Arceus’ Pirate Journey

On the island’s watchtower, Barolomeo used binoculars to observe the situation on the sea. The sight of two ships bearing the Beasts Pirates’ flag was not good news for him, as it meant the arrival of enemy reinforcements.

“Has there been no word from Dedecas and Kurone yet?”

“No, Barolomeo. They cut off contact with us as soon as the battle started. It seems they have no intention of providing support.”

“Those ba*tards. They turned their backs on Captain Shiki as soon as he got into trouble.”

Golden Lion has been able to dominate the seas for so many years, and naturally, he has many loyal and devoted subordinates, and Barolomeo is one of them.

Even after receiving the news of Golden Lion’s imprisonment, he insisted on guarding this island because it was an order given to him by Golden Lion.

When Dr. Indigo asked him to leave with them earlier, he refused because he would only follow Shiki’s orders. Since Shiki has been imprisoned, his next task was to protect this island until Golden Lion reappears.

That’s why he rejected Dr. Indigo’s request.

But not everyone was as loyal to Golden Lion as he was. When a tree falls, the monkeys on it scatter. Many of the Golden Lion’s subordinates had joined him out of admiration for his power, and now that Golden Lion was gone, they had no reason to remain loyal to an imprisoned man.

Currently Impel Down still has a myth of being unbreakable. No one had successfully escaped from it, so they believed that Golden Lion was finished.

Since Golden Lion’s imprisonment and the beginning of the Great Pirate Era, this island has been frequently plagued by troubles. The previous incidents were minor until Whitebeard, Kaido, and others got involved, which dealt a major blow to the remnants of the Golden Lion.

Without Golden Lion, no one could control the others. If everyone could unite, they would have the power to resist outsiders as the officers under Golden Lion are all formidable warriors.

Although they lost Golden Lion, a top-tier combatant, as long as Charlotte Linlin, Whitebeard, and others didn’t personally intervene, they were capable of handling most situations.

However, the reality is that they have splintered into numerous small factions based on their pre-existing relationships. Forget about providing assistance, it was already a good outcome that they didn’t stab each other in the back.

As a result, Golden Lion’s territory was gradually being divided among others.

“Lord Barolomeo, can we defend this place? How about we retreat first. Dr. Indigo said it was also Captain Shiki’s command.”

“How could Captain Shiki make such a cowardly decision? Don’t worry, even with more people, they won’t be able to break through the poisonous miasma here. I have guarded this place for over twenty years. This island is my home ground, and it won’t be so easy to defeat me.”

In the surrounding waters, King and Queen met Zeraora and Setsuna’s ship a day later, but Olga’s ship still hadn’t arrived.

In the end, they received only one call.

“Sorry everyone, I was held up by the Marines earlier, so it may take a while before I can join you.” Although Marines are rarely active in the New World, it isn’t as if it is non-existent.

Olga was currently being pursued by a warship led by a seasoned Vice Admiral; she surprisingly couldn’t shake off her pursuers even with her illusion ability.

It was Elizabeth who managed to break the enemy’s rudder by diving underwater, allowing Olga to escape. If it were only that one Vice Admiral, she would have dared to try fighting him, but there was also someone on the ship who could control magma, and both Olga and Elizabeth were no match for them.

“Without her and that lizard, it should still be fine.”

“Setsuna injured her arm. She can’t participate in this operation.”

“Zeraora, my injury is on my left hand, it’s not a big deal. I can still use my bow.”

“No, full moon was yesterday, so you can’t use Sulong right now. You’ll be in charge of guarding the ship this time.”

Zeraora made arrangements directly for Setsuna. They didn’t plan to bring too many people this time. King, Queen, and Zeraora would be responsible for the assault.

With their flying abilities, they were more suitable for the task.

“By the way, King, how large is the range of your move?”

“Which move are you referring to?”

“The one Lord Arceus taught you, the one that can change the weather. I fought him before.”

“Solar Beam’s high temperature can kill these poisonous spores, but the lighting here is too poor, and Barolomeo won’t give me a chance to charge up.”

The island was mostly shrouded in dark clouds, which means Queen’s charging time for Solar Beam has become longer. Barolomeo has such a high bounty because he has the strength to back it up as one of the Golden Lion’s officers.

The last time Queen missed due to poor intelligence. One Solar Beam nearly hit Barolomeo, but after that experience, he couldn’t possibly give Queen a chance to charge up again.

“The cloud cover here is thick, but letting you charge up won’t be a problem.”

“That makes it simple then. Here’s the plan: you go to the sky to attract his attention and use Sunny Day to change the sunlight. I’ll use Solar Beam to eliminate those poisonous spores.”

“Zeraora, you’re the fastest. Take this opportunity to break into the island and eliminate him. Is that alright?”

Although the antidote can neutralize the poison, as long as those poisonous spores are not eradicated, the poison will continue to linger. Unless the person inside keeps taking medicine, they will still be affected by the poison. Engaging in a battle while under the influence of poison is highly ill-advised.

“That guy has a bounty of over 600 million. Can Zeraora handle him alone? Besides his ability to use poison, how are his other abilities?”

“Not weak, he’s on par with me.”

However, when these words were spoken, the people around didn’t panic but instead breathed a sigh of relief. King even confirmed the feasibility of this plan, which made Queen feel somewhat insulted.

Around noon, the cannons on the three ships once again bombarded the island. The people on the island seemed accustomed to it, until the silhouette of King’s Aerodactyl appeared in the sky, alerting them.

“King the Conflagration, has the Beasts Pirates reinforcement arrived? This is quite troublesome.”

The island had sturdy defenses, and simple bombardment couldn’t threaten them. As for the plants, it consists of rapidly growing fungi. As long as he was alive, even if all the plants on the island were destroyed, he could regrow them in a short time.

As King flew over the island, numerous fire-meteors rained down on the ground. At the same time, the charged-up Queen appeared in his field of vision, brazenly making his presence known.

He had witnessed Queen’s Solar Beam before. That attack could temporarily disperse the poisonous spores and he would need some time to fill the area with spores again. If the enemy were to land during that time, it would cause him a lot of trouble.

He was well aware that he would have no reinforcements, and he couldn’t let his trusted subordinates suffer unnecessary losses. Based on Queen’s previous attack, his charging would take some time.

So he planned to interrupt Queen’s charging. But as soon as he appeared in Queen’s field of vision, his Solar Beam suddenly stopped charging and was unleashed with even greater power than before.

Under the effect of Sunny Day, Solar Beam could be fired at maximum power without charging. This was the combination attack of King and Queen.

Compared to Queen bowling, though the main character was still Queen, the effect was completely different.

Despite often arguing, King and Queen had excellent coordination.

At the same time Queen released the Solar Beam, King’s entire body was enveloped in flames as his Flame Aerodactyl dove down. Alongside him was Zeraora transformed into lightning.