Something urgent had suddenly come up, but Jelly and the others could not break away immediately.
Still, they were not worried once they heard the news. Rogge could handle that opponent without any trouble. Could he possibly be stronger than Charlotte Linlin?
He was only a madman. They believed Rogge would take care of him.
Their own battle would not end so quickly. Meanwhile, Rogge had indeed run into some trouble on an island in the New World.
"Is the intelligence true?"
Inside the Authority Hall in Mary Geoise, the Five Elders' expressions changed. Akainu was there as well.
"Yes. The intelligence should be accurate," Akainu said, exhaling a cloud of smoke.
"Then we cannot let any of them obtain it. We must concentrate our forces and make certain it is destroyed," the Five Elders said.
"But the Admirals are all out in the field," Akainu said.
"Then have them return," the Five Elders said.
"What about the SSG? Are you saying we should also..." Akainu asked.
"Recover them if possible. If not, activate their self-destruct mechanisms," the Five Elders said.
"What?" Akainu's expression changed dramatically. "Do you know how many Beli a single SSG costs? How much the Marine Science Unit has sacrificed? Destroy them? How can you say that so lightly?"
"What else would you have us do? It was not your Marines' money. The Celestial Dragons supplied all the funds, as well as the Devil Fruits. Given the event that is about to unfold, we would be better off cutting loose these things that are only buying time and recalling our forces," the Five Elders said.
"The world is already in chaos. We cannot allow it to grow any worse. Sakazuki, you should understand what takes priority," the elder in the hat said.
"Hmph!"
Akainu turned away.