The atmosphere in the room was oppressive to the extreme, as if a single spark could set the entire room ablaze.
With her dark-blue hair tied in a ponytail and a heroic air about her, Tsuru spoke:
"Fleet Admiral Kong, our most urgent concern is how to... deal with this matter."
Steel Bone Kong glared furiously and said in a deep voice, "What good solution could we possibly have right now? Rocks has gathered a huge number of pirates from the New World. Even if we mobilized the entire strength of Marine Headquarters, we still couldn't destroy Hachinosu Island!"
"Does anyone know exactly how many pirates will gather on Hachinosu Island?"
"Three hundred thousand?"
"Five hundred thousand?"
His eyes blazed with fury, looking as ferocious as if he wanted to devour someone.
The Rocks Pirates were already incomparably powerful, and this time, they had even summoned countless pirates to witness the execution of a Celestial Dragon with their own eyes.
As for exactly how many pirates were on Hachinosu Island, even the Marines couldn't count them.
The intelligence coming from the various branches reported an absolutely terrifying number.
Hundreds or even thousands of pirate crews were swarming toward Hachinosu.
Pirate crews heading for Hachinosu Island could be seen everywhere across the sea.
It was an unprecedented spectacle!!
Even the Marine bases had withdrawn into themselves, guarding their defenses strictly for fear that passing pirates might attack them.
What a display of pirate forces!
It was several times greater than when Rocks had summoned pirates and founded the Rocks Pirates.
Fleet Admiral Steel Bone Kong's words plunged the room into another stretch of silence.
After a long while.
The solemn-faced Marine Admiral Sengoku finally spoke. "We can't possibly do nothing, can we? They're the Celestial Dragons, the nobles of the world.