Chapter 26: The Battle of God Valley
The battle had begun in earnest.
Both sides clashed with unyielding ferocity, determined to crush any obstacle in their path to the island's center. Pirates, Marines, slavesâit didnât matter. Anyone standing in the way was an enemy to be cut down. That was our job.
We were skilled, but so were they. Stronger than the average Marine, perhaps, but still far from invincible.
Yet, neither I nor Kaido faltered.
With a roar, Kaido launched himself into the air, his body twisting and expandingâtransforming into his draconic form before leading the charge. I followed suit, matching his momentum.
"What the hell?! A dragon and a UFO?!"
"Stay sharp! They're attacking!!"
The Roger Pirates tensed at the sight of us, but we didnât hesitate.
"ââBolo Breath!!!"
"ââWrath of the Red UFO Onslaught!!!"
"!!?"
A searing heat beam erupted from Kaidoâs maw, a signature technique capable of reducing entire ships to cinders in an instant.
Meanwhile, I unleashed a new techniqueâone I had only just mastered. Eight crimson UFOs materialized above me, raining down explosive fireballs upon the battlefield. Just moments ago, I could only summon seven, but now, I had pushed my limits further. Progress.
This is why battle is the greatest teacher. Especially a battle like thisâone where survival isnât guaranteed. If I made it through, Iâd be even stronger.
Sure, a lot of Marines were about to get caught in the crossfire, but hey, bad luck for thâ
"ââTheyâre allies for now. Donât slaughter them allâŚ!!"
"ââYouâve gotten stronger, KaidoâŚ!!"
"Rayleigh! Garp!!"
Our attacksâwhich should have thinned the enemy ranksâwere intercepted. Rayleighâs blade deflected Kaidoâs breath, while Garpâs fist shattered my UFOs mid-flight.
Tch. Of course it wouldnât be that easy. And damn, having my UFOs wrecked by a single punch stung. They could withstand cannon fire, but Garpâs fists were on another level. Note to self: improve durability.
Still, that just made it more thrilling. A grin tugged at my lips.
"Heh. Iâm still growing! This is just the beginning!!"
"WorororoâŚ!! Try and stop me if you can!!"
Kaido and I prepared to charge againâuntilâ
"ââOutta my way!!"
"Eek!?"
"Tch!!"
Linlin barged past us, her right hand wreathed in the sentient flame, Prometheus. She smirked, utterly disregarding us, and unleashed her attack.
"Letâs see you block this fire!! ââHeavenly Firestorm!!!"
"!!!"
A compressed sphere of flames erupted, scattering devastation across the battlefield. Whoa, thatâs dangerous!
Her flames did hit the enemyâbut they also engulfed our own allies, the Rocks Pirates caught in close combat.
"GYAAAAHHHâ!!?"
"Damn it, Linlin!! Cut that shit out!!"
"Friendly fireâŚ!!"
"Mamamama!! Shouldnât have been in my way, idiots!! If you canât dodge, die with the enemy!!"
Linlin cackled, reveling in the chaos.
Then, from aboveâ
"Tch⌠You wiped out my pawns⌠Then youâre no better!!"
"!!?"
EveryoneâLinlin includedâlooked up in shock.
There, hovering in the sky, was Shiki, the Golden Lion. He had torn a massive chunk of rock from a cliffside and now held it aloft, ready to drop it indiscriminately.
Those of us airborne could evade, but the fighters on the ground? Not a chance.
"Oh shit!! Itâs coming down!!"
"EVERYONE, MOVEâ!!"
"WAAAAAHâ!!?"
The Roger Pirates and Marines alike panicked as the shadow of the colossal boulder loomed over them.
But it never landed.
"Tch⌠Like always⌠Stop dragging allies into your mess, you damn fools!!"
"!!?"
"Whitebeard!!"
It was Whitebeard, mid-clash with Roger. With a single swing of his naginata, he sent Roger flying, then channeled his quake powers into the blade and slashed upward.
The shockwave split the sky, the force alone enough to fracture the falling rockâshattering it into harmless debris. But the attack didnât stop there. The aftershock ripped through a distant mountain, reducing it to rubble.
The sheer scale of his power was terrifying. In raw destructive force, he might have even surpassed Captain Rocks himself.
Of course, the aftermath still rained down smaller debris, stirring chaos across the battlefield. The lines between friend and foe blurred further as attacks like theseâones that spared no oneâcontinued to fly.
But this was how the Rocks Pirates fought.
