"Enough, Shiki. Stop venting your anger and let him finish speaking."
"You may continue."
Rocks noticed that the pirate who had come to report was so intimidated by Shiki's aura that he could barely speak.
He spoke in a deep voice to stop Shiki from further outbursts.
However, a powerful low-pressure atmosphere began to form around him as well.
The occasional ripples in space revealed just how displeased he was at the moment.
Similar to Shiki's point of anger, Rocks was furious for a comparable reason.
That was his money—his money!
At the same time, Rocks had another, even greater reason for his rage.
As the sole overlord of the New World, Rocks hadn't been challenged by pirates in a long time.
Apart from the Navy and the World Government, who dared to provoke him, no one in the entire New World spoke louder than Rocks.
The Roger Pirate Crew was daring to defy Rocks's authority.
They were asking for death!
"Y-yes, sir."
The reporting lackey wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and continued his report.
"After destroying the Black Market in the Lyra Sea, the Roger Pirate Crew vanished without a trace."
"But according to the latest intelligence, the Roger Pirate Crew appeared near the Alvarez Kingdom a day ago."
"Based on their direction, they seem to be heading toward the first half of the Grand Line."
After the lackey finished his report, he noticed the room had fallen dead silent.
The next moment, he felt as if a mountain were pressing down on him, making it hard to breathe.
Fortunately, the oppressive aura lasted only a moment, and his life was barely spared.
"Wahahaha! Good, good, very good!"
"The Roger Pirate Crew is asking for death!"
Watching Rocks laughing heartily from his seat, even the higher-ranking members felt immense pressure, let alone the lowly lackeys.
As powerful individuals themselves, they could sense the terrifying aura that had erupted from Rocks in that instant.
Brian's pupils contracted sharply as he stared fixedly at Rocks, his heart filled with shock.
'What immense pressure! Is this the strength of a Four Emperor?'
'With my current power, if I were to truly clash with Rocks, I would undoubtedly die.'
'Incredible! Truly worthy of being the sole overlord of pirates in this era. He's absolutely ferocious.'
'I wonder how big the gap is between Rocks at this level and the final boss, Imu.'
After the initial shock, Brian's thoughts began to wander, his imagination running wild.
He even went so far as to compare Rocks to Imu, the ultimate boss of the World Government.
However, for now, this comparison remained an unsolvable puzzle.
Imu was truly mysterious—so mysterious that if Brian hadn't known the original story, he wouldn't have known such a person existed in this world.
In the entire world, only a handful of people knew of Imu's existence.
'I wonder if Rocks, or even Roger, knows about Imu's existence.'
'The D Clan and the Celestial Dragons?'
'A fateful entanglement spanning eight hundred years—this is getting more and more interesting.'
Rocks paid no attention to Brian's gaze, as the other executives were similarly affected.
He had no idea about the wild thoughts running through Brian's mind, otherwise he wouldn't be able to keep his composure either.
Rocks pondered for a moment before finally speaking.
"Shakuyaku, activate your intelligence network and find the location of the Roger Pirates for me."
"Investigate everyone in the Roger Pirates, even their family members - find out everything about them."
"Report to me directly as soon as you have any information."
"I want to see where the Roger Pirates get the courage and confidence to challenge me."
"Understood, I'll handle it."
Shakuyaku nodded.
Boom~
After speaking, Rocks slammed the table in front of him heavily.
The sturdy drinking table instantly turned to dust, scattering on the ground.
Then Rocks stopped paying attention to the banquet and left directly.
He still maintained intense low pressure, completely different from his cheerful state just minutes before.
"The captain's really angry, that's terrifying."
Shiki waited until Rocks had completely left before speaking in a low, slow voice.
"Indeed, the last time the captain got this angry was two years ago, right?"
"It seems the Roger Pirates have truly angered the captain this time."
Glug glug glug~
Whitebeard drank heavily from his enormous cup, then set it down and spoke slowly.
Even for an old-timer like him in the Rocks Pirates,
it was rare to see Rocks this enraged.
"Mamamama, I still remember when the captain got angry two years ago - he destroyed dozens of kingdoms before stopping."
"Dozens of World Government affiliate nations! Even the Navy and the World Government couldn't stop the captain."
"I clearly remember back then, the captain personally took down two Admiral Level enemies, one of them even from Cipher Pol Aigis Zero."
"Tsk tsk, the Roger Pirates are really going to be in trouble this time."
Charlotte Linlin, eating cake while speaking, was also considered an old-timer in the Rocks Pirates.
She had personally experienced Rocks' rage two years ago.
Back then, dozens of World Government affiliate nations in the New World were dissatisfied with the Rocks Pirates' crazy expansion in the region.
They secretly allied together, even bringing in the Navy and Cipher Pol Aigis Zero.
This had caused significant trouble for the Rocks Pirates at the time.
Later, for some reason, these guys completely infuriated Rocks.
The New World faced Rocks' full wrath.
For a full half month, the entire New World was literally flowing with rivers of blood.
Only after truly cutting a bloody path through the New World did Rocks finally stop.
"Zeha ha ha, I remember that too."
"Remember how more than half of those islands belonging to the World Government affiliate nations are still scorched earth to this day?"
"That's right, I passed by one of those islands recently while sailing - still not a single blade of grass growing."
Even John rarely chimed in, his face also showing some alarm.
This was the deterrent power of Rocks.
"Let's wait and enjoy the show."
"This time Captain Rocks is going to take action personally again. Let's hope the Roger Pirates can withstand it."
"Those guys can only pray their families and relatives aren't in the New World, otherwise they'll be in big trouble too."
"Mamamamama, following Brian's crazy moves recently, the New World is going to get more and more chaotic."
"Fun, this is really fun."
Linlin laughed heartily, delighting in the prospect of chaos.
She couldn't care less about how many more islands in the New World would be turned to scorched earth by Rocks after this.
How many pirates and even commoners have directly vanished from the world.
Anyway, it has nothing to do with her. No matter how many die, it's of no importance.
Even if they all perish, there will always be fresh blood unaware of the dangers.
From the four seas, from the Grand Line, and other places, they will replenish the New World.
"Let's end today's banquet here for now. Everyone should go back and prepare."
"Captain Rocks can't handle everything alone. I expect everyone will have to step in when the time comes."
"Fine, let's call it a day then."
"I'm out of here. I've had enough to drink anyway."Thus, the carnival feast announced its end in a somewhat somber atmosphere.
A new storm is about to arrive!"
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