The New Artificial Mythical Beast, Azure Dragon Fruit, Is Coming!
Nine-Star Conqueror's Haki can "seal abilities".
Nine-Star of [Observation Haki] allows one to "Voice of All Things".
Nine-Star Armament Haki can provide "absolute defense".
"Teacher Bai Shou was right."
Storm clearly felt the [Armament Haki] flowing through his body, and an excited expression appeared on his face.
"Only with Haki can one transcend everything!"
Storm temporarily put aside his plan to continue hunting for the Eight-Star [Moonlight Trophy].
The New Marines's leaders are now all concentrated in New Marineford and won't run away.
As long as Storm needs it, he can quickly obtain the [Moonlight Trophy] for Zephyr, Aokiji, and Fujitora.
For now, he should focus on quickly mastering this Nine-Star [Armament Haki] power!
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon flapped its wings and swooped down towards the Whole Cake Island, arriving at Cake Castle.
"Lord Storm!"
Perona flew over anxiously, her body passing directly through layers of walls, clearly in a "spirit state".
"Is Lord Moria alright?"
Although Perona has joined the Storm Pirates.
But Gecko Moria was, after all, her "adoptive father".
Perona and Moria have a very deep bond.
Just now, Gecko Moria noticed Beasts Kaido's attack and rushed into the sky, eager to take revenge on the Beasts.
The [Shadow-Shadow Fruit]'s power was activated too stealthily; Perona couldn't stop it in time and could only watch helplessly as Gecko Moria interfered in the battle between the two Pirate Emperors.
Just now, Perona saw many more "shadows" drifting down into Whole Cake Island.
Ghost Princess, who was familiar with Gecko Moria's Devil Fruit abilities, immediately realized something was wrong.
Lord Moria has lost to Beasts Kaido again!
Don't worry, you won't die.
With a slight thought, Storm swung his Blue-Eyes White Dragon and lifted the heavily injured and unconscious Gecko Moria.
"As long as there are enough bandages, Moria can slowly recover."
The Supreme Bandage is highly praised by everyone who has used it, from Fleet Admiral to ordinary civilians.
If Storm uses the [Restoration Fruit], he can heal Gecko Moria instantly.
However, he felt it would be better to let Gecko Moria take the opportunity of recovering from his injuries to calm down for a while.
Gecko Moria's obsession with Beasts Kaido ran too deep...
Perona clearly thought the same thing.
"Lord Storm is so kind!"
Perona first looked at Storm with immense gratitude, then glared angrily at Gecko Moria.
"Lord Moria, you're really naughty!"
A little girl described him as "naughty".
If Gecko Moria were still conscious, he would surely feel extremely ashamed.
"To be ranked alongside a guy like that Shichibukai is truly humiliating."
Just then, a cold voice came from the side.
A sandstorm raged, and Sand Crocodile with a cigar in its mouth suddenly appeared, frowning as it looked at Gecko Moria.
"No, the word 'shame' alone is completely insufficient to describe how I feel right now."
"Disgrace? Ha..."
Storm rolled his eyes at the Sand Crocodile and gave a cold laugh.
"If you met Whitebeard, you might not perform better Moria."
Gecko Moria versus Beasts Kaido.
Although he was still knocked down with a single blow, his increase in strength was still "visible to the naked eye".
If we rely solely on raw power...
The Gecko Moria who previously possessed the likes of countless powerful figures was still superior to Sand Crocodile!
After a year.
The Sand Crocodile trained diligently and regained much of its former strength.
He's no longer that useless Shichibukai who can't even unleash Armament Haki Shichibukai...
Even the Sand Crocodile then could only be described as "a defeated general of the Emperor".
Moreover, they were all challenging the Pirate Emperor.
Although Gecko Moria lost all his companions.
But the Sand Crocodile lost an arm!
Cough cough...
That's basically the gist of it.
From Storm's perspective, at least Sand Crocodile has no right to mock Gecko Moria.
Upon hearing Storm's words, Sand Crocodile's face darkened.
He was very angry, but couldn't find any way to refute it.
Just as Beasts Kaido was Gecko Moria's "inner demon".
Whitebeard is also Crocodile's "nightmare".
A nightmare, a nightmare that has haunted the mind of Sand Crocodile for more than a decade.
To be honest.
If it had Whitebeard instead of Beasts Kaido who just arrived in Whole Cake Island...
Sand Crocodile wasn't sure if he was calmer than Gecko Moria.
"Snort!"
The Sand Crocodile simply snorted coldly, ignoring this pointless "comparison topic."
What kind of trash is Gecko Moria?
How dare he be compared to that Sand Crocodile?
"In short, White Dragon."
Sand Crocodile took a deep drag on his cigar, exhaling a puff of grayish-white smoke.
"Now that you've dealt with Beasts Kaido, shouldn't it be Whitebeard's turn next?"
The Sand Crocodile enters the New World, settling in Whole Cake Island, with only one goal—
Let's take revenge on the Whitebeard Pirates!