A relentless storm of individual might. No coordination, no teamwork. Just pure, unchecked carnage.
And yet, against this enemy, even that wasnât enough to guarantee victory.
"Tch... Hey, you bastards!! Cut it out already!! Aim for the damn enemy!! If you keep hitting allies, we'll lose even a winnable fight!!"
Whitebeard's roar of frustration echoed across the battlefield, but the response from his so-called "comrades" was anything but cooperative.
"Shut your mouth, Whitebeard!! Don't you dare order me around!!"
"The hell?! Who said anything about orders?! We ain't your damn subordinates!!"
"You wanna die first or something?!"
"...!! These idiots...!!"
Whitebeard's attempt to rally some semblance of teamwork was met with open hostility. The Rocks Pirates didnât follow anyoneâs ordersânot unless Rocks himself gave them. This crew was a gathering of monsters, each more bloodthirsty than the last. Even among the so-called "officers," infighting was constant. Theyâd stab each other in the back the moment an opportunity arose.
Case in pointâLinlin and Shiki were already at each otherâs throats.
"You bastard, Shiki...!! Attacking me means youâve got a death wish, huh?!"
"Shut the hell up!! Iâm busy!! Gotta wipe out these losers and recruit some new lackeys!! Or what, you wanna go first?!"
"Oi, Linlin!! Shiki!! You two seriously fighting now?! The enemyâs right here!!"
Whitebeardâs warnings fell on deaf ears. Linlin and Shiki barely spared him a glance before turning their fury toward each otherâuntil the Roger Pirates seized the opening.
"Infighting, huh? Too badâweâre not gonna just stand around and watch..."
"Nowâs our chance!! Thin their numbers!! Theyâre strong, but theyâre disorganized!!"
"Right!!"
Rayleigh, Gabban, and the rest of Rogerâs crew surged forward, targeting the Rocks Piratesâ key fightersâLinlin, Shiki, and the others.
Meanwhile, Whitebeard found himself locked in combat with the one man who could match him blow for blow.
"Wahaha!! Youâre strong, ainâtcha?! Newgate, was it?! Never thought Rocks had someone like you under him!!"
"Tch... Quit laughing in the middle of a fight!!"
Roger, grinning like a madman, effortlessly parried Whitebeardâs quake-infused strikes. The sheer force of their clashes sent shockwaves rippling through the battlefield, carving fissures into the earth.
Whitebeard was a monster in his own right, but Roger? Roger was laughing.
"Nah, Iâm having fun!! How often do I get to fight someone as strong as you?!"
"Damn cocky bastard...!!"
"âSays the guy who looks like heâs not having fun!! Youâre a pirate, ainâtcha?! Whereâs the joy in that? You good?!"
"...!!"
Whitebeard stiffened, as if struck by an uncomfortable truth. But he quickly bared his teeth, glaring at Roger.
"...Donât waste your breath worrying about the enemy!!"
"âOh, right!! I gotta go after that guy!! Sorry, but move aside!! Weâll finish this another time!!"
"Like hell Iâll let youâ!!!"
"No? Wahahaha!!"
Whitebeardâs attacks grew fiercer, and Rogerâs blade met them with equal intensity. Their duel was a masterclass in combatâa whirlwind of Haki, technique, and raw power.
But as spectacular as it was, the rest of the battlefield demanded attention. Rayleigh and Gabban clashed with Linlin and Shiki in a chaotic free-for-all. And then there were the Marinesâ
"Donât underestimate them just because theyâre kids!! Theyâve got bounties for a reason!!"
"Right!!"
"Ugh, seriously! The Marines just keep coming!!"
"GYAAHHâ?!"
I twirled my trident, cutting down Marines left and right, relishing the madness around me. Flames and lightning scorched the earth, the ground quaked, and the sky itself was split between Kaidoâs dragon form and my UFOs.
It was like the end of the world. Every second, someoneâs voice was silenced. I took lives, and if I slipped up, mine could be next.
And it was exhilarating.
"ăPeaceful Dark Cloudă!!"
"Whaâ?! The skyâs...!!"
"GUAHH?! What the hellâs flying at us?!"
I unleashed a storm of dark clouds, raining down lasers and bullets on the enemy. Even fighting Marines was fun when it was like this.
But this wasnât a one-sided slaughter.
"âUgh...!!"
"! Kaido?!"
Kaido suddenly convulsed, his draconic form flickering before he plummeted to the ground, blood dripping from his mouth.
