"How dare he openly attack Mary Geoise? Absolutely audacious, truly audacious!!!"
The Five Elder 'Gandhi' looked at the screen transmission of Kaido's battle with the CP0 agent from the projection Den Den Mushi, slamming the table in anger.
"All Celestial Dragons have gone to Pangaea Castle to receive protection from all CP0 agents, but one Celestial Dragon still died in Kaido's attack."
'Castro' put down the Den Den Mushi with a grim face and said coldly,
"Saint Charloss is dead. A bloodline of the Creators actually perished in this Divine City? This is the biggest provocation to the World Government, to us!"
The death of a Celestial Dragon is actually not a big deal.
To be blunt, in the eyes of the Five Elders, the death of one or two of those low-witted 'compatriots' is inconsequential.
They only care about the enormous impact that the death of a Celestial Dragon has on the reputation of the World Government.
When a Celestial Dragon is attacked, an Admiral must be dispatched immediately, and if a Celestial Dragon dies, the Marines and the World Government will launch a full-scale manhunt for the culprit!
The bloodline and existence of the twenty 'descendants' of the Creators of the world are noble and inviolable.
Their rule over this world is the natural order.
This is the foundation of the World Government's existence.
You have to admit that many people believe this deceptive rhetoric.
They genuinely regard the Celestial Dragons as the noble 'God's Clan.' For those member nations, the Celestial Dragons' high status and authority are the greatest guarantee that they will honestly pay their 'heavenly tribute.'
But now, right in Mary Geoise, a pirate actually stormed the city in the clouds and instantly turned a noble Celestial Dragon into charcoal!
If this incident doesn't have a resolution today, what will happen to the World Government's reputation!
"Borsalino is on his way, and Sakazuki and Kuzan will follow."
"'Lincoln' frowned, "Can we ensure we keep Kaido?"
"Why did this guy choose to attack Mary Geoise... What made him go crazy?"
Among the Four Emperors, Kaido may not be the strongest, but he is definitely the most troublesome.
Compared to Big Mom, Kaido's flight speed and ability are almost a complete victory over Big Mom, who needs to rely on Zeus and Prometheus for flight.
In terms of mobility, Kaido is the best among the Four Emperors.
In terms of self-healing vitality, Kaido is also the strongest among the Four Emperors.
He might be at the bottom of the Four Emperors in terms of destructive power, but he still has the second-highest defense, the highest vitality, and the highest mobility.
It is already extremely difficult to fight this monster.
If he realizes what is happening and decides to escape, the three Admirals may not be able to stop him.
CP0, as the strongest shield of the Celestial Dragons, does have several powerhouses comparable to Admirals, but unfortunately, their mobility cannot keep up with Kaido.
CP0 is indeed the foundation of the World Government, but this foundation is not overwhelmingly strong.
It is certainly not as exaggerated as some people speculate, with 'dozens of Admirals,' otherwise, why would the Five Elders need the Warlords to balance the Four Emperors? They would just sweep them all away.
The only one capable of keeping up with Kaido, Kizaru, is extremely cautious by nature, and frankly, Kizaru's 'Yasakani no Magatama' is difficult to cause much damage to Kaido in air combat.
Although the Five Elders were extremely angry, they were well aware that without using their trump cards, Kaido had a high possibility of escaping.
"What does 'Red Hair' have to say? Has he forgotten what he promised us!" 'Gandhi' tightened his grip on his sword, his tone chilling.
"To balance the seas for us, to maintain stability... so what's happening now? Does he want a full-scale war between the Four Emperors and the World Government?"
"There is no need to rush. The situation has stabilized. With CP0 there, Kaido cannot cause any more damage to Mary Geoise."
'Gorbachev' crossed his hands and said in a deep voice,
"If we can keep Kaido, that's best.
If we can't, we must make him pay an unforgettable price.
What happened in Mary Geoise today will not be leaked.
As long as no one knows, it will not harm the World Government's credibility."
If Saint Charloss had died in a 'lower realm' like the Sabaody Archipelago, the Five Elders might have to scramble to maintain the World Government's reputation.
But dying in Mary Geoise is actually quite acceptable.
Morgans' newspaper birds cannot fly to the peak of the Red Line, and he doesn't have the guts to provoke the World Government.
What happened here today is destined to remain unknown to outsiders.
"More than this, I am more concerned about whether this incident has anything to do with that Poltorto..."
'Gorbachev' picked up the Den Den Mushi connected to Sengoku and said in a deep voice,
"Sengoku, let me talk to the 'Steel Giant.'"
"Oh my, oh my, the Five Elders truly have an impressive demeanor. It took me so much effort to get through to you."
Shin folded his hands, looking at the golden Den Den Mushi that mimicked the appearance of the Five Elders on the table, and smiled pleasantly.
"Did you cause Kaido's incident?" The Five Elders' interrogation came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.
"I don't think I have the ability to make a Four Emperor attack Mary Geoise," Shin shrugged.
"He was injured during his battle with the Golden Lion, and I seized the opportunity to take the Golden Lion. Perhaps his prey was taken away, so this black slug chased my 'Barbatos' like crazy, and I managed to shake him off, but he seemed to have decided to cause trouble in Mary Geoise to vent."
"So you lured Kaido over?" The Five Elders' tone became dangerous.
