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

His shoulder blades had been crushed by Giger, and wisps of black smoke were rising from them.

Marco tried to use the Phoenix's power again to heal the injury on his shoulder, but no matter how hard he tried, not even a single flame appeared on his shoulder.

However, his screams awakened the grief-stricken Inuarashi. He dragged his weakened body, picked up the knife, and stabbed Giger viciously.

"You bastard! I'll fight you to the death!!"

Snapped!

With a casual flick of his wrist, Giger sent Inuarashi's sword spinning away, finally embedding itself in the deck.

At this moment, Inuarashi was in utter despair. Giggs' finger was already pointed at his forehead, just like before.

"Stop! Dual-Sword Style: Samurai Soul!"

Oden finally arrived. His clothes were tattered beyond recognition, his exposed skin bore obvious burn marks, and there were two golden wounds on his abdomen.

Behind him, Kizaru supported Akainu. Both of them were panting heavily. Oden's all-out effort had really made them suffer a lot, especially Akainu, who was the most aggressive in battle. Just now, this guy wanted to pour magma into Oden's mouth.

This is why Akainu looks even weaker than Kizaru; he has a horrific knife wound on his abdomen, which would have nearly killed him if Kizaru hadn't pulled him away.

Fortunately, Oden's main target was Giggs, otherwise Akainu would have been in real danger today.

Facing the crazed Oden, Giger's face remained calm. He raised his demon sword Muramasa and pointed it forward, precisely striking the point where Oden's twin swords crossed.

The transformation has amplified Gigg's power to an extremely terrifying level, while Oden is already covered in wounds. With this shift in power, Oden is no longer a match for Gigg.

Silver lightning surged from Giger's sword-wielding hand, enveloping Oden's entire body, and soon a burnt smell filled the air around him.

Oden gritted his teeth, his twin swords knocking Muramasa away. To Gigg's surprise, he didn't attack again, but instead bypassed Gigg, grabbed Inuarashi and Marco by the arms, tucked them under his waist, and leaped towards the Moby Dick.

He actually ran away!

Giger frowned, and with a flash, disappeared from the spot.

On the Moby Dick,

Whitebeard swung his fists and slammed them into the air on either side. The sound of shattering mirrors rang out, and Zephyr and Garp, who were attacking from both sides, were immediately blasted back by the powerful shockwave.

Seeing the two forced back, the white-bearded man threw his head back and let out a loud, gurgling laugh. However, before he could laugh for long, a sound from the air made his laughter come to an abrupt halt.

"Baiji!!"

Whitebeard paused for a moment, and when he clearly saw Oden's appearance in the sky, a violent aura instantly erupted from his body, and he roared angrily.

"Oden!? Who hurt you like this!?"

Before Oden could even speak, a series of crackling sounds suddenly erupted behind him. Gigg had caught up with him, and the Muramasa demon sword, crackling with lightning and Armament Haki, slashed down abruptly.

With Inuarashi and Marco by his side, Oden was unable to retaliate and could only desperately activate his Armament Haki for defense. However, he was already at his limit, and his Armament Haki was as fragile as paper when facing the transformed Giger.

Under Whitebeard's furious gaze, Oden's left arm, along with Inuarashi's, was cleaved in two by Giggs's sword, finally landing on the deck of the Moby Dick with a muffled thud.

Seeing Oden lying on the ground looking utterly miserable, both Whitebeard and Garp Zephyr fell into an eerie silence.

Garp walked over to Zephyr, nudged him with his elbow, and pointed to Gigg, who had also landed on the deck and looked drastically different, and asked...

"Zeffa, who is he? Is he one of the people you brought?"

Zefa shook his head and then nodded, finally saying hesitantly,

“That looks like Giger, he’s my student.”

He paused, then added,

"The strongest one."

"What?! He's a cadet?! A cadet chasing after Whitebeard's second division commander?!"

Not to mention Garp, even Zephyr himself was a bit confused. To be honest, he wasn't quite sure if that was Gig.

He had heard of the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates. Although it was the second division, the Whitebeard Pirates were a special case. The captain was keen on taking in sons, so there was a considerable gap between the captain and the crew in terms of both age and strength.

To put it bluntly, the Whitebeard Pirates are still in the development stage, and the only top-tier member is Captain Whitebeard. Of course, he alone is enough.

Among the remaining people, there were quite a few promising trainee crew members, but the one who could truly be called a strongman was Oden, who was on brotherhood with Whitebeard.

Meanwhile, Oden, Whitebeard's brother, was nearly hacked to pieces by a naval cadet tonight and is now lying there half-dead. This sounds utterly absurd.

Compared to Oden and the others, Marco was the least injured, and after a while, he was gradually able to use some of his Devil Fruit abilities again. Although the healing was limited, he was finally able to move around freely.

Marco glanced at Inuarashi, who was now in two pieces not far away, his eyes filled with tears. He dragged Oden to Whitebeard's side and choked out, "..."

