Chapter 79

This was the first failure of his life, and it would become the greatest shame of his career as a great general!

And the one who defeated him was not the fused Kaido-Queen giant before him, nor Kaido's Scorching Calamity, but that mysterious Luo Xing who was not even here!

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It was Luo Xing's invention that caught him off guard, caused him to miscalculate, and led to his failure at the last moment!

"Damn it!"

Akainu let out a low roar of unwillingness, then made his decision:

"Fleet Admiral, order all Marines to retreat!"

Akainu ultimately remained rational and did not let anger cloud his judgment.

Fleet Admiral was overjoyed and immediately departed to carry out the order.

The Kaido in the air sneered, "Since you've come, do you still want to leave?"

"Thunder Fire Dragon Emperor!"

A massive fire dragon wreathed in lightning roared as it charged down toward the Navy.

Fleet Admiral was shocked and was just about to draw his sword to block it.

Akainu stepped in front of him and said without turning his head:

"You all retreat first; I, this old man, will cover the rear!"

A trace of complex emotion appeared in Fleet Admiral's eyes.

Although Fleet Admiral Sakazuki was aggressive and disregarded the lives of commoners, as a soldier, he was absolutely qualified.

Fleet Admiral did not hesitate; he fled quickly while shouting:

"Board my warship! I didn't drop anchor; it can start quickly!"

This was a contingency Fleet Admiral had prepared in advance to prevent accidents, and now it came in handy.

And the fused giant of Kaido and Queen naturally would not let the Navy succeed, pursuing them relentlessly.

Including Foxy, Who's-Who, and Page One also joined the battlefield.

Although Akainu was strong, two fists cannot fight four hands; moreover, two warships were sunk, and countless Marines died or were injured.

Even three Vice Admirals from the Headquarters were killed by Kaido and the fused giant!

Akainu himself also suffered severe injuries!

In this campaign to attack Dressrosa, the Navy suffered a crushing defeat, with devastating losses!

The Beasts Pirates achieved total victory!

The news spread.

Sengoku overturned the table!

The Five Elders' roar could be heard throughout the Holy Land of Mary Geoise!

Even that most mysterious figure hidden behind the scenes, the great Im-sama, finally could not sit still; he summoned the Five Elders to inquire about the specific situation.

The terrifying strength of the Beasts Crew shocked the world!

A rumor quietly spread across the seas and quickly gained the acceptance of everyone in the world.

That was, the Beasts Crew had become the undisputed strongest of the Four Emperors, with even the Whitebeard Pirates ranking behind them.

And the most terrifying figure of the Beasts Crew was not Beasts Kaido, nor the three Calamities whose power had surged, but the Beasts Imperial Son-in-Law, the Fifth Emperor Luo Xing!! And.

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New World, Navy G-5 Branch.

A man in a white coat and sunglasses looked at the newspaper in his hand, his face filled with disbelief.

"Even that Navy Fleet Admiral Akainu has failed?"

He murmured in shock.

"The Beasts Pirates have actually become this terrifying. Doflamingo, your death was not in vain."

The man in sunglasses was the sole remaining highest commander of the Donquixote Family, the Ghost Bamboo Vergo, who was undercover as a spy within the Navy.

At first, upon receiving the news of Doflamingo's death, he simply could not bring himself to believe it.

Because as early as twenty or thirty years ago, the young Doflamingo had already awakened his Conqueror's Haki.

Vergo had firmly believed since that time that Doflamingo would inevitably become the final king.

Who would have thought that before the dream was realized, and with the finish line of becoming king still far away, Doflamingo had died, almost instantly defeated by Luo Xing, the Beasts Crew's so-called Fifth Emperor of the Sea.

Vergo did not even entertain the thought of going to seek revenge against Luo Xing.

Doflamingo had been almost instantly defeated; he, whose strength was inferior even to Doflamingo's, seeking revenge against the Fifth Emperor Luo Xing would be nothing more than an ant trying to shake a tree.

Vergo was not that stupid.

Vergo stared tightly at the prominent words "Navy's Crushing Defeat" on the newspaper, a strange dark light flickering in his eyes.

"Doflamingo is already dead; the one who will ultimately become king is certainly not him."

"Luo Xing, Kaido, the Beasts Pirates, defeating a Navy Fleet Admiral, surpassing the Whitebeard Pirates as the strongest of the Four Emperors; perhaps the future era will belong to them!"

Vergo actually developed the idea of defecting to the Beasts Pirates.

Do not think it is strange that as Doflamingo's subordinate, he would consider defecting to his enemy.

For Vergo, who was essentially an opportunist and a pirate, this was not strange at all.

Victory makes the king, defeat makes the bandit; justice is written by the victors. This was Doflamingo's philosophy and also Vergo's code of conduct.

Since Doflamingo is dead, what is wrong with him defecting to the stronger Beasts Pirates?

Vergo was not a person with a rigid mind.

He tapped his fingers on the table and thought slowly:

"But I cannot simply go and defect. Not to mention whether the Beasts Crew would trust me, a former subordinate of Doflamingo, even if they accepted me, they would not place much importance on me."

The Hundred Beasts Crew's overall strength is terrifying now—truly a gathering of mighty warriors.

Even though his Vergo was no weakling, within the Hundred Beasts Crew he was nothing more than ordinary.

"I need to come up with a tribute worthy of the name!"

Vergo racked his brains, thinking hard.

Suddenly his eyes lit up sharply as he thought of someone.

If that person were offered to the Hundred Beasts Crew, the Fifth Emperor Luo Xing and the Hundred Beasts Kaido would surely be overjoyed!

Vergo excitedly stood up and called out to the marines outside:

"Someone come."

"Vice Admiral, my lord, please give your orders."

"Go check the Navy's latest bounties and see if there's a new pirate by the name of Trafalgar Law."

"Yes, Vice Admiral Vergo!"

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The first half of the Grand Line.

The thirteen-year-old Trafalgar Law, who had been converted by Corazon and left the Tang Jihede Family, later founding the Heart Pirates, had no idea that he had already been targeted by the Demon Bamboo Vergo, whom he once feared beyond measure.

At this moment, Law was deeply lost, because he had lost his goal.

The reason he founded the Heart Pirates, the reason he entered the Grand Line, was above all to exact revenge on Tang Jihede Doflamingo!

To avenge Mr. Corazon!

But Doflamingo had suddenly died, and the entire Tang Jihede Family had been wiped out.

Law had no more enemies, and for a moment he did not know where to go.

"Captain, what are you spacing out for? This is the Grand Line—it's extremely dangerous. You can't let your guard down for a single second!"

The loud shout from beside him pulled Law's wandering thoughts back.

Law ruffled the fur of the person beside him and said:

"I know, Bepo—I don't need you reminding me of something like that."

"In any case, as pirates, since we've entered the Grand Line, even if it's for the sake of One Piece, we have to keep sailing on!"

Bepo, born of the Mink Tribe, unhappily brushed off Law's hand and shouted:

"What nonsense are you spouting, Captain!"

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Also in the first half of the Grand Line, on some hidden little island.

A fellow covered all in black sat beneath the shade of a tree.

He looked up at the newspaper.