Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

"Finally out, damn it."

Wendell Wycliffe was much weaker than Whitebeard, and since Raleigh was primarily targeting him, his injuries were more severe.

The white-bearded man didn't say much, but stared at the figure in front of him.

"Is the Warring States period finally about to make its move?"

A gentle breeze blew by.

Sengoku unfastened his naval cloak, letting it float away in the wind, revealing the massive muscles on his arms, and assumed a fighting stance.

"Newgate, it's time to take you down completely!"

"Kuroro, let's go!"

After the Warring States period made its move, a red ship sped toward the island from afar.

"It's exciting to see Sengoku and the elite naval vice admirals here."

Roger grinned excitedly.

Behind him, Rayleigh's eyes flashed with a glint of light. Roger, this time the Navy had undoubtedly used its full strength.

As far as I know, apart from Sky and Zephyr, all the other key members of the Navy have come; they are determined to kill Whitebeard.

Roger drew Ace from his waist and stroked the blade as he spoke;

"So what, Rayleigh? We've arrived. The Navy's objective is impossible to achieve."

boom!

The splashing water from the side of the ship made Roger turn around for a glance.

"Garp is really chasing us too hard."

Garp, who was tightly gripping the Golden Jackson, once again took cannonballs from beside the Marines and hurled them at the Roger Pirates' ship.

Roger, not wanting to waste time with Garp, did not choose to turn around and retaliate.

"Ignore him. Our goal now is to rescue Whitebeard and leave this place."

hum!

Roger raised Ace high, his Conqueror's Haki instantly covering the blade, and then slashed forward with force.

A black and red slash, tens of meters long, appeared from Roger's hand and flew at an extremely fast speed toward Sengoku, who was fiercely fighting with Whitebeard. Clang!

A young man in a naval uniform stood in front of Sengoku, holding a famous sword.

The slashes and the famous sword rubbed against each other continuously.

"break!"

With a loud shout, Raleigh's arms, gripping the famous sword, bulged with muscles as black Armament Haki clashed and neutralized the sword's aura, which was wreathed in Conqueror's Haki.

Click—

The cracks slowly spread from the sword's edge, and shattered with a crash as Raleigh's power intensified.

"Roger!"

Garp, who almost witnessed Roger severely injuring Sengoku, is now filled with regret.

If I hadn't been playing around, I wouldn't have given Roger the opportunity to attack Sengoku from behind.

If it weren't for Raleigh's sudden appearance, Sengoku might be getting beaten down by Whitebeard because he was injured.

Feeling a sudden pang of guilt, Garp became enraged.

"Surrender, Roger!"

Garp leaped from the warship and pounced on Roger with a sonic boom.

Roger showed no disappointment despite the failed sneak attack.

His attack was just a casual gesture; whether it would be effective depended on whether Sengoku noticed it.

"Garp, let's have a fight."

Roger, seeing Garp already charging towards him, didn't hesitate and grabbed Ace with one hand, soaring into the sky.

Before engaging Garp, he had a moment to instruct Rayleigh:

"Rayleigh, I'll hold Garp off for a bit. You find a chance to take Whitebeard, then we'll retreat."

"Roger, how can you be distracted during a battle!"

Garp naturally saw Roger talking to Rayleigh, and feeling somewhat ignored, he covered his hands with even more Armament Haki.

"Since that's the case, then you'd better prepare to be captured by me."

Garp threw a powerful punch.

Facing Garp's overwhelming attack, Roger laughed loudly:

"I won't let you capture me, Garp."

Black and red Conqueror's Haki coiled around Ace's sword, and countless black and red lightning bolts danced around Roger.

"Gods, beware!"

Roger unleashed his ultimate move, seemingly intending to cleave Garp in two with a single strike.

clang!

The sharp blade clashed with the hard fist.

The clash between Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki once again caused the surrounding air currents to surge violently.

Both Garp and Roger grinned, their eyes filled with murderous intent as they glared at each other.

"Roger!!!!"

"Garp!!!!"

Garp and Roger exerted their strength simultaneously, shouting each other's names, seemingly expressing some kind of determination.

The two men's facial expressions became contorted from the excessive force, and their veins bulged!

!

The massive explosion separated the two figures.

