Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Faced with his teammates' suggestion, Marco hesitated for a moment. In the current situation, relying on the Sky Island to rescue them was indeed somewhat unrealistic.

The appearance of the sky island has absorbed all the firepower. If they take advantage of the chaos to seize a ship and leave, it might actually be the best solution.

“Alright, I’ll go up now and contact the people on the sky island. You guys find the rest of them first, then I’ll come back and we’ll steal a ship together and leave!” Marco nodded, then spread his arms, which transformed into a pair of wings, and flew towards the sky island.

"Guys... how about we rob a navy warship?" Marco had just left when the team member who had made the suggestion earlier said with a strange laugh.

"Hahaha... Just what I wanted! We still have a score to settle with the Navy!"

"Let's go, let's go... while the captain's away, everyone... let's die in battle as quickly as possible! Hahaha..."

It turns out they had already made up their minds that if Marco left, they would either die in battle or actually seize a ship and leave, and they would definitely not hold Marco back.

Marco, who had just taken off, was attacked by most of the other forces. They knew that if Marco landed on the Sky Island, the Sky Island would likely disappear, so they were all trying their best to prevent Marco from landing on the Sky Island.

"Those idiots!" Marco, forced back, immediately spotted the first team of soldiers heading towards the naval warship. He had no choice but to abandon his plan to land on the sky island and instead intercept the soldiers. Now they were the ones everyone was targeting, and it was clearly unwise to provoke the navy at this time.

Just as everyone was fighting for the Sky Island, a song suddenly rang out.

"Yo ho ho ho~ yo ho ho~ ho~~~"

"Yo ho ho ho~ yo ho ho~ ho~~~"

"Bringing Binks's liquor to your side."

"Like the sea breeze, free and unrestrained, riding the waves."

A song by Binks, accompanied by a violin solo, suddenly rang out on the battlefield, causing those caught in the frenzy of fighting to slowly lower their weapons and look around for the source of the sound.

"Quick...look, what's that...?"

At that moment, a pirate suddenly noticed a pirate ship slowly approaching on the distant sea, and the sound seemed to be coming from there.

"That...that is..."

"Is that the first mate?"

"It's Reina... the vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates... Akame Reina!"

As the hard shell slowly approached, most people recognized Reina.

"That guy... he really didn't die!" On the warship, Lia held her longsword and looked at the reappearing Reina, feeling a strange sense of joy that she couldn't quite explain.

"I knew it, you wouldn't die so easily!" Marco smiled happily upon seeing Reina.

"It's Reina! That guy... he's such a handful!" Dr. Asie on the sky island also noticed Reina, who had suddenly barged into the battlefield. His heart, which had been pounding, slowly began to relax. It seemed that with him around, there was nothing that couldn't be handled.

"Gentlemen... you're eyeing my Whitebeard Pirates... do you think you can fight us?" Reina put down his violin and asked with a smile as he entered the center of the battlefield.

No one answered Reina's question. The battlefield, which had been incredibly heated just moments before, became eerily quiet because of one person's appearance, creating a sense of oppression for everyone.

"It's alright... Liuliu... go and bring Marco and the others over!" No one answered Reina's question, so Reina said with a smile.

As he finished speaking, a gigantic sea monster with a crocodile-like head appeared on the surface of the sea.

Upon seeing this, Marco immediately led the members of his first squad to jump onto Liuliu's back.

Seeing Liuliu leading Marco and the others towards the Sky Island, Reina smiled and asked, "You've all heard about the wonders of the Sky Island, so you want to take it over, right? No problem, if you want to see... I can let you go up and see! See what's different about the Sky Island compared to ordinary islands..."

As soon as Reina finished speaking, the Sky Island seemed to cooperate perfectly, descending from the sky onto the sea.

"How about it? Want to go up and take a look?" Reina asked with a smile as he walked towards the sky island.

Pirates, bounty hunters, and underground forces are all stirring, but the Navy remains completely silent.

"Alright, now those who want to come up can come up! As long as you have enough guts... But since you guys dared to attack even members of our Whitebeard Pirates, you shouldn't be without guts, right?" When Reina also stepped onto the sky island, Marco next to him clearly felt Reina breathe a sigh of relief.

