"What?"
Akainu's mind exploded when he heard his subordinate's report. He roared, "What did you say?"
The Navy Vice Admiral was Onigumo, his capable subordinate. However, Onigumo replied in fear at this time, "It's the Whitebeard Pirates, it's the Whitebeard Pirates led by Death God. Dozens of pirate ships have attacked our headquarters. Advisor Sengoku just contacted us, and told us to quickly return to provide support."
Hearing this, Akainu was stunned. The expression on his face became extremely strange. After a few seconds, he roared, "Damn Death God, I'm going to kill you. Quick, return, return to the Navy Headquarters. I must kill that guy."
In his roar, Akainu's heart was also very horrified. He couldn't have imagined even if he racked his brains that the Whitebeard Pirates had made such a big commotion, but their target was not Doflamingo. It was their Navy Headquarters.
All of them had been played by Akira between his palms. Most of the elites in the Navy Headquarters had been brought over by him. He couldn't imagine what the result would be if the Whitebeard Pirates really attacked in. He was only thinking of quickly returning to the Navy Headquarters now.
"What did you say? The Whitebeard Pirates attacked the Navy Headquarters? The Moby Dick appeared at the Navy Headquarters?"
The Navy Headquarters' warships left quickly, which had originally made Doflamingo very strange. However, when he heard this news, he immediately understood everything, and his whole body shuddered.
"That guy, he actually, actually had this purpose. We've all been tricked by him."
Even the stupidest people would be able to react at this time. All of this had been deliberately exaggerated by Akira. The purpose was to make him ask the Navy Headquarters for support. After the people from the Navy Headquarters came, they would attack the empty Navy Headquarters.
This was one ring after another. It sounded very simple, but in reality, this was gambling. If the Navy Headquarters didn't come to provide support, then everything they had done would be in vain.
Doflamingo thought that he had guessed Akira's thoughts. However, he didn't know that what he had guessed was only a part of it. What Akira had calculated was not just him and the Navy Headquarters.
Navy Headquarters!
Since the end of the Battle of Marineford, Marineford had been severely destroyed. At the same time, in order to show his determination to encircle and suppress pirates, the new Navy Fleet Admiral Akainu had moved the Navy Headquarters from Marineford to the New World. The place he occupied was the former New World Navy G1 Branch, and the G1 Branch was transferred to Marineford.
A year had passed, and the Navy Headquarters had gradually recovered its vitality under reconstruction. It wouldn't be long before it could regain its prestige before the Battle of Marineford. So, the entire Navy Headquarters exuded a positive and upward atmosphere.
After the Battle of Marineford, many of the original high-ranking officials of the Navy Headquarters had retired, and were replaced by younger Navy soldiers. For example, the Navy Hero Garp had also returned to the East Blue.
Although the former Navy Fleet Admiral Sengoku was still there, he was only an advisor. The same was true for Vice Admiral Tsuru. Although her position hadn't changed, after Akainu took office, he didn't rely on her as much as during Sengoku's era. So, she was now the same as Sengoku, belonging to the type who had status, but no real power.
There was also a Navy soldier who was even more senior than them, and that was the former Navy Admiral and Chief Instructor Zephyr. He had also had a gap with the Navy Headquarters because of what had happened to his subordinates, and had already left the Navy Headquarters.
It could be said that apart from Admiral Kizaru, whose position hadn't changed, the rest of the former high-ranking officials in the Navy had basically changed.
Because Akainu had taken a large number of Navy soldiers to Dressrosa to support Doflamingo, the Navy Headquarters was now empty. Only a few Navy soldiers were patrolling around the island.
Because this island was not as big as Marineford, and there weren't many residents on it apart from the relatives of the Navy Headquarters' soldiers. Moreover, they had only moved here not long ago, so the popularity was far from being comparable to Marineford.
Because many of the Navy soldiers had been newly recruited, although the spirit had come up, the experience and military discipline were still far from meeting the standards. Just like now, at the bay on the back, dozens of soldiers were patrolling lazily. It was said to be patrolling, but in reality, they were just walking around casually.
One was because these new Navy soldiers didn't have enough military discipline. Two, it was also because this was the Navy Headquarters. As the strongest military Navy Headquarters, they hadn't thought that anyone would dare to cause trouble here in broad daylight.
However, this inertia of thinking had harmed them this time. Not far from the bay, the originally calm sea surface suddenly began to churn. Then, huge waves were stirred up, just like dark clouds covering the sky. One wave after another crashed towards the shore of the bay.
