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

Giger raised his hand and pushed, and the wall of fire spread out at an alarming speed. If Lingling hadn't released Prometheus at the critical moment to absorb the flames, who knows how many more people would have died.

Lingling's main strength is her thick skin and tough flesh. Despite fighting Giger for so long, she hasn't suffered any serious injuries, and of course, Giger himself is as tough.

After Katakuri and the others rushed over, they assisted Linlin in launching a fierce and relentless attack on Giger.

Giggs handled the situation calmly. Unlike Garp, who relied solely on physical combat, Giggs's Dark-Dark Fruit's area-of-effect attacks, combined with the Vampire Fruit's high endurance, allowed him to remain undefeated in battles where he was outnumbered.

However, this time he was just looking for trouble, just to annoy Linlin and Roger, the two leaders of the pirates, and to weaken their power.

Lingling also realized that Jig had been looking for an opportunity to kill her children. She awakened a little bit of her maternal love and finally knew to protect Katakuri and the others. She played a game of "eagle catching chicks" with Jig.

Gigg fluttered its wings and hovered in mid-air, looking down at "Old Hen" Lingling, and shrugged slightly.

Now that he has almost completely destroyed Whole Cake Island, leaving countless pirate corpses behind, there is no point in continuing the fight.

Giger was ready to leave, but before he did, he wanted to give Lingling one last big gift.

A ring of jet-black light appeared on Giger's arm. He suddenly raised his hands, and the light detached from his arm, expanding as he ascended into the sky before finally disappearing into the heavens.

Having completed this action, Giger smiled and waved to Lingling below. Then, his body gradually twisted and disappeared completely from Lingling's sight, thus making his escape unscathed.

This was the first time Lingling had seen Giger use Kamui. She thought it was some kind of way to conceal his presence. After Giger disappeared, she immediately unleashed her Observation Haki to its fullest extent to prevent Giger from suddenly appearing from somewhere.

She herself wasn't afraid, but she couldn't withstand the pressure from Peros and his men behind her.

However, Giger never appeared; what she waited for was a meteorite breaking through the clouds.

That meteorite was almost half the size of Whole Cake Island, enough to sink the island into the sea.

Lingling's pupils contracted, and she immediately summoned Zeus to stand on it. She then lifted Napoleon and rushed into the sky, unleashing a sword aura that shattered the giant meteorite. She then manipulated Zeus to release a large amount of purple lightning.

"Tianman is the God of freedom!"

The sky was filled with lightning, shattering the scattered meteorite fragments into dust. Lingling, having dealt with the meteorite, felt no joy. She remained silent in the sky for a long time, after which her roar echoed throughout the entire world.

"Black Dragon!!!"

Chapter 207 Roger and Oden

On the Jackson, Roger also heard Linlin's angry roar. He just turned his head to look in the direction of Whole Cake Island, and then suddenly turned back, staring at Rayleigh with burning eyes.

Rayleigh slowly pulled open his shirt, revealing his muscular chest. Roger swallowed hard, and as soon as Rayleigh took out the parchment from his pocket, Roger eagerly reached out and grabbed it.

The parchment was covered with white symbols, which were the historical texts recording the road signs.

Even Roger, who possessed the ability to hear the voice of all things, could not decipher this script. Only top historians and the Kozuki family could decipher it.

This is why he was willing to swallow his pride and ask Whitebeard for people back.

Roger carefully held the parchment in his hand and headed straight for Oden's room.

Oden should probably change his name to Mihi now, since he's missing half of his body.

Because his body was severed at the waist, it was impossible to fit him with a prosthetic leg. Due to his limited mobility, he usually spends most of his time in the room with Kozuki Toki.

Of course, now he can't do anything except talk to Kozuki Toki, which makes him even more irritable.

Overwhelmed with excitement, Roger forgot to knock and pushed the door open. As soon as he entered, he was greeted by a large bowl.

Roger instinctively turned his head to avoid it, and the bowl smashed on the ground, spilling the oden inside all over the floor.

Roger's excitement subsided slightly, and he frowned as he looked over. He saw Oden standing on the bed, roaring at Kozuki Toki beside the bed.

"Why is it this again?! Can't you prepare something else for me?"

Kozuki Toki stood up awkwardly, looking very aggrieved, and said...

"Yes, I'm sorry, but didn't you used to love oden the most?"

"You know that was in the past!"

Kozuki's eyes were already brimming with tears. She turned her head to wipe them away, but in doing so, she saw Roger standing at the door.

Roger silently watched Oden and his wife. When Kozuki Toki looked over, he nodded in response, then walked to Oden's bedside.

