The sea had completely calmed. The large ship that had been tossing about earlier now rested motionless on the surface.
Although the weather had cleared, all the pirates aboard wore tense expressions, the veins on their hands gripping their weapons bulging. The Donquixote Family was indeed a renowned pirate crew in the New World, but their opponent this time was one of the Four Emperors. Without support from another Emperor, the Donquixote Family would have been crushed long ago. The gap in raw strength was simply too great.
Even the lowliest pirate under a Four Emperor was an elite pirate. They were all powerful, ruthless, and hardened outlaws of the sea. Without a certain level of fame, they were not even qualified to join the BIG Pirates.
There were fifteen ships in this stretch of sea: seven belonging to the BIG Pirates, four to the Beasts Pirates, and four to the Donquixote Family.
Eight against seven. The Donquixote Family should have had the advantage, but the Beasts Pirates were only here to provide support. It was unlikely they would risk their lives. They were merely cooperating with the Donquixote Family. They could support their ally, but throwing their lives away for them would hardly be worth it.
If this had happened a few months ago, whether the Beasts Pirates would be willing to provide support would still have been uncertain. But recently, a certain technology controlled by the Donquixote Family had matured, and they had completed several transactions with the Beasts Pirates. The goods traded were known as "artificial Zoan Devil Fruits."
Artificial Devil Fruits had actually been developed long ago. Unfortunately, the technology had not been in the Donquixote Family's hands. But after funding someone, they obtained the technology and invested huge sums of money to bring it to