Chapter 253: Rebuilding the New Red Hair Pirates

“Saint Leopold is right. The Knights of God are suffering heavy losses right now. Saint Shanks, you are worthy of recognition for coming back in time to help. However, no matter how willful you are, there should be a limit. Slandering the noble bloodline of the Celestial Dragons will not do you any good in returning to Marijoa.”

The relatively older Saint Arden spoke up with good intentions. He admitted that it was remarkable that Saint Shanks had developed his current strength by wandering alone.

But in Saint Arden’s opinion, if Saint Shanks was willing to return to Mary Geoise earlier, relying on the resources of the Knights of God and the guidance of Ancient Saint Green, he would definitely become stronger than he is now, and would never end up losing an arm for nothing.

Even if the Knights of God have many ways to regenerate Shanks’ arm, the regenerated arm not only needs to be trained again, but its strength is also unlikely to match the original one.

Considering that Saint Shanks is destined to become the successor of Ancient Saint Green, the loss of Saint Shanks is equivalent to the loss of the Knights of God and even the Celestial Dragons.

“It seems that our alliance has come to an end. Red Hair, the Whitebeard Pirates will not become the running dogs of the World Government!”

Ace’s tone became unusually cold. Although the navy was responsible for Whitebeard’s death, the mastermind behind it was the World Government.

If it weren’t for Luffy, Ace would have probably already fallen out with Shanks, and it wouldn’t be surprising if they even started fighting.

“That guy, Fire Fist, there’s no need to be so harsh…”

“We can’t blame him. When we knew Shanks was a Celestial Dragon, didn’t we feel cheated too…”

“Ah, it would be great if Captain Shanks wasn’t a Celestial Dragon.”

……

If it were in the past, the pirates of the Red Hair Pirates would definitely stand up to defend their captain at the first moment.

But now, facing the aggressive Ace, no one can stand up to refute him, because many members of the Red Hair Pirates have the same idea as Ace.

They were willing to believe Shanks, so even though they knew Shanks’ true identity was a Celestial Dragon, they still stayed in the Red Hair Pirates.

Unlike several other pirate emperors who have a large number of pirate minions under their command, the crew members of the Red Hair Pirates all accepted Shanks’ invitation to join individually, and every crew member of the Red Hair Pirates has the ability to become an officer or even a captain in other pirate groups.

These people will not follow Shanks and serve the World Government as dogs. They are following Red-Haired Shanks, not Celestial Dragon Shanks.

“How dare you! Who do you untouchables think you are talking to?”

Before Shanks could speak, Saint Leopold on the side could no longer bear to listen. If it weren’t for the fact that they were Saint Shanks’ “subordinates” and that Marijoa was currently short of troops, these untouchables who had entered Marijoa without permission would all be executed by the World Government.

As a result, these pirates are not only ungrateful, but also dare to speak nonsense to Saint Shanks. They are simply courting their own death!

“It is not a good thing for a superior to be too lenient with his subordinates. Do you need our help in disciplining them? I have a lot of experience in this area, Saint Shanks.”

Saint Arden stretched out his hand to stop Saint Leopold, preventing this colleague, who had a somewhat impulsive temperament, from taking rash action.

In his opinion, Saint Shanks had just returned to Marijoa, and he still had the bad habits he had acquired while living with the untouchables.

As a senior of the Knights of God, he has the obligation to guide Saint Shanks, but he cannot take action without the consent of Saint Shanks.

“They are my friends, they don’t need anyone to discipline them!”

Shanks stood between the two Knights of God and the Red Hair Pirates, veins popping out on his palm holding the hilt of the sword, and spoke with a very serious expression.

He had never thought about, and would never stay in Mary Joaquim to be a Celestial Dragon, let alone a Knight of God responsible for protecting the Celestial Dragons.

The only reason he was willing to give face to Ancient Saint Green was because he was his biological father and Ancient Saint Green had never forced him to return to Mary Geoise. As for these so-called Knights of God, in Shanks’s opinion, they were no different from stray dogs on the roadside!
“Hmph, forget about him, Arden Saint. Some people don’t care about our goodwill at all. I think he’s used to being wild outside! He doesn’t even want to go back to Marijoa!”

