Let Me Show You What It Means to Be Haunted by Nightmares

The next morning, after breakfast, all the captains were summoned to the meeting room by Whitebeard. Filled with doubt, they sat in their seats, waiting for their Pops's arrival.

In the entire conference room, apart from the captains, Teach was also present. Although he was only the Deputy Captain of the 2nd Division, with his formidable strength, everyone had already tacitly recognized him as the number two figure in the Whitebeard Pirates!

Ace sat to Teach's left, and Thatch to his right. They were brothers, one on each side, the other enjoying themselves immensely! The three excitedly discussed Rakuyo's fiancée, with Ace and Thatch occasionally joking about the Pops their father had arranged for their brother's fiancée. The captains sat around the table, chatting animatedly; after all, the Whitebeard Pirates hadn't had a collective meeting in a long time!

Although they knew that every meeting would have important announcements, mostly about crises, they didn't care! After all, their Pops was the strongest man in the world! And their Whitebeard Pirates were the world's number one pirate crew!

"Gurrah! What are you talking about, my dear sons!" Just then, a tall man with a Whitebeard walked in, sat down in his large chair, and looked at his 17 sons with a kind expression.

"We were just chatting about everyday things! But why did you suddenly call us all here for a meeting, Pops?" Marco said with a smile to Whitebeard.

"Sigh! It's all Teach that brat Teach! He caused trouble and killed a Celestial Dragons! And the Marine HQ has found out about it. They'll probably mobilize their forces soon and start another war with the Whitebeard Pirates!" Whitebeard said, feigning a headache, his eyes silently watching his sons' reactions.

To his relief, the 16 captains present did not show fear on their faces! On the contrary, they all looked at Teach with shock and excitement!

"What! Teach, you actually killed a Celestial Dragons?! You're amazing, really!"

"Those damned Celestial Dragon Pigs! Teach did a good job killing them! If they dared to start a war, I would have killed a few more Marines!"

"Those scourges of the world! Teach, you've really done something remarkable!"

All the captains were instantly aroused. They looked at Teach with admiration and even a little envy. Under such circumstances, even Teach would feel embarrassed!

"Hahaha! There was no other way back then! Those idiots went too far! But we still can't underestimate the World Government's next move! Their strength is not to be underestimated!"

"That's right!" Whitebeard, the captain, spoke up. "The World Government has existed for countless years, and their resources are far beyond what our Whitebeard Pirates can match! Moreover, I've heard they've recruited two new Admiral! At that time, whether it's high-end or low-level combat power, we will be at a disadvantage! Therefore, our goal is simply to defeat the World Government!"

As a remnant of the old era, Whitebeard was well aware of the World Government's terror, and that the Navy was merely a part of World Government power! Moreover, they no longer had the Red Hair Pirates' help this time! Their only advantage was that this was their base, allowing them to deploy in advance!

"Pops's right, we still can't be too careless! Although Aokiji lost to Akainu in the fight for the position of Fleet Admiral and thus left the Marines, this large-scale recruitment has still added a lot of fighting power to the Marine HQ! Moreover, the retired Sengoku and Garp will definitely not sit idly by! It seems that this is really a very tricky battle!" As the 1st Division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, Marco's mind was much more meticulous than the others!

After all, given Pops's personality, he wouldn't pay attention to these things, and the other captains were equally indifferent to them. Therefore, Marco was the main person in charge of gathering intelligence for the Whitebeard Pirates!

"Marco is right! But Teach already has a plan, let him explain it in detail!" Whitebeard leaned back in his chair, silently anticipating Teach's so-called plan.

"Hahaha! Then I won't hold back! First, we need to evacuate all the residents of the island! Buy all their homes! We'll set up some fortifications there! At the same time, we'll use the terrain and shape of Crescent Moon Island to encircle the navy!" Teach rattled off a whole bunch of plans. Although some of them sounded simple and were things everyone was familiar with, in Teach's design, those seemingly ordinary schemes were surprisingly difficult to defend against!

The meeting lasted from morning until noon, until all the captains had roughly understood Teach's meaning before they slowly left. The other 43 captains were then assigned tasks, and suddenly, the entire Crescent Moon Island was filled with the atmosphere of war!

"Hehehehe! Navy, I hope you like the big gift I've prepared for you! I'll show you what nightmares really mean!" Looking at the boxes of secret weapons in his hands, Teach's face broke into an evil smile...

Meanwhile, Marine HQ

"Those damned bastards! They actually want to go to war with the Whitebeard Pirates are riding high, just because of one idiot! If they have this much energy, they should capture more pirates!" The current Fleet Admiral of the Marine HQ, Akainu, slammed his fist on the table and cursed.

He certainly upholds Absolute Justice and wants to exterminate all pirates! But he's not stupid. Since the Paramount War, the Whitebeard Pirates' power has grown immensely! If he were to wage war against the Whitebeard Pirates at this opportune moment, the Marine HQ would suffer significant losses! Moreover, the shadow of the Marineford Paramount War still lingers in the hearts of many Marines. Even with the World Government's help, the chances of winning this war are still slim!

Most importantly, Akainu believed that losing countless elites of the Marine HQ for the sake of just one Celestial Dragons was extremely unwise! But he had no other choice!

"Damn it! Being the Fleet Admiral is really tough!" Akainu took a drag on his cigar, then gathered the rest of the Marine HQ to prepare for an attack on the Whitebeard Pirates!

"Oh right, let's call Sengoku and Garp too!" After a moment's thought, Akainu decided to ask these two remnants of the era to help! After all, they were formidable fighting forces!

"Whitebeard and Blackbeard, I will definitely capture you and throw you into Impel Down!"