The Military Falls

During the period following the defeat and death of the Kraken Kingdom king, the morale of the entire Kraken Kingdom army was extremely low, and they had lost their former fighting spirit.

After a brief period of shock and disbelief, a few of the high command of the army had an eager glint in their eyes. With the loss of the Pande and Joseph Royal Family's control, they now held the army. Who could stop them?

Therefore, the other individuals who also controlled the military were their biggest competitors.

As a military superpower, the Kraken Kingdom controls everything by controlling its army; everything else is meaningless in the face of such a powerful force.

At this time, a huge change also occurred in the army. In full view of everyone, former comrades suddenly attacked and killed their own comrades.

Before they could react, one by one, high-ranking officers in the army died. Regardless of their rank, anyone who was loyal to the Kraken Kingdom or who posed an obstacle to the Tiresfa Kingdom was dealt with and killed.

These were all spies planted by the Tiresfa Kingdom within the Kraken Kingdom, in addition to those who acted in secret.

Following Teach's victory, the Tiresfa Kingdom has already taken action against the Kraken Kingdom's military.

Everyone stood there dumbfounded, watching the sudden eruption. They and their superiors began killing their other superiors, while in the shadows, masked assassins dressed in black appeared, also targeting some of their superiors and rivals.

They appear to be a group, with some of the officers and assassins who seem to have appeared out of nowhere.

They realized something was wrong, and it was very likely that the Tiresfa Kingdom was behind it, but they had no intention of intervening.

At this moment, he felt extremely lost. He had lost all will to fight, and even the high-ranking officers in his own army were killing each other. Therefore, some of the plans for this war were about to completely collapse.

A battle without a commander is destined to be lost. Facing the equally powerful Tiresfa Kingdom, the defeats in each battle will affect the outcome of the entire war.

Among these seats, a nobleman in military uniform was terrified, trembling as he looked at the scene around him, as if he would die at any moment.

Corpses lay dead, blood flowing on the ground. All around, only a few resisted, but they were powerless against the assassins of these powerful figures. Before long, most of the high-ranking officers of the Kraken Kingdom's military were dead. The few remaining seemed to be connected to these suddenly appearing black-clad assassins.

He was one of the junior officers, named Shelley. He held little power in the army and was inconspicuous, so he was not in the sights of these enemies.

However, he was puzzled. Why? Why did this happen? He had been looking forward to this day for a long time. After obtaining that ability, he thought that as long as he showed it, he could soar to great heights, become a rising star in the army, and make great contributions.

With his family connections, becoming a high-ranking member of the kingdom in the future would not be a problem.

But before the war even began, this unexpected thing happened.

He was terrified. Some officers like him, who were still in the lower ranks, jumped out. They all had their own supporters, the supporters of the high-ranking military officers who had been killed.

Those who jumped out were undoubtedly killed. There were also some who were hiding, but they were also assassinated without warning. Their identities have all been found out by the Tiresfa Kingdom. Although they were not of high status, if they were not dealt with, they would be a huge threat if they united.

While Shelley wasn't entirely clear about the identities of these people, he did know some of them. Through his connections and intelligence, he learned that these dead officers were all supporters of those high-ranking officials.

These high-ranking officials were all war fanatics targeting the Tiresfa Kingdom.

Their family doesn't have any involvement in the military. Well, it's not that they don't have any involvement at all, but the power in the military is in the hands of others, so they can't interfere if they want to.

He was the key figure in their family's military operations, a trump card that allowed their family's power and influence to grow even greater.

He acquired this ability from the king at a great cost.

Shelley dared not speak out, nor did he dare to jump out like this, even though among the dead were people he was very close to, as well as some of his elders.

He was able to rise to the rank of mid-level officer in the army in a short period of time largely because of them.

However, under the threat of his life, he dared not jump out, because he knew that once he did, he would die. He also did not know whether there were other people from the Tiresfa Kingdom hiding around him.

Therefore, it's easy to guess who these people are: they are from the Kingdom of the Tiresfa Kingdom enemy of the Kraken Kingdom.

Fortunately, he is still safe. As long as he doesn't jump, there will be no problem. His identity is kept absolutely secret, and very few people know about it, after all, he has the ability to decide the outcome of a battle.

Suddenly, an air blade struck, passing right through his body before he could even react.

Shelley coughed up a mouthful of blood, her eyes widening. "How... how could this be?"

"Don't you know?" A voice, tinged with a faint smile, asked. The increasingly terrified person looked around but couldn't find the source of the voice.

But he knew that this person was right beside him. The people around him looked at him in great fear, as if they had seen a god of misfortune. They all moved away and kept their distance from him, leaving an open space in front of him.

Upon hearing that voice, Shelley's heart leaped into her throat, and cold sweat poured down her forehead and back.

"Forget it, you should just die. The situation is beyond our control now." Hearing that voice's indifferent tone, he felt utterly cold inside.

This seemed to have sealed his fate. "No!" Shelley opened his mouth, trying to save his life, overcome by the fear of death.

However, he was not given a chance to explain himself; in Meinz's eyes, he was just a nobody.

In an instant, Shelley grabbed her own neck, her face contorted in a grimace, feeling as if she suddenly couldn't breathe and couldn't get any oxygen.

In that instant, an invisible blade of air struck, piercing his heart directly, and Shelley's body fell to the ground.

It was Meinz made the move. He had already rushed from the capital to the battlefield, watched the live broadcast for a while, and spent the rest of the time investigating Shelley's identity.

