The balance of power in the New World changed with astonishing speed. No matter how good a plan was, it could never keep up with unforeseen events that changed in an instant.
The destruction of Fire Fist Ace's three-faction alliance sent tremendous shockwaves throughout the world. Many countries and factions that had been watching from the sidelines understood that the time had come to choose a side.
And this time, anyone who chose the wrong side—or refused to choose one at all—would face utter ruin.
Chapter 587: Intelligence!
The Star Alliance meeting had only just reached its midpoint when fresh intelligence arrived. This intelligence concerned the two pirate forces that the Star Alliance had beaten black and blue.
"Half an hour ago, the Blackbeard Pirates formally joined forces with the Beasts Pirates. The two pirate forces have now formed an alliance and begun deploying troops. Their vanguard pirate units have already set out. According to our scouts, they left no other manpower behind in their respective territories. Both pirate crews have mobilized in full force."
Everyone in the conference hall, all the Star Alliance's senior commanders, changed expression upon hearing this. The Blackbeard Pirates already vaguely possessed the strength of one of the Four Emperors. Now that they had joined forces with Kaido, their combined strength was likely far more than the sum of its parts.
Ronglin frowned slightly. His gaze swept over the incomplete intelligence map for a moment as he guessed what the two pirate crews meant by joining forces and deploying at this time.
"Have we discovered their exact target?" Ronglin lightly tapped the tabletop, producing faint tapping sounds.
The intelligence officer looked toward Wally, the former Commander of the Pirate Alliance's Fifth Fleet, and said, "Based on intelligence from the informants provided by Commander Wally, we