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

Speaking of sneaking a bite, it was already night. Lucia looked up at Giger's profile, bit her red lips, and wriggled a few times in Giger's arms.

Seeing this, Ginny asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Lucia, are you feeling unwell?"

Lucia blushed and replied somewhat guiltily,

"No, it's nothing, I was just a little itchy..."

"Oh? Right, it's time for a bath, Lucia, let's bathe together today! I can help you scrub your back!"

"Ah?"

Lucia was stunned for a moment, and before she could react, Ginny pulled her away.

After the two women left, Giger returned to his room and lay down on the bed fully clothed.

Dragon's unusual behavior today gave him a premonition that the guy was likely about to take action.

So he's not planning to sleep tonight; staying up all night won't be a big deal for him anyway.

After obtaining the Vampire Fruit, Gigg's hearing has far surpassed the limits of human ability; no sound can escape his ears.

It was almost midnight when a slight gust of wind reached Giger's ears.

Giger smiled slightly, and in a flash, he appeared outside the room, his figure blending into the darkness.

He wasn't simply using the cover of night to disguise himself; this was another very useful ability of the Vampire Fruit: complete invisibility in the dark, even concealing his presence—it was practically a clone of the Invisibility Fruit!

(This isn't something I made up; it was shown in the game.)

In the cabin where the celestial gold was stored, a gentle breeze blew in through the crack in the door, and then wove together to form the body of a dragon.

The guards at the gate had been silently taken down by the dragon. Looking at the mountain of rare treasures before him, he snorted coldly and muttered to himself,

"This is all blood that has been sucked out; I can't let it flow into this rotten pile of flesh that is the World Government!"

Instead of following the proper procedures to leave the Navy, Dragon decided to intercept the Heavenly Gold and defect!

He had already made up his mind these past few days: once he left the Navy, he would establish a new organization, accumulate strength, and then overthrow the World Government, which he considered to be utterly rotten!

Dragon's thinking was quite thorough. He considered that the funds required to establish such a large organization would be an absolutely terrifying figure, and that the Heavenly Gold, which belonged to the World Government as "ill-gotten gains," was readily available funds for him!

He took it without a second thought!

Thinking about the new life that was about to begin, a flush of excitement rose on Long's face. He could finally realize his dream!

The dragon raised its hand and released a wisp of green wind, which lifted up the massive amount of treasure.

He then condensed the wind element in his palm and made a horizontal slash across the door, cutting it in two as if slicing tofu.

Before the broken door could hit the ground, Long rushed forward to support it, trying his best to ensure that it did not make a sound.

He carefully placed the door on the ground, then manipulated the wind to send small gusts of treasure outside. Once he had sent all the treasure out, he breathed a sigh of relief and flew away with the wind.

The night was deep outside. Dragon glanced in the direction of Garp's room and silently thought to himself,

"I'm sorry, Father, but in the end I still can't become a Marine as you wished, because the Navy's justice has decayed along with the World Government!"

Thinking of this, the dragon's gaze quickly hardened, and his body began to transform into elements, about to turn into wind and fly into the sky.

Just then, a playful voice rang out in the darkness.

"Monkey D. Dragon, where are you going?"

Upon hearing this voice, the dragon, whose only remaining part was its head and had not yet been transformed into an elemental form, instantly changed its expression. To its astonishment, Gigg's figure emerged from the darkness in a very eerie manner.

The dragon's eyes widened, and it cried out in its heart,

"How is this possible?! When did he get here? Why didn't I notice him at all?!"

Dragon was quite confident in his Observation Haki, because the Wind-Wind Fruit greatly enhanced his Observation Haki, allowing him to sense even the slightest fluctuations in the air.

He was very vigilant just now, and there was no negligence on his part.

Gigg glanced at the guard lying on the ground by the door, then at the golden sky floating above the dragon, his eyes narrowing as he spoke.

"Looks like we have a thief in our navy..."

Chapter 142 Garp takes action

Long tensed up and said in a deep voice.

"Thief? Giggs, then let me ask you, what's the difference between the World Government that collects so-called Heavenly Gold and robbers?"

Giger smiled slightly, a strange red light flashing in his eyes. The next second, he appeared in front of the dragon, his claws, brimming with bloodlust, reaching for the dragon's heart.

Long was surprised that Giger would attack directly, and Giger's speed was too fast. Although he instinctively dodged, his shoulder blade was still pierced by Giger.

puff!

