In the evening, the sky over Cake Island was covered with dark clouds.
"Hey, it's time for the shift change."
"Today, the cafeteria has some sea beasts we hunted at noon. They taste really good."
In a naval watchtower on the coast, two sailors were changing shifts. The new navy's watchtowers were manned 24 hours a day, a task typically performed by three shifts of sergeants, ensuring each shift received adequate rest and maintained combat effectiveness.
Six o'clock in the evening is the meal time for the new navy, and it is also the time for shift change.
"Oh? Really? Then we really have to hurry over there. If we're late, we won't be able to catch the first one."
As he was speaking, a young man in military uniform walked out of the sentry post, came to the door, and handed a secret key to the sergeant on duty.
There is a hidden sea barrier buried in the military port of Cake Island.
This is an important coastal defense system of Cake Island, designed and built by Dr. Vegapunk, the first scientist of the New Navy. When facing an enemy attack, all that needs to be done is to raise the sea barrier, and the navy around the entire Cake Island will be blockaded.
Ships that are not familiar with the layout of sea barriers have no way to pass through such sea areas. If they intend to force their way close to Cake Island, there is a high probability that they will hit the obstacles, damage the hull, or even sink.
The main task of the offshore outposts, in addition to monitoring the situation in the sea area, is to operate the sea barriers according to different situations.
This is not a difficult task, so the military strength requirements for the soldiers on duty are not too high. They just need to have enough sense of responsibility.
"Well, go ahead."
The soldier who came to hand over was a young man in his early thirties. He took the secret key, smiled, turned sideways, and walked into the sentry box. He glanced at the sea through the glass, and his eyes searched the box as if he was looking for something.
"Hey, hurry up, where did you put your raincoat?"
"I see the sky is getting dark, and the wind on the sea is getting quite strong. There might be a storm tonight."
"Where did you hide the raincoat?"
The young sergeant turned around and stopped his companion who was about to leave and asked.
"Oh, the raincoat. It's in the cabinet under the operating table."
"Senior, will there be a storm tonight? If so, does that mean our night training might be canceled?"
Outside the door, the young sergeant who was called turned around and pointed at the cabinet under the operating table. When he heard the experienced senior say that there would be a storm at night, a smile of relief appeared on his face.
"You get excited just by talking about rest?"
"That won't do!"
"If you don't train hard, you'll just be a soldier on Cake Island doing these 'odd jobs' for the rest of your life."
"If you can't go out to sea, you won't be able to gain merit."
"You are still young, you can't be like me!"
The young sailor who was taking over the shift looked to be about thirty years old, but when he spoke, he sounded very mature and acted like a veteran.
However, the young man at the door obviously had no intention of listening to the senior's nagging. In a short while, he had already run more than ten meters.
Noticing that no one responded, the young navy man looked outside the empty room and shook his head helplessly.
"It's so windy, and you didn't even know to close the door."
The experience possessed by experienced old sailors is often summarized through a large amount of fact-based verification.
Just as the navy expected, as time passed, the dark clouds over Cake Island became denser and denser. Cake Island has a standard summer island climate, and the daylight hours are actually quite long. Usually at 6 or 7 o'clock, although the sky has begun to darken, there is still some brightness.
But the weather today is completely different. The sky is dark with dark clouds hanging over it. The waves on the sea are getting stronger and stronger, and the wet and sticky feeling in the air can be felt very clearly.
In the guardhouse, the young sailor who had just completed the shift change was checking various equipment. He looked up at the waves on the sea, bent down to take out a raincoat from the cabinet, and put it at hand, making preparations in advance.
“Boom!!!”
Thunder roared, and suddenly the sound of rain could be heard outside the sentry box. The rain came down very quickly. In just a dozen seconds, the view outside the sentry box had turned gray, and visibility was extremely low.
"Hmm?"
"Is the rain so heavy?"