I rushed to his side, cutting down Marines in my pathâonly to come face-to-face with a familiar foe.
"Hmph... Big targets are just easier to hit."
"Garp!!"
His fist, hardened with Armament Haki, was still smoking from the punch that had sent Kaido crashing down.
I swung my trident, coating it in Hakiâbut Garp blocked it effortlessly with his forearm.
"Huh... So you can use Haki too... You and Kaido are already proper pirates, huh..."
"We're still just apprentices!! But we'll get even stronger from here on out...!!"
Grrrrgh...! No matter how much strength I put into it, I couldnât budge him. Not even a twitch. Even with Observation Haki predicting his movements, he was still faster. Seriously, is this matchup just unfair?! Garp shouldnât be someone we have to fight! Hey, someone help us out here!
"Guh... The gap in strength is brutal...!!"
"...Hmph."
"KYAAH!?"
A single punch sent me flying. Ugh, damn it...! This monster...!!
"ROOOOAAAR...!!!"
"Tch... These damn brats are growing into real terrors...!!"
While I was still recovering, Kaido had already gotten back up, swinging his club down at Garp with all his might. Normally, that kind of strikeâimbued with Armament Hakiâwould crush even steel. But against Garp? It barely made him flinch.
"You bastard...!! I ainât losing...!! Iâm gonna be the strongest pirate there is...!! UGH!?"
"Kaido!!"
Garpâs fist buried itself in Kaidoâs gut, sending him flying again. This is bad. He wonât die from that, but fighting Garp any longer is suicide. I tried rushing to Kaidoâs sideâ
"RAAAAH!! Weâre stopping you right here!!"
"Just surrender quietly!!"
"Tch... Damn... pests...!!"
Marines swarmed me, blocking my path. Ugh, their numbers are such a pain! This is more annoying than fun now. No matter how many I cut down, more keep coming. Agh, seriously!
"Would you just... MOVE ALREADY!!!"
"!!"
"Hm...!?"
I screamedâand for a second, it felt like the battlefield paused.
Huh? Whatâ?
Wait... did I justâ?
"Opening!!"
"Ah!?"
I leaped into the air, soaring toward Kaido while cutting down Marines in my path. Then, staring down Garp, I forced a smirk.
"How immature! Picking on kids when there are way worse guys to fight!"
"...Fair point... But more importantlyâwas that you just now?"
"Huh? âJust nowâ?"
Whyâs he asking me that? I tilted my head in confusion. I didnât do anything special...?
"...Conquerorâs Haki... To think you could use it too..."
"...Hweh?"
...Huh?
...Wait, WHAT!?
Conquerorâs Haki!? For real!? But...!?
"...N-No way, nobody even fainted!"
"...Thatâs just âcause youâre still weak. You canât knock people out unless the gap in strength is big enough."
"...Ugh. Thatâs embarrassing..."
Ehhh...?
I mean, sure, Iâm happy, but this is just humiliating...!
Activating Conquerorâs Haki for the first time, and all it does is make a few people notice? Nobody even collapsed! Thatâs so lame!! At this point, itâd be better if I hadnât used it!!
"...At least one person couldâve fainted!! I should be stronger than these Marines!!"
"âA few did stagger. Look."
"Guh... That was close... Almost blacked out..."
"Barely held on... But I managed..."
"Huh...? I usually pass out when Vice Admiral Garp accidentally lets his Conquerorâs slip... But this time I could take it...? Does that mean... the gap isnât that big...?"
"âWHY IS EVERYONE JUST BARELY HANGING ON!? THIS IS BULLSHIT!! GIVE ME BACK MY COOL CONQUERORâS HAKI AWAKENING SCENE!!"
Uuuugh... This is the worst...!
Conquerorâs Haki awakenings are supposed to be dramatic! Like, you lose something important, or something unforgivable happens, and thenâBAM!âeveryone around you drops like flies in awe of your power!!
But mine just... happened randomly. No big moment. No fear. No praise. Half the battlefield didnât even notice! Whatâs the point of having "kingâs disposition" if nobody treats you like one!?
"Ugh... This is humiliating...! I wanted to be praised...!!"
"Heh... Your Conquerorâs is pathetic... Impressive..."
"THATâS NOT A COMPLIMENT!! And itâs not that my Conquerorâs is weak!! Itâs about control, not raw power!! It didnât work âcause there werenât any weaklings around to knock out!! ...Which is even sadder when I say it out loud!!"
"...Are we fighting or not?"
