Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

“This doesn’t count as abandoning you. I have Liuliu and Hardshell with me. Once you’re all safe, I can escape anytime!” Reina said with a slight smile.

"You can't stop them!" Whitebeard said after a moment of silence.

"How will you know if you don't try? Don't underestimate me, brother. I'm the great pirate Akame Reyna! Hehehe..."

"I still have a white beard!"

The white-bearded man said dismissively.

Given the current situation, even if Whitebeard stayed behind to cover their retreat, he wouldn't be confident of escaping, let alone Reyna.

"Sakazuki has caught up, there's no time left! Brother, no need to say more, Marco, take him and go first, I'll be right behind!" As soon as Reina finished speaking, he soared into the sky, using the ice wings behind him to head straight for Garp's flagship.

"That damn brat! Marco, go and bring him back!" Whitebeard was stunned, feeling somewhat helpless as Reina flew away.

But after hesitating for a moment, Marco did not move.

"Dad..."

"What? Does my word no longer carry weight?" Whitebeard glared at Marco and said.

"Jozu, you take the old man and the others first, I'm going to help Reina!" Marco was speechless after being rebuked by Whitebeard, so he prepared to follow Reina's example and take off to help him.

"Marco, isn't it bad enough already?" Laqué grabbed Marco, who was about to take off, and said sternly, "The best thing to do now is to get out of here immediately. The faster we leave, the safer Reina will be. With Liu Liu around, his chances of escaping are greater than any of ours!"

Although he was speaking to Marco, everyone knew he was actually saying it to Whitebeard.

Whitebeard naturally heard what Rakuyo said, but given his personality, he found it difficult to accept a method that required sacrificing his family to achieve his goals.

Rakuyo, knowing that Whitebeard was only temporarily unable to admit it, gave Jozu a wink and then left with Marco.

Whitebeard stood at the stern of the ship, watching Reyna unleash his full power to hold off the Marines not far away. He could only sigh and slowly close his eyes.

"Don't let Whitebeard get away! Chase after him!" Rear Admiral Mole, who was following behind Garp, shouted, brandishing his sword as he saw the Moby Dick trying to leave.

"Hahaha...Want to chase after them? Did you ask me first!" At this moment, Reina, who was in the air, raised the Hyōrinmaru in his hand and then slashed at Garp's flagship.

A massive ice dragon appeared and charged toward Garp with a slash.

"Beat the pheasant!" Before the ice dragon could even get close to the main ship, Aokiji jumped up and started fighting Reina.

The enormous ice dragon and ice phoenix collided, scattering ice everywhere. Just as Reina was about to continue his actions, a yellow light appeared beside him.

"Yasakani no Magatama!" Kizaru's attack not only shattered the scattered ice, but also struck Reina, who was still in the air. After absorbing some of the piercing energy of the light, Reina could no longer absorb it and was directly pierced through his body by the light, falling from the sky.

At the same time, all the ice flowers that had been following Reina shattered, and Hyōrinmaru immediately exited his Bankai state.

"Pressure control!" Reina, who had been shot down, used his Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique in mid-air to directly control the naval soldiers on the warship. However, at this point, both his physical strength and eye power were almost at their limit, so he could only keep the soldiers still.

"Finger Gun!" Onigumo, who came down from the air on Moonwalk, struck Reina's shoulder with a single finger, knocking him into the sea.

The soldiers who had been restrained also regained their senses.

"It seems the situation here is worse than we imagined!" Sakazuki, who had just arrived, saw Garp's injuries and Kizaru's chest wound and said in a deep voice.

"After all, it's the Whitebeard Pirates, they're not so easy to deal with!" Garp said softly as he watched his lieutenant organize a team to search for Reina in the sea.

"Mr. Garp, should we continue the pursuit?" Aokiji asked, looking at the Moby Dick, which was still not far away, as he descended from the sky.

Although he was already a vice admiral, Garp was far superior to him in terms of both strength and seniority, which is why Aokiji asked Garp.

"Why not give chase? With the Whitebeard Pirates' current strength, this is the best time to eliminate them," Sakazuki said from the side.

