Operation

The Night Pirates' expansion continues, and although it hasn't attracted as much attention as the Golden Sea Battle or the Chaos Sea and the wars in the early New World, it's still not to be ignored.

Teach returned to the Golden Sea, Golden Sea the war continued. Given the weakness of the Gaya Island pirates, they would inevitably receive strong support to replenish their forces.

Conversely, in order to maintain their advantage, the allied forces will also continuously send large armies and even reinforcements.

Nowadays, the navy's forces are mostly deployed to maintain the stability of the seas, so it is impossible for them to spare any combat power to participate in the Golden Sea Battle.

The New World also involved most of the navy's elite forces.

The Affiliated Nation are even less likely to provide them with support, given their current conflicts and the need for a large army to guard the kingdom and defend against pirate invasions.

Therefore, the World Government's power can only be drawn from other places, including the army on the Red Line and the many agents trained by the World Government.

Although they are not as powerful as the members of CP0, they all know the Six Powers, and some even possess Two types of Haki.

Two members of CP0 have already joined the Golden Sea Battle and participated in the war. After all, time is of the essence, and the World Government is also somewhat impatient, so it has released a small portion of its trump cards ahead of time.

The two CP0 members, wearing masks, displayed astonishing strength, surpassing that of an average Marine Vice Admiral, but they were also hindered by the newly arrived pirates from Gaya Island.

This also shows that the World Government's combat capabilities are indeed somewhat strained, forcing it to move some of its hidden agents into the open.

Sarika, the "Fierce General" of the Night Pirates and the second-in-command of Ares, the "Fierce God," transformed into a hundred-meter-long fire-breathing Earth Dragon, roaming the battlefield.

"Thorn Woman" Loya, "Queen" Anne, "Catwoman" Neferpitou, and "Goddess of Luck" Baccarat are the four female members of the Night Pirates.

The Night Pirates' expansion is currently unimpeded, so rather than letting them sit idle, it's better for them to gain experience in the Golden Sea Battle.

Teach had high hopes for them, and as for Baccarat, the power she could unleash in this war was terrifying.

With the power of the Lucky-Lucky Fruit, how can the allied forces prevent their warships from being destroyed when most of the strong are tied down? Once the warships are destroyed, their firepower will be greatly reduced.

With the loss of a large number of warships, the Allied forces' offensive pace will be greatly slowed down.

The little girl has grown up. Loya, needless to say, is known as the "Thorn Woman," and countless people have died under her terrible thorns.

The Thorn Fruit's development is incredibly advanced; the only real flaw is in physical combat. There's a slight reliance on the Thorn Fruit's power, and while the user has learned the Six Powers, they're not yet proficient in it.

In Teach's view, it was barely acceptable, but there was still time to make up for it and enough time to grow.

This level of development is Teach never anticipated.

His initial, seemingly casual move was simply because he found the little girl pleasing to the eye and noticed her impressive culinary skills at such a young age. He considered taking her in as his cook, and also felt that the Thorn Fruit might be suitable for Loya, so he kept the Devil Fruit.

Anne, who inherited Anthony's talent, was initially overrated as the "Queen" and was not recognized by the public; it was merely a title bestowed upon her on Seth Island.

The most important thing is her identity as the daughter of Anthony, as a princess of Seth Island.

Anthony now possesses Admiral- level combat strength, coupled with the immense power of the Explosion Fruit, making him a renowned top-tier powerhouse in the New World. He holds a unique position in the New World, and Seth Island is a prosperous neutral island.

His neutral stance makes it difficult for people to offend him.

Anne's intimidating presence is far less than that of the future Empress.

But with Anne's efforts and the growth of her strength, she has mastered the Six Powers and fought continuously, becoming a formidable martial arts expert. She is also proficient in Two types of Haki, and her title of "Queen" is gradually being recognized by others. Her strength should not be underestimated.

Two years ago, he felt that his strength was improving more slowly, so he wanted to use Devil Fruit to increase his strength.

Teach originally wanted to give Anne the Snow-Snow Fruit that Doflamingo had given him, but Anne refused and instead chose the Paramecia Bubble-Bubble Fruit that the Night Pirates had kept for many years.

