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

The people of the Kingdom of Darons remained rooted to the spot.

They didn't understand why the butcher's helper had suddenly been sent flying backward.

However, seeing that there was no one in front of them, they gritted their teeth, mustered their courage, and rushed forward.

Rayleigh, his eyes bloodshot from being knocked away, disregarded his injuries and forcefully withstood the impact, intending to take Rouge away with him.

At that moment, Raleigh's figure slowly appeared directly in front of him.

Holding Mikazuki Munechika in his hand, a mocking smile on his lips, he shouted to the people of the Kingdom of Darons behind him:

I stopped Rayleigh, you guys don't have any objections, right?

"Thank you so much!"

Thank you very much!

Interspersed with a few words of thanks, a large number of people jumped over the rift that had been blocking their way; this time, no one could stop them.

In a panic, Rouge could only run towards Rayleigh.

That maid had long since disappeared.

Rayleigh's eyes had turned blood red, and his face was filled with an extremely strong killing intent.

Looking at Raleigh in front of him, he forced out a few words through gritted teeth: "Christine Raleigh, the child is innocent."

"Roger is already dead at the hands of your navy, and you even desecrated his body, so why won't you spare his offspring?"

Waves of intense killing intent, mixed with Conqueror's Haki, assaulted Raleigh's figure.

Raleigh's cloak fluttered wildly in the wind, but he didn't move an inch.

He glanced at Rayleigh casually and said:

I'm not the kind of person who kills everyone. I'm only here for you. As for Roger's offspring, I naturally won't interfere, but I can't stop the people of the Kingdom of Darons.

Rayleigh's pupils constricted, and he said through gritted teeth,

"It's you!"

"I should have thought of that!"

"If it weren't for you, the Kingdom of Darons would never have been able to find Roger's hiding place, a place even the World Government couldn't locate. That's why you're here."

Raleigh glanced at Rayleigh, thinking to himself that as expected of Roger's vice-captain and strategist, he had analyzed the situation in just a few words.

Unfortunately, there's no prize for answering correctly; it only makes Raleigh happier.

"Haha, I didn't expect you to find out, but so what?"

"Today you will die here, and the Pirate King's wife and his unborn child will also die here!"

This is what happens when you become a pirate!

Raleigh chuckled. He had gone to great lengths to set up this scheme in order to find the Roger Pirates' crew members and kill them.

"Then let's fight!"

Rayleigh's famous sword, imbued with Conqueror's Haki, swiftly and precisely pierced towards Raleigh's heart.

The look of disdain in Raleigh's eyes disappeared, and he calmly faced Raleigh's attack.

boom!

A sword beam flashed past Raleigh's ear, slicing through a distant mountain peak with a deafening roar.

However, it did not cause any harm to Raleigh.

Rayleigh was extremely anxious. He saw that Rouge was about to be caught up by the people of the Kingdom of Daron, and at that moment he wished he could kill Rayleigh immediately.

With a swift movement, he transformed into a blur and flew rapidly toward Rouge.

"Ha, trying to outrun me?"

Raleigh's abilities were no secret to the Roger Pirates, after all, they had clashed several times.

Raleigh's current belief that he can dodge this is truly laughable.

The continuous, intense clanging sounds filled Rayleigh with fear.

His once-proud speed was no match for Raleigh's; Raleigh was far faster than him.

Ding!

Rayleigh's afterimages were all blocked; the final attack was a clash between Rayleigh's true form and his own. Rayleigh roared:

"Raleigh! If you don't let me pass today, I'll make the Navy pay a heavy price in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Raleigh's face, which had been filled with mockery, revealed a look of disgust and coldness.

Do you think you'll leave this world alive?

boom!

Raleigh's famous sword was also imbued with Conqueror's Haki, and he swung it backhand towards Rayleigh's head.

clang!

Although Rayleigh blocked the blade, the Entangle still left a horrific scar on his neck.

They missed cutting Ridley's blood vessel by just millimeters.

Rayleigh took a deep breath. He knew he couldn't go on like this, but he also couldn't let Raleigh stand there, preventing him from rescuing Rouge.

Reaching into his robes, Rayleigh found a Den Den Mushi in his hand.

Hey, I've run into Raleigh's way. I can't save Rouge on my own.

The Den Den Mushi was silent for a moment, then a deep male voice came through and said:

"learn."

