Reincarnated as Kaido, married Big Mom, and formed a dual-Emperor pirate crew.

Chapter 13 Eye of the Storm

"This era is called Lox."

Kaido stood atop the clouds and sighed deeply.

Charlotte Linlin's pretty face was serious, and she echoed in a soft voice.

"This era is called Lox."

The golden lion dragged a rocky platform, on which sat a white-bearded man with blood streaming from his chest, his legs crossed.

As they flew away into the sky, they looked back at the battlefield they had just left.

"Hehehehe..."

The golden lion laughed arrogantly:

"Don't worry, Rocks! I will fulfill your last wish and become the King of the World for you!!"

Whitebeard remained silent.

The death of Rocks had a profound impact on him, causing his current thoughts to be exactly the opposite of those of the Golden Lion.

He no longer wanted to get involved in this messy world domination struggle; he only wanted to realize another dream of his—

To form a family pirate crew bound by kinship.

The center of the island.

Sky, Sengoku, Garp, Figarand Garin.

All four remained silent for a long time.

In his final moments before his death, Lox preferred to commit suicide rather than take a few more breaths.

This determination and will deeply moved them.

Especially Lox's last few words.

What may seem like just routine threats are actually taken very seriously.

"Regarding the follow-up operations against the remnants of the Rocks Pirates..."

Just as Sengoku was about to say something, Sora immediately interrupted him.

"We suffered heavy casualties in this battle. Now, let's report the results to the higher-ups as soon as possible."

Zhan Guo opened his mouth, but in the end he nodded.

This battle.

The admiral was killed in action.

Two active-duty naval admirals were killed in action.

A retired naval admiral was killed in action.

The two strongest CP0 members who had awakened their Zoan-type Devil Fruits died in battle.

The number of other lieutenant generals, major generals, and field officers who died in battle was countless.

Such battle losses are absolutely devastating for both the Navy and the World Government, and it will take at least ten years to recover.

"Okay, I understand. We will discuss and come up with a solution to this matter as soon as possible."

The four Five Elders who were staying in Mary Geoise, and Saturn Satan who was staying on the Celestial Dragons' refuge ship, hung up their Den Den Mushi one after another and began to communicate with each other using telepathy.

The Celestial Dragons' refuge ship sailed the high seas, leaving countless Celestial Dragons with lingering fear.

They are indeed very arrogant and disdainful of others; one could even say they don't consider other humans as human beings at all.

But in this God Valley incident, they truly felt as if a knife had been held to their throats.

No, it wasn't simply a matter of being held to the executioner's block.

Many of them did indeed die in the Rocks Pirates' first wave of attacks.

So now the Celestial Dragons on the ship have started arguing.

Given the tragic deaths of so many of their compatriots, should they continue holding the hunting festival three years from now?

Many people agree that it should be held.

In their eyes, this tradition, which has lasted for more than 600 years, should not end in their generation.

"We are Celestial Dragons! Descendants of the Creator! The most noble people in the world!"

"If we dare not hold a celebration again because of an attack, wouldn't that make us look like we're really afraid of those pirates?!"

"But... I really will die..."

One of the Celestial Dragons shrank back and spoke.

He was genuinely terrified by the pirate attack.

A compatriot with whom he had a minor conflict died tragically before his eyes. The man's gruesome and grotesque death is still vivid in his mind, even now when he closes his eyes.

And people like him are not a minority.

On the contrary, those who insist on continuing to hold the celebrations are the real minority.

A red-haired female Celestial Dragon watched the argument in the cabin and sighed wearily.

She had no interest in joining them, so she went out of the cabin and onto the deck of the ship for some fresh air.

The slightly salty, fishy moisture was carried into the nasal cavity by the sea breeze.

This smells terrible.

But she actually quite liked it; it gave her a feeling of freedom and unrestraint.

Although the air in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise was fresh, she always felt like she was living in a birdcage while she lived there.

She enjoys the hunting festival held every three years.

It wasn't because they could kill and plunder resources, but simply because they could leave Mary Geoise and go to a completely unfamiliar and unknown place.

On those islands chosen as hunting targets, others might be more engrossed in killing and emotional catharsis, or arguing heatedly over the final prize.

But she preferred the natural scenery and unknown adventures of those islands.

"What a pity... I'm afraid I'll never have the chance to leave the Holy Land again..."

The red-haired female Celestial Dragon let out a long sigh.

At this moment, an agent in a black suit approached her respectfully and said, "Selene Palace, a storm is coming soon. Please go into the cabin to rest."

The red-haired Celestial Dragon named Selene looked ahead and saw a large, dark cloud slowly drifting towards them like a landslide.

"What bad luck, I just got out and now I have to go back."

"Can't we just change course and go left or right to avoid it?"

The black-suited agent was bent over and had his head down.

"I'm very sorry, Palace of Selene, but because there are storms on both the left and right sides of the flight path, there's no way to avoid this storm unless we turn back."

He does not mean that.

Selene, who had always been fascinated by the outside world, had read countless popular science books.

She hurriedly ran to the side of the boat, grabbed the railing, and looked in the direction they had come from.

Sure enough, in the direction they came from, there was also a large, dark mass of storm clouds.

"Idiots!! You bunch of idiots!!"

Upon seeing this, Selene suddenly flew into a rage and began to curse.

"How the hell do you idiots sail this boat?!"

"We're not just about to be hit by a storm! We're right in the eye of the typhoon!!"

"Huh?!" The agent in the black suit was instinctively stunned. "But we didn't encounter a typhoon at all! How could we possibly be in the eye of the typhoon?!"

"Idiot! You're an incurable idiot!!"

Selene was so angry she wanted to chop the agent's head off.

"The reason we didn't feel anything is because of the enemy attack! You bunch of idiots!!"

With a clang.

Unlike all the other female Celestial Dragons, Selene disliked those bulky spacesuits and preferred to wear battle skirts in the style of female knight armor.

She drew her double-edged knight's sword from her waist and raised it high into the sky.

"Notify the entire ship! Prepare for battle!!"

"Urororororo..."

An eerie laugh echoed from high above, as a massive, monstrous phantom hovered and swirled within the clouds surrounding the ship.

In a daze, Selene seemed to see the true form of the illusory figure.

A long, enormous, azure dragon!