As Luo Han and the others headed for the Sabaody Archipelago, on the other side of the Red Line, on an unknown island in the New World.
More than a dozen pirate ships were docked along the island's coastline, each separated by at least eight hundred meters. Judging from the various flags flying on the ships, they belonged to different pirate crews.
Deep within the island's dense forest, in a temporarily cleared open space, a bonfire burned in the center. More than a dozen figures stood around it, some tall, some short, some fat, some thin.
Among them was a burly man whose muscles bulged all over his body. He stood five meters tall and wore a gigantic bull-headed hat. His sharp gaze fixed on the skinny man opposite him as he exhaled a puff of hot air.
"Hey! Quickblade Mike, you gathered us all here. Aren't you going to say something? My Iron Hoof is already struggling to hold itself back." The bull-hatted man stomped the ground, producing heavy thudding sounds.
"Ushishi! Worthy of the Iron Bull Fruit user with a bounty of 330 million Beli. Your temper is just like a bull's, Captain of the Iron Hoof Pirates, Kane Iron Hoof!" Mike laughed. Three meters tall and seemingly made of steel bars from head to toe, he held two swords in his hands. He swept his gaze across the captains, a faint curve appearing at his lips. "All of you captains have some reputation in the New World, yet you still chose to come here. That means you intend to leave the New World for good, doesn't it?"
Mm! Clang, clang... The sounds of weapons being drawn erupted at once. Mike's words had clearly touched a sore spot for everyone present, and invisible waves of pressure burst forth