Teach approved of Anne's choice and didn't make any special demands on her. Anne also had her own ideas, and the Bubble-Bubble Fruit did indeed have great potential for development.

With the help of the Night Pirates, Anne quickly developed the Bubble-Bubble Fruit. With her own strength and a solid foundation, the development of the Devil Fruit progressed rapidly, and she even came up with various variations.

However, one of the reasons Anne chose the Bubble-Bubble Fruit is likely because of its beauty-enhancing properties; after all, loving beauty is a woman's nature.

Anne and Loya also have a special identity as Teach's personal chefs. One can cook gourmet food, and the other can make desserts, especially Teach's favorite cherry pie.

Needless to say, Teach Pito has always valued highly, possessing immense potential. Now at seventeen, she has already mastered Armament Haki, and as for Observation Haki, it has reached a terrifying level.

With a pure mind and an innocent heart, Pito's Observation Haki grew stronger and stronger, its range constantly expanding. The sheer oppressive aura and malice he exuded were terrifying.

"Boom boom boom..." The sound of artillery fire rang out, mixed with gunfire.

Warships and densely populated enemy areas are their targets.

As if they possessed intelligence, they landed directly on warships and on the battlefield. These powerful shells, besides being heavy, also contained concentrated explosives; two or three of them could destroy half a warship.

If half of a warship is destroyed, it is considered scrap.

The power of the Lucky-Lucky Fruit is terrifying and difficult to detect. The artillery fire alone destroyed more than half of the Allied forces' warships, a loss that is truly unimaginable.

Furthermore, they suffered considerable casualties, forcing the Allied forces to continuously replenish their troops and cannon fodder.

Baccarat did not appear; she remained hidden in the shadows, protected by some members of the Night Pirates.

While using his abilities, he continuously absorbed the luck of the captured Allied prisoners.

Once their luck was exhausted, these Allied prisoners were of no use and would naturally be dealt with immediately.

The Lucky-Lucky Fruit's power doesn't severely deplete one's stamina, which is precisely why Baccarat can continuously use her power.

To prevent any accidents, in addition to the other members of the Night Pirates, Pito was also there to protect Baccarat.

Her actions and the strange effects they caused were naturally noticed. Although she tried to hide them, the power of the Lucky-Lucky Fruit had already been exposed. Given this, the Allied Forces would naturally guess that the Night Pirates had sent Baccarat.

In addition, some members were captured, including some who were hiding their strength and wanted to take advantage of their capture to assassinate Baccarat.

Baccarat is using her abilities to continuously impact the battlefield.

However, Baccarat's abilities have a limited range, so she targets the Allied warships and secretly moves around the battlefield.

With such heavy losses, these top combatants were engaged in fierce fighting, making it difficult to even get close, so it was impossible to notify them. By the time they returned after exhausting their strength, it was too late; more than half of the allied warships had been destroyed.

"Don't retreat, don't give them a chance to breathe. Since we're short of warships and naval warfare is no good, let's focus on land warfare. Let Kuzan freeze the sea to create a battlefield, and fight our way all the way to Gaya Island."

Having finally seen a glimmer of hope, the World Government was unwilling to give Gaya Island a chance to breathe. With a shortage of warships, they were constantly having them built, but this would take time. Furthermore, many of these warships were acquired from the Navy, which itself was also facing a warship shortage.

The World Government will not give up; since naval warfare is not feasible, then it will switch to land warfare.

This requires Kuzan to create an icy battlefield, and then fight your way through.

If the pirates are given a chance to catch their breath, it's uncertain how long it will take to regain this advantage; at least half a month will be wasted.

Moreover, it's uncertain how long it will take for the warships to be replenished.

Building warships also costs money, a lot of money. The World Government's current finances do not allow so much money to be wasted on building warships.

Baccarat's presence gave the pirates a significant advantage, but it didn't change the course of the battle, as she mostly killed ordinary members of the Allied Forces, having little effect on the stronger ones.

The World Government deployed 60,000 ground troops to the battlefield, hoping to accelerate the war as much as possible by leveraging its numerical superiority.

Even though guns and artillery, under the influence of Baccarat's abilities, could inflict heavy casualties on the Allied forces, the sheer scale of the impact meant that these casualties had little effect on the overall battle.

