Chapter Seventy-Nine: Negotiations
The greatest secret of the immortality of the beasts began to puzzle Nagato, and beyond the sea of this fierce battle, great changes were still taking place.
The world is focused on this big war, but it will not stop there, or even move it!
Turn back the clock a bit.
In the early hours of the morning, five forty-five.
Location, the center of the former Whitebeard Territory, now the waters under the rule of Dressrosa, the three islands of Amdo.
There are many wrecks of ships floating on the surface of the sea nearby, which are what happened after the pirates who had lurked on the left like the One-Armed Jack Pirates invaded Mishima and were defeated by the defenders here.
The continuous invasion of pirates and other criminals made Cyrus and the others hardly rest, but fortunately this is the core area, and the enemy is only a small group of weak pirates and bandits for the time being, and their garrison personnel themselves have sufficient military strength to deal with these situations.
It's just that the constant offenses, plus Mishima also riots from time to time, makes everyone quite tired.
Just as they encountered another group of pirates who did not know whether they were alive or dead, Violet, the watcher of the No. 1 battleship at sea, located on the side of the commander-in-chief Cyrus, suddenly changed his face and showed a color of extreme horror.
"What's wrong, Viola?" Cyrus had also been keeping an eye on Violet, because she had observed the sea for four thousand miles, and because she was the only one who could see their king's battle at the moment.
Seeing such a huge reaction from Violet, Cyrus was even more afraid that Nagato would have an accident, so he nervously asked, "It can't be that Your Majesty has an accident, right?" Let's help! ”
"No...... No. Violet denied, but Cyrus's heart, which had just been slightly relieved, jumped violently because of her next sentence, "Four Emperors...... Here comes another...... It's BIG· MOM! ”
Cyrus's face also changed, and he quickly picked up the phone and prepared to inform Nagato, but he paused again.
He stopped suddenly, not sure if the notification would affect Nagato's battle, and second, Nagato's phone bug had long been unreachable.
In such a big war, how can you still have the energy to pay attention to and protect phone bugs?
Violet, who was on the side, thought of these things too, but she still clenched her fists and said, "Let Kaku go!" We can't fight against the Four Emperors...... His Majesty once said that the Four Emperors would be under him, and he would definitely have a way! ”
Remembering Nagato's step-by-step plan and clearly assigned tasks, Cyrus also gritted his teeth and made a decision, shouting to the phone bug in his hand: "Kaku! Hurry up and inform Your Majesty that BIG· MOM…… Here it comes! ”
On the other side of the phone bug, Kaku was extremely shocked when he heard the words, but after some shock, he immediately ordered the battleship to set sail!
Back to the moment, a quarter past six in the morning.
When the No. 4 battleship appeared in the world's top battlefield, everyone on board saw the moment when Nagato and Kaido faced off again.
Although Kaku had previously left the battlefield because he could no longer watch the battle, he did not return at the behest of Cyrus, but stayed where he was. After they set out to search, with the observed trajectory and the huge movements and traces of the battle, it took half an hour, which can be regarded as finding Nagato quite quickly!
"Where's the trash fish?" Seeing Kaku's No. 4 battleship arrive, Kaido first felt impatient, stepped on his feet, and rushed out, obviously to kill these guys who dared to disturb him!
Buzz——!
But Nagato naturally wouldn't agree, and a pillar of light shot out, blocking the front of Kaido's sprint, forcing him back.
"That's my guy, Kaido." Nagato stood in the middle of the Great Tengu's forehead, holding the Dust Escape Energy in his hands, and the threat was unmistakable.
But it wasn't Kaido who was scared away, and he sneered, obviously not taking Nagato's words seriously.
"Your Majesty!" However, just as Kaido was about to make a move, Kaku, who was standing at the bow of the boat, shouted loudly, telling the two of them to stop and listen to "BIG· MOM appeared! ”
The news was apparently enough to get the attention of the two, and after Nagato and Kaido really put it aside for the time being, Kaku added: "Half an hour ago, Violet discovered BIG· MOM's fleet, they are sailing at full speed in the direction of Mishima! ”
Hearing Kaku's words, Nagato immediately reacted that Violet's observation range was four thousand kilometers, so even if the other party was fast, he wouldn't get much closer in half an hour, and there was still enough time.
However, this is not the time to divide the current battle to the outcome.
It's not that Nagato is afraid of the battle and doesn't want to continue. This battle, which started at half past three in the morning and lasted for nearly three hours, was enough for Nagato to have a clear positioning and judgment of himself in this world: judging from the results of many battles and the comparison of each other's states, after the promotion of the blood succession, he has completely equaled Kaido, and even slightly better!
This means that he is now on a par with the Four Emperors, a level that truly stands at the top of the world!
However, Kaido is ultimately inhumanly powerful, Nagato's slight advantage does not allow him to end this battle quickly, and the unknown on the other party is extremely tricky, so Nagato has no confidence in killing Kaido, the strongest immortal creature.
The situation at this moment obviously did not allow Nagato to spend time and energy here again, so after a quick consideration, Nagato said directly, "That's it, Kaido. ”
Nagato's intention was clearly to end the battle.
But how could the mad beasts do what he wanted? Kaido turned his head and yelled at Nagato, "What? You said if you don't fight, you won't fight? Until I kill you, Lao Tzu, I won't end this war!! ”
After nearly three hours of fierce fighting, Nagato and Kaido were evenly matched, and even left Kaido with terrifying serious injuries, so that the beast was no longer as manic as before, and there was no initial disdain in his eyes and tone.
