"Brother, brother, brother brother brother..."
Nami rushed forward, panting heavily, hands on her knees, gasping for breath.
"Is the hen laying eggs?"
Shano grabbed the towel hanging on the wall beside him, tossed his water bottle over, and focused on wiping his sweat, "Just say it if you have something to say."
"I'm exhausted from running!"
She gulped down a large amount of water, caught her breath, and said:
"Brother, why didn't you bring the Radio Snail into the training room... oh, right, they would die, ah, never mind these things, anyway something big happened! Sister Robin just sent back a message, there's trouble over at Morning Star Island, Hundred Beasts..."
"The Hundred Beasts people refuse to withdraw?"
"Eh? Uh... I guess you could say that."
Nami stared blankly for a moment, then said with a bitter expression, "It's even worse, all the pirates that Kaido left stationed on that island, over a hundred of them, are completely dead! Dead, all clean and clear!"
"Hmm?"
Shano finally looked up, showing an expression of surprise.
All dead?
......
Three hours later.
The northwest corner of the Purple Vine Sea Region, Morning Star Island.
Under the moonlight, the entire southern coastline shimmered with a faint bloody color, the air thick with the smell of blood.
Over a hundred pirate corpses lay scattered here and there.
Very eerie.
The reason why it's said that is because each of these corpses had closed eyes, relaxed and peaceful expressions, with smiles on their lips, as if still immersed in a sweet dream.
Shano slowly paced on the beach, his gaze sweeping over these bodies.
"Captain, everyone is here, we didn't see any signs of resistance."
Robin followed closely behind Shano, her brows knitted slightly, holding her chin, reporting the conclusions of her observations:
"Morning Star Island is quite large, though not as bustling as Wuxing Island that Whitebeard gave us, it still has a town of over 10,000 people, and seven or eight scattered villages outside."
"These pirates were originally stationed all over the island, unless a top-level emergency command was issued, they wouldn't gather together like this."
"But tonight, for some unknown reason, they all came to this beach, lay down here and fell into a deep sleep, and in their dream, they inexplicably lost their lives, including their leader, Azizi."
Shano looked towards a certain spot on the beach.
A sturdy woman, at least four meters tall, wearing a kimono robe, with bent horns on her head, lay there.
She was the Azizi Robin mentioned.
A senior "True Fighter" of the Hundred Beasts Pirates, Ox-Ox Fruit yak form Ability User, with a bounty of 340 million Belly, once a renowned Super Rookie in Paradise.
Much like how the Whitebeard Pirates sent Ice Witch Widibai to guard Wuxing Island, she had the qualification to represent the Hundred Beasts Pirates to guard Morning Star Island, naturally her strength wouldn't be weak.
An individual of this caliber...
Was killed unknowingly?
Shano pondered for a moment, glanced at the distant twinkling lights of the town, and asked, "Have the island residents checked, are they all okay?"
Compared to the countless worthless dead pirates, this is what he cared more about.
"The civilians didn't suffer any casualties, boss."
Jack scratched his head on the side, gloomily said, "But I asked around, they all looked bewildered, didn't notice anything, didn't see anything, as if, as if..."
"As if when the pirates left the towns and villages, heading to the beach, they also collectively fell asleep."
Robin softly supplemented.
"Yes, yes, that's the feeling!"
Jack's eyes lit up, and he punched his open palm.
"This is making the whole island fall into a dream, immobilizing the citizens, temporarily cutting off their perception of the outside world, and for the pirates, it's letting them sleepwalk to this remote beach, to be executed together."
Robin analyzed in a ghostly tone.
"This must be the work of an Ability User, similar to the ability of Illusion Dream Grass, but far stronger in range, such a powerhouse shouldn't go unheard of in the sea, yet I've never heard of it."
As she spoke, her gaze turned to Shano, "Captain, do you have any clues?"
Shano grinned:
"I actually do."
An ability similar to Illusion Dream Grass, and a name no one has heard of on the sea...
These two traits are already enough for him to pin down the target!
—— Divine Knight Order, Kirin Fruit Ability User, that whatever Saint!
This minor character who only appeared in the late game, though he couldn't recall the name, his judgment wouldn't be wrong.
In terms of motive, as a subordinate of Smelly Stokes, it aligns well.
"Shamrock..."
Shano looked towards the night sky in the direction of Mary Geoise, eyes narrowed.
He still remembered that meeting a few months ago, as the Divine Cavalry Deputy Commander, Shamrock showed a deep interest in recruiting him.
Even though he was openly refused and ridiculed by him, didn't discard the thought, he declared before leaving that there would be a day of reunion in the future.
Now, taking advantage of the sensitive node where the Endgame is preparing to control the entire Purple Vine Sea Region...
Did they finally start taking action?
——————
Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
Side wing of Pangu City, residence of the Divine Knight Order leader, in the courtyard.
"Rest assured, no one could have figured out anything above us! Deputy Commander!"
Kirin Fruit Ability User Killingham, waving complacently:
"I made my move under the cover of night, did it cleanly, didn't leave any trace, moreover these Lower Realm mortals today have never heard of me, that kid probably just arrived at Morning Star Island, utterly confused, completely clueless!"