Chapter 100 100: Whitebeard + Red Count! How Could They Lose?
Ten days later.
Splash~~~ Splash~~~
As the waves churned, pitch-black warships emerged one after another, heading straight for the Totto Land sea area.
Standing at the very front of one warship was a man with long black hair, wearing a pitch-black trench coat. Aside from that, he looked utterly ordinary.
That was right.
Utterly ordinary. The feeling he gave people was that of an ordinary person. Although his clothing was indeed somewhat strange, the impression he gave was exactly that: ordinary features, ordinary appearance.
Everything.
Seemed!
So completely ordinary.
He was the second-ranked assassin of the underground world: Shadow!!!
The reason was very simple.
For an assassin, being ordinary was the best thing. It was best to behave exactly like an ordinary person, making people unable to see anything different. Not like in novels, movies, or anime, where the assassin looked flashy and obviously abnormal at a glance.
To be honest!
If not for today being an open and aboveboard attack, Shadow would not even have worn a black trench coat. This thing was somewhat stylish and eye-catching.
This was the core of an assassin. If an assassin always acted extremely proud and domineering, that would be the strangest thing.
Big brother!
You are an assassin!!!
"Lord Shadow!"
At this moment, a man dressed in a pitch-black suit walked over from the side. He had slicked-back hair, wore black sunglasses, and was dressed in a black suit.
A very standard underground world configuration.
He said respectfully, "Lord Shadow, we are about to arrive at the Totto Land sea area. Please hold off Edward Ike. At most, we only need thirty minutes to sweep across the entire Totto Land sea area. Everything will be dealt with at will."
"Rest assured." Shadow said very calmly, "Since I came, I will naturally complete my mission. A promise is a promise."
Shadow knew that the matter he had agreed to was rather awkward.
However!
A promise was a promise. As an assassin, credibility was very important.
"Good!"
The man had already withdrawn, and as the warships gradually approached the Totto Land sea area.
It seemed.
The atmosphere had begun to become completely different. The feeling in the surroundings began to grow terrifying in an entirely different way. Everyone seemed to begin thinking about what exactly would happen next.
"Mm~~~"
Ike stood at the entrance route of the Totto Land sea area. Two watchtowers had been built here, though that did not count for much.
Now!
Ike stood here, shook his head, and said, "They're here. They're here. Big brother, Red Bat, tell me, when the other side sees you two here, will they go completely insane?"
"Gurararara~~~"
"I think it's quite interesting, isn't it?"
Newgate laughed boldly, while the corner of Redfield's mouth also curled into a smile.
This kind of mischievous interest was indeed quite amusing. When the other side seemed about to succeed, suddenly giving them a fatal blow—such a thing was very interesting, was it not?
After all!
They were all young men in their twenties. No matter how mature they were, their ages were still there. Naturally, they liked this kind of thing very much.
"No problem!"
"No problem!"
Ike gave a thumbs-up and also smiled. "I'm looking forward to it very much."
Ike's smile grew increasingly rich. Looking at the warship fleet drawing closer and closer in the distance, he calmly instructed, "Hattori, pass down the order. No one needs to act. They only need to quietly watch."
"Yes!"
Hattori's figure appeared, then immediately vanished.
What a joke.
The three lords were here. Did you need to show off?!
"It's starting!"
"It's starting!"
"The coalition army of seventeen underground organizations, an elite force of twenty thousand people, twenty warships."
"And…"
"Shadow, the second-ranked assassin of the underground world!"
"A top-level combatant of the sea."
"Then!"
"Facing such a siege, what will happen to the Totto Land sea area?"
"What will happen to the Edward Family?"
Everyone was extremely curious. They truly wanted to see what the final result would be.
After all!
They had already received news that the Rocks Pirates had completed their plundering during these ten days and had already begun their return voyages.
In other words.
Whitebeard definitely had not returned. After all, no matter how fast he was, it would still take at least about half a month. It was not as if he could teleport, right?
Since that was the case.
Then!
What would the result be now?
Would the Totto Land sea area handle everything properly?
As for abandoning the Rocks Pirates' operation?
Stop joking!
Who did not know?
If Newgate dared to abandon it, what he would face would be the Rocks Pirates' attack. In this regard, he absolutely could not violate the order of that monster, Rocks D. Xebec. Otherwise, he would simply be waiting to die.