But Kaido will not be afraid, he despises the weak, he only has a special respect for strong enemies, and only a few people in this world have obtained the qualifications that make Kaido's fighting spirit and murderous intent towards Nagato even more intense!
But Nagato's words immediately suppressed Kaido's madness.
"When I say the end is the end." Nagato in the forehead of the Great Tengu looked at Kaido calmly, "Don't forget my words, Kaido. 'Your dreams, or come and take my head, pick one.' But now it seems that you can't take my head." ”
Kaido, who rushed into the air, suddenly stopped, the muscles on his beast-like body bulged, and even his muscles were exposed, but after a fierce struggle in his heart, he finally snorted angrily and stopped fighting.
Kaku and the soldiers, who had been holding their breath from the sidelines, finally stopped staring at each other and let out a sigh of relief.
Kaido's dream of forming a powerful army composed entirely of capable people is the key to Nagato's pinching of him, and it is also the reason why the SMILE transaction was continued in the first place!
Once he occupies Whitebeard's territory, he will become the target of public criticism, and Nagato knows this, so he makes all kinds of plans.
Among the many problems, the most difficult to solve is by no means the government and the navy, but the four emperors of the new world. Facing their siege was almost inevitable, and Nagato naturally would not be unprepared.
You must know that the current Nagato is strong enough, not even inferior to Kaido, and can be called the strongest in the world. But even so, he would never dare to start a war with the three Four Emperors at the same time, let alone Nagato, who had not yet completed the blood elimination before?
That's why he didn't kill Jack earlier, but had to contact Kaido to make a deal, just so that in this situation, he had a bargaining chip to stabilize the "Hundred Beasts", one of the four emperors.
It's just that the plan hasn't changed as fast as it gets.
Kaido started to move as soon as they met, probably because he wanted to kill Nagato and then take over SMILE directly, but at this moment, Nagato's strength obviously made his idea impossible to become a reality.
And Nagato is also a blood after the promotion of the surge in strength, thinking that he can't simply solve Kaido, directly making the problem simpler, but Kaido's secret did not let him succeed.
As a result, many schemes and coincidences have created the current situation.
Raging! Raging......
"Looks like it's what I started saying." The burning demon fire gradually extinguished, and Nagato directly relieved Susanoh, and then fell onto the ship, and said to Kaido at sea, "We should solve the problem with talk, Kaido." ”
"Talk?" Kaido fell from a high place, but did not fall into the sea, but stepped on his right foot for a long interval, and bounced into the air under the reaction force of the depression of the sea, "What kind of bullshit is that, get out of the way!" ”
Nagato knew the virtues of a pirate like Kaido, and didn't care about his attitude, but continued, "You should be more patient, Kaido. Your strength can't solve everything......"
"Fart!" Before Nagato could finish speaking, Kaido interrupted disdainfully, "Lao Tzu should have told you, right?" There is nothing in this world that fists and strength cannot do! Remember Lao Tzu's words, boy! ”
"Don't think Lao Tzu doesn't know what you want......" The murderous and tyrannical smile on Kaido's face due to the fierce battle gradually converged, turning back to his usual face full of anger and intimidation with the corners of his mouth down, staring at Nagato and said: "SMILE Lao Tzu wants it, and Lao Tzu wants that guy with white beard too!" Lao Tzu, Kaido!! ”
Kaido's pause from the excitement of the big war seemed to make him a little more sensible, and he actually guessed that Nagato was going to negotiate with him about this sea area, which surprised Nagato a little.
But the arrogant words after that obviously only made Nagato shake his head again.
"I thought you were really sober, and it seems that I still can't expect anything from your mind." Nagato replied, "You can't do that, Kaido. ”
Kaido turned around and wanted to leave after saying that before, but Nagato naturally wouldn't let him go: "If you still want SMILE, stay honest, I won't say it a second time." ”
"Huh?" Kaido immediately stopped, turned his head suddenly, his eyes were full of tyranny and anger, and it was obvious that he would start fighting again if he didn't agree with each other!
"It's good for you and me to know like this and improve the efficiency of communication." However, Nagato could not be threatened by him, and in the face of Kaido's angry glare, Nagato stood on top of the battleship and said safely, "I'll give you a brief explanation of the current situation, Kaido." ”
"There is no doubt that our purpose is the same, we are all in this area."
"Your greatest reliance is nothing more than your own strength, but if you think about it, Kaido, you can't kill me, and you can't necessarily kill Charlotte and Shanks, you don't have the means and ability to win."
"On the contrary, this land is now in my hands, and what I need to think about is how to keep it."
"In this new world, the only ones who are qualified to be my opponents are none other than the three of you, and among them, I want to form an alliance with you, Kaido!"
Without Kaido to speak, Nagato knew what he would say, so he continued again: "Don't think about going to war anymore, Kaido, I'll pay the price, but you can't afford it even more!" ”
"I've confirmed some things thoroughly after the battle with you, so you should also know what it means to be at your level."
"Refuse my proposal and let me lose this sea area, you won't just lose SMILE, think about it carefully, whether you and your territory are going to be my enemy."
Nagato and Kaido looked at each other, their eyes unyielding, and the solemn momentum between them overwhelmed Kaku and the soldiers on the battleship.
But the silence was not long, and Nagato spoke, breaking the brief silence.
"Alliance, or loss SMILE, against me? Now, the choice is yours, Kaido. ”