Inside, the young soldier was stunned by the scene outside. He then slowly stood up and turned on the searchlight. He then pulled up a chair and sat in front of the operating table, resting his chin on one hand, observing the situation on the sea with boredom.
The task of being on duty is not considered "heavy". Unlike other branches, this is the Cake Island of All Nations, and the ones who have the lightest tasks are often the navy on duty.
This task is often assigned to those grassroots soldiers in the headquarters who lack ability and whose future prospects are obvious.
Or perhaps, it is done by young people who are just starting out.
"What a pity, I left my things in the dormitory and didn't bring them with me."
"Otherwise, we could still read the newspaper in this weather today. With such heavy rain, I guess the leaders won't check on us."
"Oh, that was a mistake."
As he spoke, the young man crossed his legs.
“BOOM!!!!”
Just as he was daydreaming, a flash of lightning suddenly streaked across the sky, and a moment later, a loud thunder came into his ears.
The soldier who was about to close his eyes to rest suddenly felt his eyes blurred and vaguely saw a black shadow in the sky, flying rapidly towards Wanguo.
"Um?"
"Didn't you sleep well last night? You have double vision?"
"Are the lights in the house too bright?"
As he spoke, the young man stood up and walked to the wall to turn off the lights in the house. Then he looked outside the house where the double image had just appeared. Coincidentally, at this moment, another flash of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the scene on the sea.
On the sea, there was a figure hovering in mid-air, with both hands raised upwards, and no one knew what he was doing.
On the sea surface just below the figure, a strong wind was blowing and the waves were surging. The waves stirred up by the strong wind were higher than the other and hit the shore, making bursts of noise.
“!!!”
The young navy man who noticed the figure was stunned and his hair stood on end. He then took two steps at a time and quickly rushed to the operating table, looking in the direction of the figure with a telescope.
"people?"
"Is that really a person?!"
After confirming that the black shadow was not an image caused by overwork, the expression on the young sailor's face changed drastically.
Just as he was about to press the alarm button on the console, other sailors on duty had already noticed the abnormality in the sky near the coast and pressed the alarm in advance.
For a moment, sharp alarms filled the entire coast of Cake Island.
"Huh?"
"Have you finally discovered me?"
The person who appeared above the sea near Cake Island at this time was Dragon, who had left Hazelnut Island and planned to help Luffy obtain the historical text of the Red Road Sign.
He had been in this sea for a long time, and even Luffy and his companions had been sent to the Wano Country in advance. He appeared here just to attract the attention of the new navy.
A low murmur came from his mouth, and a bright smile appeared on the face of the cloaked dragon.
He raised his hands and pulled them hard towards the Cake Island Naval Port, and a violent hurricane swept towards the Cake Island.
On the sea, a wave more than ten meters high was rushing towards the military port of Cake Island. Behind this wave, there were several higher waves approaching Cake Island rapidly.
In order to attract the attention of the new navy's strong men and gain precious time for Luffy and the others.
This time, Long also plans to let go and show his abilities here.
Just before Dragon and Luffy discussed how to obtain the text of the historical landmark at noon, Dragon had already learned from the newspaper that the Navy Headquarters planned to publicly execute the captain of the Revolutionary Army in Marineford.
Long realized that this was the way that Yoshikazu Tsugakuni was planning to counter him, using the heads of the two Revolutionary Army captains to intimidate the Revolutionary Army.
But Ryu is not the kind of person who can swallow his anger. He has already felt that the conflict between the Navy and the Revolutionary Army has been completely intensified, and this kind of intensification cannot be resolved through a separate conversation between the two leaders, Ryu and Yoshikazu Tsugikuni.
The situation has developed to this stage now. Both the revolutionary army and the navy hope to gain the support of the people and hope to be the side of justice. Seizing the voice of the people is something both sides need to do.
If you lose prestige, it will be very difficult to get it back.
Neither the navy nor the revolutionary army could compromise on this matter.
