichibukai and the Marine Admiral, they can basically do whatever they want. But in the eyes of those who were speaking, they seemed to be like ants that could be crushed at will.

"Easy as pie!" Roy said softly.

"Then we'll... wait for good news... click!"

The room was eerily quiet; the only sound was the constant swallowing of saliva.

"Nightmare Roy, with your strength, even the World Government and the Marine Headquarters can't do anything to you. Why do you have to be their lackey?" Ace said with a cold heart and rising anger.

"Haha, don't think of the Shichibukai as so bad. Everyone who becomes Shichibukai has their own goals. Knight of the Sea Jinbe Shichibukai protect Fish-Man Island, Empress Hancock became a Warlord of the Sea for Maiden Island's independence, Dracule Mihawk became a Warlord of the Sea for the purpose of fighting swordsmen who are his equals."

"And what about you? What are you doing this for?"

"To build a true Fantasy Kingdom."

"..." Ace was completely dumbfounded. Could it be that Roy wanted to become a king like Doflamingo? Besides, building an ideal country is completely unrelated to Roy's ambitious nature.

"I've said enough to you. Now, have you figured out how to escape from me?"