The situation instantly became one-sided.
Seeing the heated looks in the pirates' eyes, even Apoo, who had been thinking of backing out moments ago, found himself unable to make up his mind.
In the end, he gritted his teeth and swallowed the words in his throat.
As the objections in the crowd abruptly died down, a hint of mockery flashed across Kid's face. "Good. Since all of you are willing to keep moving forward, then don't waste the opportunity Whitebeard has given us by clearing the way."
"Everyone, listen up! Set sail immediately. Search the seas along the way for Devil Fruits. I'll create a force of thousands of ability users, the strongest pirate fleet on these seas, and once they've slaughtered each other, we'll reap the benefits!"
"That's right, Captain Kid is correct. We can obtain Laugh Tale's secret too."
"We can become Pirate Kings as well..."
The cries of agreement instantly rang across the vast sea.
Watching Whitebeard's fleet gradually sail away, the pirates present could no longer remain calm and hurriedly raised their sails to depart.
For a time, the sea that had been chaotic beyond measure was left with nothing but floating blood, severed limbs, and wreckage.
Only a deathly silence remained, chilling to the soul. A translucent figure appeared like a ghost atop a pirate ship that had been mostly shattered, watching with an eerie smile.
"Whitebeard truly deserves to have been the strongest existence on the seas. The power he displayed just now shows that his Devil Fruit ability has already reached awakening. Such strength is truly mouthwatering."
"Hehe, anyone in this world with a bit of power is gathering at the final island, Laugh Tale. Judging by the timing, we'll reach our objective very soon."
"However, Lord Imu has said that, to ensure