Chapter 210: The Great Battle Is About to Begin
Marine Headquarters.
Inside a conference room.
The entire room was filled with a heavy, imposing pressure, stifling to the extreme.
Kong sat at the head seat.
On both sides were the Navy's top-tier combat forces.
Buddha Sengoku, the Marine hero Garp, Black Arm Zephyr, Chief of Staff Tsuru, Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kuzan, Onigumo…
Aside from those stationed elsewhere, all powerful forces at vice admiral level and above were present.
"The topic of this meeting is the Dragonflame Pirates. I believe all of you already know how powerful the Dragonflame Pirates are. Several attempts to hunt them down have all ended in failure, with a large number of elite Marine soldiers killed.
The Dragonflame Pirates' next stop will be the Sabaody Archipelago. The Navy will dispatch its highest combat power, working together with the World Government, to completely eliminate the Dragonflame Pirates.
This operation will be led by Sengoku and Garp. Admiral Zephyr and I will remain to guard headquarters. Do any of you have objections?"
Kong looked at them and said in a deep voice.
"I suspect there is a mole from the Dragonflame Pirates within the Navy. The failure of the last mission was obviously because the Dragonflame Pirates received the information and sent the Mosasaurus ahead of time to hold back Admiral Zephyr and the others, thereby defeating CP0."
Vice Admiral Tsuru said calmly.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked, sharp glints flashing in their eyes.
Sakazuki glanced at Tsuru, narrowed his eyes slightly, then looked away.
"Mm, what Tsuru says makes sense."
Fleet Admiral Kong nodded, his gaze sweeping over everyone.
"For this mission, everyone must maintain absolute secrecy," he said gravely.
The atmosphere once again became oppressive.
Soon, the meeting ended.
After the meeting, some vice admirals departed Marine Headquarters under the pretense of carrying out missions, each assembling their own fleets. Others secretly boarded those warships as well, leaving headquarters.
For a time, ninety percent of the vice admirals at Marine Headquarters were mobilized, but the other officers merely thought they were carrying out their respective duties and didn't think too much of it.
After all, everyone had missions, and some wouldn't return for months at a time.
…
On the vast open sea.
The Dragonflame was speeding forward.
Jiang Qize put away the Den Den Mushi.
"I didn't expect the World Government to be serious this time, mobilizing so much combat power. If it weren't for a mole, we really might have capsized."
He murmured to himself.
The Navy alone definitely couldn't capture him, but if the World Government joined in, it would be dangerous.
After all, he wasn't very clear on the true strength of the World Government, even though he had already fought CP0.
But CP0 was only one of the World Government's agencies. How much more was hidden in the shadows was still unknown. The World Government had ruled the seas for a full eight hundred years.
In those eight hundred years, how many Devil Fruits had appeared? How much Heavenly Tribute did the affiliated nations submit every year? How many powerful fighters could that cultivate?
He didn't believe CP0 was the entirety of the World Government's combat strength. Impossible.
"But I can't expose Akainu yet. I still need him to help me control the Navy."
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Qize finally came up with a solution.
He opened Ba wang's system interface.
[Name]: Tyrannosaurus Rex
[Type]: Carnivorous dinosaur
[Abilities]: Transformation (can switch between human form and Tyrannosaurus Rex form), Photographic Memory (never forgets what has been seen), Extreme-Speed Analysis (ultimate brain computation), Flight (possesses the ability to fly), Savage Bite (each bite has a bite force of 25 tons), Armament Haki, Observation Haki · Deduction Simulation (advanced Haki that can deduce and simulate anything within the mind), Rumble-Rumble Fruit · Awakening.
[Strength]: Marine Headquarters Admiral!
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