Chapter 191: An Easy Journey and Evacuation
The war between the Rocks Pirates and the World Government raged fiercely.
For Hades, however, things were unusually relaxed.
The Pirate Fleet arrived at the port of a Member Nation.
The entire port looked incredibly messy, like a garbage dump, with shops either fallen to the ground or split in half.
It seemed they were trying to make it look like it had been destroyed and plundered, but it was too deliberate, making even the pirates feel a bit awkward.
The entire port was deserted.
However, weak auras could be detected hiding inside the houses.
Dazzling treasure shone brightly under the sun, piled up like small mountains in the most conspicuous spot in the port.
There were also boxes and boxes of Beli, clearly prepared in advance.
"Take the goods, we're heading to the next destination."
Hades said with a smile.
The way things unfolded was different from what they had imagined, but it was incredibly easy.
There was no need for slaughter at all; they just had to take the treasure.
Treasure worth two billion Beli was a huge sum for these Member Nations, but it wasn't unbearable.
With the Rocks Pirates rampaging across the World, no one truly wanted members of the Rocks Pirates to invade their territory.
The targets for the Thirteen Divisions were chosen by themselves, without prior planning.
If they were confident in their strength, attacking the World Government or Marine Headquarters was not a problem, though they would have to bear the consequences themselves.
To ensure their kingdom wouldn't be invaded by other Rocks Pirates divisions, they secretly contacted the Kronos Kingdom, arranging for Hades to select them as a target.
This was to prevent other divisions of the Rocks Pirates from targeting them.
Paying for peace was their approach; they wouldn't completely trust the World Government and the Marines.
Over the years, when had the World Government ever truly succeeded?
The patience of the Member Nations had reached its limit.
While supporting the World Government, they also had to find ways to save themselves.
As a member of the Rocks Pirates, with the Kronos Kingdom backing him, Hades was undoubtedly the best choice.
For Hades, telling other divisions not to attack a few Member Nations was just a matter of a single sentence.
At most, he would have to give up a few hundred million Beli worth of treasure, but they would all give Hades face.
The Tenth Division led by Hades thus departed.
After a long while, the residents who had been hiding inside the houses came out onto the streets.
Looking at the figures gradually leaving, the entire kingdom erupted in cheers.
The pirates had left just like that.
The Royal Family and Nobles were smart; they knew how to transfer risk.
A large portion of the two billion Beli worth of treasure they offered came from the kingdom's residents.
Even the impoverished Dressrosa could scrape together ten billion Beli, so how could a wealthy Member Nation not manage two billion? Spread out, it wasn't too heavy a burden for the residents.
After all, the bulk was still borne by the Royal Family and Nobles.
The originally messy port was cleaned up in just a few dozen minutes, and the residents' lives returned to normal.
There were quite a few such Member Nations.
Hades didn't need to visit all of them; the treasure would naturally be sent to the Kronos Kingdom later.
Although Hades had joined the Rocks Pirates, in the eyes of the Member Nations who knew Hades' identity, Hades, who had never invaded a Member Nation, was still one of their own, belonging to their level of society.
Furthermore, the Kronos Kingdom, as a Superpower, had significant influence in secret, especially in the Four Seas.
Over the years, with the expansion of economic trade, arms trade, and other industries,
More kingdoms were cooperating with the Kronos Kingdom.
Many Member Nation Royal Families had become agents for the Kronos Kingdom's tobacco and alcohol industry, earning considerable profit every year.
The influence of the Kronos Kingdom was expanding like a contagion.
For such a Superpower, their internal decisions had nothing to do with them and could not be interfered with.
Anyway, they were dealing with the World Government, so what did it matter to the Member Nations?
The war didn't last long.
Seeing no opportunity to invade the Member Nations, these cunning pirates wouldn't linger.
The Legion led by Charlotte Linlin had already plundered one Member Nation.
The two CP0 Agents, who were top tier combatants blocking her, both died in battle.
The young Charlotte Linlin's strength was truly terrifying.
Allowing her body to grow naturally, her strength increased faster than others' years of effort.
Especially the intense battles before had further developed her body's potential.
Edward Newgate "Whitebeard" directly ordered a retreat after seeing the stalemate, but even so, the military led by Sengoku suffered heavy losses.
Sengoku did not pursue, knowing it would be futile.
"Steel Bone" Kong and the two Five Elders allowed Rocks' departure; they simply couldn't stop him.
With Blazer "King of Hell" and Besoro "Hunter King", two top tier combatants, by his side, anything they did was futile.
If they had truly gone all out, this action would have been doomed to collapse.
The raid on the First Half of the Grand Line by Shiki "The Golden Lion" had made them realize this point.
With Shiki's speed, it wouldn't take long for him to arrive as reinforcements.
The Pirate Fleet led by Lyon "Death Gun" defeated the CP0 Agent strongman blocking him.
The Member Nation was captured, and the CP0 Agent died in battle.
Sending just one CP0 Agent to deal with "Death Gun" was truly underestimating him.
Nash "Demon King" and Kosa "Violent King" successfully retreated.
Their two divisions, consisting of powerful combatants but lacking strong cadres, were unable to breach the defense line built with lives by the World Government Legion.
In this regard, Edward Newgate "Whitebeard" and Lyon "Death Gun", being Lone Wolves, had an advantage.
Those cadres were more willing to join the teams of the two Lone Wolves.
On the West Blue Battlefield, Davis "The Day Tiger" was severely injured and beaten severely by Byrnndi World.
Lacking accurate intelligence on Byrnndi World, he underestimated his strength and was caught off guard, allowing Byrnndi World to seize the opportunity.
If not for the strong vitality of an Ancient Zoan, Davis would have been killed by Byrnndi World.
Under Byrnndi World's super destructive power, the World Government Legion suffered heavy losses.
Quilo "The Werewolf" couldn't overcome Army General "White Ghost".
White Ghost's ability instead posed a considerable threat to their division, forcing them to reluctantly retreat in the end.
The forces of John, Silver Axe, and Wang Zhi also left.
Silver Axe and Wang Zhi placed their battlefield within the Member Nations, plundering some treasure before leaving.
As a primary target of the World Government, John successfully survived, but his division suffered heavy losses.
Excluding Hades, four Member Nations were plundered, causing great destruction.
(end of chapter)