One Piece: The Legend of Beasts

With a deafening roar, the giant ship rammed and sank the two warships that tried to stop it, and rushed into the east coast of the Valley of the Gods at lightning speed. The navy along the way was knocked flying in the air, and a long gully was plowed out on the ground, with dull roars from time to time.

Seeing that the ship continued to rush forward due to its huge inertia, it was about to hit a mountain in front of it. At the critical moment, an invisible spirit roared out, and it quickly spread in all directions along with the interweaving of dark red lightning. It penetrated the huge hull, and the whole earth was shaking. The ground cracked inch by inch, and the cracks as dense as spider webs continued to spread.

At the same time, the giant pirate ship seemed to be struck by lightning, and it suddenly stopped its momentum and stopped when it was just a stone's throw away from the mountain.

Countless pieces of gravel fell from the shaking rock wall and hit the skull at the front of the giant ship squarely, causing a large red and swollen bump to appear on the skull's forehead.

The reason why there is a big bump is that the entire ship, including the skull, is given a living soul.

As for why he didn't make a sound even though his head was hit in pain, the skull's eyes rolled back and foam came out of its mouth, which was strong evidence that he had fainted.

Rocks stood on the bow from beginning to end, his body as steady as a rock, without the slightest shake. Even after successfully reaching the destination, there was no change on his expressionless face.

It seemed that standing still for a long time made Rocks a little sleepy, so he slowly closed his eyes, like an old monk in meditation.

"It's so wobbly that it makes me dizzy... Can't you drive more steadily?"

Lingling, who fell to the ground due to the violent vibration, slowly got up, rubbed the aching back of her head, looked at the pirates staggering on the deck, and couldn't help complaining about the rapid speed of the ship.

"But compared to this..."

Lingling wiped off a few drops of sweat on her cheeks, turned her eyes sharply to a man in front of her, and complained with a sullen face, "You didn't even give me a heads up before releasing your domineering aura! What if the whole ship is destroyed by you? And when did your domineering aura become so amazing?!"

The person she was referring to was Newgate.

Rocks's unique and powerful aura is already well known to the pirates of Beehive Island. Just the most basic release can bring substantial damage to the surrounding environment. In this sea of ​​powerful people, it can be said that he is unmatched.

Therefore, to describe how domineering he is, there is no need to use the word "become".

As his capable general, Newgate, who has been known as the "White Beard" on the sea in recent years, can now cause the ground to crack simply by increasing his momentum. Even he felt a little short of breath, not to mention the temporary creation of Homies.

There was even a brief moment when Lingling thought that the domineering aura just now was emanating from Rocks.

If it weren't for the need to guard against enemies that could attack at any time and anywhere, she might not have been able to suppress her desire to judge Newgate's specific strength and would have drawn her sword and fought him.

"...Maybe it improved through actual combat?"

After repeated hesitation, Newgate slowly responded to her question, still with a reluctant look on his face, "Besides, I don't want to spend all my time on rebuilding my business. I have no choice but to use this rough method. Please forgive me."

His voice sounded very calm, but actually it was sharp, which made Lingling feel like she was asking for trouble. But she did not get discouraged, and instead showed an intriguing smile: "Well, well, well! If we crash directly into the mountain at that speed, the result is predictable! If something unexpected happens, it will be difficult to do what we want to do afterwards!"

——That’s right! If Rocks is the bright moon emitting brilliant light in the long dark night, then Newgate is the brightest star in the surrounding area!

——I will not die until I have brought both of you down and firmly secured that one and only position!

When Lingling thought about the scene of herself sitting in the lobby of Beehive Island one day in the future and eating at the same table with pirates from various races, she couldn't help but get excited, and the corners of her mouth almost reached her ears.

Fortunately, Newgate didn't seem to notice the expression on her face. He just strode through the crowd to the stern, looked in the direction they came from, and murmured, "That being said, once we really bump into each other, some friends don't seem to be willing to give us the chance to wait."

The pirates who had just recovered from their shock looked in the direction he was looking and saw a large number of navy soldiers armed with live ammunition emerging from the valleys on both sides.

As the sounds of loading guns continued to ring out, the navy formed an impenetrable encirclement and surrounded the pirate ship docked in front of the mountain.

It seemed that he was afraid of the pirate group that destroyed countless warships not long ago. He always kept a certain distance and did not dare to get too close, and his finger on the trigger was reluctant to press it.

"Even though it's a non-member country, it has surprisingly many navy members..."

Captain John stumbled to the side of the ship with a bottle in his hand and burped loudly. His drunken eyes seemed to be shining. "Doesn't this prove that there is something fishy going on here?"

"Don't think of keeping them all for yourself, kid! Those are all treasures from Beehive Island!"

A big man wearing heavy armor and with a rough appearance raised the huge axe in his hand high and retorted loudly. The silver axe blade reflected a bright white light in the sun, and the pirates who were closer to him were dazzled by the reflected light and could not open their eyes.

"Gurgle, gurgle, didn't Rocks make it very clear...hiccup!"