"SHUT UP, GARP!! ...Just gimme a sec... Ugh... Wait... I-I totally meant to stumble over my words just now!!"
(You didnât have to point it out yourself...)
Ugh... This is bad.
I can feel the pity in their eyes. If this keeps up, my "mysterious terror" image is ruined! My whole thing is being cute but terrifying! If I look too pathetic, theyâll start underestimating me.
Iâll figure out the Conquerorâs Haki thing later.
"...Anyway, letâs get back to fighting!! Câmon, Kaido!!"
"Rrgh...!! Letâs go...!!"
We raised our weapons, ready to clash again. The Marines tensedâ
ââAnd then.
"ââSHOOOOORT CAAAAAAKE!!!"
"GYAAAAAAAAAAAH!!?"
"!!?"
That voice.
That power.
Every member of the Rocks Pirates knew exactly what had just happened.
No way... At a time like thisâ!?
"OH SHIT!! BIG MOMâS HUNGER PANGS!!!"
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, YOU IDIOT!!?"
"HEY, STREUSEN!! HURRY UP AND MAKE SOME DAMN CAKE!! WEâRE GONNA GET WRECKED TOO!!"
"âIâM WORKING ON IT!! JUST HOLD ON, LINLIN!! ...Wait, actuallyâ! HEY, LINLIN!! MAYBE THE MARINES HAVE SOME CAKE OVER THERE!!"
"Huh?"
The battlefield descended into chaos as Linlinâs hunger rampage erupted. In this state, she was an indiscriminate monsterâutterly uncontrollable.
The only solution was to get Streusen to whip up her favorite shortcake...
But for some reason, the bastard decided to lie and say the Marines had it.
And so, with the last shreds of her rationality, Linlin turnedâ
"ââGIVE ME THE SHORT CAAAAAAKE!!!"
"!!?"
âand charged straight toward us on Zeus.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?
I get the idea, but this is insane!! Weâre gonna get caught up in this too!!
"Fine... Weâll just back off for nowâ"
"SHOOOOORT CAAAAKE!!!"
"WHOAH!? SHEâS COMING THIS WAY!?"
"THE HELL WOULD WE HAVE CAKE, YOU OLD HAG!!?"
Even Kaido couldnât help but yell at her. But of course, reasoning with her was pointlessâthatâs why it was called a "hunger pang."
"ââăEMPERORâS WRATHă!!!"
"SHEâS USING HER BIGGEST MOVE TODAY!?"
"KNOCK IT OFF OR IâLL KILL YOU, LINLIN!!"
Oh, come ON!!
I barely dodged the slash, but the shockwave alone tore through the surroundingsâ
"OH SHIT!! THE CLIFFâS COLLAPSING!!"
"SOMEONE STOP IT!!!"
The towering cliffside crumbled under Linlinâs attack. As insane as ever... Wait, no, this isnât the time to be impressed!
"SHOOOOORT CAAAAKE!!!"
"Tch...!!"
Finally, Linlinâs rampage reached its peakâ
ââAnd in that instant, he stepped in.
"Guh...!!"
"! Whitebeard!!"
Shielding his retreating crew, Whitebeard took Linlin's attack head-on, his left arm slashed by Prometheusâher flaming saber.
But a wound like that wouldn't stop him.
In one brutal counter, he seized her by the collar with an Armament-hardened fistâ
"ââSTAY THE HELL DOWN!!!"
"!!!?"
âand slammed a quake-powered punch straight into her gut.
Even Linlin couldn't shrug that off. Her eyes rolled back as she was sent flying, crashing into the cliffside with enough force to send tremors through the battlefield. Damn, that was ruthless... A quake punch was no jokeâthe aftershocks alone split the earth beneath us.
"Hah... Hah... That damn glutton...!"
Whitebeard, now wounded and breathing heavily, still stood tall. Kinda feel bad for him... Not that I'd ever admit it. This chaos was fun, but his suffering was almost palpable.
(...If I tried to cheap-shot him now, even I might get obliterated.)
I quickly dismissed the thought.
But Whitebeard, ever the warrior, didn't linger. Gripping his naginata, he turned back to Roger with a roarâ
"...Kept you waiting...!! COME ON, THEN!!!"
"âŚâŚâŚâŚ"
Roger, silent until now, suddenly grinned.
"ââAlright, got it!! I wonât fight you today!!!"
"ââTHE HELL!?"
Whitebeard froze. Even the Roger Pirates looked stunned. ...Whatâs this idiot planning now?
