One Piece: The Legend of Beasts

"It suddenly felt a lot quieter."

Jabba looked at the place where Gringo left and sighed, with a hint of loneliness in his tone. It was unclear whether it was because he missed the rare opportunity to use his trump card, or because he felt sorry that such a powerful opponent was a Celestial Dragon.

"Maybe this is the calm before the storm. I'm really not used to it."

Rayleigh, who was standing at the side, took over the conversation and said calmly, glancing at his companions standing closely behind him. Seeing that there were no casualties except for a few who were slightly injured, he breathed a sigh of relief. But when he thought of the death fight that might happen at any time, his nerves, which had been slightly relaxed, tensed up again.

As long as they were still in the enemy's territory, it would not be strange for a group of people to suddenly appear and attack them. If they encountered more opponents of Green Gu's level, or even stronger than him, then the current situation might still be the most ideal for them.

In addition, the position of the Rocks Pirates is also what Rayleigh cares about most. Whether to unite with them to fight against the government forces, or to start fighting without any explanation, everything is still unknown.

Thinking of these uncontrollable factors, Rayleigh slowly raised his head, staring intently at the billowing smoke behind the mountains, and tightly grasping the hilt of the knife with his right hand. As long as an enemy appeared in his field of vision, he could ensure that he would take the initiative and catch the opponent off guard.

"Let's go, don't keep that idiot waiting too long."

After calmly saying this to his old partner, who also had a thoughtful look on his face, Rayleigh walked towards the depths of the valley at a leisurely pace.

"Ah, I know that without your reminding!"

Jabba, who was thinking about how to make a surprising appearance in front of the captain, complained to him angrily after being brought back to reality by Rayleigh's words. He coughed twice to maintain his dignity as the third in command, pointed his right axe forward, and shouted in a powerful voice: "The real battle has just begun! Kill all the enemies who come to hinder us, take away the treasures that came by illegal means, and finally retreat without missing a single person!"

Before he finished speaking, a unanimous response broke out from behind him.

"Ohh! Leave it to us!"

The light in the valley gradually dissipated, revealing a series of crisscrossing cracks on the ground, which were bottomless. The towering mountains nearby no longer existed, turning into countless huge boulders that fell to the ground.

At this moment, there were two people standing back to back on the same horizontal line, as motionless as two stone statues.

Kaido held the mace tightly in both hands and held it upright in front of his chest. In addition to the original anger and resentment, his face also showed a solemn look. If you were closer, you could see that his muscles were trembling constantly with a slight amplitude.

Compared to him, Roger seemed more calm, with a calm face without any ripples, and his body was as straight as a gun barrel. It seemed that as long as he stood there, he could give people a sense of security that they could completely trust their backs to.

A strong wind blew, stirring up the dust on the ground.

"You lose, boy."

Before Roger could finish his casual words, a muffled groan was heard, and Kaido shook violently. Then he staggered to one knee on the ground and spurted out a large mouthful of blood with a "puff".

“But…damn it…what the hell?!”

Kaido struggled to squeeze out a few words from his throat, his face full of shock and anger, cold sweat the size of soybeans kept overflowing from his forehead, he felt as if all the bones in his body were about to fall apart, his vision gradually became blurred, and he relied on the mace to support himself on the ground to prevent his body from falling down.

He gritted his teeth and bit the tip of his tongue, forcing himself to stay awake by stimulating his nerves with pain. He slowly stood up from the ground and looked down at his abdomen. He saw that his abdominal muscles, which were covered with domineering and turned dark, were now deeply sunken inwards. Tiny red lightning kept bursting out on the surface, causing his body to suffer severe shocks all the time. His internal organs seemed to be upside down. He couldn't help but spit out another mouthful of bile onto the ground.

——Damn it! I had prepared defensive measures in advance... but I still couldn't stop it! This is the first time I've seen the remaining domineering aura eroding my body!

——That bastard, I never thought he could be so powerful! In terms of domineering, he is probably not much worse than Rocks! No wonder he can reach his current status!

——Even so, I will...

"I advise you not to move yet, kid. You are far from being my opponent with your current level. At least you should call your captain or Newgate."

As Roger's casual words fell, Kaido was interrupted from thinking by this sudden sentence. His pupils suddenly shrank, and he turned his eyes little by little, staring blankly at the man who still looked calm and composed. He could even hear his breathing and heartbeat clearly.

——What is he talking about? Is he saying that I am not qualified? He has never taken me seriously from the beginning to the end...?

A series of thoughts flashed through his mind, making Kaido more and more manic. His clenched left fist creaked, his eyes turned blood red, and blue veins were exposed on his forehead. His anger had reached its peak.

"Are you kidding me?!"

Amid the roar, Kaido's figure flashed again, and he rushed out like an arrow from a bow. His mace turned into a purple rainbow light, as if it had merged with the man. With unstoppable momentum, he rushed towards Roger like lightning, as if the air was about to be torn apart, making bursts of wailing.

