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Wano Country, northwest direction.
Thick white smoke formed by evaporated seawater reached the sky, clearly visible even from a hundred miles away.
"That's the Calm Belt!"
On the lookout post of the surveillance warship, a Marine soon discovered the anomaly, but the distance was too great to determine the specific situation.
The leading Captain came to the deck, picked up his binoculars, and observed.
"Volcanic eruption?"
The huge smoke rising from afar looked exactly like the landscape formed by an underwater volcanic eruption, but he felt uneasy.
The warship was located southwest of Wano Country, and the thick smoke was in the Calm Belt northwest of Wano Country, forming a triangular shape.
Therefore, the volcanic eruption site was very close to Wano Country, and judging by the size of the smoke, the scale of this volcanic eruption was extraordinary.
They were tasked with surveillance, and any abnormal situation occurring near Wano Country needed to be thoroughly investigated.
"Let's go take a look!"
"Yes!"
The surveillance warship approached the thick smoke, but as soon as it entered a fifty-nautical-mile radius, Beast Pirates' warships emerged from the thick fog ahead!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Cannon fire roared!
New World, Marine G-14 Branch.
Kujaku burst into the base commander's office.
"Vice Admiral Doll, just now, the warship responsible for monitoring the Beast Pirates was sunk. These are the last photos they sent back!"
"Quick, bring them!"
Doll took the photos, her heart sinking.
In the photos, several of the Beast Pirates' large warships were approaching, and behind the Beast Pirates' warships, a huge white smoke column was rising.
It was impossible to determine what happened.
But one thing she knew was that the smoke column must be related to the Beast Pirates, otherwise they would not have dispatched a fleet to blockade the sea area.
It must be investigated!
"Contact Marine Headquarters!"
"Yes!"
At this moment, inside the Calm Belt.
Daichi stood in the seawater, with magma constantly gushing out from under his feet. He walked for a distance in the Calm Belt before stopping.
To build a super-large fortress like the Marine G-series, the foundation needed at least a medium-sized island.
The amount of work was super huge.
But there was also a clever way.
With a thought, Daichi controlled the magma to spray downwards, quickly connecting with the seabed, and his perception extended along the earth to the planet's core.
This place was very close to Wano Country, the seabed terrain was relatively higher, and the depth of the seawater was only a few hundred meters.
With his ability, he could completely trigger small-scale crustal movements and squeeze the land below upwards.
"Rumble!!!"
Soon, the seabed trembled slightly.
The abnormal situation immediately disturbed the schools of fish living in this sea area, and they all fled outwards.
There were also large Sea Kings.
"Splash!"
One by one, Sea Kings poked their heads out of the sea surface. Even the smallest ones were comparable in size to large warships.
"The food problem is also solved!"
Daichi raised his head, looking at the ridiculously large Sea Kings, grinning, and drooling.
So many Sea Kings as food could save a lot of money!
The Sea Kings noticed Daichi. Although Daichi was less than a tenth of their size, he made them feel dangerous.
The next moment, a seaquake erupted!
The sea surface beneath Daichi's feet suddenly bulged, and a large amount of seawater spread around. As the sea surface rapidly rose, land full of mud and shells appeared on the sea surface.
In the distance, Groudon.
The pirates were stunned.
"An island has risen from beneath the sea!"
They originally thought that creating land before was a miracle, but the island that appeared out of nowhere in front of them once again refreshed their understanding.
What a mighty power!
"Jiehahahaha!"
Daichi spread his arms and laughed, looking at the stunned Sea Kings not far away. With a glare of his eyes, a laser beam instantly pierced through the Sea King's body.
What are you looking at!
The other Sea Kings, seeing this, immediately dived into the sea in terror.
Daichi transformed back into his human form and returned to Groudon.
This was enough for now.
Being too big made it easy to be discovered. Once this fortress was almost built, he would then build roads and the fortress on the other side.
"Has Hajrudin returned?"
"Almost there!"
Daichi nodded slightly.
Building a large fortress required a huge amount of labor. With the Giants, the construction time would be greatly reduced.
Moreover, in the event of an attack, the Giants could also transform into combat power.
Such a large project would eventually be discovered by the outside world, and conflicts would be inevitable then. It depended on who had higher awareness.
Also, supplies, which were also consumed in huge amounts.
"Boss Daichi!"
A huge Giant warship sailed from afar. Hajrudin stood on the deck, waving to Daichi.
Behind him were a group of Giant warriors.
At least a hundred people!
A Giant force of this scale had not appeared on the sea for many years. Even the Marines' Giant Vice Admirals were less than 10.
Daichi smiled brightly.
Just in time!
Days passed, and the pirates in the New World, in order to compete for the Yonko position, were all immersed in slaughter, but the instigator, the Beast Pirates, stopped its conquests.
But the Beast Pirates' actions did not stop.
Every day, a large number of transport ships, fully loaded with building materials, went to Wano Country. The abnormal situation made various forces feel uneasy.
Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, our intelligence warship was once again sunk by the Beast Pirates."
"Understood."
Sengoku rubbed his head tiredly.
Since Doll sent the news, the Marines had continuously dispatched more than a dozen medium and small warships, but all were sunk by the Beast Pirates.
They couldn't even get close to Wano Country.
Coupled with the Beast Pirates' recent actions, so many materials were missing, it was clear that the Beast Pirates were brewing a huge conspiracy.
The longer it dragged on, the more uneasy he felt.
The most important thing now was to find out what the Beast Pirates were doing so that the Marines could respond in time.
Vice Admiral Tsuru frowned and said, "Since our warships cannot approach Wano Country from the New World, why not try to investigate from other routes."
"Tsuru, what do you mean?"
"Calm Belt!"
Sengoku fell into deep thought.
The Calm Belt was a nest of Sea Kings, and even warships could not stay there for a long time, so the risk of reconnaissance through the Calm Belt was extremely high.
Vice Admiral Tsuru suggested, "Kuja's ships can sail freely in the Calm Belt. We can act with Kuja."
"That woman is probably..."
Sengoku was even more distressed.
The last time he summoned the Pirate Empress, it caused a lot of trouble, and it would probably not be so easy to summon her again.
She was too willful!
But now there really was no good way.
Grand Line, Calm Belt.
Amazon Lily.
The Two Sisters were extremely angry.
"Hancock, the Marines are here again!"
"The warship is parked three kilometers away!"
Only two or three months had passed since the last summons, and the Marines came again, which made the Two Sisters extremely angry.
Hancock hated summons the most!
"They are truly a bunch of useless men, needing me for everything."
Hancock indifferently came to the window.
"Did the Marines say anything?"
"The Marines said that as long as Hancock agrees to this mandatory summons and assists in capturing Daichi the Destroyer, they will not bother Hancock for the next three years."
"Three years?"
Hancock's eyes moved slightly.
This deal was quite a bargain.