One Piece: Starting with God Valley, intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

The right half of the white-bearded face could no longer be called a face; it was more like a crumpled rag, with the withered skin twisted in a spiral shape centered on the right eye.

If Sengoku had watched Naruto, he might have thought Whitebeard was cosplaying Obito Uchiha.

Whitebeard glanced down at Roger, whose face was ashen, and said in a deep voice...

"Roger, if you don't want to fight, then get the hell out of my way!"

Roger remained unmoved, two lines of tears streaming from his eyes as he stared blankly at Jabba's mangled head.

Seeing this, Whitebeard's tense face relaxed slightly, and he let out a heavy sigh.

He could understand Roger's feelings, since his most beloved "sons" had all died tragically at Giggs's hands.

Giger understood, so he chose to help Whitebeard and Roger recover from the grief of losing their son/comrade as quickly as possible.

While Sengoku was still standing at attention, Giggs charged forward again, slashing at Whitebeard with his sword.

Having fought Giggs for so long, Whitebeard has come to understand Giggs somewhat. This guy attacks without warning; he might be talking to you one second and then have a knife to your throat the next.

So Whitebeard was on guard the whole time. As soon as Giggs got close, Whitebeard swung his Murakumogiri at him.

The shockwave from their clash blew the head out of Roger's hand. Roger's body shuddered, and he finally came to his senses.

Roger looked up at Giggs, who was already fighting Whitebeard. At this moment, Roger hated Giggs to the core.

He gripped Ace tightly, slowly rose from the ground, but did not immediately go forward to seek revenge on Gigg. Instead, he turned to look at the battlefield in the distance.

Even the Roger Pirates, which followed an elite route, have begun to suffer casualties as the war has progressed.

Roger glanced around and saw that Dorringer and Mimeng were already lying in a pool of blood.

Chapter 173 Pirates' Defeated Retreat

Roger turned his gaze away, and at that moment, only one thought occupied his mind.

"We can't fight any more!"

boom!

The battle between Giggs and Whitebeard continued, and Sengoku joined in. With the combined efforts of the two, Whitebeard was forced to retreat until Roger suddenly arrived and used a powerful sword strike to divide the battlefield.

Whitebeard's face lit up with joy, thinking Roger had finally regained his fighting spirit. But Roger's first words were...

"Newgate, we should get out of here!"

"Nani!?"

Whitebeard, his face filled with disbelief, barely suppressed the urge to punch Roger in the face, and gritted his teeth, saying...

"Roger, are you kidding me?!"

Roger turned his head and said in a deep voice,

"Naval reinforcements have arrived. We have no chance of winning. If we continue fighting, who knows how many more of our comrades will die here!"

As they were talking, Gigg charged again, forcing Roger to fight back. He shouted,

"Everyone retreat!!!"

The members of Roger's Pirates were all stunned when they heard their captain's voice. Buggy was the first to react and turned around and ran towards the Jackson on the shore without saying a word.

At this moment, he was actually quite loyal; as he ran, he didn't forget to turn back and shout to Shanks.

"Didn't you hear me, you idiot? Captain Roger said to retreat! Stop standing there!"

Shanks showed no sign of leaving, and instead ran toward Sambell, the fishman lying on the ground not far away.

He noticed that Sambell's chest was still rising and falling slightly, so he wanted to bring Sambell back to the ship as well.

However, his eagerness to save people caused him to miss the best opportunity to retreat.

A large number of marines quickly surrounded him, and a vice admiral from headquarters suddenly blocked Shanks' path, kicking him with a Tempest Kick.

Shanks hurriedly tried to block with his sword, but he was clearly no match for a lieutenant general. Although he managed to protect his vitals, he was still blasted away and crashed heavily to the ground.

On the other side, Roger's mind was no longer on the battle after he shouted for a retreat. While parrying Giggs's attacks, he kept an eye on his crew's retreat.

His expression changed drastically when he saw Shanks knocked to the ground.

Roger valued Shanks the most; otherwise, he wouldn't have passed his straw hat to him later.

He couldn't care less about Giggs anymore. He risked taking a knife and turned to rush towards Shanks, anxiously calling out Shanks' name.

This sound actually made Gigg, who was chasing, stop. He glanced at Shanks, then his figure twisted and disappeared into the darkness.

