Fanning the Flames, the Light of a New Era

Under the cover of night, the entire Dressrosa descended into complete chaos.

But that's only on the surface... Doflamingo's hidden underground 'Dark Factory' remains unaffected.

"It seems like this won't end anytime soon... The agents are guarding the entrance to the palace, using the terrain to their advantage to delay as much as possible while conducting interrogations. They know that if Blackbeard's men break in, their mission will have to end prematurely."

High in the sky, Oboro and Crocodile stood side by side, looking down at the royal city engulfed in flames and thick smoke.

Cries and the sounds of fighting could be heard from all over the place.

After Crocodile finished speaking, he glanced at the silent Oboro and said, "Even if we disrupt their operation, it will only be temporary. The government has now joined forces with the other Yonko... News of the situation in Dressrosa will spread soon. Putting aside Kaido and Big Mom, Shanks will definitely provide support."

He meant that getting Blackbeard involved wouldn't make much sense.

This only addresses the symptoms, not the root cause.

"Have you forgotten something?"

Long smiled slightly.

"Um?"

The Crocodile frowned.

"Their enemy... has never been just us."

With his hands in his pockets, Oboro looked up at the stars in the night sky, obscured by the firelight. "Even without us... there are countless people on this sea who want to take down the Yonko. Since we chose to set sail, from the moment we became One Piece, the Yonko have been targeted by thousands... This world has never lacked ambitious people, nor has it lacked madmen and arrogant individuals. When they focus all their attention on us, it means... their defenses will be greatly weakened when facing other variables."

Crocodile seemed to be deep in thought.

"I've heard that Kaido and Shanks have started searching for us across the skies of the New World..."

"It's useless. The only threats to us are Kaido and King, but with their search speed and range, they simply can't find us. Ordinary flying abilities and tools can't reach that altitude either. The New World is vast, and besides, our island isn't absolutely stationary. I can even move the Blood Pluton and the Shipbuilding Sky Island to the Calm Belt, the first half of the Grand Line, or even any location in the Four Blues... This ocean poses no obstacle to us."

"They... are just wasting their time and energy."

"Just watch," Oboro said softly. "This alliance won't be long before it crumbles..."

After speaking, the air currents rose, and the two left Dressrosa, shooting into the night.

Yes, something happened to Shanks.

Even Shanks himself didn't expect that while they were gathering their forces to search for the Hell Pirates, someone would seize the opportunity to sneak up behind them and start raiding their base.

One of the Worst Generation members, Eustass Kid! This guy led his Kid Pirates to invade the territory that originally belonged to the Yonko Shanks.

Originally, as the Worst Generation, the new generation of One Piece Supernova, their purpose in entering the Grand Line was to challenge the Yonko after 'stepping' into the New World... Perhaps other One Piece would fear the prestige and power of the Yonko, but at least most of the Worst Generation would not.

That is their vision.

According to the original storyline, the Kid Pirates clashed with Yonko, Shanks, resulting in Eustass Kid losing an arm. However, due to Oboro's interference, the Yonko did not specifically 'take care' of these people after they entered the New World, making them face very little threat.

In other words, the God Slayer drew away their firepower.

For example, the alliance of Eustass Kid, Scratchmen Apoo, and Hawkins did not encounter Kaido who descended from the sky this time.

Scratchmen Apoo did not become Kaido's henchman or the 'traitor' among the three beforehand.

Because Kaido doesn't have time to deal with these brats.

Now the whole world knows that three of the Yonko are going to take on the Hell Pirates.

With Whitebeard's fall and the collapse of the Yonko' power that had dominated for many years, these new generation of strongmen undoubtedly saw hope... and it also aroused their ferocity. These people are not stupid; they know that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! The New World is currently in chaos. On one hand, a bunch of big and small fish are eroding the territory and resources left by the Whitebeard Pirates, and on the other hand, the Hell Pirates have become the 'public enemy number one'... All of this has made the Worst Generation smell an opportunity.

The reason why Eustass Kid and his companions targeted Shanks is simple. First, among the three Yonko, Shanks the most powerful attack on the Hell Pirates, mobilizing the most manpower. This inevitably leaves their original territory vulnerable. Moreover, Shanks has also sent a group to protect the remnants of Whitebeard's crew who are being hunted down... Shanks has been tied up with a significant amount of manpower and energy.

Secondly, Shanks has been one of the Yonko for the shortest period. In terms of reputation, he is not as well-known as Kaido and Big Mom in most people's minds, and he does not have many world-shaking achievements.

Relatively low-key.

The third reason is that Summit War, the identity of the God Slayer was revealed to be that of Celestial Dragons.

To be honest, this is why many One Piece dislike Shanks so much, for no reason at all.

Perhaps he could use the power of the World Government and his own skills to get the other two Yonko to side with him, but for the vast grassroots One Piece forces, the Red Hair Pirates had already been 'excluded' from their group.

While things were not peaceful on Shanks' side, the Big Mom Pirates were in the same boat.

Their men sent to Dressrosa were attacked by the Blackbeard Pirates.

Although he eventually repelled Marshall D. Teach, Charlotte Pudding was shot and killed by Van Augur, a sniper from the Blackbeard Pirates! Marshall D. Teach's initial goal was not to fight Daifuku, Oven, and the others to the death, but simply to keep them occupied... So during the fight, Blackbeard was quite annoying, fighting and running away at the same time. If Oven and the others gave up the chase, he would come back to haunt them.

The two sides fought at sea for three days and two nights... until Charlotte Pudding was killed, and Blackbeard left in a huff.

What infuriated Big Mom was that Marshall D. Teach clearly came with a purpose, targeting Charlotte Pudding... This meant that Blackbeard knew about their plan to cooperate with the World Government.

Their intelligence was leaked.

Who is it?

It's impossible for any member of the Charlotte Family to be a traitor!

In the end, Oven had no choice but to return to Totto Land with Charlotte Pudding's body.

But the story isn't over yet.

Not long after, another incident completely enraged Big Mom.

Urouge, a member of the Worst Generation and a Fallen Monk Pirates, led his men into his territory and killed Charlotte Snack, one of the Sweet Commanders.

The twenty-fifth son of the Charlotte Family, Minister of Explosives.

These young men of the new era are beginning to show their talents.