Sinister

The World Government's offensive was ferocious. Fujitora, Red Count, Bullet, and the others were at a disadvantage, and they still had to protect so many civilians.

Three of the Five Elders had mobilized, along with an Admiral from the Army and the Knights of God.

They alone simply could not guarantee the safety of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and over a million civilians.

Lin Qi had no choice but to disrupt his plans and personally lead people to North Blue.

This had come out of nowhere. The World Government had chosen neither an earlier nor later time to attack, but precisely this critical moment when Lin Qi was preparing to head to the New World. Lin Qi suspected there was some kind of scheme behind it.

But even knowing something was fishy, he had no choice but to go to North Blue and abandon his plans for the New World.

He could not possibly ignore trouble at home to handle someone else's affairs first.

The people of West Sea were Lin Qi's true foundation.

At the same time, at Mary Geoise.

The remaining two Five Elders, Saint Nashuro and Saint Maz, sat casually on the sofas.

"Are we really going to believe a pirate's nonsense?"

"Blackbeard said that as long as we helped draw West Sea's attention, he would help us eliminate the Straw Hat Kid. Why does this seem so unreliable no matter how I look at it?"

"Hehehe, what does it matter whether it's true or not? We have nothing to lose, do we?"

Saint Nashuro said coldly, "West Sea has opposed us at every turn. It is time to show them what we're made of."

Thinking of the granddaughter Lin Qi had taken from him, Saint Nashuro felt an inexplicable pang in his heart.

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