Those forces that were originally eager to make a move hesitated after hearing Reina's words. They were afraid that there might be some powerful traps on the sky island, and that they would be wiped out if they went up there.

"Hahaha... Um... Vice-Captain Reina, if I said this was a misunderstanding... I wonder if you would believe me?" A pirate, seeing the somewhat tense atmosphere, stepped forward and said with a smile.

"Oh? A misunderstanding? As long as your explanation is reasonable, I have no reason not to believe it!" Reina nodded and said with a smile.

"Um... we heard that your Whitebeard Pirates' Sky Island was stolen, so we came here specifically to see what happened. After all, if Sky Island is in someone else's hands, it's not a big deal if we get it, right?" The pirate captain tightened his grip on his weapon and said reluctantly.

He was afraid that Reina would start a fight at the slightest provocation, and given his strength, probably no one here could defeat Reina.

"So... you all have good intentions?" Reina slowly wiped the smile from his face and said softly, "Now that it's confirmed that Skypiea is in the hands of our Whitebeard Pirates, would you all like to give it a try?"

Those forces eyeing Sky Island knew that the chances of taking it from Reina were slim, but they were unwilling to let them retreat, so for a moment the situation became strangely deadlocked.

"Hey... Reina, what are you doing? Why don't you just fight them directly?" Marco came to Reina's side and whispered.

In his view, with Reina and himself there, they were more than enough to protect the Sky Island retreat, and there was absolutely no need to continue arguing with them here.

However, Reina stopped him with a look.

He knows his own body well. He's already taken a huge risk by coming out now, and if a fight really breaks out, it will be terrible.

The forces eyeing the Sky Island slowly gathered together, exchanging glances as they discussed what to do next.

"Why don't we just fight? We've already come to this point. We've already offended the Whitebeard Pirates, do you really expect them to let it go?" one of the captains suddenly said.

His words seemed to have won the approval of many captains, but at that moment, the navy took the lead and sent warships directly toward the sky island. This caused many forces that were preparing to take action to stop and decide to wait and see.

On the entire battlefield, the only force that wasn't afraid of retaliation from the Whitebeard Pirates was the Navy, since they were originally on the opposite side of the Whitebeard Pirates.

“Red-eyed Reina… I didn’t expect you to survive that situation! You’re really lucky!” Major General Gumir stood at the bow of the ship, looking at Reina with suspicion, and said.

"Hahaha... Everyone here can leave today... except you navy personnel...!" Reina suddenly burst into laughter, staring at all the navy personnel as he spoke.

Upon hearing his words, the pirates suddenly realized that Reina's target was the Navy. However, the other forces here were numerous, and even if they managed to wipe out the Navy, they would likely suffer some losses in the process.

Therefore, as long as the other forces retreat, they can focus on dealing with the Navy.

Many of the forces that originally planned to attack hesitated after thinking it over.

Some wanted to take the opportunity to join forces with the Navy to deal a heavy blow to the Whitebeard Pirates and seize Skypiea, while others wanted to leave now, since the Whitebeard Pirates' target was not them. If a fight really broke out later, it would truly be a fight to the death.

Chapter 194 Reina Makes a Move

The navy's sudden intervention has once again turned the situation into a bizarre standoff.

Faced with Reina's assertiveness, the Navy showed no intention of compromising, which frustrated Reina. He couldn't actually make a move, otherwise, there would be no need for this charade; they would have already started fighting.

"Marco, go and meet those marines. Also... Doctor, be ready to take off and run away at any time!" Reina whispered as he watched the approaching marines.

His words startled Marco and Dr. Asie, who were standing beside him. What did he mean? Logically speaking, a mere warship shouldn't be enough to make them escape, right? Could there be some important person on board?

"My injuries haven't healed yet, I can't fight anyone!" Reina said with a wry smile when he saw the two people's surprised looks.

The two then realized why Reina had just been standing there without making a move; it turned out his injuries hadn't healed yet.

"If that's the case, then why fight? Let's run!" Olga, standing next to Dr. Assie, pouted and said.

"Idiot, if we show even the slightest sign of fear, believe me, those pirates and bounty hunters will immediately rush over and tear us to shreds!" Reina rolled his eyes and said.

