In the New World, two huge warships, the Conqueror and Caesar, are sailing quickly on the sea.
Their target at this time is Punk Hazard Island in the New World.
As for why I chose to go to Punk Hazard, it was because the Writing Island had an extremely chaotic magnetic field, and it was an island that could not be found without special methods.
In the original work, due to its unique geographical environment, it was once occupied by the World Government and used for Vegapunk's experiments and to imprison some special prisoners.
Rocks was looking for him in order to transform him into an exclusive experimental base for Vegapunk and other doctors.
After all, Vegapunk and Quinn are two Frankensteins. The experiments they conduct are becoming more and more numerous and more and more difficult. The cabins of the two battleships, the Conqueror and the Caesar, can no longer satisfy them.
What's more, Quinn was researching various powerful bombs or some overly dangerous biological and chemical weapons.
Rocks was also afraid that a sudden accident would happen, which would bring misfortune to everyone on the ship.
In order to find Punk Hazard, Rocks asked Vegapunk to make a special navigation compass, so that he could find the geographical location of Punk Hazard in the extremely chaotic magnetic field.
On the deck of the Conqueror, Rocks stood at the bow and enjoyed the wind.
"Hey, Rocks, I got some very interesting news, would you like to hear it?"
Barbossa slowly walked from a distance to Rocks' side and said with a grin.
"Interesting news?"
Rocks turned his head and looked at Barbossa beside him.
At this moment, Barbosa gave Rocks a feeling of excitement, a little bit of disbelief, as well as a little bit of expectation and fear.
"Luhuhu, Rocks, Shiki the Golden Lion, that guy, has declared war on our Rocks Pirates."
"That guy had summoned all his officers to his headquarters a week ago to discuss how to kill us."
After hearing what Barbosa said, Rocks fell silent.
To be honest, Rocks was also a little surprised by the news.
He never imagined that he would have to face a super pirate group like the Golden Lion Pirates as soon as he entered the New World.
Although he had great confidence in his partners, the gap in numbers was still a bit too big.
The entire Golden Lion Fleet has a force of 30,000 men.
In addition to the large number of troops, the Golden Lion Pirates also have 23 captains and 12 senior managers.
Each of those twelve guys is a super pirate who can intimidate anyone.
Faced with the Golden Lion Pirates in their heyday at that time, almost no one in the entire ocean could say that they could surely defeat the enemy.
Because Shiki the Golden Lion has such tremendous power and combat capability, some people secretly call him the next "Rocks", the man with the greatest chance of becoming the next Pirate King.
"Golden Lion Shiki, that guy, would he declare war on us so quickly?!"
"Luhuhu, you are surprised, right? That man actually took the initiative to declare war on a small or medium-sized pirate group like us."
Barbossa looked at Rocks who was slightly surprised and said with empathy.
"Is this news reliable? I haven't seen any relevant reports in the News of the World."
Rocks looked at Barbossa seriously.
If this intelligence information is reliable, Rocks will have to prepare for the next voyage.
"Luhuhu, don't worry, Rocks, this news is very reliable. An old friend of mine at Golden Lion Shiki told me."
"That guy is now a captain under the command of Shiqi. This information is still very reliable."
Barbosa affirmed his words.
"Locks, what should we do next?"
Rocks looked at Barbossa.
"Since you have an idea, just say it directly, Barbosa. There is nothing that cannot be discussed between us."
Hearing Rocks' words, Barbossa immediately laughed.
"Lu Huhuhu, if that's the case, then I'll tell you."
"Locks, with our current strength, if we go to war with the enemy, our chances of winning are too low. Although the gap in strength between the cadres is not that big, our troops are too few."
"So, I think we should avoid their sharp edge first, and then release all the cadres and defeat them one by one."
"After all, compared to that guy Shiqi, we don't have any territory that we have to defend, so we are more flexible."
After listening to Barbossa's suggestion, Rocks looked at him in surprise.
Isn't this a guerrilla warfare? Barbosa actually knows guerrilla tactics
"Really? I see. Then let's do as you say. Once we reach Punk Hazard, let Moriah and the others go out to sea alone and attack those captains under Ski."
"When the gap between us is even, it will be time for the decisive battle."
Rocks agreed to Barbossa's suggestion.
Because Barbossa's suggestion coincided with what Rocks had in mind.
"Boss Rocks."
Visa walked silently to Rocks' side at some point.
In his hand, he held a pink devil fruit with strange patterns.
"Visa? Huh? That's it! Has that guy Vegapunk already made it?!"
Rocks looked at Visa in confusion, and after seeing the devil fruit in his hand, he asked with some surprise.
"Well, it's already been made. But now I don't know whether I should eat it or not."
Looking at Visa's conflicted expression, Rocks became curious.
"Visa, if you have anything to say, just say it."
“Hu… ... ... ”
Taking a deep breath, Visa finally told Rocks and Barbossa the secret in his heart.
It turns out that he came from the New World and was a member of the almost extinct Oni clan.
He and Kaido have known each other since childhood, and they used to be inseparable good brothers.
Because Kaido is a few years older than Visa, Visa has always treated him as his elder brother.
Until that day.
Visa saw with his own eyes the drunk Kaido. He completely destroyed the village where he lived while drunk and all his relatives and villagers were killed by Kaido's mace.
After that day, Visa's heart was filled with dissatisfaction and anger towards Kaido.
After Kaido sobered up, he left without any regrets and followed the great pirate at that time, Rocks D. Gibel, out to sea. Visa also planted the seed of killing Kaido in his heart.
Because they had been together day and night since childhood, Visa knew how abnormal Kaido's body was, so while he was constantly training his own strength, he began to study pharmacology.
He wants to develop a drug to kill Kaido completely.
Because of this, he acquired powerful medical skills and the ability to use poison.
Because when he was rescuing someone, he saw the ugly mouth of the royal family of that country at that time, which reminded him of Kaido, and finally he poisoned the entire royal family.
As a result, he was captured by Kuzan and his navy, and was finally rescued by Rocks.
After listening to Visa's story, Rocks did not show any surprise.
After all, Visa's appearance is too similar to that guy Kaido.
They are equally muscular, have the same pair of sharp horns, and use the same mace.
"Then why are you hesitating about eating this devil fruit? Is it because it is an ability extracted from Kaido's bloodline?"
"You have to know that no matter where the ability comes from, as long as it can become your own strength and make you stronger, it doesn't matter where it comes from or whether it is a replica."
Visa looked at Rocks, then looked at the devil fruit in his hand.
"Okay, I understand."
As he said that, Visa threw the pink devil fruit into his mouth.