Of course, all of the above happened after Vic and his Kizaru left, so it's a story for later. After returning to the pirate ship, Vic had Rebecca use the power of the Float-Float Fruit to take the pirate ship and everyone away from the battlefield.
He has achieved his goal: the Marine warship suffered heavy losses, and Kizaru, the leader, was seriously injured, lost an arm, and fell into the sea, his fate unknown. With such a record, the navy will not dare to provoke his pirate crew easily in the future.
However, that wasn't enough. After recovering on the pirate ship, Vic left the warship alone a few days later and went directly to the nearest Marine Branch along the route.
Using his Observation Haki, he transmitted his voice, ordering all the Marines still inside the branch building to leave immediately. Vic only gave them two minutes.
Fortunately, the navy personnel inside the building listened to Vic's stern warning and ran to the training ground in front of the building, where they saw Vic standing on the roof with his clothes fluttering in the wind.
They had all seen Vic's photo and knew that the person who had just spoken was Vic. Just as they were wondering why Vic had called them out, a huge bolt of lightning crashed down.
The branch building collapsed instantly in the thunder, terrifying the marines who had just reluctantly come out of the building. They were so frightened that they almost got killed by the thunder because of their hesitation.
"Tell the Sengoku! This is interest!"
Vic left behind only this sentence before disappearing. When he reappeared, he was at another Marine Branch. He released a small amount of Conqueror's Haki before speaking.
He was afraid that some of the navy would be too stubborn to come out, and he wouldn't be able to bear killing ordinary people in the process. The Conqueror's Haki's Haki worked well. Everyone knew that the branch base was being attacked by an unknown force with malicious intent. In the end, Vic destroyed the branch base building in front of them, left a sentence, and then drifted away.
Vic only intended to destroy the buildings of three Marine Branch this time; the last Marine Base was the island where they discovered Ain's location.
Just as Vic finished the procedure and was about to release the mine, an acquaintance interrupted his spellcasting. Vic looked closely and saw that it was Bastille, who was the base chief at this branch base back then. Vic did not expect that more than two years later, he was still the base chief here.
Actually, Bastille's situation is more normal. He serves in one place for many years, and only when he has accumulated enough military merit and strength will he be transferred to other places, until he becomes an admiral of the Marine Headquarters and is assigned a job by the Headquarters. Vic's promotion speed can only be described as abnormal. Even Aokiji and Akainu are far behind.
" Vic! Stop right there!"
"Hey! Isn't this Bastille? You trying to stop me?"
"As the base commander, it's my responsibility to stop you, Vic! Although I know I'm no match for you, I'll give it my all!"
"Heh! You're a qualified navy officer, and a real man, but you can't stop me. Since you're so determined, I'll grant your wish!"
After speaking, Vic disappeared from the roof of the branch building and instantly appeared not far above Bastille, reaching out a hand to press down on the back of Bastille's head and slam him to the ground.
With a single blow, he smashed a large hole in the ground. Inside the hole, Bastille was unconscious, his eyes rolled back and his mouth agape. Then, Vic stood up, ignoring everyone, and walked out of the base with his hands in his pockets.
The navy personnel along the way consciously parted to keep out of the way; no one dared to stop him, Vic's imposing presence was too overwhelming.
Then they heard a deafening Rumble-Rumble Fruit of thunder, and when they turned around, they found that the branch building had collapsed, with black smoke billowing everywhere and a burnt smell emanating from it.
When they looked back at Vic, only a figure remained at the base gate, and then in the next instant, the figure vanished as if it had never been there.
When the Five Elders heard Kong's report, they were somewhat surprised by Vic's strength, and they had no choice but to agree to the Navy's request to stop sending troops.
The Navy is not in a good position right now; it simply doesn't have enough high-end forces to cooperate with the Holy Knights in crushing Vic.
Moreover, Vic did not remain silent; he retaliated immediately, destroying buildings at three Marine Base. The fact that these three branch bases reported back within a short period of time was enough to demonstrate Vic's speed of travel at sea.
This is a warning. If the Navy dares to continue participating in the pursuit, it won't just be a matter of calling out the suspects and then setting off mines. In that case, no amount of Marine Base could withstand Vic's antics.
So after hearing Kong's report, the Five Elders had no choice but to compromise. However, they would not withdraw their pursuit of the Holy Knights. In their eyes, the people of the lower realm were all ants, and Vic was just a stronger ant.
When Vic returned to the pirate ship, the ship had already sailed to the sea area where Flower, the island that used to be covered with spider lilies, was located.
More than two years have passed, and the number of spider lilies planted on the island has greatly decreased, and Marine Base has been built on the island.
Vic had considered the island's unique circumstances before deciding not to destroy the Marine Base there. Now that Vic is a pirate, he didn't launch a large-scale landing on the island; instead, he took everyone to Konan's house.
Konan's life is much better than when she first met Vic and his Vic. Because of their connection, the King and the Navy treat them well. It's just unknown what will happen in the future, since Vic and his crew are now pirates.
When Vic met the grandmother and granddaughter, he found that Konan's grandmother was much better, and Konan's complexion had returned to normal. After two years of growth, she had grown into a beautiful young woman.
When Konan and her Konan saw Vic and his group come to visit them, they were overjoyed. They were among those who, even after seeing the news of Vic and his companions' defection from the Navy, still believed in them and prayed for their safety.
Vic and his companions did not stay on the island for long. After enjoying a sumptuous meal hosted by the Konan, they left.
The Marine Base personnel learned from reports by the island's residents that there was a pirate ship on the coast that looked very much like a warship. The resident had only seen the pirate ship from afar and did not dare to get closer to observe it.
So, the Marine Base commander led a team to the beach, preparing for a major battle with the pirates. However, when they arrived at the beach, they only saw empty pirate ships and no pirates on board.
However, upon seeing the pirate flag flying on the mast, they knew which pirate crew had arrived. As soon as they appeared, they unleashed their power and killed the bounty hunter Satan's former Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Dark Dragon with a single strike!