Led by Sengoku, the admirals of the Marine Headquarters arrived at the outer gate of the Marine Headquarters building.
Upon exiting, they saw a ship flying the Azure Emperor Pirate Flag on the sea.
The flag of the Azure Emperor Pirates is quite easy to recognize.
A skull with flames shooting out of its eyes descended from which two intersecting dragon pillars, exuding unparalleled power.
"It is indeed the flag of the Azure Emperor Pirates!" Upon seeing this flag, all the marines' expressions turned serious.
The Azure Emperor is now a mountain over the heads of all the Navy.
The mere thought of the Azure Emperor's terrifying power filled everyone with dread.
"Huh? The banner says, 'By order of the Azure Emperor, we are returning the body of the Fleet Admiral.' So the Azure Emperor didn't come!" At this moment, a Marine Vice Admiral saw the banner on the pirate ship opposite and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Order them to proceed. No matter who the Azure Emperor Pirates are or what their purpose is in coming to Marine Headquarters, since they claim to be returning the Fleet Admiral's body, we cannot afford to be negligent!" Sengoku ordered.
"Yes!" A messenger immediately went to relay Sengoku's order. "Returning the Fleet Admiral's body? Is the Azure Emperor really that kind?" "He probably has some ulterior motive!"
"Are you trying to use the Fleet Admiral's corpse to make a fuss?"
"It shouldn't be that bad. With the Azure Emperor's magnanimity, he wouldn't use the Fleet Admiral's body as a pretext." "Indeed, given the Azure Emperor's style, he wouldn't do something like that." "So, he genuinely sent people to return the Fleet Admiral's body!"
Although they were on the opposing side, the navy still felt that Zesi wouldn't stoop to using the Fleet Admiral's corpse as a pretext.
Just like this Azure Emperor's Decree.
Last time, he directly stormed into Impel Down to rescue his companions.
All of this demonstrates the Azure Emperor's domineering nature and his boldness in doing things.
I'm not the kind of person who makes a fuss over a single corpse.
"Isn't that right? Their people have all arrived. Let's go see them!" Sengoku said.
As he spoke, he led the naval officers toward the naval port.
Even if it was just to greet the corpse of Fleet Admiral Kong, Sengoku and the others still had to come out to greet it.
The Azure Emperor Pirates ' ship slowly approached the Navy's port, and two people disembarked first.
The navy personnel secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the two individuals.
It was indeed not the Azure Emperor who arrived.
The Azure Emperor's power was simply too great, making it difficult for them to breathe.
"I am Kirikage Saizo, the Azure Emperor's First Apostle!"
" Kanjuro, the Azure Emperor's Second Apostle!"
"Greetings, gentlemen of the Navy."
These two are Kirikage Saizo and Kanjuro.
Kanjuro was originally the Azure Emperor's First Apostle, but according to Zesi's rules, apostles are not ranked in order of rank, but they are ranked in terms of strength, with the one with the higher strength being the First Apostle.
After becoming an Angel, Kirikage Saizo challenged Kanjuro and won, so he is now the First Apostle.
However, if an apostle becomes stronger than him, the apostle rankings will change again.
" The Azure Emperor Apostle? What are you doing here?" Sengoku asked coldly.
"By order of the Azure Emperor, we have come to return the remains of Fleet Admiral Kong. The Azure Emperor said that Kong truly deserves the title of Fleet Admiral, and such a powerful figure deserves the treatment he is entitled to. Therefore, he ordered us to return Kong's remains so that the Navy can pay their respects!" Kirikage said with a smile.
At the same time, Kirikage his hand, and eight burly men in black military uniforms carried down a coffin.
These eight burly men in black military uniforms, each with a serious expression and marching in perfect unison, approached with a powerful, measured step.
"Black-clad, Death Camp!" Upon seeing the clothing of these eight burly men, Sengoku and the others immediately understood their identities.
After the battle on Hachinosu, Azure Emperor Pirates Silver Axe Pirates Silver Axe Pirates suffered a major defeat.
A large number of pirates were captured by the Azure Emperor Pirates.
The Azure Emperor Pirates selected two thousand members to form Death Camp.
There are no regulations regarding the uniforms of the Azure Emperor Pirates, but the Death Camp, like an army, has its own uniforms.
The black military uniform (cffb) was the standard attire for the Death Camp.
But when they saw the soldiers of the Death Camp carrying the coffin down in perfect step, they were shocked.
So the navy was stunned.
Is this still a pirate?
Even their naval soldiers probably don't have such a neat and powerful marching style.
The small group of people walked out with the imposing presence of an army.
If they didn't know these people were originally pirates, they would think they were the most elite soldiers.
The navy didn't know.
Although the crew of the Azure Emperor Pirates have undergone military training, they are, after all, a pirate crew.
They still need to maintain their unruly nature and freedom; only then can the pirate crew become powerful.
This is the difference between a top soldier and an ordinary soldier.
But the Death Camp was different; they were originally hostile pirates.
We're joining the Azure Emperor Pirates ' Death Camp now, to prevent them from being unaware of the rules or having any other ulterior motives.
So after these people joined the Death Camp, Zesi had them trained to the point of near death.
They are exceptionally strict, especially when it comes to discipline.
Since they're pirates who have surrendered anyway, training them to the bone is definitely the right thing to do.
Even if someone dies during training, there's nothing to say about it, and there's no need to worry about anything.
Under such rigorous training, the entire Death Camp developed an iron discipline.
"Now return the Fleet Admiral's remains. Please have the Navy hand them over!" said Kirikage.
With a wave of his hand, Sengoku immediately sent out several Vice Admiral to take the coffin from the Death Camp.
"I, Azure Emperor, on behalf of all my fellow naval personnel, express my gratitude to the Sengoku Emperor for returning the remains of Fleet Admiral Kong."
"However, the Navy and the Azure Emperor have an irreconcilable feud. As members of the Azure Emperor Pirates and apostles of the Azure Emperor, aren't you afraid of being captured by the Navy if you appear at our Marine Headquarters?" Sengoku said coldly at this moment.
"Our Azure Emperor respected Kong as a tough soldier, worthy of the title of Fleet Admiral, which is why we returned his remains. We don't need the Navy's gratitude."
"As for capturing us? We are the apostles of the Azure Emperor, representing his Azure Emperor's Will on the seas. If Marine Admiral were to capture us, we might not be a match, but that would be tantamount to thoroughly provoking the Azure Emperor. Perhaps you've barely captured us before the Azure Emperor himself appears at Marine Headquarters. Azure Emperor has said that if we die, he will make the entire Marine Headquarters pay with its life. So, in that sense, we wouldn't be at a loss!" The two, Kirikage and Wuying, said with a faint smile, showing no fear of the Marine Headquarters personnel.