Chapter 172: Whitebeard's Plan
Within the Whitebeard Pirates' Fleet, "What a wild aura! Who is it? Which of the Emperor and 3 Marquises is so wantonly releasing their aura!" On a Moby Dick warship, Fire Fist Ace stood at the bow, his face filled with fighting spirit as he looked towards Silver Island. This time, the Whitebeard Pirates dispatched 2 sub-ships directly under the Moby Dick. As the newest Division Commander to join the Whitebeard Pirates, Fire Fist Ace naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to stand up for his brother and uphold the Whitebeard Pirates' reputation. Of course, he also came to challenge strong opponents.
After defeating the Warlord Hanafza and drawing with Jinbe, he wanted to fight even stronger opponents. He joined the Whitebeard Pirates not just for fatherly love; he also wanted to challenge various powerhouses and continuously strengthen himself until he pushed Whitebeard to the Pirate King's throne. "So strong! How does it feel even more powerful than Marco?" "That's definitely not Spartan's aura." Buffalo Atmos's expression was very solemn; everyone standing up for him this time to trouble Spartan made him feel very embarrassed. If they failed to stand up and instead suffered a setback, it would bring even more disgrace to the Whitebeard Pirates.
"If it's not Spartan, then it should be that arrogant Piercing Marquis." Vista looked sharply at Silver Island, and suddenly, an ominous feeling welled up in his heart. There seemed to be several other equally dangerous auras on the island. Whitebeard did not participate in this operation; Marco, as the ship's doctor, also had to stay on the Moby Dick to take care of Whitebeard and also to ensure Whitebeard didn't drink alcohol. Marco's Undying Flame still had some healing effect on Whitebeard's old injuries.
For everyone's safety, and also to uphold Whitebeard's prestige, this time, the world's strongest Pirate Crew, the Whitebeard Pirates, dispatched 2 of their 3 main Division Commanders: Vista and Diamond Jozu. As a model for maintaining stability in the New World, the New World is the domain of the Four Emperors' Pirates, not a place where Kael, an Emperor of an Allied Nation, can just come and go as he pleases.
"The Goa Empire only has the Emperor and 3 Marquises with some renown; everyone else is just cannon fodder. We and Ace will hold back the Emperor and 2 Marquises, letting Atmos and the others defeat Spartan and those so-called Hereditary Titles." Diamond Jozu wouldn't be afraid even if he faced an Admiral. He didn't believe that the Emperor and 2 Marquises possessed Admiral-level combat power.
Based on the numerous news and intelligence reports from the outside world, the strength of the Emperor and 3 Marquises was likely on par with the Four Emperors' top executives. And as one of the 3 main Division Commanders, Diamond Jozu was even more confident against opponents of the same level. And don't look at Ace's youth; this guy already possessed the strength to defeat a Warlord, completely capable of temporarily taking Marco's place in battle. Now that Ace had defeated 1 Warlord and drawn with another, the Exile Emperor would become 1 of Ace's stepping stones.
That's right, the Whitebeard Division Commanders wanted to hand Kael over to Ace to deal with. The Whitebeard Pirates wanted to push the young Ace to an unprecedented height. To undertake an action that would create a 'legend'. The Whitebeard Pirates' Division Commanders had long since realized Whitebeard's intention to train Ace. Ace, with his terrifying potential, indeed had the qualifications to become the Whitebeard Pirates' successor. Even Marco acknowledged Ace, completely unconcerned about Ace becoming the Whitebeard Pirates' 'candidate Captain', and even helped Ace integrate into the Whitebeard Pirates, intending to assist Ace in carrying Whitebeard's banner.
"Ace, this time you'll take on the Exile Emperor. Do you have confidence? That Kael isn't much older than you." Vista and Jozu asked Ace. "No problem, I've long wanted to see Kael's strength." Fire Fist Ace's eyes showed no fear; he dared to charge onto Onigashima to find Kaido and dared to challenge Whitebeard. There was no word 'fear' in his heart. How could the Exile Emperor's renown compare to that of a Four Emperors?
"Good, that's the spirit!" Vista, Jozu, and the other Division Commanders looked at the young Ace with satisfaction. Ace indeed possessed the qualities of a King. "Leave that blind swordsman to me." Vista chose his target; with the continuous uncovering of information about the Emperor and 3 Marquises by various intelligence agents, the news that Heavenly Fall Marquis Issho possessed a Supreme Grade Sword was no longer a secret. "Heh, let's see if that Piercing Marquis's spikes can pierce through my diamond." Diamond Jozu grinned, full of confidence; no one could break his strongest defense. "Then we'll defeat that Punching Marquis." Buffalo Atmos and the other Division Commanders and subordinate Captains laughed confidently.
To deal with the Goa Empire's Emperor and 3 Marquises, dispatching so many powerhouses from the Whitebeard Pirates was already showing the Goa Empire a great deal of respect. Just as the Whitebeard Fleet was brimming with fighting spirit, a pirate ship came crashing through from behind. "Commander, it's Jack's Mammoth!" The Whitebeard Fleet's lookout shouted, his tone devoid of any apprehension. As the world's strongest Pirate Crew, the Whitebeard Pirates were much stronger than the Beasts Pirates. The number of people in the Whitebeard Pirates was more than 2 times that of the Beasts Pirates. The Beasts Pirates couldn't even compare in terms of the number of affiliated pirate crews.
"Did only Jack come? As expected, he's a brute." As 1 of the 3 main Division Commanders, who was a counterpart to the All-Stars, Diamond Jozu's opponent was the brute Jack. Jozu believed he could briefly suppress Jack, but 1 had an invincible diamond body for defense, and the other had an ancient zoan's blood tank body; neither could defeat the other. However, as a seasoned powerhouse, Diamond Jozu, who had been active in the world for 20 or 30 years, had a slightly higher bounty than the newly appointed Jack.
"Those scums in the Beasts Pirates, each one wants to climb up; those Headliners and Tobi Roppo must wish Jack would die." Vista sneered; the Beasts Pirates adhered to a strength-first philosophy, with no concept of camaraderie. Because of what happened with the former 2nd Division Commander, Kozuki Oden, the relationship between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Beasts Pirates was extremely bad. If Whitebeard hadn't constantly suppressed everyone, fearing too many casualties in a war, their Division Commanders would have long since gone to war with the Beasts Pirates. Looking at the solitary Mammoth, the Whitebeard Fleet's Division Commanders all had disdain in their eyes. Firstly, they disdained Jack's stupidity and recklessness, and secondly, they disdained the Beasts Pirates' internal system.
On the Mammoth, "Boss, it's the Whitebeard Pirates' Fleet. Should we temporarily avoid their edge and retreat first?" Jack's subordinates, dressed in Viking-style beast clothes and wearing double horns, suggested to Jack, their foreheads covered in cold sweat. "Who do you think I am? Get closer to them. If they dare to make a move, I'll not only take out Spartan but them too!" Jack showed no sign of weakness, directly ordering his subordinates to continue charging towards Silver Island. Jack's subordinates were speechless, only able to tremblingly carry out Jack's orders and continue to charge forward.
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