Roger, who had retreated rapidly, adjusted his position in mid-air and did not charge at Garp. Instead, he set his sights on Sengoku, who was fighting Whitebeard.

After casually unleashing a slash to block Garp's sword beam, his figure suddenly accelerated and disappeared from the spot. "Roger, don't even think about it!!!"

Garp stomped his foot, creating a massive sonic boom, and his entire figure, like a high-speed train engine, crashed into Sengoku's position.

Roger's casually unleashed sword energy had no effect on Garp's body and was easily shattered by him.

The two flashed past each other in mid-air, both wanting to join the battle between Whitebeard and Sengoku.

"Hey Shanks, are we really going to fight these guys?"

Bucky, with his red nose, held the knife in his hand and said somewhat panickedly.

Bucky is not weak, especially compared to his peers.

However, recently he has mostly encountered world-class or near-world-class powerhouses, which has been quite discouraging for Bucky.

Shanks gripped his twin swords tightly and turned to Buggy, saying;

"Bucky, don't be afraid, the captain and Mr. Rayleigh are here."

If it weren't for the vast difference in strength, I would really like to join the captain and his crew in their battle right now.

"Shanks, are you crazy? You still want to get involved in a battle like this?!"

Bucky grabbed Shanks' head and shook it frantically, trying to bring Shanks back to his senses.

Hello, I'm Rayleigh, the vice-captain of the Roger Pirates!

Suddenly a young voice rang out from the top of the ship, causing Shanks and Buggy, who were still fooling around, to look up immediately.

At that moment, a handsome naval vice admiral stood on their sail, holding a very fine sword.

Seeing this, Rayleigh and Jabba flashed forward and simultaneously leaped onto the sail, surrounding the figure from both sides.

"It's quite an honor to have two experts targeting me at the same time."

Raleigh smiled, completely unfazed by the threats posed to him by the two first mates.

Rayleigh also said with a smile;

"As expected of a genius vice admiral of the new generation in the navy, he doesn't even put himself in the slightest bit of a threat, even when facing me and Jabba together."

Raleigh waved his hand dismissively and said:

"What can we do? It's already like this."

"Vice Admiral Sakazuki and my brother are teaming up to take down that idiot Wendell Wycliffe. Admiral Sengoku and Whitebeard are fighting, and your captain is being held back by Vice Admiral Garp."

"Right now, only the two of you, Mr. Rayleigh and Mr. Jabba, can change the course of the battle. As long as we can hold you two off, the Navy can hold out until victory."

Rayleigh and Jabba exchanged a glance.

Whether the young vice admiral in front of us is telling the truth or not, it seems best to deal with him first and see what happens later.

The two men, having made up their minds, attacked simultaneously, their combined strength and power flanking Raleigh from both sides. Raleigh, wielding his sword in one hand, slashed at the charging Rayleigh, ignoring the threat from Jabba behind him.

Clang!

The sound of clashing weapons rang out, and Raleigh and Rayleigh were locked in a stalemate.

Seeing the unsuspecting Raleigh, Jabba, though confused, still unleashed his full power, ready to defeat Raleigh in one fell swoop.

boom!

A bolt of lightning struck Jabba's giant axe without warning from the dark clouds, blasting Jabba back several steps.

Rayleigh's pupils suddenly dilated!

The Navy, and reinforcements are on their side!

Rayleigh thrust his sword forward, then retreated explosively, his Observation Haki instantly probing into the thunderclouds.

With Rayleigh's full Observation Haki scanning, he quickly located the target controlling the lightning.

A strangely shaped ship floated in the thunderclouds, and a small figure was covered in lightning. Beneath his ship, an extremely powerful attack was brewing.

Enel, realizing he had been discovered, grinned smugly.

"We've been discovered? Too bad, it's a bit too late."

"Thousands of thunders!"

In an instant, the previously calm thunderclouds suddenly erupted into chaos.

Countless electrons coalesced into streaks of lightning that moved throughout the thunderclouds.

A bolt of lightning from the center of Enel's palm served as a marker as he hurled the palm lightning towards the Golden Jackson below.

The surging electrons in the clouds seemed to have found their target at this moment, rushing to land on the Golden Jackson.

Rayleigh and Jabba's pupils dilated.

This is an unprecedented disaster!

Although Enel's lightning wasn't fatal to the two of them, it was extremely dangerous for their ship.

boom!

