Battle of Omaha

The Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

Imu looked at the news regarding Rocks, a ripple of emotion flashing through those multiple pupils.

A powerful member of the D Clan, and a surname never heard of before.

He even dared to invade the Flower Room, claiming to admire Davy Jones.

This must be yet another D family that had fled into hiding and changed their surname.

Gathering strong individuals from all over, are you...

Imu briefly scanned the other members of the Rocks Pirates.

A Press-Press Fruit user, a Tremor-Tremor Fruit user, a Float-Float Fruit user...

Two members of the Fish-Man Race...

It was truly a rather impressive crew!

But for now, they were not yet a cause for concern.

"Guyue Houka..."

A power user who does not fear Seastone!! A multi-ability user?

Imu looked at the intelligence on Houka again; the secrets held by this pirate seemed to be even more numerous than the secrets of Rocks, a member of the D Clan.

Had some new unstable factor appeared in this world again?

"Guyue..."

Imu's gaze turned somewhat serious. Could it be the Moon People or Half-Moon People from the ancient era?

Or perhaps those samurai allies of Joy Boy?

Kozuki, Amatsuki, Shimotsuki, Fugetsu, Ugetsu...

How had a Guyue popped up now?

Imu's interest in Guyue Houka suddenly surpassed that of Rocks, the member of the D Clan.

"Warcury! Investigate all intelligence on Rocks D. Zebek!"

"I must know his true surname!"

"Also, capture that Guyue Houka!"

"I must know the secret behind his immunity to Seastone and his multiple fruit abilities!"

Imu's voice suddenly echoed within the consciousness of the Five Elders.

"Yes! Lord Imu!"

Saint Warcury and the others immediately responded to Imu's command!

Soon, the Holy Knights began to mobilize in full force, searching for every trace of Rocks across the world.

They had to find Rocks's hometown and his family.

Furthermore, Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, the Warrior God of Science and Defense, specifically established a team of CP0 agents to capture Guyue Houka.

They had to find a way to snatch the 'Vice-Captain' Guyue Houka from within the Rocks Pirates!

"Lord Saturn, the Rocks Pirates are currently expanding aggressively!"

"Why don't we pose as powerful pirates to join the Rocks Pirates, find an opportunity to capture Guyue Houka, and dismantle the Rocks Pirates from within?"

"Additionally, we can attempt to secretly bribe the executives of the Rocks Pirates."

Following the establishment of the special capture unit, one powerful and seasoned CP0 agent after another suggested employing their signature three-pronged approach.

Using such undercover tactics against these pirate crews was always effective, boasting a success rate of over eighty percent.

Few pirate crews targeted by them could escape their schemes of sowing discord and targeted sabotage.

"Approved!"

Saint Saturn leaned on his wooden cane and made the final decision, authorizing the CP0 agents' plan.

Previously, this special ability user, Guyue Houka, had almost been delivered to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise to become their test subject.

But they never expected that he would be snatched away by Rocks by such a coincidence.

This kind of coincidence was just like the Sun God Nika fruit that the World Government had always tried to recover; various accidents always occurred at critical moments.

After the Cang Kingdom incident, the Black Hand Pirate Island incident, and the Ying Kingdom incident caused by the Rocks Pirates.

The World Government finally prepared to take action against this crew full of villains.

Marine Headquarters also received orders from the World Government to focus their efforts on dealing with the Rocks Pirates!

For a time, the Holy Knights, CP0 agents, and the Navy all poured into the New World.

Not long after.

A Marine fleet departing from the New World's G5 Fortress, G11 Fortress, and G14 Fortress took the initiative to hunt down the Rocks Pirates.

However, this firepower-focused fleet, consisting of thirty warships and led by a Marine Admiral, set sail in a grand, imposing formation.

The result was a tragic slaughter and total destruction at the hands of the Rocks Pirates.

Rocks shattered six warships with a single slash, while Houka destroyed five more with a gravity-based strike.

Newgate unleashed a shockwave that triggered a massive tsunami, instantly annihilating five warships, while Shiki lifted two ships into the air and smashed them into two others, destroying four in an instant.

Silver Axe Xiong, Babel, and Sambel each sank two warships of their own.

This battle of annihilation had turned into a counter-annihilation.

Before they could even complete their encirclement, the majority of the fleet had been decimated by the Rocks Pirates' overwhelming long-range attacks.

The few remaining crippled ships fled in a panic; the Marine Admiral was slashed by Rocks and retreated in a pathetic, wounded state, left with a trauma that would haunt him forever.

In this battle, six Marine Vice Admirals were killed, along with dozens of Rear Admirals and Captains.

The name of the Rocks Pirates instantly set the world ablaze.

No one had expected that the Rocks Pirates, despite having only a few members, would possess such terrifying strength.

Every single executive wielded power capable of destroying the world.

Rocks, in particular, was like a malevolent god, existing on an entirely different dimension.

The news that Rocks had killed a Marine Admiral at the Holy Land of Mary Geoise was truly no fake report.

Upon receiving news of this disastrous defeat, the World Government and Marine Headquarters could only issue one final order.

It was forbidden to engage the Rocks Pirates unless at least two Marine Admirals were leading the mission.

To deal with the Rocks Pirates and their Flying Warship, the World Government and Marine Headquarters had to plan for the long term and look for other ways to strike.

Several days later, in a stretch of sea in the middle-to-latter part of the New World:

"Gahahahaha! My bounty has already exceeded 500 million Berries!"

Golden Lion Shiki held the latest newspaper and wanted poster, laughing wantonly.

The newspaper featured the brutal news of this [Battle of Omaha].

The report had already painted the Rocks Pirates as the World's Worst Pirate crew and the number one pirate crew in the world.

Every member was labeled a cruel villain!

"Damn it! That bastard Shiki's bounty has already surpassed mine!"

"So what if he obtained a powerful Devil Fruit ability!"

Silver Axe Xiong's eyes were filled with resentment. It was just the destructive power of a Devil Fruit; what was so great about that?

Golden Lion Shiki, user of the Paramecia-type Float-Float Fruit ability, bounty 547 million!

Silver Axe Xiong, bounty 400 million Berries!

In this great battle, Shiki had performed far better than Silver Axe Xiong thanks to his Float-Float Fruit ability.

Moreover, the speed at which Shiki's strength had been soaring recently was slowly catching up to Silver Axe, and there was even a trend of him surpassing him.

This made Silver Axe Xiong desire a powerful Devil Fruit ability all the more.

"Bahahaha, I almost surpassed that guy Xiong!"

Babel looked at his new wanted poster and revealed a satisfied smile. It was worth the display of might he had shown beneath the sea, sinking two warships and drowning two Marine Rear Admirals!

Nautilus Babel, bounty 388 million Berries!

Next time, he might just surpass Silver Axe Xiong; his strength was no less than Xiong's.

He held an even greater advantage on the open sea!

If they were to fight on a pirate ship, Babel was ten percent certain he could kill Silver Axe Xiong, destroying the ship and taking him down with it.

When Sambel saw his new wanted poster, tears almost welled up in his eyes; it had actually increased by so much.

He didn't know if it was due to the notoriety of the Rocks Pirates or his own true strength.

Tidal Sea Demon Sambel, bounty 320 million Berries!

It was just that his title had changed from Tidal Knight to Tidal Sea Demon, which made Sambel extremely angry!