Before Kaido controlled his Onigashima to come to Alabasta, most of the residents of Alabasta had already evacuated to the underwater shelter of the Four Seas Alliance.
They waited quietly in the shelter, hoping that the people who stayed in their country would be safe.
Now, the war has begun.
Understandably, a few people still stayed in Alabasta.
They were either guardians of some famous historical sites, or retired veterans from the Royal Army, or a group of young and middle-aged people who volunteered to stay and help.
The Alabasta Royal Army, responsible for the evacuation, could not persuade them.
These people felt they had to stay and witness the end of this war with their own eyes!
Of course, among those who stayed, there were a few who were not from Alabasta, or even members of the Four Seas Alliance.
Their profession is called "reporter."
...
The port city, Nanohana.
A reporter was hiding in the shadows on the edge of the city, quietly adjusting his camera.
"Seriously, I thought I wouldn't need this thing this time, but luckily my work habit kicked in, and I wanted to take a few pictures as a souvenir."
The reporter murmured, speeding up the pace of his adjustment.
He was not a member of the Four Seas Alliance, but came from afar to vacation in Alabasta.
After working hard for a year, he finally got a month-long vacation from the newspaper boss, planning to have a good time traveling around the world.
Alabasta was the reporter's second stop on this trip!
But the reporter didn't expect that his second stop would eventually turn into this.
On the third day after arriving in Alabasta, the reporter suddenly learned that Alabasta's so-called "ancestor" had ordered all Alabasta soldiers and civilians to go to the coastal towns to listen to arrangements for evacuation.
Evacuation?
The reporter's work habit suddenly flared up, and he began to observe the overall situation in Alabasta.
It didn't look like any kind of "exercise" at all, and the Royal Army soldiers responsible for the evacuation arrangements didn't have a relaxed atmosphere.
Could it really be an evacuation?
But what kind of person or thing could pose a threat to a superpower affiliated with the World Government, and force the entire national residents to evacuate?
The reporter felt that this was a major event that he, as a member of this profession, had to witness!
What's more, as long as he reported this event as first-hand information and let his newspaper report it, he could even take another three months of vacation, and there would be a bonus!
Work overtime!
The reporter decisively took out his camera, which he originally planned to use to take scenic photos, and hid in an unnoticed corner in advance to avoid being discovered by the Alabasta Royal Army, leading to subsequent conflicts.
After arranging the evacuation work, the Royal Army, under Dalton's command, began to gather, preparing to join the Drum Kingdom's Royal Army to meet the enemy.
On the other side, the reporter also poked his head out from the dark little corner where he was hiding, secretly observing the surrounding situation.
It's so quiet...
Alabasta is a world-famous superpower, and the port city of Nanohana is a good place for tourists and merchants.
Even in the middle of the night, the commercial streets of Nanohana's main road are brightly lit.
But at this moment, Nanohana was so quiet that it was a little scary!
This scene naturally made the reporter even more certain that this was definitely not some kind of "exercise" or other empty thing!
What kind of god was it that forced Alabasta, this superpower, to resort to evacuation to deal with them?
...
Speaking of which, Alabasta's underwater shelter is really something to care about.
After the things on land are over, I must go to the sea to take a look.
If I can get first-hand information, that would be great...
...
While pondering, the reporter climbed to a high place and looked in the direction of the sea.
If there really is an enemy coming, it will definitely be from the sea.
The reporter hoped to capture that moment.
But to the reporter's surprise, he waited for a long time, but still didn't see any waves rising on the sea.
What exactly is going on?
The reporter was still using his camera's zoom function to observe the sea, but suddenly heard noises in his ears.
"What's wrong?"
The reporter raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound, and found that the Four Seas Alliance army in the distance had already gathered, and seemed to have discovered the enemy.
The enemy? Where?
"Wororororororo..."
Arrogant laughter came from the sky, causing the reporter's pupils to shrink instantly.
He remembered this characteristic laugh.
Speaking of which, the newspaper he worked for was also very famous on the Grand Line, and their newspaper's reports were often published in world newspapers.
Among these were naturally reports about the New World - more precisely, the "Four Emperors."
Therefore, the reporter knew very well that the person making that characteristic laugh was one of the Four Emperors, [Beast] Kaido!
Kaido is in Alabasta?!
Where?
There are clearly no Beasts Pirates fleets on the sea?
Wait... the laughter is coming from the sky?
The reporter looked up at the sky, and the next second his face turned pale!
He was starting to regret it a bit.
In fact, after judging that the owner of that laughter was [Beast] Kaido, the reporter had already started to regret it.
Yes, daring to directly attack a superpower affiliated with the World Government, and forcing this superpower to actively arrange for residents to evacuate.
How could such an opponent be a simple person?
In the sky, Onigashima, supported by flame clouds in the air, gradually approached Alabasta.
The reporter was stunned by the scene in front of him, and subconsciously raised his camera and took two pictures of the sky.
He felt that this scene should be the most shocking photo of the day...
No.
The reporter "felt" too early.
The next second, a rumbling sound came from behind the reporter.
He turned his head and saw a sand giant slowly rising from the desert in the distance.
"Kala Kala Kala..."
Strange noises came from all over the sand giant's body, a tooth-aching rubbing sound.
"What... what is that thing?"
The reporter widened his eyes, overturned his previous thoughts, and felt that this was the most shocking scene he had seen today.
...
He "felt" too early again.
...
The sand giant stood up from the desert, and after a palm and a punch, completely shattered Onigashima, where [Beast] Kaido was sitting.
Countless Beasts Pirates members fell from the sky.
And Kaido himself transformed into a giant dragon, confronting the sand giant in the air.
The giant dragon breathed out flames, blasting the sand giant in half at the waist.
But the sand giant's body did not shake at all. The lower body stood on the ground, and the upper body floated in the air, clenched his fists, and slammed down at the giant dragon!
Boom!
In the huge roar, the giant dragon transformed by Kaido was heavily beaten to the ground by the sand giant!
The previously knocked away giant toothless pterodactyl was nowhere to be seen.
Just as the reporter was shocked by the series of scenes that were happening before his eyes.
On the ground, the combined army of the Drum Kingdom and Alabasta, under Dalton's command, confronted the Beasts Pirates head-on!
...
What is the reporter doing?
He is shaking.
He is taking pictures.
He is working overtime.
He wants a vacation.
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