Not long after Teach returned to the waters off Gaya Island, the scale of the Golden Sea Battle expanded again, with the total number approaching 200,000. This was not a significant increase; the increase was primarily in high-end combat power.

Including the pirates and allied forces who died in this war, the total number has reached 400,000.

The coalition forces maintained their advantage, advancing a section every few days on the glacial battlefield that Kuzan had created.

The Gaya Island pirates have repeatedly tried to destroy the glacier in order to force back the allied forces or turn the tide of the war.

But it was no use; the World Government had made up its mind and issued a death order.

Either they'll be blocked, or Kuzan will reconnect the shattered battlefield.

There was also a lot of covert warfare, especially as both sides sent people to raid each other's rear and cut off supply lines. Without supplies, the war would have to end in defeat.

However, none of them succeeded. The Allied Forces' advance led to a lengthening of the battle lines and greater pressure on supplies. Therefore, the World Government dispatched another ten CP0 agents who had already arrived in the Golden Sea to guard the rear and await an attack.

Meanwhile, in the Holy Land, a massacre had already begun in secret. Wealthy merchants, nobles, and even officials were killed for various reasons, and some were even exterminated.

A vast amount of wealth was confiscated and deposited into the World Government's Treasury.

The World Government has always been domineering, making no attempt to conceal minor crimes or fabricated accusations.

It's obvious to everyone that the World Government has only one goal: to amass wealth.

The World Government has long been corrupt, and its various departments are even more rotten. Its members maintain close ties with other forces, engaging in financial and sexual transactions, and some were even originally supported by other forces.

The interior is a mixed bag.

Even though the World Government had taken prior action to block the news, the news could not be hidden, especially since there were signs of it early on.

So, it exploded!

The World Government has indeed taken action. In order to gather a large amount of Beli to support the war, it initially only targeted individuals and forces with relatively weak backgrounds.

This was done covertly after the war began.

However, these are all minor forces; other forces may see them, but they won't care.

But how much money can these forces afford? A war that lasts for such a long time requires far more than tens of billions of Beli; it needs hundreds of billions or even trillions of Beli.

The preparations for the upcoming Marineford War have already cost at least 100 billion Beli.

Therefore, the World Government can only focus its attention on other major powers. Many of the world's richest people and nobles are people who maintain good relations with the World Government are close to it.

This immediately provoked public outrage, directly exposing the problem and causing a significant drop in the World Government's prestige. Some people received advance warning, fled, and severed ties with the World Government.

But this was only a minority. The World Government had long been prepared to reap the rewards, sending people to keep an eye on things early on, and taking decisive action immediately after discovering that they had been exposed.

In a short period of time, it would not be an exaggeration to say that rivers of blood flowed; countless forces were destroyed and their wealth was plundered by the World Government.

This demonstrates the terrifying power of the World Government, which has been secretly cultivating considerable forces.

However, the exposure of the information also gave people time to react and resist, causing considerable damage to the World Government.

Meanwhile, some forces and individuals still survived and escaped from the World Government.

While an individual force may seem insignificant to the World Government, when they unite, they become incredibly powerful, even causing headaches for the World Government.

More importantly, the World Government's actions have caused them to lose the hearts and minds of many who are close to World Government forces, essentially digging their own grave.

The exposure of this matter, coupled with the behind-the-scenes efforts of various forces, also spread in secret, reaching the attention of many forces that had not yet been affected.

Although the news was blocked and not known to ordinary civilians, it was common knowledge among those who reached a certain level, arousing their hostility and vigilance towards the World Government.

Some people are even preparing to flee the Holy Land, far away from this dangerous place.

The World Government was indeed forced into a corner, otherwise it wouldn't have taken such an unwise action.

Previously, they had never imagined that the Golden Sea Battle would lead them to such a situation. The expansion of the Golden Sea Battle to its current scale has resulted in unimaginable financial expenditures, far exceeding expectations and occurring much faster than anticipated.

The rampant money-making scheme is just the beginning and continues. It has come to this point that they cannot stop and can only grit their teeth and continue the war, especially since they have already seen the dawn of victory.