Revenge

Hades believed it was time to start showing what he was capable of.

Keeping a low profile forever wasn't what he wanted.

Some things couldn't be gained without making a move. If he didn't fight for them, they would only slip farther away.

Whether it was Devil Fruits, powerful subordinates, prestige, or supplies, none of them would come from quietly building his strength.

Golden Lion Shiki's forces were growing ever stronger, and Shiki himself had reached the top tier just below Rocks, standing alongside John and the others.

More than a year had passed since Newgate first displayed the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

His development and mastery of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit had reached a terrifying level.

Aside from the officers of the Rocks Pirates, no one outside the crew had truly grasped how fearsome Newgate had become.

One day, a great roc caught the wind and soared ninety thousand miles into the sky!

After two years of hard training under Titan and Hades, the subordinates Hades had chosen were gradually coming into their own.

Aside from Wallybel and Seamus, who were still very young, the others could all handle matters on their own. Any of them could become an officer.

Their opening shot would be fired within the Rocks Pirates.

Randy Orton and Batista could hardly wait to take revenge!

Unlike those two, who were driven by vengeance, Levisk and Rick Flair had made little progress in strength.

Even their bounties had barely changed.

Still, they were major pirates with bounties exceeding two hundred million Beli, far beyond the pirates who would come later.

At their level, mastery of the Color of Two Haki was a basic requirement. Neither was an easy opponent.

Sometimes, a gap in strength simply couldn't be closed so easily.

Levisk and Rick Flair had