Beacon Fires Everywhere

Brub brub, brub brub...

In the silent room, the most impatient of the Bald Five Elders one, snatched the Den Den Mushi. "Bazel, how's it going? Has the Impel Down riot been quelled?"

"Cough cough..." Bazel's weak voice came from the Den Den Mushi, "Mission failed. When I arrived at Impel Down, Warden Magellan had already been killed. Knowing I was no match for him, I had no choice but to fake my death and escape. Those thugs didn't know my abilities and started talking right next to me, which allowed me to overhear a huge conspiracy!"

"What? Magellan is dead? Who could have killed him in that prison?"

"It's Nightmare!" Bazel said with a tone of deep hatred, "We were all deceived by him. The one he left at Marine Headquarters was just a decoy. After entering Impel Down, he secretly released the Level 6 prisoners and then killed Warden Magellan. Now Impel Down is completely under his control!"

"Damn it, what is the Marine Headquarters doing? How could they let a monster like Nightmare enter Impel Down right under their noses!"

"That Nightmare guy is no longer hiding his ambition. Damn it, the Marine Headquarters' plans are going to fall apart!"

"Immediately issue a secret order to the Marine Headquarters, instructing them to be wary of Nightmare's ambitions and to annihilate the Whitebeard Pirates as quickly as possible. Deploy all forces to Impel Down, and even if it means completely destroying Impel Down, wipe Nightmare out of this world!"

"By the way, what was that huge conspiracy you mentioned before?"

"Nightmare's real target was not Impel Down. His purpose in taking Impel Down was simply to use these pirates to make the battlefield at Marine Headquarters more chaotic and unable to extricate themselves, so as to facilitate the Revolutionary Army's operations."

"Damn it? The Revolutionary Army? What exactly is their goal?" Even the Five Elders couldn't remain calm upon hearing that their two most feared enemies had joined forces.

"Their true purpose is to use Pluton, one of the Ancient Weapon, to completely destroy the Holy Land Mary Geoise and the entire World Government'!"

A deathly silence fell over the Hall of Power. After a long while, one of the Five Elders asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you sure you didn't mishear? He's talking about the Pluton from the Ancient Weapon, not the Pluton from Roger's ship?"

Bazel on the other end of the Den Den Mushi was speechless. Are you sure you're not asking this as a joke?

"I heard it clearly. Nightmare said that he Vice Admiral Pluton from the Giants of Elbaf."

"I didn't expect it to actually be in Elbaf. It seems we shouldn't have hesitated before."

"It seems that Nightmare and the Revolutionary Army have been working together for a long time. It's hateful. What are CP0 doing? They haven't discovered anything for so long."

"Well, be careful, don't let Nightmare and the others find a weakness." In their moment of distraction, the Five Elders didn't even bother to notice the flaws in Bazel's words.

The hall of power fell into a deathly silence once again.

"What should we do? If it really is Pluton, we'll have a hard time resisting him with our current strength. Should we inform Lord Imu and activate that weapon?"

"No, Lord Imu has instructed us that he is at a critical moment and we should not disturb him. I think we should have Vegapunk bring the Giant Soldier to temporarily protect the Holy Land."

"But... the Giant Soldier is not yet complete. A half-finished product would only serve as cannon fodder in front of Pluton, which would be too wasteful."

"You're being pedantic. In this situation, how can we consider everything? The safety of the Holy Land should be our top priority. We absolutely cannot let the Revolutionary Army disturb Lord Imu, or our guilt will be too great."

"Indeed, the greatest use of that Giant Soldier is to temporarily hold off Pluton. According to the Poneglyph records, although Ancient Weapon are powerful, they also have extremely strict limitations. Pluton cannot use them without limit. As long as they can hold him off for a period of time, that will be enough."

"Sentomaru, immediately subdue Vegapunk and make him drive the Giant Soldier to the Holy Land Mary Geoise."

"But..."

"There are no 'buts'. The situation is urgent right now, and there's no time to explain in detail. Just remember to follow orders."

"Yes!"

Sentomaru hung up the phone and muttered to himself, "They're deliberately not telling me, aren't they? Damn it, I'm supposed to be the most discreet man in the world. Oh well, I'll go find Dr. Vegapunk first."

"Oh? Sentomaru, what brings you here?" Vegapunk asked politely, his hands in his pockets.

"Oh? Doctor, you're here. Perfect, let's hurry up and get the Giant Soldier to the Holy Land."

"Of course, no problem! How could I possibly refuse something like this!"

Marine Headquarters, Marineford, in the communications room.

"What? The Nightmare in the main battlefield was just a clone?"

"The Impel Down riots are now completely under Nightmare's control?"

"How is that possible? Nightmare and the Revolutionary Army have joined forces, and even the Holy Land Mary Geoise will be affected and unable to provide support?"

The young naval captain was clearly shocked by the series of major events, and was in a daze for a while before quickly recovering.

"Okay... okay, I'll go and inform Fleet Admiral Sengoku right away!"

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, the communications room fell into a deathly silence. Everyone was so shocked that they couldn't speak. They thought that the fierce battle that had taken place at headquarters today was the end of the world, but they didn't expect that this was just the appetizer. The real fear had just begun!

Suddenly, a figure blocked the doorway, casting a long shadow in the sunlight.

The crowd was initially startled, but after seeing the newcomer's appearance clearly, they were overjoyed, as if they had found their pillar of support, and chattered as they surrounded him.

"Vice Admiral Drake, you've come at the right time. A terrible incident has occurred here, and we are on our way to report to Fleet Admiral Sengoku."

"Yes, no one could have imagined that the Nightmare's true target was the 'government'. This is a war that could shake the entire world!"

"By the way, Vice Admiral Drake, what brings you here? Has the war ended?"

"Yes... the war is about to end!" Drake raised his right hand and pointed lightly amidst the bewildered gazes of the captains.

Puff!

The naval captain standing at the forefront looked on in disbelief. He raised his hand as if trying to grab something, but ultimately collapsed helplessly.

"Lieutenant Vice Admiral Drake ... what did he do wrong? But no matter how he is punished, if he gets hit by your Shigan ... ah!"

"Why... why did this happen?!"