As the Marine think tank analyzed and ran projections, the image of a terrifyingly powerful figure grew increasingly clear.
A single Rocks was already enough to make their scalps tingle.
Let alone a monster capable of making Rocks, the young Whitebeard, and the young Big Mom submit to him.
This was also an important reason why the World Government had placed the astronomical bounty of 5.5 billion Beli on Kozuki Houka.
It was not as simple as killing four Celestial Dragons and seizing the Gran Tesoro.
Rocks, who had already defeated Iron Fist Garp; the young Charlotte Linlin, who had replaced one of the Four Emperors, Big Mom; and the young Whitebeard, whom Houka had personally sent aboard the Moby Dick...
These monsters were all Houka's subordinates.
Intelligence agents planted within the Whitebeard Pirates reported that, when Houka left, a casually unleashed island-sized thunder sphere had forced Emperor Whitebeard to seek help from the young Whitebeard.
All signs indicated that Kozuki Houka was stronger than both Rocks and the young Whitebeard.
Fortunately, the World Government had already decided to have the Holy Knights deal with Kozuki Houka personally.
Otherwise, Marine Headquarters truly could not handle so many monsters.
The three Marine Admirals were currently searching together for the monster known as Rocks.
Sengoku the Buddha had even secretly sealed off the Sabaody Archipelago, hoping to trap Rocks in the Paradise of the Grand Line.
Yet they still had not found any trace of Rocks.
It was as though Rocks had vanished into Paradise.
It was truly bizarre!
"The deal in which Blackbeard Teach exchanges Fire Fist Ace for a position among the Shichibukai has been approved by the Five Elders."
"More importantly, he provided the World Government with an accurate piece of information."
"People like Rocks came from another spacetime,