Pirate Catcher in the Rye

"Tianman·Thunder!!!"

rumbling—

BIGMOM suddenly grabbed Thundercloud Zeus, and a purple thunder column suddenly descended from the sky, passed through Zeus's body, and concentrated on her hand.

not only that,

The thunder and lightning suddenly surged several times after passing through Zeus, and the terrifying roar suddenly spread across the sky and the earth, deafening.

"Shashasha~"

at the same time,

There was a harsh friction sound on Hawkins' armor, and the armor flowed at an unimaginable speed.

If you don't look carefully, you won't see any changes at all, but the straw inside the armor is like a conveyor belt, rotating rapidly at a frequency that exceeds the speed of sound.

A large number of red lightning arcs flickered, wrapping Hawkins's whole body tightly!

At this moment, he was like a god emerging from the wild wilderness, carrying thunderous thunder, which was so powerful and terrifying!

"Ma~ mama mama hahaha, you actually thought of using this method to control thunder and lightning. Unfortunately, Zeus is Thundercloud Homitz, you can't win."

"It's also lightning created using Devil Fruit. I don't think I will lose, you arrogant old woman!"

"In that case, go to hell now, Basil Hawkins!!!"

I saw BIGMOM waving the thunder pillar in his hand and suddenly flying over.

She knew very well that with Hawkins' speed, thunder and lightning could not attack the opponent at all. Only close combat could effectively hurt Hawkins.

Simultaneously,

The moment Hawkins was paralyzed by lightning, it was time to harvest the opponent's lifespan!

"Ha ha!"

Hawkins smiled softly and rose into the sky, facing BIGMOM without hesitation.

He is very interested in the physique of BIGMOM steel balloon!

"Boom--"

In an instant, the two sides collided fiercely in mid-air.

The sky seemed to be divided into a red and purple world by the two of them. Apart from the dazzling thunder and lightning, there was nothing else in the whole world!

"Kakaka~"

Suddenly, the entire island shook violently. Under the shocking explosion, the terrifying shock wave slapped the ground like a tidal wave.

The solid ground suddenly cracked open with dense cracks, centering on the two people's positions, and quickly spreading towards the surroundings.

In the blink of an eye, most of the battlefield was covered within a kilometer radius.

not only that,

It was also mixed with the overbearing domineering energy that the two people continued to release.

BIGMOM is the Yonko who has ruled the New World for many years. Even if she knows how powerful Hawkins is, even if it is just a competition of dominance and domineering, she will never admit defeat!

...

a long time,

The dazzling thunder light dissipated, and two figures eight or nine meters high quickly retreated and flew in different directions.

"In the competition of strength, I actually lost!"

"It's really surprising that a mere brat can have such strength and courage." BIGMOM quickly stabilized his figure, and the intensity of Hawkins' domineering color completely exceeded her expectations.

Behind her, the ground was shattered, like a broken mirror, split into countless palm-sized shapes.

As for Hawkins opposite her, although there were cracks in the ground behind her, there were only a handful of them!

She had only experienced this level of domineering lust from her former captain, Rocks!

Of course, she didn't care very much in her heart. Overlord color was indeed part of her strength, but it was not all of it.

Hawkins is too young!

Even though his domineering appearance is comparable to that of Rocks, in other aspects, he still has a long way to go.

After all, there is only one outlier like Rocks!

In her long sailing career of more than 60 years, Rocks was the only one who could gather all the monsters in the New World.

Regrettably,

Rocks failed.

There are reasons for both the navy and the crew!

Because of a certain opportunity to make a fortune, all of them came together, which was regarded as some kind of alliance of interests.

But Rocks wants to be the king of the world, and his crew also has their own dreams and ambitions.

When their strength reaches their level, treasure is only a part of life after all!

The Rocks Pirates had so many "kings" on that ship that I could only guess with my toes how they could honestly give up the throne.

Most of their reasons for joining are just to make a quick buck, and they have no intention of surrendering.