Blood gushed out, and the dragon clutched his left shoulder, trying to dodge backward, but was pulled back by Giger's Universal Pull. This time, Giger pressed his palm, which emitted a dark vortex, directly onto the dragon's head.

Dragon's pupils contracted, and he immediately plunged his feet into the deck to slow his approach to Giger, while wrapping his hands with Armament Haki to protect his forehead as much as possible.

He knew all too well the power of that dark vortex; it was a meat grinder, capable of turning his head into mincemeat.

At the same time, he finally realized that Giger had wanted him dead from the very beginning!

Click, click, click!

Under the influence of gravity, the dragon's hand bones emitted a grating sound. If it weren't for the protection of Armament Haki, his hands would have been completely destroyed in a single exchange.

Even so, Dragon's current situation is not optimistic, because his Armament Haki is being depleted too quickly, and Giger is still missing an arm.

Seeing that Gigg's other hand was covered by darkness, the dragon knew he had no choice but to use his last resort.

He really didn't want to use this tactic unless absolutely necessary, but the current situation left him no time to think about it.

He mustered all his strength and roared.

"Father, save me!!!"

The instant he finished shouting, a figure shot out of the cabin like a cannonball, accompanied by an angry roar.

"Gig, stop right there!!!"

Giger raised an eyebrow, and the hand that was originally about to rip out the dragon's heart was instead swung to the side, colliding with a black iron fist.

At the moment of impact, a powerful shockwave spread out, and countless cracks immediately appeared on the deck, causing the entire ship to shake violently.

The commotion caused by the attack also woke up those who were still sleeping on the ship. Except for the soldiers who had been on guard duty on the deck but had been knocked unconscious by the dragon, Spandam and the others all ran out of their rooms.

Spandam was dumbfounded as soon as he came out, because his Lord Zig was holding a dragon in one hand and blocking Garp, who was wearing pajamas and looked furious, with the other hand.

Before he could react, Lucia had already drawn her knife and rushed forward, while Ginny also pulled out her dual pistols and pulled the trigger on Garp without hesitation.

After regaining his senses, Spandam immediately shouted at the group of men in suits and the navy personnel behind him.

"What are you all standing there for?! Get up there! Go help General Black Dragon!"

Upon receiving the order, the men in suits immediately rushed towards Garp, and most of the navy soldiers also charged forward. However, the remaining group, who were Garp's personal guards, pointed their weapons at Gigg.

Garp's face was extremely grim. He ignored Lucia and the others who were rushing towards him, glanced at Dragon's mangled shoulder, and then glared angrily at Gigg.

"Gig! Don't go too far!"

Giggs ignored him for the moment and instead addressed Lucia and the others.

"Lucia, you stay and watch over the dragon. Ginny and the others deal with Garp's men."

After giving his instructions, Gigg threw the dragon away and instantly entered his beast form. With a flap of his huge, black bat wings, he transformed into a streak of blood-red light and carried Garp off the ship.

Although the ship carrying the celestial gold was more robust than ordinary warships, it was still somewhat vulnerable to combat forces of the caliber of Giggs and Garp.

After Giger and Garp disappeared into the night, Dragon didn't get much time to catch his breath. Suffering a severe shoulder injury, he then faced Lucia, and was in a terrible predicament.

Ginny led the men in suits and the naval soldiers to attack Garp's personal guards. Even Spandam, who was a complete weakling, was holding a flintlock pistol and firing a couple of shots from behind from time to time.

Several kilometers away from the ship, in the airspace above a sea area, Giggs and Garp were already locked in battle.

A blazing fire burned behind Giger, shining brightly in the darkness. The Demon Blade Village surrounded him, unleashing streaks of dark sword energy under Giger's control.

Garp used Moonwalk to maneuver through the air, dodging the sword attack, and then swung his fists at Gigg.

Each collision between the two created a huge wave on the sea below. After one collision, the two temporarily separated and faced off in the air.

Garp, still looking furious, questioned,

"You were trying to kill the dragon, weren't you? What crime did he commit?!"

Giger responded expressionlessly.

“He stole the gold from heaven, which is a capital offense.”

Upon hearing this, Garp's expression changed, and he angrily retorted,

"What?! What nonsense are you spouting!"

“I saw it with my own eyes. Didn’t you see the heavenly gold on the ground just now?”

When Dragon was captured by Gigg, his powers failed, and all the gold in the sky scattered to the ground. Garp was too busy saving Dragon to notice, but after Gigg mentioned it, he tried to recall, and then, as if talking to himself...

"Impossible, why would a dragon do that?"

Giger chuckled and shook his head.