"..."
The Straw Hat Pirates were speechless.
Nico Robin's gaze fell on Akihara Kagura: "You have a point, perhaps the indigenous people of the Land of Gold would really be killed. A king seeking the Land of Gold surely isn't doing it to hear stories..."
No, that's not it!
Nico Robin suddenly thought of something!
The look on this woman's face instantly became a bit grim; she recalled something Akihara Kagura had mentioned before, a promise to give them 200 million Belly in gold!
This means...
This man had known or guessed this all along!
On the raft.
Donflamingo also heard Nico Robin's interpretation.
"Fufufufufu... interesting."
A peculiar smile flashed across Donflamingo's lips, he didn't know why he was smiling, but he found it somewhat amusing.
Because Donflamingo had spent his childhood in the North Sea and had been active as a pirate there, he had also heard tales of the great liar Noland in the North Sea.
Who would have thought...
The truth of the fairy tale of the great liar Noland was like this.
Forget it.
Those matters are insignificant.
The most urgent thing now is to find out about Sky Island.
However, just as Donflamingo and Teach were discussing beginning their exploration here, Straw Hat Luffy had already leaped up and was swinging his fist to smash the Golden Bell!
This guy...
Wanted the bell's sound to echo through the clouds!
According to stories passed down over four hundred years, the sound of the Golden Bell would resonate through the heaven and earth, surely allowing Montblanc Cricket to hear it!
The enormous bell sound echoed through the skies!
Everyone heard the loud sound of the Golden Bell!
The next moment!
A grand, golden ark appeared before them!
"That is..."
"The Golden Ark?"
Everyone looked at the sight in disbelief.
Even someone as wealthy as Donflamingo, owning an entire kingdom and countless businesses, would not indulge in such luxury as to construct such a massive Golden Ark made out of gold!
While the Straw Hat Pirates' rookie members were curious, the pirates of the Blackbeard Pirates clearly had a bit of greed in their eyes; after all, they needed a good ship!
After all...
They were still on a raft!
Such a Golden Ark seemed perfectly crafted for the Blackbeard Pirates, and Blackbeard Teach couldn't help but laugh happily!
"Zehahaha..."
"Just what we need—a ship!"
"Zehahaha, this ship will be ours!"
However...
The appearance of a figure...
Immediately extinguished Blackbeard Teach's ambition to seize the Golden Ark.
A red-haired boy appeared at the bow of the ship, disregarding Blackbeard Teach's defiance. A mechanical voice came from his mouth, not loud, but sounded akin to a bell, invoking instantaneous fear in everyone.
"Congratulations to you all..."
"For arriving at the hunting game's arena."
"!!!"
Donflamingo's expression was shocked, his face already showing fear!
Blackbeard Teach's laughter halted at once, disbelief evident as he looked up at the figure on the Golden Ark, his eye twitching at once!
"That is... a dangerous figure with a billion-Belly bounty—aaah!"
The Straw Hat Pirates let out a sharp scream, while the timid Nami, Usopp, and Chopper were already shivering, huddled in the corner!
"That's the Konoha Pirates..."
Nico Robin's heart also involuntarily accelerated as she looked at the figure behind Red Sand Sasori, her breathing became a bit rapid due to fear: "Every single one has a billion-Belly bounty... breached Mary Geoise... the most dangerous and powerful pirates on the sea... the Konoha Pirates!"
"The opponent..."
"Is very strong!"
Zoro's hand gripped the sword tightly!
The cigarette in Sanji's hand fell to the ground involuntarily!
The newcomers of the Straw Hat Pirates knew of the opponent's danger, let alone battle-hardened Donflamingo and the Blackbeard Pirates...
Blackbeard Teach's heart pounded, he seemed to be unable to sense his own senses, only feeling a suffocating sensation coming at him!
Donflamingo also felt some fear and suffocation; he came here merely to gather some intelligence, why did he have to encounter this Konoha Pirate group!
No...
Conflict with them must be avoided...
As everyone present was lost in random thoughts, the mechanical voice continued to echo in their ears: "Congratulations, you are the first batch of players to arrive here..."
After speaking.
Scorpion raised his palm.
With his action, one Recording Radio Snail after another began to awaken.
Projection Radio Snails across the ocean caught signals from the Recording Radio Snails!
Whether on the Shampodi Archipelago or in King's Square, Projection Radio Snails worldwide picked up the signal, broadcasting the images from Sky Island!
Everyone saw a strange place, where there was a massive golden ark, a peculiar sheep-headed small boat, and an enormous raft, between which stood a giant altar.
On the altar.
Stood a colossal Golden Bell.
Shampodi Archipelago.
Dark King Rayleigh was reminiscing with the recently arrived Red-haired Shanks when they saw the content broadcast by the Projection Radio Snail, both men's eyes filled with surprise!
"Luffy..."
Shanks recognized Straw Hat Luffy on the sheep-headed small boat at a glance, his gaze slowly shifted, landing on the figure on the raft, immediately making his expression more alert: "Wait...that is...Teach!"
Marshall D. Teach!
Even Red-haired Shanks could not disregard him!
Throughout the world, there were many who recognized Marshall D. Teach, like Fire Fist Ace who was searching for Teach's trail, and some Whitebeard Pirates!
Furthermore...
What shocked everyone was the Golden Ark!
Because on the Golden Ark stood three figures!
A red-haired boy, along with two figures beside him!
The captain of the Konoha Pirates, Senju Hashirama, the vice captain, Uchiha Madara, and the shipwright Asura Path: Sasori, each with a billion-Belly bounty!
"Those guys from the Konoha Pirates..."
The faces of the Five Elders on Enies Lobby immediately turned enraged.
Whether pirate or navy, whether ordinary person or high official of the World Government, those who could see the image knew that another big event was about to engulf the world!
The Konoha Pirates... never stirred up small matters!
Anywhere the Konoha Pirates appeared, it generally led to great turmoil across the world!
Even those sailing the open sea, upon hearing of the Konoha Pirates' global broadcast, hurried to find nearby islands capable of receiving Projection Radio Snail signals.
For instance, the Revolutionary Army's leader, Monkey D. Dragon and his party, who were originally searching for the Konoha Pirates, heard news of the Konoha Pirates initiating a global broadcast and quickly sought a nearby large island, as only large islands had the signal from Projection Radio Snails.
The Konoha Pirates' influence was so great that even the Four Emperors' Pirates could not miss it; whether it was Hundred Beasts Kaido who was rushing over, or BIG MOM, or even Whitebeard on the ship, all thought of ways to see the Konoha Pirates' images.
As for the Navy Headquarters...
Sengoku the Buddha had already prepared.
Though the Navy Admiral had not mobilized, he watched the broadcast with his subordinates, waiting for orders from the Five Elders.
Similarly.
Sengoku was also a bit curious about what the Konoha Pirates were planning to do.
Sky Island.
On the Golden Ark.
Red Sand Sasori's voice remained steady.
"This is the Sky Island above Gaya Island in the first half of the Grand Line."
"The Konoha Pirates invite strong individuals from across the globe to join in an exciting hunting game here."
"To avoid disappointment, the Konoha Pirates have prepared rich prizes for the winner of this hunting game, including the whereabouts of one of the three Ancient Weapons, Sea King Poseidon..."
"!!!"
Everyone across the world showed a hint of shock!