With the deaths of Red-Haired Shanks, Beckman, Yasopp, the Red Hair Pirates began their march towards destruction.
After all, the deaths of Red-Haired Shanks and his two companions meant that Shiki, Blazing Sun, Hermit could now free up their forces.
The already battered and bruised Red Hair Pirates had absolutely no chance of turning the tide.
The seven men—cook Lucky Roux, ship's doctor Hongo, navigator Dick Snake, combatant Limejuice, combatant Roar Gab, musician Benk Punch, and Monster— were all highly skilled, but their strength ultimately did not reach that of Admiral. The strongest, Lucky Roux and Snake, were only at the level of Elite Vice Admiral in the navy.
Previously, he could fight on equal terms against Black Maria, Mantis, and Who's Foz Fur.
With Shiki, Blazing Sun, and Hermit joining the battle, the outcome was almost entirely one-sided.
Less than fifty minutes.
The Red Hair Pirates were completely wiped out.
The power of the Sky Empire once again sent shivers down the spines of the entire world.
Sabaody Archipelago.
Shakky's Rip-off Bar
Rayleigh stared blankly at the live stream. Although he didn't see Shanks ' body, he already knew that the Red Hair Pirates had lost, lost everything.
Two lines of tears slid down Rayleigh's face.
Shakky continued to puff on her cigarette. She had no intention of comforting Rayleigh. After all, as a great pirate and underground intelligence chief, she had long been accustomed to life and death. Silence was the best comfort at this moment; time would heal all wounds.
East Blue.
Sterling Island, home to the Circus Kingdom.
A young man dressed as Joker watched the live stream in the bar. His usual carefree smile was gone, replaced by gloom and sorrow.
"Heh, the Red Hair Pirates are nothing special."
"Yeah, you made me lose five thousand Beli, what a piece of trash!"
"Haha, I bet on the Sky Empire to win..."
"Just a speck of dust in the ocean, it's better if he's dead!"
The Joker's face darkened, and he instantly drew his dagger. "I'm furious right now. What were you laughing at just now?"
" Joker! What do you want?"
Thud! A throwing knife pierced the man's throat.
"Ah..."
"Murder!"
"You bastard, I'm going to kill you!"
The Joker glared at everyone with a ferocious expression. "Die, all of you! Chop-Chop Flying Knives!"
Pfft... Pfft... Pfft...
Blood flowed like a river inside the bar, and the screams gradually subsided.
A few minutes later, a Joker covered in blood pushed open the wooden door and walked out of the bar.
The New World.
White Soil Island.
Dragon and Kuma watched the live stream show the Red Hair Pirates ' annihilation.
Although the dragon showed no expression, the cold sweat on his forehead revealed his inner turmoil.
He knew Red-Haired Shanks, and during the time Shanks stayed in Foosha Village, Dragon had specifically warned him to prevent him from harming his son.
He also knew that Red-Haired Shanks had brought the legendary fruit to the East Blue, where Luffy had mistakenly eaten it.
Dragon, who had fought Shanks once in the East Blue, believed that Red-Haired Shanks ' strength was at the level of a Sea Emperor.
However, he did not expect that Red-Haired Shanks would rush to challenge the Golden Lion and the Sky Empire, and suffer such a crushing defeat.
The dragon could only sigh softly, "What a pity, the sea has lost another king."
As for what kind of support, Dragon isn't his son King Luffy. He even chose to swallow his anger Ginny was captured by the Celestial Dragons and taken to Mary Geoise, let alone Red-Haired Shanks, with whom he has only a casual relationship.
North Blue.
"Heh heh..." Doflamingo sneered. "Only the living can become the victor. It seems you're nothing special after all..."
Pica and other Donquixote Family officials also burst into laughter.
They had been defeated by the Red Hair Pirates and had to retreat from the New World back to the North Blue in disgrace. Their hatred for the Red Hair Pirates was still fresh in their minds.
Unexpectedly, in less than a few months, the Red Hair Pirates, who had overwhelmed them with no power to resist, were completely wiped out by the Sky Empire.
Although Doflamingo appeared cheerful on the surface, he secretly harbored the thought of immediately returning to the New World.
After all, the Sky Empire's performance was so impressive that even Doflamingo found it difficult to resist.
Mary Geoise.
Room of Authority.
The Five Elders all wore somber expressions.
"This lion actually hides such powerful strength..." Saint Nusjuro wiped the Shodai Kitetsu.
Saint Mars looked at Saint Saturn: "We must urge Vegapunk to develop the Mother Flame as soon as possible. We need the power of the National Treasure to deal with the Sky Empire and that Liberator Organization."
"I will urge Vegapunk to speed up his research." Saint Saturn also sensed the impending upheaval of the times.
"This Nico Robin question?" Saint Shepherd Ju Peter looked at the live stream of one of the Den Den Mushi.
The footage showed Robin and Mihawk fighting, broadcast live from CP0's Den Den Mushi.
Saint Nusjuro shook his head. "Have CP0 retreat immediately. There's no need to let those three CP0 elites sacrifice themselves there."
It's clear that Saint Nusjuro has already decided that Mihawk has failed. After Robin, even if the Five Elders were to intervene, it would be difficult to defeat Robin in a one-on-one situation, and they might even be worn down to death by Robin.
"Then I'll inform them to retreat." Saint Shepherd Ju Peter nodded.
The New World.
Naval G-1 Base.
Sengoku and Sakazuki looked at each other in bewilderment.
Although the two had anticipated that the Red Hair Pirates would fail, they had not expected the failure to be so complete.
Unfortunately, Sengoku was powerless to do so at this time. He wanted to lead the navy to contain the Sky Empire, but there was no time left.
Even with his fire-breathing propulsion, Sakazuki's speed wouldn't be enough. After all, he's not Borsalino, and given his complete lack of affection for pirates, he has no interest in creating any obstacles.
However, their focus at this moment was actually on the live broadcast from the Lulusia Kingdom.
If it weren't for the importance of the New World, both Sengoku and Sakazuki would have wanted to rush there immediately to join the war.
After all, the loss of even one of the following—Kong, Borsalino, Zephyr, Tokikake, Onigumo, or Momonga —would affect the overall strength of the Navy.
In particular, as the Fleet Admiral, Kong cannot be easily sacrificed.
After all, in the past eight hundred years, there has never been a case of Fleet Admiral being killed.
If Sora were to die in the Lulusia Kingdom, it would be a huge blow to the prestige of the World Government, and might even shake its World Government foundation.
And at that very moment...
Through Blueno's Door-Door Fruit, three CP0 agents, along with Gecko Moria and the Doria the Terror Weapon, have appeared in the Buster Call fleet.
Kuzan, who had rushed here at full speed, also arrived at almost the same time.
However, they didn't realize that their support had come too late.
If it had arrived last night, it might have caused some trouble for the Noah Family while Noah was using his Conqueror's Haki.
But the battle in the New World came to an end.
Noah's Conqueror's Haki and Strength Fruit have also been restored to a usable state.
The navy has lost its last chance to turn the tide.
Noah, now aware of the Red Hair Pirates ' demise, could finally unleash his full power.
Kong, who was engaged in fierce combat with Noah, also felt Noah's attacks becoming more intense, and the lingering sense of crisis grew stronger.