Chapter 534: On the Eve of the War at the Top

In the eyes of others, except for the change in appearance, Douglas Barrett looks the same as before...at least in terms of breath.

But when facing this man's eyes, except for a few who could remain calm, such as Dom and Lu Qi, they all felt frightened and their whole bodies felt chilly.

It was as if something in him had been seen through.

"congratulations."

Crocodile snorted.

Barrett smiled, turned around and left, going to his residence on the ship to change his outfit.

From now on, he became more confident in his beliefs.

In this pirate group, the only one who can still arouse his interest is Hao.

In fact, Barrett didn't feel much about escaping from Impel Down. Roger was dead... the man he always wanted to challenge was no longer there. It didn't matter whether he was free or not, because it was the same everywhere. If he hadn't joined the Hell Pirates, in order to find proof that he was still 'alive', he would have wanted to do something 'big' and seek excitement and challenges... Otherwise, his world would have been meaningless. But now, everything has become different... He found that he seemed to know some vague secrets.

Hazy, very strong.

Incomprehensibly powerful.

But his world has become more interesting because of this... To a certain extent, Haori can arouse his 'desire' more than Roger.

Yonko-level combat power.

He glanced at Barrett's back with a satisfied expression.

Originally, in his opinion, Barrett's strength could only be regarded as the level of a general. He could compete with the Four Emperors, but he was definitely not his opponent. But now with the blessing of more powerful flesh and blood, his physical skills and domineering will be fully improved. , including fruit abilities.

There is also the blood ghost technique of Wuhan's "flesh and blood form".

Right now, Barrett's body has entered the same level as Big Mom's 'Steel Balloon' and Kaido's 'Immortal Body'.

The same abnormal physical strength.

But as for whether he can beat the Yonko, it's hard to say.

In battles and killings, unless there is an absolute difference in strength, whoever wins and who loses must rely on their own abilities.

At least, Barrett can definitely challenge any of the Yonko now.

"Okay, you all go to rest first."

After the meeting, Shiliu and the other three have also received the blessing of divine power. They are still some distance away from Malinfando, and it will take them a while to get there. Before that, Ozuru planned to 'transform' all the pirates on the ship.

Of course, all these hundreds of pirates can get are skill cards and experience cards.

As well as the few prop cards left in his system package, which are some weapons.

As for bloodline cards, Hagi doesn’t have much in stock...

The members left one after another, leaving Dom alone.

Then, Hao asked Dom to gather all the pirates together, and began to perform miracles again with a 'ceremonial sense', giving everyone new power.

It also made the atmosphere on the ship become heated and boiling.

…

At the same time, Marine Fando, the naval headquarters.

The huge navy team has already set up a battle formation, waiting for the arrival of the Whitebeard Pirates.

On the island, the Vice Admirals of the Navy Headquarters are each responsible for an area, and they are constantly commanding their subordinates to form lines of defense as required. Once the Whitebeard Pirates arrive, they must stop them. Huo Shaoshan, Ghost Spider, Dauberman, Stoloberg...everywhere you look, they are all familiar faces, and they are all the backbone of the current naval government. Any one of these people has great military exploits and fame. At least in the first half of the Grand Line, pirates were all frightened.

Even Vice Admiral Stoloberg, who seems to have the weakest reputation among them, was once a strong man who could fight against the Sun Pirates, the 'legendary' Fisher Tiger and Jinbe.

More conspicuous at the scene were the giant lieutenant generals headed by Lonzi and Lakval.

Of course, the focus is none other than the Shichibukai and the three admirals.

On the execution platform, Marshal Warring States was negotiating with his subordinates.

"Can you ensure signal transmission?"

"No problem, once it starts, the live broadcast will be seen all over the world."

"Um."

"Is there any movement outside the sea?"

"No, I just contacted the person in charge of monitoring and saw no signs of any pirate ships."

Warring States nodded.

His expression was very solemn.

He knew Whitebeard's old rival very well. Since Edward Newgate had said that he would definitely come to save Ace, then...this battle would definitely happen. Although it is not known what method the Whitebeard Pirates used to arrive, what the Navy and the World Government can do is to do everything possible to prevent Whitebeard's interference.

But it wasn't just the Whitebeard Pirates that made him uneasy.

There is another unexpected situation.

Hell Pirates!

Just a few hours ago, they received news that the Hell Pirates had broken through the 'impregnable' deep-sea prison and released a large number of prisoners.

Among them, there must be some difficult characters who have joined this heinous gang.

Therefore, no matter what, their navy must win this war.

Otherwise, once the news spreads that Impel Down City has been breached and they lose this battle, the majesty of the World Government will be gone and become a joke to the entire world. Moreover, don’t even think about ‘quenching’ the arrogance of pirates that has been rising in the sea recently. It will only make the pirates more excited and the impact will be unimaginable.

Warring States took a deep breath, Impel Down... That God Slayer actually came to the Deep Sea Prison and captured it. This is even more unbelievable than the successful escape of Shiki the Golden Lion!

"Have the Hell Pirates left Impel Down?"

Warring States asked.

"Our people are rushing over... We can no longer contact the inside of Impel Down. Vice Admiral Tsuru just analyzed that it is very likely that... the forces guarding Impel Down have been eliminated." The subordinate reported in a deep voice, "In addition, the Straw Hat Pirates..."

The latter wanted to mention Luffy.

But Warring States' mind was obviously not on Luffy.

"Contact the World Government and ask them to send people to find the whereabouts of the Hell Pirates... Make sure that the God Slayer is not heading to Marinford."

Warring States ordered.

"Yes."

The subordinate saluted and ran away quickly.

That's right, what Warring States is worried about is... the Hell Pirates will appear on the battlefield.

Impel Down is not far from here. Given the magical ability of the God Slayer... it is not difficult to come to Marinford.

The Whitebeard Pirates alone have made the entire navy on high alert and use all their strength. If there is also a Hell Pirates... Although the latter is not a Four Emperors-level force, it is no less dangerous than the Four Emperors to a certain extent.

Impel Down... is a good example.

However, the navy is currently too busy to spare any extra manpower and energy to keep an eye on the Hell Pirates.

We can only hope for the agents trained by the government.

A cool breeze blew, and Sengoku stood on a high place, looking at the end of the sea level in the distance.

Even if we look back on his entire naval career.

Today... may also become the most serious time point in his life.

Because this war represents different meanings.

Regardless of winning or losing, it will have a revolutionary impact on the entire world.

The Whitebeard Pirates are in the open...

And the Hell Pirates... are hidden in the invisible and intangible darkness.