Ryu must make Yoriichi Tsugikuni realize that his revolutionary army is not a small force that can be easily manipulated, and Ryu must prove the strength of their revolutionary army to people around the world. Only in this way, when their revolutionary army brings about changes in a new place, more people will follow them.
If Ryu does nothing in the face of Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's thunderous counterattack, it will only deepen the navy's prestige in the hearts of the people. In this way, when the Revolutionary Army wants to take action again, those people who might have followed them will become timid.
This is something that Long absolutely cannot accept.
Tsugikuni Yoshiichi wanted to use the Revolutionary Army to enhance his own prestige, but he absolutely could not let the Revolutionary Army lose its momentum.
Attacking Cake Island, in addition to helping Luffy obtain the Red Road Sign Historical Text, is also an opportunity to show the world the strength of the Revolutionary Army.
"boom!!!!"
The huge waves hit various military facilities along the coast of Cake Island. Just a big wave caused by the strong wind turned the windbreak near the coast of Cake Island into a decoration. Some of the navy's military facilities also suffered heavy losses in the waves.
The climate within the borders of Wan Guo is stable. Due to climate considerations, the new navy did not actually consider guarding against tsunamis when building its headquarters.
However, this construction method, which was originally adopted to avoid unnecessary costs, is now causing great suffering to the new navy.
After one wave, another higher wave swept towards the coast of the new navy.
Even though the alarms sounded throughout the coast, not many navy personnel came out of the headquarters base at this moment. The occurrence of such a "typhoon" was actually unexpected for many navy personnel.
Long used his abilities to launch an attack on the New Navy's headquarters, but until this point, Yixiao, the supreme leader sitting in the Wanguo headquarters, had only received the news passed on by his subordinates.
"Bang!"
Someone knocked on the door of Yixiao's office. Adjutant Bakara entered the office anxiously and reported:
"Admiral, the navy on duty reported that an unknown enemy was spotted near the coast of Cake Island."
"And unfortunately, this evening's storm produced a tsunami, and the waves swept across many military facilities along the coast."
Bakara obviously had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter. When he reported to Yixiao, he only told her some of the information he had obtained.
At the moment Bakara was speaking, Yixiao was standing by the window of the office, looking towards the direction of the naval port with a serious expression.
"Unknown enemy?"
"A tsunami brewing from a storm?"
"snort"
"What is happening on Cake Island is not a coincidence."
"Our Cake Island has been attacked."
"Bakara, tell the soldiers below to calm down and defend the headquarters first. Withdraw all the navy defending the coast."
"I've already dispatched someone who can handle this matter!"
Facing Long's fierce attack, Yixiao seemed to have noticed something and remained very calm.
Although the tsunami that hit Cake Island came suddenly, it was not enough to make Yixiao feel panicked.
Yixiao has already vaguely realized who is attacking the Wan Guo headquarters. Such a storm, such a tsunami
If this kind of weather is not a coincidence, then there are only a limited number of people in this world who can do this.
The great pirate Whitebeard has long since fallen. Now, the only one who might appear in the waters of the World and attack Cake Island is probably Dragon, who has mastered the Wind-Wind Fruit.
But even for a dragon, it would be too reckless to attack their Cake Island. There are so many strong people here that even a dragon cannot gain any benefits on the Cake Island!
"Ah? General, have you already sent people to deal with it?"
Hearing Yixiao's calming words, Bakara, who was originally a little panicked, calmed down at this time, and her eyes were full of joy when she looked at Yixiao.
"ah!"
"We'll know the results soon."
Yixiao's voice was low, but Bakara could feel the strong self-confidence in his words.
Although she didn't know who was sent out at once, Yixiao's calm look did infect her.
"Did you notice me?"
"But, is there only one person here?"
Above the naval port, Long suddenly felt a powerful domineering aura bombarding him. As the observation aura spread, Long sensed a sharp breath rushing out from the center of Cake Island and quickly attacking the direction he was walking.
(End of this chapter)
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