"That's right..."
Charlotte Linlin blinked her beautiful eyes and added, "Once Lord Ryker wins, my status will rise with the tide. Surpassing Rocks and Roger will be an easy feat."
"At that time, I can do whatever I want, just like Lord Ryker, and become an unscrupulous Ancestor of the Sea."
When saying this, Charlotte Linlin obviously felt a bit impulsive in her heart.
"Hahaha, Lord Ryker won't let me down."
Kaido revealed a violent smile and looked expectantly at the central area of God Valley again.
The three CP0 Chiefs were dead, but... the high-end combat power of the Rocks Pirates, the Roger Pirates, and the Marines had not yet made their move, had they?
The real battle was just beginning...
And that was indeed the case.
After seeing the three CP0 Chiefs being crushed alive, the expressions of Rocks D. Xebec, Golden Lion Shiki, Edward Newgate, Silver Axe, Captain John, Wang Zhi, Gol D. Roger, Silvers Rayleigh, Scopper Gaban, Commander-in-Chief Kong, Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, and the others—who originally looked like victory was in their grasp—suddenly became extremely grave.
Damn it.
The situation was a bit wrong, wasn't it?
The four top forces united to strangle Ryker, intending to catch a turtle in a jar on God Valley.
The result? Not only was Ryker not afraid, but he also backhanded them with a powerful move, crushing three CP0 Chiefs to death. Invisibly, it gave them the feeling of turning from hunters into prey.
It was a bit of a pain...
"Captain Rocks, the situation is a bit wrong, isn't it?"
"Huh?"
"This Ryker's trump cards are tougher than imagined!!"
Facing the giant Guanyin statue that looked like a behemoth, Golden Lion Shiki, Edward Newgate, Silver Axe, and Captain John frowned. Strangling Ryker was going to be trickier than imagined.
"Don't worry,"
Rocks D. Xebec took out a cigar from his bosom and said coldly, "Those three CP0 Chiefs were like idiots. They wanted to steal the spotlight and attacked rashly. If they died, they died; don't take it to heart. Compared to the high-end combat power of Marine Headquarters, CP0 Chiefs are like trash."
"Hmph... Rocks, watch your words."
Hearing this, Kong couldn't help but scold, "The CP0 Chiefs were killed for the sake of strangling Ryker!"
"Fleet Admiral Kong, I speak without filter. If you're not convinced, you can fight me?"
Rocks D. Xebec didn't give Kong any face. He took a drag from the lit cigar and said in a deep voice, "If not for the circumstances, it would be impossible for my Rocks Pirates to cooperate with the Marines."
"Are we Marines supposed to cooperate with these evil pirates?"
It was fine before, but as soon as Kong failed to react strongly, Zephyr couldn't help but shout angrily, "These great pirates commit arson, murder, and looting; they do all kinds of evil. Just like Ryker, they all deserve to die!!"
"Since we do all kinds of evil, then as the righteous Marines, why are you high-and-mighty people bowing and scraping to cooperate with us?" Rocks D. Xebec didn't even look at Zephyr. He exhaled a few mouthfuls of white smoke and said leisurely.
"..."
Zephyr opened his mouth to speak but could only clench his fists in extreme grievance.
In fact, Marines, who took "upholding justice" as their duty, should not cooperate with pirates. But... facing the orders of the World Government's Five Elders and the Celestial Dragons, they had to obey and listen to orders respectfully.
"If you can't speak, then shut up." Seeing this, Golden Lion Shiki said mockingly, "If the Five Elders hadn't taken the initiative to beg me, do you think I would cooperate with the Marines?"
"Hahaha!"
Silver Axe laughed and said rebelliously, "The Marines are a bunch of trash."
"What?"
"You dare to slander our Marines?"
Zephyr and Sengoku suddenly couldn't tolerate it. Even traces of anger flashed across the cheeks of Kong and Garp.
Even a clay figurine has three points of fire, let alone them as the strongest combat forces of the Marines? Cooperating with pirates already touched their bottom line, and now being insulted to their faces by pirates was intolerable!!
"I said the Marines are trash..."
"Others might fear the Marines, but my Rocks Pirates will not."
"Do you dare to do anything that goes against the will of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons? I bet you don't dare!!"
"..."
Golden Lion Shiki, Edward Newgate, Silver Axe, and Captain John looked provocatively at Zephyr and the others without fear, giving off a vibe of "what can you do to me, I own you."
"I can't tolerate this!"
In the next moment, Zephyr twisted his body and roared with monstrous anger, "These pirates should all be sanctioned by justice."
"Fleet Admiral Kong, restrain your subordinate."
Looking at Zephyr who was losing control, Gol D. Roger shook his head with a displeased expression and couldn't help but speak up, "Now is not the time for infighting. Our primary task is to cooperate to destroy Ryker."
"Zephyr, enough!!"
Kong took a deep breath, suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and scolded, "Marines must take obedience to orders as their bounden duty. Since the World Government and the Celestial Dragons have issued the order, even if the object of cooperation is pirates, so what?"
"Fleet Admiral Kong..."
Zephyr shouted with incomparable resentment, then turned his gaze to Sengoku and Garp.
As long as they could stand up to uphold the justice and dignity of the Marines, then there was a chance.
Unfortunately, Zephyr was obviously overthinking it.
Sengoku had calmed down from his agitated state just now. His face was devoid of joy or sorrow, seemingly not seeing the provocative looks on the faces of Golden Lion Shiki, Edward Newgate, Silver Axe, and Captain John.
Garp was even more outrageous.
He had taken out a bag of senbei from who knows where and was eating it on his own.
"I understand,"
Zephyr was not a fool. He let out a miserable laugh, clenched his fists, lowered his head, and said through gritted teeth, "Fleet Admiral Kong, I will obey the order and cooperate well with the pirates."
"Good..."
Kong nodded with great satisfaction and didn't say more.
He was a Marine, true, but... he was also a politician who wanted to climb up. Naturally, the big picture was the most important thing. No matter the situation, he had to listen unconditionally to the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.
Thinking of this, Kong glanced at Sengoku with great satisfaction.
This kind of disposition, as well as the extremely high loyalty to the World Government, made him the best candidate for Fleet Admiral. He had not misjudged the person.
"Sigh!! You'd best restrain your subordinates properly,"
However, at this moment, after taking a bite of a senbei, Garp sighed. He then glanced at Rocks D. Xebec and Gol D. Roger with sharp eyes and threatened, "Otherwise, I won't do this job for the rest of my life; I'll just focus on staring at you and beating you up."