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"Do I need to go to West Blue personally to deal with Shadow Stream?" Black Swordsman Freddy asked coldly as he sheathed his sword, the Twenty-One Ghost Slash.

Unlike Blood Duke Dracula, who mainly relied on his Devil Fruit ability, Freddy was a renowned swordsman in the New World and far more powerful.

"Hee hee hee, of course not! Why are you in such a rush?" replied Piecro, the King of Killers, with a sinister smile, rejecting Freddy's suggestion.

"Even though Dracula was a failure, killing him without giving him a chance to escape or call for help means Shadow Stream is no easy foe," Piecro continued.

"Mr. Freddy, as a killer, intelligence is crucial. We've already lost Mr. Dracula, and I can't afford to lose you too!"

The Funeral Home was the most powerful assassin group in the dark world, but besides Piecro, who had the combat power of an elite Vice Admiral, he only had two subordinates of similar strength.

In the wake of Blood Duke Dracula's death, the Funeral Home postponed their attack on Shadow Stream to gather more intelligence. Shadow Stream's reputation grew rapidly after they killed Dracula.

"The Vinsmoke family, who unified the West Blue underground world, Garen Vice Admiral, Ocean Calamity Gangplank, and now Shadow Stream challenging the Funeral Home—there's a lot of big news coming out of West Blue these days!"

Big News Morgans said excitedly, swirling a glass of red wine as he looked over the information about the Vinsmoke family and Shadow Stream.

"What big news will you bring to the world next? I love big news!"

No one yet knew the deep connections between Garen, Gangplank, and the Vinsmoke family.

However, the close cooperation between the Vinsmoke family and Shadow Stream hadn't gone unnoticed by those paying attention.

The Vinsmoke family played a significant role in helping establish Shadow Stream by providing intelligence, mid-level personnel, venues, and even customer recruitment.

Morgans looked forward to more conflict between Shadow Stream and the Funeral Home.

The Shipping King Unit and Loan Shark King Du Feld also anticipated Piecro's defeat. Among the dark world kings, few liked Piecro's bloodthirsty nature, except for the Queen of the Pleasure District, CP0's Stussy.

As the newly crowned emperor of the dark world, Stussy, who had many intelligence agents within major dark forces, was most annoyed by new forces and changes. Intelligence organizations and killer organizations were natural allies, and the World Government often outsourced dirty work to groups like the Funeral Home through Stussy.

Stussy and the World Government behind her have always been keen on maintaining the balance of the entire world.

They aim to ensure that the status of all classes and forces in the pirate world, including the World Government, remains unchallenged.

The Vinsmoke family's recent large investments in West Blue, along with its connections with Vice Admiral Garen and the Funeral Home, have caught the attention of the World Government.

They now wish to appropriately weaken the Vinsmoke family's power.

"Hehehe, Mr. Piecro," Stussy covered her mouth and asked softly, "You seem to have encountered a little trouble recently. Do you need my help?"

The close connection between Shadow Stream and the Vinsmoke family is no secret. Duke had originally predicted Shadow Stream's rise to protect his monopoly in West Blue, ensuring his dominance by brandishing a sharp blade.

With Vice Admiral Garen's protection and the lurking threat of Shadow Stream assassins, coupled with the growing power of the Vinsmoke family, the stakes were high.

The Vinsmoke family had developed many businesses in West Blue, making anyone who wanted to challenge them think twice about their qualifications.

"Shadow Stream and the Vinsmoke family that has unified the underground forces in West Blue—a troublesome combination," Piecro muttered as he hung up the phone.

He scratched his head, turned to Black Swordsman Freddy, and said, "Hehehe, Mr. Freddy, a lot of people are looking forward to us entering West Blue and clashing with Shadow Stream and the Vinsmoke family. But you wouldn't do that, would you?"

Black Swordsman Freddy silently wiped his long sword, looking at Piecro coldly. As Piecro's newest and most powerful cadre, Freddy knew him well.

Piecro was never a reckless killer. If Shadow Stream were an organization that the Funeral Home could easily crush, Piecro would do so without hesitation.

But facing a group that could truly challenge his status, Piecro would be extremely cautious.

The most crucial point was that if the Funeral Home went to full-scale war with Shadow Stream and the Vinsmoke family in West Blue, they would suffer heavy losses, regardless of the outcome.

West Blue was the Vinsmoke family's domain, but the world was vast.

"Hehehe, the Grand Line and New World are our areas," Freddy said with a sinister tone, smiling eerily at Piecro.

"Sooner or later, the Funeral Home will bury those who try to offend us. But now, Mr. Freddy, it's time for our next mission. We can't keep our customers waiting impatiently!"

A few days later, a notorious pirate in the New World with a bounty of hundreds of millions was beheaded by Black Swordsman Freddy.

This swift action sent a clear message to those in the Grand Line and New World who were waiting for the Funeral Home and Shadow Stream to weaken each other.

All small-time opportunists ceased their schemes, and a strange calm settled between Shadow Stream and the Funeral Home.

However, in West Blue, a massive storm had begun.

At Island, outside the 74th branch base, countless pirate ships covered the horizon, surrounding the base and several Marine warships loaded with the Heavenly Tribute.

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