Chapter 83: No Turning Back
The two Member Nations targeted in the First Half of the Grand Line face less pressure than those in the New World, though still significant.
The strength of the powerhouses dispatched cannot be weak.
Next, it was the turn of John, Silver Axe, and Wang Zhi, who are slightly inferior to the Four Kings.
In this situation of dividing forces, the distribution of benefits and fighting strength is particularly important.
"John, Wang Zhi, you each choose a Member Nation. Silver Axe will be with me."
Rocks made the decision for them directly.
The Pirate Fleet he led was destined to be the strongest overall in fighting strength, and also the one facing the strongest opposition.
Not only did they have to deal with the Stone Country, but they also needed to cope with the reinforcements sent by the Marines who would arrive later.
There are currently three Marine Admirals in the New World, and at least two of them would be directly attracted by him.
The battle results he wanted were not just Member Nations; the Marines were also his objective.
In fact, from beginning to end, Rocks was targeting the World Government and the Marines.
Since the Captain had spoken, they couldn't refuse.
Moreover, it's much easier for them to each choose one target than for three people to choose two.
Ultimately, John would go to plunder the Lincoln Kingdom.
Wang Zhi's target was the Wilson Kingdom.
As for the Member Nations in the Four Seas, they were relatively easy to deal with.
The Marine elite had already been transferred away, and there was simply no one capable of stopping the Rocks Pirates.
As long as they weren't powerhouse nations, any Cadre sent there could cause a huge disturbance.
There were quite a few Cadres willing to go to the four Member Nations in the Four Seas; this was essentially robbing money.
The candidates were quickly decided.
Among them, Hades only recognized "\"Blade Edge\" Aiji".
The other three were also Great Pirates with bounties exceeding 300 million Beli.
This was just a temporary designation of a leader.
After the main personnel were selected, leaving a portion of the Pirates to guard the base, the entire Rocks Pirates would be divided into twelve teams.
The remaining Cadres would also join these twelve teams respectively.
This matter was entirely voluntary, but it required ensuring the balance of fighting strength and necessary adjustments.
Hades's choice was precisely Rocks.
Although the war against the Stone Country would be more intense, compared to other Great Pirates, Hades trusted the strength of Rocks D.
Xebec more.
Furthermore, the Rocks Pirates on this route possessed the most terrifying strength.
This included Rocks D.
Xebec, that terrifying monster, and Silver Axe, who had already developed into a Top Tier Combatant.
There were also powerful fighters like "\"Golden Lion\" Shiki", "\"Natural Destroyer\" Charlotte Linlin", "\"Undertaker\" Caraway", and "\"Tyrant\" Baal".
What's more, Hades's own strength was not weak, and he had Titan by his side, with "Hell Commander-in-Chief" Jiu hidden in the shadows.
In terms of personal safety assurance, it could be said to be absolutely solid.
It was time to witness the Great Sea's Top Tier Battlefield!
After the meeting ended, the entire Rocks Pirates maintained a strange peaceful state.
They secretly mobilized personnel, but the Marines had no idea what the Rocks Pirates intended to do.
Monitoring the Rocks Pirates was not that simple; some areas were Forbidden Zones that the Marines and World Government found difficult to infiltrate.
Some Pirates mysteriously disappeared, but the Marines couldn't determine their objective.
All signs indicated that the Rocks Pirates' target was the Marines, whether it was the "leaked" intelligence or the deployment of the Rocks Pirates' forces on the front lines.
At the same time, the Rocks Pirates exhibited astonishing counter-intelligence capabilities.
One after another, intelligence agents belonging to the Marines or the World Government disappeared, losing contact.
This made the Marines feel as if they had become blind, and Hachinosu Island was like being covered by a thick fog to them.
Only a very small number of people knew that this was Hades's doing.
It was very necessary to appropriately exhibit one's abilities and value.
To be honest, the Rocks Pirates didn't lack him as a fighter.
Hades's Observation Haki possessed astonishing strategic value, preventing intelligence agents from the Marines and World Government from infiltrating Hachinosu.
