New World, a large Navy warship sailed across the sea.
Ahead of it, several pirate ships openly closed in, intending to launch an attack.
"Have the pirates of the New World become this outrageous? I remember it wasn't like this a few years ago. Back then, unless they were driven into a corner, they wouldn't have had the guts to fight the Navy head-on!"
Standing on the deck, Doflamingo complained with a helpless look on his face, completely ignoring the fact that he was the mastermind behind the chaos in the New World.
If not for his Illusionary Clone inciting Golden Lion to turn Impel Down upside down, the New World would not have descended into such disorder.
A group of Great Pirates had gathered in the New World. Even if no spark had yet set off the powder keg, the looming atmosphere of turmoil was already unbearable for the ordinary Pirate Crews below.
Moreover, so many Great Pirates had emboldened the Pirate Crews under their command. Especially when facing the Navy, these pirates tended to unite more readily out of shared hostility. This had resulted in the Navy being forced back step by step while the pirates grew ever more arrogant.
"Boom!" Several black cannonballs crashed into the waters beside the Navy warship, and Doflamingo's expression immediately changed.
"Damn! They actually dared to fire on my ship!"
The Great Pirates of the New World had practically become a different kind of warlord. The ships and weapons under their command were far superior to those of the low-tier pirates from the first half of the Grand Line and the Four Seas. When exchanging fire with Navy vessels, it was no longer the one-sided situation it had once been.
Before Doflamingo could recover, the pirate ships across from him fired again.