With Rediat's abilities, it was easy to obtain information about the Devil Fruit User, a nobleman named Shelley. However, only a name and some general information were available, and it would take time to wait for confirmation from the Tiresfa Kingdom.

That's why it took so long to finally defeat this Devil Fruit User.

The power of Devil Fruit is terrifying. Even if all the high-ranking officers of the Kraken Kingdom are dead, the Tiresfa Kingdom will not be at ease as long as the user of this power is still alive.

Perhaps just a few words were enough to ignite the morale of these troops who had lost their will to fight. The will they displayed in dire straits was terrifying; they were fearless in the face of death.

If this were to happen, it would not only cause enormous losses to the Tiresfa Kingdom, but also thwart their plan to reclaim the Kraken Kingdom Tiresfa Kingdom, so extreme caution is necessary.

Only after receiving confirmation from Meinz that the Devil Fruit User of the Passion Fruit had been killed did the high-ranking officials of the Tiresfa Kingdom finally feel completely relieved, followed by an irrepressible excitement. With this, everything was ready.

The Tiresfa Kingdom's reclaiming of the Kraken Kingdom is an unstoppable trend, an irreversible force. Even if the World Government wanted to intervene, it wouldn't change anything, because everything was already set in stone.

In addition, the Tiresfa Kingdom has blocked all signals on the Karnosfa Island, so even if a little information might leak out before the start of the battle, such as journalists passing messages to their newspapers.

This was irrelevant, because once the great war truly began, all signals could not be transmitted to the outside world. These reporters were probably aware of this as well, and could only record the situation of the war on Karnosfa Island, as well as the major event of the Night Pirates invading the capital of the Kraken Kingdom.

Waiting until the lockdown is lifted to obtain the most perfect and detailed intelligence, which will shock the world, would undoubtedly be a world-shaking event.

While the Night Pirates may have been strong before, they had never fought against truly powerful Night Pirates, making it impossible to assess their true strength. However, Teach's battle against King Pande of the Kraken Kingdom undoubtedly proved Teach worth.

Furthermore, Teach gained a powerful ability, which enabled him to invade a powerful kingdom.

Some discerning journalists, based on Teach's demonstrated strength and the powerful ability he acquired, believed that the Night Pirates were able to secure a place for themselves in the New World.

This only made them more excited, and they already had a plan in mind for what to write next. These reporters had no concept of good or evil; all they had was the professional ethics of a journalist and the pursuit of Big News Morgans, regardless of whether it was good or bad.

"Brothers, the war is over. Now, let's go collect our spoils!" Looking at his companions around him, Teach raised his hand, and darkness engulfed Pande's body, swallowing him into his own Darkness Space. Then, Teach opened his arms and shouted excitedly.

Upon hearing about the spoils of war, the members of the Night Pirates cheered.

"Ah!" "Ooh!"

They couldn't even imagine how much treasure their spoils, the palace of a conquered kingdom, could contain.

"Nelson, take them to retrieve the treasures of the Kraken Kingdom Palace," Teach said, turning to Nelson with a smile.

"Sigh, another trip." Nelson sighed with a smile. "But with so much treasure, I won't let it go easily. Let's empty it all, leave nothing behind."

Upon hearing this, most of the members widened their eyes, took a deep breath, and swallowed hard. Then, their eyes gleamed, as if they had become Beli.

"That's right, take them all, leave nothing behind."

"Boss Nelson, please take us there quickly, I can't wait!"

"I've struck it rich!"

Each member was extremely eager and excited, their eyes fixed on Nelson, brimming with energy.

"Alright, then follow me." Nelson nodded, turned around, and walked towards the royal treasury. After the invasion of Teach's Darkness Devour, apart from this place, there were only a few buildings that could be seen in the original location of the royal palace.

Apart from the royal treasury, all of these palaces contained vast amounts of treasure, Teach could easily sense.

As for the rest, Teach didn't care. Teach couldn't possibly leave behind all the palaces and royal buildings with treasures; otherwise, what ability would he demonstrate?

Therefore, the treasures of the entire palace were not only in the buildings left by Teach, but also much treasures were swallowed up by Teach along with these buildings.

Today, they are all buried in the ruins of the surrounding palace.

Meanwhile, at the Kraken Kingdom's front-line battlefield camp, the ground suddenly began to tremble. The ground itself was shaking slightly, but upon closer inspection, one could see the sand and gravel bobbing up and down.

"What's going on? Is it going to vibrate?" someone asked, puzzled.

The veteran soldier, who had honed his skills on the battlefield for many years, suddenly changed his expression, his eyes filled with terror. He stood up abruptly, exclaiming, "This is bad! A large army is coming! It must be the army of the Tiresfa Kingdom!"

It seems that the army of the Tiresfa Kingdom has already reached the main camp of the Kraken Kingdom, and after experiencing all this, they don't even have the desire to fight. How can this war be fought?

Some people, with a glimmer of hope, turned their gaze to the officers standing in front. Although these remaining officers were in league with the assassins in black, they were their last hope. If someone was in command, they still had the ability to resist.

However, to their disappointment, the officers' expressions remained unchanged, and their eyes even held a hint of expectation as they looked in the direction from which the sound came.

They knew that the Kraken Kingdom had been defeated, utterly defeated. Their army had been defeated before the battle even began, their palace destroyed, and their king dead. What power did they have left to resist?

On the other side of the battlefield, smoke and dust billowed as countless people rapidly approached, their overwhelming momentum suffocating them.

Some people noticed that a person was standing in the sky, his body flying through the air; this person was Meinz.