New World, somewhere in the sea
A huge pirate ship was sailing, flying the flag of the Fallen Monk Pirates.
Captain "Mad Monk" Urouge, one of the Worst Generation pirates, was born on Sky Island. With wings unique to Sky Islanders on his back, he stood nearly 4 meters tall and was strong. No matter where he was, he always had his trademark smile.
The 47-year-old Urouge was the eldest among the Pirates of the Worst Generation and had the lowest bounty, so he usually didn't receive much attention.
However, he had recently done some amazing things. He fought and won against Snack, a former Sweet Commander of the Big Mom Pirates, who was subsequently stripped of his title.
Although Snack was the weakest among the Sweet Commanders, he still had a bounty of up to 600 million Berries. His strength was formidable, and Urouge, who defeated him, successfully proved himself.
Although he defeated Snack, the exhausted Urouge was later defeated by the arriving Sweet Commander Cracker (the Thousand Arms), and was seriously injured, forcing him to flee to Sky Island to recuperate.
After recovering from his injury, Urouge re-entered the New World with great ambition, planning to make another attempt at proving his strength.
He was reading the latest newspaper that had been distributed. It reported on the Egghead incident and mentioned that Jewelry Bonney, one of the Worst Generation pirates, also appeared on that island.
Urouge smiled and said, "Egghead is the island where the genius Vegapunk lives, and it is under the jurisdiction of the government. Why is that woman willing to put herself in danger?"
He still had an impression of Bonney. He had a chance encounter with her on the island during the Sabaody Archipelago incident two years ago.
After the Summit War, he heard that Bonney was defeated by Blackbeard's group and fell into the hands of the World Government. He never heard from her again after that.
And now she appeared on Egghead again, apparently having escaped from the government's control.
"She has a very deep connection with the World Government, there's no doubt about it," Urouge said confidently.
At that moment, the crew member on lookout shouted loudly, "Captain, there are a large number of floating corpses and wreckage on the sea ahead!"
Urouge and the others walked to the railing and saw a large number of wooden boards and dead bodies floating in the sea ahead. Judging from the situation, it had happened in the past few days.
The wreckage of the ship was made of high-quality materials, and the corpses were all in suits and leather shoes. It was obviously a merchant ship used by upper-class gentry.
They were all too familiar with this situation. They could tell at a glance that it was the work of pirates, who had plundered the property, killed the people, and then sunk the ship.
Although they were also pirates, they considered themselves monks. Captain Urouge fought and caused trouble, drank and ate meat, and did everything, including robbing cargo ships. Otherwise, he would be embarrassed to call himself a pirate.
But they always sought wealth and did not kill.
Seeing this human tragedy, everyone couldn't help but feel pity. Under Captain Urouge's leadership, they clasped their hands and chanted sutras together, praying for the souls of the dead and hoping they would reach bliss as soon as possible.
One crew member said, "Since the end of the Wano Country War, the Beasts Pirates' arrogance has grown even worse. I heard they're burning, killing, and looting everywhere now. It was probably them who did this!"
There was a smile on Urouge's face, but he sighed, "One emperor's ambition can dry up thousands of bones. If the Four Emperors want to achieve hegemony, they will inevitably cause countless bloody storms. Who knows how many innocents will be killed in the process!"
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The one who attacked the merchant ship was Jack, one of the All-Stars.
He went to sea to rob under Kaido's orders. In order to raise more treasures quickly, he would rob almost every ship he encountered, no matter who the other party was.
Even passing pirate ships were not spared as long as they were likely to carry valuables.
Jack, violent by nature, had a cruel style and left no one alive after a robbery.
Since Marine Headquarters moved from the Grand Line to the New World, many Marine branch bases have been established in this sea area.
However, to avoid premature and meaningless conflicts, the patrolling warships have never entered the sphere of influence of the Four Emperors' pirates and only operate in the fringe areas.
In other words, as long as it is not the territory of the Four Emperors, it is now under Marine jurisdiction. This undoubtedly makes the living environment worse for other New World pirates.
Jack's behavior finally attracted the attention of the surrounding Marine branches. Although they would not take the initiative to enter the Four Emperors' sphere of influence, they were not afraid of these pirates outside their territory.
Eliminate all evil—this is the tough style of the new Marine Admiral Sakazuki.
Jack was unfortunate to meet an equally powerful Marine, "Momousagi," one of the Admiral candidates, Vice Admiral Gion.
At first, he despised her as a mere woman, but after a head-on confrontation, he quickly paid the price for his recklessness and arrogance. A battleship was sunk, half of the property was lost, and more than half of his men were killed or injured.
Jack, who was seriously injured by Gion, and his remaining men barely broke through the warships and escaped.
A few days later, Jack boarded the ship "Mammoth."
Thanks to his excellent physical condition, Jack had recovered from his injuries to some extent. He was wearing a few bandages and was sitting on the main seat of the deck, discussing their next move with his true fighters.
Sheepshead suggested, "Master Jack, although we suffered a loss last time and lost half of our supplies, the remaining treasure is still considerable. I think we should go back to Wano first!"
Ginrummy also nodded and said, "We don't have much in the way of supplies, and most of our subordinates are injured. It's really not suitable to continue fighting right now."
Jack asked in a deep voice, "Are you scared?"
The two were stunned and denied it repeatedly.
"we just encountered a failure, and now want to retreat!" Jack's voice boomed with anger.
Jack stared at the two of them coldly and said, "I really didn't expect that after following me for so long, you still only have this little courage!"
Then, he looked around at the injured and haggard soldiers of the beasts, and said, "And you! Are you all thinking about going back too?"
Everyone was so frightened that they did not dare to look directly at him. A huge battleship with hundreds of people was completely silent.
Jack's style of tactics is also well-known among Beasts Pirates. Not only is he cruel to his enemies, he is also merciless to his subordinates.
Even when encountering a powerful enemy that is difficult to withstand, he requires his subordinates to launch a fearless charge.
Needless to say, the result is that the casualty rate of Jack's men has always been high among the beasts.Even if you know you can't win, you still have to fight. This is Jack's style.
He himself has strong vitality and can escape unscathed every time, but the subordinates who follow him complain endlessly.
Even in real battles, casualties often occur, but the surviving old troops are all elites, such as the two sheepshead and Ginrummy.
To be able to follow him till now, he has developed excellent skills.Jack then issued a death order and said: "Before Kaido-sama's founding ceremony is held, don't even think about going back! Anyone who dares to mention another word will be their last