Up until today, Kong had been continuously receiving front-line battle reports for nearly ten days.
Through these reports, he had almost completely experienced the entire process of the campaign against the Legendary Pirate, the Roger Pirates, albeit only through the text of the reports.
The initial news was: Admiral Shirojishi heavily injured the core members of the Roger Pirates in a direct battle. Even the Legendary Pirate Gol D. Roger was beaten half to death.
Then came news: Admiral Shirojishi's warship was urgently requisitioned by Vice Admiral Garp, and Admiral Shirojishi requested that warships from nearby branch bases be dispatched for his use.
A few days later, another battle report arrived: Vice Admiral Garp was fully pursuing the Roger Pirates, and the two sides engaged in multiple battles during this time.
Today, the latest news indicated: The Legendary Pirate Gol D. Roger, due to severe injuries sustained in a battle with Kenji a few days ago, had died?!
"Aren't things developing too quickly?"
Although the battle reports were progressing step by step, Kong felt that something was amiss.
"A Legendary Pirate, just like that, was severely wounded and died?"
It wasn't that Kong didn't believe such a thing, but rather that the battle's progression was too smooth.
Garp, who had shone brightly in the God Valley Battle and became a 'Marine Hero' in one fell swoop, had pursued Roger for many years without being able to defeat him.
Yet, Kenji took down the Roger Pirates in one battle? Was this still the 'dead last' peer he knew?
Kong felt there was something strange about it, feeling a sense of unreality in his heart.
"Forget it, everything will be clear once Garp and Kenji return..."
While the Marine high command and the World Government high command were shocked by the latest intelligence, Kenji knew nothing about it.
He was unaware that his achievements were becoming 'increasingly exaggerated' due to various contributing factors.
If he himself knew that he had killed Roger, he would probably be shocked and then ask, "Really? Is Roger that weak?"
In fact, Kenji hadn't received any notifications these past few days, nor had he reported the battle situation in detail to Headquarters.
He merely had Marie report on his behalf, and Marie, being far from the center of the battle, had limited knowledge.
Of course, Kenji wasn't idle during this period.
After the nearby Marine branch base arrived, he stayed on Samo Island for a few more days to arrange personnel.
One important arrangement was to temporarily leave Marie on Samo Island to serve as an instructor for new recruits.
Once Sakazuki and Magellan arrived on Samo Island, Kenji led the Marine, who had rested and recuperated on the island, to set sail.
After several days of sailing.
On the same day that Kong received the news of "Roger's death," Kenji's warship had already sailed more than halfway.
That day, the sea was still calm, and the warship sailed steadily, so steadily that Kenji was enjoying tea and snacks on the deck.
It wasn't until noon that he suddenly received urgent news.
"You mean a Headquarters warship was attacked?"
In front of the white tablecloth, Kenji slightly tilted his head, looking at Sakazuki, who was standing behind him reporting.
Since Marie was temporarily left on Samo Island to serve as a temporary instructor, Sakazuki, who had been reassigned back, temporarily assumed the role of acting lieutenant on the warship.
As for Magellan, due to his unique poison physique, he basically stayed in a sealed room all day, not going out. That black-box-like room could be considered his 'ideal paradise'.
"Yes, Admiral Shirojishi!" Sakazuki stood ramrod straight behind Kenji, reporting in a solemn voice.
"The attacked party was Headquarters Rear Admiral Truger and his subordinate forces."
"The attackers were the Nine Snake Pirates from Amazon Lily Kingdom!"
"Here is some intelligence on the Nine Snakes Pirates..."
As he spoke, Sakazuki extended his hand and handed over a paper document.
"Nine Snake Pirates... current Empress..." Kenji quickly scanned it, a thoughtful expression on his face.
The next moment, his expression suddenly froze, and a system prompt unexpectedly appeared in his vision.
[You received news that a Marineford ship was attacked dozens of nautical miles away! The attackers are the Nine Snakes Pirates led by the current Empress of Amazon Lily!]
[As a Marineford Rear Admiral, you decide to provide support to the attacked Marine!]
[Misison (Main): Provide support to the attacked Marine, rescue at least 50 Marine officers and soldiers!]
[Reward: Upgrade a random owned trait once!]
"Main mission?" Kenji slightly paused after reading the entire mission content.
"From the intelligence, the Nine Snakes Pirates' strength isn't very great during this period."
"The system determined this a main mission... is it because I hold a position in Headquarters?"
He thought casually, then raised a hand to Sakazuki, signaling. "Issue the order, everyone prepare for battle."
"Understood!"
Sakazuki quickly relayed the command, directing the warship to go support the attacked Marine.
With the warship sailing at full speed, it wasn't long before they arrived in the sea area near the incident.
The lookout could already vaguely observe the general situation within the battlefield from afar and immediately reported loudly.
"Report! Rear Admiral Truger's attacked warship has been sighted!"
"Enemy pirate ship sighted! Confirmed target is the Nine Snakes Pirates!"
"The target is leaving the battlefield!"
Kenji listened to the report and casually waved his hand, saying, "Bring the ship closer."
"Sakazuki, you will command this battle."
Through the previous intel, he already knew that the Nine Snakes Pirates' strength was average, so he simply handed it over to Sakazuki to handle.
Such an average pirate crew was not worth him personally taking action.
Behind him, Sakazuki, upon receiving the order, immediately began to act, giving a deep command, "Warship full speed ahead! Target: Nine Snakes Pirates!"
"All personnel, prepare for battle!"
One by one, the Marine soldiers took their combat positions, their footsteps noisy but without the slightest panic.
Soon, the warship arrived at the sea area where the battle had occurred.
Kenji looked up and saw a scene filled with smoke.
A riddled warship was rapidly sinking, and around the warship, soldiers were bobbing up and down in the sea.
Kenji's warship sailed over, rescuing the fallen soldiers along the way, and finally taking the remaining personnel from the damaged warship onto their own ship.
After the rescue was completed, the exact number of survivors was reported to Kenji.
"Only 109 crew members were rescued?" Kenji raised an eyebrow as he listened to the report.
"And Headquarters Rear Admiral Truger was captured?"
Truger's warship wasn't large, it was a medium-sized warship, with only about a hundred crew members itself.
However, the fact that Truger himself was captured by the Nine Snakes Pirates surprised Kenji somewhat.
He stood up and walked to the bow of the ship, gazing into the distance at the pirate ship, and indeed saw Truger's figure on that ship.
And, the current Empress of Amazon Lily.