Shakurokudaru was rescued, and the appearance of the Destroyer Squad meant that Benedict's actions in Alabasta had failed.
After all, the purpose of this trip was to eliminate one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Compared to the other Seven Warlords, Shakurokudaru was undoubtedly the easiest to bully.
Unfortunately, plans did not keep up with changes.
"How much intelligence do you have on the Destroyer Squad? For example, how many members are there specifically?"
Benedict held a black Den Den Mushi, drinking wine, sitting on a rock by the sea, feeling the sea breeze and listening to the sound of waves crashing against the shore, he asked.
"I only know of their existence, but I'm not clear on how many members there are."
"Back then, when I encountered them, I found them by chance in a special sea area with someone else."
"At that time, they were protecting a Celestial Dragon. That Celestial Dragon had a high status, probably the patriarch of a certain family. They were forced to act because the Sea King in that sea area went berserk."
"In that battle, six people appeared, and they protected the Celestial Dragon in the berserk sea area. According to our statistics afterward, at least a hundred super Sea Kings were killed."
"Since that time, I've seen them once in Gjoa Maria, during the battle of God Valley."
"However, they never participated in the battle from beginning to end."
"So, I don't know how many people they actually are."
"But, someone else and I speculated that there wouldn't be too many such experts."
A low voice came from the Den Den Mushi, speaking about the Destroyer Squad.
The other party's voice was deliberately lowered.
It seemed they didn't want anyone to know their exact identity.
Benedict expressed some disdain for this.
This Den Den Mushi was given to Benedict by a brat when he was walking in Loguetown.
And that was also when he was following Garp around in Loguetown.
Therefore, Benedict already had an idea of who was on the other end of the Den Den Mushi.
"Not too many? How many is not too many?" Benedict frowned, speaking with some dissatisfaction.
"One or two hundred people." The other party replied.
Benedict's face darkened, and his cheek twitched slightly.
"Are you stupid, or am I stupid?"
"One or two hundred people? Each one an Admiral-level?"
"If they truly had such strength, Roger wouldn't have become the Pirate King, Kaido wouldn't be running around alive, Big Mom wouldn't be looking for men to have children with, and Whitebeard wouldn't have kept collecting sons..."
"The Seven Warlords of the Sea are nothing..."
...
On the other side of the Den Den Mushi, listening to Benedict's continuous curses, the other party remained silent for a long time without replying.
Not to mention two hundred Admiral-level individuals, even one hundred Admiral-level experts could sweep across the entire sea.
The World Government would unify the entire sea with no one to resist.
The Xuanwu Navy would also cease to exist.
"Find all the intelligence on the Destroyer Squad, and I'll destroy them."
After Benedict finished speaking, he angrily hung up the phone.
This Destroyer Squad had truly snatched a fish from under the tiger's maw, making him lose some face.
At the same time, Benedict couldn't help but think of Doflamingo.
This guy had been missing for a long time, and even his executives were very well-behaved, hiding very deeply.
Only the subordinates below were still active.
"Bururu bururu!"
The Den Den Mushi rang.
Benedict glanced at it, his eyes narrowing.
"There's news about Buggy."
It was Shakky's voice.
Benedict curiously inquired, "Where is that guy now?"
"A special sea area, where the chances of survival are nine out of ten."
"The information I received is that he went there, but whether he's still alive is unclear."
"My people can't get in, and if they do, they can't get out."
Shakky's reply made Benedict's heart skip a beat.
Was this special sea area the same one?
"Where is this sea area?" Benedict became interested in this sea area.
He hadn't had time to ask where that sea area was just now, so now was a good time to inquire.
"The latter half of the Grand Line, a sea area known as 'The Sea of Near Absolute Truth'."
"This sea area also has a nickname, 'The Land of Ultimate Evil'."
"If you want to go, I can give you a map."
"However, I don't recommend you go there right now."
Shakky sat on a high stool, shaking red wine in one hand and smoking in the other. In front of her sat Silvers Rayleigh, the King of the Underworld.
And the person who had just spoken was Rayleigh.
Upon hearing Rayleigh's voice, Benedict smiled and said, "Uncle Rayleigh, you must have been there, right?"
"The so-called place that 'infinitely approaches the truth', is it the necessary path to the 'Final Island'?"
Rayleigh chuckled and did not answer Benedict.
Shakky glanced at Rayleigh and said, "You have the information you wanted, and our transaction is complete."
With that, Shakky hung up the Den Den Mushi.
Shakky took a puff of her cigarette, looked at Silvers Rayleigh, and smiled, asking, "You clearly wanted to tell that kid, why didn't you say it when he was here?"
"His strength is indeed very strong, but it's not enough yet," Silvers Rayleigh said while drinking wine. "The captain said we arrived too early."
"Even with Benedict's many methods, he is still alone."
"Unless he has more powerful assistance by his side, perhaps then I can accompany him on a trip."
Shakky didn't ask any further questions.
Rayleigh didn't say anything else. He finished his wine and left, continuing to act as an innocent ordinary person, getting drunk and selling himself day after day for drinking money.
On the other side.
When Benedict learned what that special sea area meant, he lost the immediate urge to go there.
However, he was curious about how Buggy had managed to remain silent during his time entering the latter half of the Grand Line from the North Blue.
So, Benedict contacted Shakky again.
But Shakky's answer surprised Benedict as well.
Because Shakky also didn't know how he had appeared in that sea area.
The reason she received this news was by chance. An informant happened to hear that someone had seen Buggy leading a fleet into a certain sea area and disappearing into the mist.
Buggy and Shanks had been to that place before.
And at that time, they were still apprentice crew members of the Roger Pirates.
But that didn't affect their experiences at the time, nor their ability to remember that route.
But then again, why would Buggy go there?
With his current strength, although good, facing that special sea area, could he and his men hold on with just them?
He had a feeling that there was a secret he didn't know.
Perhaps, he should have a good chat with Shanks.