Roger just laughed, utterly carefree.
"I like you too much to kill you over some half-assed brawl!! Letâs call it a draw for now!!"
"Tch!! You think I need your pity!? Donât insult me!!"
"Nah!! Fighting you when youâre not at full strength ainât fun for me!!! Weâll settle this later!!! Besides, I gotta chase down Rocks first!! ââOi, Garp!! Move out!!"
"Hah!? Hey, Rogerâ!! ââTHE HELL YOU RUNNING OFF SO FAST FOR!? WAIT UP, DAMMIT!!"
"...!! Hold it...!!"
For a split second, Whitebeard hesitated. His eyes locked onto Rogerâs retreating figure, conflicted. By the time he snapped out of it, Roger was already gone, Garp cursing as he sprinted after him.
Shiki, still hovering mid-air, snarledâ
"!! ââDONâT YOU DARE RUN!!"
"Wahahaha!! Youâd be fun to fight too, but later!!! See ya!!"
"Tch!!? ââGuh... I said STAY!!"
Shiki lunged, dual swords flashingâbut Roger parried him effortlessly, sending him reeling back. With that opening, Roger and Garp vanished deeper into the island.
Shiki tried to pursueâ
"ââSorry. Roadâs closed."
"!!? You... RAYLEIGH...!!!"
âonly for Rayleigh to intercept him with a slash that forced him to a halt. Shiki knew better than to turn his back on an opponent like that.
Meanwhile, the lower-ranked Rocks Piratesâthe ones who actually feared their captainâbegan to panic.
"Oi, they got away!!?"
"Shit... Is the boss gonna kill us for this?"
"Donât let âem go any further!! Our lives are on the line too!!"
...Meanwhile, Iâm just getting hyped.
This was awesome.
Roger and Garp vs. Rocks? I HAVE to see that. But fighting Rayleigh and the others sounds fun too!! What do I do!?
"Guess weâre going after them!! Kaido!!"
"...! Hell yeah!! If Rogerâs moving, so are we!! Letâs go!!"
We bolted toward the islandâs core, the other Rocks elites following suit. The battle wasnât over yet.
ââBut amidst the chaos...
"...That bastard..."
Whitebeard lingered for just a moment, staring into the valley. Then, with a grit of his teeth, he raised his naginata againâ
ââAnd rejoined the fray.
At the heart of God Valleyâtrue to its nameâlay a massive gorge.
Sheer cliffs towered on either side, forming a canyon so deep that its lowest point plunged two thousand meters. Normally, this was the site of a sacred altar crucial to the kingdom, but now, it had been transformed into a stage for the Celestial Dragonsâ "Indigenous Purge Games," with treasure chests piled high as prizes.
And the Celestial Dragons themselves were present, their every move guarded by frantic Marines scrambling to protect them.
Yet now, into that valley stepped not a godâbut a devil.
"Move it, CP0!! You ainât stoppinâ me like this!!"
"TchâŚ!!"
"Hah⌠HahâŚ!!"
At the islandâs center, barely clinging to consciousness as they stood their ground, were two agents of CP0âthe worldâs strongest intelligence agency, the shield of the Celestial Dragons.
But even these two could do little more than buy time against this legendary pirateâif they were even managing that much.
Because the devil before themâRocksâwasnât even fully focused on them. Even with enemies in front of him, his gaze swept the surroundings, his Observation Haki probing for other presences.
CP0? He could handle them with one hand tied behind his back.
And with that unspoken arrogance, Rocks charged.
"The treasure and those Celestial Dragon bastards are further in!! Letâs go, boys!!"
"Ooooh!!"
"Dammit⌠We canât hold himâŚ!!"
"At this rateâŚ!!"
CP0 knew they couldnât stop Rocks. Knew heâd break through. But against this swarm of pirates, they were powerless. Theyâd already evacuated the lesser Celestial Dragonsâbut unless they took down this devil here and now, heâd hunt them down and slaughter them all. Even if the Dragons escaped, every last treasure would be plundered.
So they had to defeat him.
They braced themselves, giving away no unnecessary intelâbut Rocks just grinned.
"GehahahaâŚ!! Suit yerselves!! Donât gotta answer me. Plenty other ways to get info!!"
"!! âSoruâ!!"
"âRazor Kamisoriâ!!"
Seeing Rocks move at blinding speed, the two CP0 agents reacted in kindâone dashing across the ground with Soru, the other weaving through the air with Razor Kamisori, a high-speed aerial variant of Geppo.
