Yes, times had long since changed. Back in Rocks's day, just a handful of Division Commanders had been enough to throw the world into turmoil.
But now, the powerhouses deployed in any major battle outnumbered anything the former Rocks Pirates could compare with.
Against either side in this East Blue war, even the Rocks Pirates at their peak would have been crushed in minutes.
Kaido's words eased everyone's worries. This was no longer an age when the World Government could hold absolute sway. The other powers already had the strength to resist.
As the fleet advanced at an unhurried pace, Saint Nusjuro and the others in the Liese Kingdom finally finished preparing for battle.
They formed up along the Liese Kingdom's coast, awaiting the enemy's arrival.
When the lookouts spotted land, this great battle that gripped the world, and would shape the future of the East Blue and even the world itself, finally began.
The Knight King and the White Tiger, which had the longest range, attacked first. Shells and missiles trailing long plumes of flame launched from the two enormous warships, screaming toward the World Government fleet's position in the Liese Kingdom.
Compared with the fleets of those Celestial Dragon families last time, this force personally led by Saint Nusjuro was undoubtedly far better prepared and clearly much stronger.
At some point, densely packed, futuristic-looking gun emplacements had been set up along the shore, facing the attacks from the Knight King and the White Tiger.
Some of the emplacements began moving, revealing weapons resembling laser cannons. Beams shot out, intercepting the shells and missiles that filled the sky.
Whatever the case, Vegapunk was still in the World Government's hands. Its weapons could not possibly lag too far behind the Oran Empire's.
To some extent, the various new technologies the