Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 224 There are still experts!?

A sea area on the New World Front.

Smile was sitting on the deck, shaking a dice cup incessantly. Opposite him, Vice Admiral Momonga had a very serious expression. After listening intently for a moment, he said in a deep voice, "I'm betting on big!"

"Hmph, you're a million years away from beating me with dice I personally shook, you flying squirrel!" Ichisho laughed confidently, then lifted the dice cup.

"Four, five, six, that's really big, General Fujitora." The flying squirrel couldn't help but laugh when it saw the number.

You sounded so confident just now, I was almost fooled!

"How is this possible!?" Yi Xiao looked at the dice with a suspicious expression, staring at his blind eyes. "You're not lying to me, are you? Fire Mountain, you tell me, what number is this?"

With a cigar in his mouth and a splint on his arm, clearly indicating a broken hand, Kasakiyama was 'watching' the battle with a gentle smile. Upon hearing this, he shook his head helplessly and said, "Although I really wanted to curry favor with the Admiral, you have indeed lost, Mr. Fujitora."

"Oh dear, it seems that fighting a strong opponent like Katakuri has seriously injured my wrist. My gambling skills have actually deteriorated." Issho said with a serious expression.

The flying squirrel looked at Smile's perfectly intact hands and couldn't help but want to complain in his heart, "Can you please stop making such lame excuses? Katakuri didn't hurt you at all."

However, the relaxed atmosphere on the warship shows that their mission is complete. Six days ago, the Big Mom Pirates' fleet had already withdrawn. During this time, no further incidents occurred. Just now, news came that Beehive Island would launch a general attack this afternoon, which means they no longer need to worry about anything. Even if Katakuri launches a counterattack and breaks through their defenses, there won't be enough time to rescue Wang Zhi. Instead, he will rush to Aramaki's side, which has freed up his forces. If this happens, and Issho turns around and ambushes Katakuri, then the entire Big Mom Pirates fleet will be wiped out, and Katakuri might even be trapped inside.

However, it's unlikely that the man hailed as Charlotte's greatest masterpiece would make such a foolish mistake.

After playing a few rounds and having some fun, Yi Xiao put away his dice and said, "Alright, it's about time to return to headquarters. Send the order."

Just then, Ichisho's Den Den Mushi rang. After rummaging in his pocket for a few moments, he took out the Den Den Mushi and asked, "Who is it?"

After glancing at it, the flying squirrel said, "It looks like Fleet Admiral Akainu."

"Mr. Sakazuki?" Ichisho wondered why Sakazuki wanted to contact him at this time, but he quickly answered the Den Den Mushi and said, "Marshal, it's me."

"Smile, an emergency has suddenly occurred. Now, put aside all your work and tasks and rush to Areggia Island as quickly as possible to support General Bane and his party!" Sakazuki said in a deep voice.

For Sakazuki, Wang Zhi on Beehive Island is nothing now; the Red-Haired Pirates are the top priority. Not only is it unlikely that the Big Mom Pirates' fleet will pass by Issho again, but even if Katakuri really leads his men to Beehive Island to rescue Wang Zhi, causing their efforts to fail, it doesn't matter. As long as the Red-Haired Pirates can be killed, any other cost is worthwhile!

Upon hearing that Bane needed backup, Yi Xiao's expression immediately turned serious as he asked, "I understand. What's going on over there?"

"It's quite a coincidence," Sakazuki paused, then continued, "Bane, Zephyr, Garp, and Kuzan recently went to Eregia to attend some kind of concert. I just received news that they had an encounter with the Red-Haired Pirates there. Undoubtedly, this is a golden opportunity to annihilate them. I've already arranged for nearby Marines to provide support, and you need to hurry too! After all, if we miss this chance, who knows when we'll have another one like it!"

Yi Xiao listened to these words and sighed. The Red-Haired Pirates were really unlucky. The Navy bigwigs went on a team-building trip together and you still managed to run into them?

Without saying anything more, Yixiao hung up the call with Sakazuki and looked at Huoshaoshan, saying, "Your injuries haven't fully healed yet. From now on, you will continue to lead the team back to headquarters. I will take Momonga to Eregia to provide support!"

"Yes!" Although Huoshaoshan was somewhat disappointed to have missed this grand occasion, as a soldier, he immediately accepted the order.

Soon, Fire Mountain left the warship. Then, Ichisho activated his ability, which quickly enveloped the entire warship. After that, the warship took off and headed towards Eregia at an extremely fast speed.

Let's return to Eregia.

Bane and Garp combined their attacks to deliver a powerful blow, which collided with Shanks's divine evasion!

After the fist and the slash collided for a moment, the impact of the fist, which seemed to be far stronger than Shanks's Divine Evasion, suddenly exploded and turned into chaotic aftershocks that scraped the ground of the entire plaza in front of the hotel and sent a large number of rocks flying.

Then, Bane and Karp dodged to the left and right, and the sharp divine blade suddenly sliced ​​through the space between them, cutting a neat and smooth crack in the ground!

"I told you this wouldn't work! We've never coordinated at all, what kind of combo is this? It's all show and no substance, just a bunch of empty gestures. We've made a fool of ourselves, haven't we? The punches those two throw aren't even as powerful as mine alone!" Bane patted the dust off his clothes and cursed at Garp across the crack in the ground.

