The Battle for One Piece!

"Garp! Ready to go!"

Sengoku angrily roared at his scoundrel friend, who was sitting at the bow of another warship, holding a fishing rod in both hands.

Fortunately, the government officials from the Publicity Department hadn't started using Den Den Mushi to film them yet, otherwise his irritable state would have been seen by people all over the world.

"Oh, so fast? I was almost asleep."

The bubbles on Garp's nose burst, and he opened his slightly drowsy eyes, casually tossing the fishing rod in his hand to Rear Admiral Bogard beside him.

"Let's go, let's go! This lousy place is so boring!"

He seemed oblivious to the 'Laugh Tale' that countless people had been searching for behind him, spending the entire day fishing while waiting for the marines to haul the treasure onto the cargo ship.

Garp was initially very interested in the island, but he lost interest after arriving. It was just a lush summer island with an underground space deep inside.

CIPHER POL said that he found ONE PIECE in there. He went inside and saw that it was actually quite well-made. The walls were covered with the bounty posters of all the Roger Pirates members, giving the impression that Roger and his crew used it as a memorial.

Oh, and there's also a stone tablet with what's supposedly Roger's autobiography written on it.

To be honest, most people would believe these things if they saw them.

For example, at this moment, millions of people around the world are standing in front of the live broadcast screen, watching the crystal-clear contents of the stone tablet, the huge underground treasure trove, and the old, yellowed reward notices on the wall.

They all believed it subconsciously!

They had previously witnessed large, gleaming crates being pushed onto the deck of cargo ships under the escort of government officials and naval soldiers, and then carried into the hold.

However, Garp realized that it was all a lie because he didn't sense any of Roger's Haki aura on that stone tablet.

He was indeed not as resourceful as the Sengoku, but he always trusted his instincts.

Now, everything is finally ready!

A fleet consisting of ten Headquarters Class warships and two large cargo ships has officially returned to Mary Geoise!

Ten warships, resembling giant sea monsters, stood in a 5-5-2 formation, protecting the cargo ship in the center. Anyone familiar with naval warfare would recognize this as a defensive formation.

Once faced with an attack from multiple enemy ships, these warships, divided into inner and outer layers, will begin to rotate around the center to ensure they can unleash a salvo with maximum firepower from their flanks.

In fact, this circular array also has weaknesses, namely, it is difficult to deal with missile or torpedo attacks.

Missiles don't exist yet; they won't appear in the North Blue for at least another twenty years, and they'll be small, short-range missiles.

Torpedoes are similar; you practically never see any ships using them at sea.

Moreover, this ever-changing circular formation is a great test of the fleet commander's and the captains' piloting skills. Only these naval officers from headquarters can handle it with ease, especially with Sengoku, known as a 'wise general,' in charge of the entire Sengoku's command.

At this moment, Akainu, with Shiryu, was stationed on the foremost warship, Kizaru on the rearmost, Sengoku and Garp on the left and right flanks respectively, while the CP0 agents were hidden in a cargo ship in the center.

It can be said that both the Marine Headquarters and the World Government took this operation plan seriously.

"Cheer up, Shiryu!"

The stern-faced Akainu saw Shiryu leaning lazily against the ship's railing and berated him. Shirou, intimidated by Akainu's strength and status, straightened up slightly.

Since becoming Vice Admiral 'Akainu adjutant, Shiryu has had a bittersweet feeling.

The joy lies in the fact that the other party doesn't mind you killing One Piece at will, and sometimes the other party kills even more ruthlessly than you do, with their Magma Fist clearing out an entire area.

To be honest, it suits his taste perfectly. It would be even better if he could kill a few marines every now and then, but he doesn't dare to do that unless a marine deserts during wartime, in which case it wouldn't be a problem.

The problem is that this person is too serious, has no sense of humor, and constantly berates himself for not acting like a soldier.

The key issue is that he doesn't dare to retaliate like he did with Magellan.

The oppressive aura emanating from Akainu and his personality were simply too terrifying. Shiryu had no doubt that if he dared to curse back, that Magma Fist would come crashing down on him!

Well, he's been completely suppressed by Sakazuki.

"Akainu Vice Admiral, we didn't see any One Piece crews dare to charge at us when we arrived. Is there any need to be so serious?" Shiryu said helplessly, though his tone sounded somewhat weak.

To be honest, he had high expectations for the One Piece in this 'New World', thinking he would definitely be able to kill to his heart's content along the way.

But who could have imagined that the One Piece ships they encountered along the way would avoid this massive fleet of ten Headquarters Class warships, and that Sengoku Admiral would order them not to pursue them, but to reach Laugh Tale as soon as possible to retrieve ONE PIECE.

This is actually quite normal. Who would deliberately pick a fight with such a large fleet without any incentive?

But this made Shiryu feel bored.

"Idiot!"

Sakazuki retorted without hesitation, "Now the whole world knows we're escorting two huge ships of treasure, and it's being broadcast live. How can the arrival be the same as the present?"

"Live streaming?"

Shiryu has gotten used to being insulted by his opponents. What can he do? He can't beat them in a fight, but he can occasionally have a good time killing them. So he focuses his attention on the key points.

To be honest, when I Impel Down, there was no entertainment, so I could only read newspapers. But I haven't read them since I got out. Wouldn't it be better to use that time to kill a few One Piece I specifically captured alive?

"So a bunch of One Piece eyeing the treasure will come running soon!" His expression became excited, and his pupils flashed with a dangerous crimson killing intent.

Sakazuki glanced at him briefly before looking away, continuing to gaze at the surrounding horizon, and said in a deep voice, "Don't be careless. The One Piece are not on the same level as those in the first half of the journey."

"Of course I understand~"

Shiryu had long heard that the One Piece of this 'New World' not only had extremely high bounties, but also included many Devil Fruit users and swordsmen. More importantly, most of them possessed Armament Haki and Observation Haki.

On the other side, on the deck of a warship on the right, Sengoku's eyes suddenly narrowed.

"They're here!"

On the left-hand side of the warship, Garp raised an eyebrow, silently put the bag of rice crackers in his hand into the pocket of his Coat of Justice, and started stretching his arms.

Rear Admiral Bogard behind him, though still resting with his eyes closed, had his right hand quietly resting on the hilt of his sword. The problem was that the marines on the watchtower, scanning the surroundings with binoculars, saw nothing.

Ten minutes later, black dots appeared on the horizon in all directions, numbering as many as twenty or thirty at a glance!

[Waaaaah--]

An extremely sharp alarm sounded, and the naval personnel of all ranks on the ten warships quickly ran to their positions, especially those with triple-gun turrets that began to rotate.

"They're here, they're here, they're here!" Shiryu a cruel, mocking smile, but Borsalino, who was in charge of the rear of the fleet, had a troubled expression.

"So many? That's terrifying!"

As the shadowy figures drew closer, the marine in charge of intelligence quickly checked the design of each One Piece flag and then shouted out the names of the main captains and their bounties.

"The White Knight Pirates, Captain 'Knight Commander' Quiller, bounty 85 million Beli!"

"Fire Ant Pirates, Captain 'Ant King' Samuel, bounty 69 million Beli!"

"Iron Arm Pirates, Captain 'Mad Ape' Conrad, bounty 110 million Beli!!"

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A naval battle surrounding 'ONE PIECE' has officially begun before the eyes of people around the world.

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