The lieutenant general teleported in front of Shanks and raised his hand to unleash his finger gun.

Just then, a dark vortex appeared, and the lieutenant general paused for a moment, his movements stopping as well.

Zig solidified his form, and Shanks, upon seeing Zig, was also astonished, standing frozen in place.

Looking down at Shanks, Giger remained silent for a moment before speaking calmly.

"This battlefield is still too early for you."

Roger was rushing up behind him, roaring.

"Black Dragon! I'll fight you! Don't touch him!"

He unleashed his Conqueror's Haki to its fullest extent, and the lieutenant general next to Gigg immediately fainted, his eyes rolling back in his head.

Without turning his head, Giggs simply lifted his foot and placed it on Shanks' abdomen. Shanks blinked, not understanding what was happening, before his body was propelled away by a tremendous force.

Bucky, who had just boarded the Jackson, breathed a sigh of relief. He wiped the sweat from his brow, turned around, and muttered to himself,

"That idiot Shanks! Doesn't he even know himself..."

Before Bucky could finish speaking, a dark shadow began to grow larger in his pupils.

Bang!

Shanks shook his dizzy head and mumbled,

"My head is so dizzy..."

He only felt something soft beneath him, and subconsciously reached out to touch it, pinching a ball-shaped object. Then a weak voice came from under his buttocks.

"You bastard, get off me right now..."

Shanks was startled, only then realizing that he was standing on Bucky, and that he had just pinched Bucky's big red nose.

He quickly jumped off Bucky and helped him up.

Bucky glared at Shanks and said,

"Wow, you're amazing! I didn't know you could go this fast. I was worried about you!"

"What speed?! I was kicked up here by the black dragon!"

"Huh? He saved you again!?"

Shanks remained silent; this time, he truly sensed the special attitude Giggs had towards him.

That ruthless and heartless navy officer spared the life of this nobody and even sent him away from the battlefield.

Shanks even suspected that his landing on Bucky was a deliberate act by Giger, as if he were a cushion for him to avoid getting hurt.

What Shanks found most strange was that he had witnessed Zig killing Jabba, but when Zig appeared in front of him just now, he didn't feel much hatred towards Zig. Instead, he felt more like...friendship?

At that moment, his mind was filled with Gigg, and he even forgot that his Captain Roger was still down below fighting Gigg to the death.

The moment Giger kicked Shanks away, Roger arrived. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief after realizing Shanks was alright, Giger charged at him again with his sword.

Roger had no intention of fighting; he planned to return to the Jackson immediately after Ridley and the others broke through.

Whitebeard, who had been fighting Sengoku, gradually calmed down.

His pirate crew suffered far greater losses than Roger's pirate crew; if the fighting continued, he would truly become a lonely old man.

Thinking of this, he unleashed a powerful earthquake punch that sent Sengoku flying, then took a deep breath and ordered a retreat.

His shout completely shattered the morale of the pirates, who, led by Marco and the others, surged toward the Moby Dick.

Whitebeard continuously used shockwaves to help his sons break through the encirclement, but during this time, many pirates were still cut down and captured by the pursuing marines.

On Roger's side, Rayleigh fought and retreated, eventually reuniting with Bullet. Together, the two forced Akainu and the others to retreat, and then went to help Roger.

Giger had been the star of the entire match, and his right arm was still throbbing. When he saw Rayleigh and Barrett charging towards him, he flapped his wings and flew into the sky. After a few flips, he landed in front of Sengoku and the others who had rushed over.

The bear immediately stepped forward and used its ability to expel the "pain" from Giger's body.

Roger and Whitebeard seized the opportunity to leap back to their respective ships.

Compared to before we arrived, there were significantly fewer people on the ship, and those who remained were all listless.

They lost.

Chapter 174 Legendary Navy

Giger stood on the shore, watching Whitebeard and the Roger Pirates sail away into the distance on the sea, his body shimmering with white light.

The white-bearded man on the Moby Dick was so impressed by the scene that he went straight to the bow, bent his arm, and his muscles began to bulge.

The next second, Giggs and Whitebeard erupted simultaneously, their repulsive forces and shockwaves colliding and creating towering waves on the sea.