"Dad... Nekomamushi has been killed. He died at the hands of that Marine!"

Whitebeard's entire face was shrouded in shadow, and judging from the bulging veins on his forehead, he was on the verge of exploding in rage. The Moby Dick began to tremble.

Since transforming, Giggs's mind has become unusually calm. Unlike other Mink Tribe members who go berserk in battle after transforming, he did not rush forward to finish off Oden after seeing Whitebeard.

Because he knew clearly that he was still no match for Whitebeard at this moment, let alone Whitebeard in his rage.

Chapter 67 The Strongest

Gigg lightly touched the ground with his toes, instantly appearing beside Zephyr. Garp immediately leaned over and poked Gigg's smooth, jade-like skin, asking,

"Are you really Gig?"

Giger ignored him, turned to look at Zefa, and said,

"Professor Zephyr, the situation on the warship is under control, so there's no need to worry."

What could Zefa say? He could only nod stiffly to indicate that he understood, but he still couldn't help asking,

"Gig, what's wrong with you?"

Giger responded calmly.

"It's the power of the Mink Tribe; I've been experimented on."

As they were talking, Whitebeard suddenly sprang into action, a shockwave emanating from the tip of his blade, and his massive body burst forth with astonishing speed, appearing before Gigg in an instant.

"You brat! Prepare to die!"

The Cloud Slash had cleaved through Giger's body from top to bottom, the shockwave spreading outwards, and countless dense blue cracks appeared in the air around Giger's body, causing the entire Moby Dick to tremble violently.

However, Giger's body only twisted like a projection before returning to normal, as if nothing had happened.

Whitebeard frowned deeply. He could tell that his strike hadn't hit anything at all. He thought to himself...

"Is it some kind of special Devil Fruit?"

The instant he missed, Garp and Zephyr attacked simultaneously, their two jet-black iron fists slamming into Whitebeard's waist.

Whitebeard snorted coldly, and a circle of transparent shockwaves reappeared on his hand. Just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly saw the shockwaves on his hand flicker and then disappear.

He looked down sharply and saw that Giggs had placed a dark hand on his abdomen. Before he could figure out what was going on, Garp and Zephyr's attacks had already landed on him.

Two fist-shaped marks, one large and one small, were left on Whitebeard's waist. He roared and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki. With his rich combat experience, he first broke free from Gigg, then grabbed Zephyr and Garp by the collars on either side and slammed them together.

Two middle-aged men then pressed against each other in front of Giger. This move didn't cause much harm to the two men, but it was extremely humiliating.

Fortunately, Giger still had an emotionless expression, as if he hadn't seen anything.

Zephyr's strength was still a notch weaker than Garp's. While he was still a bit dazed, Garp had already charged towards Whitebeard again, braving the shockwaves and engaging in close combat with Whitebeard.

Gigg would occasionally go up and touch Whitebeard, preventing him from using the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit normally.

Gradually, Whitebeard also figured out Gigg's ability: when Gigg touched him, he had a physical form, and that was when Gigg was most vulnerable, at least from Whitebeard's perspective.

Finally, he seized an opportunity and punched Giger.

Keep in mind that Whitebeard is no ordinary Emperor-level powerhouse. In his prime, he has faintly touched the King level, so one of his punches is not something to be taken lightly.

Giggs grunted and immediately entered his Kamui state, retreating to the edge of the deck to rest. Garp and Zephyr continued to fight him.

A burst of electricity shot out from his abdomen, and the pain gradually subsided under the influence of the electricity.

A frantic voice came from the air.

"Young...cousin!"

Lucia landed from the sky, folded her wings, and rushed to Gigg, asking urgently.

"Cousin, you're injured?!"

Giger shook his head and said softly,

"I'm fine, Lucia. Let's go back first. As expected, this level of battle is still a bit too much for me right now."

In fact, Giger could fight if he wanted to. After transforming, he is a true Yonko commander-level fighter. With Zephyr and Garp by his side, it wouldn't be impossible for him to take down Whitebeard, but it would come at a considerable cost. There's no need for him to risk his life.

Lucia thought Gigg was intimidated by Whitebeard's strength, so she took Gigg's hand and said softly,

"No, cousin, you've already done very well. How old are you? If you have a little more time, I believe you can definitely surpass that white-bearded man!"

Giger smiled slightly, gently stroking Lucia's pretty face, and said,

"Of course, I am your young master."

Lucia nodded vigorously, a bright smile spreading across her face.

The two got up from the ground, glanced at the three white-bearded men fighting over there, then turned around and leaped into the air, returning to their original warship.

Upon seeing Giggs return, the members of the Whitebeard Pirates were all immediately taken aback. Jozu, caught off guard, was slapped to the ground by Kuma and rolled several times before finally coming to a stop.

This did create some distance between him and the bear. After getting up, he acted decisively and roared,