"No, no, no, that's not how you should put it. My mobile suit just shook him off. I don't know why Kaido went crazy and attacked Mary Geoise."
Shin shrugged and smiled calmly.
"Alright, gentlemen. Let's stop the meaningless chatter and get to the point, shall we?"
"I will hand over the technology you want, but in exchange, I want to join the Warlords."
"Absolutely impossible!" 'Gandhi' of the Five Elders firmly refused.
"Your only choice is to hand over the technology and join the Special Science Unit to work with Vegapunk. The World Government will not mistreat you, but you must be under the control of the World Government!"
"Ah... I believe I was very sincere." Shin sighed, crossed his hands, and said quietly.
"See how much I trust the World Government? I directly handed over the Golden Lion, such a heinous criminal who slapped you gentlemen hard in the face, to the Marines. With such sincerity, I thought I would also see sincerity from you."
"To join the Warlords, you must first show us your value."
At this moment, 'Lincoln' of the Five Elders took over the Den Den Mushi and said calmly,
"Although Moria, who was defeated by the Straw Hat crew, has lost his value as a Warlord, his existence is ultimately our reputation. You want the Warlord position? It's simple. Prove that you have the value to make us break the rules."
"As you wish." Shin smiled pleasantly, taking out a projection Den Den Mushi from his pocket.
"What will happen next is-the dissolution of the Thriller Bark."
...
"Damn it, who are you guys?"
A group of pirates huddled together, terrified like frightened chickens.
The man wearing a round hat and whose face was partly stitched with lion features laughed loudly.
"This is Master Moria's territory, and you are about to become a glorious part of us."
"It's settled, Moria, hehehehehehe."
The grotesque man, wearing fishnet stockings and a purple fur coat, smiled maliciously.
"Very good, my army is replenished again."
The tall, obese man who looked like a demon or a vampire from a legend, holding a huge pair of scissors, Gecko Moria, approached this group of pirates with a malicious smile.
"Your shadows are mine!"
The sharp scissors cut through the shadows of these pirates, effortlessly taking their shadows and souls.
Moria waved his hand, signaling Absalom beside him to drag these pirates away to create stronger, more obedient zombie soldiers.
Moria had a fruitful day today.
Three pirate crews mindlessly crashed into the Florian Triangle, attempting to pass brazenly through Moria's territory, and now, they all became Moria's possessions.
Thinking of this, Moria couldn't help but let out a 'Hehehehehehehehehe' laugh, but soon after, this laugh turned into an extremely angry roar.
"Straw Hat Boy, you just wait. I will crush you to ashes one day!!!"
Moria's expression was twisted with anger.
After all, anyone who experienced what Moria did would be like this.
Just two months ago, his zombie army, which he had painstakingly collected for decades and intended to use to return to his peak strength-was completely annihilated by the Straw Hat crew.
Zombie soldiers from number 400 to 799, scary zombies from number 200 to 399, and five powerful General Zombies, countless animal zombies, and most importantly, his hard work of many years, the powerful Oars the Demon, were all gone.
The foundation he had worked so hard to build for decades was completely smashed by a group of intruders.
This is like a bunch of brats smashing a cabinet full of figurines you worked hard to collect.
It was truly difficult for Moria to recover from such a blow.
His greatest obsession now was to rebuild the zombie army and then get revenge on the Straw Hat crew.
Most importantly, he must immediately show the World Government his strength as the oldest Warlord.
Moria was not naive enough to think that the Five Elders and the World Government were kind to him.
The foundation of his Warlord status was his strong strength and influence.
Now that he had been defeated, his status was precarious.
Therefore, during this period, Moria had completely lowered his standards for collecting human shadows to create a zombie army.
The Warlords of the Sea hold a legitimate license for piracy issued by the World Government, but this scope of piracy is limited to ships not protected by the World Government, meaning only fellow pirates and those from non-member nations of the World Government.
In the past, Moria was very obedient and sensible, never infringing on ships under the World Government's jurisdiction passing through the Florian Triangle.
His main targets were naturally fellow pirates.
This is why Moria, despite having such a useful ability, only had that much development for his zombie army in the end.
After experiencing the pain of being defeated by Kaido and the death of all his companions on the ship, the degenerate and obese Moria worked hard to develop his zombie army, adhering to the 'elite strategy.'
Those zombie soldiers were indeed vulnerable in front of powerful pirates like the Supernovas, but they were very capable against ordinary Marines.
But now, it was meaningless to say more.
Everything he had worked so hard to build was destroyed by a single punch from the Straw Hat kid.
Moria, knowing his terrible situation, no longer cared about his bottom line.
He completely abandoned his 'selection criteria' for the zombie army.
During this time, all ships passing through the Florian Triangle-all of them-were attacked by him.
He took the shadows of pirates, the shadows of ordinary merchant ships, and even dared to attack ships protected by the World Government.
By relying on this indiscriminate and voracious behavior, Moria's army quickly refilled all its original numbers.
But the cost was a drastic drop in quality.
Honestly, Moria himself was not sure what use those zombie soldiers made of civilians would have, but even if it was inflated, he had to maintain his surface strength.
Just as Moria was fantasizing about the future, a magnified voice passed through the gloomy castle, or rather, through the large hole punched by the Straw Hat.
"Moria, come out and get hit!"
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