Will You Sail with Me, a Thousand Ships and Ten Thousand Sails, to Crush Marineford and March on Mary Geoise?

In the New World, countless pirate ships of every size surrounded Leni Island.

The island and the ships teemed with people, sharpening blades or cleaning guns. A grim tension hung over the entire island as war loomed.

Rocks was surrounded by all the high-level combatants of the Rocks Pirates, apart from Lind and Charlotte Linlin's squads.

Rocks, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion stood at the very pinnacle of the seas, powerhouses who could be called invincible. The others, including John and Ochoku, were not to be underestimated either.

Aside from Rocks, whose strength defied all standards, six Admiral-level fighters and fifteen Admiral Candidates had gathered here. Among the latter, Kaido and Oden were strong enough to fight an Admiral.

On paper, they utterly overwhelmed the forces Saturn had brought. Even bringing the other four Five Elders over through a Teleportation Array would not help.

Saturn, who had been furious over Rocks's sneak attack, had no choice but to swallow his anger and ask those arrogant bastards in the Holy Knights for help.

Saint Garling had originally wanted nothing to do with Saturn, but Imu had given the order. He could only lead the Holy Knights through a passage opened by the Mirror-Mirror Fruit user to join Saturn.

Only two of the Five Elders remained to guard Mary Geoise, leaving it unusually vulnerable.

Even so, Saturn's forces could not completely suppress Rocks. With only eight Admiral-level fighters and eighteen Admiral Candidates on his side, they were essentially evenly matched.

They might even find themselves at a disadvantage. After all, the number of elite vice admirals under Rocks was staggering, far exceeding their own.

This gave Saturn a much clearer understanding of the threat Rocks posed, leaving him feeling as though a thorn were digging into his back.

With Lind confronting the Marines