"You... this monster!" He gritted his teeth, eyes blazing with fury.
"What's there to be so angry about?" Vladimir glanced at him and said, "None of you have clean hands. Do you think pirates are just playing house? This is the New World."
Among pirates, there are many adventurers who rarely kill, let alone plunder, but such people are extremely rare—less than one in ten thousand. In fact, no one is truly innocent.
And even if they are innocent, so what?
"Who are you!!" Phoenix clenched his teeth so hard that his gums almost bled.
Hearing this, more people stood upright, all deeply curious—who is this person, and what is his purpose?
Even if they couldn't defeat him, at least they'd remember their enemy for the future.
"Hahaha..."
Vladimir patted his white robes and said softly, "I am one of the three major officials of the Phantom Organization, the Lord of the Sky, the Great Angel. I am here under the orders of Captain 'Vladimir' to suppress you!"
As soon as he said this, all the pirates' expressions changed drastically.
Immediately, some turned to run without hesitation.
No matter what the Red Stone is, you need to have the luck to get it in your hands. Recently, the reputation of the Phantom Organization has been enough to scare off most pirate crews.
Even the three major forces.
The Storm Pirates, the Unicorn Pirates, and the Lans Pirates—all their captains and officials now looked horrified.
"Phantom!?" Kedark trembled all over. Maybe others didn't know, but he understood.
He and Baidi knew each other!
...
"Phantom!?"
Kedark trembled.
He was familiar with Baidi. Baidi once tried to recruit him into the alliance, but he looked down on it.
Their relationship wasn't exactly friendly, but they weren't enemies either.
Recently, the god who overthrew the Four Emperors Alliance was killed by a subordinate of the Phantom. Afterwards, Baidi came to him, hoping to join forces and retaliate.
However, at that time, Kedark refused. He had no grudge with the Phantom, and there was no need to provoke a powerful enemy.
Not long after, news came that Baidi, the Sword Emperor, and the captain of the Flame Pirates were all wiped out by the Phantom, their bodies handed over to the Navy for bounties.
This news was still conveyed by the Navy.
A powerful alliance was simply wiped out by the Phantom. When they learned of its disappearance, Kedark was shocked for a long time.
But today, he experienced something similar himself.
Staring at the distant figure in white, with six wings on his back—the great angel—Kedark felt a sudden heartbeat of fear.
"If I remember correctly, the one who killed the god back then was just an ordinary subordinate knight king! And from this guy's words, he's the Lord of the Sky, just like that Sea Dragon!"
Thinking this, Kedark couldn't help but feel a retreat in his heart: "Four Emperors level!"
Before, the Phantom's Sea Dragon showed strength beyond that of an ordinary officer, which led many forces to speculate.
Within this mysterious organization, officials also have strength levels. Like Sea Dragon, who is called the Lord of the Ocean and is clearly a high-level officer.
And the appearance of the Lord of the Sky Angel in front of him confirmed this guess!
However, Kedark couldn't be happy at all. Cold sweat dripped down his forehead, and he had a premonition that disaster was imminent.
"Wait! Lord of the Sky, our Storm Pirates, and your Phantom Organization have no grudges. Why is your captain 'Vladimir' sending you to suppress us?"
He suppressed his inner doubts and asked loudly.
"Fufufu…"
At this moment, a laughter echoed from the distant sky—Doflamingo's voice.
"Don't you understand yet? After the collapse of the BIG·MOM Pirates, you… fear chaos and disorder. There are uprisings everywhere, and several countries have even fallen. The Navy can't accept this situation, so they spent a lot of money to ask Phantom to come and suppress you!"
Doflamingo laughed loudly, full of sarcasm.
"Seven Warlords of the Sea!" Seeing him, Kedark's brow furrowed, then he looked angrily at Vladimir, "You guys are actually working with the Navy!"
"Working together? Watch your words."
Vladimir spoke calmly, then flicked his finger, and a streak of holy light shot towards Doflamingo. "And you, you talk too much."
This streak of holy light was like a bullet, hitting Doflamingo's chest with a bang, knocking him straight down from the sky.
Cough cough... "Don't you distinguish between friend and foe!?"
Doflamingo clutched his chest, grimacing in pain. "Just now, the holy light healed my internal injuries, and now, you've wounded me again!"
In fact, he could dodge it, but he didn't dare. If he angered the other side, what would come next wouldn't be a simple streak of holy light, but a holy lance.
"Talking more is useless."
Vladimir ignored him. Behind him, six wings spread out, and the divine feathers emitted a pure white glow. "You all should perish."
This contempt immediately enraged the Storm Pirates.
A crew member, looking like an orc, said loudly: "Captain, this guy is courting death! Too arrogant! Let me take him down!"
"Don't act impulsively, Paruk!" another officer said seriously. "This guy is a high-level officer, equivalent to the strength of a Four Emperors' crew…"
"Why be afraid? He's just one person. With so many of us, are we still afraid of him?" Paruk bared his fangs, his cold eyes sweeping Vladimir. "Besides, the Navy has sent them here to suppress us. It's very likely that there are warships already deployed outside the sea. If we don't act now, we'll be surrounded!"
Hearing this, the others froze. They didn't expect that this reckless second-in-command also had such wisdom.
Kedark's eyes flickered, then he nodded after a moment. "That makes sense. If so, then let's attack!"
But just as he finished speaking, Vladimir suddenly smiled.
Behind him, three pairs of wings slowly flapped, and each flap caused the feathers on them to shine brighter.
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