"Constantly monitor every move of the Blackbeard Pirates. As long as they disperse, we'll take action immediately. I don't believe they can always stay together."
Akira said with a cold expression. He was preparing to gradually erode the Blackbeard Pirates. In the past, he had wanted to kill Blackbeard, so that the Blackbeard Pirates would collapse.
However, after carefully considering it, it wasn't an easy thing to do, because Blackbeard wouldn't be so stupid as to give him a chance to kill him alone.
So, Akira wanted to deal with the other members of the Blackbeard Pirates first, eroding those around Blackbeard. When he became a lone wolf, it would be much easier to deal with him.
Hard work pays off. After waiting for more than a month, Akira and them finally seized an opportunity.
"Akira, I've received news that the 'Corrupt King' and Shiryu of the Rain of the Blackbeard Pirates seem to have separated from the Blackbeard Pirates. It seems that they're going to carry out some mission."
Marco said to Akira with great excitement. During this time, everyone hadn't taken any action, all gathering together to train, and monitor the Blackbeard Pirates. Now that they had finally found an opportunity, they were naturally very excited.
"Really?"
Akira was also very happy when he heard this news. He had also been focusing on his own training during this time, and rarely asked about things.
Marco nodded, and said, "Yes, it's accurate news. Although their actions are very secretive, we were still able to find out. Does that guy Blackbeard think that everyone will submit to him just because he snatched those territories? He's underestimating us too much. I don't know how many spies who are loyal to us are hidden in his territory. Most of his actions are basically under our surveillance."
Akira wasn't too surprised about this. The Whitebeard Pirates had roamed the seas for decades, and although many traitors had appeared under their command, the vast majority of people were still relatively loyal to them.
If they wanted to eliminate them, they had to completely wipe out the Whitebeard Pirates, but this was simply not something that the Blackbeard Pirates could do. Perhaps even Blackbeard didn't know how terrifying the foundation of the Whitebeard Pirates was on this sea.
Akira said, "Very good. It's time for us to take action too. Marco, go and issue an order. Have all the division commanders take their respective teams and disperse to our territories, but the distance between each other can't be too far. They need to be within a distance where they can provide support at any time."
"Disperse?"
Akira's words immediately stunned Marco. Shouldn't they be gathering everyone's strength to fight at this time? Why did they need to disperse?
"Isn't now the best time to attack? Why do we need to disperse?"
Marco asked the doubts in his heart. In his opinion, they should gather everyone at this time, and solve the Corrupt King and Shiryu of the Rain, who had separated from the Blackbeard Pirates, in one fell swoop, instead of having everyone disperse.
Akira said, "Do you think that guy Blackbeard is an idiot? Even if we all take action, he will definitely be very cautious if he doesn't know what our plan is. That way, our opportunity will be small. I let everyone disperse, just to show him, to let him think that I want to consolidate my territory, and don't intend to start a war with him immediately, to let him relax."
Marco asked, "But if you have everyone disperse, then how are we going to kill people?"
Akira grinned, and said coldly, "Sometimes, killing people isn't better with more people. We only need to gather a small number of people to be able to kill people. We'll divide into two groups, one group to kill the Corrupt King, and one group to kill Shiryu of the Rain."
Marco asked, "Then how do we allocate them? Who do we send?"
Akira said, "You, me, Aokiji, Ace, and Vista. The five of us dividing into two groups is enough to kill these two people."
"Only the five of us?" Marco asked.
Akira nodded, and said, "Quick battle, quick decision. This is the best way. We'll use the fastest speed, so that Blackbeard can't react. Killing the Corrupt King and Shiryu of the Rain is equivalent to cutting off one of his arms."
The Corrupt King was a great pirate from decades ago, from the same era as Whitebeard and them. Although he couldn't compare to Whitebeard and Roger, his strength was definitely not to be underestimated. Placed in Infinite Hell, he was also one of the few with high bounties. So, his strength was beyond doubt.
And Shiryu of the Rain, needless to say. He wielded the Raiu, and his swordsmanship had reached the pinnacle. He was a great swordsman. Vista had fought him before. In terms of strength, Shiryu of the Rain was a bit higher than Vista. Even placed in the Blackbeard Pirates, his strength was probably second only to Blackbeard.
