The Kingdom of Elias.
The remaining Marines of the G8 branch base, under the direct command of the Headquarters, took their Battleship and evacuated the Kingdom of Elias.
Ross, Laffitte, and others continued to stay on the island, waiting for Log Pose to record the magnetism, while Ross wrote down his understanding of Observation Haki in accordance with his own practice route.
"I don't know if you understand the power of Haki. I have compiled my perceptive information on Observation Haki. You can have a look."
In a living room, Ross handed Laffitte and Robin the sorted information, which contained four pages and it was much more detail than the one he had originally obtained.
Armament Haki cannot be practiced by them right now but the threshold for practicing Observation Haki is low, Some people even have a natural sense of seeing and hearing and Robin and Laffitte's fighting style is more suited for the Observation Haki.
"Haki? I've read about it in the literature. It's said that there are three kinds.
Robin received the sensational information from Ross. O'Hara's is the birthplace of all knowledge in the world. She has read about Haki, but it is something similar to popular science books.
After Robin looked at it, she quickly wrote down the contents with her perfect memory. When she had learned everything in it, she handed the information to Laffitte.
After Laffitte took it, he looked at it and suddenly shrugged his shoulders:
"According to this information, I seem to already have this ability… and forget when it will be used, huh, huh."
"Although I haven't understood your abilities, I wouldn't be surprised if you could already use it."
Ross nodded and he was not surprised. As a crew member of the Black-Beard Pirates in the original series, how could he not have some talent? He had noticed several times that Laffitte might be able to use it, but he never asked.
Laffitte didn't lose the information, he laughed and then continued to look at it. He remembered it carefully. He carefully remembered that although he could use the sense of seeing and smelling, he could only use the power instinctively. There were also many flaws in the manipulation, just like Ross who had just awakened his Haki and had not yet mastered the sense of seeing and smelling thoroughly.
While Laffitte and Robin pondered over the Observation Haki's data, Ross sorted out the harvest from the defeat of the G8 branch base.
Dalmatian and two Rear Admiral were killed and his arm was bruised by the other party's Armament Haki. Fortunately, it didn't hurt his bones and muscles. He had been asking Robin to help apply the medicine for two days and he had almost recovered.
"I Better recruit a ship doctor soon."
Ross's eyes flashed and then he called up the Talent System page.
The Marines of the G8 branch base was defeated. Although three Rear Admiral and one Vice-Admiral were defeated, the reward for defeating Marines is different from that of hunting pirate. Not all of them are superimposed, but only the highest chief of the team is counted. Ross got 100 Talent Proficiency Points and 1 Free Talent Point.
Looking back at his fight with the Vice Admiral, Ross did not hesitate and put 10 Talent Proficiency points on the Distortion Fruit.
Buzz!!
A golden glow flashed as the Proficiency of the Distortion Fruit reached 300 points. At the same time, the Gravity Distortion branch became green's activatable state and the activation conditions were also displayed, requiring 3 Free Talent Points.
"Sure enough, it requires more than one point… but 3 Talent points are too much."
Ross rubbed his eyebrows. He now has 2 Free Talent Points. He can't activate the ability of Gravity Distortion. Besides, Gravity Distortion needs 3 points and the Space Distortion will require even more. In the future, Free Talent Points really needs to be saved.
After hesitating, Ross did not continue to add points to the Distortion Fruit. Instead, he switched the Interface to the General Department. After looking at the remaining 90 Talent Proficiency Points, he assigned 25 points to the Physical Enhancement and 50 points to the Agility Enhancement.
The talent page of the General Department has changed.
Agility Enhancement: 150 (High LevelStrengthening)
Physical Enhancement: 260 (Top LevelStrengthening)
In his previous battle with Dalmatian, Ross's speed was not as good as the other side. He relied solely upon the unexpected opportunities created by Distortion Fruit to carry out the fight. If Dalmatian had the advantage of speed, it would not be easy for him to win.
In fact.
The battle seemed to be a crushing victory because Marines made many mistakes in decision-making. One of them was that Marine miscalculated Laffitte's power. Otherwise with three Rear Admiral teaming up with Dalmatian would have caused Ross to escape a head-on battle.
The second is that two Rear Admirals were too stretched trying to confront Ross in a frontal assault and they were badly injured by Ross, each of whom had discarded an arm, greatly reducing their strength.
Thirdly, Dalmatian's fought poorly as he was influenced by Ross's fierce tactics and words. If Dalmatian had used all advantages then he would have won.