The development of events always exceeded expectations.
"What the hell?!"
"Who is that?!"
"Whitebeard?!"
"Ah!"
Pfft!
A man who had just taken a sip of water while secretly observing suddenly sprayed it out. He watched as a ship bearing the Edward Family's emblem slowly sailed out, and that man had actually appeared.
Edward Newgate!
"WCNMLGB!" This man roared loudly, shouting, "Was there a problem with the information? Whitebeard, why is he here? Why? Why? Explain it!"
"My lord!"
"My lord!"
The intelligence personnel responsible for reporting the information were also trembling with fear at this moment. They hurriedly said, "My lord! The Rocks Pirates' mission, the Whitebeard Pirates' mission really was completed. That country has already been breached and plundered clean. There cannot possibly be any problem with this information."
"This is absolutely correct!"
"What the hell?!"
"How is that possible…"
The man revealed an expression of disbelief. He looked in shock at that man holding Murakumogiri, domineering and overwhelming. Simply standing there, he possessed a Haki that seemed capable of shaking heaven and earth.
Gulp~~~
He swallowed deeply and said in shock, "The Edward Family! Just how powerful are they?"
"No!"
"No!"
He hurriedly shook his head and murmured, "Either the Edward Family is powerful enough to deal with the Rocks Pirates' mission while letting Whitebeard return, or they have a spatial Devil Fruit ability user capable of teleportation."
He fell silent. Not only him, but after Ike's deliberate momentum-building, everyone secretly watching had completely fallen into silence at this moment.
What the hell?!
Damn it!
I came to watch the Edward Family get dealt with and bullied!
Now, wasn't this a complete reversal?
Pfft!
The man had just prepared to drink some water to calm himself down, but instantly, his eyes widened again, and he sprayed the water out once more. He said in shock, "Red Count? Patrick Redfield? What the hell?! How could this man appear here?"
"Moreover…"
Looking at Newgate and Redfield standing shoulder to shoulder, the man instantly became dumbfounded. His eyes widened round, feeling as if his eyeballs were about to fall out.
"Was it completed?" The man turned his head, looked at the subordinate in charge of intelligence, and said with a sinister expression, "Was Red Count's mission completed?"
"Completed!"
"Completed!"
"And…"
The intelligence officer carefully said, "My lord, I believe what we should care about is not whether the other side completed their missions or not. Since Whitebeard can appear here, then! Red Count appearing here is not anything strange. They cannot possibly have such hidden power. It must be a spatial Devil Fruit ability user."
"However!"
"The truly important core is why Red Count would appear here!"
The man instantly felt as if he were suffocating.
Yes!
Why would Redfield appear here? This was far too absurd, right?
This man…
Gulp~~~
He swallowed deeply, nearly swallowing his own tongue, and murmured, "Could it be… Could it be… Red Count is actually like Whitebeard and belongs to the Edward Family?"
"No!"
"No!"
"Patrick Redfield."
"He is a member of the Baloric clan."
"Could it be?!"
"He joined the Edward Family and became a subordinate family of the Edward Family?"
This matter was not particularly complicated, and everyone guessed something.
Redfield had brought the Baloric family to become a subordinate family of the Edward Family?!
Moreover!
The Edward Family possessed an extremely astonishing spatial Devil Fruit ability user.
As for the idea that the other side could let Newgate and Redfield remain in the Totto Land sea area while also completing the Rocks Pirates' missions?
Get lost!
Get lost!
Get the hell away from me! What kind of concept would that be?
The Totto Land sea area would have at least two quasi-Admiral-level powerhouses remaining, meaning two secondary-level combatants of the sea?!
Go to hell!
Five Admirals in one family?!
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
They did not know, or rather, they could not guess. The fact was that this was absolutely impossible.
Kurozumi Higurashi with the samurai force, ninja force, and heads of swordsmanship families equaled almost one quasi-Admiral-level combatant.
Kurozumi Semimaru equaled quasi-Admiral-level combat power, not to mention he had two thousand samurai troops with him.
Before anyone realized it!
Although the Edward Family's children had not yet fully grown, this strength was already extremely astonishing.
Of course.
However!
This force did not completely belong to the Edward Family. They merely belonged under the Edward Family.
