Shiki immediately gave the order to summon every Fleet to Headquarters.
Total war was about to erupt, and the Flying Pirates would deploy their entire force.
At once, countless pirate ships set sail for the Flying Pirates' Core Island, their crews led by their respective Fleet commanders.
In fact, some members had already noticed signs of an impending war a while earlier.
Production of the "SIQ" agent had ramped up, while the Island Battleships specifically used to deploy wild beasts had suddenly vanished.
It was easy to guess that the renowned Wild Beast Corps had begun preparations.
Their guesses were right. To catch the Marines off guard, Shiki had even gone out to capture wild beasts himself.
In just one day, he had captured more than ten thousand of them.
Not only that, the Flying Pirates had fitted every beast with a specially made bomb.
Once the beasts' hearts stopped and they were truly dead, the powerful bombs would detonate.
They were expendable anyway, so naturally, their impact had to be maximized.
There was no question that the Wild Beast Corps would not be targeting the battlefield. Their targets would still be Mary Geoise and Marine Headquarters at Marineford.
Some within the Flying Pirates had actually proposed using Poison Gas Bombs alongside the explosives.
But time was limited, leaving little room for preparation. Shiki also had no one under his command who specialized in researching such weapons.
Even in the underworld, weapons like those were scarce.
If they wanted them, they would have to approach the Beasts Pirates specifically. Queen the "Plague" specialized in researching them.
A mobilization on this scale by the Flying Pirates could not possibly escape the notice of the Marines and the World Government.
Meanwhile, numerous great pirates in the New World sprang into action. As