Raleigh didn't even need to guess who Rayleigh was calling. If the call wasn't to Garp, Raleigh would have eaten the Den Den Mushi on the spot.

Garp was definitely considering the Navy's influence. He was originally supposed to arrive with Rayleigh, but if no powerful figure intervened, Rayleigh would have taken Rouge away and handed her over to Garp.

In this way, everyone in the world would think that Rayleigh took Rouge away, and the World Government would only pursue Rayleigh and not suspect Garp.

But now Garp's idea has clearly been shattered.

Raleigh's appearance caught both of them off guard, and Raleigh's strength also made him difficult to deal with.

Rayleigh never imagined that Raleigh, who was lucky to have survived their clutches just a year ago, would have made such rapid progress.

Even Rayleigh couldn't easily defeat him, or even possibly defeat him at all!

Raleigh kicked at the rubble in front of him.

The gravel shot towards Rayleigh with a whooshing sound like a sheep bleating in the wind.

2

Shinsho Dian Rayleigh activated his Observation Haki to its fullest extent, wielding his famous sword with such precision that not a drop of water got into his skin.

"Go to hell!"

Rayleigh suddenly unleashed a powerful sword beam, imbued with black and red Conqueror's Haki, which flew towards Raleigh's figure.

At the same time, his figure quickly moved in another direction.

He understood perfectly well that if Raleigh didn't stop the sword beam, it would undoubtedly be a devastating blow to the people of the Kingdom of Daron behind Raleigh. But if Raleigh blocked the sword beam, then Rayleigh could use his speed to break through Raleigh's defenses.

Raleigh took a heavy step forward, and then Armament Haki quickly spread to his right forearm and the blade.

hum!

A sword beam, no less powerful than Rayleigh's, slashed out from Mikazuki Munechika's blade and flew straight towards Rayleigh's sword beam.

At the same time, Raleigh himself stomped his feet hard on the ground.

"Naval Sixth Style - Shave!"

With the speed of shaving combined with Raleigh's Hurricane Fruit powers, he arrived beside Rayleigh in the blink of an eye.

"Where are you going? Just stay here obediently."

boom!

Raleigh's downward slash seemed poised to cleave Raleigh's body in two.

"I think we should go somewhere else."

Raleigh sheathed Mikazuki Munechika, and each of his attacks carried the monstrous power of his.

Although Rayleigh was able to block Raleigh's attacks, each blow sent Raleigh flying far away.

"No!"

"Raleigh, I will kill you!"

"Rayle, you bastard, why won't you leave that innocent child alone?!"

Raleigh, accompanied by heartfelt roars of anger, was led by Raleigh to a forest far from the battlefield.

Meanwhile, the crowd was almost catching up with Rouge; the closest person was only two steps away from her.

His outstretched hand was almost able to grab Rouge's clothes.

The cleaver he held high slashed viciously towards Rouge's back.

clang!

The hard kitchen knife collided with an even harder object, and the originally sharp knife was broken in two.

A strong figure appeared behind Rouge.

Instead of wearing his usual navy suit and cape, he changed into casual clothes.

Many people couldn't immediately recall who this was, only finding him familiar. High in the sky, on the Ark Maxim, Sakazuki's eyes suddenly opened.

Surprisingly, Garp actually dared to show up here, intending to take the Pirate King's wife away.

His face showed anger towards the traitor, and he tried his best to suppress his inner rage as he spoke.

Enel, let's go down.

"Let's go and meet this traitorous old man!"

Enel nodded, and the Ark Maxim descended from the sky.

No one can stop us from taking our revenge!

In an instant, countless swords, spears, and clubs rained down on Garp, who had suddenly appeared. However, Garp's body, which had been hammered to its limit, was naturally impossible for ordinary people to break through.

He simply protected Rouge while retreating to the rear.

He couldn't take action against the people of the Kingdom of Darons, nor could he abandon Rouge, so he could only swallow his anger and be beaten.

"A massive fireball!"

A cold, ruthless voice from the sky caught Garp's attention. He looked up and saw an enormous fireball hurtling towards him and Rouge. "Little V, be careful."

Garp threw Rouge's body away, then flashed forward, his pitch-black iron fist colliding with Sakazuki's crimson magma arm.

"Sakazuki, what are you doing?"