"What's going on? Is there a tsunami?"
With such a big commotion, even a blind man would know that something had happened. Those lazy Navy soldiers all perked up, rushed to the shore, and looked towards the sea.
"That, what is that?"
Suddenly, a sharp-eyed Navy soldier pointed at the sea surface, and shouted with a look of horror.
In the direction he was pointing, huge warships were appearing one after another. The dark clouds covering the sky were caused by these huge warships.
"Pirate flags, those are pirate crews!"
Those huge flags fluttering on the huge warships were the pirate flags of the pirates in the New World. So, the Navy soldiers who saw this scene all shouted in horror. Pirate crews had actually invaded the Navy Headquarters' alert range, and hadn't caused too much of a commotion. This was really too unbelievable.
"No, look at the pirate flag at the forefront. That's the Whitebeard Pirates' pirate flag. The rest of those pirate crews are also all pirates under the Whitebeard Pirates' command. It's the Whitebeard Pirates!"
The Navy soldiers who recognized these pirate crews all shouted in horror. Then, someone immediately blew the horn of crisis. In an instant, the entire Navy Headquarters heard this horn.
Countless Navy soldiers who were resting, training, and playing all jumped up in shock. This horn could only be blown during a first-level alert. Now that it had sounded, there was undoubtedly a huge accident.
The sound of the horn alarmed the entire Navy Headquarters. Because Akainu had taken half of the Navy Headquarters' troops when he left, and had also taken many Navy officers. In addition to some high-ranking officials being out on missions, the highest-ranking officials left in the Navy Headquarters were only Navy Admiral Kizaru and Navy Admiral Fujitora Issho. As for Green Bull, who had come later, he hadn't appeared until now.
The fastest one was Kizaru. He heard the sound, and immediately rushed out from his place. He quickly came to the bay. When he saw the dark mass of pirate warships, his face became extremely ugly, and there was even a hint of horror.
"Why would the Whitebeard Pirates appear here?"
Before long, Sengoku, Vice Admiral Tsuru, and Fujitora Issho had all come here. Apart from Fujitora, who couldn't see, the rest of the high-ranking officials in the Navy all had shocked expressions.
Fujitora frowned, and asked, "What happened?"
Sengoku said in a tone that still carried disbelief, "The Whitebeard Pirates, they have appeared."
"What? The Whitebeard Pirates appeared at the Navy Headquarters."
Hearing this, Fujitora immediately became nervous. The Whitebeard Pirates appearing here at this time, apart from wanting to attack the Navy Headquarters, there was really no other possibility.
"So that's how it is."
Vice Admiral Tsuru suddenly breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and sighed, "Everything was just the other party's conspiracy. They used Doflamingo to force us to provide support due to the situation, thereby diverting a large number of our Navy Headquarters' troops. However, he led the pirate crew to attack the Navy Headquarters at this time. What a good move to feint to the east and attack in the west. It was clearly a very simple move, but we didn't think of it."
"It's not that we didn't think of it, but that we simply wouldn't have thought of it. Who could have guessed that everything they had done was actually to lure us in? This plan is really too poisonous, and too unsolvable. Dressrosa is so far away from the Navy Headquarters. Even if we rush back with all our strength, it will take a long time. And this time is enough for them to attack us," Sengoku also said with a look of shock and disbelief.
"It's too late to say all of this now. The key is how they are going to attack in, and how we are going to defend."
Although Fujitora hadn't been a Navy Admiral for a long time, he was trusted by many people. Because his personality was very gentle.
"Look, that ship, it's the Moby Dick!"
Suddenly, Sengoku's face froze. He pointed at the sea surface in front of him. A huge pirate ship was sailing at the forefront. It was none other than the Whitebeard Pirates' main ship, the Moby Dick. The huge Whitebeard Pirates' flag was fluttering as it sailed, which was very conspicuous.
"I don't know how many people the Whitebeard Pirates have come with this time. If they have come with all their forces, then..."
Vice Admiral Tsuru didn't continue to speak, but everyone understood what she meant. Now was the time when the Navy Headquarters was internally empty. Many of the high-end fighting forces were not here. If the Whitebeard Pirates attacked in, although it wasn't that they had no power to fight back, it would definitely be very dangerous.
Sengoku said in a deep voice, "We have already sent a message to Sakazuki. But even so, it will take a long time for him to return from Dressrosa. And that guy Death God will definitely not give us time."
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