The news had barely spread.
Typhon immediately led his Monster Legion away from Monster Paradise and headed north, deep into Big Mom Pirates territory.
He had conquered most of that territory himself, so he had a rough understanding of the islands there.
Even so, Monster Paradise remained under his control, and reports of every faction's movements reached him in real time.
The major powers sprang into action.
The Underground Forces, quick to catch wind of anything and eager to obtain Monster Blood, were among them.
So were the top pirate crews, which had also received the news.
Before long, the entire New World would know.
Typhon could use the opportunity to promote Monster Paradise's unique attraction: the Monster Arena.
If Monster Paradise was to be his headquarters, he needed to develop it properly.
Kronos Kingdom had no intention of missing this opportunity either.
Hades had just been thinking about it, and now the chance had fallen into his lap.
With eighty-one portions of Monster Blood on offer, he could surely secure a few.
Notably, to stop anyone from using sheer wealth to buy up all the Monster Blood, Typhon, the "King of Monsters," had imposed a special condition.
Every participating faction had to disclose its identity, and each could buy only one portion.
If the Monster Blood ended up concentrated in the hands of a few factions, it would run counter to Typhon's aim of making the seas even more chaotic.
The rule could not prevent that entirely, but it could limit it to some extent.
Kronos Kingdom, for instance, could bid under the name of the Pluton Pirates, the "King of Arms," or the "King of Shipping."
Hades could guess what Typhon was thinking, so he set a modest target: just five portions of Monster Blood.
The World Government,