48 48. Arriving near Beehive Island. The formidable Ochoku Pirates.
│3rd Person POV│
[Grand Line, New World, Moby Dick…]
"Congratulations, Ace."
Seeing this scene, Ron also had a hint of envy in his eyes.
He also wanted to learn the two basic Haki types as soon as possible, but his own strength was not yet enough to do Haki training.
As for innate awakening, he didn't think he was talented enough to awaken two basic Haki types without any training.
The only awakened Conqueror's Haki couldn't be trained at will and it had not yet reached the point where it could be freely retracted and released, and even stimulating it was very difficult.
"Hehe~"
Grinning, Ace was also a little happy at the moment.
The beatings he had received for the past half month were not in vain.
Although he was extremely miserable in the hands of Thatch, mastering Armament Haki: Hardening was a great improvement for him.
In this way, he was one step closer to becoming the Commander of the Second Division.
"Ace! Ron!"
Suddenly, a cry came.
Following the sound, Thatch could be seen coming in a hurry.
After taking a look at the situation of the two of them, Thatch had a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Whether it was Ron's flaming armor or Ace's Armament Haki: Hardening, there was no doubt that the two of them were now much stronger.
The most important thing was that this was the result of his special training for the two of them in the past half month.
For a moment, Thatch was feeling extremely satisfied and said, "Okay, both of you relax, we are about to arrive at Beehive Island, and the war is about to begin.
"Get ready and come with me to meet dad."
"Yes!"
"Alright!"
Hearing this, Ron and Ace looked at each other and immediately stopped showing off to each other.
After canceling their respective techniques, the two followed Thatch and hurried to the deck area.
"Ron is here."
"Thatch, you're here too."
"Ace, this way, come over here."
"..."
Seeing the appearance of Ron and the others, Marco and others who had already gathered here happily waved hello.
In this regard, Ron and the other three did not hesitate and quickly stepped forward and stood within the crowd of Division Commanders.
"You guys are all here."
At this time, Whitebeard's voice sounded.
Following the sound, it can be seen that he walked out of the cabin.
Different from half a month ago, Whitebeard's momentum at this moment was obviously stronger, looking like a lion in anger.
The most important thing was that at this moment, Whitebeard didn't have any medicinal apparatus attached to his body.
Even while not unleashing his Conqueror's Haki, he was now exuding a presence that demanded respect and obedience.
"Dad!"
"Pops!"
"..."
Seeing Whitebeard appear, Marco and others were all refreshed, and then they all saluted in greetings.
In response, Whitebeard acknowledged their greetings with a simple nod.
Step by step, Ron and others came to the bow area of the ship.
Looking around, they could clearly see that the outline of an island in the distance was becoming more and more obvious.
Unsurprisingly, that was Beehive Island, one of the important islands of the Whitebeard Pirates in the past.
However, Beehive Island at this moment also looked noticeably gloomy, evoking a sense of depression and unease from a distance.
"Pops, Ochoku has been here for a while, and many prominent pirates have taken refuge with him. Should we wait for the members of each division to arrive before taking action?" Marco stepped forward and asked.
As soon as these words came out, Ron and others looked at Whitebeard seriously.
In half a month, the Whitebeard Pirates gathered a lot of intelligence information about the Ochoku Pirates.
Ochoku aggressively recruited pirates from the New World to join his ranks, increasing his group from about 2,000 to more than 5,000 members.
Many big pirates with bounties exceeding 500 Million Berries had also joined his ranks.
After pondering for a while, Whitebeard said, "Marco, provide me with the information. Focus on those guys whose bounties exceed 500 Million."
"Yes!" After agreeing, Marco didn't delay and quickly said, "Pops, according to the information we have got, there are a total of six guys joining Ochoku's command this time with a bounty of over 500 million!
"First are Big Cat Pirates, with the Captain's bounty of 580 Million Berries. He ate an Ancient Zoan-type Devil Fruit, the Cat Cat Fruit; Model: Sabertooth Tiger.
"And he is also proficient in two basic Haki-types, both at the Intermediate level.
"Second, the Skunk Pirates, with the Captain's bounty at 550 Million Berries. He ate a Normal Zoan-type Devil Fruit, the Rat Rat Fruit; Model: Skunk. He only has Armament Haki at the Intermediate level.
"Third, the Great Snow Leopard Pirates; Captain's bounty is 640 million Berries, Devil Fruit: Paramecia-type Cool Cool Fruit; Intermediate Observation Haki.
"Fourth, the Pirate Sherzi with a bounty of 730 million Berries. He is the one with the Logia-type Devil Fruit; the Swamp Swamp Fruit, Observation Haki and Armament Haki at the Intermediate level.
"Fifth, the Pirate Noji, with a bounty of 610 million Berries. Devil Fruit: Paramecia-Type Iron Iron Fruit, Intermediate Armament Haki.
"The last one is the Pirate Hobi. His bounty has reached 820 million Berries. He ate a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit, the Snake Snake Fruit; Model: Wind Dragon. He has Intermediate level proficiency in Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and Swordsmanship.
"These six people are all extremely powerful beings in the New World. They were all defeated by our Whitebeard Pirates in the past. They must have taken decided to band together with Ochoku to fight against us."
Hiss—
After listening to Marco's story, even though everyone already knew that Ochoku had greatly increased his recruitment of troops during this period couldn't help but take a sharp breath.
Big Cat, Skunk, Snow Leopard, Sherzi, Noji, and Hobi, these six guys should not be underestimated.
Especially Hobi. On top of having Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit powers, he was also an Intermediate level Swordsman and Haki user.
Such an existence was not much inferior to Emperor Commanders like Smoothie, Marco, and King.
"Is it these guys?"
Whitebeard also frowned.
According to this information, it was really difficult to win against Ochoku.
After all, in addition to these guys, Ochoku himself should not be underestimated.
As a member of the former Rocks Pirates, even though he was old, his strength was still close to the Marine Admiral level.
Not to mention his Vice-Captain, who was also at the level of an Admiral Candidate.
Under such circumstances, once a fight actually breaks out, it would be really difficult just to rely on the strength of those present on the Moby Dick.
The most important thing was that with more than 5,000 subordinates, if they really fought, this crowd of New World Pirates wouldn't be solved easily.
"How long will it take for our people to arrive?"
After pondering for about a minute, Whitebeard said solemnly.
"Before tomorrow evening!"
Marco said after making some calculations, "I have already contacted the base before, but it does take time to come here. Tomorrow, most of the Sixteen Divisions will arrive here by evening.
"A rough calculation shows that the number of team members coming this time can reach about 5,000, and then, we will have an easier time fighting against the Ochoku Pirates!"
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