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Before the Revolutionary Army sent any concrete news, the plan to conquer Wano Country remained a secret, and the crew only knew that an alliance had been successfully formed.
About a month and a half later, Haku found the Sun Pirates using Jinbe's Vivre Card.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Tiger led Haku to the captain's cabin.
All eyes turned to Haku, who took a deep breath and said, "Our intelligence agents have a pretty good grasp of the current situation in Wano Country. Dragon has agreed to take action against Wano Country and liberate the country."
"Dragon's suggestion is to have our intelligence personnel continuously monitor the movements of the Beasts Pirates, and then make our move when Kaido or the other officers leave the vicinity of Wano Country."
"The risk of facing a fully-equipped Yonko pirate crew is still too great!"
After listening to the dragon's idea, Tiger felt that it was sound and coincided with his own, so he readily agreed.
Chu Yang didn't care. With his current combat strength, he could easily defeat Kaido in his current form.
Kaido will be a top-notch teacher ten years from now; right now, he's just a recent graduate from a teacher's college.
Seeing that neither Chu Yang nor Tiger had any objections, Haku's tense expression eased somewhat. He would stay with the Sun Pirates to act as a liaison between the two sides.
Meanwhile, the Sun Pirates are slowly moving towards Wano Country to ensure they can launch a surprise attack on the Beasts Pirates at any time.
Another half month passed.
"The time has come. King, Kaido's top lieutenant, has left Wano Country, seemingly because of an arms deal."
Haku received a call from the Revolutionary Army and then informed Tiger and Chu Yang.
Upon hearing about the arms deal, Chu Yang suddenly asked, "Did he leave in the direction of Dressrosa?"
Haku was taken aback. The information was indeed as Chu Yang had said. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "How did you know that?"
Chu Yang smiled but didn't answer. He turned to remind Tiger to head towards Wano Country.
Currently, the Sun Pirates are in the same sea area as Wano Country. If they travel at full speed, they can arrive before dark.
That would be the perfect time to enter Wano Country under the cover of night.
Wano Country appears to be an island, but the part that is exposed is only the tip of the iceberg. The real Wano Country is the part that is covered by the sea.
That is why Wano Country resembles a mountain standing on the sea.
There are two ways to get in. The first is through the secret passage in the back mountain controlled by Kaido, but the passage is guarded by the Beasts Pirates and can only be opened from the inside.
The second way is to enter through the waterfall in front of the mountain, which requires going upstream, similar to the Reverse Mountain for entering the Grand Line, but even more dangerous.
This is why Wano Country is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
This single road alone keeps countless armies out. Wano Country only needs to guard the entrance to the waterfall, and it will be very difficult for the enemy to force their way in.
The best example is that King was able to kick the Big Mom Pirates back into the sea with one kick.
Taking the secret passage through the back mountain was definitely not feasible, so the Revolutionary Army and the Sun Pirates had no choice but to take the waterfall in the front mountain.
There are guards left by Kaido at the top of the waterfall. If Chu Yang and his group try to climb to the top, they will definitely be attacked.
In response, Haku stated that Dragon would personally deal with the enemies above.
Chu Yang guessed that Long was most likely a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, whose ability was probably related to storms and could influence the weather.
Since the dragon can take care of the enemies on the waterfall, climbing the waterfall is not a problem at all.
What are merfolk best at?
The answer is communication with fish.
The carp can bring the Straw Hat crew into Wano Country, and of course, it can also bring the Sun Pirates and the Revolutionary Army in.
The fish-men jumped into the water, and soon a large number of fish gathered near the pirate ship.
Countless schools of fish dragged the pirate ship up the waterfall, while at the same time, the already harsh environment along the coast of Wano Country was suddenly shrouded in dark, ominous clouds.
A strong wind blew and a torrential rain fell.
The heavy rain obscured everyone's vision, including the surveillance Den Den Mushi on the waterfall. The guards in the monitoring room had no idea that someone had entered from the front of the mountain; they couldn't hear or see anything.
The guards along the coast were all silently eliminated by the dragon.
Under the cover of a raging storm, the Sun Pirates and the Revolutionary Army successfully entered Wano Country.
Compared to the harsh weather outside, Wano Country was bathed in sunshine, a sight that surprised even those accustomed to the strange weather of the Grand Line.
Upon landing, Dragon immediately said, "Kaido and his subordinates are drinking and making merry in the Flower Capital. Now is the perfect time to kill him."