It's all because of that old guy. When they met up before, he insisted that the two of them were both "boxing experts" and could totally do a combination move or something.

After discussing for a long time and deciding on a combined attack method, the final result was so embarrassing. The two of them combined their attack and Shanks cut them in half with a single slash. It was so awkward!

"You're too stupid. Don't you know that our navy's admirals are best at combined attacks? If you had cooperated with me a little more just now and pressed down your fist a bit more, my energy would have completely merged with your fist. At that time, that red-haired brat would have had no chance of cutting through it!" Garp said angrily, picking a fight.

"Why can't you suppress your punching force and let it merge into my fist?" Bane retorted indignantly.

"My suggestion is naturally for me to take the lead, especially since you're inexperienced, aren't you?" Garp grumbled.

"So you want me, a Navy Admiral, to grovel and cooperate with you, a retired Navy Vice Admiral?" Bane glared, puffing out his beard.

"Huh? You want to fight, huh!?" Garp glared angrily.

"Old man, I've wanted to beat you up for a long time!" Bane said, clenching his fist.

Then, Bane and Garp stared at each other for a moment, their eyes blazing with anger. Suddenly, they each snorted coldly, turned their heads away, and looked back at Shanks, who was sheathing his sword in the distance.

"We can talk about our feud later. Let's kill this bastard pirate first!" Garp said in a deep voice.

"Don't blame me for not respecting the elderly after I kill him!" Bane cracked his knuckles.

Shanks?

Seriously, what's wrong with you two? Why are you taking your anger out on me?

However, Shanks didn't even have a chance to complain. Bane and Garp rushed towards Shanks at almost the same moment.

"Beckman!" Shanks immediately called out.

"Got it, you go left, I'll go right!" Beckman responded directly without Shanks needing to say anything.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

He raised his hand and fired several shots at Bane's direction. Then, he threw the empty musket on the ground, pushed off with his feet, and pounced on Garp like a tiger, his figure exuding domineering power!

It has to be said that Beckman's marksmanship is quite impressive. Bane raised his hand to protect his eyes, and sure enough, he felt another stinging and impact on his palm. Why are these bastards from the Red-Haired Pirates shooting at other people's eyes?

As Bane raised his hand to shield his eyes, a red light flashed in Shanks' eyes, and his powerful Conqueror's Haki instantly shattered the ground beneath his feet. At the same time, the Griffin he had just sheathed was drawn again. Although the Griffin was a Western-style sword, he managed to make it look like an Iaijutsu sword through the act of sheathing and drawing it.

"One-Sword Style: Flying Griffin!!!" Shanks roared, then slashed at Bane with his sword.

It was clearly a slash, but with the powerful enhancement of his Conqueror's Haki, it displayed the ferocious impact of a griffin attacking!

Feeling the overwhelming momentum rushing towards him, Bane showed no fear in his eyes. Instead, he smiled and looked excited.

Without any intention of dodging, Bane stomped on the ground, stopping his momentum. Then he pulled his fist behind him, as if gathering strength for a moment. In that instant, all the energy in his body rose from his ankle and gathered in his solid fist.

"With spirit that shakes mountains and rivers, we will advance without hesitation!!!" Bane roared as well, throwing a punch.

The powerful punches merged with his own aura, and at this moment, a huge, towering phantom seemed to appear behind Bane. Then, the phantom merged into his punching wind and slammed hard into the oncoming griffin!

In a daze, one could almost hear the griffin's mournful cry. Bane's power was simply too overwhelming. In terms of Haki, he could not compare to Shanks, but Shanks was also in a way that was insurmountable in terms of power!

The sharp blade energy pierced through the domineering aura and flesh of Bane's fist, leaving messy cuts on his knuckles.

But this did not affect Bane's momentum and power in the slightest!

On the contrary, Shanks, by using the Griffin in his hand to connect with the slash he had already unleashed, continuously poured his surging Conqueror's Haki into the griffin phantom.

He could clearly feel that he had shattered Bane's domineering aura, but he couldn't gain the upper hand at all. On the contrary, the ground beneath Shanks' feet kept cracking, and his slippers felt like they were about to be crushed. A surging power like a mountain was crushing towards him, resisting his domineering aura!

"What a monster. Even that old woman doesn't have such tyrannical power," Shanks thought to himself.

He had fought Charlotte Linlin before, but he could now be almost certain that even Charlotte Linlin, who was known for her brute strength, would probably not be able to defeat Bane at this moment!

That is to say, he hasn't communicated with Kaido recently, otherwise Kaido would definitely agree with his idea. In terms of pure power, Bane is already the best in the sea!

Just as Shanks was concentrating on his fight against Bane, Beckman, who had suddenly entangled Garp and prevented Garp from intervening in Shanks' battle, shouted, "Watch out, Shanks!!!"

Before he even heard the shout, Shanks had instinctively sensed some danger. However, before he could even see what was happening, a burst of golden light erupted behind him, and a roar reached everyone's ears.

There are still experts!?

"The Buddha Shock!"

A golden Buddha statue, several meters tall, suddenly appeared on the battlefield; it was none other than former Fleet Admiral Sengoku!

Without saying a word, he unleashed a palm strike from a distance, and the powerful shockwave instantly enveloped Shanks and Bane!

(End of this chapter)