Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Good lad, you've improved a lot! Now I'm going to get serious!" After exchanging another punch with Reina, Shiki stretched his arms and legs and said with a slightly serious tone.

"Hoo~" Reina took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "Come on! Let me see the world's top combat power!"

Within five minutes, Reina was kicked into the sea by Shiki again.

"Hahahaha... Brat, you're a hundred years too young to fight me!" Stall stood on the ship's side, watching Reina swim towards the pirate ship, and laughed loudly.

Simpson, standing to the side, curled his lip in disdain. Anyone with eyes could see that Reiner was now qualified to fight Shiki; he was no longer the kind of guy who could be easily killed.

Everyone could see why Reina was defeated so quickly. Reina couldn't fully absorb Shiki's powerful moves, but Shiki the Golden Lion could unleash them continuously. So, after Reina couldn't absorb them, he had no choice but to take the hits head-on, since they were on a ship and the range was limited.

"If he hadn't died, he would have grown into a terrifying guy!" Wang Zhi stood on the second floor, looking at Reina being pulled up by the crew, and sighed softly.

After Reina and Shiki finished their sparring match, the ship returned to calm. In the afternoon, Reina had just finished his work when he heard the lookout spot the island.

"God's Valley...have we arrived?" Reina looked up at the place that was still just a small black dot in the distance.

Meanwhile, less than half a day's journey from God's Island, the Roger Pirates were rapidly advancing in this direction. Not far behind them was a dog-headed warship, seemingly pursuing Roger.

"Why is that bastard Garp staring at us like that?" On Roger's ship, a guy who wasn't very tall but had a clown-like nose said in exasperation.

"Alright, Buggy! Garp is a Marine, and we're pirates. Isn't it normal for him to be chasing us?" Rayleigh waved his hand, stopping his companion's cursing.

"Captain, an island has been spotted ahead, but it doesn't seem to be the one indicated by the log pointer!" Sniper Peter said, standing on the mast and gazing ahead.

"Hmm? Let me take a look!" Navigator Sparky Jabba walked to the bow, checked the log pointer in his hand, and turned to Roger, saying, "It is indeed an unrecorded island. How about it? Want to go up and take a look?"

"Oh? We definitely have to go check it out! But Garp is still behind us! Men, speed up and shake Garp off!" Roger perked up immediately upon hearing this and said with a loud laugh.

"Oh~~" The crew members sprang into action, following Roger's instructions to increase the speed of the Oro Jackson once again.

Back in Reina's place, after discovering the island, Reina went straight to find Edward Newgate.

"What's wrong? I just watched your fight with Shiki. Your strength has improved again, hasn't it?" Newgate asked with a smile when he saw Reiner coming to find him.

"Well, there's been a slight improvement, but it won't be of much help with what's to come!" Reina forced a smile and replied.

"What happens next?" Newgate asked curiously.

“That’s right, if nothing unexpected happens, we’ll be at God Valley ahead. I saw the captain’s defeat!” Reina activated his Sharingan, pointed to his eyes, and said to Newgate.

“Hmm? Your eyes…” Newgate was taken aback. He noticed that Reina’s eyes seemed different than before.

“You noticed? I used to have only one tomoe in my eye, but now… I have two!” Reina nodded and said.

"So, your abilities have become stronger? You can see the future?" Newgate asked, frowning.

He also considered Reina's abilities, which seemed to be somewhat beyond his expectations.

“No, I can’t see the future. The scene of the captain’s defeat flashed during the evolution of his eyes! I can’t see it normally, but I can sense some danger!” Reina shook his head and said.

“I see. Don’t tell anyone about this! Otherwise it will cause a lot of trouble!” Newgate said cautiously.

"Don't worry, brother, how could I possibly tell others about something like this!"

“Although you’ve seen the clip, it must be your first time, right? We don’t know how accurate it is yet, but now that we know this is a possible outcome, we just need to be careful! Don’t stray too far from me. If the captain really does die, I’ll take you with me!” Newgate said after thinking for a moment.

After receiving Edward Newgate's assurance, Reina finally felt a little relieved. Now, on the Rocks Pirates' ship, besides Captain Rocks, Newgate was the most powerful.

Emerging from Newgate's room, Reina discovered that the crew members on the ship were excited to have found the island. They had no idea what lay ahead. If the Rocks Pirates could unite, they might still have a chance to survive.

However, this seemingly powerful pirate crew is actually riddled with internal problems. They just haven't encountered any strong opponents yet. Once they face a formidable foe or if Captain Rocks is defeated, the entire pirate crew will instantly fall apart.

