In the year 1505 of the Age of the Sea Circle, the Thunder God Pirates officially entered the New World.
This year, a reindeer would be born. Because he had a blue nose, he would be abandoned by his parents. Before long, after accidentally eating a Devil Fruit, he would be forcibly driven out by the herd.
At the same time, a vicious incident would occur in a certain kingdom, where pirates imprisoned five hundred soldiers and threatened the king into handing over his throne. The World Government sent in a boy who was only thirteen years old, and in the end, he settled the incident through the horrifying method of killing the five hundred soldiers and the pirate crew's captain.
And this year would also be the year when the Thunder God Pirates truly made their name shine.
There was no need for unnecessary maneuvering. Roy directly used a Transponder Snail to call Whitebeard and challenge him to a fight.
Pirates were just that direct. They only believed in the larger fist. The weak were doomed.
As for whether Whitebeard would accept or not, Roy pressured him with the reason that "if you do not accept, the islands under the Whitebeard Pirates' banner will suffer irregular attacks from unknown forces."
As a result, everyone on the Whitebeard Pirates' side flew into a rage, all shouting that they would teach Roy and his crew a proper lesson.
And so, in Whitebeard's low voice, the two sides agreed to officially meet seven days later on an island called Punk Hazard!
Punk Hazard was an island located in the New World and belonged to the World Government. Originally, it was the first island the Straw Hat Pirates landed on after entering the New World.
But now, Roy and the others had arrived on this island first.
The World Government staff on the island fell into chaos. However, they did not even have time to flee before they all became prisoners.
However, because the decisive battle with the Whitebeard Pirates was about to begin, no one paid them any attention.
During these seven days, no one in the Thunder God Pirates slacked off. All of them strove to raise their spirit, energy, and focus to their peak!
And because there had been no news from Punk Hazard for so long, the World Government also began to sense that something was wrong and gradually started taking action.
Roy did not sit idle either. He made a special trip to the headquarters of the World Economic News Paper.
After telling Morgans that the Thunder God Pirates were about to clash with the Whitebeard Pirates, he left under the latter's frenzied expression.
After receiving this sudden piece of huge news, Morgans immediately began dialing one call after another in excitement.
This was a super headline powerful enough to shake the world, and it was also an exclusive front-page lead!
As Morgans actively prepared personnel and arranged the work, seven days quietly passed.
At the shore of Punk Hazard, everyone from the Thunder God Pirates stood aboard the Thunder God.
Each of them looked toward the distant horizon with solemn gazes.
On the island, some World Economic News Paper reporters who had hidden themselves, as well as CP agents and Marine spies concealed in the dark, were also closely watching the Thunder God Pirates' movements.
Finally, one hour later, everyone standing on the Thunder God saw the enormous warship Moby Dick slowly sailing toward them.
"It's the Moby Dick! It's Whitebeard!"
Whether it was the Marine spies and agents or the reporters, when they saw the warship sailing in from afar, all their pupils shrank. Then, two completely different expressions appeared.
The Marines and CP agents all took out their Transponder Snails with heavy, anxious expressions. They no longer cared about exposing themselves and directly dialed out.
"Moshi-moshi! This is Punk Hazard. Aside from the Thunder God Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates have also appeared!…"
As for the reporters, all of them widened their eyes in excitement.
Their boss had personally instructed them before to keep a close watch on this place, but he had not told them exactly what would happen.
Presumably, he had been afraid of leaking the news and letting other people learn of it.
And now, one reporter straightened his back, raised his camera, and was afraid of missing even a single shot!
This was a historic moment!
Meanwhile, the scouts of the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates, who had been following far behind the Whitebeard Pirates, also started making calls one after another after seeing the Whitebeard Pirates' destination.
After all, as the strongest overlord of the New World, Whitebeard's every move was under everyone's attention.
A voice that everyone could hear came from the Moby Dick.
"Gurarararara! Thunder brat, we've come as you wished. Have you cleaned your neck and prepared to die?"
Whitebeard's roaring laughter resounded throughout the whole of Punk Hazard.
Within everyone's visible range, Whitebeard held a long naginata in his right hand and stood at the bow of the Moby Dick, leading the way.
As for the fleets under his command, he had not brought a single one.
"Whitebeard… you really made us wait for quite a while!"
Roy said with a smile. At the same time, he waved his arm, and an extremely sharp sword energy instantly shot toward Whitebeard.
"Oh? Is this your greeting gift for me?"
Whitebeard smiled. At the same time, he stopped Jozu beside him. A halo of light instantly covered his left hand, and in that instant, the surrounding atmosphere trembled.
Whitebeard took a large step forward. His body bent slightly as he leaned in, and his left hand swept upward in a wide arc. The muscles on his arm instantly began to swell. Then, facing the direction of the Thunder God, he swung fiercely, smashing his fist directly into the air not far from him.
Accompanied by a special vibration, there was a cracking sound, and visible fractures instantly appeared in the atmosphere.
As those cracks formed, the sharp sword energy that had originally been slashing toward Whitebeard was instantly shaken into nothingness.
At the same time, the seawater carrying the Moby Dick suddenly began to sink, then continuously surged and spread toward the Thunder God.
Looking at the incoming wave that was gradually forming into a towering tsunami, Roy smiled faintly, opened his mouth, and said softly:
"Absolute Zero!"
The instant his voice fell, an extremely cold aura burst from his body and spread toward the forming giant wave.
Before everyone's disbelieving eyes, the giant wave that had already risen several dozen meters high suddenly turned into an ice sculpture!
The sea surface between the Thunder God and the Moby Dick was also frozen solid in an instant.
"What… what is this?!"
The spies of all sides, the reporters, the Whitebeard Pirates, and even the people on the Thunder God all opened their mouths wide, staring at the scene before them in shock.
The captain of the Thunder God Pirates, Evil Thunder God Roy, was supposed to be the user of the Goro Goro no Mi, wasn't he?
(End of Chapter)
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