After the meeting concluded, the Rocks Pirates were not in a hurry to act.
Shiki had been quite busy recently.
He needed to use his Float-Float Fruit Ability to transport the two Pirate Fleets targeting the East Blue and North Blue to their respective Sea Areas.
Crossing the Calm Belt was not difficult for some Great Pirates; possessing Conqueror's Haki allowed them to cross directly.
Especially the Calm Belt in the northern New World connecting to the South Blue, and the southern part connecting to the West Blue.
The Rocks Pirates had the ability to sneak into these two Sea Areas without anyone knowing.
But for the East Blue and North Blue, it was a bit difficult.
The Calm Belt connecting the East Blue and North Blue is located in the First Half of the Grand Line.
The northern part connects to the East Blue, and the southern part connects to the North Blue.
Between them and the New World is the Red Line, and large Sea Areas controlled by the Marines.
If they didn't want to be discovered by the World Government and the Marines, they needed to rely on Shiki's strength.
War is about strategy.
If the Marines still treated the Rocks Pirates like an ordinary Pirate Crew, they would definitely suffer a great loss.
After years of development, the Rocks Pirates were no longer what they used to be.
From Shakky's few words.
Hades could roughly guess how far the Rocks Pirates' Intelligence Force had developed.
The tide of the Great Sea was surging, and the shaking of the World Government's ruling foundation was the general trend.
The Rocks Pirates were a giant ship.
For various reasons, countless forces were pushing this giant ship forward from behind.
It could only move forward, with no turning back!
Crashing fiercely into the World Government.
How much strength was hidden within the Rocks Pirates?
How many connections from various Factions provided support, continuously supplying funds and meeting various demands.
The supplies and munitions from the Kronos Kingdom secretly strengthened the Rocks Pirates' strength.
The core crewmate of the Rocks Pirates today, Wang Zhi, a Swordsman from the East Blue and the Captain of the Five Peaks Pirate Crew.
He appeared mysteriously, secretly having intricate connections with the Great Xia Kingdom, that ancient dynasty that had stood in the World for five thousand years.
The Great Xia Kingdom, this superpower nation, was low-key, yet possessed terrifying strength that even the World Government had to treat cautiously.
Even the current Kronos Kingdom was still slightly weaker.
A history even older than the establishment of the Giant Soldier Pirates, dating back a hundred years ago.
From the Great Xia Kingdom walked out a mysterious man named "Guo," who became the World's Strongest at that time with his overbearing strength.
He earned the name "Sea Emperor," invincible to all.
His epic experience will not be elaborated upon further.
The World Government paid a considerable price.
The general situation was that the World Government secretly acted against the Great Xia Kingdom, but was discovered, leading to the Great Xia Kingdom's revenge.
In terms of strength, at his peak, he was very likely not weaker than the current Rocks D.
Xebec.
The important thing was that he came from the Great Xia Kingdom, and even though a hundred years had passed, that man must still be alive.
For such a monster, living for over a hundred years was not difficult; there were even many monsters who lived to be over two hundred years old.
Of course, the prerequisite was possessing astonishing mastery of body techniques, having not too many hidden injuries, and learning health preservation was also a skill.
The Tartarus Family records state that the longest-living member of the Family lived for a full 212 years.
Besides King Bane, three generations of Kings in the Tartarus Family had not passed away and were still living well.
The early development of the Rocks Pirates required a large amount of funds, secretly funded by the Merchant Guild controlled by the Hilton Kingdom.
Except for the Holy Light Kingdom in the South Blue, which was unclear, almost all superpower nations provided help to the Rocks Pirates.
Even many members of the Elbaf Giants, who had been isolated from the Great Sea since the disbandment of the Giant Soldier Pirates, joined the Rocks Pirates.
Within the entire Rocks Pirates, there were over twenty members of the Giant Race, which was a terrifying strength, more than the Giant Race members possessed by the Marines.
There were also various Factions, those Kingdoms and Member Nations that wanted to challenge the World Government's hegemony and the current World Order.
(end of chapter)