Sakazuki, who had already mentally prepared himself, instantly flew into a rage upon hearing this;

What do you mean, "What am I supposed to do?" I'm fucking chasing after the Pirate King's wife! And what are you doing, Vice Admiral Garp?!

Sakazuki's voice was not concealed in the slightest, and the people of the Kingdom of Darons below could hear it clearly.

No wonder he looked familiar; he's that vice admiral in the navy.

He's supposedly some kind of naval hero, but I think that's utter nonsense!

"There are no heroes who help pirates. If we have to choose one, I think Vice Admiral Raleigh is the only one who can be called a Marine hero!"

The people of the Kingdom of Darons did not stop their pursuit.

Even though Rouge was thrown far away by Garp's skillful throw, they were unwilling to give up.

Garp gritted his teeth and said, "Could you give me some face? After all, it's just an unborn child."

Sakazuki looked at Garp's face with disgust and said:

Vice Admiral Garp, although I didn't like your way of doing things before, I still respected you as a naval hero. But now, do you still deserve to be called a hero?

"Your pride means nothing to me!"

While they were talking, Garp and Sakazuki had already exchanged blows several times.

boom!

Another physical collision rang out, and this time Sakazuki suffered a slight loss.

He is far from reaching the peak of his strength. At this moment, he can only barely maintain his undefeated status when facing Garp, but he is not alone.

"Lei Ying!"

With a deafening roar, lightning descended from the sky like a divine judgment, striking Garp precisely.

Garp, who had originally wanted to return to Rouge's side, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Upon seeing this, Sakazuki immediately stuck to him again.

In the Ark Maxim high above, Raleigh had once addressed Garp's situation with Sakazuki.

If Garp dies here, then Raleigh and Sakazuki will definitely offend the Navy's high command, led by Sengoku. But if they only stop him, Sengoku and the others will have nothing to say.

Therefore, Sakazuki's mission is to stop Garp and prevent him from rescuing Rouge.

"Sakazuki, get out of my way!"

Garp was already furious, but Sakazuki ignored his threats completely.

Click!

The intense battle between the two caused large cracks to appear in the air, much like the destructive power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Both are typical tanky warriors with high attack and defense, possessing powerful physiques and terrifying domineering aura.

It was impossible to determine a winner in a short time, and with Enel's assistance from the sky, it was even more impossible for Garp to break through Sakazuki's defense.

"Rayleigh, it seems your ally really is Garp!"

When Garp and Sakazuki made their move, both of them sensed it immediately with their Observation Haki.

Rayleigh's face was ashen.

If he were stopped by Raleigh, his life would be in danger at any moment. If Garp were stopped by Sakazuki and Enel, although he wouldn't die, he definitely wouldn't be able to rescue Rouge!

The madness in his eyes grew stronger and stronger. Suddenly, Raleigh moved away from Rayleigh's side, stood a hundred meters away, and closed his eyes.

Although Rayleigh had no idea what was going on.

However, Rayleigh's wildly twitching right eye and the increasingly oppressive feeling in the air told him that the upcoming battle could very well be decided in an instant.

The wind that was originally floating in the air was all drawn to Raleigh's position, and like mist, it surged into Raleigh's body in gusts.

!!!

Raleigh appeared in front of Rayleigh in an instant, the sound of an airburst caused by high speed just beginning to spread.

"So fast!"

Only those two words remained in Rayleigh's mind, and his body instinctively held the famous sword horizontally in front of his chest.

A gift!

A spurt of blood shot into the sky, and a dark shadow flashed past and fell to the ground.

Ding-dong!

The sound of swords and knives falling to the ground was deafening!

Despite losing his right arm, Rayleigh unleashed his Conqueror's Haki with all his might, attempting to force Raleigh back.

However, he had no idea just how strong Raleigh was now.

"You're old, so it's time for you to die."

The voice reached Rayleigh's ears, and he quickly turned his head to look, only to feel a sharp pain in his waist as a sharp, renowned sword pierced through his chest.

At the same time, Raleigh, whose palm was teeming with small storms, placed his left hand on Raleigh's head.

"Aa ...

Even Rayleigh, a veteran of many battles, could not withstand this excruciating pain.

A moment later, Raleigh appeared in front of Rouge, dragging Raleigh's mangled body with his head shattered!