"This group of 12 people, besides the captain Lance who is a Blood-Blood Fruit ability user, there are at least 3 other ability users..."
Vladimir's eyes flashed, and he thought to himself, "That makes 4 ability users, and their strength is not weak. No wonder they can become a major force. I wonder what the situation is with the other pirate crews?"
...
At the same time, the Lance Pirates left the ice and snow forest.
"Captain, are we just giving up like this?"
"That's right, if Baber just keeps smashing, and we use my ability in the end, we should be able to break through the ice."
"Inside are members of the Big Mom Pirates. They should have information about 'that thing' on them."
Several subordinates spoke one after another, seeming very unhappy with this decision to withdraw.
"That guy's speed was indeed terrifying, the fastest I've ever seen, but with so many of us, winning against him is definitely not a problem!" Baber couldn't help but speak.
Hearing this, Lance shook his head, and said, "It's not that simple. That person... should be related to the miracle from a week ago. Before we know the other party's details, don't rashly make an enemy."
Speaking of this, he paused for a moment before saying, "Secondly, those people who were frozen are just elite pirates of the Big Mom Pirates, not combatants, let alone the Four Sweet Commanders, or the Sweet Ministers. Information about the 'Red Poneglyph' won't appear on them."
Within three days, he searched the entire shore where the battle took place, but didn't see the Four Sweet Commanders, let alone Charlotte Linlin.
Therefore, he suspected that the Big Mom Pirates had not been completely wiped out.
Thinking about it, it made sense. How powerful was a Yonko-level pirate crew? Even if Big Mom died, the remnants left behind would still be a powerful force.
"But, if they're still alive, why don't they appear? Now that Cake Island has been carved up, it's practically stepping on a Yonko's face. Even I can't stand it. Unless... they don't dare to appear!"
Lance guessed in his heart, and felt that this guess was very reliable.
"That brings up the question, the force that makes them not dare to appear should be the people who destroyed them in the first place, and these people haven't made any moves now, and seem to have no desire for the Big Mom territory. But now, the Dark World is circulating information about the 'great treasure'..."
Thinking of this, Lance felt a sense of incongruity, "I always feel that something is very wrong here, as if there is a big hand in the dark, pushing everything. We're all being used as pawns!"
"Pawns?" Baber scratched his head, and grinned, "Captain, you're thinking too much. Although your head is very good, you sometimes think too much. There are over a hundred pirate crews on the island now, even if Whitebeard came, he would have to weigh things carefully."
"Hopefully."
Lance said noncommittally, and sighed, "Let's find the news of the Red Poneglyph first. A location is recorded on it. We just need to get a rubbing."
The group was silent, and headed out of the ice and snow forest.
If Vladimir heard what this person said, he would definitely be surprised. Not all pirates were reckless, at least this Lance could deduce some of the truth from the sense of incongruity. Although it was just a little bit, he had at least realized that behind the whole thing, there was a mysterious big hand.
However, no matter how clever he was, he would never have imagined that Vladimir wanted to circle up the rioting pirates, like poultry, drive them to a place, and then suppress them all together.
Doing so was just to save trouble.
It should be known that on the island, there were more than a hundred pirate crews, and five major forces. Even if the Yonko Whitebeard came, he would feel extremely headache.
Outside the ice and snow forest, a large group of pirates were waiting.
"Why haven't they started fighting yet? Those two have been inside for more than ten minutes!"
"They're already dead, right? It's impossible to be alive! They're definitely like that troublemaker just now, crushed to death by the blood hand."
"There's movement, someone's coming out!"
"It's the Lance Pirates!"
Seeing the group of twelve people, the faces of the group of pirates were dull.
They waited for a long time, but didn't wait for the corpses. Instead, the people from Lance came out.
Moreover, they seemed quite dejected, and their faces weren't very good.
Lance walked in the front, his gaze swept over the group of pirates, and he frowned, "Why haven't you all dispersed yet? I hate people disturbing and causing trouble."
Speaking of this, he paused, and then seemed to remember something, and said, "Forget it, this place no longer belongs to me, you can do as you please."
"The great pirate Lance!" A man shouted, "What about those people who went in just now? Did you kill them?"
"Hmm?"
Lance's eyes flashed, and thought of Vladimir, and said, "This place will belong to him from now on. If you want it, you can go and snatch it."
He wanted to cause some trouble for Vladimir, but he had obviously misjudged the courage of these pirates.
"The Lance Pirates actually took the initiative to give up territory!? Who are those two people?"
"We didn't hear any fighting sounds, do they know each other? And Lance seems to be very afraid... otherwise, why would he give up the territory!"
"Hiss... as expected, monsters are walking all over the place, and any two people who appear are hidden powerhouses?"
The group of pirates were shocked, and had no intention of entering the forest to find trouble with Vladimir.
This made Lance very depressed. He was actually being used as a stepping stone for the other party's reputation.
Immediately, he cursed a group of fools in his heart, and led the crowd away, to get out of sight and out of mind.
...
At the same time.
Vladimir was walking in the ice and snow forest, and he had already figured out the general strength of the Lance Pirates. Using this to estimate the other major forces, he could basically come to a decent result.
Overall, suppression was still feasible, but there would be a big fight.
The Sea Dragon taking action was just the last resort. If he used the Sea Dragon in every situation, others would inevitably feel that the Phantom Pirates didn't actually have as many members as imagined, and the sense of mystery would be weakened, which wasn't very good.
Therefore, Vladimir was preparing to use the Holy Archangel to suppress the pirates. For this, the 2-star level was obviously not enough, and he had to hurry up and hunt ability users to level up to 3 stars.
A 3-star Archangel was about the same as a 4-star Sea Dragon, and it would be barely feasible to deal with this suppression.
"Hmm?"
While walking, Vladimir suddenly stopped, and looked ahead.
In front of a frozen forest tree, the space suddenly flashed, and then two figures appeared out of thin air.
Vladimir recognized both of these people. One of them was his defeated opponent, one of the Four Sweet Commanders, Charlotte Cracker.
And the other, with a fat figure and bloodshot eyes, was the Yonko Big Mom!
"Kikikiki... the pirate in front," Charlotte Linlin cackled twice as soon as she appeared, "Causing trouble on my island, it seems you're very tired of living!"
Her face was fierce.
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