Sengoku ignored the expressions of those around him, he didn't notice the inner amusement of the three great pirates.
"Forty years ago!"
"There was a man named Bob!"
"But this man committed heinous crimes!"
"Bob attacked a luxurious cruise ship carrying Celestial Dragons and their tribute, and he brutally killed the Celestial Dragons on board! He also seized the tribute that the affiliated nations had submitted!"
"After that, he even defeated Zephyr, the former Marine Admiral!"
At this point, Sengoku glanced at the crowd below, his expression extremely grave, as if that man had reappeared before his eyes.
Hearing Sengoku words, the people below widened their eyes in disbelief.
Killing Celestial Dragons? Seizing their tribute, and even defeating Zephyr, a Former Marine admiral.
This man was truly audacious and terrifyingly powerful!
After all, what were the Celestial Dragons? They were descendants of gods. And although Zephyr was no longer a Marine, the current three Admirals of the Marine Headquarters were all his students.
Instantly, the Marines' minds conjured up various images of Bob: three heads and six arms, a ferocious appearance, bulging muscles, towering stature and perhaps even looks like a beast.
They believed that only such a terrifying person would dare to kill Celestial Dragons.
It wasn't just the Marines. Even the pirates on the ships below were stunned.
On the Moby Dick, Marco the Phoenix, who always had a carefree expression, now wore a rare look of seriousness as he stared at Sengoku on the high platform in astonishment.
The same expression was shared by "Diamond" Jozu, "Flower Sword" Vista and others.
Though they were arrogant, they would never dare to seize the tribute or kill Celestial Dragons.
Or rather, they had never even thought of it!
They couldn't help but feel curious about this man named Bob.
"Governor, this man named Bob!"
"Were the things you occasionally mentioned before true?"
Within the Beasts Pirates, King stared blankly at Kaido in the distance and asked.
Queen and Jack also turned their heads, their eyes filled with a desire for answers.
Hearing this, Kaido fixed his gaze on Sengoku and loudly declared.
"This is far from all!"
"There are even more shocking events! The hidden war from forty years ago!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the group instantly froze!
They then recalled what Kaido had said when he was drunk—that his commander alone could take down the entire Marine Headquarters.
Could it really be true? And what was that war about, which had been hidden for forty years?
Thinking of this, they suddenly looked up at Sengoku beside Ace, their eyes burning with intensity.
They knew this man would give them the answer.
On the other side, the Whitebeard Pirates also had a sudden change in expression.
Had this man done even greater things?
On the city walls, the Shichibukai each had different reactions.
"Kishishishishi!"
"What a man!" Gecko Moria spread his arms and laughed wildly.
He was inherently cruel, having killed countless people, but he wouldn't dare to think about harming Celestial Dragons.
That would mean being hunted down by the entire Marine Headquarters.
Moreover, it seemed that Bob possessed the combat power of an Admiral.
At this thought, Moria eyes narrowed.
"Such a person must have an incredibly powerful body!"
Beside him, both Tyrant Kuma and Donquixote Doflamingo turned their heads upon hearing this, looking at him with the gaze one would reserve for an idiot.
"Fufufufu!"
'You'll be the first one I kill later!' Doflamingo grinned, his lips curling into a sinister smile, while he pondered in his heart.
Hawk-Eye Mihawk, upon hearing about Bob exploits, showed little surprise.
He merely lamented that there were so few strong opponents in this world to challenge and such a man hadn't been born in the same era as him.
"Bob..."
"Once I complete my plan, I will surpass you and achieve something even more earth-shattering than you ever did!" Blackbeard Teach shifted his gaze from Sengoku to Whitebeard.
Among these people, however, it was Boa Hancock whose expression stood out the most.
When she heard Sengoku recounting the past deeds of the former leader to the world, her beautiful eyes had already turned into heart shapes.
She crossed her arms in front of her chest, her cheeks slightly flushed.
Meanwhile, on the execution platform, Sengoku withdrew his gaze, brushing away the image of that man from his mind.
"Bob was once a great pirate. Forty years ago, that era was known as the Rocks Era!"
"Bob was the youngest commander within the Rocks Pirates!"
"And among the members of this pirate crew were..."
Sengoku glanced at the remnants of the old era and snorted coldly before continuing:
"Whitebeard Edward Newgate, one of the Four Emperors, Kaido of the Beasts Pirates, Shiki, Big Mom Charlotte Linlin of the Big Mom Pirates, as well as John, Wang Zhi and Silver Axe!"
At this moment, the entire square fell silent.
The pirates all turned to look at their captains, their faces filled with astonishment.
Such powerful figures had actually been part of the same pirate crew forty years ago.
How strong must that pirate crew have been?
The Marines' eyelids twitched incessantly.
If a similar pirate crew existed today, who would dare to try and exterminate them?
As if knowing what these people were thinking, Sengoku narrowed his eyes.
"That's right! The strength of such a pirate crew was truly terrifying, gathering almost all the strongest pirates of that era!"
"But they made the grave mistake of setting their sights on the Gods Valley!"
"In the Battle of the God Valley, these pirates, arrogant and brutal, attempted to 'slay the gods' (the Celestial Dragons). As a result, Rocks was killed by the Marines in that battle!"
"And Bob... was ultimately defeated and killed by the combined efforts of the Former Fleet Admiral Kong, myself, Garp, Zephyr and several other top-tier powerhouses!"
As Sengoku spoke, his expression was solemn, as if he were recounting a true and undeniable event.
The events were indeed true, but after Sengoku deliberate omissions and alterations, the story took on a completely different meaning.
Truth mixed with falsehood becomes falsehood.
Sengoku understood that if he were to recount the full truth, the authority of the Marines and the World Government would inevitably become a laughing stock.
Besides, Bob hadn't appeared in forty years.
What difference did it make if he were dead?
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