Saint Leopold turned around and left angrily. If it wasn’t for the sake of Ancient Saint Green, he would never acknowledge Shanks, a guy who had been away from home for many years and was unwilling to return to the Holy Land, as his compatriot.

If the current situation in Marijoa was not so tense, Saint Leopold would not give up so easily.

“That’s too much, Saint Shanks. Saint Leopold and I mean well… Well, then you can discipline these untouchables yourself.”

Saint Arden failed to stop Saint Leopold. He looked at Shanks helplessly, shook his head, and followed Saint Leopold.

Seeing this scene, Shanks secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had already prepared himself mentally for a big fight with the two God Knights. After all, these guys were notoriously unable to understand human language. Even the Five Elders had a headache when facing the God Knights.

Fortunately, his cheap father’s face is effective enough, and as long as there is no fight on the spot, the situation can be resolved.

“It seems that your identity is more than just a celestial dragon, Red Hair. Even those arrogant guys are willing to give you a favor…”

Marco said with a smile, but there was no smile in his eyes. Moreover, the pirates from both the Red Hair Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates subconsciously split into two sides. The pirate alliance that had been celebrating together at a banquet not long ago was already falling apart in the blink of an eye.

Some crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates who have grudges against the Celestial Dragons glared at Shanks and the Red Hair Pirates, waiting for Ace’s order. They would not hesitate at all when it came time to take action.

“I’d rather not have this kind of face.”

Shanks shook his head and turned to look at Kaido and Charlotte Linlin who were in desperate situation.

Although he really hopes that this war can end here, the severely damaged Universe Dark Matter Pirates will not be able to recover in a short time, and the World Government, which has suffered heavy losses, cannot take action against the New World. The pirates and the World Government can maintain a delicate balance.

But based on Shanks’ understanding of his cheap father and the Five Elder Stars, they will definitely not let Kaido and Charlotte Linlin go. Even if Shanks takes action, it will be impossible to rescue these two pirate emperors under the siege of the Knights of God.

Even though the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates were fresh forces, they were no threat to the Knights of God. So the only thing he could do now was to try to recruit the surviving pirates after the death of Kaido and Charlotte Linlin.

Given his status and the strength of the Whitebeard and Red Hair Pirates, the Five Elders would have to consider giving him some face. Besides, the World Government is also suffering heavy losses. The pirates who are able to survive until now are basically strong. If they want to destroy them, one or two more Knights of God may have to die.

As long as the Five Elders are willing to weigh the pros and cons, there is a high possibility that they will accept his proposal.

Just as Shanks was weighing his next words and preparing to persuade Ace and the Five Elders separately, a strong wind suddenly blew up on the battlefield, and the flying sand and rocks made it impossible for anyone to open their eyes.

“Storm Dragon Claw Fist·Dragon King Breath!”

Light Saint and Lewis Saint were about to join forces to chop off Charlotte Lingling’s head, but at the critical moment, a hooded figure hidden in the strong wind appeared silently behind them.

The fists and claws wrapped in strong winds and top-level armament Haki hit the backs of Saint Light and Saint Lewis at the same time, and the two Knights of God flew out like kites with broken strings.

On the battlefield where his Observation Haki was severely interfered with, Dragon was simply an unstoppable assassin. Even the Knight of God could not avoid being ambushed by the leader of the Revolutionary Army.

“Mom, mom, it’s you, Rebel Dragon! Well done!”

The skinny BIG MOM grinned and laughed. Although she didn’t know when Dragon arrived, it was great to have such a powerful ally suddenly appear when she was facing a desperate situation!
“You are just rats from the gutter. It would be fine if you didn’t hide underground and live in fear all day long, but you actually broke into the holy land and attacked the descendants of the Creator… I think you don’t want to live anymore!”

Charlotte Gong, who was just one step away from killing Big Mom, was shaking with anger, but she did not act rashly against Dragon.

If it was a one-on-one fight, she and Dragon could still fight back and forth, but now there was a runaway Big Mom next to them. Before confirming the situation of Light Saint and Lewis Saint, Charlotte Gong really didn’t dare to take action.

“Revolutionary Army…”

At this moment, Ancient Saint Green gritted his teeth and looked towards the other side of Mary Geoise. His expressionless face finally revealed anger and uneasiness.

