Chapter 392: Choices of Various Parties
"Lie low.
This era has nothing to do with us for now."
What was once Wano Country is now Dragon Island, where the Tyrant Dragon Pirates, one of the New World's top-tier factions, are entrenched.
Zak, the "Tyrant Dragon," felt a slight reluctance, yet he had to admit this fact.
The gap between their pirate crews was too vast.
In the past two years, he had challenged Shiki and was undoubtedly defeated.
Despite possessing the ability to control wind, thunder, and gravity.
However, the Float-Float Fruit's ability allowed Shiki to become weightless, immune to his gravity manipulation, and disregard his gravity.
The wind and thunder he generated would also be countered by Shiki's ability.
Despite possessing extreme speed, his massive physique couldn't match Shiki's agility.
The current Shiki was the ruler of the sky, and aerial combat against him was a thankless task for Zak.
The young Tyrant Dragon Pirates were still unable to resist the Flying Pirates, let alone face three factions not weaker than the Tyrant Dragon Pirates simultaneously.
Zak was the same age as Hades, only thirty-five years old now, while elders like John, Silver Axe, and Wang Zhi still had enough time.
The Devil Pirates on the other side had the same idea.
Nash, the "Demon King," was rational.
Although he had the ambition to become the strongest, it was difficult to achieve.
There were too many competitors, and it was even harder to stand out among them.
Each one of those guys was stronger than the last.
It was valuable for a person to know their own limitations.
At the very least, this was not his era.
Even if the Flying Pirates hadn't reached the strength of the former Rocks Pirates, it was difficult to reach that degree.
Their current presence was unstoppable.
And it was difficult for these great pirates to unite again now.
At least the Devil Pirates wouldn't.
The Flying Pirates were in the north, the Devil Pirates were in the south, with the Five Peaks Pirates sandwiched in between.
No matter what, the Flying Pirates couldn't affect the Devil Pirates' development.
The Devil Pirates could even profit from it.
However, Nash didn't have this idea.
In terms of high-end combat power, the Devil Pirates were at a disadvantage.
He didn't have the support of the Dragonoid Gang like Zak did.
Cadres needed to be cultivated slowly.
Most of the strong pirates had joined the Flying Pirates.
That's how people were.
In terms of prestige, with "Pluto" Hades's dormancy, "Golden Lion" Shiki inherited the most legacy from Rocks.
Shiki carried the identity of a "Rocks Successor."
This was something they couldn't compare to.
Teasing Asmodeus, who was already six years old, Nash began to consolidate the strength he controlled, even though he hadn't been affected by the conflicts on The Great Sea.
Unlike most pirates on The Great Sea, Nash came from a minor noble family, received an elite education, and became a pirate due to an accident that led him to go to sea.
During the Rocks Pirates era, he abandoned some of his former noble habits and tried his best to integrate into the pirate community.
This was something a young pirate without a background had to do.
Maintaining noble mannerisms would only cause annoyance, which he didn't want to see.
However, many things couldn't be hidden, even ingrained in his bones.
His son, Asmodeus, began receiving elite noble etiquette education from a young age.
The teachers of etiquette were invited by him from various kingdoms.
The Devil Pirates maintained good connections with many factions, including kingdoms.
In terms of territory management, the Devil Pirates surpassed all other pirate crews except the Pluto Pirates.
Even the Flying Pirates couldn't compare.
The Flying Pirates were too large and too bloated to be effectively managed.
No matter what, the Devil Pirates were constantly developing.
Time was on his side.
Compared to him, elders like John, Silver Axe, and Wang Zhi.
Just seven years after the Battle of God Valley, they seemed like old guys who were about to be eliminated.
And Typhon, the leader of the "Monster Legion," was not interested in what was happening on The Great Sea.
For the next few years, he would focus on stable development.
The Monster Legion was growing stronger, constantly producing strongmen through Gu Cultivation methods.
As the number of Demon-level Monsters continued to increase, the scope of the Monster Legion's rule also expanded.
Of course, Monster Paradise, the base camp, would become increasingly terrifying because Typhon had begun to transform the entire Beast Island.
There was also the gestation of his three confidants.
These young pirates seemed to have already withdrawn from the contention for hegemony in the New World.
The remaining Byrnndi Pirates were unknown, seemingly having no intention of taking advantage of the situation to attack the territories of the John Pirates and Silver Axe Pirates.
In fact, many members of the Byrnndi Pirates didn't even know what their captain was thinking.
He didn't occupy territory, didn't develop the pirate crew, and it felt like he didn't want to do anything except destruction.
It was utterly boring.
Even occupying territory and starting wars weren't Byrnndi World's personal wishes but were driven by his subordinates below him.
This made people feel that Byrnndi World seemed to have no ambition.
How could anyone be willing to join someone without ambition?
Many people had high expectations for Byrnndi World because he was a monster no weaker than "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate and "Golden Lion" Shiki.
Unfortunately, Byrnndi World seemed to have disappointed them.
In Hades's view, Byrnndi World had antisocial personality disorder.
Some of his actions were simply illogical.
Byrnndi World liked to challenge order and destroy order.
He was not interested in territory expansion, nor did he have direct hostile connections with other great pirates.
Pirates themselves symbolized chaos, and war against pirates couldn't excite Byrnndi World.
Conversely, facing the World Government, the establisher of order, and the Marines, the maintainers of order, Byrnndi World would feel more excited.
This situation was evident before Byrnndi World joined the Rocks Pirates.
After joining the Rocks Pirates, he seemed relatively normal because the Rocks Pirates were constantly at war and constantly causing destruction, satisfying Byrnndi World's psychological needs.
After the Battle of God Valley, this situation began again.
With the wars against the Marines and the World Government in the past, Byrnndi World now felt no interest in pirates.
He was just that awkward and full of conflict.
According to intelligence, Byrnndi World clearly couldn't stand it anymore.
He even somewhat longed to return to the Rocks Pirates era and secretly contacted other great pirates about attacking the Four Seas and plundering them like before.
But he was undoubtedly refused.
They weren't fools.
The Marines were still the same Marines, but they were no longer the Rocks Pirates.
However, under Byrnndi World's powerful deterrence, the Byrnndi Pirates still maintained powerful strength and were generally on an upward development trend.
In Byrnndi World's heart, a crazy plan had already formed.
(end of chapter)