Fortunately, Rocks had been fairly efficient on his end.
Without interference from the World Government, Rocks, the three division commanders John, Ochoku, and Silver Axe, and senior officers such as Flame Flower and Shakky had split up and advanced on multiple fronts.
Within three days, they had successfully swept through every independent force in the New World apart from the Rocks Pirates and the Marines.
Barring any surprises, the Oran Sea would probably expand again.
Many of the targets of this purge had occupied the early and middle stretches of the New World. After this operation, Lind's Oran Sea would likely border Charlotte Linlin's territory directly.
The same went for Shiki. His territory would also share a full border with Lind's after this.
Previously, thanks to the World Government's interference, Rocks's territory had been vast but somewhat fragmented. Much of the land between the division commanders' bases had been occupied by forces secretly backed by the World Government.
For Rocks, the presence of those forces had undoubtedly done more harm than good.
For Lind, however, that was not necessarily the case. With all those assorted independent forces gone, things would change.
Rocks's control over the New World would undoubtedly grow considerably, and it was hard to say whether the Oran Sea could maintain its previous independence.
But that was something to consider later. Right now, Lind needed to end his battle with Zephyr first.
This was already the fourth day of their battle. Since both had used their strongest attacks at the outset, neither was in particularly good shape now.
Neither Lind's sword nor Zephyr's fists struck with their earlier force.
Once Zhang Liang told Lind that Rocks had completed his operation, Lind lost all desire to continue fighting.
What if Sengoku or Garp finished their battle early and came