They kept their distance, ensuring they couldnât be caught in a single strike, positioning to flank Rocks from behind.
But none of it mattered.
Rocks drove his sword through one agentâs chest and seized the otherâs head with his free handâeffortlessly.
"âSix Stylesâ secret techniques, huh? Gehaha, predictable as hell⌠but that shit donât work on me!!"
"GhâŚ! HrkâŚ!!"
Theyâd been readâno, worse. Their future had been read.
Through his supreme mastery of Observation Haki, Rocks had seen their every move comingâand without even needing to counter, he crushed them both in an instant.
"GEHAHAHA!! That all ya got?! Die regrettinâ itâcrossinâ me was your last mistake!!"
"âŚ!"
As the man loomed over them with that merciless grin, their spines turned to ice. A single word burned in their mindsâthe very epithet he bore.
âDevil.
This man was evil incarnate. A monster. A demon. Something beyond human.
Mastering the Six Styles, becoming "superhuman"ânone of it mattered. Superhuman or not, they were still human. And humans donât beat devils.
"Your bad luckâfacinâ me!!"
"!!!"
Before they could react, Rocks drew his pistol and firedâHaki-infused bullets ripping into the fallen CP0 agents.
Fatal wounds. No saving them now. They wouldnât die instantly, but soon, consciousness would fade.
And in those final, fleeting momentsâ
"âRelax. âDeathâ is under my control. You wonât suffer here. Be free⌠freed from everything⌠and live under my âruleâ!! GEHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
With the devilâs mocking laughter as their last sound, their consciousness melted into darkness.
But their desperate stand hadnât been in vain. Against Rocksâ unstoppable rampage, they had barely bought enough timeâ
"Follow me! The Holy Knights!!"
"Hah?"
Not the scent of retreatâbut the approach of battle. Rocksâ eyes locked onto them.
These werenât Celestial Dragons fleeing in terror. No, they were armedâswords, guns, and an aura of strength. A group of warriors where there should have been only cowards.
In an instant, the leading knight closed the distance at blinding speed, his sword raised high.
"Die⌠you surface-world trash."
The slash carried lethal forceâenough to cut down veteran pirates or Marines. No ordinary attack.
And the others were no different. These Holy Knights were Celestial Dragons who defied their kindâs weakness. They were strong.
Butâ
"OhhhâŚ? Now thisâs a surprise⌠Celestial Dragons who ainât just pigs?!"
"!?"
Rocks blocked the strike effortlessly, his blade sheathed in Haki. Then, with a grin worthy of his epithet, he faced the attackerâFigarland Garling, Holy Knightâand the rest.
"But in front of me, youâre all just prey!! GEHAHA!! Lucky you⌠cominâ to die on your ownâGEHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
"Tch! Fall back!!"
"GEHAHA!! The throne of the gods is MINE!!! Iâll show you⌠GODSLAYING!!!"
An obscene surge of Haki erupted from Rocksâ swordâso overwhelming it distorted the air before the strike even landed. Black lightning crackled outward, fissures splitting the ground and buildings around him.
This wasnât just Armament Haki.
It was Conquerorâs Hakiâthe mark of a kingâwrapped around his blade. And with it, Rocks swung to massacre the Celestial Dragons.
"âLĂŚvateinnâ!!!"
"!!!?"
A single slash, infused with Conquerorâs Haki.
The shockwave alone ravaged the surroundings, obliterating everything in its path.
"GYAAAAAAAAAHâ!!?"
"The gorgeâŚ!?"
Even those not directly hit were sent flying. The attack carved into the massive canyon itself, shearing off a portion of the cliffside.
For the first time, the Holy Knightsâproud Celestial Dragonsâfelt true fear. Theyâd never admit it, but in their hearts, they trembled.
"GEHAHAHAHA!! WELL THEN!! Judgment time, pigs!! Letâs see what âfateâ decidesâme, you⌠and those bastards over there!! Who lives?! Letâs find out!! Try entertaininâ me while youâre at it!!! GEHAHA, GEHAHAHAHAâ!!!"
"âŚ! You filthy savageâŚ!!"
Garling, blood streaming down his face, glared furiously at this pirateâthis insect from the lower world.
And so, as the devilâs onslaught dragged even the gods into the fray, Rocks grinned with anticipation.
This wasnât just about those twoâthe only ones who couldâve been his rivals. No, he was here for answers.
And as the war erupted, the devilâs smile only widened.
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