Roger still had a confident smile on his face, with his hands behind his back, and said calmly: "Compared to just now, you are not the same person at all. It seems that you usually store a lot of domineering energy. There are not many people who can use this technique at sea."

"Don't say such sarcastic words to me! Gundali Dragon Saint Army!"

The mace passed through the air, leaving behind many afterimages. Wherever it passed, it brought about bursts of sharp and piercing friction sounds, and it bombarded Roger continuously like a cannonball, one stick faster than the other, one stick more powerful than the other, and the sound of the wind it stirred up became more and more violent.

The web-like cracks spread more densely on the cracked ground, extending to a distance of hundreds of meters, causing many soldiers who were affected by the Conqueror's Haki and fell unconscious to fall into the ravine.

"What's going on? I haven't heard of an earthquake..."

On a winding path in the northeast, Azrael muttered softly while holding his hands on the shaking mountain wall to maintain his balance. The wet moss covering the surface made him feel uncomfortable. If he had not been concerned about alarming the prey that was about to be caught, he would have flattened the mountains on both sides on the spot according to his usual style.

"It's probably the enemy's doing. Our opponents are the world's strongest pirates, the Rocks. It's not difficult for them to destroy an island. If we didn't want to take back those treasures, it would be a question whether we could survive until now."

In front of him, Nova bent down carefully and crawled forward, without turning his head, he lowered his voice and said in his usual calm tone, "According to my investigation, there is a

A pirate named Newgate can easily cause earthquakes and tsunamis, and his strength is second only to Admiral Rocks. "

At this point, his voice paused, and he murmured as if he had noticed something unusual, "However, this scale is more like man-made damage than an earthquake. In other words, there are probably two people fighting somewhere, and each of them can be called a monster-level... However, it seems that there are also differences in strength among monsters."

Arazil, who was always known for his impatience, listened to him patiently. Then, as if he was attracted by the other party's topic, he raised his right eyebrow with interest: "I can't believe you know so much. Should I say it's the unique sharpness of CP members? Or..."

He rushed forward and pushed Nova against the mountain wall beside him, with a sinister smile on his face: "The development of this matter is within your expectations, right?"

Nova seemed to be startled by the other party's sudden action. It took him a while to react and said in a hoarse voice: "If we can't even investigate the enemy's intelligence thoroughly, we agents will not be able to hold our heads up in front of the navy for the rest of our lives. It would be a blessing in disguise to be able to save our lives."

Hearing the bitterness in Nova's tone, Azrael thought he was complaining about his fate. The last bit of doubt in his heart disappeared. He then looked at the trembling Nova for a while, and suddenly laughed: "I have seen at least a thousand agents before, but this is the first time I have met someone as honest and simple as you!"

He slowly moved his left hand that was pressed against the mountain wall, put it on Nova's shoulder, and laughed, "Don't be nervous! Relax! As long as you don't disobey me, I guarantee in the name of Azrael, the Knights of God, that you will not be harmed by any external forces!"

Nova seemed to be moved by his enthusiasm. He slowly lowered his head and said in a hoarse voice with some excitement: "Yes! I will not let you down!"

Azrael took off the sickle from his back and swung it around casually, his eyes turned to the path leading to an unknown place, and a happy smile appeared at the corner of his dark red lips: "Hurry up and lead the way. If we delay any longer, the prey that is about to be caught will fall into the hands of others...especially that weird woman."

"Yes."

Nova responded respectfully, and when the other person had his back to him, he glanced inadvertently in the direction where the fighting sound came from, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

——That violent and terrifying aura is only his, right? He is still as reckless as ever...

——Never mind, it has nothing to do with me now. As long as I kill this man in front of me, everything will be over, even my insignificant life...

"damn it!"

Kaido gritted his teeth and cursed, swinging the iron rod in his hand more quickly, and the air seemed to be torn open. But every time he retracted the iron rod, the impatience on his face increased.

Seeing that he had no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation, he decided to use a fierce and violent attack, forcing Roger to have no time to accumulate his domineering energy, and he had to keep using his sword to block the attacks at his own speed.

Then wait for the moment when the enemy reveals a flaw and give him a fatal blow.

Even though the chance of success is very slim, this is the only way to defeat the man in front of you alone.

Unexpectedly, Roger had no intention of taking action at all. He just stood there motionless. No one knew what was going on, but every stick Kaido swung missed.

"You are so strong at such a young age. You are definitely outstanding among the sea of ​​strong people. It won't be a problem for you to surpass me in time. But with your current fighting style, your use of domineering is too rough."

Even though he was completely surrounded by shadows of sticks, Roger was still able to speak calmly. His tone sounded like he was preaching, which made Kaido anxious and angry, but the mace couldn't even touch the corner of his clothes.

Kaido's Observation Haki has been activated since the beginning of the battle. As early as three years ago, he had reached the state of foreseeing the short future. After this period of hard training, he has reached the level of perfection. The future he can see has been extended from 7 seconds to 15 seconds. The picture in front of him is no longer blurry. Every move and every detail of the opponent can be seen clearly.