When their goal is achieved, Captain Rocks becomes a stumbling block that prevents them from realizing their dreams!

In the world of pirates, for ambitious people, even the captain has no need to exist if he blocks his way.

The Battle of the Valley of the Gods is not so much a war between the Rocks Pirates and the Navy and the Roger Pirates, but a war between Rocks alone!

then,

Most of these members chose to stay out of the incident. It was not until Rocks was defeated that they finally showed their fangs and defeated the Navy and Roger Pirates.

"Looking at the nostalgic look on your face, it's obviously not the first time I've seen you. Are you thinking of someone?"

"Red hair? Or the opponent I met before?"

Hawkins asked curiously.

Among the current four emperors, only the red-haired one has not faced him head-on. Hawkins is also a little curious about the power of red-haired Shanks' overlord-colored haki.

Overlord color and domineering energy are related to personal courage and strength.

To be able to become the youngest Yonko, there is no doubt about the red hair’s strength!

From the perspective of courage, the red-haired Shanks is definitely not as desireless as he appears. He is definitely brewing a shocking plan in his heart.

A plan that could change an entire era!

Of course, nothing is absolute.

BIGMOM has been in the New World for so many years. She has dealt with both pirates and people from the World Government. Red hair is just one of the possibilities!

Hawkins is very confident in his own strength, but he never thinks that he has reached the strongest level in the world.

Even Whitebeard, who is known as the strongest man in the world, has not defeated all the strong men standing at the top!

And this is only on the surface,

There are many strong people like Fujitora and Green Bull who act in a low profile, and the World Government also has many masters hiding in secret.

Hawkins has reason to believe that in addition to the navy and CP0, there are deeper forces behind the world government.

Or the Five Old Stars themselves!

Or someone like Im who lives in the dark!

Or some kind of subversive weapon and cutting-edge technology, anything is possible!

Hawkins is very self-aware;

Although he had memories of his previous life and knew some key clues, coupled with his good divination skills, he learned a lot of information.

But that's all!

This world is still full of mist for him, and even in the sea area of ​​​​the New World, what he knows is very limited.

The World Government has a knack for erasing history!

Even though the Rocks Pirates were at their peak more than thirty years ago, not many people in the world know about that past.

This is evident!

"What, you want to know?" BIGMOM smiled contemptuously. In her eyes, Hawkins was no different than a dead person.

Naturally, the information that Hawkins collected historical documents from various kingdoms in the New World could not be hidden from the BIGMOM Pirates' intelligence network.

unfortunately,

Most of the information is true or false, and many of the documents have references to the World Government. The authenticity is pitifully low!

The only thing in this world that can be sure of its authenticity is ancient historical texts.

"Oh, I'm a little interested!" Hawkins nodded and did not deny it.

Personally, he doesn't care much about past history. What he cares about is the blank 100 years, the super-large wars that took place in those 900 years.

For example, in the first half of the Grand Line, the battle in the clouds of Alhambrani was dominated by Sky Islanders!

Other than that,

There are so many wars that are hidden.

What Hawkins wants to collect is the power and methods used by the World Government and the 'D' family in the wars that determine the fate of the world, as well as the trump card that ultimately determines the victory!

Along the way, he gradually collected some information about the battle on the clouds of Alhambrani.

Combined with the pictures he saw at that time, he had a rough guess in his mind.

In that massive war, after their defeat, the D family on Sky Island activated their final trump card——

A mysterious substance used to die together!

That extremely volatile substance that can make everyone kill each other caused heavy casualties to the World Government and gave the D family some breathing time.

And the world government quickly found a way to deal with it.

Through some kind of technology, they artificially created a tornado that surrounded the entire Alhambrani Cloud to prevent it from spreading!

that war,

Whether it is Skylanders or the World Government, the cards they use are devastating to the Hawkins Pirates.

Once the World Government uses such terrifying methods on the Hawkins Pirates, Hawkins cannot guarantee that he can save anyone except himself!

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