["Besides that, the World Government and the Navy jointly deployed 150,000 troops to search for your location. And just now, they issued a bounty for the whereabouts of the Whitebeard Pirates. The portraits of all your captains and accompanying members are included."]
["As long as someone provides traces of your appearance, they can get a reward of 100 million Berries. If the location is confirmed, they can get 1 billion Berries. And each of your heads starts at 2 billion."]
Moa's voice then came through the Den Den Mushi again, making everyone even more silent.
Even Whitebeard slowly furrowed his tiger-like brows.
'This scale, they're really going all out to kill us.'
Deploying 150,000 people, offering bounties in billions, just to track them down. Only the World Government could be this extravagant.
["Everyone, I'm sorry I can't offer more help. Don't tell me your location either. Now, the only way to break this situation doesn't lie with you, it lies with the Holy Land,"] With that, Moa hung up the call.
And the members of the Whitebeard Pirates were still immersed in Moa's message, unable to calm down for a long time.
"Damn it, ten navy admirals... the World Government is really giving us 'face'," Teach cursed. He knew the World Government's revenge would be intense, but he didn't expect it to be this brutal.
Only now did he truly understand the foundation of the World Government, it was terrifyingly deep.
"Gurararara... that's nothing yet. The ones they've sent out probably aren't even half," Whitebeard wasn't surprised. Once he calmed down, he laughed loudly again, "Back during the God Valley Incident, they sent out even more powerhouses. Now, it's just a repeat."
"Pops, what should we do? Fight them head-on?", Marco's eyes showed hatred. Although the Hoof of the Soaring Dragon on his face had been covered by other tattoos, the scar and that experience could never be forgotten.
However, after going through that life-and-death ordeal, he was unusually calm now.
Whitebeard had often told them stories of the Rocks Pirates' fate, but the two couldn't even be compared.
The Rocks Pirates were much stronger than them.
Back then, even the weakest cadre in the Rocks Pirates had strength comparable to Leviathan.
Unlike them, besides Whitebeard, they didn't even have one A-rank powerhouse.
If they really ran into the World Government's lineup, even if only one top-tier came, once Whitebeard was held up, the rest would just be waiting to die.
"That revolutionary lady already gave us the method."
Whitebeard grinned and said, "Ten S-class powerhouses, plus those already outside, how many people does the Holy Land have left?"
"We're going to raid the Holy Land?", Marco's eyes lit up.
Hearing this, Teach rolled his eyes.
'Damn idiot!'
'If we raid the Holy Land ourselves, that'll just be bringing our own men to die, isn't that suicide?'
"What Pops means is that we should stay away from the Holy Land, and let others cause trouble there to relieve the crisis on us," Teach said sourly, though he actually thought this idea was pretty good.
If it's just them, the World Government can easily focus on them.
But if they take the lead, rope in other big pirates and those dissatisfied with the World Government, and get them to charge at the Holy Land, then everyone shares the blame.
By that time, even if the World Government wants to settle accounts, they won't be able to.
What? The Government might take revenge years later?
As pirates, they couldn't even guarantee living that long, who cares?
If the Whitebeard Pirates dared to attack Celestial Dragons, then if the other big pirates didn't dare to hit the Holy Land when it's weak, then screw being pirates, just go home and play with eggs.
Anyway, Teach felt that if he were Big Mom or Kaido, he'd definitely join this grand event.
Just as they finalized the rough plan and were preparing to implement it, the Den Den Mushi beside Whitebeard rang again.
"Hm? At this time, someone's contacting us?"
Whitebeard laughed heartily, but there was a shadow in his eyes.
There weren't many people who knew how to contact him.
The Den Den Mushi that could be tracked, they brought none of those. They only had a special Den Den Mushi, one that Rocks had given him.
Only a very few knew how to contact it, and none should have betrayed them.
But getting a call now, he couldn't help but think more.
"Gurararara... who is it?"
Whitebeard had no intention to refuse. After picking up, he once again gave a hearty laugh.
Whoever it was, just talk and find out, no need to guess wildly.
["After pulling off something that big, you're still this lively, Newgate,"] From the other end came a mocking, frivolous male voice.
Seeing the Den Den Mushi's shifting face, Whitebeard laughed even more, "Rayleigh, you old bastard, why are you calling me now?"
He hadn't expected that the caller would be Rayleigh.
["Your situation is very dangerous right now. Of course we're going to help out,"] Rayleigh said leisurely, ["About your situation, Dragon told me. Gaban, Bullet, and I can all give you some support."]
"Bullet? Wasn't that brat caught by the Navy?", Whitebeard raised an eyebrow.
["You didn't hear? Golden Lion broke out of prison, and Bullet slipped out too,"] Rayleigh laughed.
"Gurararara... that lion's been released, he won't stay quiet when he sees the sea," Whitebeard laughed.
Hearing news from old friends made him genuinely happy.
They'd fought each other for so many years. Though there were grudges, the bond forged through battle was deep.
Otherwise, Rayleigh wouldn't have called him now.
"Right, that Dragon you mentioned earlier, is it that same Dragon who was abandoned by the Revolutionary Army?", Back on the previous topic, Whitebeard narrowed his eyes and asked.
No matter what, he was now cooperating with the Revolutionary Army.
And after learning about Dragon's past, he looked down on him from the bottom of his heart for fleeing the battle.
If Dragon had chosen to fight back, maybe the Revolutionary Army would've been hit harder, but if they'd split up and gone underground, the damage wouldn't have been this huge.
He didn't understand what Dragon was afraid of.
["Yeah, this call is his idea. Let him talk to you directly,"] Speaking of Dragon, Rayleigh sounded quite relaxed.
He was never a strategist type, and now that he'd already retired, being dragged back into action really put him on the spot.
Since Whitebeard knew Dragon too, there was no need for him to keep relaying back and forth.
Let the two of them talk directly, it saved him the trouble.
Very soon, the Den Den Mushi's appearance shifted, turning into Dragon's fierce face.
["Whitebeard, you all are in danger. I can help you, but I also have a condition,"] Dragon said in a deep voice.
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