Pirate's Swordsman

Brown Cow Tavern, behind the bar.

In the dazzling wine cabinet, a square door emitting a faint blue light suddenly appeared, and Bruno walked out of it with an ugly expression.

The guests in the tavern had already fled, and there were only four or five waiters and two young and beautiful female bartenders left in the empty tavern.

These are all Bruno's subordinates, ordinary members of the external network. In front of them, Bruno has no need to hide his abilities.

"Boss, what should we do now?"

A female bartender had just finished bandaging Chopper's wound. She raised her head and asked worriedly, "Do we need to gather the people on the island to launch a rescue operation?"

"It's useless."

Bruno shook his head without even thinking, "With our strength, even if we gather all our strength, we are no match for those monsters. It is even more impossible to rescue Master Xia Nuo's brother."

Recalling the elusive Lafitte just now, Bruno felt frightened.

Obviously, after obtaining the Devil Fruit, the Blackbeard Teach not only increased his own strength significantly, but also gained a group of subordinates with terrifying strength.

Opponents of this level are no longer something that their small stronghold on the external network can deal with.

"We need to contact the people on the intranet. This matter must be reported as soon as possible to let Master Xia Nuo know."

After thinking for a moment, Bruno's eyes flashed and he spoke in a low voice and ordered:

"I am responsible for this matter. You stay here first and take good care of this little civet cat. When it wakes up, notify me as soon as possible."

"Yes, boss"

Totland Sea, Wind Island.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Xia Nuo sat cross-legged on the top of the cliff, facing the blowing sea breeze, and quietly looked at a tarot card in his hand.

Everything you can see on the card is a blur of chaos. Only in the upper right corner, you can see half a full moon hanging high, with clear light shining down below.

"What exactly is it foreshadowing?"

He murmured quietly.

This was one of the three tarot cards that Hawkins gave him when he went to the first half of the Grand Line. The first two had already come true in Alabasta, but he had not guessed the meaning of this one until now. meaning.

"It seems we have to wait until later."

Xia Nuo raised his head slightly, his eyes falling on the distant horizon, his eyes as calm as water.

He has a lot of things to be busy with right now. Robin's research on the historical text has already made initial progress, and with Daz personally taking action, the dark network's intelligence preparation for Ghost Island has been basically completed.

Just waiting for Xia Nuo's order, the huge war machine can start to operate and can launch an offensive against the Beast Pirates at any time.

This is a war that has been prepared for two years.

Two years ago, his power was already superior to that of Kaido of the Hundred Beasts, but because Kaido shrunk his territory and strengthened his defenses, he did not take the initiative to attack.

But now, after two years of development, the gap between the Gale Fleet and the Beast Pirates has been enough to erase Kaido's home field advantage. The grudge between the two emperors will finally be settled.

"Blood"

Just as Xia Nuo's thoughts were surging, a slight vibration suddenly came from his arms.

"Um"

Xia Nuo frowned and took out a pocket-sized white phone bug from his arms.

Although this phone bug is small in size, it is currently the most advanced anti-eavesdropping phone bug in the world. Very few people know his number, and it is basically only used to contact the highest-level cadres of the dark web.

The call is connected.

Monet's voice came from the other end of the phone, and after hearing the content of her report clearly, Xia Nuo's pupils shrank slightly, showing a bit of surprise:

"What did you say"

Two hours later, on the second floor of the castle, in the meeting hall.

In the night, Luo held on to the leopard-print black and white velvet hat on his head and strode into the hall under the moonlight in the corridor.

Looking around, I found that the large conference table was almost full, and almost half of the high-level officials of the entire Gale Fleet who were stationed in Totland waters were here.

The main seat was still empty, and before Xia Nuo arrived, people were exchanging words in low voices. The atmosphere in the hall was quite heavy and tense.

"This way."

Cavendish in the northeast corner waved to him and took out the empty chair next to him. Luo was not polite, came here, sat down and asked in a low voice:

"Why is it so late? Why did Sir Xiano suddenly hold an emergency meeting? Is it because he is going to start a war with the Beast Pirates in advance?"

"No."

Cavendish shook his head, and also lowered his voice a bit: "I was just as unclear about the situation as you were. I just got here and I found out some news. It seems that something happened to Master Xiano's brother Sanji. His pirate group was defeated by Blackbeard Teach, and his life or death is unknown."

"what"

Luo's expression changed, and he was full of astonishment, "How could that pirate who defected from the Whitebeard Pirates run into Sanji so coincidentally?"

“Not by chance, but by design.”

Cavendish's expression was solemn: "According to the information from the dark web, that guy wants to become the Shichibukai. He plans to hunt pirates with a bounty of over 100 million and hand it over to the Navy Headquarters as a letter of submission."

"As for Sanji, because he and Straw Hat Luffy teamed up to defeat Enero, the God of Thunder, one of the Shichibukai, last month, the reward for King Kong increased to more than 100 million, so he became a target of hunting."

"I see."

Luo was stunned at first, then frowned, "What about Sanji now? Is he in the hands of Blackbeard, or has he been handed over to the navy by that guy?"

"It's not clear yet."

Cavendish shook his head slightly: "However, the Dark Web is already organizing forces to follow up the investigation. When the meeting starts, there should be the latest progress."

While they were talking, low footsteps suddenly sounded from behind, and then a tall figure wearing a black cloak quietly appeared in the conference hall.

The noisy discussion immediately subsided, and everyone quickly stopped talking and stood up from their chairs.

"captain"

"Lord Shano"

"grown ups"

Faced with countless focused eyes, Xia Nuo nodded slightly, came to the main seat, stretched out his right hand and pressed down, and said calmly:

"All sit down."

"Yes."

The cadres responded in unison, but no one dared to sit down first. Instead, they waited until Xia Nuo sat down first before they all sat back in their seats.

"It's late at night. You probably all know the reason why I called everyone here."

Xia Nuo looked around the conference table, paused, and then said in a deep voice: "My only brother Sanji in this world was killed by Blackbeard Teach this morning on Manche Island in the first half of the Grand Route. capture."

"As for the Straw Hat Pirates he was a part of, except for the ship's doctor Tony Tony Chopper, who was rescued by the extranet officers present, the rest of the crew were also made prisoners."