Garp hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Continue the pursuit! Leave two warships behind to rescue the wounded soldiers; those who are uninjured, come with me to continue the chase!"

Actually, given his personality, capturing Reina today would have been enough. The casualties in the Navy and Impel Down were also considerable, so it was time to stop. But Sakazuki was right. The fight had already gone this far; if they retreated, wouldn't that be like letting a tiger return to the mountains?

Sakazuki wanted to say something more, but Garp had already spoken, so he couldn't say anything more and had no choice but to return to his warship and chase after the Whitebeard Pirates.

According to him, all the warships should go after them, and the wounded should either swim back to Impel Down if they are able, or die at sea if they are not.

But just as the warship was about to start, the entire ship suddenly shook.

"What's going on?" Sakazuki asked, frowning.

"Report...Report! The warship's rudder has been damaged underwater!" At this moment, a sailor ran over and reported loudly.

Aokiji and Kizaru exchanged a glance, knowing that this must be Reina's doing. So Kizaru slowly walked to the side of the ship and said, "I'll do it! If it doesn't work, you can freeze the sea again! Yasakani no Magatama!"

As Kizaru leaped into the air, he emitted a dazzling light, and countless rays of light flew rapidly toward a certain area in the sea.

This method of underwater combat might be useful for ordinary people, but it's completely useless in places where powerful figures are stationed.

Those who possess Observation Haki can accurately locate enemies hidden in the seabed based on their life energy.

This is why fish-men can swim freely in the sea but cannot fight against strong humans; ultimately, this world is about strength.

Sure enough, after Kizaru used his technique, both Sakazuki and Aokiji were able to accurately sense that two powerful life energies were moving rapidly in the seabed, which were undoubtedly Reina and his Sea King companions.

"Ice Age!" Sensing Reina, Aokiji acted without hesitation. Otherwise, if Reina were allowed to wreak havoc on the seabed, they really wouldn't be able to catch up with Whitebeard and his crew.

"Thump!"

Unable to hide any longer, Reina had no choice but to escape from the sea. He wanted to continue diving, but he wasn't a fish-man. If Aokiji froze the sea, he would likely die from lack of oxygen.

"Huff...huff...they really want to wipe us out completely!" Reina said, panting heavily as he stood on a section of the sea that had been frozen by Aokiji.

At this moment, not only did he close his Sharingan, but even Hyōrinmaru had returned to his normal state.

"Reina, you have nowhere to run!" Karp shouted at Reina from the deck.

Apart from Aokiji, who was on the ice like him, all the other naval commanders were on warships, while he was completely surrounded by warships.

“Just a little bit more…” Looking at the Moby Dick, which was still visible on the distant sea, Reina knew he had to delay for a while longer.

"So it seems I'm doomed today!" Reina said with a thud as he sat down.

Seeing Reina's actions, many Marines breathed a sigh of relief. They now fully understood the opponent's combat strength; he was an absolute monster, worthy of being the vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Hmph, trying to stall for time?" Sakazuki saw through Reina's plan at a glance and said disdainfully.

"Oh? Then come and take me down!" Reina glanced at Sakazuki and said with a smile.

Before he could finish speaking, Sakazuki had already transformed into a ball of molten lava and attacked Reina.

"Watch out!" Kizaru warned immediately when he saw Reina's lips curl slightly up.

He had been tricked twice by Reina's strange abilities and was afraid that Sakazuki would suffer the same fate. Although everyone here was one of their own and Reina could never kill Sakazuki, he still couldn't help but shout.

Sakazuki, who was in mid-air, paused slightly upon hearing Kizaru's warning, but continued charging towards Reina.

"Then let's give it a try!" Reina had already stood up when Sakazuki made his move.

"Ghost Hound!" Sakazuki showed no intention of underestimating Reina because of his condition, and immediately unleashed his most proficient move.

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Faced with Sakazuki's attack, Reina was actually unable to mount an effective counterattack, but he deliberately provoked his opponent in order to create an opportunity for himself to escape.

