Behind the execution platform at Marineford, the Five Elders watched intently.
"Years of hiding and he's been secretly building his forces all along!" Ju Peter gazed into the distance, his brow furrowed deeply.
When Tesoro first appeared, the Five Elders had already guessed that soone was behind him, and that person was most likely Bob.
They just hadn't expected Bob to be the leader.
After all, soone who could be called a leader couldn't possibly have such a small force—it had to be a massive organization.
"Tesoro and all those who follows Bob are unforgivable. These forces that have surfaced must be dealt with in this battle!" Saturn snorted angrily.
"These forces indeed need to be eradicated, but the next group of people are our primary targets for elimination!" Nusjuro stroked the Shodai Kitetsu in his hand, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
The Five Elders could sense the situation around the island.
When Tesoro appeared, they had already conducted a thorough investigation.
They discovered that in the nearby waters, two more forces were approaching Marineford: the Happo Navy and the Revolutionary Army.
"Are we certain we can annihilate them all here? The Happo Navy is one thing, but the Revolutionary Army's strength is not to be underestimated!" Marcus Mars frowned slightly as he spoke slowly.
"At this point, do we even have a choice?" Topman glared at Marcus Mars, his voice cold.
The current situation was extrely dire.
They had to unite as one and there was no room for mistakes.
Hearing this, Marcus expression changed, realizing his words had been slightly inappropriate and he didn't continue.
"Indeed, we have no choice in our current situation! Even if our chances of victory are slim and the Marines are weak, as envoys of Im-sama, we must remain calm!" Nusjuro said solemnly.
He, too, was furious.
These lowly commoners, who were usually as insignificant as ants, now dared to openly oppose the World Governnt.
This was a provocation and an insult to the World Governnt.
He wished he could slaughter them all right now, but after handling countless events over the past eight hundred years, he had to think rationally.
"The Revolutionary Army poses a far greater threat to our World Governnt than the pirates! In the past, we could never locate their base, so we couldn't suppress them with overwhelming force!"
"But this ti, they've gathered and co to Marineford on their own. This is a crisis, but it's also an opportunity."
"When the ti cos, we'll eliminate the Revolutionary Army first, then deal with the pirates."
"As for Bob... let him face the judgnt of the gods! We must trust in the power of Im-sama!" Saturn spoke with a voice full of killing intent.
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On the other side, aboard the Moby Dick.
"Leader!!" Upon arriving at Bob's side, Tesoro and the others bowed respectfully in unison.
"Hmm." Bob nodded slightly in response, saying nothing more.
He then turned his gaze to the distance, where Dragon and the Happo Navy were about to arrive.
"Leader, the Five Elders seem to be preparing sothing! Should we strike directly?" After a mont of silence, Tesoro spoke humbly.
"No need, I have my own plans!" Bob had clearly seen all the actions of the Five Elders, but he didn't care in the slightest.
"Let's wait for them to co before we make a move!" Upon hearing Bob's words, Tesoro and the others nodded in agreent.
"Jihahaha!"
"Bob, are these the so-called mbers of your alliance? Just a bunch of small fries! Only one or two are worth looking at!"
When Shiki saw the people who had appeared, he imdiately guessed they were mbers of Bob's alliance and couldn't help but mock them.
To those with average strength, these people might seem impressive, but to Shiki, who was always arrogant and didn't even regard the Admirals as a threat, their strength was indeed not that remarkable.
Upon hearing Shiki's words, everyone except Tesoro and a few others turned grim, their lips twitching.
However, they couldn't find any words to refute him because they knew Shiki was a figure from the sa era as their leader, a legendary pirate of the seas.
Although his words were harsh, coming from him, they weren't entirely unjustified.
"Gurarara! Shiki! Actually, I'm also a mber of the alliance!" Whitebeard, seeing Shiki's smug expression, felt incredibly annoyed and spoke up.
"Sa here!" Kaido glanced at Shiki and said indifferently.
Hearing this, Shiki's eyelids twitched violently and his eyes widened in shock.
Shiki had no idea about the mbers of Bob's alliance.
Although he had asked before, Bob had never shared any details with him.
He only knew Bob had ford an alliance because Bob had once invited him to join.
However, at the ti, Shiki had just established the Flying Pirates.
Having finally gained his freedom and aiming to reach the pinnacle of the world, he had no intention of being bound by anyone, so he had outright refused.
"Bob... Are there many benefits to joining the alliance? Otherwise, why would these two agree to it?"
"If I join, does that an I don't have to pay back the money I owe you?" Shiki eyes glead as he looked at Bob and asked.
"Heh!"
"I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it. Now you've missed it!" Bob raised an eyebrow and spoke slowly.
Hearing this, Shiki felt the cigar in his mouth lose its flavor and his lips twitched uncontrollably.
However, these few short sentences once again shocked the people of Marineford.
"So Bob has ford an alliance! No wonder he's referred to as the leader!"
"Our Governor is also a mber of the alliance! How many more secrets does Bob have that we don't know about?"
"Our father is also a mber of Bob's alliance!"
"My God, did you hear that just now? Shiki wanted to join, but Bob outright refused him! That's the legendary pirate!"
"And these are just the ones who've revealed themselves. What other forces this alliance have?"
"..."
The pirates were stunned by their captains' words.
They hadn't expected their captains to also be mbers of Bob's alliance.
At the sa ti, they began to speculate about what other forces and what kind of people had the qualifications to join this alliance.
"BOOM..."
At that mont, a sudden loud explosion echoed, as if the entire ground was shaking.
Everyone turned their heads towards the source of the sound.
They saw a massive fleet of ships, advancing towards Marineford Bay!
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