Loyalty? That was pure bullshit. If the Edward Family continued to develop and rise like the sun at noon, everyone would obediently listen. When you declined, they would turn around and leave without any hesitation.
It was purely like a joke!
How high did you think the possibility of this was?!
Nothing else needed to be said!
Jinbe, to put it nicely, followed Luffy and became his companion.
To put it unpleasantly?!
The Big Mom Pirates had not wronged you or Fish-Man Island either. Did you not betray them when it came time to betray, return the sake cup, and run away?
Old Jinbe, Warlord-level against Emperors!
But damn it, was that not betrayal?
Of course!
There was not much to complain about.
"Hehehe~~~"
Ike stood behind the ship and merely smiled. "Hattori, do you think these people will be surprised enough?"
"I am afraid!" Hattori thought for a moment and also said seriously, "My lord, right now, their jaws are already shocked enough to fall off. Lord Red Count's sudden appearance, combined with Lord Whitebeard and Lord Red Count appearing at the same time, I am afraid…"
"Hehehe~~~"
Ike chuckled. "Alright. Just watch quietly. Continue watching how the next battle develops. It truly is interesting!"
Ike's smile was exceptionally rich.
What a joke!
Whitebeard + Red Count = ???
Even Ike did not know how he was supposed to lose.
With such a configuration, if he lost…
He might as well die!
Moreover!
"Big brother…"
Ike had also suddenly discovered today that his big brother's panel had become completely different. Or rather! It had undergone a tremendous change.
[Edward Newgate]
[Identity: Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates]
[Birthday: April 6th, Year 1448 of the Sea Circle Calendar]
[Talent: S- Whitebeard]
[Aptitude: S+]
Everything before this had no problem at all.
There had also been no change in Talent.
However!
Ike keenly discovered that his big brother's aptitude had actually transformed.
This made Ike feel extremely surprised. His big brother originally only had S- rank aptitude, yet it had suddenly changed to S+ rank aptitude. What was this situation? Or rather! What exactly was going on?
After researching it, Ike keenly discovered the problem.
The reason was very simple!
S- rank aptitude was his big brother's situation in the original story. During the Paramount War period in the original story, his big brother was indeed only worthy of this S- rank aptitude.
However!
As his big brother changed because of him, the hidden injuries in his body disappeared. His training became more systematic, and every aspect changed.
Precisely because of that!
This was the fundamental core of the change. It had truly activated his big brother's genuine S+ rank aptitude.
The core.
The foundation.
This was the most important thing. No illness, solid foundation, top-tier fruit, Supreme Grade Blade—the current Whitebeard and the Whitebeard from the original story were worlds apart. The change this brought was extremely obvious.
As for Redfield…
Mm!
That was right!
After Redfield became part of a subordinate family, Ike could also check Redfield's panel.
However.
He could only view it. As for modifying it! Or bringing influence! These were things he could not do.
[Patrick Redfield]
[Identity: Patriarch of the Baloric Family]
[Birthday: May 5th, Year 1449 of the Sea Circle Calendar]
[Talent: S Red Count]
[Aptitude: S]
A very simple panel. Pure S-rank Talent and Aptitude. This already proved Redfield's strength and potential.
Mm!
He was worthy of being the monster who, in the original story, was said to be able to rival the Whitebeard Pirates, Roger Pirates, and Flying Pirates with his strength alone.
In addition.
Now that he had eaten the Vampire Fruit, his overall strength had received another significant improvement. Combined with the further development of his Devil Fruit, he had gone even further.
He was absolutely an extremely outstanding top-level combatant of the sea.
This was certainly beyond doubt and did not need to be questioned.
"However!"
The corner of Ike's mouth carried a smile as he thought secretly, "This is truly very interesting. I am now extremely curious. As for these underground organization coalition forces, what exactly are their thoughts? A separate coalition army formed by seventeen underground organizations. Let me see, in this doomed war of destruction, what kind of spirit you will display."
"Hehehe~~~"
Ike chuckled faintly, his eyes filled with a teasing expression. He was truly extremely curious.
Ike did not have any nasty hobby. He simply wanted to see, and he also wanted to tell everyone: if you intend to act against the Edward Family…
Then!
You will never know what exactly you are facing, nor what you will have to endure.
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