No matter which one of these three problems were handled well, it will not be a complete defeat and they wouldn't get completely destroyed by Ross.
This time, Marine's encirclement was indeed cautious enough and there were many troops. However, their strategy was too poor. The choice of separate encirclement and suppression led to the destruction of the regiment.
Naturally.
Now with 50 points in Agility Enhancement and 25 points in Physical Enhancement and 10 points in Distortion Fruit, Ross has improved a lot compared to his previous strength. Even if Dalmatian and the two Rear Admirals come at him with their full strength they will not gain the upper hand.
For the remaining 15 Talent Proficiency Points, Ross thought a little and did not put them into Physical Enhancement or in Distortion Fruit, but switched back to the Battle interface and put them in Observation Haki.
His Observation Haki was somewhat slow in capturing the action of Dalmatian. If he encounters a person who is faster and more physically better than Dalmatian, he is likely to fall into a disadvantage, so he must improve this talent.
Ross does not pursue speed advantage, but he can not be at a disadvantage, otherwise, the impact on Battle will be too big.
Firearms Shooting: 50
Close-Combat Fighting: 100
Distortion Fruit: 300
Soru of Marine's Rokushiki: 0
Kami-e (Paper Drawing) of Marine's Rokushiki: 0
Marine's Rokushiki's Geppō (Moonwalk):0
Observation Haki: 15
Armament Haki: 0
"If my physical ability can keep up, it will be fine to put 100 points on the Distortion Fruit at once." Ross perceives the changes in the body and muttered.
However.
After the power of distortion reached 300 points, it was apparent that it crossed a certain limit and Ross's power impact range soared to about 100 meters. Because of this, he had to put 25 Talent Proficiency Points into Physical Enhancement to adapt to the skyrocketing power of distortion.
"I don't know how strong I am today, compared to a Headquarters Vice-Admiral." Ross's eyes showed a hint of thought.
Headquarters Vice-Admirals are strong and there is a huge strength gap between them. For example, Doberman and other Vice-Admiral, who are only recently promoted are obviously weaker than Tokikake, Momousagi, or Garp whose strength is close to an Admiral. Vice-Admiral's position is the pinnacle of many Marine's life.
Some people were promoted to a Headquarters Vice-Admiral twenty or thirty years ago, but they have stayed in this position for 20 or 30 years. Their strength may be slightly improved but it is far less than Admiral's standard.
Ross pondered for a while because he had not fought with any Headquarters Vice-Admiral. It was still difficult to judge how strong he was, but the only thing he was certain of was that he is still a long way from a Marine Admiral.
Any Marine Admiral can easily destroy an Island.
What is the scope of an island? The average island has a diameter of 10 kilometers. Aokiji can freeze the sea in Ice Age without knowing how much area it would cover.
Compared to it.
The Power of distortion only works within a hundred meters.
That is to say, once a Marine Admiral spotted him and found his exact position, his strength today does not qualify for any resistance at all.
"Journey to the next island begins… It's time to find new prey.
Ross took a deep breath and his eyes flashed. It was difficult to find a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million berries in West Blue, But in the first half of Grand Line, with three arrows log Pose, there were still many opportunities to find it.
Marine Headquarters.
This is a high-level conference room. Only the Marine generals above Vice-Admiral are eligible to speak. As for the Rear Admiral officers, although they are eligible to come in, they are only qualified to listen.
The room was quiet, without any noise. In silence, only Marine Fleet Admiral Sengoku's voice slowly heard in the hall.
"Therefore, the re-establishment of the G8 branch base will be decided according to the above methods."
"In Addition…"
Sengoku pulled out another document, which was about the Ghost Hand Pirates. He pressed the file on one hand and turned to look at Doberman. He said: "Who can tell me what is going on with this Ghost Hand Pirates?"
Sengoku took over the position of Fleet Admiral recently and he had only recently adapted to the work of a Marine Fleet Admiral. Unexpectedly, at this time, such a huge matter happened on the sea.
Doberman stood up and bowed his head deep at Sengoku.
"I am willing to take responsibility for the improper handling by my subordinates."
"Sit down."
Sengoku looked at Doberman's eyes and glanced over the many Vice-Admirals in the field. "It is necessary to maintain Marine's face and prestige. If Marine loses their prestige then the wicked forces on the sea will become more rampant."
As for Ross, after knowing the causes and consequences, Sengoku was angry and speechless. A small hole in the wall was failed to be filled three or five times. And now, That small hole has caused the entire wall to collapse.
It is impossible to revoke Ross's suspended bounty. Even if he reports it to the government, the government won't agree to it and they will order his annihilation.
