Chapter 246: Shichibukai Extermination Plan (1/3)
Chapter 245: Shichibukai Extermination Plan
Leo, Dragon, and Sabo needed a great deal of patience to suppress this tempting proposal. Each of them gave a clear answer:
"Now isn't the time to keep provoking the Marines. Our strength is still far from enough to wage an all-out war against them." —Dragon.
"Everyone still isn't familiar with their Devil Fruits, and the Revolutionary Army cadres from the Four Seas haven't joined up with us yet. Going to the holy land of Mary Geoise now is too risky. We'd be at a disadvantage." —Sabo.
"Now that we have the ability to seize Devil Fruits, the overall tide of the world is on our side. The longer we drag things out, the stronger we become. There's really no need to take risks now." —Leo.
Things were different now.
When Leo and the others had planned and carried out the attack on Enies Lobby, Kuma and the others had not yet developed this ability. To divert the World Government's and Marines' attention, they had used Enies Lobby to shake their morale and destroy their largest Intelligence Department.
But the situation was different now. After gaining four Logia Devil Fruit users and the helicopters powered by them—yes, they had later made one for Smoker as well—their global deployment capability had reached its peak. And with Kuma capable of repelling Devil Fruit abilities, they could even slowly gain the upper hand over the World Government.
When it came to bidding for Devil Fruits, the World Government could not outbid the extremely wealthy Celestial Dragons, nor could it outbid Doflamingo in the underground auction Black Market. Thus, it was extremely difficult for the World Government to obtain a Devil Fruit, especially a powerful one.
As for the pirates imprisoned in the