Seeing Roger, Oden's agitated mood calmed down slightly. He took a deep breath and said,

"Captain Roger, you've arrived. How did things go?"

Roger nodded and handed the parchment to Oden. Oden took it, looked at it for a moment, and said in a deep voice,

"That's it! This is the last marker. With it, we'll be able to find the exact location of the 'destination'!"

Roger glanced at Kozuki beside him, who was on the verge of tears, hesitated for a moment, and then said,

"Oden, we can put this matter aside for now. Why don't you have a proper talk with Koko first..."

As Roger said this, a wave of guilt and remorse washed over him. He felt that his words contradicted his true feelings. In reality, he longed for the address of that last road sign more than anyone else.

Oden glanced at Kozuki Toki, a hint of guilt appearing in his eyes. He knew that his behavior and attitude towards Kozuki Toki had been somewhat unreasonable lately, but he just couldn't control himself.

After a moment of silence, Oden opened his mouth and said,

"Xiao Shi, I'm sorry. I was wrong just now. I shouldn't have treated you like that."

Upon hearing Oden's apology, Kozuki Toki was initially stunned, then all the pent-up grievances within her finally erupted, tears streaming down her face. She threw herself into Oden's arms, sobbing as she spoke...

"No need to apologize. I know you're upset. As long as you're happy, that's all that matters!"

The more Kozuki Toki said this, the more distressed Oden felt. At this moment, he felt as if he had a fishbone stuck in his throat, wanting to say something but unable to utter a word. He could only keep patting Kozuki Toki's back, using this clumsy way to convey his concern and comfort.

Roger stood there like a light bulb, having been a bachelor for most of his life and spending his days with a bunch of burly men. He wasn't used to this kind of scene.

Fortunately, Oden knew he had important business to attend to. After Kozuki Toki calmed down, he asked her to wait outside for a while, as he wanted to discuss the Poneglyphs with Roger.

Actually, this was also a way for him to protect Kozuki Toki. For a woman like Kozuki Toki, who is weak in strength, knowing too many things would be a bad thing.

Kozuki wiped away her tears, got up, and left the room.

After she left, Oden immediately dictated the contents of the parchment to Roger, emphasizing the location of the last signpost.

After hearing Oden's words, Roger felt a surge of excitement welling up inside him, making him incredibly excited! His face turned bright red from the overwhelming emotion.

However, this excitement did not last long, and he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest.

"Wow!"

With a painful growl, Roger suddenly spat out a mouthful of scarlet blood, which splattered all over Oden's face. The strong smell of blood startled Oden.

After spitting out the blood, Roger's face turned deathly pale. He swayed and almost collapsed into Oden's arms.

Oden was startled by this sudden turn of events and quickly shouted,

"Roger, what's wrong? Crocus! Crocus... ugh!"

Roger raised his hand and covered Oden's mouth, speaking weakly,

"Don't shout, I'm just too happy, it's okay..."

After saying that, Roger glanced at the bloodstains on the sheets, forced a smile, and said...

"I'm so sorry, I've soiled your sheets. I'll have to trouble you to wash them later."

"Stop joking around. You should go and get some rest. Now that we've found all the road signs, it's only a matter of time before we reach the 'destination'!"

Roger gave a wry smile and said,

"But I don't have much time left!"

Oden's expression froze for a moment, then he let out a heavy sigh.

A silence fell over the room until Roger finally spoke slowly.

"Oden, what do you want to do after we reach the 'end'?"

Upon hearing this, Oden clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with hatred, and he said in a hateful voice,

"Of course, we must turn this world upside down! We must drown the Black Dragon and the World Government he serves in the torrent of the new era!"

Oden hated Giggs to the core, but the current Giggs was far beyond his ability to deal with.

Even though his body was still intact, he had no chance of winning against Giger.

Therefore, he could only place his hopes on that elusive 'end'.

Chapter 208 The Slave Trade

Mary Geoise

Instead of returning to Marine Headquarters immediately, Giger went straight back to his family and told Garin about Roger's situation.

Garin sat on the sofa with his arms crossed and legs crossed, while Giger sat opposite him.

After listening to Giger's explanation, Garin raised an eyebrow slightly and said,

"Oh? Roger's going to the 'finish line'?"

Giger picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said...

"Yes, he has collected all four road signs and should be taking action soon."

Upon hearing this, Garin showed no impatience whatsoever; instead, he smiled dismissively and said,

"It's rare for him to work so hard, so let him go. It's good for him to see it and then he'll be able to give up."