Gild Tesoro's Resolve

The island suspended in the sky disintegrated and fell, and the dazzling sunlight shone on the sea again, but a gloom was cast over everyone's hearts.

After a long pause, Usopp stammered, "Was I hallucinating just now? How come someone suddenly appeared, grabbed that Golden Lion Uncle, and then immediately disappeared?"

"Is he a Devil Fruit user? The ability to travel through space is just too overpowered!" Sanji couldn't help but exclaim.

"Traversing space? That's so cool!" Luffy, his eyes turning into stars as he swayed his body.

"Idiot, that was a monster that intended to destroy the East Blue. Why are you so happy that he escaped?" Nami said angrily, grabbing Luffy by the neck.

"Damn it, things have really gotten serious now," Garp said with a rare solemn expression.

"Vice Admiral Garp, no matter what, you thwarted Golden Lion's revenge plan this time. Even if he escaped in the end, after this lesson, he shouldn't be able to cause trouble for a long time," the Vice Captain said with great emotion.

"That's not what I'm worried about." Garp shook his head and said in a low voice, "Golden Lion has been missing for twenty years. Many people thought he had died in that Corner Bay, or that he had been crushed by the blow. But what they didn't expect was that he never gave up his revenge plan. This revenge against the East Blue may just be a test for him, and also a test for me."

"The most crucial point is that I suspect that during the twenty years he disappeared, he joined some dark force that intended to overthrow the world. You must know that Golden Lion has always been an extremely arrogant person. Twenty years ago, the only person on that sea who could gain his approval and who wanted to join forces with him was the Pirate King Roger."

"But just now, he wasn't surprised when the Masked Man made his move. Coupled with what he said before leaving, it's not hard to deduce that the Masked Man is an ally of him. Anyone who can gain the Golden Lion's approval is definitely not a simple person. If there is an even larger organization behind them, this sea will probably soon be in turmoil."

The Vice Captain stared at Garp in shock, thinking, "Damn, Vice Admiral Garp is actually speaking with such reason and conviction. This is so unlike him. Could it be that he damaged his brain during the battle with Golden Lion?"

Usopp's eyes widened, his heart filled with unease. "How come I suddenly feel like I've been dragged into something terrible? I have no idea about things like turning the world upside down. I'm doomed, I'm doomed, am I going to be silenced?"

Nami felt similarly, "I must have been blinded by greed. How could I have followed that idiot Luffy in his foolishness? Now we're doomed. The floating island has been destroyed. Forget about getting Golden Lion's treasure, we can't even find a single hair. And I've been unexpectedly dragged into this terrifying event. Did Arlong's destruction use up all the luck I'd accumulated?"

"I get it! So, that blond guy was going to compete with me for the title of Pirate Kings? I'm getting really excited!" Luffy said as if waking from a dream.

"You're the Pirate Kings, huh? I'll show you what Pirate Kings is all about..." Garp was already seething with anger, raised his iron fist without warning. He'd beat Luffy whenever he wanted, and beat Luffy whenever he didn't want to. This made Usopp and Nami, who were about to make a move, retreat awkwardly.

A prolonged, agonizing scream echoed from the sea...

In the dark Dream Dimension.

"Senior Golden Lion, you look quite pathetic. Your revenge plan, which you've been preparing for so long, has failed in the blink of an eye. That's why I said that even hiring some mercenaries would be much more reliable than your bunch of mindless beasts," Gild Tesoro provoked.

"Golden brat, it's none of your business how I do things. If you don't want to die, you'd better shut up," the Golden Lion retorted sharply.

Roy was also quite speechless. This proud old man was too stubborn. In his opinion, if he really wanted to take revenge, he could just use the power of the Float-Float Fruit to find dozens of uninhabited islands and smash them down on places with lots of people. That would be much more efficient than his so-called beast invasion.

Moreover, this guy deliberately chose to launch the attack when Garp returned to the East Blue, clearly showing that he was not satisfied with that battle back then and wanted to avenge his defeat. In this light, his idea of completing the revenge plan by destroying the East Blue may have changed a lot without him realizing it.

However, this is also good. With the Golden Lion's perspective, he has finally roughly figured out Garp's true strength.

After all, during the battle on Drum Island five years ago, he was just fleeing for his life using his Devil Fruit Ability, so how could he possibly discern Garp's strength?

"However, it's truly astonishing. Garp, who needed to join Sengoku with Sengoku to defeat you twenty years ago, has he become this powerful?" Doflamingo exclaimed in amazement.

"Indeed, your 'd' clan really produces a lot of monsters!" Gild Tesoro teased the dragon.

The relationship between Revolutionary Army Leader Dragon and Marine Hero Garp may seem like a shocking secret to ordinary people, but both Doflamingo middleman in the Underworld, and Gild Tesoro, who owns 20% of the world's wealth, are well-informed individuals, so such a thing is naturally not a secret to them.

"The old man is indeed very strong. Otherwise, someone with the leader of the Revolutionary Army as his son wouldn't have a very peaceful life at the Marine Headquarters," Dragon said with a low, self-deprecating voice.

"Don't be surprised. That old ghost's strength is already incredibly powerful. Even in my prime, I was only slightly stronger than him." Although Golden Lion couldn't figure out exactly where he was stronger Garp, he thought, "Does this mean Garp can come and fight him through the net... in a dream?"

"If we're just talking about pure strength, Garp might be a step weaker than Whitebeard, but his physical condition is far superior. If they were to actually fight, the outcome would be very difficult to predict, "Whitebeard Roy deduced, recalling his encounter with Whitebeard.

"And what about you, Nightmare? Two years ago, you were already capable of contending with the Four Emperors. Two years have passed, and I don't believe a man like you hasn't made any progress." Doflamingo looked at him and said, "You haven't made a move in two years. Just how powerful have you become? I think no one on this ocean wouldn't want to know the answer, Doflamingo."

"My strength?" Roy said with a calm smile, "Even I'd like to know the answer to that question."

The group of people gave Roy a deep look. They didn't believe Roy would speak without reason, but if what he said was true, it would be too terrifying.

"Since Senior Golden Lion has already made his move, I'm not going to remain silent any longer. Let those Celestial Dragons taste the flames of my revenge, hahaha!" Gild Tesoro laughed maniacally, his gaze unwavering.