"So what do we do now? Judging from the Navy's attitude, it seems they don't intend to let us go! Those pirates are also getting restless. Once it's exposed that you can't take action, won't the outcome be the same?" Olga asked, dissatisfied.

"That's why I sent Marco over there to try and demoralize the navy. That way, we can leave legitimately, and those pirates probably won't dare to stop us!" Reina explained.

“I understand! A major general from headquarters shouldn’t be a problem!” Marco nodded and said.

Seeing this, Dr. Assie also had Olga quietly leave the crowd, ready to launch the sky island at any time.

As the navy approached, Marco nodded to Reina, then transformed into a phoenix and charged towards the warship.

"Phoenix... Marco!" Major General Gumir narrowed his eyes, jumped up from the deck, and threw a punch at Marco.

Seeing the Navy and the Whitebeard Pirates go to war, the other pirates all began to watch and wait, knowing that whichever side lost would inevitably become their prey.

"Phoenix Seal!" Marco knew this battle was crucial, so he went all out.

"Moonwalk! Shave!" As one of Zephyr's disciples, Gumir, although not as powerful as Sakazuki or Aokiji, was definitely not an ordinary major general.

"Even if you know the Six Styles of the Navy, you're no match for me in the air!" Marco saw his opponent dodge and turned to kick him.

With no way to avoid it, Major General Gumir had no choice but to block Marco's kick with his arm.

"Pfft!"

Marco kicked Gumir into the sea.

"Damn it!" Gumir jumped out of the sea and saw Marco, who had already returned to the sky island, and gritted his teeth in hatred.

Although the fight just now ended quickly, it was all a trap set by Marco. His opponent didn't intend to hurt him; he just wanted to make the scene look better.

"Sir, are you alright?" Upon seeing Major General Gumir return, Liya immediately stepped forward and asked.

“It’s nothing!” Gumir shook his head, pondered for a moment, and said, “No, something’s wrong here!”

"What's wrong?" Liya looked at Major General Gumir in confusion, not understanding what he meant.

“Marco is suspicious…he wants to end the fight quickly!” Gumir said, a glint in his eyes.

Although the fight was brief, it was something Marco did intentionally; otherwise, he might have injured himself instead of kicking his own arm.

However, the other party gave up such an opportunity in order to achieve a quick victory, so that at least on the surface it would appear that he had defeated him.

“Of course, right? Only by quickly resolving the battle with us can they deter those pirates!” Lia said, glancing at the pirates around her who were already showing signs of retreating.

Marco's display of strength just now has shown the pirates the difference in skill level. With Reina also here, the two of them working together mean they have very little chance.

“But if that’s the case…wouldn’t it be better for Reina to take action personally?” Gumir said in a deep voice.

Although he didn't consider himself weak, he had to admit that he was no match for a ruthless person like Reina.

Liya hesitated for a moment, then said, "My lady, based on my understanding of Reina, it seems that he generally won't make a move unless you provoke him!"

"Hmm?" Gumir looked at Lia in surprise. Although there were rumors in headquarters that Major Lia had fought with Akame Reina before entering headquarters, Gumir thought that these were not true, and he had never heard Lia mention it.

“I did fight Reina before I joined headquarters. At that time, I was already a sergeant in the branch. He was already very strong back then, but neither he used his full strength on me nor the soldiers who were with me!” Lia said somewhat embarrassedly.

After all, she was still very ashamed to talk about being defeated by someone.

"I see... It seems the rumors are true!" Gumir smiled slightly and said, "But do you think he could stand by and do nothing under these circumstances?"

"No, according to my estimation, he must have some concerns. Otherwise, not only would he not let go of those pirates who want to take over Skypiea, but he would also definitely not let us have a chance, let alone the Whitebeard Pirates who just had a big battle with us!" Liya shook her head and said.

“That’s right, and Marco is also very eager to end the battle quickly…” Gumir began to think carefully, combining the information he knew.

While the Navy was still undecided, Reina was already planning how to leave.

"Doctor, pass the word, take off immediately, we're heading back to Crescent Moon Island!" Seeing Marco cleanly and efficiently deal with the Navy's Rear Admiral, Reina immediately said to Dr. Asie.

"Now? Should we just leave?" Dr. Assie asked, puzzled.