Chapter 211: Who is the Leader?
Under the watchful eyes of the Marines, the outermost walls of Marineford had been completely destroyed.
The sturdy horns on the bow of the Golden Ship had pierced entirely through the walls and the immense impact force had even sunk the Marines warships in that area.
"Yohohohoho!"
"What a spectacular entrance!" Brook laughed heartily, his skeletal face showing his excitement.
"Hahahaha!"
"Our arrival seems to have made some people uncomfortable!" Tesoro crossed his arms, looking at the shocked expressions of the Marines, especially the high-ranking officers.
Before coming to Marineford, Tesoro had dispersed everyone on the ship and all entertainment facilities had been suspended.
Now, standing at the back of the ship were not the usual nobles from various countries, but some top-notch fighters, each with considerable strength and many of them were even wanted criminals by the World Government.
"With the leader here, the Marines is bound to suffer a crushing defeat!"
Enel crouched slightly, the electricity in his hand crackling.
He knew that with the leader's strength, he was undoubtedly powerful enough to take on the entire Marine Headquarters alone.
Even if the Five Elders of the World Government were to intervene, Enel's view would not change in the slightest.
"Of course, the leader is the strongest man in this world!"
"Look, the leader is on Whitebeard's ship!" Bartolomeo's eyes sparkled.
As the leader's number one fan, In his eyes Bob was like a shining sun.
He recognized him at a glance among the vast crowd.
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"Tesoro! What are you doing here?"
From the execution platform, Sengoku looked towards the Golden Ship and suddenly shouted.
Tesoro's arrival was undoubtedly an unexpected event for the Marine's marshal.
Prior to this, he had invited Tesoro to join this battle, offering a very generous reward to completely clean Tesoro's actions in the underworld.
However, the world's richest man had refused at the time.
But he never expected that the world richest man, the Golden Emperor with ties to the World Government, would come to Marineford at this time.
And he brought with him a group of powerful pirates and even forces from other places.
This was a blatant provocation against the World Government.
"Sengoku!"
"What do I mean by that... Can't you tell?" Tesoro raised an eyebrow, a strange smile on his face.
"Bastard!"
"Without us, do you think you could have reached your current position?"
"Aren't you afraid the World Government will issue a full-scale warrant for your arrest?" Sengoku was trembling with anger, his long beard shaking violently.
Tesoro's words were clear as day, he intended to oppose the World Government and the Marines.
Over the years, the World Government and Tesoro had maintained a low-key cooperative relationship.
The World Government was fully aware of the dealings in the underworld but did not stop them.
Instead, to gain certain benefits, they would turn a blind eye to some matters.
He couldn't understand why Tesoro would get involved in the battle at Marineford.
It offered him no benefits and would only bring trouble.
"Garp! Didn't I ask you to invite him last time?"
"Why has Tesoro become an ally of the pirates?"
From the conversation between the two and Garp's reaction, Kong roughly understood the current situation.
But like Garp, he was also puzzled.
It was one thing for Tesoro not to help the World Government—after all, their cooperation was purely based on mutual interests.
However, openly defying the World Government like this was tantamount to self-destruction.
Could Garp have said something he shouldn't have?
The same expression appeared on the face of Garp!
"No... something's very wrong here!"
"Things might not be as simple as it seems." Hearing Kong question, Garp gradually calmed down.
Merchants always act based on profit and Tesoro was undoubtedly the world's greatest merchant.
For him to take such action mean there was something more important than everything he currently possessed—or perhaps someone behind him.
"There might be someone else behind Tesoro, someone who truly controls the underworld!" Garp pupils constricted as he spoke and even he was shocked by his own words.
Having worked with Tesoro for years, he knew exactly what kind of person he was—arrogant and wild, sometimes even disregarding the World Government's orders.
Such a person was merely a pawn to cover someone else's tracks.
How terrifying must the person behind him be to control someone like Tesoro?
Hearing this, both Kong and Garp expressions changed drastically.
"If this speculation is true, it's likely a massive scheme."
"Then who could this person be? Someone who's remained hidden for so many years, never revealing themselves." Kong muttered to himself.
"Someone who hasn't appeared for so many years... Could it be Bob?"
The moment the words left his mouth, the faces of all three turned pale.
The speculation was bold, but it was highly possible.
At this thought, the three of them suddenly looked up, their gazes fixed on Bob who appeared calm and composed, as if Tesoro's arrival didn't surprise him at all.
"Bastard!"
"Bob has been secretly building his forces for the past forty years!" Bob demeanor confirmed their suspicions.
Only now did they realize how terrifying Bob truly was.
Not just in terms of strength, but also in his patience.
To scheme in the shadows for forty years without revealing himself—how many people could achieve that?
Meanwhile, Tesoro was calm and simply sneered coldly.
"Your World Government's bounties mean nothing!"
"No... compared to our leader, your World Government is nothing!" Tesoro's words were filled with arrogance, openly defied the World Government.
But what was even more shocking than his brazen words was the mention of his so-called leader.