Marco thought about it, and also felt that what Akira had said was right. So, he nodded, and said, "Alright, let's do that."
Akira said, "You, Aokiji, and Ace will be in one group, hunting down the Corrupt King. Vista and I will go to kill Shiryu of the Rain. Is that okay?"
Marco said with a smile, "Of course it's okay. However, will that Aokiji guy do his best? I'm still not very reassured about him."
Akira said, "Don't worry about this. He has a three-chapter agreement with me. There won't be any problems."
"If that's the case, then that's good. With the three of us taking action, it's just an Corrupt King. We'll definitely make him die without a burial place."
Marco said with extreme confidence. Indeed, each of the three of them was a well-known figure. Aokiji had been a Navy admiral before, stronger than him and Ace.
He and Ace were only a little weaker than Aokiji. With the three of them working together, even the four emperors had a chance to fight. Let alone a mere Corrupt King.
"Alright, then you go and issue the order."
Under Akira's order, the Whitebeard Pirates immediately took action. Actually, many people had wanted to return to their territories for a long time, but without Akira's order, they didn't dare to mess around.
They had just sent a portion of the people back first, and they continued to stay behind. Now that Akira had finally let them leave, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Several thousand people quickly left this small island, leaving only a small portion of the people behind. Among them, Marco, Ace, Vista, Aokiji, and Akira gathered together.
After saying the plan, Akira asked, "Do you have any problems with this plan?"
Marco naturally didn't. Ace and Vista certainly wouldn't raise any objections either. As for Aokiji, he just nodded lightly. He was now the most special person in the Whitebeard Pirates. Everyone else had their own teams, but he alone only had himself.
Actually, it wasn't that Akira didn't arrange people for him, but that he himself didn't want them. He preferred to be alone.
Akira said, "Alright, since there are no problems, then let's leave and take action. We must complete the mission before Blackbeard can react. I don't want anyone to screw up."
They had already sent out the strongest lineup. If they still couldn't kill Shiryu of the Rain and the Corrupt King, then that would be embarrassing.
Marco possessed the ability to fly. He could take Ace with him, and Aokiji said that his ability could allow him to travel very quickly on the sea. So, the three of them quickly left, leaving Akira and Vista behind.
Akira directly used Nikujiki, and said to Vista, "Let's go. I already know Shiryu of the Rain's location, and the person monitoring him will contact me with a Den Den Mushi at any time. We can find him quickly."
While Akira and them were taking action, Blackbeard had already received the news of the Whitebeard Pirates' movements.
"Zehahaha, I thought that brat Akira had gathered so many people because he wanted to fight me to the death. But now it seems that he's preparing to fight a protracted war with me. However, that's exactly what I want. When I obtain enough power, it will be the time when the Whitebeard Pirates are destroyed."
As the strategist of the Blackbeard Pirates, Laffitte was somewhat puzzled. He said, "According to the intelligence we've obtained, the Whitebeard Pirates have been training recently, giving the impression that they're going to do something big. But why did they suddenly disband again? Could it be that he realized that we were going to attack his territory? That's why he had people go back?"
Originally, Blackbeard had been somewhat worried when he saw Akira gather so many people. So, even though he knew that those territories had weak defenses, he didn't dare to act rashly. It wasn't until recently that he wanted to start taking action, to test Akira's attitude. But he hadn't expected that Akira would take action first before he could launch his attack.
"That's not the point. The point is that he probably hasn't thought of having a real decisive battle with us yet. I'm not confident in winning against him, and he's also not confident in winning against me. He's probably also waiting for an opportunity," Blackbeard said.
Laffitte frowned, and said, "Captain, if we drag on for a long time, it will actually be disadvantageous to us. After all, the people in this sea have a stronger sense of identity with the Whitebeard Pirates than they do with us. That Death God isn't simple. He's probably seen through this, which is why he wants to drag things out with us."
Hearing Laffitte's words, Blackbeard's brows couldn't help but furrow. Laffitte was right. In the original territories of the Whitebeard Pirates, those people had a much stronger sense of identity with the Whitebeard Pirates than they did with the Blackbeard Pirates.
Even though he had conquered many territories with powerful force, there were often people who rebelled. Even if he killed them, he couldn't kill them all, giving him a headache.
"You mean, he can drag it out, but we definitely can't drag it out?" Blackbeard asked.
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