"This man is far too dangerous."
A heavy silence hung over Marine Headquarters.
They could not believe the situation had taken such a turn.
In just half a day, the threat Teach posed had risen several levels.
"Hades, Newgate, Shiki, Redfield, Rocks."
"If we let them enter the New World, we will have another terrifying enemy on our hands."
Kong sat beside Sengoku, his expression unusually grave.
He spoke the names of monsters who had shaken the world.
Among the many Navy Officers in the conference room, only Sengoku and Tsuru truly understood the weight of Kong's words.
Every one of them stood at the absolute pinnacle of strength on these seas.
Rocks went without saying.
Shiki and Newgate.
The two strongest pirates on the seas today both possessed terrifying all-around strength.
One commanded the strongest pirate crew.
The other possessed the power to destroy the world.
Despite his youth, Hades had crushed Garp with an overwhelming advantage.
Redfield had defeated Kong head-on and won the Second Swordsmanship Tournament through sheer strength. He was the current World's Greatest Swordsman.
Although the New World now had six Sea Emperors, things were different for the Navy and the World Government.
To them, the only true threats were "Golden Lion" Shiki and "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate.
Following Atlas's death, "Golden Lion" Shiki had made an astonishing breakthrough, bringing his Conqueror's Haki to its peak.
In terms of combat strength alone, even Saint Nusjuro, the strongest of the Five Elders, was no longer his match.
They knew how terrifying Shiki was.
And Newgate needed no explanation. He possessed the power to devastate the world.
If not for Hades and Redfield, who had retired behind the scenes, and the continued presence of "Golden Lion" Shiki, things would have been different.
Newgate would certainly have claimed the