However, Storm had been busy dealing with the New Marines and hadn't had time to deal with the two Pirate Emperors.
The Sand Crocodile could only force itself to endure it.
We can't exactly send him to fight Whitebeard one-on-one, can we?!
What level of pirate is he?
Without [Pluton Pluton, without the assistance of the White Dragon...
Who is qualified to challenge Whitebeard again?
"I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush."
Storm raised his hands and made a couple of light taps to soothe the Sand Crocodile.
"Beasts Kaido delivered himself to our doorstep. You can't expect Whitebeard to come to Whole Cake Island on his own initiative like this guy, can you?"
"If you really have nothing to do with me, I can give you a suggestion."
"First, we need to eliminate the external forces of the Whitebeard Pirates, namely the affiliated pirate crews of the 'Whitebeard Grand Fleet'."
A subordinate force of the Beasts Pirates.
Storm has already considered how to handle the situation; there's no need for Sand Crocodile to get involved.
As for the Whitebeard Pirates...
Storm will definitely have to deal with this Emperor Pirates in the future.
Now that he's assigning tasks to Sand Crocodile, it can be seen as a precautionary measure.
"Good idea..."
Upon hearing Sand Crocodile's eyes lit up.
He didn't come to the New World alone; he brought with him the elite of the Baroque Works.
Back then, Sand Crocodile was a lone wolf who didn't have any power or influence.
This can be seen from the bounty on Sand Crocodile.
A guy who could barely be considered " from the Old Era," a guy who fought Bullet to a draw and even had the guts to challenge Whitebeard, yet his bounty wasn't even 100 million Beli.
To be precise, it is --
81 million Beli.
What does this mean?
Storm's Blue-Eyes White Dragon now has a higher bounty than Sand Crocodile!
(The World Government has not yet revoked Sand Crocodile's and Gecko Moria's status Shichibukai.)
However, Sand Crocodile still wants revenge on Whitebeard, but he can't give up Baroque Works he has been running for more than ten years.
A Baroque Gustav, and several high-ranking agents from Baroque Works.
This is the power of Sand Crocodile's team today!
Such a pirate crew, even in today's New World, could barely be considered a "third-rate force".
The New Marines is top-notch.
The second-rate one is the Pirate Emperor.
Third-rate, but not weak at all!
Following Storm's advice, Sand Crocodile immediately began to act.
Facing the Whitebeard Pirates... that's something Sand Crocodile) simply can't do.
If he dares to attack, Whitebeard will be wiped out!
The Sand Crocodile once acted like a reckless brute and lost an arm in the process.
He doesn't want to do anything foolish anymore.
But.
The main force of the Whitebeard Pirates cannot be moved.
This does not mean that the Whitebeard Pirates' affiliated forces are off-limits.
It's like a rookie pirate who has just "left" the Whitebeard Pirates and is now roaming freely on the sea.
'Marshall D. Teach, the Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates Blackbeard...'
The name slowly surfaced in the mind of the Sand Crocodile.
He gathered a great deal of intelligence about the Whitebeard Pirates.
However, I'm not familiar with this "Blackbeard Teach".
This guy looks like he jumped out of a rock...
One day, he suddenly became the Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Before "Blackbeard Teach" rose to power, this guy didn't even have a bounty of 1 Beli!
'Could he be a hidden member of the Whitebeard Pirates...?'
After thinking for a moment, the Sand Crocodile decided to give up.
He was quite interested in "Blackbeard Teach" and the "Blackbeard Pirates".
The Sand Crocodile dared not touch Whitebeard.
Are you still afraid to touch Blackbeard?
The Baroque Gustav, carrying the Sand Crocodile's dream of revenge, embarked on a sea voyage.
Storm didn't give any further instructions.
He was quite confident in Crocodile's abilities.
Although this Crocodile is not the Crocodile who will later have his mentality broken by the Straw Hat Kid and then go through a "Dragon Field Enlightenment".
However, this Sand Crocodile, too, had its mentality shattered by Storm, but it was also inspired by him to fight back.
To make a rough analogy...
At this point, Sand Crocodile was comparable to the Sand Crocodile from the Cross Guild in the normal timeline.
That was a genuine "Royal Vice-President" (just kidding) --
Emperor Father!
According to Storm...
As long as Sand Crocodile doesn't go off to provoke the main force of the Whitebeard Pirates this time.
Then the entire New World would be virtually at the mercy of Sand Crocodile.
What else?
The most dangerous being in the New World is the Pirate Emperor.
Big Mom, Red-Haired, Beasts...
They've all been taken by Storm!
So, Sand Crocodile, how could he possibly lose?
Storm bid farewell to Crocodile, then, carrying the Gyarados he had just captured, turned and went to find Vegapunk.
As a prisoner, Beasts Kaido's significance lies not only in his [Moonlight Trophy], but also in his [Lineage Factor].
"Dr. Vegapunk, how many [artificial Azure Dragon Fruit] can you extract from this Beasts Kaido?"
First update.
There was still some in the early morning.