Bolts of lightning struck in an instant, the dazzling light blinding the crew. Rayleigh and Jabba immediately launched attacks, using various techniques to try and block the descending lightning.

The crew members on board, including Barrett and Shanks, did everything they could to help the Golden Jackson survive this ordeal.

The ship shook violently.

They survived an attack that was powerful enough to sink the ship.

Even so, the situation of the Golden Jackson is not optimistic.

Large cracks and charred decks and hulls from lightning strikes have plunged the Golden Jackson into a desperate need for repairs.

The younger Shanks and Bucky's clothes looked like they'd been burned, and their hair was all sticking out.

Raleigh and Jabba exchanged a glance, deciding that Jabba would hold Raleigh back.

Meanwhile, Rayleigh, being faster, charged into the clouds to take out Enel first, otherwise their Golden Jackson wouldn't be able to withstand another attack like the one before.

Jabba, carrying his two axes, quickly approached Raleigh.

Without a word, he swung an axe horizontally at Raleigh's body.

Raleigh naturally saw through Rayleigh's plan, but he wasn't worried that Enel would be caught by Rayleigh.

As long as that kid doesn't do anything stupid, there are hardly any people in the thunderclouds who can catch him. After all, Rayleigh didn't eat a Devil Fruit that allows him to fly, so it would be difficult for him to catch Enel who is flying freely using the Ark Maxim with just Moonwalk.

Jabba, the third-in-command of Roger's pirate crew.

Silently recalling the information about the man in front of him, Raleigh unleashed his Armament Haki and made his move.

clang!

The immense impact caused Jabba to show a surprised expression.

This guy's strength is off!

In his battle with Rayleigh just now, he hadn't yet misjudged Raleigh's strength, which caused Jabba's giant axe to be pushed aside by Raleigh's Mikazuki Munechika, exposing the empty space in his chest.

"A great opportunity!"

Raleigh swung his knife and stabbed Jabba in the chest.

"Not so easy, Navy!"

Jabba used his other hand to shield his chest with the axe.

Town.

Raleigh's knife pierced Jabba's giant axe, the violent force sending Jabba flying backward.

"Blade of the Gale"

Seeing Jabba already flying backward, Raleigh used his ability to unleash a dozen incredibly sharp wind blades with his left hand, which flew towards Jabba's body.

At the same time, his gaze fell upon Shanks below.

Shanks, who was watching the battle from below, suddenly noticed Raleigh's gaze.

In that instant, his blood seemed to freeze, his heart was pounding, his scalp tingled, and his body felt out of his control.

Shanks, run! That guy's watching you.

Bucky shoved his friend, then pulled out a knife and yelled at Raleigh:

"You bastard, don't even think about hurting Shanks!!!"

"I'm not afraid of you at all!!!"

Seeing Bucky's legs trembling like leaves, Raleigh couldn't help but show a strange look.

I really didn't expect that Bucky, despite being scared, would actually step up at the crucial moment.

After being pushed by Bucky, Shanks regained control of his body and looked at Bucky with gratitude:

"Bucky, thank you."

Sensing something was amiss, Barrett silently stood in front of Bucky and Shanks, blocking all the pressure Raleigh was putting on them.

Douglas Barrett.

This is what Barrett looked like when Raleigh first met him. Compared to Barrett later on, he was undoubtedly very green now.

Judging from his demeanor, Barrett is now probably at the level of an ordinary lieutenant general.

Although he is already very strong compared to his peers, he is not yet strong enough to participate in battles against top-tier experts.

Even in battles between near-top-tier fighters like Jabba and Raleigh, Barrett couldn't get involved.

But without a doubt, Barrett is a combat genius.

If he hadn't been imprisoned in Impel Down for so many years, with Barrett's talent, he could have even contended for the position of one of the Four Emperors.

"The battle isn't over yet, where are you looking, Navy!"

Jabba, feeling humiliated by being repelled, charged forward again, wielding his two giant axes.

His fierce eyes seemed to want to chop Raleigh into mincemeat.

Raleigh turned his head, gripped Mikazuki Munechika's hands tightly, and stared at Jabba's figure with a solemn expression.

"One-Sword Style - Heavenly Star Slash!"

Raleigh and Jabba's figures flashed across the sky.