"Baroric Redfield!"
Upon seeing the newcomer, Yagi's face darkened, a look of disbelief forming.
This was… another supreme being of the sea's might, yet clearly not on the same side as Black Crow. Why would he come to Black Crow's aid?
"Red Earl, I know you. With your aloof and arrogant personality, how could you possibly become someone else's thug?" Yagi asked gravely.
"A thug?" Red Earl said calmly. "I'm simply returning a favor. After all, it was thanks to him that I was able to leave Impel Down. Furthermore, the collapse of the World Government is inevitable, and he has a strong chance of replacing it. Although I'm a pirate, I only want to be an adventurer from now on. So, I can only help him eliminate you. That way, he won't bother me in future adventures."
Red Earl was also a powerful being from the old days.
What he had seen and heard was extraordinary.
He also knew things that many people didn't know.
The collapse of the World Government was indeed an inevitable trend.
To the Red Earl, this trend wasn't complicated; it was simply due to the strength of the Black Crows and the current state of the World Government.
At a glance, one could easily see the depths of the World Government's plight.
The Five Elders—no, Yagi was a traitor, so they should only be considered the Four Elders at this point. Of these Four, three were gravely injured, and one was struggling to hold on, though he couldn't for long.
Countless other powerful individuals had perished, leaving only a handful.
Conversely, the Black Crows had barely survived, with only serious injuries at best. With the support of the Revolutionary Army, Kaido, and others, the collapse of the World Government was inevitable.
And after the World Government collapsed, the only force capable of replacing it was the Black Crows.
No other force could compare to the Black Crows.
While he didn't know the Black Crows' ambitions, he could surmise that after abolishing the World Government, they would undoubtedly disregard pirates.
Because Black Crow, a pirate himself, wouldn't tolerate someone appearing centuries later to replace him.
And he couldn't possibly become Black Crow's enemy.
Even though he was confident in his own abilities, he knew he was no match for Black Crow.
Therefore, to ensure safe navigation on the seas in the future, he didn't mind taking action, even if his adversaries were from the World Government, to repay the favor he owed Black Crow.
Right now, he simply wanted to be an adventurer, sailing the seas, without much else in mind.
"This world belongs to our D Clan, and no one else can replace us," Yagi growled.
"You're talking nonsense," the Red Earl chuckled. "You might not know, but I owe him a favor, and also that guy Bullett. But Bullett isn't here today. Where do you think he is?"
"What?"
Yagi was startled at this, his face turning pale.
"You, you…"
Yagi's lips trembled slightly, and he looked at Mio with a mixture of disbelief and fear, speaking hastily. "Did you send people there?!"
"Are you referring to that rat's nest of your D Clan?" Mio sneered. "If so, then yes, I did send people there. If nothing unexpected happens, everyone there, except for those who surrendered, should be dead by now."
"Damn it, damn it!"
Hearing Mio's words, Yagi's eyes suddenly reddened. That was his homeland and his clan. Although he didn't know what was happening there, given Black Crow's brutality, it was easy to guess how bloody the scene must have been.
In an instant, he was enraged and wanted to rush towards Mio.
But the next moment, he was stopped by the Red Earl and kicked away. "Your opponent is me. If you want to kill him, you can defeat me first, but I don't think you have the strength to do it."
The Red Earl was no small force.
Being able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Roger and Whitebeard alone clearly demonstrated his strength, no less than Whitebeard's. In some respects, he was even more formidable.
Yagi wasn't necessarily Whitebeard's match.
Mio glanced at Yagi, uninterested in one of the Five Elders and the current leader of the D Clan. He simply rubbed his neck and looked at Rocks, who was battling Yasan.
"Hey, Yasan."
"Sir."
"Let's attack together."
An excited smile played on Mio's lips. With a hint of anticipation, he took a step forward and suddenly appeared behind Rocks, delivering a powerful punch.
Layers of power intertwined.
Armament Haki enveloped him.
Rocks sensed danger approaching from behind and, without hesitation, roared. "Dark Clothes!"