The pirate ship did not stop because of Reina's worries, and continued to move towards the Island of Destiny ahead.

"Everyone, follow me off the ship!" Lockes was the first to land, and he led all the crew toward the island.

Meanwhile, the Roger Pirates also began landing on the other side of the island, not far from where the Navy's Garp-led warships were located.

"Lord Garp, the Celestial Dragons have sent an urgent distress signal not far ahead. They've spotted the Rocks Pirates, and it seems they're planning to attack the Celestial Dragons!" A communications officer approached Garp and reported.

"What? Celestial Dragons? I'm not an admiral, they have no right to command me! I'm not going!" Garp shook his head, intending to have the warship turn around and leave.

Garp has never had any good feelings towards the Celestial Dragons.

When he first joined the Navy, he had a very good impression of it. However, as he rose through the ranks and learned more about the inside story, he became increasingly disappointed with the world. If it weren't for the group of like-minded comrades in the Navy, Garp didn't know if he could have persevered.

He stayed in the Navy not to clean up the mess left by the Celestial Dragons, but truly for world peace and for everyone to be free—that was Garp's dream.

"Sir, we can't do this! Headquarters already knows we're nearby. If we don't go... we'll have a hard time explaining it to headquarters!" the adjutant, Pocato, said helplessly.

"Then just say I got lost and couldn't find that island. Anyway, we don't have a Log Pose; we came here with Roger!" Garp said, picking his nose in an extremely rude manner.

“Brubrub... Brubrub..." Just then, the Den Den Mushi next to me suddenly rang.

“Garp!” A deep voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

"Ah~ it's Air Marshal! What's up?" Garp casually picked up the Den Den Mushi, and I asked.

"Go over to the Celestial Dragons' side!" Marshal Kong said directly.

He knew there was no point in wasting time talking nonsense with Garp; he should just say what he wanted to do!

Chapter 21 Valley of the Gods

“We still have to go there in the end! It’s so annoying… I don’t want to go at all!” Garp said with a sigh as he stood at the bow of the ship.

"That's because your excuse was too... too casual, sir!" Pocato looked helplessly at his superior, sighed, and replied.

"Huh? Really? But that was just something I came up with on the spur of the moment!" Garp picked his nose and flicked a booger out.

Bocato's lips twitched involuntarily. He really hadn't expected that Garp would actually tell the Sky Admiral that he was lost and couldn't find the island.

Then he was promptly scolded by Marshal Kong, and now he obediently headed towards the island.

"You're in for a lot of work now. Neither Roger nor Rocks are easy opponents!" Garp looked at the island ahead, finally regaining his composure as a powerful figure, and said seriously.

"Yes!" The subordinates bowed and replied.

However, Garp was still thinking about what Fleet Admiral Kong had told him earlier. Kong knew that he didn't want to help the Celestial Dragons, so he explained it to him in detail. This was not an ordinary incident. If the Celestial Dragons were killed by Rocks on the island, it would be a big problem for the World Government and the Navy.

Since the Rocks Pirates were able to kill a Celestial Dragon and escape unscathed, people all over the world who hate the Celestial Dragons will follow suit.

At that time, their navy will be powerless to deter the world, and the navy's prestige will be lost, which is not a good thing for the world!

Moreover, the Celestial Dragons will inevitably order the World Government to retaliate against the Rocks Pirates, which may plunge the world, which has been at peace for hundreds of years, back into war.

This was the last thing Garp wanted to see, so he had no choice but to rush to the rescue of the Celestial Dragons.

At this point, the Rocks Pirates, who had already landed, did not continue forward but instead arrived at a valley.

"Everyone... it's been a long time!" Upon arriving at the valley, the person who appeared before everyone was none other than John, who had previously defected.

“John! How dare you show your face here?” Skeeter immediately stepped forward and roared at him with an unfriendly expression.

“Calm down, Shiki! If I really betrayed the captain, do you think I would be here?” John said with a smile.

Reina understood the moment John appeared that he hadn't betrayed them; it must have been Captain Rocks who did it on purpose. He just didn't understand why Captain Rocks would do such a thing.

"Alright! I know you're all a bit confused, but that's alright. Now that we're here, I can tell you! My goal isn't gold or slaves at all! It's... the Celestial Dragons!" Rocks grinned and said to the bewildered crew members.

"What's the relationship between the Celestial Dragons and John? Captain, just explain!" Shiki asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It's simple, because we have naval spies on our ship! So I sent John away beforehand, pretending our treasure had been stolen, and then we took the opportunity to rob the Celestial Dragons!" Rocks explained with a smile.

