Leopard Girl faced the second squad led by Vice Pillar A Dong of the Happo Navy.
Tiger Girl's situation was even more extreme.
Over a hundred elite members of the Happo Navy, led by the First Vice Pillar Da Qiang, had surrounded the three of them.
"Although we were mentally prepared, we never expected the Rocks Pirates to send you."
"Why are there only a few Beast Girls? Where is your leader, the Beasts?"
"Hmph, trash like you aren't worthy of meeting my master."
"Are you all that's left after the fighting? Nothing but garbage."
Da Qiang stared grimly at the three Beast Girls across from him, their bodies stained with blood and bits of flesh still clinging to their claws.
Tiger Girl's retort left him at a loss for words—such an arrogant woman.
The overwhelming bloodlust radiating from these three women sent an involuntary chill down his spine.
"How many people have they killed? They're nothing but stars of slaughter."
Even though Da Qiang had followed Chinjao through countless battles in the New World and had made a name for himself, he had never personally taken so many lives.
It was terrifying!
A glance at the path they had taken revealed a trail of blood, forming what seemed like a "path to the heavens."
Faced with such shocking scenes, Da Qiang felt his mind going numb.
"This level of murderous intent… I've only ever felt it from our leader."
"But our leader is one of the top-tier powerhouses on the seas. How can these three women compare?"
As the current Vice Pillar of the Happo Navy and Chinjao's biological son—much like how Sai was Chinjao's grandson in the original story, while he himself was Sai's father with little portrayal—Da Qiang understood the organization's structure.
The Happo Navy was a violent organization bound by bloodlines, unleashing immense power through their unity.
Generations of indoctrination, combined with the Chinjao Pirates' status as a minor powerhouse in the New World, had cemented Chinjao's image in Da Qiang's mind as great and undefeatable.
Though he knew this image was partly an illusion—that there were many stronger than Chinjao—who could completely rid themselves of such fantasies?
As long as they never encountered enemies stronger than the Chinjao Pirates, they remained the strongest.
The ostrich mentality worked everywhere, after all.
Perhaps this was why the Chinjao Pirates had remained relatively "low-key" in recent years, always avoiding clashes with the top-tier pirate crews above them during their operations in the New World.
The current Chinjao was one of the rare leaders in generations to possess Conqueror's Haki.
Coupled with his mastery of the Eight Impact Fist, Chinjao's strength made him a notable figure in the New World.
Unless he ran into those monsters, Chinjao commanded respect throughout the seas.
In today's New World, pirate crews were countless, but they could still be roughly categorized into tiers of strength.
Chinjao possessed formidable strength, forcefully leading the Chinjao Pirates to their peak and securing a place in the second tier.
Even within the second tier, they ranked in the upper-middle level.
However, the second tier remained just that—above them stood even greater masters.
Among those above the Chinjao Pirates, the pirate crews that could be ranked in the first tier currently amounted to about one and a half.
The "one" naturally referred to the Roger Pirates. Though their reputation had plummeted recently, their strength remained intact.
The trio of Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban—the gold, silver, and bronze combination—were among the world's top-tier forces.
All possessed Admiral Level combat power, with no weak links among them.
In terms of high-end combat capability, they barely reached over half the level of the Rocks Pirates.
The remaining "half" referred to the Red Count, Byrnndi World, a man who could single-handedly rival a thousand soldiers.
He was famously a lone wolf, never forming connections or keeping any companions.
Yet, no one in the entire New World dared overlook such a figure.
His individual strength alone was fully comparable to Roger and the others.
Unfortunately, he was ultimately outnumbered—the power one person could exert was too limited.
If the Roger Pirates swarmed him all at once, he would undoubtedly perish.
Thus, he could only be counted as half.
As for the remaining Rocks Pirates...
They could no longer be measured by normal tier standards—they were an existence beyond imagination.
The only top-tier pirate crew of the era, towering above all others.
Even the Roger Pirates wouldn't dare claim they could truly take on the Rocks Pirates in a fight.
In a life-or-death battle, the Roger Pirates would be utterly annihilated.
Fortunately, Roger and his crew weren't fools; over the years, they had deliberately avoided clashing with the Rocks Pirates.
That is, until recently, when—whether due to a sudden lapse in judgment or some other reason—they chose to provoke the Rocks Pirates.
As a result, under the terrifying pressure of the Rocks Pirates, Roger's reputation was dragged through the mud.
Looking back at the original history, an entity like the Rocks Pirates was truly unprecedented and unrepeatable.
Even Luffy, the Chosen One of later generations, couldn't sustain such a massive pirate force.
The composition of the Rocks Pirates was utterly unique—a one-of-a-kind anomaly.
Not every captain could be called Rocks D. Xebec!
And now, these three women before him hailed from that colossal entity.
No wonder Da Qiang couldn't feel at ease—these were members of the Rocks Pirates.
"Moreover, if Beast Girls are here, the Beasts must be nearby as well."
"This is something only the leader can handle. I hope everything goes smoothly."
"My mission is to hold off these three women at all costs—no matter what, that merchandise must not be compromised."
"Everything is for progress. Everything is for the Kano Country."
Though Da Qiang lacked confidence, he kept psyching himself up, clenching his fists and standing ready for battle.
Especially when he thought of that crucial merchandise in the rear, his resolve hardened.
That item was the stepping stone to progress for Chinjao, for him as a son, and even for the entire Happo Navy.
Nothing could be allowed to go wrong.
'Damn it, if it weren't for those useless ministers in the country stirring up trouble, we would've already left this island.'
'According to the schedule, by this time, we should've nearly returned to the Kano Country.'
'We wouldn't have run into the Rocks Pirates then. How unlucky.'
'If only the Rocks Pirates had arrived just one day later.'
Da Qiang thought about the domestic reaction in Kano Country after obtaining the commodity and felt a headache coming on.
All of this could have been avoided.
Just at that moment, a sudden attack from the sky shattered the island's current state of slaughter.
It also pulled Da Qiang's thoughts away, bringing him back to one hour earlier.
One hour earlier, which was the exact moment when the Beast Girls had just begun battling the pirates at sea.
In the luxurious mansion at the center of Atlen Island, Chinjao and the cadres of the Happo Navy were holding a meeting.
Chinjao sat at the head of the table, with the two Vice Pillars Da Qiang and A Dong seated on his left and right.
Below them were eight cadres of the Happo Navy.
This was the current high-level configuration of the Chinjao Pirates.
"Da Qiang, have you contacted the Left Minister? Where exactly are their people?"
"It's been so many days already. The Rocks Pirates must have already responded. We can't afford any more delays."
Gulp gulp gulp—Chinjao put down his wine cup and spoke in a somewhat gloomy tone, his expression quite unpleasant.
This matter concerned his great opportunity for advancement, yet these incompetents had messed it up like this. No wonder Chinjao was angry.
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