"Yo hahahaha, Li Yuan, congratulations! Another powerful force has joined the Infinite Pirates!"
John laughed heartily, though there was a hint of bitterness in his laughter.
Over the years in prison, he had often urged Shiryu to let him out, all the while thinking about bringing Shiryu under his command once he was free.
"Hehe, John, once you get out, you can rebuild your own pirate crew and recruit powerful subordinates to join you!"
Li Yuan replied with a smile.
"Captain, those guys seem untrustworthy. Should we take care of them?"
Shiryu said, looking at the pirates desperately fleeing with a bloodthirsty grin.
Not long ago, those pirates had begged Li Yuan for mercy, but now many of them were already running away.
After all, they were pirates and wouldn't talk about loyalty; most of them preferred to be the boss rather than a subordinate.
"Don't worry about them. I never intended to let them join the Infinite Pirates!"
Li Yuan scoffed.
The current Infinite Pirates were not the same as they were ten years ago; they didn't lack these mid-tier fighters. Therefore, Li Yuan had no intention of recruiting these prisoners.
Instead of wasting energy on capturing these ruthless pirates, it was better to focus on nurturing the promising pirates under his command.
Under the training and promotion system of the Infinite Pirates, even though there are few talented individuals in this world, with the vast population base in the Limitless Sea Area, there would always be some exceptionally gifted people who could rise within the Infinite Pirates.
"Let's go, let's leave this place!"
After Li Yuan finished speaking, he leaped into the air, soaring towards the empty sky.
"Yo hahahaha, finally getting out!"
John spread his demon wings and shot up into the sky as well.
"I'm really looking forward to it!"
Shiryu followed closely behind John, using Moon Walk.
"Of course, Magellan!"
When Li Yuan and the others returned to the first level of Impel Down, they saw Magellan fighting a woman radiating a chilling aura.
That wasn't the most important part; the crucial thing was that the strongest man in Impel Down was currently being overwhelmed by that woman. Magellan was completely at a disadvantage, covered in multiple sword wounds and frostbite!
"Hahahahaha, that's right, that's Magellan, and the one defeating him is my eldest daughter, Esdeath!"
Seeing this scene, Li Yuan couldn't help but laugh.
As a father, he naturally wanted to boast about his daughter in front of others, especially one as outstanding as her.
"Yo hahahaha, I didn't expect your daughter to be so grown up, Li Yuan! Her strength is impressive, and she has inherited your powerful swordsmanship talent. Magellan will probably be defeated by her soon!"
Upon hearing Li Yuan's words, John's pupils constricted. He never expected Li Yuan's daughter to be so strong, but he didn't show it on the surface, continuing to praise Esdeath. Years of restraint had made him much stronger inside.
"Is this what the talented powerhouses outside are like? It really is necessary to go out!"
John might not be affected much, but for Shiryu, this was another shocking revelation.
Esdeath was Li Yuan's daughter, which meant she was younger than him.
Yet at such a young age, she could crush him in strength! After all, if he were to fight Magellan, his current condition might be even worse than Magellan's under Esdeath.
"Alright, let's go. My daughter can handle Magellan; it's no problem for her."
Li Yuan walked directly out of the gates of Impel Down, not intervening in Magellan's fight. This was his daughter's battle, and as a father, he just needed to believe that she could take down Magellan in a short time.
Herbert Island in the North Sea:
After the Revolutionary Army's defeat on the Red Line, they began to implement a strategy of retreat.
However, the Revolutionary Army was too bloated and disorganized. Under the joint siege of the World Government and the Navy, many of their visible forces were quickly eliminated.
"Kill! Kill those damned Navy!"
"We, the Revolutionary Army, will never be defeated! Brothers, kill the Navy!"
"The Navy represents justice; the Revolutionary Army, as rebels, must be killed!"
The Navy and the Revolutionary Army erupted into a large-scale battle, led by Admiral Akainu and one of the Revolutionary Army's commanders, "Crow," who possessed the powers of the Logia-type Coal-Coal Fruit.
After the two sides clashed, the Revolutionary Army was pushed back by the Navy, to the point of near collapse! "All Revolutionary Army, retreat! Quick, escape!"
Crow's Coal-Coal Fruit abilities were severely countered by Akainu, and within just a few minutes, he was defeated and forced to flee.
Even after being heavily injured, Crow transformed into a coal crow, leading a small number of Revolutionary Army members to escape.
"Chase the Revolutionary Army with all your might!"
Seeing the Revolutionary Army trying to flee, Akainu immediately ordered the entire army to mobilize.
"Great Eruption!"
At the same time, Akainu's hands transformed into magma, continuously firing molten projectiles to eliminate the fleeing Revolutionary Army.
"Damn Akainu, the Revolutionary Army will never let you off in the future!"
Crow watched as many members of the Revolutionary Army were killed, filled with rage, but he was powerless to change the situation, only able to take a small portion of the Revolutionary Army with him!
The Revolutionary Army's defeat was not only evident on Herbert Island in the North Sea.
In most places around the world, the Revolutionary Army was currently facing the joint onslaught of the Navy and the World Government.
With the gap in top-tier and mid-tier combat power, the Revolutionary Army had almost no ability to fight back. Whenever they encountered top-tier fighters and elite vice admirals leading the charge, the Revolutionary Army had only one path: defeat.
Even if Dragon intervened, it was merely to save some members of the Revolutionary Army from total annihilation.
The Revolutionary Army had developed rapidly and aggressively before, but now they were facing a catastrophic collapse.
This was the downside of having a massive force without enough top-tier combat power and not knowing how to conceal their weaknesses.
"Admiral Akainu, all the Revolutionary Army on the island has been killed, not a single one left."
"But a small portion of the Revolutionary Army has escaped. We have reported the situation and requested headquarters to continue investigating the locations of the Revolutionary Army!"
A colonel rushed over to report.
"All troops rest on the island. Once we receive orders from headquarters, we will immediately set out to eliminate the other Revolutionary Army strongholds!"
Akainu said sternly.
"Admiral Akainu, bad news! We can't contact headquarters through any of our Den Den Mushi!"
However, just as the colonel was about to relay Akainu's orders, he quickly ran back.
"What? Can't contact headquarters through Den Den Mushi?"
Upon hearing this, Akainu took out the Den Den Mushi he had and found that it was indeed unusable.
"Meteorites! Meteorites are falling from the sky!"
"So many meteorites!!"
Suddenly, shouts from the Navy drew everyone's attention to the sky.
In their line of sight, massive meteorites glowing with red flames were plummeting from the sky, heading straight for Herbert Island, right where the Navy was located.
Most importantly, there weren't just one meteorite, but three, all falling simultaneously.
This scene, akin to a natural disaster, sent countless Navy personnel into a panic, causing them to flee in terror.
(End of Chapter)