What he cared about was not the arrival of the Rebellious Dragon. Now that the Knights of God had taken over the battlefield, a Dorag could only bring some trouble to the Knights of God.

The problem is that before this he had sent six Knights of God to protect the Celestial Dragons and deal with the Revolutionary Army respectively, but now that Dragon has appeared, there is no sign of the Knights of God responsible for dealing with the Revolutionary Army.

Does this mean that in addition to the five Divine Knights who have died on the battlefield, more Divine Knights will sacrifice in this war?
“Even rats in the gutter will stand up because they cannot stand the tyrannical and overbearing World Government, and use these claws trained in blood and fire to completely crush the power of the Celestial Dragons!”

Dorag lifted his hood and spoke to Charlotte Palace very calmly. At this moment, he was not as calm as he seemed.

In order to get to the battlefield as quickly as possible to reinforce the Universe Dark Matter Pirates, after trying his best to defeat the Knights of God who blocked their way, Dragon did not even have time to support the four army captains who were also fighting with the Knights of God.

If the strength of the Divine Knight who blocked him is used as a standard, the army captains except Ivankov would probably not be a match for the Divine Knight.

However, in the end, Dragon chose to rush to the battlefield to reinforce as soon as possible. This was his responsibility and obligation as the leader of the revolutionary army, even if it cost him blood!

“Charge! Down with the World Government!”

“Destroy the Celestial Dragons!”

“Long live the revolutionary army!”

……

The deafening shouts echoed through the sky of Marijoa along with the strong wind, and the revolutionary army finally arrived at the battlefield after Dragon.

Although there are only a few thousand people, every revolutionary soldier is in a state of high morale. At this moment, even if there is a bottomless abyss in front of them, they will jump in without hesitation.

The corner of Ancient Saint Green’s eye twitched when he saw this scene. Under normal circumstances, he would never take these rabble of untouchables seriously. Both the Beasts and the Big Mom Pirates were much stronger than the Revolutionary Army.

But the problem is that at this point in the war, Marijoa is already out of soldiers and food, and even the Knights of God have been out in full force. For the time being, there is really no good way to deal with these damn revolutionary soldiers.

But soon an idea flashed in Ancient Saint Green’s mind. Doesn’t Mary Geoise have a power that can be used to deal with the revolutionary army?

It just so happens that Shanks is still lacking a lot of achievements before returning to Mary Geoise to take over. Destroying the Revolutionary Army can just make up for this shortcoming of Shanks.

Thinking of this, Ancient Saint Green quickly looked in the direction of Shanks, only to find that Shanks had no intention of taking action at all, and even quarreled with Saint Leopold and Saint Arden who were responsible for monitoring the pirates.

“You are too willful! Saint Shanks! Don’t forget that you have the noble blood of the Celestial Dragons flowing in your veins!”

Saint Leopold shouted loudly in shock and anger. He couldn’t understand what was going on in Saint Shanks’ mind. This was clearly a perfect opportunity to make a contribution.

As long as he blocks or eliminates the untouchables who call themselves the Revolutionary Army, the gate of the Knights of God will be open to him, and all the Celestial Dragons will accept this fellow who has protected them. In the future, he will naturally take over the position of Ancient Saint Green and become the commander of the Knights of God. What’s wrong with this path? !

“Did these untouchables bewitched you? Saint Shanks?!”

Saint Arden, who had finally persuaded Saint Leopold to come back, was in disbelief. He wished he had eaten the Puppet Fruit so he could control Shanks to kill all the untouchables.

Unfortunately, Shanks was so stubborn from beginning to end, and no matter how the two Knights of God tried to persuade him, they could not shake Shanks’s will.

In fact, Shanks was also in a state of grievance at this time. He had originally wanted to wait until Kaido and Charlotte Linlin died in battle, and then try to persuade the Ancient Saint Green to end the war by absorbing the remaining pirates into the Red Hair Pirates.

Although the Red Hair Pirates would become a mixed bag, their strength on paper would be greatly enhanced. No matter what the World Government wants to do, they will have to consider his opinion. At worst, they can wait until after the war and disband everyone and rebuild a new Red Hair Pirates.

(End of this chapter)