A Sudden Turn of Events! Vegapunk's Brand-New Weapon

The Whitebeard Pirates' base, Crescent Moon Island, was about two days' journey from Marine HQ. Originally, they should have headed for Impel Down, where Kaido was being held, but a sudden newspaper report disrupted their plans!

Half an hour earlier.

The leaders of the Whitebeard Pirates, Big Mom Pirates, and Beast Pirates had gathered aboard the Moby Dick to discuss the key points of the operation. Their original plan had been to attack the Marines' Impel Down directly in the simplest and most brutal way possible! Although the Marines' intelligence network would likely discover their movements before they reached Impel Down, it was clearly unrealistic for them to assemble enough forces to resist three Emperor-level pirate crews in such a short time! And they were confident they could rescue Kaido before the Marines gathered a large force!

Of course, that was assuming there were no spies within the three pirate crews!

There were no spies among the Whitebeard Pirates, and there could not possibly be such people among the Big Mom Pirates. As for the Beast Pirates, wasn't Dekurei exactly that kind of person?

The Marines had long since gathered a massive force and devised an exceptionally meticulous plan. Everything was ready; all that remained was for these pirates to walk into the trap!

And the place they had chosen was the new Marine HQ! Although the current Marine HQ appeared unchanged on the surface, countless advanced weapons had already been deployed in secret!

The moment the pirates set out, newspapers delivered by News Coos reached their hands!

The image of Kaido bound in chains was especially eye-catching on the front page!

"Four Emperor Kaido of the Beasts to Be Publicly Executed in Two Days!"

This explosive news changed Whitebeard and the others' plans. After much discussion, they still decided