Because Sakazuki's abilities are exactly the opposite of Aokiji's, the magma can quickly melt the ice.

He was only going to try it out; if Sakazuki didn't make a move, he would continue to stall for time, giving the Moby Dick enough time to leave.

But now that Sakazuki has made his move, he can take the opportunity to let the opponent melt the ice, making it easier for him to escape using Slipper.

"Hahaha... Vice Admiral Akainu, your fireworks display was pretty good!" Reina continued to provoke the other party verbally while dodging.

"Hmph! A loser like you has the right to comment on me?" Sakazuki is indeed a master of trash talk; he's just as good at roasting people as Reina.

"Hmph, you good-for-nothing? You'll talk after you catch me!" Reina said while deliberately dodging Sakazuki's attacks.

"That guy is using Sakazuki to melt your ice!" Sakazuki, who was in the middle of the battle, might not be able to see it, but Kizaru, who was watching from the sidelines, saw through Reina's plan at a glance.

"Don't underestimate Sakazuki; he won't be fooled so easily!" Aokiji, who had just returned to the warship, replied with a slight smile.

As for Garp, he was happy to be a spectator; he didn't really want to continue chasing Whitebeard in the first place.

"Then we'll meet again... Lieutenant General Red Dog! Hahahaha..." Seeing that the ice had almost melted, Reina leaped backward and prepared to dive into the sea.

"Hmph! A mere trick, yet you dare to show off? Scorching River - Great Fire Blast!" Sakazuki seemed to have known Reina's plan all along, just waiting for him to jump into the sea. His arms turned into magma, and he plunged directly into the sea.

The surrounding seawater immediately began to boil. Reina, who was in the air, already knew Sakazuki's plan. If he continued to enter the seawater, he would inevitably be injured by the high temperature of the seawater.

Moreover, even sea monsters like the Sea King couldn't get close to this area.

"Hehehe... What a bastard! How dare he look down on me... I am... the vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates!" Reina suddenly opened his eyes in the air, and three tomoe spun rapidly in his eyes before connecting to form a blade-like shape.

"Damn it! Sakazuki, watch out!" Kizaru shouted again when he saw Reina's eyes.

Perhaps because nothing happened the first time he reminded him, or perhaps because Sakazuki was confident in his own strength, he ignored Kizaru this time.

"Oh!"

Reina lightly touched the ground in mid-air, kicking directly into the air, and charged straight at Sakazuki.

"It's just a futile struggle! Die... Dog-biting Crimson Lotus!" Sakazuki's fists left the seawater and struck directly at the approaching Reina.

"Time freeze!" Reina's right eye burst forth with a beam of red light, halting Sakazuki's time, and he charged towards his opponent.

"Laser - Eight-Foot Mirror!"

"Ice Blade!"

At the same time, Kizaru and Aokiji attacked simultaneously, trying to stop Reina.

Just as Reina was about to strike Sakazuki, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his eye, and a tear of blood flowed from his right eye. Sakazuki also broke free from the control of time stillness.

"Ghost Dog!" Sakazuki, who had returned to the present timeline, was taken aback when he saw Reina standing in front of him. He immediately threw a punch using his most frequently used move.

"puff!"

"Oh!"

Reina's Hyōrinmaru pierced Sakazuki's chest first, while his left fist struck Reina's abdomen.

"You..." Sakazuki looked at Reina, whose face was covered in blood, but before he could speak, he saw Reina being hit by Kizaru and Aokiji's attacks one after the other, and was sent flying.

"Splash! Roar~~"

Just then, a sea monster suddenly leaped out of the sea and swallowed Reina whole before disappearing back into the ocean.

"Sakazuki...are you alright?" Kizaru and Aokiji, who appeared beside Akainu, asked as they helped Sakazuki up.

"Cough cough... I underestimated him!" Sakazuki coughed a few times, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and said.

"Fortunately, he's already finished. In that state, after being hit by the three of us, there was no chance of him surviving! And that sea king just swallowed him, so we probably won't even be able to find his body!" Kizaru shook his head and sighed.