Captain John raised the bottle and took a big gulp, then wiped off the wine stains on his lips. He paid no attention to the man's indignant protest and said in a weird voice, "Whoever gets it first gets it. This has always been the rule of Pirate Island. In other words, it is a fair competition where everyone has a chance. The strong will naturally be the favorite, and the loser will not have any complaints..."

"But for Brother Silver Axe who can't even keep an eye on things, hope seems very slim! Hiccup~"

Silver Axe, who was already upset about his devil fruit being snatched away in front of him, could no longer bear his sarcasm. He clenched his fists and shouted angrily: "I advise you to take back what you said! If you think you have lived too long, I will satisfy you now!"

"If you can do it, just give it a try~ After all, this operation is just to help someone clean up their mess. Hiccup~"

"What did you say?!"

Seeing that the two who usually disliked each other were about to fight, Wang Zhi, who always played the role of peacemaker, immediately stood between them and waved his hand, saying hurriedly: "Alright, alright, now is not the time for internal fighting, let's get rid of those navy first!"

"Hic~ Let him say whatever he wants... I have no intention of fighting with this guy anyway."

"For Mr. Wang Zhi's sake, I'll put this axe aside for after this war is over!"

Seeing that they temporarily put aside their past grudges and turned to the surrounding navy, Wang Zhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that once the two men had an internal conflict, it would inevitably affect the conflicts among other pirates, thus turning the priority goal of destroying the navy and the Celestial Dragons into internal fratricide.

Who told the majority of the Rocks Pirates to fight each other for their own interests? Especially in an extraordinary period, such a thing would undoubtedly be self-destruction.

Although he wanted to witness his competitors falling one after another in front of his own eyes, if he wanted to leave the Valley of the Gods safely, it was obviously more advantageous for him to stand on the same front and fight the enemy to a draw.

Merchants always weigh the pros and cons before taking action, and Wang Zhi, who manages commercial trade on Pirate Island, has taken this characteristic to the extreme. As long as there is anything that can be used, he must firmly grasp it, even if it means using any means.

"It's really amazing, they are all officers above the rank of colonel..."

Stussy looked around at the navy soldiers who were dressed casually but all wearing the cloak of "justice", his eyes widened, and he couldn't help but exclaimed, "Did the navy predict that we would come in advance and spare no expense?"

"What's so surprising about this? We've already encountered countless of them on Grassland Island!"

Guluoliosa glanced at this old enemy who was pretending to be surprised, then moved his eyes to the rows of black gun muzzles in front of him, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "How can these guys stop us? At least send a few more generals!"

Kaido, who had been silent all this time, suddenly raised his head, his face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, and a voice full of resentment came out of his mouth word by word: "Are you finally here? I will never let you go!"

Before he finished speaking, his body was ejected from the deck like a cannonball, even crushing the deck. With bursts of air-breaking sounds, the whole person turned into a dark stream of light and rushed away into the distance, seeming to be oblivious to the exclamations and curses coming from behind.

"That idiot acted on his own without telling me beforehand!"

Watching his back disappear without a trace in the blink of an eye, Lingling stomped her feet with gritted teeth, jumped onto Prometheus beside her and was about to chase him, but was stopped by a majestic voice: "Just let that kid go!"

Lingling was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw Rocks had jumped off the bow without her noticing. He walked through the crowd towards the back of the deck with his arms folded across his chest, saying word by word, "Since we've run into so many ignorant bastards along the way, doesn't that mean that bastard will definitely come as well?"

"Not long ago, a very powerful guy appeared on the south bank. He was an expert who could annihilate an entire fleet in one go. There must be no one else like him, right?"

Newgate on the side nodded and agreed with Rocks's statement. His ability to predict the future allowed him to foresee this fact a few minutes ago. "Whether he is the mastermind or not, as a competitor, it is only a matter of time before he clashes with those people. With that kid's strength, he won't be killed so soon."

"Besides, isn't this a perfect opportunity to test his strength?"

Rocks' voice suddenly became much higher-pitched. He stepped forward with his right foot and stomped heavily on the stern. A long-lost evil smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Thin black lightning burst out from his fist. "It's not a good idea to make the government guys wait too long. Let's use their blood to kick off the war!"

A marine who looked like the leader suppressed his fear and shouted at the top of his lungs, "What a joke! Justice never retreats! Everyone, open fire immediately!"

"Hahahahaha! Justice and all that, go to hell!"

With wild laughter, Rocks swung his sword from right to left, and a magnificent black beam of light surged out, sweeping towards the navy who had no time to react with overwhelming momentum.

"......Although I expected this, I am really flattered to be welcomed with such a splendid lineup."

On the south bank of the Valley of Gods, the red-robed man and his companions seemed to have reached some kind of consensus. They all looked at the densely packed enemies in front of them with amazement. The number of enemies alone was ten times theirs, especially those guys in long robes. Each of them looked like a tough guy.

"Are all members of Roger's Pirates present...?"