Six or seven years have passed since Kozuki Oden's death, and samurai across the country are still resisting Kurozumi Orochi's rule.
Orochi naturally lacked the ability to suppress the samurai, so Kaido had to stay in Wano Country for an extended period.
Construction of the Oni Island base is still underway.
About a decade ago, Gecko Moria fought a battle with Kaido here. Moria suffered a crushing defeat, with all his companions killed in action, but the Beasts Pirates also suffered some losses.
In addition, with King handling arms deals, the Beast Pirates' fighting strength in Wano Country has been reduced.
There's no such thing as Flying Six, True Fighters, or Gifters right now; Kaido's artificial Devil Fruit army is just getting started.
Jhin went to Dressrosa for this very reason.
"The key to this operation is that we must take Wano Country before King returns."
"If he returns to reinforce and Kaido is still incapacitated, then we, fighting on the enemy's home turf, will be at a complete disadvantage."
"Just to be on the safe side, I'll fight Kaido with you. We must take him down as quickly as possible."
"No need," Chu Yang declined Long's suggestion.
At this time, the Beasts Pirates did not have the Flying Six, True Fighters, or Gifters, and the Revolutionary Army's district commanders had not yet grown up; the only ones who could fight were Ivankov and Dragon.
Long didn't take Chu Yang's attitude to heart, but secretly decided to help Chu Yang after dealing with Quinn.
Having never witnessed Chu Yang's battle firsthand, Long was skeptical about whether he could win the fight alone.
Based on the available intelligence, Chu Yang's strength is definitely not bad, and Dragon is also very confident in his abilities. If the two of them work together, they will most likely be able to defeat Kaido.
To put it bluntly, the dragon simply has more faith in itself.
The group headed straight for the Flower Capital. In this surprise attack, every second counted; the later they were, the greater the chance that Jhin would be able to come to their aid.
Meanwhile, Kaido was being entertained by Kurozumi Orochi.
Inside the Great Serpent City, people sang and danced, while outside the city, the people suffered and no one cared.
Kaido kept pouring wine into his mouth, his face flushed and his eyes glazed over. He was at the peak of his life.
Thinking about what the artificial Devil Fruit army would look like in the future, Kaido's excitement was like a volcano about to erupt.
He is going to launch an unprecedented, massive war that will sweep across the entire world!
In a hazy vision, Kaido seemed to see the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, and the enormous throne deep within Pangaea.
A person sat on the throne.
Kaido leaned closer and saw a young man he had never seen before.
The young man suddenly stood up, slowly walked towards him, and greeted him warmly, "Kaido, are you sober now?"
Kaido: "???"
"Lord Kaido, wake up!!!"
Kurozumi Orochi's anxious shouts echoed in Kaido's ears, startling him awake. He was then confronted with a group of strangers in the banquet hall before him.
The young man with a kind smile on his face was only a step away from him.
"Who are you?"
Kaido coldly surveyed the group of uninvited guests, but when his gaze fell upon the dragon, he suddenly froze.
"We are here to liberate this country."
Long Binbin smiled politely.
"Revolutionary Army!"
Kaido suddenly stood up.
This seemed to be a signal, and the members of the Hundred Beasts White Thief Gang in the banquet hall quickly surrounded the Revolutionary Army.
Quinn looked displeased.
The revolutionary army's actions seemed to disregard him.
"The Revolutionary Army is one thing, but why are there fishmen too? When did fishmen stoop so low as to mingle with humans?"
Kaido looked at Tiger in the crowd and taunted, "The renowned adventurer Fisher Tiger, has he now learned to wag his tail and beg for humans?"
Jinbe roared, "Shut up, Kaido! You have no right to judge Tiger, you thief who steals from other countries!"
Kaido sneered, "The winner takes all, the loser is condemned. The world of pirates isn't as naive as you think. If you can't adapt, next time, it might be you who have your country taken over!"
Jinbe was furious and wanted to retort, but Tiger stopped him and calmly said to Kaido, "The winner takes all, the loser is nothing. Remember this when you lose, Kaido."
Upon hearing this, Kaido threw his head back and laughed wildly, "I'll lose? Another one who's lost his mind, hahaha!"
The other members of the Beasts Pirates also burst into laughter.
Meanwhile, Quinn was laughing loudly, his laughter echoing deafeningly throughout the banquet hall.
He found this group of people quite interesting, coming to the territory of the Four Emperors to spout nonsense.