"Luke, is it settled?"
In an unknown sea area, on a small floating island.
Seeing Luke return unharmed, Robin, Reiju, Kalifa, and the other women came forward to greet him.
"I'm fine. He can't hurt me. So, there's no need to worry..."
Waving his hand nonchalantly, Luke smiled and said: "Though I didn't expect it, that guy actually gave me a pleasant surprise; his Azure Dragon fruit has awakened."
"Oh?"
"His devil fruit ability has awakened?"
The women around were all astonished but not entirely surprised.
Awakening a Mythical Zoan fruit is indeed difficult, but they knew very well that Luke wasn't the only one who had achieved it. His Vampire Fruit had already awakened, and so had Yamato's Okuchi-no-Makami fruit.
As the recognized strongest creature on land, sea, and air, it wasn't surprising that Kaido had awakened his Azure Dragon Fruit.
Unfortunately for Kaido, no matter how powerful he was, he was destined never to surpass the man standing before them.
"I've ordered him to wait in the first half of the New World, ready for our signal to attack the Holy Land..."
Luke briefly explained that he had recruited Kaido for their upcoming operation.
Then, he turned to Robin.
"How's the preparation on your end?"
"Our forces have been secretly gathering bit by bit..."
Robin said seriously. "All the new Battle Suits have been distributed! Also, Shiryu has already led the forces and secretly arrived in the first half of the New World!"
Over the past few years, the Netherworld Pirates had discreetly stored more than ten small to mid-sized islands in the Florian Triangle.
With Shiryu's continuous mastery of the Paramecia Float-Float Fruit over the past five years, moving these islands under cover of night to the skies above Marineford and Mary Geoise would be no problem at all.
When the time came, with just one order from Luke, these islands would be dropped onto Marine Headquarters and the Mary Geoise, dealing the greatest possible damage to the Marines and the World Government!
"The battle plan remains unchanged..."
Luke sat on the sofa, narrowing his eyes.
"Shiryu will first move the islands hidden in the Florian Triangle to the skies above Marine Headquarters and Mary Geoise under the cover of night. Dropping them will be our declaration of war!"
"But Mary Geoise is full of powerful figures. Tell Shiryu that if things become impossible, he should cancel the operation and prioritize attacking the Marine Headquarters!"
For beings like the Five Elders and the even more mysterious Imu, it was likely that Shiryu's movements wouldn't go unnoticed. If the islands got too close to Mary Geoise, they might be discovered immediately.
So, Luke's primary target was still Marine Headquarters.
"What about the G-1 branch?"
Reiju asked: "According to our intel, Admiral Kizaru and former Fleet Admiral Sengoku are stationed there, along with over ten Vice Admiral and thirty to forty thousand elite troops!"
"The strength of the Holy Land is still unknown, and we might be discovered too soon. Should we focus on Marine Headquarters and G-1 first?"
She suggested, and Robin, Kalifa, and the others nodded in agreement.
In fact, Lucci, with his artificial devil fruit, could also use flame clouds to lift an island and move it to the G-1 branch.
However, that would consume a significant amount of stamina.
Unlike the Float-Float Fruit, Lucci's method would also create a lot of commotion, increasing the risk of alerting the enemy beforehand.
It wasn't necessary. The best approach was to maintain their peak condition for the upcoming battle, which was bound to be intense.
"G-1 cannot be ignored, but I have other plans for it!"
Luke then turned to Robin and asked: "Have you found Chameleone?"
A cold glint flashed in his eyes.
The Netherworld Pirates had already figured out how the World Government had managed to pinpoint their research base.
It turned out that this treacherous rat had nearly ruined years of his careful planning.
How careless of him.
"Chameleone?"
"That former warlord of the sea?"
"Because of him, we had to change our entire battle strategy!"
"I have to admit, the Copy-Copy fruit is quite an impressive ability!"
"But he's digging his own grave..."
Hearing Luke's words, Robin, Reiju, and the others immediately understood.
Since Chameleone possessed the Copy-Copy fruit, he could easily replicate the Float-Float Fruit's ability.
Even if he couldn't use it as effectively as Shiryu, he could still transport two or three islands with no problem.
"We found him..."
Robin smiled. "He's leading the Chameleone pirates and is currently on Flakka Island in the first half of the Grand Line!"
"Then, I'll personally pay him a visit!"
Luke sneered.
After causing them such immense losses, did Chameleone really think he could escape unscathed?
Dream on.
And conveniently, he could make use of the Copy-Copy fruit's power.
He didn't mind adding another high-ranking Shadowkhan with disaster-level ability to his Shadowkhan Army.
After pausing for a moment, he added: "Oh, and it's not just Kaido. The Pirate Empress will also be joining the battle. With her strength, she'll be a great help!"
Boa Hancock had personally requested to participate.
For years, she had strictly trained herself, not obsessively, but with unwavering dedication.
Her goal was to one day take revenge on the arrogant Celestial Dragons.
With her Love-Love Fruit already awakened, she had focused most of her efforts on physical prowess and Haki, elevating her strength to a whole new level.
Even Yamato couldn't overpower her in an all-out battle.
The title of Pirate Empress was well deserved.
"Hancock is joining too?"
Robin raised an eyebrow but quickly composed herself and asked seriously: "But Luke, what if they activate Uranus?"
"Don't worry. I've already pinpointed the general location of Uranus. I just haven't investigated further to avoid alerting them..."
Luke sneered and said: "When the time comes, I will personally go there. If I cannot control it, then I will destroy it!"
Facing the all-pervasive Shadowkhan army, even when the World Government wanted to hide the whereabouts of Uranus, it wouldn't be that easy.
Even the location of Pluton, buried deep under the sea in Wano Country, had already been confirmed.