Revolutionary Army Headquarters.
White Dirt Island, Baltigo.
Sand and dust flew everywhere. Inside the somewhat dilapidated headquarters building in the center of the vast, white island.
The news that Admiral Akainu's fleet, originally sent to the South Blue marker, was ambushed, and that Admiral Akainu himself died at the hands of Shiki, initially made many cadres of the Revolutionary Army happy for a short while, but then they were enraged by the news released by the World Government.
"Too shameless!!!"
"Absolutely shameless! Damn World Government, they deserve to lose an Admiral!"
"It's disgraceful! To protect the face of the World Government and Marine Headquarters, they actually pushed the incident onto our Revolutionary Army..."
The Revolutionary Army, from top to bottom, was all enraged.
They never expected that the World Government, in order to protect its own face, would directly push Akainu's death onto the Revolutionary Army, who had absolutely nothing to do with the matter. They even firmly claimed that the Revolutionary Army collaborated with the Flying Pirates to ambush Akainu's fleet.
However, the main high-ranking officials of the Revolutionary Army, such as Monkey D. Dragon, couldn't help but look grim, realizing the serious crisis!
In the clean and concise meeting room, the cadres remaining at the Revolutionary Army Headquarters were all gathered.
"With the Marines' foundation, losing a Marine Admiral can quickly be replenished. Just within the headquarters, there are two candidates for Admiral positions..." "War Ghost" Corazon, a Revolutionary Army cadre sitting to the right of Monkey D. Dragon, crossed his arms and directly shook his head.
Corazon, the Revolutionary Army cadre "War Ghost," was a burly man with a tall physique.
His exaggerated muscle lines bulged out his gray suit, and his entire being exuded a formidable aura, carrying a hint of a soldier's iron blood, making people not dare to underestimate him.
"It's just that I don't know who the next Admiral will be, whether it's a tea-line or a peach-line."
Not to mention the World Government, just the Marine Headquarters, this colossal violent organization, has an extremely strong foundation.
Whether it's the Revolutionary Army or the Four Emperors and other forces, for their top-ranking main cadres, losing one is a huge loss. But Marine Headquarters, even if it loses an Admiral representing the Marines' highest combat power, can replenish them in the shortest time possible.
"The World Government forcefully dragged the Revolutionary Army into the incident where Akainu's fleet was ambushed by Shiki. In order to uphold the World Government's and Marine Headquarters' prestige, and to deter those forces on the great sea that are restless due to the fall of the Marines' highest combat power, they couldn't possibly do nothing..."
Monkey D. Dragon, seated at the head, stood up, looking directly at all the Revolutionary Army cadres present. His face was full of solemnity and seriousness. He placed his hands on the conference table and spoke in a deep voice: "The Flying Pirates, who were the true 'masterminds', are not mentioned. Next, the World Government will definitely launch a bloody retaliation against the Revolutionary Army for 'participating in the assassination of an Admiral'..."
He knew very well that the Revolutionary Army, which posed an extreme threat to the World Government and shook the foundation of its rule, was already a thorn in its side. Now that such a thing had happened, in order to maintain its own prestige and deter the great sea, the World Government would absolutely not hesitate to use this as an excuse, and would sternly order the Marines to vigorously annihilate the Revolutionary Army and any related rebel armies.
"Everyone, for the Revolutionary Army, the real test is coming!"
Without a doubt.
A terrifying storm was approaching the Revolutionary Army.
This could be said to be an undeserved disaster, but it was unavoidable!
...
What would happen to the Revolutionary Army, which was unjustly dragged into the incident, in the bloody retaliation that the World Government might launch next?
As the true mastermind behind the scenes, Vinsmoke Ichiji naturally wouldn't care.
Although from the beginning, he didn't intentionally plan to calculate the Revolutionary Army, it was none of his business that the World Government insisted on dragging the Revolutionary Army in as a scapegoat.
At this moment, he had already directly left with that natural-type Lava-Lava Fruit, separating from Sanji, Sora, and others. He was now alone, rushing with full force towards the New World, preparing to confront "Blackbeard" Teach and others.
But halfway there, he received a call from Doflamingo.
"Hahahaha, truly, when motionless, nothing happens, but once you move, it's shocking, Vinsmoke Ichiji..."
From the Den Den Mushi, a face wearing purple sunglasses was mimicked, emitting a demonic laugh: "Even Marine Admirals were taken out by you."
Other forces didn't know the relationship between "Golden Lion" Shiki and Germa 66. Didn't Doflamingo, who had private dealings with Germa 66 and possessed some information, know clearly?
"I don't know what you're talking about. Although the Marines lost one of their top combat powers, I'm indeed a bit gloating..."
His black wings flapped continuously in the high sky. The entire person was flying towards the New World at an astonishing speed. Vinsmoke Ichiji slowly opened his mouth.
A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. Although he originally intended to leave Doflamingo to Law, if the other party was too insolent, he wouldn't mind directly "conveniently" dealing with this guy.
"Nothing, I just think this legend of the sea is doing too great a job. It really makes people increasingly look forward to what's next, hahahaha..."
On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Doflamingo, far away in his palace in Dressrosa, intelligently avoided continuing on this topic. He then laughed loudly and asked: "But speaking of which, I heard your two brothers recently went up against Tashigi. Yesterday, they attacked that guy's gambling ship, causing no small casualties!"
He naturally wouldn't use these to threaten the other party; that would be seeking his own death.
Whether it was Shiki or Vinsmoke Ichiji, both had exceptionally domineering personalities. They would never compromise with themselves, and even less tolerate threats from others.
It was better to hold onto this information for now. At a critical moment, it might come in handy.
Vinsmoke Ichiji snorted coldly and said indifferently:
"If they can't even deal with a mere Tashigi and even put their own lives at risk, then it can only be said that their capacity is not enough..."
He truly thought so.
Whether it was the Paramecia type or the Logia type, both were extremely powerful abilities.
Although Niji and Yonji were a bit younger, hothouse flowers couldn't withstand wind and rain. Using Tashigi as their whetstone was clearly a good choice.
The strength of the two of them was indeed far from reaching its peak, but Tashigi's ability, by the looks of it, had only recently awakened.
As long as they didn't have to fight to the death with the opponent, self-preservation was still not a problem.
"Hahahaha, truly a cold-blooded guy!"
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