A black mist enveloped Rocks like a garment.
But the next moment, as Mio's fist landed, Rocks was sent flying.
Mio grinned. "Sorry, your Dark-Dark Fruit is useless to me."
Having already prepared himself for the next move, Yasan attacked without hesitation, following the flying Rocks and delivering a punch. Before Rocks could react, the punch landed squarely on the spot just below his earlobe.
There lay a central nervous system.
As Yasan's punch struck, sparks of electricity flashed, as if Rocks were a robot.
"Ah!!"
Rocks let out a painful scream.
Blood spurted from his mouth, his face paled slightly, and even a hint of fear appeared in his eyes.
"How is this possible?"
Disbelief returned to his eyes.
"You can't not be a Devil Fruit user. This is impossible!" Rocks roared.
It felt as if his worldview was collapsing.
Just now, during his battle with Im, this guy had displayed various elemental powers, as well as a spatial-like ability.
Yet, possessing all these abilities, this guy now told himself he wasn't a Devil Fruit user?
How could that be?
No one in this world could control elemental forces without ingesting a Devil Fruit.
Even if there were, they were rare races like the Mink Tribe, and even they merely used the power of thunder to enhance their attacks, not the unbridled manipulation of the natural elements.
He simply didn't believe Mio wasn't a Devil Fruit user.
"Nothing is impossible. You shouldn't be able to recover from your injuries anymore, right?" Mio sneered, took a step forward, and vanished again.
In a flash, Mio appeared before Rocks and delivered a punch.
Boom.
Rocks' eyes widened, and without hesitation, he met the blow with a terrifying shockwave. This was the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
Few knew that Rocks also possessed the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, developing it to a level comparable to Whitebeard's.
Unfortunately, even with the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Rocks couldn't recover.
Rocks launched a punch, but the next moment, Mio vanished, reappearing behind him.
The punch, packed with shockwaves, missed, but Mio's relentless blow slammed into Rocks' back, unleashing a powerful force.
Blood spurted from Rocks' mouth as he was sent flying.
Even more horrifying was the moment Rocks' body flew uncontrollably, and Yasan, already prepared, appeared in front of him, unleashing a relentless punch.
Rocks had no way to resist, and could only watch helplessly as the blow struck him.
Rumble!
The ground shook, dust billowed.
Rocks, crushed into the ground by Yasan's punch, was formidable, yet facing two top-tier warriors of his level, he was no match for them.
"Hey, hey, hey, it looks like it's over!"
With a devilish laugh, Doflamingo kicked a World Government soldier in front of him away. Wiping the blood from his face, he looked towards Mio, his eyes flickering.
Anticipation for what was to come began to build.
This war was destined for the Black Crows' victory.
Although the Revolutionary Army and the Beasts Pirates were among the victors,
but…
Asuka.
Noa.
Shirafu…
Looking at the surviving members of the Black Crow Pirates, plus Yasan, who could fight Rocks alone, Doflamingo could already imagine that after Rocks' death, neither the Revolutionary Army nor the Beasts Pirates would be a match for the Black Crows.
The next "World Government" was already destined.
It would be the Black Crows.
Given Black Crow's personality, it was unlikely those Celestial Dragons would survive.
Then, he would make the Donquixote Family the sole world nobility.
Red Earth Continent.
Above the clouds in the distant sky, a gigantic seagull circled, its gaze terrified at the scene before it, its tone filled with shock.
"What a… horrible scene."
"The World Government… is actually going to be defeated. Is this how powerful Black Crow is? And the Revolutionary Army and the Beasts Pirates are actually participating in this war."
"Then it seems that the world may be about to undergo the biggest change. There is no doubt that the new master of the World Government will be Black Crow."
"But…"
This was very explosive news.
He was eager to spread the news, to let the whole world know.
But because of this, he was distressed and even a little afraid.
Since no one knew about the Red Earth Continent until now, he knew that Black Crow didn't want others to know about what was happening here.
If he did so without permission, he would probably become a corpse soon.
Thinking of this, he hesitated a little…