"What? There are navy people on our ship?" Everyone looked at each other, somewhat incredulous.

"Hahaha... It doesn't matter. At this point, it doesn't matter who it is anymore, because... the world is about to belong to us!" Rocks said confidently.

The smile on his lips made Reina uneasy; it seemed his captain was plotting something big!

"There are several Celestial Dragons in this valley behind me. They only have some bodyguards and slaves with them. We'll go in and kill them all. Once this news gets out, what will people who have lost their families because of the Celestial Dragons think?"

Why were the Rocks Pirates able to kill the Celestial Dragons and escape unscathed? Because we are stronger than anyone else! So those people will gradually gather under my command, and those who dare not attack the Celestial Dragons because of the Navy's deterrence will also take action against them!

"At that time... the Celestial Dragons will definitely suffer heavy losses, and the World Government will not let it go! So what will happen? Wars will break out all over the world, and the whole world will be engulfed in flames. We, with our strong and well-equipped army... will have the best opportunity to dominate the world!" Rocks shouted with his arms outstretched and his face full of madness.

All the pirate crew members below were shocked by Rocks' astonishing idea.

"Hey... Captain, you're not serious, are you? I have no problem with taking action against the Celestial Dragons, but can just a few Celestial Dragons really cause such a big impact?" Shiki said, somewhat dumbfounded.

"Shiki... you need to think long-term! You think this operation is just about our pirate crew? We... we've only taken the most crucial step! Hahaha... I, Rocks D. Xebec, will make the glory of the D. clan shine on the whole world again!" Rocks opened his arms, making a gesture of embracing the world, and shouted.

When Reina heard Rocks' words, his heart skipped a beat. The D clan... it seems the captain knows something.

Even Reina, who knows the future of this world, is not sure what the world will become if Rocks's statement is true and the Celestial Dragons are killed here today.

“Rena! You’re right, the captain has gone mad, we can’t let him succeed! This world… cannot be plunged into war!” Edward Newgate stood beside Rena and said softly.

“Brother, don’t worry. The Celestial Dragons should have some experts around them, and since the captain said there are Navy spies on board, there are likely Navy warships around! If we just let them have some peace and quiet, the Navy will stop the captain!” Reina grabbed Newgate, shook his head and said softly.

“Okay, we’ll see how things go then!” Newgate hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said.

Meanwhile, above the valley, the Roger Pirates were staring blankly at the Rocks Pirates gathered below.

"Are you sure? Did Rocks really say that just now?" Rayleigh looked at Roger in shock and asked incredulously.

Roger nodded solemnly and said, "I'm absolutely certain that he wants to kill the Celestial Dragons, ignite the anger of everyone who is dissatisfied with them, and then drag the world into a massive war to realize his dream of world domination!"

"This...this guy is absolutely insane! But even so, the world won't just develop according to his plan so easily!" Jabba shook his head, saying in disbelief.

“According to Rocks, this operation involves not only the Rocks Pirates, but also many other forces. So if he manages to escape after killing the Celestial Dragons, the world could very well become what he described!” Roger replied earnestly.

"Captain, no! We can't let this happen! Let's go stop him!" Rayleigh said, sounding slightly agitated.

"With our strength alone... we can't defeat the Rocks Pirates!" Jabba shook his head and said.

Although they are very strong, there is a reason why Rocks is known as the world's number one pirate crew. There are many strong people on the ship, especially Rocks as the captain. Even if Roger were to take action, he might not be able to defeat them.

“How about… we contact Garp? Aren’t they the Navy? We can tell them what we’ve got, and they’ll probably be more anxious than we are, right?” Buggy, with his big red nose, suddenly suggested.

Roger and the others looked at each other and suddenly realized that this idea was surprisingly good!

"I never expected that even Red-Nosed Bucky would have a moment like this! It's good that you came up with such a great idea!"

"Hahaha... Bucky's got some ideas now!"

The crew members rubbed and kneaded Bucky while praising him.

"You bastard! Who are you calling a big red nose?" Bucky, who was being bullied, was powerless to fight back. Among this group of people, he was the one being bullied.

"Alright, let's not delay. Let's contact Garp right away and see what he thinks!" Rayleigh said to Roger after the joke.

“Yes! I’ll talk to Garp about this myself, otherwise he won’t believe you if you go!” Roger nodded and said.

“Alright, let’s choose an ambush location first! Barrett, you go with the captain!” Rayleigh nodded and said.