Chapter 852: Chapter 522: A Man of Status
"Quick, quick, quick!"
"Don’t let a single pirate escape!"
"Arrest them!"
Three-quarters of the outskirts of Delta Island were surrounded by the Navy’s fleet. Sage’s sudden intervention stopped the planned Buster Call and redirected efforts to arrest the Pirates according to the original plan.
After all, there were too many Pirates gathered here. If they could all be captured, it would effectively curb the number of Pirates in the New World.
Faced with Pirates fleeing towards the sea, the Navy charged forward to engage them.
"Awase Cage!"
Amidst the crowd, a pink-haired female Navy officer in a burgundy suit with an open collar extended her arm, visibly elongating it as she passed through a group of Pirates, transforming it into a solid black bar that bound the men.
"Leave it to me, Vice Admiral Tina!"
Fullbody punched a Pirate in the face and, just as he turned to speak, another Pirate swung a sword at him. Before he could react, a string of bladed rings flew over from the side, taking down the Pirate.
"It’s up to me!" Jango caught the ring and shouted loudly, "Vice Admiral Tina, please entrust this to me!"
"Tina is not reassured."
Tina looked at the Pirates fighting the Navy ahead, walked a bit quickly, kicked one of the fighting Pirates, and her leg transformed into iron bars, binding him as she passed through.
She took a puff of her ladies’ cigarette, holding it between two slender fingers, exhaled the smoke, and looked towards the only part of the island, filled with Pirate Ships, not surrounded by their warships.
"Cannot go to war..."
Three-quarters of the island were surrounded, yet there was one part they could not approach.
Currently, it was strictly forbidden to engage in a war with the Four Emperors. Only an Admiral could engage a Four Emperor alone without punishment or facing retribution from the Four.
Strong fighters always have leniency towards each other.
"Capture them!"
Tina threw the cigarette on the ground, stomped it with her foot, and charged towards other Pirates.
"No more escaping!"
In the chaos, a five-meter-tall strongman wielded a massive club, sweeping away approaching Navy and headed towards the central peak, "Since it’s an invitation from the Disaster, then I’ll join in!"
Before Sage spoke, they thought it was over; the Navy was in front to capture, and Disaster was behind to kill. This was about to capture them all.
However, after Sage’s voice was amplified by the Black Ship throughout the island, some immediately changed their minds.
Escape was impossible, so might as well take a gamble—after all, everyone is a pirate, joining the Four Emperors isn’t shameful, and it’s better than being captured by the Navy here!
"Oh! Is the Four Emperor recruiting?"
In the crowd, a figure wrapped in bandages, possibly with Fishman blood, eliminated several Navy with his clawed hand and excitedly looked towards the central peak.
"Great! Joining the Disaster is much better than any Straw Hat kid! Hey, Doughty, are you going?"
"Of course!"
Holding a large machete, with curly hair and dressed in waiter attire, the pirate cut down two Navy, exclaiming excitedly, "This is a chance to join the Disaster’s ranks, it’s no fake, I won’t miss it!"
The two were emerging Pirates debuting this year on Shampodi Island; one previously had a bounty of 92 million Belly, now increased to 98 million, known as ’The Wounded Albion.’ The other, originally with a bounty of 88 million, now 90 million Belly, was known as ’The Waiter’ Lip Doughty.
Previously at Shampodi, they were deceived by a fake Straw Hat, but due to the true Straw Hat’s appearance, they escaped the Navy’s pursuit and successfully entered the New World.
They were invited to this grand event and found a rare opportunity here. Initially, they intended to join the ranks of some powerful Great Pirate, and now with the Disaster’s invitation, there is no reason to refuse.
A group of Pirates initially planning to escape now reversed direction, attacking the Navy that surrounded them.
Meanwhile, in the direction of the Disaster Fleet, Pirates who planned to escape in another direction cheered and surged towards the central peak.
Compared to the Navy’s encirclement, there weren’t many to capture them here, so their progress was faster.
"Tsk, can’t they add some difficulty?"
Bellamy crossed his arms, seeing this scene, couldn’t help but click his tongue.
Back when he joined the Disaster Pirates, he had suffered quite a bit.
"Luck is also a form of strength."
Hawkins slowly descended the gangplank, drawing a few Tarot Cards and sticking them to the extended straw tip, saying, "These people are not meant to die today."
Sipher shrugged, "There are too many people; we’re only supposed to have two thousand, right?"
"To be precise, it’s seventeen hundred."
Urouge raised one hand, laughing oddly, "The Demon Race cannot be defeated, so only remaining slots are left.".
"Who will assess the Seven Stars position?" Sipher wondered, "Just rush up, and it’s enough?"
"I."
Gin’s voice sounded from behind and, he slowly walked to the front, watching Sipher and the silent Misty beside him and said, "Defeat me, and you qualify to become one of the Seven Stars."
"Single combat only, but any number of people is fine, you can take turns for a battle of attrition, wait for me to exhaust my strength and seize the victory, or defeat me straightforwardly to win the position."
Among the Seven Stars, in terms of strength and importance, the others ranked higher than him. As the ’Gatekeeper,’ he had the responsibility to determine the candidates for the Seven Stars.
Luck and strength, one must possess at least one.
As Sage does not dislike those with luck, and even likes them a lot, but to win a victory from him, ordinary people with just good luck would find it very difficult.
