Holy Land Mary Geoise.
Imu looked at the news about Rocks, a flicker of movement in its multiple pupils.
A powerful member of Clan D, with a surname it hadn't heard before.
It had even dared to invade the Flower Sanctuary, proclaiming admiration for David Jones...
This must be another fleeing D clan that had changed its surname.
"Gathering strong allies around it..."
Imu briefly glanced at the other members of the Rocks Pirates.
'A Gravity Fruit user, a Tremor-Tremor Fruit user, a Float-Float Fruit user...'
'Two fish-men...'
'Quite an impressive crew.'
'But not yet a concern.'
"Guyue Ignis..."
"A user not affected by Seastone!! A multiple ability user?"
Imu then looked at the information on Ignis. The secrets of this pirate seemed even more numerous than those of Rocks, the D clan member.
Had another unstable element appeared in this world?
"Guyue... Ancient Moon?"
Im's eyes grew somewhat serious. 'Could this be related to the Moon People or Half-Moon People?'
'Or perhaps those samurai allies of Joy Boy?'
'Kozuki, Tengetsu, Shimotsuki, Fūgetsu, Amatsuki...'
'Now where did this Guyue come from?'
Im's interest in Guyue Ignis suddenly surpassed its interest in Rocks, the D clan member.
"Warcury! Find out everything about Rocks D. Xebec!"
"I want to know his true surname!"
"And bring me that Guyue Ignis!"
"I want to know the secrets of his not affected by Seastone and his multiple abilities!"
Imu's voice suddenly resonated in the consciousness of the Five Elders.
"Yes, Lord Imu!"
Elder Warcury and the others immediately responded to Imu's command.
Soon, the God's Knights were fully mobilized, searching the world for any trace of Rocks.
They had to find Rocks's hometown and family.
Additionally, Warrior God of Science and Defense Jaygarcia Saturn established a specialized team of CP0 agents to capture Guyue Ignis.
They needed to find a way to capture this 'Vice Captain' Ignis from within the Rocks Pirates!
"Lord Saturn, the Rocks Pirates are currently expanding rapidly!"
"Why don't we infiltrate them disguised as powerful pirates, looking for an opportunity to capture Guyue Ignis and dismantle the Rocks Pirates?"
"We can also try to secretly bribe the executives of the Rocks Pirates."
...
As the specialized capture team was established, several experienced and skilled CP0 agents proposed using their standard undercover tactics against the Rocks Pirates.
These infiltration tactics had proven highly successful against pirate crews, with a success rate of over 80%.
Few pirate crews targeted by them escaped their schemes of sowing discord and targeted attacks.
"Approved."
Saturn, leaning on his wooden staff, gave the final approval for the CP0 agents' plan.
Previously, this special ability user, Guyue Ignis, had nearly been delivered to the Holy Land Mary Geoise as an experimental subject.
But unexpectedly, Rocks had hijacked him at the most critical moment.
Such a coincidence mirrored the repeated failures of the World Government to retrieve the Sun God Nika fruit, always encountering unexpected situations at crucial times.
Following the Rocks Pirates' actions in the Goan Kingdom, the Black Hand Pirate Island incident, and the Land of Ying incident, the World Government was finally prepared to take down this pirate crew, filled with scoundrels.
Marine Headquarters also received orders from the World Government to focus their efforts on dealing with the Rocks Pirates!
In an instant, the God's Knights, CP0 agents, and the Marine all began entering the New World.
...
Soon after.
A naval fleet, dispatched from the New World's G-5, G-11, and G-14 fortresses, actively set out to hunt the Rocks Pirates.
But this firepower-focused fleet, consisting of 30 battleships and led by a Marine Admiral, departed with great fanfare.
Only to be utterly destroyed and slaughtered by the Rocks Pirates.
Rocks shattered 6 warships with a single slash, Ignis's gravity slash destroyed 5...
Newgate's tremor wave created a massive tsunami that instantly capsized 5 warships, Shiki floated 2 warships and smashed them into another 2, destroying 4 in an instant...
Kyo, Barbel, and Sunbell each sank 2 warships...
What was supposed to be an encirclement and annihilation battle turned into a reverse annihilation battle.
They hadn't even completed their encirclement before the Rocks Pirates' long-range attacks had destroyed the majority of their fleet.
The remaining few damaged ships fled in panic. The Marine Admiral was wounded by Rocks, escaping in disgrace, leaving him with a permanent shadow!
In this battle, Marine Headquarters lost six Vice Admirals and dozens of Rear Admirals and Captains...
The name of the Rocks Pirates instantly rocked the world!
Who would have thought that a crew of just a few individuals could be so terrifyingly powerful?
Every executive possessed earth-shattering power!
Especially Rocks, he was practically a god of death incarnate, existing on a completely different level.
The news that Rocks had killed a Marine Admiral at the Holy Land Mary Geoise was clearly not fake!
...
The World Government and Marine Headquarters, upon receiving the news of this tragic battle, ultimately issued a single order.
Unless led by two or more Marine Admirals, they were prohibited from engaging the Rocks Pirates in battle.
To deal with the Rocks Pirates, who possessed a flying warship, the World Government and Marine Headquarters would have to plan for the long term and strike from other angles!
Days later.
In some sea area in the latter half of the New World.
"Jehahaha!! My bounty has surpassed 500 million Berries!!"
Shiki looked at the latest newspaper and wanted posters, laughing heartily.
The headline was the tragic news of this "Naval Battle of Omaha."
The reports were portraying the Rocks Pirates as the world's worst pirate crew, the world's strongest pirate crew...
All members were cruel scoundrels!
"Damn it! That bastard Shiki's bounty has surpassed mine!!"
"It's just because he got a powerful Devil Fruit ability!"
Kyo's eyes burned with indignation. What was so great about relying on the destructive power of a Devil Fruit?
"Golden Lion" Shiki, Paramecia Float-Float Fruit user, Bounty 547,000,000 Berries!
"Silver Axe Kyo", Bounty 400,000,000 Berries!
In this battle, Shiki's performance using his Float-Float Fruit was far more outstanding than Kyo's.
And recently, Shiki's strength had been growing rapidly, catching up to and even potentially surpassing Kyo.
This made Kyo even more desperate to obtain a powerful Devil Fruit ability!
"Bahaha! I almost surpassed that guy, Kyo!"
Barbel looked at his new wanted poster with a satisfied smile. His efforts paid off, he had sunk two warships and drowned two Marine Rear Admirals!
"Depth Juggernaut" Barbel, Bounty 388,000,000 Berries!
Next time, he might even surpass Kyo. His strength was certainly not inferior.
He had an even greater advantage on the sea!
If they were fighting on a pirate ship, Barbel was ten-tenths confident he could kill Kyo, sending both ship and man to the bottom.
Sunbell's eyes nearly teared up when he saw his new wanted poster. It had increased by so much.
He wasn't sure if it was due to the notoriety of the Rocks Pirates or truly his own strength.
"Tidal Demon" Sunbell, Bounty 320,000,000 Berries!
But his epithet had changed from 'Tidal Dread' to 'Tidal Demon', which made Sunbell very angry!