Once Marine loses their prestige, the consequences will be very serious and it may even affect the entire sea. Therefore, in Sengoku's view, it is necessary to sacrifice Ross for worldwide justice.
Although this is somewhat unfair to Ross.
Naturally.
Since Ross killed a Marine Captain of West Blue, the so-called injustice has ceased to exist. Whatever the cause, the cruel killing of a Marine is an unforgivable crime.
Sengoku also heard about Onigumo accident when it happened. After all, it was the defeat of a Headquarters Rear Admiral, but he didn't take it seriously. He just ordered Akainu to take full responsibility for it.
As a Marine Admiral, Akainu can't even look at a pirate of West Blue or even make a special trip to the sea, so it's still up to Doberman to approve the dispatch requests and provide their documents.
The order to mobilize the G8 branch to encircle and suppress Ross was also issued by Akainu.
But.
Neither Vice-Admiral Doberman nor Akainu expected the G8 base to suffer a tragic defeat. A Vice-Admiral, along with three Rear Admirals were killed in battle. When Sengoku finished his sentence, Akainu sat there with an ugly expression on his face.
"The problem is that we can't make minor mistakes into big ones. If there are mistakes, we must fill them up quickly… Ghost Hand Ross acts unrestrained and he is cruel. In order to maintain Marine's prestige, he must be exterminated as soon as possible.
Sengoku said this. After looking at Akainu, his eyes turned to Aokiji, and he murmured, "It's up to Aokiji to fully handle this situation."
Originally Akainu was responsible for the incident, then this matter is transferred to Aokiji by Sengoku. Many Vice-Admirals present were naturally aware of the significance. Although Sengoku did not blame Akainu and Doberman, this is no different from the criticism and accusation.
Akainu sat there without saying a word.
Doberman kept his head down and was afraid to look at Akainu's expression.
On the other hand, Aokiji, who heard Sengoku's order, nodded. It was rare to see him being serious at any meeting. On one hand, Ross was indeed extremely wicked. On the other hand, Nico Robin was on Ross's ship.
The handling of the matter was dealt with. Although Akainu was not blamed, he was removed from this matter and it was handed to Aokiji. Sengoku looks at the people present and then prepares to adjourn the meeting.
But.
Almost as his voice was about to be uttered, there was a sudden knock at the door. Then he saw a Rear Admiral rushing in with a newspaper in his hand. He said in some panic:
"Something went wrong!"
He sent the newspaper to Sengoku and Sengoku only glanced at it. He suddenly felt a buzz in his head and he looked carefully. His fist was already tight without him knowing.
He saw that in the newspaper, an entire page was dedicated to The Ghosts Hand Pirates and Ghost Hand Ross. The most important issue is the content of the report!
<<"A Pirate born by Marines? >>
The title alone carries a tinge of irony.
"The elite troops of the Marine G8 branch lead by the Vice-Admiral Dalmatian and the branch Rear Admirals Roma, Hez and Atheus were defeated by The Ghost Hand Pirates."
"According to some true information, The Ghost Hand Pirates have also previously defeated Marine's encirclement and suppression and slaughter Marines. It is a miracle for any Marines to survive him. But Why is that? Why is he killing Marines?"
"For this, we have to go back a year…"
What happened in West Blue at the beginning was unveiled, occupying almost most of the space on the page with a strong sense of irony in its tone.
Seeing this, Sengoku could not hold back.
Bastard!
Vains were popping on his forehead and his fist was pinched. He wanted to kill the person who wrote this news report with one blow.
At the same time, newspapers were sent to the conference room one after another and a copy was placed on everyone's desk. Everyone picked up the newspaper and read it.
"… That's how a Pirate Hunter finally became a pirate under Marine's guidance.
"According to reliable intelligence from West Blue and from the Grand Line, the Ghost Hand Pirates has never looted any town and they never slaughtered any civilians!"
"All those who fell by their hands were either Pirates or were Marines.
"Well, this budding man… No, how far can Supernova, who has risen strongly, go against Marine? let's wait and see."
Bang!
Sengoku finally couldn't hold back. He punched the conference table with one hand, creating a spider-web-like crack on it and nearly tore the newspaper apart with his other hand.
"Damn! What's going on in this report, what happened to this newspaper? What is the government doing, how can this be distributed to the sea?!"
The meeting room was silent.
The expression on everyone's face became ugly and Sengoku's roar made them all shudder. As for the Rear Admirals, they were already sweating.
Something happened.
Something terrible has happened!