Chapter 104

Never in a million years did I expect,

five Cybertronians suddenly burst from the water, lifted the Pacifistas, and tore them apart in mid-air!

The Marines on the warship were stunned.

Sentomaru's heart was bleeding; his precious Pacifistas, not a single one remained!

Huang Yuan whispered in relief:

"This thing called a Cybertronian can transform, and it can even dive underwater to fight. With such a gap in equipment, this battle truly cannot be fought."

Huang Yuan felt satisfied with his decisive retreat.

Sentomaru's voice, filled with grief and anger, came from the side:

"Old man, are you really not afraid of Fleet Admiral Sengoku's reproach for doing this?"

Huang Yuan hasn't lifted a finger once so far; it's too irresponsible!

Huang Yuan thought Sentomaru made a lot of sense.

If you're going to act, act the whole part; you can't let people see through the ruse at a glance.

Huang Yuan leaped up, flew into the sky, and thought to himself:

"Since Punk Hazard cannot be defended, then I might as well destroy it; that way, there will be an explanation."

"Firing a big move before leaving will suffice as a gesture."

Then he clasped his hands together, crossed them, and spoke in a voice loud enough for Sentomaru and all the Marines to hear:

"Yasakani no Magatama!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Countless dazzling golden energy blasts, like a torrential downpour, shot toward Punk Hazard.

If struck by these energy blasts, let alone the entire island being destroyed, the artificial Devil Fruit raw material device on Punk Hazard would surely not survive!

How could King allow Huang Yuan to do this.

He instantly transformed into a massive pterosaur that blocked out the sky and sun.

Wrapped in bright yellow flames, he charged fearlessly at Huang Yuan's Yasakani no Magatama.

Bang bang bang!

Countless energy blasts all struck King's body.

King's pterosaur body instantly became riddled with holes, and then exploded entirely.

Before Sentomaru and the other Marines could rejoice wildly, King reappeared intact in the same spot.

King's race is extremely special; it is the Lunarian tribe that once lived on the Red Line, known as gods.

They can survive in any harsh environment; as long as the flames on their back do not extinguish, they are practically immortal.

Seeing his attack had no effect, Huang Yuan landed on the warship and retreated without hesitation.

It's not that I didn't fight with all my might, but the opponent is too strong; I'm out, I'm out...

96. Prelude to a Great War, Sengoku Beyond Furious (Requesting Monthly Votes)

On the Onigashima of Wano Country.

The battle that occurred on Punk Hazard was watched closely by Luo Xing, Kaidou, Queen, and all the Beasts Pirates.

Because, on the Cybertronians, Luo Xing had also installed recording devices.

Seeing King drive off the Navy led by Huang Yuan in three moves and five steps,

the Cybertronians completely crushed and exploded the Navy's secret weapon, the Pacifistas, in a one-sided fashion.

Kaidou laughed heartily.

In his youth, he was the strongest warrior of the Vodka Kingdom; dissatisfied with the Heavenly Gold system, he was tied up by the king and handed over to the Navy.

From then on, Kaidou thoroughly hated the so-called Navy, the so-called World Government, and this so-called world!

He wants to launch a top-tier war for the entire world!

Only through war can everyone equally possess the power of life or death.

The strong live, the weak die.

Those goddamn Celestial Dragons will be no exception!

Luo Xing clearly knew his father-in-law's thoughts.

Although he is not as "553" extreme as his father-in-law Kaidou, he also believes this world ruled by Celestial Dragons should not exist.

Luo Xing said:

"The prelude to a great war affecting the whole world has already sounded; Father-in-law, please wait patiently."

After Kaidou left with an excited and agitated heart, Luo Xing then said to Queen:

"Have Sasaki lead two hundred Gifters soldiers to garrison Punk Hazard and turn it into our Beasts Pirates' war base."

"Understood!" Queen accepted the order.

Luo Xing then called Fukurokuju in Dressrosa, telling him he could go to Punk Hazard to collect the artificial Devil Fruit raw materials.

At the same time,

Luo Xing warned Fukurokuju to maintain constant contact with Sasaki, who would be garrisoning Punk Hazard immediately.

And to set up more spies at the entrance to the New World.

In case the Navy attacks again, Dressrosa and Punk Hazard can support each other, resist for a while, and wait for reinforcements from the Wano Country headquarters.

After Luo Xing arranged everything properly, he suddenly noticed a problem he had previously overlooked.

That was the number of troops.

The Beasts Pirates currently have only about less than forty thousand troops, while if the Navy and World Government mobilize their full forces, they can gather at least one hundred thousand troops.

At least three to five times that of the Beasts Pirates!

Although with the strange cells invented by Luo Xing, combined with the endless stream of artificial Devil Fruits being produced, all thirty-some thousand members of the Beasts Pirates will sooner or later grow into bounty hunters worth over a hundred million.

But that requires a certain amount of time.

Moreover, once a Great War is launched, Luo Xing needs to build war bases all over the world and open up a full-scale war against the World Government.

The territories captured also need people left behind to defend them.

In this way, with forces scattered, it becomes very easy to be stretched too thin.

The number of troops must be increased!

The normal solution is either to issue a conscription order in Wano Country or to recruit from the outside world.

But Luo Xing does not want to use either of these methods.

The former is that Wano Country has only just begun to develop; the people, due to having gone hungry in the past, are in poor physical condition and cannot withstand the side effects of the strange cells, so it won't work.

The latter, recruiting from the outside world, first has the problem of loyalty, and it is also difficult to determine whether there are spies sent by the World Government or other hostile forces among them.

A typical example is X-Drake from the original story; he was appointed to a high position as one of the Tobiroppo by Kaido, only to turn out to be a spy, which is simply speechless.

Luo Xing must think of a source of troops that has both physical fitness and loyalty.

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

Huang Yuan returned with the Marines, went home to catch up on sleep first, and only arrived at Sengoku's office the next day when it was time for work.

Sengoku's expression was as gloomy as water, staring fiercely at Huang Yuan.

Huang Yuan seemed not to see it, sat in his Admiral's seat, crossed his legs, and began to trim his fingernails.

Sengoku could no longer hold back and roared in anger:

"Borsalino, won't you explain the battle at Punk Hazard to me?"

Facing Sengoku's roar, Huang Yuan maintained the self-discipline of an excellent actor at all times and said leisurely:

"Admiral Sengoku, didn't Sentomaru report this to you yesterday?"

At the mention of Sentomaru, Sengoku became even angrier.

Yesterday you suffered such a huge defeat at Punk Hazard, and ten precious Pacifistas were actually all destroyed!

And you, Huang Yuan, ran home to sleep yourself, only sending a subordinate, Sentomaru, to report. Are you trying to kill me with anger?!

Sengoku clenched his fists, his breathing became Even Breathing Feels Heavy, and he said:

"I just want to hear your report! Tell me, how did the battle turn out like this?"

Seeing that Sengoku was truly very angry, considering the old man's health, he put down his crossed legs, straightened his expression, and said seriously:

"Then I will speak plainly; it is mainly because the gap in weapons and equipment is too great, and it simply cannot be fought."