But this time, they actually want to break the balance they themselves have established, which baffles them!
They certainly asked Imu why he did that.
But Imu didn't tell them; he simply told them firmly that this mission had to be completed.
There was nothing they could do about it, since everything they had was given to them by Imu.
Imu wants to take it back, he can do so at any time and reclaim the power and influence they hold.
Therefore, they had no choice but to act according to Imu's orders!
After a brief period of planning, the five decided to target Whitebeard's remaining followers first.
There are reasons for choosing them.
First of all, they had already sent people to deal with those ordinary pirate crews.
Secondly, since they've just started their operation, they definitely need a suitable target to weaken the opponent as much as possible.
Therefore, the Whitebeard Pirates would be the most suitable choice.
After all, if they attacked other pirate crews first, it would alert the Whitebeard Pirates and cause them to join Xia Chen's crew, which would be troublesome.
They certainly didn't intend to take action against the Straw Hat Pirates; they also didn't have the strength.
The Straw Hat Pirates can just leave it to their king!
After all, with great power comes great responsibility!
Naturally, they immediately dispatched most of their forces, intending to swiftly eliminate the Whitebeard Pirates with overwhelming force.
However, to everyone's surprise, one of them was Sabo, whose strength reached the level of an Emperor. The addition of this top-tier power changed their plans.
The anticipated casualties are far greater than before.
This is practically equivalent to wiping out a Four Emperors) pirate crew.
The problem is that they Whitebeard Pirates because they saw that the Whitebeard Pirates didn't have a single top-tier strong member backing them up, and they wanted to pick on the weak.
To my surprise, this persimmon was hard!
"That's right! In a moment, notify the entire military, the army and navy to mobilize, and everyone from the World Government to mobilize as well!"
"Since we've decided to do it, we must gather all available forces and deliver a devastating blow to the pirates!"
"And we have to be quick, otherwise we'll be in trouble once they realize what's happening and band together!"
Jupiter stood up and said firmly.
His words caused the other four to fall into deep thought, all considering the feasibility of the plan.
Not long after, Venus continued:
I agree with this proposal!
"The battle with the Whitebeard Pirates has cost us too much; we can't afford to suffer such losses!"
"And since Lord Imu has already decided to do this, there must be a reason for it!"
"What has been decided should be done with all one's might!"
Upon hearing this, the other three exchanged a glance, then nodded in unison.
That's right, just like before, they did question Imu about this decision, and in the end, Imu's mind didn't change; he was still determined to have them wipe out all the pirates in the world.
Now that this matter has become unavoidable, they can no longer afford to be indecisive and try to control the entire situation as they have before.
Once they begin a large-scale massacre of pirates, the situation will be beyond their control.
Without hesitation, Mercury immediately asked, "In that case, let's start by taking down the Four Emperors!"
"Let's concentrate all our efforts and take down one of the Four Emperors first. Otherwise, if we attack ordinary pirates first, it will be difficult to deal with them if they join the Four Emperors ' ranks!"
I second that!
The other four people spoke up one after another.
"So, our first target is..."
Mercury spoke again, glancing at the other four.
The other four people exchanged glances and then gave the same answer.
"Charlotte Linlin!!"
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A day passed quickly.
When Xia Chen returned to Elegia, he was greeted by a group of people lying on the ground, completely disheveled, along with members of the Red Hair Pirates.
Their clothes were tattered and they had many wounds, but none of them were very serious. They were all sleeping soundly.
The bubbles on their noses rose and fell with their breaths.
Turning his head, he saw that the island he had created on the other side was now also crisscrossed with ravines and marks.
This surprised Xia Chen a little.
He was well aware of the hardness of his rock; the fact that it had been destroyed to this extent indicated that their fight was quite intense.
"It was all finished in one day, that's pretty fast!"
Xia Chen said in a low voice.
It's worth noting that in the original story, Aokiji and Akainu fought for ten days and ten nights before a victor emerged.
However, the final battle between Luffy and Red Hair isn't that dramatic, and there's no need to conserve energy to the maximum extent; they can just go all out, since it's not a real life-or-death duel.
"Um?"
Xia Chen, you're back?
Just then, a female voice came from the direction of the Thousand Sunny, Nami slowly walked over.
Not everyone on the ship went to fight; for example, Nami, Robin, and Jinbe did not go.
After all, they're not warmongers; why would they go looking for fights if they had nothing better to do?
Fighting is unavoidable when dealing with enemies, but now it's just friendly sparring; they only fight when they're bored and have nothing better to do.
"These guys! They're done fighting and then they just go to sleep, huh?"
When Nami arrived beside Xia Chen and saw Luffy and the others lying on the ground, she couldn't help but say something, and then a surge of anger rose visibly on her face.
"Those guys! They were playing until 4 a. m. last night, and I barely slept a wink! My skin's going to get even worse!"
Nami grumbled and cursed, her tone full of dissatisfaction with them.
"Well..."
Seeing Nami's expression, Xia Chen didn't respond.
Because he doesn't know what to say right now, and feels that nothing he says would be appropriate.
Shaking his head, Xia Chen considered for a moment and then looked at Nami, saying, "Alright, they've finished fighting now and are all asleep here. Let's go to the ship and wait for them!"
"Once they wake up, we'll have to say goodbye to the Red Hair Pirates before we start the banquet!"
After saying that, Xia Chen turned and walked towards the Thousand Sunny. He hadn't slept all night and had spent the night exercising on Amazon Lily, so he needed to rest now.
As for why Luffy weren't brought onto the ship as well?
They're tough and can just sleep on the ground!
Too lazy to move!
Xia Chen took a few steps and suddenly felt that the sunlight in the sky was a bit dazzling, so he couldn't help but look up slightly.
Golden light fell from the sky, forming huge golden pillars of light.
Watching this scene, Xia Chen's lips curled up slightly, and then he murmured softly:
"I wonder how much longer we can see this..."