All-Out War
In the Chaos Continent, within the Royal Palace.
Roy, who had just returned from inside the Mechanical Giant Turtle, listened to everyone's report.
"Captain, most of the Red Hair Pirates' forces have been decimated. Those pirate crews that were affiliated with him have also left when they saw the situation was dire. The Red Hair Pirates are on the verge of destruction, and the title of one of the Four Emperors is now merely a name." Robin suppressed her excitement and tried to speak in a calm tone, but a hint of pride still crept into her words.
Everyone felt much the same way. These were the Four Emperors, the Four Emperors who ruled the latter half of the Grand Line and were practically like miniature World Government in the New World. Yet, they were nearly destroyed by their offensive. Even with their current status, they couldn't help but feel a sense of awe and longing.
"Don't be too happy yet. Every one of the Four Emperors has emerged from endless battles and struggles, and has experienced countless challenges, but only the four of them can still sit in that position. Their status is not so easy to shake."
Roy couldn't help but pour cold water on their enthusiasm. In his opinion, as long as Red Hair lived, the title of the Four Emperors would never decline. Kaido had failed many times, but that did not affect his reputation as one of the Four Emperors. Although the power of the Four Emperors was enormous, it ultimately stemmed from their own strength. As long as they lived, they would eventually be able to rebuild the reputation of the Four Emperors.
"That's because you didn't..." Augustine said indignantly, but after being glared at by Roy, he sheepishly took back what he was about to say.
Indeed, what has been revealed so far is only what the world knows about his trump cards, but this is actually just the tip of the Iceberg.
Leaving aside the traitorous army he controls within the Navy, the "Government," and the Revolutionary Army, the power secretly controlled by Golden Lion and the Gild Tesoro alone is enough to terrify the world. Not to mention the large number of "starving" great pirates waiting for him to take over in Impel Down... Now, perhaps we can also add Vegapunk's Mechanical Empire and the Giant Sea Kings controlled by Shirahoshi. If it weren't for testing the World Government's trump cards and hiding his own strength, the Red Hair Pirates probably wouldn't have lasted even half a day in his hands.
Da da da!
Reiju strolled into the conference room, dressed like a sophisticated and mature woman. "Captain, things are a bit troublesome. Kaido has officially declared war on us and joined Red Hair' side."
However, despite this, she only looked slightly serious and wasn't too worried. She knew roughly what Roy's trump cards were. Even if the Red Hair Pirates and the Beasts Pirates were at their peak, they would definitely not fare well, let alone the current Red Hair Pirates were already half-crippled.
"Really? I thought he would last longer!" Roy was not surprised by this. For Kaido, who was always committed to creating top-level wars, he would never miss such a large-scale war that affected the entire New World.
Roy estimated that if it weren't for Kaido's subordinates suggesting that he delay for a while until Red Hair humbled himself to beg him for more benefits, Kaido would probably have joined the war at the very beginning.
"Actually, he could have held out longer, but seeing that the Red Hair Pirates were almost crippled and still hadn't asked him for help, he couldn't help but join the battle directly." Reiju shook her head, feeling sorry for a certain dog-headed... cat-headed strategist of the Beasts Pirates.
Everyone couldn't help but smile. They had all dealt with the Beasts Pirates before and naturally knew what kind of personality Kaido had. Interests were completely insignificant to him. If it weren't for the scene described by his subordinates of Red Hair humbly begging him for help, he probably wouldn't have cared about these things at all.
Unfortunately, just as they could see through this, so could Red Hair. He adopted an attitude of "I'd rather die than ask you for help, "Kaido, who had long been itching to join the battle after being lured by the massive battlefield, finally couldn't resist any longer and directly entered the fray.
"Is there any movement from Whitebeard's side?" Roy asked softly. Three of the Four Emperors have already joined the battle; could it be that Whitebeard is also getting involved?
"The sea area where he is located can be considered the last pure land in the New World. Both sides have tacitly avoided bringing the war there, because they don't want to involve him. Whitebeard obviously doesn't want his sons to be in danger because of this, so he has also restrained his forces to prevent them from getting involved in this war," Reiju said gently.
Roy nodded. The Whitebeard Pirates were currently in a state of chaos due to the Blackbeard incident. Of the five top-ranking division commanders under Whitebeard, the Fourth Division Commander Thatch was killed by Blackbeard, and the others had gone to the first half of the Grand Line to hunt down Blackbeard. They didn't have many capable fighters left. Even if he wanted to join the battle, he wouldn't choose this time.
"What about the Navy and the World Government?" Roy continued to ask.
"As for the Navy... the Marine Headquarters has gathered all its Headquarters Vice Admiral and Admiral, but they don't seem to have much intention of participating in the war. They're probably worried that the enraged pirates might spread the fighting to their territory." Reiju paused, then said with a rather amused tone, "The World Government is still fixated on the Revolutionary Army. Even the major battle at Golden City and this Four Emperors' war, which has attracted worldwide attention, haven't distracted them at all. The Revolutionary Army must be feeling pretty uneasy..."
"By the way, what was the World Government's reaction when so many Celestial Dragons died in the Golden City last time?" Roy suddenly remembered this incident that he had forgotten about last time.
"Their reaction was perhaps... strange?" Reiju frowned, puzzled. "Perhaps because they couldn't find a target to vent their anger on, the World Government classified the Celestial Dragons' deaths as terrorist attacks by the Revolutionary Army, but there wasn't the kind of uproar we expected. Moreover, seemingly worried about further attacks on the Celestial Dragons, those Celestial Dragons were once active in the outside world have disappeared. Even those guys who used to bully others in the Sabaody Archipelago have vanished. I feel like they're brewing something..."
"Is that so?" Roy was somewhat somber. Perhaps because of the incident two years ago, the Holy Land Mary Geoise was particularly concerned about security. The spies he had planted in CP0 did not dare to act too strangely, so they did not find out much information.
However, Roy quickly dispelled his doubts. To him now, the World Government was nothing. If it weren't for his lingering fear of Imu was hiding behind the scenes, and Uranus, whom he suspected, he would have already taken action against the World Government.
"However, it will be soon. After the war against Red Hair ends, I can set off for Elbaf to obtain the Ancient Weapon Pluton that I envision. Then, I will possess two of the Three Ancient Weapons. Even if Uranus is truly in the hands of the World Government, I will definitely have the power to contend with it." Roy clenched his right hand and muttered to himself, "Even just being able to stand against the World Government is enough for me to fully implement the Dream Web Project. Once this world becomes a part of my dream, destroying the World Government will be nothing more than a thought for me. I will become the god of this world!"