Battle

In just two months, Hades had brought three powerful pirates under his command.

His forces expanded rapidly.

Like Donovan, the Golden King, Hades had money to throw around.

It made winning those pirates over easy.

Could Hades keep three Great Pirates in line through sheer strength? Of course he could.

No one betrayed someone for no reason. Even if they harbored resentment, it would not erupt anytime soon.

And as time passed, Hades would only grow stronger.

They would lose any chance to resist him and submit to him completely.

How could anyone he had defeated surpass him?

Hades moved so quickly that he shook the entire Rocks Pirates and caught the attention of every faction.

Even the Marines watched him closely.

For now, Hades had no intention of leaving the Rocks Pirates.

The situation on Iscambur Island would continue for a while. Hades had already set his sights on it; taking it was only a matter of time.

More importantly, Hades's pirate ship was not finished yet.

From the start of the design process to the end of construction would take at least half a year.

The design alone had taken nearly two months.

In the meantime, Hades intended to expand his forces as far as possible and lay a solid foundation.

Compared with other Great Pirates, Hades valued efficiency.

After bringing three Great Pirates under his command, Hades made no effort to hide his intentions.

Over the past two years, he had met plenty of pirates and marked many strong fighters as prospects.

He had a list of people he wanted to recruit.

Hachinosu was a treasure trove of powerful and promising pirates.

The rapid expansion of Hades's forces caused no small stir within the Rocks Pirates and across Hachinosu.

When Hades wanted a pirate to join him,