Hiss...!!!
All the Marines quickly saw the wanted poster, and many couldn't help but gasp, even the Three Admirals of the Navy, Garp, Tsuru, and Zephyr, the members of the Navy High Command, reacted the same way after seeing it.
Because they hadn't seen such an outrageous bounty in a long time.
One must know that the last Pirate Crew whose entire membership had such high bounties was the Rocks Pirates, which was destroyed 38 years ago.
But even if Rocks were resurrected now and reformed a new Rocks Pirates, it would still be far inferior to the one from 38 years ago.
After all, that ship originally gathered a large number of heroes, powerful great pirates, three of the current Yonko, the legendary great pirate Golden Lion, and many, many other powerful figures. Even the Navy at the time was suppressed, and the Roger Pirates was also a dominant force, but they too were restricted.
Although it is inferior, thinking about it makes it even more terrifying; the more one thinks, the scarier it gets.
One must know that when those people were first given bounties, they were generally over 26 years old, but looking at the current Pink Hat Pirates, none of them have surpassed that age, and some are not even 20 years old.
Many of these Young Ladys still have room for growth, and they have the talent to realize their potential. In other words, the current Pink Hat Pirates is far from reaching its limit. They are very clear on this point, and it is precisely what makes them fear the Pink Hat Pirates.
But even now, the entire crew already exceeds 1.5 billion, key officers exceed 2 billion, the second-in-command and third-in-command reached 3 billion, but most importantly, the captain's bounty is record-breaking, reaching an astonishing 6 billion for the entire Pink Hat Pirates.
If they were given a little more time, how terrifying would their growth be? Would they appear before them as even greater behemoths?
But there is no doubt that such a full-crew wanted poster completely stunned all the Marines present.
But upon careful reflection, they realized that every Young Lady in the Pink Hat Pirates deserved this; they earned it with their strength. Their power justifies their current bounties.
Because in the previous war, which was like a stage, they fully demonstrated their strength and abilities.
One surpasses the Yonko, three are Admirals, and the rest are all Vice Admiral Candidates; they are worthy of this bounty.
"Ahem, let me summarize now. First is the new member, this Oni tribe Young Lady named Shana. She is the intelligence officer of their team, a White Tiger Fruit user. This is one of the Four Sacred Beasts Devil Fruits, no worse than Kaido's. In terms of close combat ability and attack power, she might even surpass Kaido. Her weapons are a giant cannon and a giant Iron Fist. She can control wind and is proficient in powerful yet skillful martial arts."
"Next are the veteran members. The three who came from the East Blue in the Pink Hat Pirates are Carmen, Nojiko, and Kaya. They serve as the chef, Navigator, and ship doctor, respectively. They possess the power of the Phoenix Fruit, Snow Woman Fruit, and Angel Fruit. They control the three elements of fire, ice, and light. Furthermore, these three young girls all have some martial arts skill: Carmen specializes in kicking and is an aggressive type, Nojiko specializes in staff fighting and is a technical type, and Kaya specializes in spear fighting and is a speed type. Most importantly, they directly counter our current Three Admirals of the Navy. Their Devil Fruit Ability is useless against these girls, and they can even supplement it."
When he reached this point, Sengoku immediately looked at the Three Admirals of the Navy with a look of complaint, and others did the same.
Soon, the entire Navy became helpless, including the Three Admirals themselves. After all, the current Three Admirals of the Navy are most famous for their Logia Type Devil Fruit Ability, a top-tier Logia Type Devil Fruit Ability.
But now, they were successively countered by three young girls from the Pink Hat Pirates, reducing their advantage.
"Don't be so pessimistic. It's fine as long as they don't face them consecutively. What I mean is, we can switch opponents. Don't let Akainu and the others encounter opponents who counter them. Besides, if it really comes down to it, disregarding Haki and martial arts, they are still superior to those young girls."
Staff Officer Tsuru immediately stepped forward to ease the tension while expressing her thoughts.
The Marines' eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this. That's right, they could do that! Why should they use their weaknesses to face the enemy's strengths? Couldn't they just switch?
Even the Three Admirals of the Navy regained their confidence. Yes, in terms of Haki and martial arts, they definitely surpassed those three young girls. Moreover, the reason they suffered so badly in this battle was ultimately due to two-on-one or three-on-one situations.
"Hmph, stop making excuses. So what if it was two-on-one or three-on-one? They are young, and their individual strength is inherently lower than these three guys. What's wrong with fighting with two or more people? And now you know the importance of Haki and martial arts, don't you? I told them long ago that they rely too much on their Devil Fruits."
At this moment, Zephyr finally spoke, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he aimed his criticism directly at the Three Admirals.
Being scolded like this, even by their former teacher, the Three Admirals of the Navy would usually refute him, especially Akainu and Kizaru.
But now they had nothing to say, because through this battle, they also realized that they truly relied too much on their Devil Fruits. Moreover, the opponents were just a bunch of Young Ladys, truly much younger than them. Their individual strength was indeed somewhat lacking, so few people across the seas who watched the live broadcast felt that the Pink Hat Pirates did anything wrong by fighting two-on-one or three-on-one; they felt it was reasonable.
After all, facing strong enemies, if you are the weaker party, it is quite normal for the weak to band together for warmth.
"Zephyr, say a few less words. However, I noticed that while those three girls' Haki is still lacking, in terms of pure martial arts, even Akainu and the others would likely take some time to defeat them. But don't forget, they can still grow, and these four are the weakest members of the Pink Hat Pirates." Garp immediately stepped forward and said, and his words silenced the Marines once again.
"Alright, alright, say less and let me continue. Asada Shino, the user of the Lightning Fruit—which we haven't confirmed yet, but is certainly a humanoid mythical lightning creature—uses a bayonet, is quite smart and quick-witted, and also possesses excellent sniping skills. She is a key officer in the Pink Hat Pirates. We cannot take her lightly either."
"Then there are Dia and Longjuan. Despite playing around for the entire war, I have to admit that these two girls are probably not far from becoming Admirals. They control space and psychokinesis, respectively, so we cannot let our guard down. After all, their strength and Ability in this war have been witnessed by all colleagues present."
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